ORLD NEWS
N ws from Everywhere by
Cable
New York, May 4? It la reported
thai Wilson Mistier, as soon as Mrs.
Yerkes-Mizner can get her divorce,
will tnarry Edith Crater, the actress.
They are former sweethearts. It ia
said that Miss Crater in one of the co
respondents named by Mn. Yerkes
Mizner in her divorce suit
Shaughai, May 4? A terrific ex
plosion of a magazine at Canton yester
day morning caused a great loss of
life and properly ia that city.
New York. May 4 -The jury in the
case of the Baroness DeMassey, charg
ed with the murder of Manufacturer
Situ^i, rendered a verdict of guilty o
manslaughter iu the first degree. The
prisoner was recommended to the
mercy of the court.
Loe Angeles, May 4? Tommy Bums
bn withdrawn is OtTer to fight Bill
Squires on a percentage basis and Phil
adelphia J?ck O'Brien has refused to
meet him on the terms offered.
Squires and MiKeSchreck have signed
to tight at Coliua, May 30th.
Baltimore. May 4? Kid Sullivan
knocked out Young Corbett, feather
weight champion. in eight rounds.
New York, May 4? James I'oosevelt,
cousin of the president, has been
sued for $7,000. The money is the price
of a necklace which he (.resented to bis
wife.
Seattle, May 4 ? Prof. Jaggar, of
Washington, sailed this week for the
Aleutian islands in Al&sKa to investi
gate the ciuses of the recent earth
quakes and maie observations of Alas
kan earthquakes.
FIREMEN WANT
HOSE RACES
The firemen at the regular meeting i
Saturday nig:>t decided to ask the j
Wtrtet-orse celebration committee |to ,
provide for some hose races at tbeir ;
celebration of Victoria Day. It was!
decided, In the event that such were
provided, to send a team over from
this city to compete in them.
There was a large attendance at the
meeting. Three new members were
admitted. They were Robert Fo9ier,
Ed Doree and Charles Townley. Three
more are needed to recruit the depart
ment up to the limit.
WILL CONSIDER
EXCURSION
There will be a meeting: of the ex
ecutive committee of the White Pass
Athletic Club Wednesday evening for
the purpose of considering giving an
excursion to Whitehorse on Victoria
Day and for the purpose of considering
plans to arousj some enthusiasm in
baseball.
The Pack Train P.estaurant will serve
wine with dinner orders, free in place ;
oftea or cotlee. Come oa ooys.
BUY ON'i
Start Busy Year With Good
Watch
Do you need a watch? You do unless
you ha/e one already that is thoroughly
reliable. There is nothing so needful
to the busy man? workman or business
man as a watch that will correctly
maik time.
We sell all the leading makes o
watches at PRICES THAT ARE
RIGHT, at prices as low as those which
obtain in New York, Chicago or any of
the other great metropolitan centers.
We sell gold watches, silver watches,
nickel watches, and all kinds of wa'ches
of ail the standard makes.
We carry the most complete and
roost up-to-date stock of jewelry, China
I ware and.cut glassware in Alaska.
Our repair department Is the most mod
em in all its appointments and the
m -st thorough in the work turns out.
We examine the eyes free of cost and
fit them with the kind of glasses that
scientific tests demonstrate that they
require.
J. Ikuta, Optician and Jeweler.
B
A Compromised fee
(Original.}
In antebellum days Oliver Otto, a
jouug lawyer Just admitted to prac
tice, being physically delicate, con
cluded to take up his residence In
Louisiana, where the climate Is less
rigorous tbau in the uorth. The slav
ery agitation was ou, aud the north
erner fouud making an entry either
socially or professionally slow work.
But there is one Held In which at the
age of twenty-three progress is never
slow? the Ueld of love. Otis and An
toinette Le Bert, the daughter of a
sugar planter, met. aud their hearts
fused as readily as if there was no
war cloud gathering between their
respective sections.
But, while Autoluette's father had
uo objection to Otis ou accouut of be
ing a northerner, he had serious ob
jections to him ou account of his pov
erty, for the young uian on* his ar
rival at bis uew home had not $1(10
in the world. Nevertheless Mr. Le
Bert was friendly to his daughter's
lover, probably l>ecnuse Otis was too
manly to pay court to a girl he was
uot able to marry. Indeed, Otis con
sidered marriage with Miss Le Bert
as impossible as did her father. Mr.
Le Hert gave him what little law busi
ness he had and was Impressed with
the ingenious methods the young man
employed to gnlu his ends.
One day Mr. Le Bert placed a col
lection for a goodly sum iu the law
yer's bands aud In doing so said to
him:
?I.e Grand Bouvier, who owes me
this debt. Is a Are eater of the worst
kind. He hates a northerner as he
hates snakes. Ho is a duelist, a dead
shot, and has killed several men under
the code duello. There is no lawyer
hereabout who will take the collection.
