NO CIVIL
Only Criminal Matters at
Special Conrt Term
There will he no civil m&'ters heard
at the special term of the U lited States
district court which will begin tomor
row. There will be no petit jury in at
tendance upon the court. The civil
docket will not be ca;led, nor will ?ny
of the preliminary motions or other
matters pertainining to the cases on it
be taken up. It is strictly a grind jury
term. Criminal matters arisiu^ in all
portions of the district will be taken up
and considered by the grand jury. It
is sa d there will be a dozrn cases or
more that must be investigated. In ad
dition the grand jury will take up such
cases as may be brought before them.
The term will come to an end Satur
day, June .
A regular term of the court will be
gin June 4 at which there will be a pet
it jury. The persons against whom the
grand jury shall have returned indict
ments will be tried at th.it time as will
the cases oo the civil docket.
TO CONRAD
Gleaner Miking Trip* to
Windy Arm
The steamer C>!e ?ner is making regu
lar trips now between Caribou and
Windy Arm. The White Pass is ac
cepting freight and selling tickets to
Conrad and Wynton from all points on
its line. The staunch little laice steam
er made her way up the arm W ednes
day evening for the first time.
Much freight has been sent to Cari
bou ;or delivery to Windy Arm and
there is much more coming. The
traffic between the ports will be large
this summer.
All the delicacies of the season at the
Pack Train Restaurant.
W. W. R^ughton has rf?:eited a con
signment of Marguerite Havana Cigars.
If you wuut a good sweet smoke call
for them.
CITATION
In the prolnte court for the District of
Alaska. Division No. I, at Haines, be
fore Corte* For-I U. S. Commissioner
and Probate Judsie.
Notice is herrbv ?iven, that the final
account of Hart;. Kay, the Hdministrator
of the estae of J tmes Hansen deceased,
has been filed in siid court for settle
ment. and that a petition for distri
bution of the estate has been filed with
sai'i account, and that the 9th, day of
July A. D. 1906 at ten o'clock a. m. has
been duly * pointed by said court for
the settlement of siid*count, an 1 hear
ing said prtiti n. at wbich time any
person mteres ed in said estate may
appearand file his or her exceptions to
said account an^l contest the same.
Dtted this 7th, day of May, A. D.
1906.
Cortes Ford
U. 5. Commissioner and probate Judge.
3-12-st
Notice Of Special T?rm Of Court
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:?
In the Matter of the Calling of the
Special May. 1906, Term of Court at
Skagwav, Alaska.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:?
Thau .>ursuaot to an order of the
District Court for the District, of Alas
ka, Division No 1. made and entered
the 25th day of April, 1906, that a
Special Term of the District Court for
the District of Alaska. Division No. 1.
will be held at the United States Court
House, at Skagway. Alaska, beginning
May 26. at 10 o'ul'>ck in the forenoon
and that aOrand Jury will be in at
tendance at the said Special Term of
Court. *
Dated Juneau, Alaska, April 25th
v_. riiui.
Clerk District Court for Division No.
1. Alaska.
Date of first publication April 26,
Imported
Pastes,
Macaroni- Vermicelli,
and many other
delicacies
The Best Cigars
and ToSaccoes
Tony Dortero's
J. B. Wins Geo. C. Hiare
WINN &. HEARD
attorneysat-law
Will practice in Alaska Courts,
U. S, Supreme Court, and Land
and Mining business.
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JUNEAU, ? - - ALASKA
Otis READY
Whitehoise Prepares For
Bia: Celrbration
! Whitehorse, May 24.? (Special Cor
respondence) ?Whitehorse ia being de
corated for the celebration Saturday,
and all places are preparing to accom
modate the visitors that are expected.
The ball team is practicing regularly.
There will bo a grand ball in the even
ing of the celebration for the benefit of
the visitors.
Friday evening there will be a big
dance given by the captains, pilots and
officials of the B. Y. N. Co. and the W.
P. &. Y. R. Great preparations are
being made for it.
