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OTHERS TO - ONTKST SKAT
TLIv'S MONOPOLY
That Seattle's monopoK of Alaska
business is destined to in the future
meet with opposition is evidenced by
the attitude of papers published in
other sections of tin* VaeitU' coast.
Indicative of tin* hopes and intentions
of othei cities in this connection is
the following editorial published in
the 1'ortland Telegram:
"We take note of a story which
appeared in the San Die^o I'nion of
recent date, and which has to do
with the proposed establishment of a
steamship line between that city and
Alaska ports; which ^templates in
the end cheaper coal lot that section
of Sou'hern ('aliforn'a, and a new
market t.> Southern t'ahtornia pro
ducts. In the body of ili" story is a
statement. apparently of Alaska
origin, which has :i lamiliar sound to
tho-e wh'« liv>* in this neck of the
woods The statement runs to this
ellect : "At present Seattle secures
the bulk 1 thi"1 Alaska b.«-ine.s.s, more
because < i h*r close | r ximity than
from any inherent low tiie Alaska
business man has l< r tna: city. Asa
matter <■• :.;et, hi* w« .. . rather jfo
elsewhn.v t*>r Ids sup; ies and his
market. It seems to be policy of
Seattle t->. xi iM-t the las*, penny ,froni
the Aia-kaiis, regard h- ■-« ! whether
or leu the ni ipe} is carm d."
"From tie* manner in which the
people of San I.'icj»o i.ave i• n reach
ing after tie- things they w aiit"during
the past live y« ars or stir.'i a matter,
it would i.ot be tin least surprising
to learn oi' tin* practical fruition ot
ctlort which this »tor. indicates. It
t his should com< about it might have
a tendency to awaken i'ortland trotn
its lethargy with lvfereiie,- to Alaska
trade."
SAVING KANSAS
I'nder the headiu,;. "Saving Kan
sas,*' VS";i11 Mason »»ays in t In- Kmporia
(Ja/. 11• ■: " i In \ are •,ending forty
pre a • 1 n*»*?•» t'i this bleeding Kansas
land; lorty sweet aiir.oinied teachers
wlio will talk !> beat the I>;tti< 1. .Ami
we're waiting tlnir arrival with an
inward pain ami smart; waiting for
tin- big revival that will break the
devil's heart. (tnee this K annua wan
>1' 1 ightfill, ami thi- people loved her
well; is her wickedness wo frightful
that she haw a brimstone smell? Is
she facing -jueli disaster* of n diahol
ieal kind that she need* a hunch of
preachers hen- 'o talk the people
blind? There are nreaehers here al
ready. men the people know i'mllove;
toiling always, true and steady, hlmw
ifolks the way above; men who
bear the heat and burden, earing tor
the Hick and dead, blazing out a trail
to Jordan, tor trie pilgrim's feut to
tread. Why should forty language
slingers come to till the land with
woe, shouting texts the while their
lingers reach around to grab the
dough? I.et the torty windy pastors
go to China or I'crwu, here the devil
o\erinasters all the (oiks who are in
view."
V. II. *• M. Gets Mil Contract
K. H. (Iray <»t the (Jreat Northern
Development Company ban placed
with the Yahlez Hank ami Mercantile
Company a contract for furnishing
150 ton a nt HiipplieH for the Kotsiua
mining properties of the company.
Mr. (Iray expects to thiH coming sea
hoii operate on a large ncale,
and in addition to the food and
other Hiipplien to he furniahed
by the V. H. and M. Company,
Mr. Cray will freight into his mines a
large shipment of machinery. It is
understood that Kd. Wood of the Cop
per Kiver Draying Company Iiai oh
tained the Gray freighting contract.
JlnaincHH Announcement
William. 11. Caswell, formerly man
ager of the Owl Dm** Company, has
associated himself with the Red Cross
Drug Company. All his friends and
his business patrons will receive from
him in his new position the same
courteous treatment that they have
received from him in the east.
Whon the late Fmnroin Coppoo whh I
elected t<> tho aoademy, lie told hin
friend, Theodore do Hanvillo, that ho
winhod ho wore in, too, Hanvillo de
clined to cmivuNH, MHuppono your
nomination wore brought to you one
tine morning on n fdlvor waiver." "I
don't know whnt I should do with
tho nomination," mild Hanvillo, "hut
I nhould cortnlnly keep tho waiver."
