OUR SPECIAL SALE OF JEWELRY IS
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OFFERINGS
STILL ON. DON'T WAIT
Last Minute, But Come In and Select Your Christmas Gifts Now. We Have
Large and Complete Stock to Choose From
Special Sale on Watches from $3. up
Special Sale on Diamonds from $10. up
Special Sale on Solid Gold Rings $1.50 up
ONE QUARTER OFF on Sterling Sil
verwear, Cut Glass and Silver Deposit
ware
_ '• > uiHbK JtWtLKY AND NOVELTIES AT HALF PRICE ^
WE MAKE NUGGET JEWELRY OF ALL KINDS TO ORDER
PLANT & COMPANY, Jewelers
j Independent Laundry Co.
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♦ Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave
X^Telephone 6(5 I | Rou^h Dry 10c lb.
! VALDEZ DOCK CO.
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| JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY AND GRAIN
PHONE NO. 1.
Agent for
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. ALASKA COAST COMPANY.
FOR SALE
2 1-2 H. P. Stationary Gasoline
I Engine
| A BARGAIN
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♦ Keystone Dock Valdez Ircfti Works
PRIEST BURNED
CHURCH BLAZE
Priest Burned While Attempting
to Save Church Vestments
From Edifice.
Itulli*. .\li >iilI>cc. I 8.— I'irc n|'
linkii<>\\ n origin, which -larli'd al
mYImcK lit-l infill and ill wlii'ih
I-'jiIIht .In.seph Yciiux m|' lhc'h»
♦•al < '.ul li• 11i«* diocese was slighl ly
I• 111*tI ii'. a spedacu lar allcmpl
l«» mini' I In* rliurrli \c*IuicuIm,
«*« * 1111 > I • * I «• I >■ destroyed i lie Sacred
llrjirl I'liurrli, Ihilli'-H large.*!
Onlholic insl ihil iiMi. "I'lli* loss if*
estimated al *85.nun. r 1111 > cm-I
I'i'i'il liy insurance.
Ser\ ices had hccii cmnplelcd
;11111 I li<' church Inched up fur I In*
n ip hi.
Annual Mooting.
The annual meeting of I In*
I.miii! Mar Mining ruiupnny will
i»e held ou Mcccmbcr -H, al. III'.'
• dVico nf Ihc secretary (Kind's
store) nl H p. in. fur tin* purpose,
«ij- electing officers hu,| the trans
action of such other business ns
may come hnfore Ihn molding.
\V. KRAMK, Secretary.
riooni and hoard at the Grand
Hotel $1.50 por day. Homo cook
ed meals and good beds. Mrs. II.
Bharts.
ENGLISH SOCIETY j
GAMBLING SOME
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Large Crowd of Society Women
and Members of Parliament
Naboed by the Police.
I ."lull hi. I Mm*. IK.--Till' police
I'll i11«*«I «•lie i»f I lie .swi'l Icsl rlllll> [
in I.miiiIiiii lasl ni^hi anil arrcsl- !
•••I many snrii'lN leaders ami im'in- '
hers «»r parliament. wlm were |
caii^hl Kamiiling. There was a
wilil scramble fur escape when
iIn- police arrived. Tearx, plead
i iu of I hi' women ami lhi> IIii'im!:
nf I In' legislators <*(111111 mil avail
In >ii\c Ilii'iii from lh«' »Ii111a 11f
arrcsl.
i
.Tin' | ii 11 ii*»* claim I hit I man> nf
IIm* clubs 111 Mm' city arc merely
^ramhlinu bouses. ami I hey stale
lliey will ptil a slop In Mamhlinp
il lhc> liaM* |m i*iiill all I he dub*.
| l»l \.\M T'Oll HAI.K--I iiin mniiK
; nulside ami will s.»ll one Knlilcr
j\- •'hiise piano, larjxc mm-lrrm
I bedstead. 'rclephuiie or wrile In
j Captain Oiln Nichols, Knrl l.in
cuni. Alaska.
"The Cliff" If heated wllh
steam, real sleam, and you can
fed it. In fael, you can let in
Ihe fresh air and still have all
I he warml h you want.
SWISS WANT TO
PfiOTEGT SELVES
Raising Money for an Emegcncy
—Placing Army on War
Footing.
