SHOT FIVE OF THE BRIGANDS
English OfRo?r Was Himself Wounded
In the Thigh, but Mads His Qst
?way and Will Soon B* on His Job
Again.
A gallant British officers thrilling
dash for freedom from the hands of
BulgarUtu kidnapers la described In
detail by Reuter's correspondent at
Salonika. Previous reports of the af
fair had been somewhat meager.
Colonel Elliot Is a British staff officer
m charge of the reorganization of the
gendarmerie In the Drama district of
Macedonia.
During the tour of his district he ar
rived at the Bulgarian village of Oyu
redjlk. about seventeen hours' Journey
from his headquarters.
About 7 o'clock the following morn
ing Colonel Elliot went out to take a
?troll round the village.
Turning Into a side street, he had
goos ouly about forty yards when he
suddenly found himself seized by four
men In khaki uniforms, armed with
Mannllcber carbines and bayonets.
wearing bandoliers and carrying
bomb* In small sacks attached to their
belts.
He resisted with all his might, his j
Jacket getting torn to pieces lu the j
struggle, but when they tied a rope
r*and his left arm he relaxed his ef
forts, fearing that he might be secured
hi such a way as to leave no hope of
Mcape.
He continued, however, to make the
pace as alow as possible. Strange to
aay, his captors did not search hUn for
arms. They were probably in too
great a hurry.
When their prisoner was being car |
rled off parties of the band were post- '
ed to Are down the streets by way of
Intimidating possible pursuers.
Two of the gendarmes composing
Colonel Elliot's escort started pluckily
In pursuit, and soldiers from an ad- 1
Joining blockhouse began to fire across
a ravine on the retiring Bulgarians.
Meanwhile Colonel Elliot had been ; !
hurried some distance upward toward
the forest, and his party reached an '
open meadow, where, finding them
selves under tire, one of the party lay
down ami began to return the Are of
the two gendarmes, who were only
about seventy-live yards off, while the
other three tried to force their prisoner
to He down.
At this moment he succeeded In
drawing his pistol and Immediately
shot through the body the three men
who were struggling with him.
As they fell away from him he start
ed running down the slope, dragging
after him the cord knotted to his left
arm.
A few steps down he saw the fourth
of his captors, whom he supposed to
be Dalcff, the chief of the band, talc
SHOT TUHEK MEN. THBODQH THI BOOT.
lag aim Ht Gendarmerie Sergeant Fer
had. IMielT swung round bis rifle to
bear ou Colonel Elliot, who Instantly
shot hitu.
Still farther down the colonel saw a
fifth Bulgarian lying ou the ground
with a ritlo and shot him through the
head.
It was at-t&lB point that the colonel
was wounded iu the thigh and under
stood from bullets splashing In the
inud In front of him that he was being
flred upon from behind, but lu a few
more steps he gained cover and was
out of dangier.
He called off the two gendarmes,
who, however, .continued to fight In
the hope, as they afterward said, of
capturing some wounded Bulgarians.
He then proceeded to the house
where he had spent the night and had
his wound dressed. The two geu
d&rmea returned some time after, the
elder, Ferhad, a man of sixty years
old, having been seriously wounded,
and the younger, Mehmed, having ex
hausted his ammunition and having
had mud splashed In his face by the
explosion of a bomb, after which he
thought It was time to bring his
wounded companion out of danger.
The same evening Colonel Elliot re
turned to headquarters and soon ar
rived In Salonika and was received In
' the Turkish Civil hospital. His wound
! is progressing favorably.
A Knockdown Argument.
A suburban Bchool Just opening for
the season was composed of both city
and country children. Tho teacher se
lected eight boys to debate tho subject
"Which Is Preferable, Country or City
Lifer
After they hail read many arguments
with much enthusiasm Country Hugh
laid down his paper and Bald: "Mr.
President, they don't know what
they're talkin' about. Tho city boy
knows nothin' about 'going to town,'
and that beats anything I know."? La
dles' Home Journal.
