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During the summer of 1SC3 the little
?teaiuer Starlight steamed nut of oue
of the iulets of Florida. She could not
have taken her name from the night
on which she sailed, for it was ex
tremely murky. Indeed she could nev
er have passed the Federal gunboats
on a starlight night unchallenged, and
it was necessary that she should do so,
for she had on Imard Antolue IVIa
liar re. a native of Louisiana, envoy of
the Confederate government, on his
way to Franc* for the purpose of In
ducing i.ouis Na|>oloou to interfere In
behalf of the uewh established gov
ernment. l>elalmrre. though a young
man. had already distinguished himself
lu diplomacy.
The day before the Starlight was to
sail a young woman who gave her
uarne as Winifred l>ove applied for
passage. The application was a sur
prise to the captain. Cushon, who had
supposed the intended sailing was a
secret. After conferring with Mr. L>e
labarre he told the girl that she might
go and. takiug her to her stateroom,
locked her iu. that she might uot fur
ther reveal what she knew. The next
morning when out of sight of laud she
was released with a trumped up ex
cuse for the treatment she had receiv
ed. The Starlight h id escaped without
having I "ceil seen by any of I'ucle
Sam's watching tleet, the weather
cleared ami Captain ('ushou pointed
for Gibraltar. His course ran uot far
from the American coast, but far
enough to l>e without the line of the
blockading ships.
Miss lk>ve being the only woman
alHNiril the Starlight and the men being
uninteresting. Autoiue I'elabarre uat
urailv turned to her for compauiouship.
Whether or no the Starlight was well
named. it appeared to all that Miss
Dove was very well named. She was
uuieseence itself
He first soutuhil her patriotism u>r
the Confederal > but beyoud confess
Ine herself a secessionist she expressed
little interest in the struggle. The
young diplomat endeavored to tire her
with more ardor. She listened to him
demurely, hut did not evince any Inter
est in his remarks. 1
Miss l>ove was a very poor sleei>er.
She would sit on deck at night with
Mr. IVlalxirre ti'.l he could keep his
eves open no longer and remain there
hours after he had sought his state
room. I Hiring the day she would usu
ally not appear till afternoon.
The Starlight t!ew the rnited States
flag aud. though she passed several
merchantmen with the same ensign at J
the peak, was not molested. Wheu night
came on every light was "doused," and
as she was painted gray she was not
easilv visible from a d>taute.
I mve asked Mr. Ih-1: wre why this
was done. He told her that the cap |
tain was a miser and wished to save ,
oil. She seemed perfectly satisfied j
with this explanati m. and her attend
ant remarked t?> himself that the stu
pidity of some women was very lovely.
He asked her how she knew the ship
was to sail for foreign parts, aud she
told him that she had supposed all
ships were 11. ide to sail somewhere
and usually to other countries. This j
? ? ' increased his ten
caudiike reply
der feeliugs for her.
At night only the officer of the de?.k.
the helmsman and two sailors were on
Jutv Miss lH>ve was allowed on deck
because she was a woman, a Confeder
ate and very stupid, one night or.
rather, oue luorulug it was 1 o clock
Captain Cushoa was on the hridge a
sailor aft and a sailor forward Miss
lK>ve was sitting on a steamer tlialr
amidships, suddenly the captain saw
the flash of a light on his port bow It
was oulv for.an instant, hut It told him
that a Yankee war craft was playing
the same game as himself while look
lug fur contraband ships. He ran af
and Informed the men on duty of the
danger aud Miss l>ove as well, te lag j
them to keep i-erfeet silence. To the
helmsman he gave an order to .sheer
off. Then he ran forward to the bridge.
He was congratulating himself on
the certainty -f an escape wheu he
heard a "s-h-h-h-ing" sound amidships
ou his own vessel and. turning, saw a
rocket mounting skyward.
