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SLAYER OF SENATOR BROWN COLLAPSES
WHILE ON WITNESS STANO BUT
RALLIES ANO PROCEEDS
(By United Pre??.)
Washington, Nov. 20 ? Mm. Anna
Bradley took the stand this morning
and her examination had proceeded but
a short while before tho witness broke
down crying piteously. Several times
while she was relating her experiences
with Brown Mrs. Bradley collapsed and
bad to receive the attentions of the
Matron who was in court with her.
Mrs, Bradley testified that after the
birth of her second boy Brown bad
promised to become her husbacd but
ba^l consantl) refused to carry out his
promise. A: the hour of no?n adjourn
ment she was still rela'.lng the wrongs
she had b.eu subjected to after Brown
had cast her aside.
EA6LES MEETING
There will be a regular meeting of
Skagway Aerie No. 25, F. O. E., Wed
nesday evening, Nov. 20, 1907, at 8:30
o'clock.
All members are requested to attend
and visiting brothers are invited to
be present.
By older of W. P.
F. F. Ehruch, Secretary
AT THE SEATTLE
The Jefferson irrivtd today with a
frc^h shipment of draught Raiuier and
Malt Rtlnter, a Special Toalc for the
Sick Conavalescent and nursing
Mot> ers. Guaranteed under the Pure
Food and Drugs act. Yours truly, ?s
ever. Poor little
24G- , Herman.
WILL IEEI CZAR
DECEMBER 3
AMERICAN PARTY WILL HAVE AN AU
DIENCE WITH THE RUSSIAN RULER
EARLY NEXT MONTH
(By United Pres?.)
VlaUivoetock, Nov. 20 ? Before leav
ing here his', night Secretary Taft and
party made a round of the shops and
bazaars of the city and did a consider
able amount of shopping. The party
wasgu<rdcd by Imperial troops. Em
peror Nicholas has granted the Ameri
cans an audience on December 3d.
SKAGWAY WEATHER BUREAU REPORT
Skagway, Nov. 20, 1907.
The weather conditions at Skagway
for the 24 hours preceding noon today
were as follows:
Max. Temp 40 above zero
Min. " 37 above "
Mean " 38 above "
Temp, at noon 40 above "
Preo'pitation, .00
H. D. Clark,
Volunteer U. S. Weather Observer
YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN
Have a new Born suit or overcoat.
Get your ordrrs in for Thanksgiving
and Xmas. You will make 1:0 mistake
when you leave your orders with the
American Tailors.
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER
Hnving put in a steam noiler and
other machinery we ?re better 1 re
pared thun ever to do tiret-clasa work
on short notice.
5-23-tf Skagway Laundry
The Pack Train Restaurant will serve
wine with dinner orders, free in plac?
of tea or coiTee. Come oa ooys.
SIXTY SALOONS AT GUTHRIE CLOSE UP
WHEN PROHIBITION CONSTITUTION
AL CLAUSE TAKES EFFECT
(By United Preaa.)
Guthrie, Nov. 20 ? Wilh the passing
of the territorial days anil tV adoption
of the prohibition clause Id the consti
tution, which became effective jester
day morning, sljcty saloons in this city
and surburban towns closed their doors
last night and went out of business.
Disrobed by Lightning.
William Totter, n colored man of
Pearl River. Rockland county, N. Y.,
was completely disrobed by n lightning
l>olt during a storm. Potter, who Is
a well digger, was discussing the "sit
uation" from a soap box In Jim Met
uer's grocery store. A group of vil
lagers stood around him. The light
ning shaft lilt a tree outside tho win
dow and enveloped the orator, who
was In the midst of n telling argu
ment. When the crash was over and
the crowd had recovered from the
blinding flash Potter sat before them
as nude as the day he was born. His
clothes lay In shreds at his feet burn
ing. A doctor found that bis right leg
was paralyzed and that his sight and
hearing hod l>eeu affected.
Gecte on a Jag.
Martin Beck, a farmer on the Cone
wango hills, near York, Pa.. Is humili
ated to admit three of his geese went
on a disgraceful spree after having
eaten some pulp from a elder mill.
Some time after the eating of the pulp
the peculiar action of the fowls at
tracted the atteutlon of the farmer.
They swayed from side to side and
cackled hoarsely. Finally one by one
they fell limp and apparently dead.
Mrs. Beck carried the fowls into the
houss> with the luteutlon of plucking
them, when they revived. Since then
the geese have kept away from the
cider mill r.nd have tried to prevent
other geesv from going ne?r It.
WOOED AND WOM IN BALLOON
Vlsoount ProposM If) iha Cloud* to
American Heiress.
While soaring trough the clouds
many feet ubov? the earth Viscount
Hardwlcke of England proposed mar
riage to Miss Elizabeth Thomas of
Bay City, Mich., daughter of the
wealthy dynamite manufacturer, and
?he will wed the nobleman during the
coming winter.
Miss Thomas Is an enthusiastic aerial
navigator, und so Is Viscount Hard
wlcke. Miss Thomas has made many
ascensions both lu France and in Eng
land, and she lu well versed In various
balloon desigus and is declared to be
fearless. Ml?s Thomas has been up
above the cloud i with numerous Im
portant personages, Including Prince
Teaue of Italy, Mrs. Athelstone Hot
court, President Butler of the London
Aero club and Mrs. Howard Gould.