Tha Old Romans.
Do you know that the Roman mor
tar was harder than the stones which
It held together? It is a remarkable
thing that we do not know how jto
make mortar like that now. And what
an eye those old Romans had for po
sition! It Is a pity thut some historical
writer doesn't write a romance with
Julius Caesar as the central figure.
Shakespeare seems to be the only au
thor who has done anything of that
sort really well.? London Captain.
Cold Comfort.
"I have no money," the man com
plained.
"You have been given," responded
Jupiter, "a sense of humor Instead."
"To what end?"
"That you may enjoy watching those
who have."? Editor.
THE GARTER.
Insignia of the Most Covttad of All
Eolith Ort'jrc.
Although the tuost coveted of Eug
llsh orders, the origin of the Garter Is
r dally a mystery.
Conflicting authorities assign the
foundation of the order either to the
23d of April, St. George's day. 1344, or
to the same festival five years later,
while the popular anecdote associated
with It is that at a court ceremony a
lady? either the qneeu, the Countess of
Salisbury or the Countess of Kent?
happened to drop her garter, which
was picked up by ICIng Edward III.,
who, observing a disposition to laugh
among the bystanders, exclaimed In
his royal displeasure, "Honl solt qui
mal y pense" (disgraced bo he who
thinks 111 of It).
The reigning monarch Is, of course,
ex officio the sovereign of the Order of
the Garter.
At first the garter was made of light
bluo silk, but that which Is now given
Is made of dark blue velvet It Is
worn on the lof leg a little below the
knee.
The Order of the Garter as an order
of chivalry has a very deep religious
significance. It ls; or should be, at
tended by religious ceremonies of a
very precise and ornato character, and
It was reported in Victoria's reign that
a certain nobleman hesitated as to ac
cepting the houor on account of Its
having !>oen conferred on an oriental
potentate.? Philadelphia North Ameri
can.
CAME TO STAY.
Return of the Prodigal With Money
and a Large Check.
Old home week had come, and the
returned sons and grandsons were
gathered together. One after another
they rose and told with pardonable
pride their achievements In the great
world, impressing their importance on
the stay at homes. At length Mr.
Jameson spoke:
"I went away from here twenty
years ago a poor young man, with only
one solitary 'dollar In my pocket. I
walked .the four tulles from my fa
ther's farm to the station, and there I
begged a ride to Boston on a freight
car. Last night I drove Into town be
hind a spirited pair of horses, and my
purse? guess how much my purse holds
in money today, besides a large check,"
and Mr. Jameson looked about him
with a smile.
"Fifty dollars!" '
"Sevcnty-fivcl"
"A hundred I" shot) tod tho boys, filled
with admiration.
"No," said Mr. Jflraeson, drawing a
large, flat purse from his pocket when
the clamor had subsided, "nono of you
has guessed right. When I had paid
the 25 cents to Ozzy Boggs for my re
freshing drive In the coach I had, be
sides my trunk check (which I retain
ed for financial reasons), exactly 4
cents. I have come back, my friends,
to stay. Any little Jobs of sawing
and splitting will be gratefully receiv
ed."? Woman's Home Companion.
Our Names Lack "Color."
At an early period, and Indeed well
toward the beginning of modern his
tory, proper names told something as
to paternity, occupation and habita
tion. Today they are quite colorless.
A new Ulysses would no longer bo
Laertldes. No Peter indicates that he
is the son of Paul. A Carpenter or a
Weaver Is likely to bo a lily Angered
stockbroker. Even the place names,
complains tho Nation, have pretty
much disappeared, except In the case
of nobility, and since the average gen
tle family has not for years lived on
Its titular estates or perhaps has had
none at all our new Gastons de Foix
give us a name as sapless as John
Jones.? London Chronicle.
False.