There was a terrible commotion ou
the Starlight. Mr. Uelabarre rushed on
deck in hN nightshirt, and the captain
who was so beside hiuiselt with wrath
that he could not speak, pointed to
Miss Dove. Oue of the men iuformed
the diplomat that she had fired a rock
et aud a Yankee gunboat \ as couilu
dowu ou them. Another took the girl
UP and was about to throw her over
board wheu Delabsirre stopped him
The black hull of a man-of-war ap
iiea red close at hand, followed by a
U>om ami a shot across the starlights
bows. Then a boat left the warship,
and In a few minutes an officer was
climbing up the captured vessel _s side.
He looked very much puzzled, but de
termined to know what no lights and a
rocket meant. He was still more as
tonished when Miss Dove darted to
him sought reiuge within his arms
,nd told him that a Confederate envoy
?was on board. ...
A prize crew was put on ooara me j
Starlight, and she was taken to For- 1
tress Monroe. Ou the way Miss Dove
threw off her stupidity and appeared
as a fascinating woman, making it her
chief business to comfort the much
mortified and downcast diplomat.
From Old Point the party were escort
ed by United States marines to Wash
ington.
The secret history of this foiling of
an important diplomatic Confederate
move is buried In the state depart
ment, consequently no one ever learn
ed where Delabarre got his wife. He
gave out that he had met her on e
yachting party.
WINIFRED ROBERTS.
Ollt OF IT
Jack Carr Will Mash No
More ia Alaska
| Jack (.'arr, the greatest of all mushers.
is, with his wife, stopping at tue fifth
avenue hotel. He is on his way to
Seattle ami the "outside" generally. It
is the lirst time the two have bem out
of the country together for ten years
and they say they expect to make much
of it as they have enough money for
ordinary satisfactions and some dollars
to burn. Jack had a mail contract last
season between the Yukon and the
Koyukuk, and while he was inuahing,
his wife was buying furs at their trad
ing post at Fort Yukon. Jack did some
thing of this also in his excursions up
the Chandalar. They have sold out
the post to one McElroy, formerly N. A.
T. agent at Circle City, and are taking
out several thousand pelts on each of
which they will collect a large margin
of profit.
Jack also made|a ten-strike during an
excursion into the Tamina immediately
after the opening of the river this year.
He secured a claim on Dome creek
which he says, tersely, relieves! him
from any further necessity of mashing
or dojng anything else save watching
the other fellows work.
DEWEY HOTEL
CHANGES HANDS
The Dewey hotel has changed hands
and carpenters and paper hangers are
at work fixing up the place. It is the
aim of the new management to put the
Pewey hotel in tirst-class shape. The
house will be thoroughly renovated
throughout. Every room will be re
papered and other improvements will
be made,
JUNEAU DEFEATS
DOUGLAS AGAIN
The ball garni at Juneau, Sunday,
resulted in the defeat of the Douglas
team by a score of 2 to 5.
Birthday Party
Miss Kthel West entertained a
numbet of her friends Sunday after
noon on the occasion of her fifteenth
birthday. The afternoon was spent in
playing games and a delightful time
was had.
SKAGWAY WEATHER
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wtiarf at midnight, July 23,
lyOti, is as follows:
Temperature time observat'n. .55 above
Max.temp.preceding 24hours..64 "
Min ? ;;
Mean " " " " '
liarometer :10.18
Calm and cloudy.
Money Fonnd Buried
What is the use of buring your money
or hiding it away in some old corner
where it will be found and then you
loose it, V V why not let it earn you
something. ? V our TEN YEAR BONDS
are safe and sure, and pay Five Per
Cent interest yearly or semi-yearly, see
Phil Abrahams. t-f
The Pack Train Restaurantr will
serve wine with dinner orders, free in,
place of tea or ??offee. Come on boys
Ordinance No. 73
AN ORDINANCE to amend Ordinance
No. 42 the same beinp and Ordinance
forbidding the Construction, Erection
or Maintenance of Nuisances in the
Town ot Skagway. providing punish
ment therefor, and for oilier purposes.
Be io ordained by the Common Council
cif the Town of Skagway:
aec. 1. That Section No. 1 of Ordi
nance No. 42 be and the same is hereby
amended by substituting the words
"not more than one hundred do'lars"
for the words "aot more than two hun
dred dollars," the same being the max
inuinol fine as penalty for the viola
i'?u of the misdemeanor provided in
said Section. ?