Boats are being launched and pre
pared for the season as rapidly as pos
sible.
There is no news from the lake be
yond the fact that it is impassible and
quite rotten. It is exsected to go out
at any time.
JUNEAU PAPER
EIGHTS StlOUP
The Juneau Tran-j.ipt is fighting
the candidacy of J. .V. ' houp for dele
gate to congress It ' - .ses its opposi
tion on tha alleg \tion that he is not re
presentative of the district. It says he
came here with a $15 a day federal posi
tion and that it constitutes his interest
here.
Holy Communion Service Tomorrow
There will be Holy Communion ser
vies at st. Saviour's chuach at 11:30 a.
m. Saturday. The Rev. H. S. Smith,
bf Fort William H. Seward will
officiate.
C. S. MULLIKIN,
Rector.
Herse* forSa'e
Draft, saddle or pack horsesfor sale
Apply at Alaska Transfer Co.
A large quantity ot the latest maga
zines received at Muir's on the Jeffer
son.
Ordinance No. 70
An oniloaoo.' grading a franchise to '
the Alaska General Electric Company, a
corporation, to construct, operate and
ma ntain an electric telephone system
in the Town of Skagway and to charge
for telephone, electric bell atd signal
service furnished thereby.
Be it ordained bv the Commou Coun
cil of the towc of Skagway:
That there be and hereby is granted
to the Alaska General Electric Com
pany, a corporation, a franchise for the
term of fifty (50) years from and after :
May 1, 1906, to construct, operate and
maintain an electric telephone system
in the Town of Skagway for the pur
pose of furnishing electric telephone,
bell and signal service, and to that end
to enter in and upon the stree s, alleys
and public places of said town, to erect ;
poles at such p ace or places as it Jmay
see fit and run its wires along such
streets, alleys and public places as it
may see fit, subject always to the pre
sent or future regulations of the com
mon council of the said town concern
ing poles and wires for the transmis
sion of electric current: to furnish the
inhab tants of said town or any person
who may desire the same with electric
telephone, bell or signal semes and to
charge compensation therefore.
Said Company in consideration of
this franchise shall furnish space on top
of any and all if poles and fixtures used
for the support of wires, for the instal
lation of an electric fire alarm system
the fixtures and materials whereof,
other than poles, are to be owned and
furnished by the Town of Skagway and
said company shall repair, keep in
order, maintain and operate said
system and all its wires, boxes, in
struments and batteries free of charge
a?d shall ftirnish telephones, or tele
phone. bell or signal service to the said
town at the minimum of any rates that
may be charged by the said compay
Passed in the Council April 16th, 1906.
Approved April 16th, 1906.
E. J. Shaw
Mayor 4 President of the Council.
W . S. M C K KAN
Clerk
ordinance No. 71
An f dinance fix ng ih?? amount of com
; peusation paid to ier:uin officers of the
i Town of Skajway.
! Be itordaiced by ihe Common Coun
I cil of the Town of Skagway:
Section 1.
That the competisa' ton to bo paid to
the following named officers of the Town
I of Skagwav shall be and the same is
; hereby fixed as follows:
! Municipal Clerk and Registrar of
! Water Works $600.00 pjr year
| Municipal Treasurer $480.00
per year
Municipal Magistrate J4S0.00
| per year
i Chief of Police an 1 Assessor. ..$1200.
00 per year
| Fire Wa'den, Street Commissioner
and Supervisor of Waterworks.. .$1200.
00 per year.
Section II.
That said Campensation shall be paid
in twelve monthly instalments.
Section III.
That all ordinances or parts of ordi
nances conflicting herewith are hereby
repealed.
Passe i the Common Council April 9,
1906.
W. S. McKean
Clerk
E. J. SHAW
President of Council.
[Original.]
I was at work In my office one day
when I received a visit from a hand
some, dashing looking fellow, dressed la
the height of fashion, about thirty years
old, whom I had never seen before.
