Knox Hats
k 1 ..
Benjamin Clothes
Packard Shoes
Three o America’s Fare
most Manufacturers of
Men’s Wear. Their Pro
ducts May Be Had in the
Men’s Section at the Mer
cantile.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
■sr TONY’S PLACE'S*
EVERYTHING
F1RS1 CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
RAILROAD CLOSED
BE BIO SUE
Big Slide Which Occurred North of
Teikhell will Temporarily Belay
tire Shipments on Hoad.
Passengers coming up from Cordo
va on the Alameda Sunday night
report that a snow-slide had blocked
the Copper River tfe Northwestern
railroad between Teikhell and Cliit
iua. It is reported that the train
northbound was at Teikhell and the
southbound train was near the slide.
It was expected, however, that the
track would be cleared within a day
or two as the company has big rota
ries at both ends of the road for such
emergencies.
That every effort will be made to
clear the tracks at the earliest pos
sible moment is assured as it is re
ported that several thousand tons of
high grade copper ore is in transit
from the Kennecott mines to Cordova
for shipment to the smelter. The U.
S. deputy customs collector at Cor
dova reports that during the first
days of February copper ore; to the
yalue of more than one million dol
lars has been sent from Cordova.
BELIEVE ANCHORAGE
STRIKE HAS BLOWN OVER
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The U. S. marshal’s office here be
lieves that the labor troubles at An
chorage must have blown over as no
reports of any arrests in connection
with the trouble has been recoived
frbtn the deputy there.
For some Unaccountable reaeon the
Prospector failed to receive any cop
ies of the Seward or Anchorage pa
pers In the two last mails and as the
cable to Seward is out of commission
but little news from the westward
has been received.
When the strike of the track-lay
ing crew on the government railroad
work "was declared, Lieut. Meats of
the commission sent an engine out to
the scene and brought the track-lay
ing eqnipmeni and boarding cars
back to Anchorage as a precaution
against their being damaged in the
event that strikers became violent
and as no news has been received it
is believed that the trouble has been
settled.
MAW PASSENGERS ARE
COMING FOR VAIiDEZ
The passenger lists of the North
western and Admiral Evans which
sailed from Seattle Sunday night for
Alaskan ports as cabled from Seat
tle by the Prospector's correspon
dent shows that there are twenty-five
passengers on the boats destined for
Valdez. Many of the names are fa
miliar and indicate that Alaskans
have tired of the outside and are
coming back to Valdez where they
will ehjoy ideal winter weather for a
few fnonths before the arrival of
spring. The lists show that there are
seven steerage passengers and it
may be possible that some of our
leading miners may have hit the high
places and are economizing.
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NINE ACCIDENTS DURING
THE. MONTH OF JANUARY.
Territorial Min© Inspector Wm.
Maloney has filed his report for the
inontii of January with Got. J. P. A.
Strong. He reports that h© inspect
ed the Jumbo. It, Rush and Brown
copper mines in the Ketchikan sec
tion and also the Ready Bullion prop
erty. Mr. Maloney reports that in
Southeastern' and Southwestern Alas
ka there were but nine slight acci
dents during the month ^January
and one: fatal accident* The latter
was the slide in the Alaska Juneau
tunnel by Which one of the workmen
named Kelly lost his life.—Juneau
Empire. .
HAINES TOWNSITE WILL
NOW GO TO PATENT
The plat for the. townalte of Haines
had been filed with the juneau land
office and shows that the 'townsite
contains seventy-one acres. The citi
zens of Haines will now apply for a
patent apd the appointment of town
trdstee. They have been endeavoring
for years to get title to their land
frooi the government but on account
of conflicting claims the residents
have been unable to make the appli
cation In accordance with the rules
of the Interior department.
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▼Hldst Ordg Company have a fine
line of School Stationery. tr
THE j
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Imported add Domestic
Wines, Lipors and Cigars
Phone 69
IE OF TOWEL
Alaskans are Returning Home After
Spending Winters Months in
More Congenial Climes.
SEATTLE, Feb. 22.—That the
tide of travel has turned northward
whs Evidenced Sunday when the
Bteamera Northwestern and Admiral
Evan* took their departure within a
few minutes of each other. The
Northwestern was crowded to the
gUaid* With Alaskans who are re
turnldg to the north to prepare for
the summer’s activities after spend
ing the winter id the States. The
steamer carried m*ny interior peo
ple who will go over the winter trail
from Chitina, Valdez and Seward.