Sec That this Ordinance shall
t-fke effect and be in force from and
<tfier ihe date of its passage and ap
proval.
Passed by the Common Council this
ISth day of June, 1906.
E. J. Shaw,
President of Couucil.
W. S. McKean", Clerk.
Ordinance No. 74
ORDINANCE No. 74 providing for the
division of the Town of Skagway into
voting precincts, under the Act of
Congress relating to election of Dele
gate to Congress from the Territory
of Alaska, approved A3 ay 7. 190ti.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Common
Council of the Town of Skagway;
WHEREAS, by ati Act of Congress
entitled, "An Act providing for the
election of a Delegate to the House of
Representatives from the Territory of
Alaska," approved May 7, 1906, it i9
\ provided (Sec. 4,) "that each incor
, porated town in the District of Alaska
I shall constitute an election district, and
where the population of such town ex
ceeds 1000 inhabitants, the Common
Council may, in their discretion, divide
| the districts Into two or more voting
precincts, and define the boundaries of
each precinct," and;
WHEREAS, it appears that the popu
lation of this Town exceeds 1000 in
habitants, and that this Town f<hou!d
consist one voting precinct, now there
fore,
IT IS ORDAINED,
That the Town of Skagway be, and it
hereby is constituted one voting pre
cinct, said precinct to be known, de
signated and bounded, as follows.
PKECINCT No. 1, of the Town of
Skagway, bounded and described, as
follows, to-wit: ?
All of the Townsite of the Town of
Skagway as described In the official
survey of Frank H. Reid.
PASSED by the Common Council
this 2nd dav of July. 190(j.
W. S. McKEAN, Clerk.
APPROVED, this 2nd day of July,
190(1.
E. J. Shaw, Mayor.
Ordinance No. 75
ORDINANCE No. 75 appointing judges
and clerks of election for the Town of
Skay way, under Act of Congress ap
proved jvlay 7, 1900. relating to elec
tion of Delegate to Congress from
Territory of Alaska.
BE IT ORDAINED by tlie Common
Council of the Town of Skagway.
WHEKEAS, by Section 4, of the
Act of Congress entitled, "An Act pro
viding for the election of a Delegate to
the House of Representatives from the
Territory of Alaska," it is provided
that, "The said Common Council shall
appoint ? * * three judges of elec
tion and two clerks, for each voting
precinct, all of whom shall be qualified
voters of the precinct, and no more
than two judges and one clerk shall be
long to the same political party, and;
WHEREAS, said Town of Skagway
has by Ordinance No. 74 been desig
nated as one voting precinct, now there
fore:
IT IS ORDAINED:
That Howard Ashley, Edwin Browne
and P. H. Ganly, each oeing a qualified
voter of Precinct No. 1, of the Town of
Skagway, not more than two of whom
belong to the same political party, be,
and ea< h of theai is, hereby appointed
a judge of election for the 1900 general
election, in and for Precinct No. ], of
the Town of Skagway:
That F. A. Callarman and A. B.
Towne, each being a qualified voter of
said Precinct No. 1. of the Town of
Skagway, and each belonging to a dif
ferent political par.y. be, and each of
them hereby is, appointed a clerk of
election for the 1900 general election,
in and for Precinct No. 1, of the Town
of Skagwav.
PASSED by the Common council,
this 2nd day of July, 1906.
W. S. McKean, Clerk.
APPROVED, this 2nd day of July,
1900.
k E. J. SHAW, Mayor.
Ordinance No. 76
ORDINANCE No. 70, designating poll
ing places in and for the Town of
Skagway, under the Act of Congress,
approved May 7, 1900, relating to the
election of a Delegate to Congress
from the Territory of Alaska.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Common
Council of the Towr. of Skagway:
WHEREAS, by Sec. 4, of an Act of
Congress entitled, ,-An Act providing
for the election of a Delegate to the
House of Representatives frotu tho Ter
ritory of Alaska," approved May 7,
WOti, it is provided that, ''The Common
Council shall provide a suitable polling
place for each voting precinct," and,
WHEREAS, the said Town of Skag
way, by Ordinance No. 74, has been
designated a simile voting precinct.
