The Dtilly Alaskan Cable.
Webster, la., Sept. 3-In sight of an
astonished crowd, Carl Pressley . an ac
lor, yesterday uiade & bonflre In the
sueetof $2. >00 in paper money, threw
his diamond rintfs and stud Id the
s?wer. and then announced to a group
of his friends ii the Park hotel lobby
that he was going to kill himself.
He drew a revolver, walked across
the street to the city park, and calling
to passers-by to watch hi m die, fired a
bullet into his brjln. He fell dead In
statulv. Pressley, who was well known
throughout this and neighboring sta'es,
had been drinking heavily for two
weeks. v
COUNCIL HOLDS LONGEST
MEETING OF IIS RECORD
Last night's session of the city coun
cil was ooe of the most protracted that
his beeu held for a long lime. A dis
cussion over allowing a bill for JiO
caused the b.dy 10 renia'n lu session
for almost an hour longer than would
otherw.se have been necessary. Greene
Br? tilers presented a bill for opening
I hr safe of Treasurer Uritt. Council
man Nettles slated to the council that
the bill was beiUi- considered by the
i-oiumittee aud that it could not report
i.o it at th s time. Mr Greene lh<*n
permission to address the council
aud stated ihat there was no causa for
1-oldlng up the bill, as Mr. Britt had
O K'd. it. This brought Alaerman
McLean 10 bis feet w ith a declaration
thai It could not be possible that Mr.
lJritt had O. K'd. the bill as Mr. Britt
]t td told him that ihe bill should not be
al.owed. However, ihe bill was pro
duced and showed that Mr. Britt had
rec ?inmendt'd it for payment notwith
standing his statement to McLean.
This brought on nuu-h discussion, the
council cot bemg able to understand
Mr. Brill's action. Alderman Shea
moved that '.h?* amiunl be tanen out of
Mr. Brill's salary, but the uiotiou got
i, ? second. Finally, to stop the rtow of
argument, more than from any real de
sire to be forced to p?y the bill, the
cou icil orderel the city u> pay it.
The committee on Public Works and
l'ublie Property, made a report which
was signed by both members. The
report stated thai they believed ihe
attempt made by ".he two lighting
companies to foree the city lo pay the
exorbitant charge they asHed for liglit
ug the streets was a ''hold-up," and
declined to recommend ihe lighting of
the city at all. M ivor Conway spo?e
aloug lines that while he believed
the city was being taken advau'age of
l> v a combination of the two companies
still the city was powerless to do any
thing but accept. Mr. Shea made the
assertion that a representative of one
company had made statements to him
that ihey made but little money while
furnishing one half of the lights for
91.75 a mcnih. but that if they were
allowed to supply all the lights for the
city streets they would be able to make
money by it. However, when the
chance came for ihem lo do so they
made a combination and thus had the
the city at their mercy. After a lot of
taik the motioj that the city make a
contract along the same lines that
prevailed last \ ear, with the exception
that the pricc of lights be To cents a
light higher this year than ihsy were
Ust, was passed.
The school board sent In a petition
as-ing that pM) be given then- by the
H;b. This money is to be used to
tarry on the necessary work of the
schools. A motion prevailed that the
petition be granted.
The ordinance providing for the
registering of births aod deaths. showed
up last night und was laid over until
next meeting iu otder that a penalty
clause for iu violation may ba agreed
upon. The report of the police judge I
showed that $105 had been collected in I
floes during the pist month. The re
port of tne city treasurer was also sub
mitted and wi 1 be published tomorrow
Contractor E. J. LldJicoat asked that |
he be allowed one hundred dol'ars a.*
part pay meut ou the work he is doiop |
st the school house. The request o!
Mr. Liddicoat was allowed.
t'hilip Abrahams appeared before
the council and asked that the council
recommend for appointment Edwin
Browne as townsilc trustee. The
council slgnid a recommendation,
which will be sent on to Washington |
praying for Mr. Browne's appointment.
| A communication was read from the
school board in which they ask that a
committee be named by the council to
meet with the school board and go over
the school took question. The council
did not appear to understand the matter
Milllciently h ill to lake It up intelli
gently and tiually decided to have Mr.
Shea uamed as the member who would
. meet with the board and go ovet the|
J situation. It appeired from the pe
! tition that th j school board was anx
! ious to buy t:ie books and supplies |
needed by the school children and fur
nish them at cost price.
Alderman Shea made a report from
the Water Works committee that since
the last meetiug nine taps bad been ap
' plied for andth.t arrangements were
being carried ou for the installation of
ihe pipe needed as rapidly as possible.
From the s me committee cuae the re
? i>ort that the question of w?ttes for
street work had been settled. The
city will pay 40 cents an hour and
furnish the men. with rubber boots.
Oq motion of Alderman McLean the |
fire limits were ex'ended s> as to in
clude the sauth side of Thirteenth I
street, and an ordinance will likely oe ]
passed at the next council meeting pro
vidinz for the immediate extension.