The passengers for Valdez are:
John StoltOr, U. Coghlll, H. Davis,
Joe. Schultz, Eaptain Robert Nolan,
Mrs. Nolan, Mrs. W. Dolan, Edward
Dolan, H. Sells, - Chas. Bloom, U. V.
Good and two steerage passengers.
Evan Fulton is a cabin passenger
for Latoucbe.
FARRAGUT PASSES
TO SOUTHWARD
Will Call at Fidalgo Bay to Take a
/
Shipment or Copper Ore to
the Tacoma Smelter.
The Admiral Farragut, ot' tlie Ad
miral Line, returned from Seward at
an early hour this morning and sailed
again for the southward shortly be
fore 8 o’clock. The steamer was de
layed at Latoucke loading copper ore
from the Beatson mine and also spent3
several hours at the Granite mine,
where she filled the fuel oil tanks.
The Admiral Farragut will call at
Fidalgo bay where she will take on
five hundred tons of copper ore from
the property of the Alaska Mines cor
poration which will be delivered at
the Tacoma smelter. This is first
shipment and the officers of the
steamer believed that several hours
would be required to load the ore.
Owing to a storm having prevented
the steamer from landing mail or
freight at Katalla on her northbound
trip she will call there if weather
conditions are favorable. She will
also call at a number of cannery
points which are not on her regular
ports of call as this is the season
when the canneries are preparing for
the summer operations and the Ad
miral Line makes It a point to keep
in touch with all the small commu
nities along the coast, with the idea
of promoting future business.
> The outgoing passengers from
Valdez for Seattle were: Lieut. C.
A. Dougherty; B. D. Reiter, Ben Sil
verman, Mrs. L. Vincent and child, R.
G. Cox and S. A. Itigvefson.
Passengers tor Cordova were: F.
,C. Morgan, H. Wilson, C. Radovich,
Sam Brightweil.
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LIBERTY’S OFFERING
FOR TONIGHT.
The Liberty Theatre presents tor
tonight the Muttial Weekly News,
showing revolution in Hayti, Presi
dent Wilson voting, a big ship ashore,
novel life preserver tryout, woman
parade for suffrage, latest war news
from the theeire of war; also a fine
Keystone Gbmedy, “Hogan the Por
ter," same lead as In “Rum and Wall
paper." Next change will be Thurs
day when Richard Harding Davis'
play, “The Lost House,” Will be the
feature.
BRITISH BUYING UP
ALL CANNED SALMON
Unless the American buyers act
quickly and lay In a large Bupply of
canned salmon, they will have to go
without this favorite dish in the near
future, according to R. P. Walsh of
Ketchikan, Ala*k*> president and
general thahagdf of the Ward’s Cove
Packing company,, says the Tacoma
Ledger in refcent issue. The reason
he gave is that the British Columbia
government is buying tip the canned
salmon in large quantities for the
British army during the spring and
summer campaign.
“We had a large pack, 25,000 last
year,” he said, “but the prices were
not high. The pack this year Will
be small, but will bring a high price.
We are getting a uew boat or tendef
built by the Barbare Bros, of Taco
ma, for use by our company thi3
yoar.”
FIENDISH MOROER
NT NUSHAGAK
Government School Teacher Tortured
Hie Wife to Death While Chil
dren Witnessed Tragedy.
A copy of the Seward Gateway of
February 20, Which Was received on
the Admiral Fhryagut this morning,
gives an account of a murder at
Nushagak in January, which Was one
of the most shocking tragedies ever
reported in Alaska.
The victim of the tragedy was Mrs.
Alexander McLean, wife of the gov
ernment school teacher at Nushagak,
and the evidence shows that she was
slowly tortured to death. The tor
ture is reported to have lasted thru
ont Wednesday night and a part of
Thursday morning when death came
to the relief of the victim.
The Gateway’s account of the trag
edy follows:
Trouble arose In the McLean home
early Wednesday evening when Mrs.
McLean was preparing to attend a
wedding. McLean, who is high-tem
pered and vindictive in disposition,
suddenly hurled the lighted lamp at
the woman. The lamp Was smashed
when it struck her, spraying oil over
her which instantly burst into fla/nes.
Fearing that the house would be set
on fire McLean threw a blanket over
her and smothered the fire after her
dress had partly burned off.