Jennie Taken JNorthlnnd'n Run
Hoattlo, Doe. 1—Tho Northland I
StoamHhip Company Iiah chartered:
tho HtomnHhip Joatdo to tako tho
place of tho * team whip Northland
Which was Injured hy going a*horo at
Village hny. Tho Northland haw
boon plying hotweon Hoattlo and
Ketchikan.
KATALLA EXPECTS TO
SHIP COAL SHORTLY
It is announced that several big
coal mining corporation*; will begin
active work in the Hering lake eoal
fields near Katalla m xl year. It is
now planned to commence whipping
coal regularly from those mines' by
July 1, 1010, and coal operators pre
dict that in two years more coal will
be shipped from Alaska for general
conunert ial purposes than is now
shipped from the state of Washing
ton.
Coal has been mined in the fields
near Katalla for some time and a few
operators are prepared to begin ship
ping as soon as rail or water trans
portation lines are provided. The
coal that has been mined in the„past
has been shipped on scows and used
in railroad construction, or in mining
camps, t'oal can !>»• shipped on scows
in the slimmer and towed to Katalla
with comparative eukC. I>nt this meth
od is unsafe during the winter months.
The passage of in >re liberal eoal
land laws by congriss last spring,
which permitted the acquisition of
i lands of suilh-iimt si^e to justify de
velopment work has stimulated the
| eoal industry in Alaska and next
spring work will begin in earnest.
Ham Kui-ing in Texas
A farmer near (ioliad, Texas, had a
novel experience. A few years ago
j he built a small barn and in the con
! struetion used given willow posts at
the c< lie rs and along the sides. For
j some time nothing unusual was no
ticed, hut after a year he saw that
where lie had laid the floor near the
I ground it was three feet above the
soil. lJe disciiveri >i that the willow
pi.sis instead <>! being dead were
alive, and hat) taken root and were
growing. In iiieir upward movement
! they had carried the In;in along. Last
spring the barn was on stiltn nine
| left high, and he put in a new lloor
and surrounded the potds with siding,
i tlioreby making a two story aflair.
then- is now a space of nine inches
[between the floor and the ground,
and the owner expects to have a t hree
J story barn in time.
BATTLESHIPS OFF
FOR CASTRO LAND
Willimstadt, Dec. 12-With their
decks cleared for action two battle
ships this morning departed for the
coast of Venezuela, where they will
inaugurate a blockade of the ports of
thai country. The blooade will he
maintained until President ('astro
Conies to t !.»• terms of t he Dutch gov
ernment .
liw determination of the Dutch
government to bring ('astro to time
has been announced for Home time.
Other nation* have hy common eon
ucut agreed to keep their hands oil
and the question at issue is strictly
between the two countries.
Tin- Jl-ycar-old daughter ofThomas
A. Kdison has been granted a patent
on a road mapon which a movable
pointer indicates the position of the
automobile to which it is attached.
The machine may be lighted by clce
tricitv at night.
More than 1 million persons, living
in loo cities, obtain water for domes
tie and industrial purposes from the
great lakcu.
The greatest authentic height at
t,ained by man is :{.ri,000 feet ; kites
have been flown to a height of 21,100
feet and an unmanned balloon carry
ing recording instruments has risen
B.r>,.r>00 feet, a little over sixteen miles.
A Trench engineer has invented a
rotary rudder by which he claims a
vessel of any si/.e may bo turned in
Its own length.
Electric headlights on locomotivea
of nil through trains arc required by
a law recently pawned by (ho (Jeorgia
legislature.
The United States marketed clay
worth $158.012,309 in 1907, according
to the geological survey. More than
three-fourth of it wan used for brick
or tile.
At Hholapur, liritIh1» India, a fac
tory is nuecotMfully making matches
with stleks of a poeularly stiff form
of native grass.
According to Hir William ('rookes,
the noted English scientist, 1031 the
world's supply of wheat will be un
equal to the Increase in population.
The French navj la experimenting
with a fluid, a German invention,
which, when sprayed over warships'
coal Ih said to make it. burn without
smoke.