When asked what I could do for him
be said that he wished me to bring
suit against a wealthy young widow
for $.">0,000 for breach of promise of
marriage. Mrs. Fanny Blssell was
twenty-live years old, rich, vivacious,
pretty and a desperate flirt. Hamilton,
my client, had met her during the sum
mer. He found her a notorious co
quette who did not scruple to engage
herself to a dozen lovers at one time.
"It occurred to me," he said, "to
punish her for such nefarious prac
tices. It's not money I want. I've got
all of it I need. Nevertheless I wish
you to bring suit for $".0,000."
I took the case, but before proceed
ing legally made inquiries about the
principals. I learned that all the plain
tiff had said about the defendant was
true. I also found that Jack Hamilton,
as his friends called him, bad no bet
ter reputation In such matters than the
woman he accused of lacerating his
heart strings. I sent a polite note to
Mrs. Blssell making the demand on
behalf of my client, and she came to
my office to see ine. She was, or pre
tended to be, highly indignant with
Hamilton, averring that she hardly re
membered him, but she tried to And
out from me what evidence he pos
sessed in the shape of letters. Hamil
ton had confessed to me that he had
not a scrap of written evidence, but
expected me to make a blulT, and he
would not blame me In case of defeat.
I therefore Informed her that I could
not give her any information as to my
client's side of the case? but she would,
of course, remember what s.ie had
written Mr. Hamilton. With charm
ing naivete and a lugubrious sn.ile, she
udmitted that she had said and written
a great many foolish things during the
summer, and It would not be possible
to say Just what she had written any
special admirer.
"Well," she said at the end of the In
terview, "I suppose I shall have to pay
something. Must I pay It all?"
"Why not retain counsel and put in
a defense?"
"Oh, dear, no'. Have everybody
laughing at me? Not by any means!
I'd rather pay It all."
"Suppose you make an offer."
"Tell him I'll pay half."
She had scarcely left my office when
Hamilton came into it. When I told
him that the lady would settle out of
court, paying $25,000, a look of disap
pointment crossed his face. I asked
him If he didn't think the amount
enough, and he replied it wag equiva
lent to paying $2S,000 rather than mar
ry him.
"I suppose." he added lugubriously,
"slie thinks she's getting off cheap.
Tell her that her offer Is not accepted."
It wns plain that money had nothing
to do with the case? at least so far as
my client was concerned? so I gave no
advice, confining myself to obeying or
ders. Transmitting the refusal to the
defendant X received by way of reply
aa offer of $30,000. This was declined,
and the amount offered was raised $5,
000 at a time till the full amount claim
ed was reached, when Hamilton direct
ed me to add a demand of $5,000 for
counsel fees. I demurred at making
such a charge, but he Insisted, and I
made the demand of Mrs. Bissell. She
agreed to pay It. and I supposed the
case was closed, but Hamilton demand
ed a written apology for trifling with
his affections.
This demand was Indignantly de
clined. Then Hamilton directed me to
say to Mrs. Bissell that If she would
meet him at my office and In my pres
ence say that she regretted her flirta
tions with other men he would drop
the case without the payment of any
money whatever. To this, after a long
delay, the widow assented.
The meeting was to take place at 3
o'clock on a certain afternoon. Hamil
ton asked me to stay away from my
office at the hour the lady was expect
ed? that Is, to be late in coming. I left
directions that when either of the two
arrived he or she was to be shown Into
tay private office. I arrived at half
past 3. Hamilton and Mrs. Bis
sell had arrived and were so engaged
with each other that they did not
notice my coming. Indeed, they were
clasped in each other's arms. I cough
ed to make them aware of my pres
ence; they started and Hamilton came
forward.
"You have won the case I wanted, to
win," he said, "and I will now explain.
Having been one of a number of those
with whom the defendant in this case
had trifled I determined to withdraw |
?without proceeding to a climax and j
sae for damages. I had no case, for
Mrs. Bissell had uever promised to be |
my wife. Indeed, I had never asked
her. But she had promised so many
that when I brought my bluff suit she
naturally supposed I was one of her
accepted suitors. If I have not pun
ished her I have at least taken away
the opportunity for her to do any more
damage."