Miss Blondlock? How dare you tell
people my hair Is bleached? You know
It is false? Miss Ravenwing? Yes,
dear; I know it Is. 1 told them It was
bleached before you got It.? London
Telegraph.
His Version.
Sunday School Teacher? Freddy, do
you remeoiber the precept about spar- !
ing the rod? Small Freddy? Yes,
ma'am. Spare the rod and lose the
Ish.? New York Globe.
His Mistake.
"Yes, sir," said the man In cell 711,
"time was when I was admitted to tho
very best houses."
"And what brought you here?'
"They caught me coming out"? Y?n
kers Statesman. ;
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Tablets, Drucgists refund the money if
It fails to cure. E. W, GROVE'S sig
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>
The Fifth Avenue hotel hasunliraited ,
accomodations. Steam heot and every- .
tnlng modern.
ikEfiK
TO, [BE GIVEN AWAY CHRISTMAS
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extraordinarily brilliant, waigbing i
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Boss 15 Jewels, Waltham cr Elgin
Movement.
3Gentlemen'8 14k Gold Watches, 25
year Boss 15 Jewels, Waltham or
Elgin Movement.
(J Gentlemen's Sterling Silver Toilet
Sets.
1 Lady's Nuggett Bracelet.
1 Lady's Nugget Brooch.
1 Pendant Baroque Pearl P ansy Rea
With each $1.00 purchase between
now and Christmas, will be given a
ticket on the above goods.
Make Christmas selections now, we
will put them aside In our vaults for
you. All our lines are full and com
plete and it is to your advantage to
select from complete assortment?. Let
us help you this year the same as we
have always helped you before. Good
judgment and careful consideration
was never expended to better advan>
tage than in the selection of this year's
stcck.
P. E. KERN.
Gold and Silveremith.
AT THE SEATTLE
The Jefferson arrived today with a
fresh shipment of draught Raicier and
Malt Rainier, a Special Tonic for the
Sick Conavalescent and nursing
Mothers. Guaranteed under the Pure
Pood and Drugs act. Yours truly, as
:ver. Poor little
246- Herman.
SKAGWAY CHICKENS FOR SALE
Chickens for sale. Home grown
ryers and roaster dressed to order.
550 Mrs. P. W. Snyder.
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STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS
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REGULATIONS 1905
Warehouse# open for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5 p, m.
Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
All frtlght shipments destined southbound must be accompanied by a
Shipper's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the U. 8. customs
office) and must be delivered before 5 p.m. No freight will be re
ceived on wharf aft?r this hour.
BAGGAGE ? Tolls will be collected on Chicked Baggage Oni.t. No
charge for bags and grips when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be closed to the public when steamer is nearlng
dock ana will be opened only when passengers have disembarked,
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock,
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SKATED AND LIGHTED FINE SAMPLE ROOM
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tourney's Gandy (
? Peter's Ghoeolates i
Also every kind of {
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Having: completed reliable arrange
ments (or An adequate supply of the
bcot
British Columbia Coal
for the coming winter we offer for
Skagway Coal Consumers, Coals at
following prices;?
Wellington (Departure Bay)
Run of Mine $12 per ton
Wellington (LvJysmlth)
Selected Lumps $13 per ton
Anthracite (Banff B. C.)
Chestnut Size $20 per ton
Prices abovd arc on wharf and in bulk 1
or sacked and for cash. Delivery $1.00
per ton extra.
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ALASKA VIEWS
lU'trlnnln? Monday, Noveml>or
"Mh. and ending January 1st.
1908, we will sell 8x10 views at
20c each and 5x7 at 15c. $1.50 per
dozen. 14x17 Views $1,00 each.
Velox Tost Cards Ave for 25c,
This beautiful set of pictures
consist of Towns, Winter Falls,
Glaciers, W. P. & Y. R. Views,
Steamers, and Old 1898 Trail
and Pioneer Scenes of early
days. It will do you food to
look them over.
We solicit your patronage
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