1'oet- Have you read my last poem?
Friend—I trust that I have,
The Yukon river closed up tight at
Dawson on October 27.
MAYOR WILL LAY
FIRE BELL GHOST
Even as the vaporous shade »»f one, I
Banquo, disturbed the feast c»l eer-)
tain persons of antiquity, so does Ili*»
Valdez lire bell interjeet its short
comings into the deliberations of the
munieipal paters; it did so last night
during a special meeting of the coun
cil -iiul now the soundless alarm
spirit is to be laid by certain incanta
tions with Mayor Brown as the chief
ineantator.
Mayor Brown will on the Pennsyl
vania depart for Scuttle, and last
night he was by thejjother members
of the council empowered to make a
few investigations in connection with
the lire bell now by its muteness
ratber than by its clammor attracting
the attention of the people of Valdez.
Mayor Hrown will go armed with
j authority and data furnished by the
| lire department, ollleials of which
! have written to the linn from which
; the bell was purchased demanding its
| replacement by a good .bell.
In connection with the subject of
the bell, Councilman Finical, who is
also a member of the lire department,
I suyti that he has recently received
j from a Seattle llrm quotations on a
j bell almost tin; size and weight of the
'one now installed in Valdez, the price
» being fclifO. The bell imw depending
mute from the scall'old near the lire
luiithc in charged at the price ofs:»lf>;
a> yet tin* bill has not been paid.
Mayor Brown is also going to investi
gate this phase* of the situation.
PRESIDED! TALKS
CRIMINAL LIBEL
Wasliin^tdii, Doc. 12—President
Roosevelt is seriously considering
bringing charges in criminal libel
against (he newspapers that have ac
cused him of crookedness in coiincc
I lion with 'he 1'anaina canal deal.
The president reiterates that the
newspapers that have published state
I nients concerning illegal dealings in
connection with the purchase of the
' French rights t-o the canal have made
bald misstatements of facts, and he
asserts that nothing has transpired in
| this connection that is not open to
public inspection
The New York Sun, the lndiana
j polis Star, and the New York World
have openly accused the president of
having been a part}* to a deal which
cost t he A ir.erican people $28,000,000.
It is asserted that the president con
nived at a scheme by which the
I French rights to the canal were
j bought by private individuals for
j $12,000,000 and that later the gov
ernment purchased these rights for
I $40,000,000.
Also in this connection the New
York World charged that the presi
dent in his public; condemnation of
the Star and the Sun told that which
! is not true, and the World assorts
that the president had in connection
with the canal deal involved himself
in a revolution that resulted tavora
1 bly to Liu- party agreeable to the in
tentions of the United States with re
gard to building the canal.
J Cromwell Denies Any Graft
! New York, Dec. 12—Cromwell, the
man whom the World asserts is cogn
izant with all the details connected
with the Panama canal deal, denies
| that there was ever any graft con
nected with the transaction. Crom
well, according te the World, is the
man who in connection with Presi
dent Roosevelt and Secretary of State
Root engineered the revolution that
resulted to the benefit of the admin
istration.
ALASKA MA* GET
INSANE ASYLUM
Washington, I)«»<?. 12—Tho interior
department is investigating tho noed
in Alaska for asylums for (lie insane.
Tho department. has aoveral times
had called to it« attention tho nceon
sity for nomi manner of caring for
tho insane in tho territory, and it in
)>|ohab1o that from tin* present inves
tigation will como a recommendation
for tho establishment of asylums in
Alaska.
Under the arrangement now in
effect tho iiiHano of Alaska urn cared
for in « private asylum located near
Mt. Tabor, Oregon. This arrange
ment is unsatisfactory for numerous
seasons, tho principal one boing the
distance tiiat must be traveled, and
the long delay necessary before tho
patient oan be given proper care.
OUTFITTING
Our outfits have stood the test for over TEN years*
We carry a complete line of Supplies, Provisions, Clothing, Bed
ding, Foot Ware, Hardware, Camp Outfits and seven foot can
vas Tarpaulins, Miners Supplies, Powder, Caps, Fuse, Gasoline,
Dog Sleds, James Patterson Horse Sleds, Hoffman Horse Sleds,
Yakshaw Camp Stoves, made in Valdez.