She says she has been as high as
15,000 feet above the earth and has
traveled between thirty aud forty
miles before making a landing.
Miss Thomas says she will attend
the coming balloon races at St. Louis
and will ride in some of the competing
airships.
A Bovine Absalom.
Caught by her tall In the cleft of a
tree, a cow belonging to Joseph Blake
of Geonalaud, Mich., subsisted without
food, except the bark of trees, or drink
for five weeks. When found by a man
pawing through the woods she was
reduced to n skeleton, but the sight of
tho man apparently Infuriated her, and
with a lunge she broke her tall Qtt and
charged her would be rescuer. He
?ought safety on the top of a wood pile
a short distance away and was kept
there for three-quarters of an hour.
The desire for food finally became up
permost to the animal, and she wan
dered away In quest of It. She was
found later and Is Improving under
car*.
ON THE JEFFERSON
We have just received on this boat
the 1) rgest and most beautiful assort
ment of cut glass novelties eyer dis
21 yed in Skagway.
4p6-2t H. D. Kirmse, Leading Jeweler.
Come to the Hard Time Dance acd
meet all your old frlenda. (
FREE
i Wild duok at the Seattle tonight
j and next few days.
Yours;?
Herman Grimm
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Court will meet at 10 o'clock tomor- j
row morning.
Thos D. Lahry, the Haines cootrac
tor, Is lo town on court matters.
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Chaplain Ferry of Fort Seward, la lo
Seattle, where he will attend the dedi
cation of the new Catholic cathedral,
I ? I I I I
Quite a number are on tonight's
train who are bcoked to go below on
the Cit' of Seattle.
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Several lawyers and the court of
ficials who have not already arrived,
will be up on the City of Seattle to
night.
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Tbe Musher: The Haines wharf Is
again open for traffic. Agent King has
had a force of men working for several
days putting things ship-shape.
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The City of Seattle 19 expected to
arrive at 5 o'clock this evening and
will get away within a couple of hours
after reaching port,
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B, A. Mahan, the popular Haines
merchant, will leave on tbe City of Se
attle for Roseburg, Or&,, where he will
spend the winter,
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J. G. Morrison and Captain M, J.
O'Connor, well-known and prosperous
Haines residents, are in the city on
court matters.
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Chris Doelker, the well-known At
lanite who has been seriously ill at the
White Pass hospital, is repor ed to be
much improved.
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Captain "Johnnie" Mack, who re
cently took the examination at Juneau
and was made a Mas er Mariner, is now
second officer on the Georgia.
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The Musher: The new War Depart
ment order, givin r the company com
manders their whole company for one
day a week, does not work very well in
a post like this, where there Is so much
differei ce in the strength of the com- '
panics !
M. R Jamieson, who 1b Id charge of
the Beavls mine, the property of C. E.
Wynn-Johnson of this city, will be on
tonliihi'a rain and a 111 leave for Seat
tle on tbe City of Senttle.
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The Mu*h(r: Captain acd Mn. Cole
man entertained the Post WbUt Club
Siiurday night. All the officers and
ladies of ibe post were present and re
port ao intere-tlng game.
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The Musher: The winter target sea
ion at this peat is about finished. Tbe
soldiers are now wo king on the range,
getting it in shape for next spring.
Evirybody will make sharpshooters
next yeir, and if they don't it will be
the gun's fault, of course.
(By United Press.)
Washington, Nov. 20? No speolal
message will be sent Congress by
President Roosevelt on the financial
situation. The President has gone
into the currency question at length in
his regular message and will not make
any special mention of tbe matter In a
seperate document.
Mostevervone is going to the H*rl
Times dance, You had better com-.
All the dclicacics of tne season at
the Pack Train Restaurant.
FREE
Wild duck at the Seattle tonight
and next few days'.
Yours; ?
Herman Grimm
The Fifth Avenue hotel hasuulimitep
accomodations. Steam heat and every
thing modern.
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Sincerity Clothing
Made by
Kiih Nathan & Fischer
Is the Brand that we have decided
to carry for the Coming Season
They Have
The Fit and Style
and
The Prices are Right
$18.00 to $25.00
" Fine " needs emphasis when
describing the Hanan Shoe.
Other shoes have borrowed the
word and abused it.
Let's say (C satisfaction" in
stead ? satisfaction based on fit,
comfort, style and service.
That's what you get with
every pair of Hanan Shoes.
Low-priced, we think, for
what they offer.
yf>(.oo and up.
For men ar>d women.
B.M. Behrends Mercantile "Company
Geo. Blanchard, Manager
| WM. BRITT, Ph. Q., -
Come Early
And take your choice from our
Holiday Stock. It will be only
a few weeks when everyone will
buy Christmas presents and by
coming early you can have your
pick from our new line of bright
clean, neat and up-to-date stock.
Look at our Window display and
come in and look at some more
aod see our prices.
Skagway, Alaska
FOR SALE
RfCf RTIFICP SOLDIER'S
ADDITIONAL LAM) SCRIP
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 BRUSH 8T. MERCANTILE ANNEX