FORCED TO MARRY AT PISTOL POINT
Clergyman Licks Would Be Bride
groom, and Wedding Bell* Fail to
? Ono Sided Elopement Reaultol
Paonts' Disapproval.
Driven to the altar at pistol's point,
Miss Belle Crouse. the pretty young
daughter of Rev. N. P. Crouse, pastor
of the i'ust Presbyterian church o t
Stanh N. J., broke down In the
inldst of a marriage ceremony which
lu aiiotluv moment would have made
her the wife of Percy BIssell.
Throwing herself upon the officiating
clergymau. Rev. l>r. C. M. Gritflu, pas
tor of the First Methodist church of
Asbury Park, N. J., she cried hysteric
ally how her lover had forced her to
the altar at the point of a revolver.
Instantly there was a lively mlxup.
Dr. Grlthn clinching with the suitor,
throwing him to the floor and binding
hU. jtuis. Then he took his revolver
awn; and, standing guard over the
prostrate form of young BIssell, sent
.Miss Crouse for a policeman. Instead
she rushed to a cottage in Ocean Grove
where she was stopping with her par
ents.
Later BIssell broke away from the
Methodist parsonage, where the cere
mony had been going on, and again
forced his attentions on Miss Crouse,
though iu order to do so he had to
break through a window of the Ocean
Grove house.
At this stage of the proceedings a
policeman Intervened aud, takiug BIs
sell to the station, started him off ou
a train for New York. The Crouse
family refused to make charges against
him and pleaded that the fracas be
hushed up.
Great efforts were made to keep the
affair from th? uubllc. The principals
have enJoy?*? ? "-.p social standing lu
Stauhope. - rouse, daughter of
the Presbyter Hir pwstor, Is exceedingly
pretty and Is a social favorite In the
town. She recently graduated from
Blair Hall.
BIssell is the sou of prominent resi
dents of Stanhope and until recently
sang In the Presbyterian church choir.
He Is a teacher lu the Sunday school
of the church and a student at the
Trenton State Normal school.
Objection to his attentions had late
ly beeu made by Rev. and Mrs. Crouse.
The Crouses had taken their daughter
to Ocean Grove that she mlpht avoid
, him. Rev. Mr. Crouse told his dangh
| ter of rumors about Blssell's life only
' J recently, uad she Immediately wrote
THE CLKKOYMAX CLISCHID WITH THK
8U1TOB.
him a letter at the Normal school, In
Trenton refusing to hnve auythlug
further to do with him, and a few
days ago the Itev. Mr. and Mrs. Crouse
and their daughter went to Ocean
Grove for a short rest, sta> lng at 7rt
Lake avenue.
Upon receipt of Miss Grouse's letter
young Blssell left Trenton and went to
Stanhope. Finding the parsonage
closed, he wont to Ocean Grove. Miss
Crouse met Blssell ou the street as he
was searching for her. He was great
ly excited and demanded that she mar
ry him Immediately. Miss Crouse flat
ly refused and begged him to leave the
town.
Miss Crouse says she pleaded with
him nearly two hours. Finally Blssell,
as they walked along the ocean front
1 In the dusk, declared If she refused t(
marry him he would shoot her and
then himself. Miss Crouse, thorough
ly seared, consented to go to Itev. C
M. Griffin, whom she knew. and be
taarried.
Her plan, she says, was to get Bis
sell somewhere where she could ob
tain assistance and protection. Call
ing a hackman. the couple were driven
to the parsouage of the First Metho
dist Episcopal church, and Dr. Griffin
was asked to marry them. " Then she
broke down.
After leaving Dr. Griffin's parsonage
Miss Crouse returned to her home for
her mother and had been upstairs but
a few minutes when Blssell arrived at
the house. Receiving no response to
his knock, he broke through a window.
Mrs. Issar, who owus the house, told
the young man that Miss Crouse and
ber mother had gone over to Asbury
Park
GHOSTS WERE BUSY BEES.
Leaking Honey Explains Myetory of
Haunted Houto In Maryland.
The mystery surrounding the alleged
haunted chamber In the residence of
Dr. Thomas Fell, president of St.
John's college, at Annapolis, Md., has
been cleared up by the discovery of an
immense hive of bees under the floor
ing.
It Is thought that the thousands of
busy little workers had been making
their abode there for some six or eight
year?. After the l>ees ha a been either
exterminated or driven out a hive of
honey eight feet long and sixteen
Inches deep was found. It Is estimated
that there were 2.VI pounds of It, and
the family of Dr. Fell has honey
enough for Its buckwheat cakes for
some time to come.