We are the sole agents for ^5. <&. \/\/. Canned Goods, Holly
Flour, Chase & Sanborn coffee*
Our packers are men of long experience and your outfit will be
properly packed if placed with us*
SOLDIERS FIGHT
WITH POLICEMEN:
I
Port Townsend, Doe. 12—Kight
soldiers 1 rum 1'ort Wonli'ii and one I
special policeman were seriously in- |
jurcd this in .imiiug in a between
a number ol soldiers and several
members ol the police department.'
The condition of tin* special ollicer is .
serious.
The trouble arose out of an attempt •
to arrest a drunken soldier who was
creating a disturbance on the main
street of the city. The man's com
rads came to his assistance, and the
policeman who attempted tlx? arrest
was being seven-Is beaten when a
relief detachment appeared on the]
scene.
i The trouble of this morning is only
one more instance where drunken
soldiers have caused destruction to
property and injur\ to persons in this
city. Appeal after appeal lias been
made to the oitlcers ol the fort, but
to no avail. Despite the fact that
the business men of the city derive
considerable financial benefit from
■ the presence of the soldiers, there is
on foot a strong sentiment in favor of
complaining to the war department,
requesting that orders he issued com
pelling the soldiers to remain away
from tlie te wn.
11051 SUSPECT
GETS HIS LIBERT!:
Omaha, Dee. 12—(.'harlcw Davis,
who since November HO has heen on
trial for the murder of l)r. IltiHtin,
wan today set. free. The jury decided
that lie is not tin- one responsible for
the death of tin- physician. The ver
dict'is a great disappointment to the
prosecution, a conviction being confi
dently expected.
The death <>f Dr. Kustiu, who was a
prominent physician of the city,
canned a sensation. Shortly after tho
death a Mrs. Ahhie Kice was arrested
and charged with the crime. She
declared that she had nothing to do
witli it, and gavo evidence Implicat
ing Davis. The woman'HHtory in that
Dr. RttMin, who was in financial difll
culties, induced her to prom I ho to
kill him in order that his family might,
obtain the amount of his insurance
policy.
Mrs. Rico says that when the time
came for her to earj*y out tho compact
she refused, and that then Dr. Itustin
entered into negotiations with Davis,
trying to Induce tho latter to koep
the agreement violated by Mrs. Ulee.
Mrs. Hice was given her liberty, and
she turned states's evidence, her tes
timony being considered as sufficient
to bring about the conviction of
Davis.
Davis admitted that he had been
approached with regard to tho pro
portion of killing t he doctor, huf de
clared that ho refuHed. Davis says
t hat, t he doctor oorrimlited Htilcldo.
Wortman's Roadhouse
Bar and General Merchandise
Accomodations for Travelers
Pontius Magnuson Prop.
The Teikhell Roadhouse
48 Miles From Valdez
On Government Trail.
Best of accommodations for man'and beast. Fresh Meal
always on hand. Horse and I)or Feed All the latest
improvements. PRIVATE ROOMS.
M rs. Ed. Wood, Proprietor.
Alaska Coast Co.
S. §. BERTHA, 81h of cach mon,h
S. S. PORTLAND, m of mon(h
ITrom Valdez for
Juncau and nil I'u^et Sound Porta
Ki^lits Reserved to Change Strainers or Sailing Dates Without Notice.
A. S. DAUTKICK. Genoral Agent, Valdez, Alaska.
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Reservation Ave. near Court House
Private Rooms for Patients Graduate Nurses
Hospital Tickets, $1.50 per Month.
Phone TT
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HOUSE ESTABLISHES
RECORD FOR SPEED
Washington, Doc. 12—In panning
the bill providing 931,000,000 a« the
judicial, loKlHlntlvo and executive ap
propriation the houfte thin morning
OHtahlinhnd »i record for quick notion,
Thoro wftfl little dobato, and practi
cally no objection to tho amount*
ankod by the various departments
covored In tho bill.
OongroRflman Humphrey of Wash
Ington, thi« morning Introduced a ron
olutlon granting to tho Alawka Hhort
Uno Railroad Company, an extension
of flvo year* time In which to com
ploto the road. Tho reqtiOHt Ih bMed
on tho unsettlod financial conditions
of tho country.