Then knocking the woman down
he kneeled upon her hips and with
her face downward, he grasped her
by the hair and churned her face up
and eown on the floor until he was
tired. Then calling their little soil,
Hector, he ordered him to bring him
his tobacco, and while seated on the
woman's neck and shoulders he cool
ly rolled a cigarette and smoked it.
That done he again began churning
the woman’s head and breast against
the floor.
While doing this a messenger was
sent to the McLean home from the
hall where the wedding was being
celebrated to get song books in the
custody of McLean. In answer to the
repeated knocking McLean finally
came to the door and getting the
books handed them to the messenger
and then renewed his assault upon
his wife who was lying insensible on
the floor.
The McLeans have four children,
three of whom, two boys and a little
girl, were In thfe house in a state of
hysterical fear and terror. The old
est of these, a boy of ten, says that
his father rested from time to time
and then renewed his assaults upon
his wife. The woman is supposed to
have died sometime yesterday morn
ing. In the afternoon McLean sent
a message to Rev. B. P. Kassevaroff,
priest of the Greek church at this
place, who is the uncle of the dead
wotnan, notifying him that Mrs. Mc
Lean was dead. Later McLean ad
mitted to Rev. Kassevaroff that he
had killed the Woman, but at the in
quest held here this morning, he de
clared that his wife was kilied in
a runaway of his dog team, the sled
overturning and dragging her body
for hundreds of yards. The jury
brought in s Verdict that she came
to her death from injuries received
at the hgnds of McLean. McLean
was arfcsted by United States Mar
shal H. J. Paulsen, and is ho# in
the Dillingham jail. ,
Mrs. McLean Was the daughter of
Rev. Father Kassevaroff, priest of the
Greek church of. Kodiak, Alaska,
She and McLean have been married
about twelve years. She was known
here as an excellent housekeeper and
a good mother.
McLean IS an Australian and has
bad a checkered career. When 13
years of age bh ran away from home,
coming to San Francisco. From that
place be came to the Bristol bay re
gion. marrying here, in 1910 he was
one of the census enumerators, cov
ering the niiampa district. He was
of a quarrelsome disposition and has
had numerous fights.
He was also known as a wife-beat
er, and last summer served a jail
sentence in addition to paying a fine
for beating his Wife. At that time
he came near murdering Mrs. Mc
Lean.
Three weeks ago in a fight, with C.
W. Larsen of Dillingham, McLean
was knocked down and beaten.
The body of the dead woman is
now being kebt in a froien condi
tion until a post-portem examination
of her injuries can be made. All the
bones of her face are broken in and
also the frontal cranial tones as well
as the bones ot her ehest.
VALDEZ DOG teaIt
GOBS TO IDITAROD
While the BteameirAlameda was in
yorl. last night Dan Wlltsey found a
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By Placing Your Valuables In a f
Safe Place.
We have Safety Deposit Boxes to
rent as low as five dollars a year *
The First Bank of Valdez
Resources $240,000.
Making a Specialty of Haas & Sons’ Candy
We Have.
Varied Sweets Nut Chocolates
Glace Fruit French Mixed
Old Fashioned Chocolate Supreme
Home Made Specials
The Largest Stock of Candies in the North
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DONALDSON SOHRDULB
L8a. Fort Liacum - Lira. Valdes
8:16 a.m. 8:46 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
6-16 ft.®. 0:46 am.
1:16 P-m 8:00 P®
4:80 p.m. 6:00 pjt.
SATURDAYS '
1:16 6.4. .4:00 P.|K
7:00 *W. «' - 18:80 gjf ,
There wNl be no trip at SljM
on the seoond aaa fourth Friday* at
oath month, uimo day* being and to
clean boiler*.
ready purchaser for a part of his flue
dog team. The purchaser was 3.
Harsman, a prominent tditarod min
ing operator, who was eu route to the
interior camp via Seward, He was
accompanied by his wife and they
will make the long trip over the win
ter road as Mr. Harsman wishes to bi
on the ground for the spring clean
up on ttls claims. Ho did not wl|h
to purchase the entire team of seven
dogs and Wiltsey sold him five, keep
ing two of the best animals as the nu
cleus for another team. It is under
stood that the price paid for the dre
dogs, together with the sleigh and
harness was $225, showing that dogs
still possess considerable value.