The amount is $13,000. If you will lind
a way to foree or persuade him to pay
It you shall have half for a fee. But
remember you must exercise the great
est eare not to offend hiui. for if you
do he will challenge you. nnd if you re
fuse him satisfaction sentiment here
will be against you. and you will have
to go elsewhere. Besides, I do not eare
to autagouize Le Grand Bouvier uiy
self?not that I fear him. but we south
erners consider it beneath us to press
a claim for debt, especially from one
of our own class."
Otis took the papers in the case and
said that he would look Into It. He
neither spoke to Mr. Le Bert about it
nor Mr. Le Bert to him till one morning
a week later wheu the clieut rushed
Into Otis' with a letter in his hand
and threw it down before him. It read:
Sir? I have received an insulting letter
from a young gutter snipe from the north
demanding payment of my indebtedness
to you. In which he uses the word "d.-ad
beat" and accuses me of having obtained
your property under "false pretenses." I
desire to know If you assume responsibil
ity for the puppy's insults. 1 h;ne th?
honor to be your most obedient servant.
I.E GRAND BOUVIER.
Le Bert expected to see Otis pale
wheu he read the letter, but he did not
He wrote on the face of it:
My note was written without the knuwl
tdg?* "f Mr. Le Bert, and I alone am re
sponsible for It. OLIVER OTIS.
Handing It back to Le Bert, be re
sumed the work at which he was en
gaged as If nothing unusual had oc
curred.
"Are you aware," asked Le Bert,
"what this meaus?"
"Perfectly."
"Very well. If you want to get a bole
in you, go ahead."
That eveniug a gentlemau with very
black hair uud eyes who spoke softly
the Creole dialect culled upon Otis
with a demand for satisfaction on the
part of Bouvier. Otis asked if he
would be expected to tight under the
Louisiana code. The visitor said that
his principal was so enraged that he
would light under any code, where
upou Otis sald'that in some states the
code especially stipulated that there
should be no meeting between two
persons wherein one owed the other
money; that he was personally Interest
ed In the debt due from Mr. Bouvier
therefore his challenger was his debt
or. He couid uot accept any challenge
from Mr. Bouvier uutil the debt had
been paid.
The visitor departed, and uothing
more was heard of the affair for ten
days, when Mr. Le Bert received a
check for the full amount of his claim
with Interest. The payment had uot
been made five minutes wheu Mr.
Bouvier's second called at Otis' office.
Mr. Le Bert came in at the same mo
ment with his check. The second po
Ut?ly Informed Otis that, there being
nothing in the way of tiie meeting, his
principal expected it would take place
without delay.
Then Otis placed his hand on his
heart, made a profouniWjow and said:
"May I nsk you to convey to Mr
Bouvier my sincere and humble apol
ogy? 1 supposed him to be what I
called him. but I see I was mistaken.
I have proof In the payment of this
debt that he is an houorable man."
The Creole looked surprise through
his soft black eyes, bowed, turned and
left the office. And that was the last
of the prospective duel between Oliver
Otis and Le Graud Bouvier.
That afternoon Mr. Le Bert sent
Otis a check for ?tUSS3.74, exactly half
the amount of the collection. Otis re
turned It with a bill for legal services
for $25. Mr. Le Bert strove in vain to
Induce him to accept the larger
amount without success. Otis averred
that It was not In the north consid
ered at that time professional to take
cases on shares. The matter was
finally compromised by the check be
ing drawn to Miss Le Bert for a pres
ent on her wedding with Otis. Le
Grand Bouvier sent a clock of the
time of Louis XV.
T. ANTHONY TWININ3.
HIS GREAT SERVICE.
I Ib Illustration of (be Gfneroiltf of
(he Rider lluiiinx.
Dumas pere when manager of the
Theatre Hlstorlquc was continually
atudying the Influeuce of the tempera
ture on the sale of tickets? at least, he
seemed to do so. Ia fact, this seeming
Interest In the showing of the ther
uiometer was, like so rnauy other acts
i>f his. nothing, but an expression of the
proverbial kindness of his heart.
One day Dumas happened to meet
au old friend whom he had not seen
for thirty years. "Where are you golnj
to dine tonight?" he asked the friend.
"Tonight I shall dine nowhere," was
the answer.
"Oh, no," said Dumas; "you are mis
vtakeu. You will dino with me." He
led the friend Into his house and gave
hiiu the upper place at his table. The
[>oor man had not hnd such a dinner
for a long time, and Dumas when re
tiring into his writing room after the
coffee said, "It Is a matter of course
that I expect you tomorrow at the
same time."
