Of Local Interest
From Fridays Bulletin
Services next Sunday at the Episco
pal Church Morning service II o’clock.
Sunday school at 12. Evening service
S p m- Rev- Fred'k M. Brooks of
Boston will officiate at both services.
\ very enjoyable dance was held in
McKinley Hall last evening, uudor the
auspices of the Cotillion Club. About
•Jo couples were in attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Levy, sailed ou the
Yucatan, aud will make au extended
tour of the States.
(’outractor J. Sheldon received a
ivtble from Seattle yesterday, that 10
carpenters, together with the cement
lot the new bank building, as well as a
concrete man will arrive ou the Bertha.
Engineer Stevens was down on the
new dock of the Alaska Coast Co, in
specting it with reference to the laying
of rails upon which to disembark the!
engines. These are no toys, but 12
ton locomotives capable of handling
the heaviest construction trains aud
will aid tremendoualy in the rapid
a Ivunce of the track gangs.
.Jake Xafstad of the Tousina Road
house. i- i i town for a few days. Jake
has v/.io of the finest hotels on the
till, ace unodatiug GO people.
i.’ iot. Hill of the Str. Chittyna, wh >
ha- oeeu running since spring on the
fir-' 11:13 to navigate the river of the
same name, was a passenger on the
Vuft an Tne Captain looks pretty
thin after his work of the summer, hm I
not- his home in Seattle for the
wi(i‘ el.
Mrs. St. Marie, formerly of Valdez, is
I t'orerously ill, and is now in a hospi
tal m Seattle.
i'ue Saratoga will go into drydock at
Seattle while down on this trip, in
i- >ri-ecpience of which, she will not sail
from there until Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Sirnenstad entertainer!
this afternoon in houor of Miss Mary
< of Seattle, who will be the
- i -i of Mrs. Sirnenstad a few weeks.
ier A; Donohoe returned from
l'.dai^o Bay yesterday.
From Saturday’s Bulletin.
A telegram received last evening
from the Department of Justice at
Washington, to United States District
Utorney Judge N. V. Harlan, in suh
s-Hiiee directs that the proc •odings tor
the confiscation of the Japanese poach
ing vessel Xitto, be discontinued, and
the crew released. This will allow of
the release of 22 men now held in cus
tody hen* and they will probably be
~ent west on the next steamer to re
puts their vessel. Should this be done
it will mean that the Captain ol tie*
Nittoaud the six men of his v<\~-el
v ho were fined,a= well as the three of
the crew of the Kaiyo, will bo held
i ending the teceipt of the amount of
their fines, or that, in payment of their
tines, they will go west with those not
convicted
The captain of the “Nitto’ was fined
'A O, and six of the crew $2»N> each,
'■hiie the three men of the “Kaiyo,"
were fined £300 each. In the matter ot
these fines, the court directed that, in
‘•a.-e they were not paid, the men tic
imprisoned on the basis of ?2 per day
If the fines are not “paid, all those of
the crew who were not convicted, will
be sent west to their vessel, and tic*
•uhers deported via Seattle as their
terms of imprisonment expire.
A press despatch from Washington
announces the substance of the above,
and adds that, extreme measures of
punishment will be awarded any seal
poachers who may be apprehended in
the future.
It was lively times on the street this
morning, with the several freight teams
loading and starting up the trail
Busy times all along the line, from the
t ier head to the canyon.
Chief Engineer Blarney Stevens left
tbis morning for an inspection trio of
the work along the line of the Home
Kailway.
From Monday’s Bulletin
The Elsie came in from Seward and
sound .points last night and left this
morning for Montague to get a raft of
logs for the mill.
Workmen to-day erected a bridge
over the glacier stream at the end of
Mckinley Aveuue. The expense of the
work was borne jointly by Mr. Reynolds
aud Col. Swanitz.
James McCarthy returned from Nug
get Creek, bringing in ten head of
stock. He reports the copper country
as booming.
Deputy Marshal Lathrop is seriously
ill with pneumonia.
Hilly illackwoll opened his new
place to-day. The Southern as it is
named is oue of the swellest resorts in
the North, and in additiou to the usual
conveniences lias a large tire and burg
lar proof safe with sate deposit boxes
for the exclusive use of patrons
Since Saturday there has been a big
influx of prospectors, and yesterday
many faces were seen which have hern
'Dangers to Valdez since list soring.
Some of them will uinier h*ie unile
others will go to the States for the
winter.
Mrs. t’lias. WulfF entertained a num
her of ladies Saturday afternoon. Five
Hundred was played Mrs. A. J A U
ams won first prize, Mr*. Geo IIazelet
the second,an i Mrs Root received the
consolation prize.