The bees and their hive were dis
covered by the honey, which began to
leak through the ceiling and dropi>ed
on the dining room table, which was
directly l?elow. Kerosene and sulphur
candles were used to either drive the
bees out or kill them. There were
thousands of them. The floor of the
room was torn up to complete the Job.
Only one person was stuug. Dr. Fell's
steward. The bees had mado their way
beneath the flooring through a small
crack under a window sill, and It Is re
markable that their presence hud not
become known long before this. The
spare room has generally been used by
Dr. Fell's guests, many of whom have
complained of hearing strange noises
at night, but members of the family
laughed the matter into ridicule.
; WISE MARE FLAPS A TRAIN.
Saves Hor Colt, Caught by Leg* In
Railroad Bridge.
A most remarkable instance of ani
mal sagacity U related by James Par
rott, an engine driver, and Frank
King, a conductor, In the Houston
| (Tex.) Chronicle.
When a southbound passenger train
was near Ilallsburg a mare suddenly
I dashed up the track toward the train,
running swiftly. It looked as If she
would run right into the engine, and
the air brakes were quickly applied,
TOE MAKE KTOPl'KD AND DEOAN WHINNY
ING.
slowing the train down to six or seven
miles an hour. Farrott thought the
mare was blinded by the headlight, but
the train was no sooner slowed down
than the more turned about and went
from the train, keeping right down the
tracks and making it Impossible to run
fast lest the animal be struck.
The mare went straight to a bridge
over a creek, and when within a short
distauco of the bridge of the railway it
was discovered that the colt of the
mare had fallen with all Its feet
through the bridge, placing It where it
would have been killed had not the
mare flagged the train. The mare
stopped and 1>egan whinnying, and the
train stopped also, rarrott, the fire
man and some of the passengers got
off and, relieving the colt, left the
mare to trot off with her young as
proud as a peacock.
BROUGHT TO LIGHT
Alaska People Receiving the Fall
Benefit
There have been mary cases like the
following in Aln8Ka. Eveayone relates
the expeirieoce of peoplo we know,
t bese plain, straight forward state
ments will do much towurd relieving
the Buffering of thousands. Such testi
mony will be read with Interest by many
people.
Mts. L. Rigby of 162 Filteenth Ave.,
Seattl' wash,, sajs: "I know of several
people whbave used Doan's Kidney
Pills andhave greatly benefited by the m
A ladyfriend who spent many yeard as
my neighbor suffered greatly from *id
neytroubie and backache. She tried a
great many preparations and medicine
but was unable to fihd relief until she
pocurtd Doan's Kidney Pills She only
used them a short t.me and was cured.
My husband has also used Doan's Kid
ney Pills with very beneliclal results.
Both he and I recommend them at
every opportunity."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Mil burn Co., Buffalo, N,
Y.j sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name ? Doan's? and
take no other.
Thebest dining room, the besthatel ac
commodation!;, the most comfort at the
Fifth Avenue
The Mascot
Mt. Vernon Rye, Old Taylor and Be
mont Whiskies (double stamped goods
10 years old), and Rainier aod Pacific
Bottled Beor. at the Mascot.
GALL UP THE 0/HLY ALASKAN
Alaskan will be pleased to pub
lish any local or social news of the city
which is telephoned to the ofllce. Call
up 'phone 19 and send it in.
Phone City Transfer
For your coal, wood nnd general haul
ing. Phone 90, Boughton's cigar
store. 10-4-lm
$300 III PRIZES
TO (BE GIVEN AWAY CHRISTMAS
A gem, very fine blue, cut from roueh
stone called Fine Blue Jagersfonte *n
extraordinarily brilliant, waighing i
karat, and in its beauty resemble* a
drop of sparkling water.
3 Ladies' 14k Gold Watches, 25-year
Boss 15 Jewels, Waltbam cr Elgin
Movement.
3 Gentlemen's 14k Gold Watches, 25
year Boss 15 Jewels, Waltham or
Elgin Movement.
6 Gentlemen's Sterling Silver Tollec
Sets.
1 Lady's Nuggett Bracelet.
1 Lady's Nugget Brooch.
1 Pendant Baroque Pearl P ansy Rea
With each $1.00 purchase between
now and Christmas, will be given a
ticket on the above goods.
Make Christmas selections now, we
will put them aside In our vaults for
you. All our lines are full and com
plete and It is to your advantage to
select from completo assortments. Let
us help you this year the same as we
have always helped you before. Good
judgment and careful consideration
was never expended to better advan>
tage than in the selection of this year's
stock.
P. E. KERN.
Gold and Silversmith.