Alderman McLean called attention to J
the fan that there was no pflaaltv |
cl.ius to il.e side.va'k ordinance com
' pel ing people t > lay sidewalks, and it I
i was in <ved that a new o dinance be |
1 drafted c rryiog with it a penalty for
failure to lay sidewalks when notitied to |
do so.
I C. Hunner appeared before the
council a id requested to be allowed to
! build ? iudows on the Kif.h avenue
side of the Fifth Avenue hotel, which
I would ex end out ou to the sid.w,.k iiol
inches. M'. Kunner agretd, in the |
event the cou ci: should order them re
moved at a fu ure liuie to remove ihem.
The request was granted.
' It wosalm.'st II o'clock when a mo
i tion to adj >urn, made by Mr McLean,
prevailed.
The result of the obeei^atlon taken
at Moore wharl at midnight, Sept. a,
ISO1?, is as follows
Temperature time observat'n 50 above
M a*, temp, preceding :M hours.. MS above
Mln " " " " ..38 above
Mean " " " " *bove
Barometer 29 TO
Raining, calm.
To It
iecitala on the Duplex day and night
a i tie Seattle Its the sweetest music
i ? city.
The Fifth Av.-nue Hotel js the biu^est
anil be 3'. appointed hostel rv in all the
north
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice in hereby given that 1 was
appointed administrator of the estate
of Peon Alex, d. ceased, on the 17th
day of August, 190", tiy t"hc Commis
sioner for Alaska, sitting in probate
at Haines precinct lu the first division
| All persons having claim- against said
estate an- lurebv notified to present
the same to me within six months
from this 22d day of August, UHI7, at
at the Comaiissiry of the Tenth Reg
iment of U. S. Infantry, at Fort Will
iam B. Seward, Aliska.
J. B. GOWEN,
Administrator,
recertified soldier's
This Scrip takes immediate title
to either surveyed or unsurveyed
land in Alaska, and is approved
by the Government. Price $30- 00
per acre in 40. 80 and 120 acre
pieces, or $50- 00 per acre in pieces
of from 1 to 20 acres.
R. H. PEALE & CO.,
OAKLAND, CAL. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH
1603 BRU8H ST. MERCANTILE ANNEX
A Nioo Legal Distinction.
A lawyer in tlio ludlan Torrltot7 ; '
named McGunn wa* the attorney for a "
farmer who had killed a neighbor. . c
McGann got the tnan out ou ball on the 1
plea of Justifiable homicide or some
thiUK of the kind, aud the farmer lin
mediately took his gun aud killed the <
eUief witness against him.
Naturally this nettled the sheriff anil <
:ue judges. aud they offered $800 re- j
? ard for the murderous farmer. "Say," i
?aid McGauu to the sheriff, "will you ?
give me that reward If I pet him 7" $
?Yes," the sheriff replied, aud MeGnun *
roJo out to the hiding place of his /
I'lie farmer carte up. and McUann c
1 A lilm, took the body back to town
::il demanded the ?reward. "How
.mt this, MeG.-.nny" asked another g
unvyer. "l'o you think it Is In a coord
nee with the ethics of the V?gal p:?
Vssion to take advantage of your cli
?at In that manner?" "Kthlcs be blow.
iHl snorted Mciiann. "I killed him In
?i not her case."? Exchange.
Sagacity of Blind Hor*e?.
The way In which blind horses cau
;o about without getting Into wor<
diilicultles ilian they ordinarily do Is
cry remarkable. TTiey rarely, tf ever,
hit their he.ds against a fence or stone
wall. They will slide off when they
come near one. It appears from care
ful observation tlmt it is ne ther shade
nor shelter which w^.s them of the
danger. On an nbsoln.ely sunless and
windless day their behavior ts the
same. Their olfactory nerves doubt
less become very sensitive, for, when |
driving tliem, they will poke tii"ir
heads downward in search of water
ia'ty yanls ' before they come to it
stream crossing the roadway. It can
uot be an abnormally developed sens.'
of hearing which leads them to do this ,
for they will act alike though the w i
ter be a stagnant pool. Men who bavi
been blind for any great length of time
develop somewhat similar instincts to
blind horses.
Fr?nch Simile* For "Drunk."
The French have some Interesting I
similes of their own corres|>oiidlng to I
the English "drunk as a lord" ot I
"drunk as a wheelbarrow," says a I
London writer. The most generally ?
recognized oue In the case of "ivre,"
the less extreme and less vulgar word "
for drunk," Is "lvre com me uue sou|>e" I
? "soupe" meaning the piece of bread
eateu with soup as well as the soup It
self, and a bouillon soaked piece of
bread offering a natural simile for sat
uratlou. Wheu the less delicate "soul"
Is used instead of "lvre," the French
mau may >|>eak of belli;; as drunk a%
an ass. a cow. a Swiss or a thrush j
The allusion lu the last case is to the
fondness of thrushes for grapes, which
are said at vintage time to make then
unsteady In their flight.
Worse Inside Than Out.