NOW THEREFORE, , it is ordained
that the first floor of the Town Hall
Building, located on Fifth avenue, in
and upon Lot Three, of Block Eight,
< as the same appears upon the official
map of said town), which said Dremises
are owned by the Town of Skagway,
and occupied by Town of Skagway,
be, and the same is hereby selected and
designated as the polling place in and
for voting Precinct No, 1, of said Town.
PASSED by the Common Council
this 2nd day of July, 1900.
W. S. McKean, Clerk."
APPROVED, this 2nd day of July,
1900.
E. J. Shaw, Mayor.
Ordinance No. 77
ORDINANCE No. 7" of the Town of
Skagway, directing the posting and
publishing of notices of election, etc.,
as provided by the Act of Congress,
approved May 7, 1900, relating to the
election of Delegate to Congress from
the Territory of Alaska.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Common
Council of the Town of Skagway:
WHEREAS, by Sec. 4 of an Act of
Congress entitled. "An Act providing
for the election of a Delegate to the
House of Reptesentauves from the Ter
ritory of Alaska," it is provided that
"The Common Council shall at least
thirty days before the date of election
* # ? giye due notice of the
election by posting a written or printed
notice in three public places * ? * *
and in case theie are one or more news
papers of general circulation published
in the Town, then a copy of said notice
snail also be published in one of such
newspapeis at least once a week for two
consecutive weeks next prior to the
date of the election," and,
WHEBEAS, said Town of Skagway
by Ordinance No. 74 (has been desig
nated a9 one voting precinct, a single
voting precinct):
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS OR
DAINKDthat the Clerk of this body
be, and he hereby is authorized and
directed to give due notice of the mat
ters aiid things pertaining to said elec
tion, as provided in Sec, 4 of said Act,
by posting at least two weeks prior to
the date of election, in at least three
conspicious places in each precinct of
this municipality, a copy of the notice
this day spread upon the records of this
meeting and which is hereby adopted:
and by causing a copy of said notice to
be published in The Daily Alaskan, a
newspaper of general circulation, pub
lished in the Town ol Skagway, at
least once each week for two consecu
tive weeks next prior to date of elec
tion.
PASSED by the Common Council
this '-nd day of Julv, 1900.
W. 8. McKkan, Clerk.
APPROVED, this 2nd day of July,
1900.
E. J. ShaW Mayor,
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Those Who
Know
Will tell you that we have tl,o
largest stobk of curios in the north.
Our store is a veritable museum
of the courious and antique.
If our want a souvenir of tho
the country to take with you or
send home; you can find here just
what you want, from the merest
tritle to the most beautiful things
vou ever saw .
You are cordially invited to come
in and look around whether you buy
or not, knowing that our stock will
make friends, out-shine rivals and
sell itself on its own merits.
P..E. KERN
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new mater and Light Rates
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On and after the 1st of October, 1905, the following will be the
Monthly rates for water and light service from the Northwest Light
& P owerCompany:
WATER
First Faucet $ 2 00
Each " additional (except wash basins, free) 25
Bath Tabs in Hotels or other Public Houses 50
Wuter Closets " " " " *' 50
Urinals ? " " " " " 50
Wash Basins " " " " " 25
Hote's, per room additional 10
Beer Pjmps 1-00
Restaurants 5.00
Steam Laundries 7 50
Hand " 500
Motors, special per horsepower, minimum rate 5.00
Hose Connection for Fire Protection 1.00
Families carrying water 1.50
Individuals " " 1.00
Hauling water, per load 1 00
Lawn and Street sprinkling Free
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SERVICE ?
All Year Winter
Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences
Each 16 cp lights $ 1.00
Enclosed Arcs 10.00
ALL NI-3HT SERVICE
F.ach 10 cp lights 1.50
Enclosed Arcs 15.00
32 cp '.ights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
1.50
12.50
2.00
17.50
EDWIN BROWNE, Manager.