1.<111<I<111, !)<•(•. 18.-The members
of I In? Swiss council have voted
an appropriation of $5,000,001)
for the army to he used immedi
ately in placing I lie inland nation
in a position to defend itself from
invasion in case <<r a general F.u
ropean war.
Tin* Swiss are determined to
•prevent the powers from cross
ing Switzerland. They will treat
all alike and will remai nneutral.
Hy an order of the council made
a few days apo, sill the bridges
leading into the country ill he
dynamited as soon as war is de
clared. if it is deemed necessary.
Further, the granaries havu been
lilied to overflowing with grain
from tin* United States, as it ie<
feared that when war is declar
ed, all consignments of foodstulTs.
which must, <<f necessity, cross I
the territory <<f one or the other
of I he contestant s. would he con- I
liseaiyd and that ureal suiter-:
ing would result l<« the Swiss peo- 1
pie.
Swil/."rland is siirroiimled hy j
France, (Sermany. Austria and
Italy, and can receive imports on
ly from or through one or the
other of these countries. For
tunately, the high Alps make in
vasion dangerous and expensive
and the defenses in the passes can
he held hy a small number of in.mi
against a large army.
A Bib SHIPMENT
IS CONFISCATED
Kansas I lily, Iii'i*. IK. — SixI>
barivls • i f wliiskuy ;i in I tfn bar
ri'ls of cons jpni'd In Tulsa,
Okla.. as ;i carload of bran. wcrr
sH/rd lit* 1*1 • last ni^lit in I In* SI.
f.oiiis Ssiii Krancisro railwax
yards b> nlViiMTs oT tIn* dcparl
iimnl «if jusl ic«\
oiliccr** say llial lln* Ih'liliotis
names wcr.' 11 set I fuc IihI It cnn
siirnor ami CMiisimiri*. II was I In*
larwsi shipment of liipior i 11 -
Ii*ii<I«*«I fur (iklalioiua pvim* inliM*
rcplod In-rc. Arrests will In- tnmli*
111•«»n Miarwcs of shipping Ii«iu«*r
willioul Inbrls ami of shipping li
ipior into ail Imlian rounlry.
NORTHWESTERN DUE
TOMORROW MORNING
Word was c«*c,#*ivi*«l al I In* lo
ral steamship office lo Ili•• cITcd
)luil Mil' Norlhwesiern would ar
rive in VrIiIiv. al H a. hi. tomor
row morning. Tin* l.nloufho ar
rived in r.onlova nl 7 p. in. yes
I iM-ilay.
Steamer Movement*.
Norlhwesiern, iiiii» lion* nl R a.
in. tomorrow.
Mariposa, duo in HeiilHe.
Yukon, duo in Hcnllle.
HARRY MftTSUE
GAINS FREEDOM
Charged With Assault With Dan
gerous Weapon, is Acquit
ted by the Jury.
Tin* ilist rict court was ^miie
what relieved of tin: 111 <• 11<>I• • 11y «»I
I In- hank cases yesterday after
noon and evening, when Marry
Mai sue was tried for having lap
ped ivic (<arr in the head with a
hatchet. under a charge of as-;
saull with a dangerous weapon.'
A jury composed of \Y. M. Ihd
laiul, James Brennen, K. B.
Wheat, \V. D. Thompson, James
Kennedy, C. K. Sharp, M. J. Black,
Jerry Callaghan, C. Parker Srniht
and <». \\*. Sinalley. were rlmseu
to decide tile fj*t«• of I tie defend
ant.
Charles (ianty defended Mal
sue and succeeded in getting liis
client free and almost convinc
ing the jury that C.arr had as
saulted the axe.
Tile defendant went <>n the
stand nil his own hehalf and in
a most dramatic manner demon- I
slrated jiu jilsii with a juryman j
in an attempt l<» explain what had
really happened at the time of
I lie alleged assault. Little was
understood of his oral testimony
hul his pantomime was most
clear lo all. especially those up
on whom lie made I lie illustration.
The jury were not out long
when they returned with a ver
dict of not guilty and somewhat in
doiiht whether the defendant was
not the injured parly after all.
KEEPS MONEY AS
ft LOVE TOKEN
.M'HiliI < '.Imiimmis. Mi-Ii.. I IK.
i»-> KliiftMU'f Hlis>. ;i *l»'l«'ol - !
ivi\ wlin Ij\»'s ;il oxf*»r«l. Mioh..
is hriiiff im*«I fur by W'il- j
liam A. I.alliam. «• f Kiiiiknk<*<*.