The friend came the next day, and
the day after this, and so on for ten
years up to his death. Oue day. how
ever, he told Dumas that as be was
eating bread be did not earn this ar
raugemeut could not continue. "If 1
am not abie honestly to earn iny meals
I shall not come again. Tell me in
I what way I can be of service to you."
Dumas thought a moment; then be
said: "You can do me a great favor.
You may go to the new bridge every
day and take the temperature by Che
valier's thermometer. The tempera
ture, you must know, Is of great mo
ment In the matter of the sale of tick
ets. Could you do this?"
The poor fellow answered nfflrmn
tively and from that time on reported
to Dumas every day, "At uoon the
thermometer showed so and so many
degrees in the shade." And Duiuas.
who of course did not care In the least
about the temperature, replied with the
same regularity: "I am very much
obliged. If y?># only knew what a
service you are -Joing me!"? Harper's
Weekly.
THE GOLDEN RULEOFTHREE
Three things to be? pure. Just and
houest
Three things to live? courage, affec
tion and gentleness.
Three tilings to govern? temper,
tonjne and conduct.
Three tilings for which to fight? hon
or. home and country.
Three things to cherish? the true, the
beautiful and the good.
Hree things about which to think?
Ule, death and eternity.
Three things to commend? thrift. In
dustry and promptness.
Three things to despise? cruelty, ar
rogance and ingratitude.
Three things to love? the wise, the
virtuous and the innocent.
Three things for which to wisb
health, friends and contentment.
Three things to admire ? dignity
gracefulness and intellectual power.
Three things to attain? goodness of
heart. Integrity of purpose and cheer
fulness of disposition.? leadership.
Pugnacity of KntN.
A glove manufacturer took from o
cabinet a handsome pair of brown
gloves. "These gloves are made of
ratskin," be said. "They look well at
first glance, but examine them care
furiy. I-ook Into the skin. The skin,
though soft and tine, revealed on close
examination a great many cuts and
?cars and scratches. Xoue of these
weut quite through. Nevertheless their
effect was to weaken the gloves great
ly. "Those cuts and scars." said the
manufacturer, "are what bar ratskin
out of glovemaklug. You uever get a
skin without them; hence you can't
turn the damaged skin Into a good
glove. Rats tight so much that they
become at an early age a mass of
scars. Their toru hides are of no use
to commerce."
London'* Firat Halloon Ascent,
When Lunardl made the first balloon
ascent from London In 1784 he had for
fellow passengers n cat, a dog and a
pigeon. Such was the excitement caus
ed by this ascent that a Jury, deliber
ating on the fate of a criminal, return
ed a hasty verdict of acquittal In order
not to miss the spectacle, while King
George III. broke up n meeting of his
council to watch the progress of the
balloon. It was In the following year.
1785, that an adventurous Dublin nn
dergraduate, Mr. Magulre, uiade a bal
loon ascent and was actually knighted
by the lord lieutenant for his courage.
Don't Bo * Seuvltlve Plant.
The sensitive plant is found In the
church. The pastor has a difficult time"
keeping him In humor to do church
work. The sensitive plant Is found In
political circles. The candidates must
handle him with gloves. The sensitive
plant Is found In all avenues of hu
man activity. Most generally he la a
nuisance. Don't be one. ? Columbia
Herald. ?
An Awful Realization.
First Tramp (shudderiug with terror
and clasping his companion's arm)?
Say. Ike, look at wot that there sign
says. I wlsbt ye would! Second Tramp
?Wot sign. Aleck? First Tramp? W'y,
that there sign on de big brick bulldln*
It says "Iron wolks," Ike, an' we've
got iron in our blood! I wonder la It
wolkiu' now.? Chicago News.
A Craven'* Haven.
Mrs. Hicks (relating burglar scare) ?
Yea. I heard a noise and got up, and
there under the bed I saw a man's lega.
Mrs. Wicks -Mercy! The burglar'a?
"No; my husband's. He had heard th*
aolsc too."? Boston Transcript.
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Od 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 f 2.00
Each " additional (except wash basins, 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 5.00
Steam Laundries 7.50
Hand " 5.00
Motors, special per horsepower, minimum rate 5.00
Hose Connection for Fire Protection 1.00
Families carrying water 1.50
Individuals " " 1.00
Hauling ftater, per load 1.00
Lawn and Street sprinkling Free
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
commercial service
All Year Winter
$ 1.00
Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences
Each 16 cp lights...., t i.
Enclosed Arcs 10.00
ALL NISHT SERVICE.
Each 16 cp lights 1.50
Enclosed Arcs 15 00
32 cp lights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
1.50
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