"If yon should visit a Japanese
house," said an oriental, "you would be
Obliged to remove your shoes at the
doorway. Japanese floors are very
beautifully kept. 1 know of some
bouses where thirty or forty servants
have no other duty than the polishing
of tbe floors. A young Japanese stu
dent, studying In I /union, had the mis
fortune to live iu au apartment house
where the .iunltor did not keep the hall
In very p>od condition. It was a :
great change to him, and he felt it
keenly. On the approach of winter the
Janitor put up in tbe entrance tbe no
tice, 'Please wipe your feet.' Thf
young Japanese, the first night he ob
served this notice, took out a pencil
and added to It, 'On going out.'
Minnenpolt) Journal.
A Tale of Red T?pe.
Among the tales of red tape the fol
lowing sh- uld bold a high place: M
Roger Cav.illhon, a young French geu
tleman rid er, who had won his hun
dredth steeplechase. was drawn for
the cohscr.ptlon and had to serve for
a year. If e asked to be placed in the
cavalry, e\plalnlug with due modesty
that be w.ia not unknown as a horse
man. Thw military council of revision
refused the request on the ground that
as his period of service was only one
year he would not have time to learn
to ride.
We offer One Hundred dollars Reward
for any ca-^e of catarrh that caunot be j
cared by Hall's Catarrh cure.
!?'. J. CI1KNNY & Co., Toledo, O,
Woi the undersigned, have known;
F. J. Chenny for the last 1 5 years, and
believe him perfectly honotabie In
all business transactions and financially
able to cairy out any obligations made
by bis firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists' Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the_sy?tem.
Testimonials srnt tree. Price "5 cents
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hull's Family Pills for consti
pation.
All ihe delicacies of the traftoti at the
'ack Train Rcstaruant.
>ODCK5rvc>0-'5DC' v;<<fr>craj00a800 <
; R0YAL
| Steam Laundry ji
S AH Work Guaranteed. Short 5 j
Oruor* Promptly
3 Dene
WE PLEASE OTHERS
WE CAN PliEHSE YOU
ili- North haw Uvn <h i*>*lUng
wUhtht*Slr.?iiir.C4'i?sm alh <- Bank
tu. ni> of Alaskan husini***. ami w?
2 i ? ? ?
A(Vonni?and * p??r cnnt on In**
Ammnis
Capital and Surplus 01. ? 1
Total Avs*>u ov.?r flS.ou.ttV
CALIFORNIA SAFE DEPOSIT ANO
TRUST COMPANY
California and Montgomery *t??
San I'kancisco. California. .
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TEA
Blue Ribbon
CfYLON m
That's the Brand I
A Delicious, Kxqnislte
Aroma ? A Flavor I'nex
Ci>llcd A Tea thai comes
dircct froin a Private
Plantation where it Is
Krown under the most
favorable conditions
All (irocers hindle it ami
Are making a Beautiful
Window Display this
Week
Pullen Rouse
Foot ot Sixth Hvenui
Most- elegantly furnished house
in Alaska
Every modern conven:ence
Electric lights? Hot and cold
wat?r? Telephones
Porcelain baths on evi ry floor
Hoard and room by the dry week
cr month
Table supplied ?fth cresm and
butter from our own Joracy
Dairy
mr$. fi. S. Pullen
Proprietress
GoingOutside?
If you ar*?. take your dust and draft* to
Dexter Horton & Co., Bankers,
s eattl e
and open a Savings Account. You can
open an account by mail if you wish to.
Our total resource* exceed
S12.000.000.00
THE M0N?6RflM
R<;ceWed * Lsrefl '-hipnsent of Imported Wioe?
and Liquor* Direct from itoerfad W?rebo.i<e
Dutle* P?til ?t Sk?f* ?t Co?totr>?
BLOOM A KORACH. P?oprieto*?
BROADWAY, BKTA'F.EN" ">th acci 6th aVKNTES
TELETHONS 34 FRK*. DFUVKUT
MOORES WHARF CO.
Termlou* W. P. ft Y. Rome
411 Soutf Round Steamer* Arrive end Depert From Thie Drek
REOTTLATIOHS I9f>*
Warehouse. .-pen for delivery of mere hand ii? from ? %. 01. to 5 p. m ,
I'erifhablea ONLY delirered on Sunday or 11 n ;hl
Ml freight ("hipir.enti destined *>uth bound mun be accompanied by a
Khippf.R's MaNIKKst ip*p*r? cau N: obte1nt-J at the I' P. ?
ceived on wharf afur thl? hoar.
BAGGAGR? Toll* will be collected on Chbcvfu IUooa?* Omi t No
charge for baff' ?ni- prip* when unchecked.
The wharf jaw- will be clooed to the public when ?u-amer If r>?art?f
Jock atnl will be opened only ?h?n paspenu.-r? ha** diuni-Arked,
Wharfage Tariff can be had on (ppticaUno ai oflcann dock.
P.O. H?? 175. C. B. WYNN-JOHtfPOW, G^ol Mfr
CltKTRAt.LV LOCATRn MCST ACODKITODATIOIIS
New Home Restaurant
Cbf*. Petenon.
Best 25 Cent Meals in the City
I FIFTH AVENUE, NKAR BROAOWAY
Good Clean Beds From 25 Cents Up
BATHS IN CONNECTION
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