III., who sa> s sli«' liMii-dwcil Hi*
*<11111 rrniii 11iin ami ri-fusnl In iv- 1
Im\ il. .Miss Hliss, i*«*|>l>i 11 u I• •!
||m> snil. tliM'lari's llial she <Ii<I prl j
I In* iiimih'v. Inii I li a I il \va> Ki\*'ii
as a lnM' l«»kon. wliicli slir n*
laiimil afh'i* .Mr. I.alliam Jill«•«!
h*'i\ Sim lias also IIl«*«l sail f«»r
ilamaKi's. alli'Kiim hroaoli <»f'
promise. I.alliam ilrrlaf's Hum
nmm\\ was h»anoi| <»n properly in
Saskatchewan ami hi* was In I»«• j
Kivon a iI»mm| t•» lli»' properly as I
security. Inil ii»*\irri ivcil Ihcj
il.'i'il. , ^
/!*«»mi .Mi'iiiiii'i', "'T (!<*r<li>\a, has'
been sentenced In serve «»m* year
in III** local jail. haviiiK h****n '
eon\»«•!*•*! **f |*<*l il Ini*«*«*ti3 .
Call ami x»»|pi*i presents from i
onr lino of Xinas toys, a few *»f
which are mentioned: Pnssy
Pippins, Puppy Pippins r.qmp
bcl Kifls Sleds, Trains, Hlocks,
Ruokbonrds, Kxprcsa Wngona,
Blackboards, Tea Hols, Pnlls.
Tool ('.hosts. Dump ("arts. floll.v
Pollys, etc.. at nnriolph'i*.
TABLE QUEEN GROCERY
AND BAKERY phone 156
Can Supply your Wants in Fresh Fruits, Fancy Gro
ceries and other Good Things to Eat
FAMILY SIZE HOME MADE BREAD
Three Loaves For 25 Cents
Prompt Deliveries R. SCHMIDT, Prop.
Alaska Coast Co.
The "INSIDE ROUTE"
To Juneau, Puget Sound Ports and Southwestern Alaska
S. S. YUKON Leaves Seattle December 17
t'onncctinir at Seattle with mU'jum'm at the Alaska I'ucilleSteamshipCo. for
Ho'illnern California ports Sailings itvvry Mondav and Thursday. Throuzh
Service ar.d I.uw Hates. Itiiiht reserved tuclianifc aicaiucrs and sailing dates.
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
Seattle Sailings Just like the clock
Fine steamships Mariposa, Alameda and Northwes
tern leaving here about
tst, 10th and 20th
of eaeli month all the year around.
Mail, Express, Freight and Passenger line
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
| When In Seward Stop at the
: COLEMAN HOUSE
£ GEORGE. SEXTON, Hnop.
• STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
{ Fourth Avi Scwahd. Alaska
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pumpi and
Well Points.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Ho»e Valves,
Iroi °ipe, Fittings.
Fagerberg Bros.
NtZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miner* &. Prospectors Supplies
Fresh Goods—Reasonable Prices
I>oiigli<M'l.y A PcrKUMpn. f<*r (Ya*> j
hitlnnrc of Dnrcinbcr, nr*4 rolling j
uii«>it* hI riMlurod price*.
Launches and Lighters
For Sal«-, Kent or Charter
Weekly service to Ellamar
Landlock nnd Fidnlgo
«*»•!•?- I) K. MOHlJlS. Ot\ !>.*•!<
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
Plate iltu, window at km. roofing and IJ
building paper*, roofing pitch, lime, ee- H
Cient, plaater lath. shingles, baildera" R
ardware. Shop and Job work of all kind* H
Windows, Doors, Moulding. Finish- h
, t l "
ing Lumber
(I
Aaenta for Fairbanks, Morse A Co. jj
fnt ytf yyttt titt tt ?tmi
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing but best material* tided.
FRESH BREAD DAILY
AH kind* of Oaket, Pies, ate.
made to order
Bread—10e the leaf—2 for 25o.
Doughnuts A Cak««, 15c do>.
rhons srgsri promptly dsllssrH.
WOOD * HENRICH, Praye.