THE "SOAPY" SMITH TRAGEDY
The "Soapy" Smith tragedy will bo
on the market on or about Novem
ber 1st. Those wishing a copy will
pltase send in tbeir orders as toon at
possible so copies mty be reserved for
them. The price is 75 Cents per
Single Copy. Special rates to dealers
according to tbe number of books
ordered. Shea & Patten,
Skagway, Alaska
FOR SALE? A Singer Sewing ma
chine, complete with all attachments.
Almost new- Apply to A. M. Laska.
248- ts
Headwaters for Mining and Commercial, Men
(fill/? STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS <3^[//E)
Pack train Saloon
2^j^S SHEA A PATTEN, PROPS.
Broadway and 6tk Avenue , SJcagway , Alaska
MOORES WHHRF CO.
Terminus W. P. Jt Y. Route
All South Round Steamers Arrive and Depart FromThla Dock
REGULATIONS 1905
Warehouses *>pen for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5 p.m.
Perishable* ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
All freight shipments destined southbound must be accompanied by a
Shipper's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the D. 8. customs
office) and must be delivered before 5 p.m. No freight will be re
ceived on wharf after this hour.
BAGGAGE ? Toils will be oollected on Checked Baqoaoe Onlt. No
charge for bags and grips when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be clotted to the public when steamer is nearlng
dock and will be opened only when passengers have disembarked.
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock.
P. O. Box 175. C. E. WYNN-JOHNSON, Gen'l Mgr
HEATED AND LIGHTED FINE SAMPLE ROOM
BY ITS OWN PLANT FOR DRUMMERS
Ulbite Pass ft old
P. D McMillan, Manager
Largest and best appointed fiotel in (be Yukon
cho.ce bar stock uiMteborse, VX
I
RATES MODERATE
Simple
Banking
It is very simple to
have a Bank Account
even if you do live in
Alaska.
We have hundreds of customers living in Alaska
who send all of their deposits to us by mail. If
? you would like to keep your money in the
Oldest Bank in Washington, write us about it.
Dexter Horton & Co., Bankers,
S E A T T L E
Capital and Surplus> $1,000,000.00
v>chx#ooodocr??
$
?
ROYAL
Steam Ltaaodpy
All Work Guaranteed. Short 5
Orders Promptly
Done
Messenger will call and deliver
Phono 79
bscssmooooooch^^
Raw Furs....
WK PAY
High Prices for fine Furs
Write For Price List
Percys Fur House
Oshkosb, Wisconsin
Established 1897
Phil Abrahams
Real Estate
BROKER
Collections
NOTARY PUBLIC
52 FOURTH AVE., SKAGWAY
We have a Jarge stock
liomney's Candy
Peter's Ghoeolates
Also every kind of
Fresh Nuts
Dont' Forjjet the Number. 428|Brdw'y
Tony Dortero's
Having completed reliable arrange
ments for an adequate supply of the
bCbt
British Columbia Coal
for the coming winter we offer for
Skagway Coal Coosumers, Coals at
following prices; ?
Wellington (Departure Bay)
Run of Mine $12 per ton
Wellington (Luiyamith)
Selected Lumps $13 per ton
Anthracite (Banff B. C.)
Chestnut Size 120 per ton
Prices abovd arc on wharf and in hulk
or sacked and for cash. Delivery $1.00
per ton extra.
SHAW & JOHNSON
Phones 11 or 100 Sk*?'"-- ai^Ii-iI
I I
J. IKUTA
GRADUATE optician
Expert Watch Maker
Jeweler and Engraver
Watches
Diamonds
Native Jewelry
Souvenirs
SKAOWAY, ALASKA
There's Vigor and
Strength
in every drop
Mile Brewing i ling
COMPHNV
Seattle, Wash.
Drink it at
The
Pack
Train
Saleon
SIIEA & PATTEN
Proprietors
CONTINENTAL
DISTRIBUTING CO.
Distributors
SEATTLE
\
Only One "BROMO QUININE," that Is
L^ahve firomo Quinine Z onl,uu
urcsa Cold In One Day, Crip in2 Days ^ ^^?VU?boi. 25o
1^
THE MONOGRAM
Received a Large Shipment of Imported Wines
and Liquors Direct from Bonded Warehouse
Duties Paid at Skagway Customs
BLOOM & KORACH, PROPRIETORS
BROADWAY, BETWEEN 5th and 6th AVENUES
TELEPHONE 34 FREE DELIVERY
CENTRALLY LOCATED BEST A0C0MM0DATI0N3
New Home Restaurant
MRS. MARY BERNHOFFER,*.Mnnautr
Best 25 Cent Meals in the City
FIFTH AVENUE, NEAR BROADWAY
GoocLClean Beds From 25 Cents Up
BATHS IN CONNECTION!
V V
Cbe Cight Chat's Right!
Reading Camps
And
electric Signs