1 "Perhaps I may be allowed a word
of explanation," said the blushing lady,
"When the famous Jack Hamilton
came among us? famous for his es
capades and conquests? all the women
said that if I bad a game to play be
would play me a more desperate one.
But I made up my mind I would land
him and I've done It"
"Having heard both your stories," I
replied, "I have to Inform you that you
are as graceless a pair of scamps as I
ever met However, I am glad to have
been instrumental In tying you up and
keeping you from doing any further
damage." ABTHUK D. BERWICK.
"A - J
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Ip-to-Date Novelties
IN.
LADIES' SUITS,
Jackets, Coats
and Skirts
THEY ARE THE MOST SWELL
READY-MADE GARMENT EVER
SEEN IN SKAGWAY
Martin Conway
M)
Bright as
Spring Sunshine
Our new spring stock makes our
st re a fairyland of gol<3 and silver
brilliancy, with art, style and nov
elty thrown in. DON'T FAIL to
see our wealth of newness in
Watches- clocks, jew
elry, silverware cut
glass and hand painted
china
THE FINEST GOODS By
THE BEST MAKERS AT
THE LOWEST PRICES
FOR STANDARD QUaL
ITV.
P. E. KERN, ^
Gold and Silversmith
Notice of Stooklio der'? Meeting
Office of the Englnneer Mining Company.
To the stockholders of the Engineer Alining
Company:
Trtke notice th?t the annual meeting of the
stockholders of The Engineer Mining Company
will be held at tbeottice of the company, in the
To * n of Sk?u-wav, District of Alaska on Wed
nesday the ?)th day of April, at 10 o'clock a.m
for the purpose of electing a board of directors
anil for the transaction of such other business
us may properly come before the meeting. The
stock transfer book of the company will be
closed on Saturday the 2lst day of April, 1906,
at do lock p. ro. and will remain closed until
Thursday the 26th day of April, 1906, at 10
o'cLock a. m.
By order of the Board of Ditectors.
H. B LxFkvbe. Secretary,
Dated March 19t6.
Raw Furs....
WE PAY
High Prices for fine Furs
Write For Price List 1
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THE
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New Management Popular Prices
Central Location European ;>lan
Finest CAFE nnd BAR in the
Wilson & White Co. Prop. Ch.8 Perr>
J.S.Minkove& Co
Merchant Tailors
Haines, Alaska
suits to order at lowest
prices
Cleaning and Repairing
Samples of Imported and Domestic
Goods From
Detmer Woolen Company
Paris, London, New York, Chicago,
San Francisco and Seattle
We are Head quart rrs for all kinds
Tmh gaudies and Chocolates ]
CHOICE
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Apples Lemons !
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Modern* Improvements
FAIR TREATMENT, GOOD SERVICE AND RATES THAT ARE RIGHT
Phone 19 for your job work
On and after the 1st ot October, 1905, the following will be the
Mon'hly rates for water and light service from the Northwest Light
& P owerCompany:
WATER
First Faucet 5 2 00
Each " additional (except was'i ba?ins, free) 25
Bath Tubs in Hotels or other Public Houses 50
Water Closets " " " " 50
Urinals " " " " " 50
Wash Basins " " " " " 25
Hote's, per room additional 10
Beer Pamps 1.00
Restaurants K ,lft
Steam
5.00
Laundries 7 50
Hand " 5.00
Motors, special per horsepower, minimum rate 5.00
Hose Connection for Fire Protection 100
Families carrying water 1.50
Individuals " " 1.00
Hauling water, per lo''d 1 00
Lawn and Street sprinkling Free
9 ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SERVICE ?
All Ye&r Winter
Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences
Each 16 cp lights
Enclosed Arcs
ALL NI-5HT SERVICE
Each 16 cp liehts ' 150
Enclosed Arcs 15.00
32 cp '.ights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
.$ 1.00
. lO.UO
EDWIN BROWNE. Manager.
1.50
12.50
2.00
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