The postothoe at Landlock bay has
been removed to the plant of the Stand
ai d Copper Co.
Advices received at the (’able office
are t > t !:*■ effect that, t he com fit i y to t he
nonh has suti'cred quite severely from
t big sl um The telegraph wires are
down l >r » d'stance of .'?0 miles, this
side of k’.tii hanks. There has been no
eommunieariou north of (’opper (’enter
sine** Id lday. Last evening communi
cation 'tad be n restored to within 40
miles of l airl inks. Many trees have
been blown do u
Work is ce: ainly being pushed on
the Als - ka Home K til way, an I to full*,
prove this it is only necessary to da e
tlie amount o. railroad construct:• >11
which, has been accomplished. Win n
it i- realized tl a; *t is only three weeks
since the tiv.-t meeting was he'd, and
since that tune a complete railroad
construction h ce of -uH) men and live
camps has beep organized, Seven mi!**
of railway n.is bet m graded and live
more will be ; i led to the number b •*
fore next Satin icy night This ..hat
you call hustling and all connected
with the work from Mr. Reynolds down
are deserving f the highest compli
ments .
From Tuesdays Bulletin
Mr. .1 Van i ieistien is in from tin1
Ureniuei t ] i -11 i<*t and n*p< its tiia«
owing to tli<* heavy t ill of snow la-t
winter, ttie >eu oils work was greatly
retarded, and v.neii he 1 **11 they had
not as yet got ? i le- 1 rock Them are
goo i indications however. Imt they will
have to go deeper than expected to get
to (>ed rock. !!•• left four men in there
and will go in again shortly after a trip
down the Sound.
Tiie Santa Clara arrived early this
morning, bringing about d-"d tons of
fieigb* .and the following passengers:
Miss L Hundley. F Howes, C F Miller,
tip b v\*ei-e, N (• Crocker. Mrs I, Hill,
and M Hill from Seattle. .1 M Cavan*
augti, .1 !l Higg«'. las War hleil, fief*
Hal!. C W O'Mrie,,, .\l Holmes, it .1
jloyer and T M Mullen from Katajla
Twenty-two steei ago.
1, \ i cbibiild is building his new store
on Keystone dock.
The Santa Clara brought up about 20
iuen from Katella, all of whom were
desirous of obtaining positions on the
! Home Railway They were quick’y
aecom undated.a and sent out along the
; line. They stated that there were a
j couple of'hundred more who were de
sirous of coming, but there was no
room on the steamer to bring them,
i Ton.-ina .lake, who has been in town
1 the past week, will start for the interior
; to morrow morning.
On the trip South the Yucatan w’as
obliged to entry back to Seattle aboi f
i 300 tons of freight which she was un
: :it 1(. to land at Katella, on account r i
rough weather
Charles Kraemer arrived in town
to day from Slate Creek.
(jus Henson, and Mr. and Mrs. Hoi
ling-worth arrived this morning from
Slate Creek. They report the cKan up
as about an average one.
Tl e Hertha arrived this afternoon and
landed at the Keystone.
The Santa Clara brought up 150 lab
orers, who were landed at Katel.a to
work on the railroad.
Those ■coming from the inside this
morning, report about five inches of;
snow on the summit.
A regular meeting of the Town Coun
cil was scheduled for last ereuing but
owing to a quorum not being present
no meeting was held. The members of
the Council present, however, were mi
dressed by Mr. Howard Reynolds and
Engineer Stevens of the Home Railw ay
together with Adam Swan, regarding
the advisability of the Council appoint
ing either a representative or it com
mittee, to act in conjunction with Mr.
I Stevens for the purpose of deciding
upon proper grades and levels for the
various streets in the city. It was sug
gested that the grade lie a little higher
than the present level of the streets, in
order that the opportunity may be j
given in the future if desired, to install j
a system of sewerage The proposition j
was quite favorably received by those j
members of the Council present and
and undoubtedly favorable action in '
the matter xill betaken at the next
meeting.
The Bertha brought 4<t0 barrels of
cement to be used in the construction
of the Reynold’s Bank. This means i
that work ou thi* tine structure will
be pushed to completion. The build
ing will be the best in the city and will
be the first of the many w hieh are to
come, the construction of whi-li mean
the permanent Value* of the futuio.
The I’ltosriVTt'K force has been great
!v crippled owing to tin* illness of Mr-.
I)e Buy It is expected that, she will
.i*l urn in time to <jet. out the weeklv
Notice.
Owing to the advance in the
rates and the price of flour. Bit* . (
be advanced Sept. 1, to ten
straight per loaf instead of tl.M*
25c as heretofore. \ aldez lb h
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