IS NO MORE
* ?
Ex-Senator Who8a?ed Andy
Johnson Dies
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Albuquerque, N. M., May 10? Ex
Senator Ross, whose rote as a Republi
can senator from Kansas saved Presi
dent Andrew Johnson from conviction
at hia Impeachment, trial, is dead. The
censue heaped uponSenator Ross by the
people of hia state and the treatment
accorded him by his fellow senators be
cause he refused to bend to the pressure
that was brought upon him to vote for
ibe conviction of President Johnson,
who had been impeached by the hou^e
of representatives, embittered him. and
and he quit polities at the termination
of bis term of office. He soon lost all of
his property and became a journeyman
printer, following a trade he bad learn
ed in bis youth. For many years he
has worked at the "case" on various
New Mexican country newspapers.
Since retiring: from the Senate he has
voted the Democratic ticket, so bitterly
did be resent what he believed to be a
deliberate attempt to make him betray
his conscience.
ROCK DRILLING
ATTRACTS MINERS
The list of prizes, wihich are offered
for the rock-drillin g contests to take |
place on Victoria Day at Whitehorse,
is attracting a great deal of interest
from all sections of Soutneastem
Alaska. In sddition to contestante
from varions Whitehor e, Windy Arm
and other Southern Yukon roioes, it
is said there will be contestants from
Juneau, Douglas, Trea-dwell and even
the Ketchikan district.
TRAIN SCHEDULE
TO BE C1AN0ED
The White Pasa train schedule will
be changed again ab)ut May 20th.
After that date trains vill leave Skag
wav for Whitehorse at 9:30 a. m. again
as before last December when the
schedule was advanced one hour. The
incoming train will be one bour later
then, also, arriving at 4:30 p Jm. instead
of 3:30 p. a. as at present.
Harry A Van Coming
Harry A. Van, the moving picture
man, was at Ketchikan early this week
with a moving picture stow, which he
s?ys is 'the best ever," working bis
way North.
Ton Marffnam In Politics Again
T. A. Marquam, formerly of Skag
way. took a leading p rt io the Fair
banks municipal campaign. He was on
the winning side.
Washont D<>l*}i Train
A washout on the line north of Cow
ley caused the train to be four hours
late yesterday.
Phon* City Tranafa*
Por your ;oai, wood and general haui- 1
ing. Phone 90, Boughton's cigar i
store. 10-4-lmo
NOWsllME
1. . . <
it' .Von] Want a Ba^ball
Eye Act.^aick
3 ?
Now is the accepted time to h?ve
your eyes examined by a speacialist
and to hare them fitted with glasses
that will give them a vision that is per
fect. The baseball seasoc is about to
be with us again and every good citizen
will want to get onto the curves of the
knights of the diamond. That will be
impossible if the eyesight is not per
fect. And then, the spring is the
season of the year when repairs are in
order, when everything should be put
in first-class condition for active work.
We examine eyes free of charge; we
use the latest appliances approved by
science, and we GUARANTEE SATIS
FACTION.
- Our jewelry store and our repair and
manufacturing depar ment are the
beat.
J. Ikuta, Optician and Jeweler.
A Tale of the Olden Time
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[Original.]
If a tithe of the romance contained
In history could be recorded the In
ventors of fictitious happenings would
be put to shame. Iu the musty records
coutatued iu the Tower of I-ondon or
in the plalu uuvarnlshed history of
Scotland there Is a plentiful supply of
themes for Fuglisli song ami story.
Here Is one that needs no elaboration:
In a cell In a Scottish castle Sir John
Cochrane, a knight, condemued by the
kins to be beheaded, was taking a final
leave of his daughter.
"Farewell, my child," said the father.
?*I am to die at dawn tomorrow."
The girl looked at him fiercely? so
fiercely that U-> almost thought this
horror had deprued her of reason. N
"Father." she said hoarsely, "yon
must not die."
The knight folded her In his arms
and moaued iu brokeu tones: "The
klug wills It. Me has signed my death
warrant, and It Is on its way. It will
be here tonight. The scaffold and block
are ready. The headsmau Is waiting.
The sun tomorrow will not rise on
your father. My child, do uot deceive
yourself. There Is bo hope."
Withdrawing from his embrace, the
girl turned and left bltu. As she passed
out of the door she paused and, turn
ing. said with the energy of despair:
"Father, you shall not die."
The night was dark. A courier dash'
ed and splashed along a muddy Scot
tish road. A mail .pouch was slung to
his shoulder. Now and again tlia
bongh of some overhanging tree would
sprinkle his /face with rain water, and
bis horse was continually plnuglug into
some |>ool or mudhole in the road. The
moorland stretched ahead of him, be
fore him and behind him. Far in the
dlstunce loomed tlie castle ill which Sir
John Cochrane was confined, and the
messenger was making straight for it.
(n the east was n faint forewarning .if
dawn. Noticing it. he spurred his horse,
muttering:
"I shall be late. It would be a pity
to keep a man in suspense. It's to be
at dawn, and my presence is as neces
sary as that of the man who Is to part
with his head."
He had scarcely tlulshed his soliloquy
when something sprang up and at bim
from the road. At first he thought it a
beast, but in another moment he felt a
pair of arms struggling to deprive him
of his mail pouch. The courier was
not a weak man, and his enemy was of
light and slender build, but it seemed
as if heaven were giving to the latter
superhuman strength. In vain the
courier tried to throw him off. He
clung like a panther. Then the horse,
unable to support the two struggling j
weights, fell... The courier rolled Into
a ditch beside the road, and as he
clambered out he caught sight of a
figure clad in the garments of a Scot
tish knight standing tn silhouette
against the line where earth and sky
met. > 4
At the eastle tboso who were to offl
elate at the execution emerged from
their sleeping roopas to witness the
passing of Sir John Cochrane. Nothing
was wanting but the official order for
the execution, and that was not forth
coining. Dawn grow into daylight,
and the sun rose. Then came the
courier with his story that heTiad l>een
attacked by an unknown knight and
robbed of bis mail pouch containing tho
warrant. The headsman rested on his
ax while the others consulted. There
seemed nothing to do but send to the
capital for another order, and, consid
ering the distance and the roads of the
period, the trip would require two
weeks. The messenger was dispatch
ed, the officials dispersed and the
beadsman put away his as.
During the period of waiting the fa
ther confessor was pleading for Sir
John's life. Gradually a hope sprang
like a green sprig from the ground,
grew stronger, budded and bloomed
iato a belief ihat the condemned mau
would be pardoned. But if so which
would arrive first, the new dea'h war
rant or the pardon? In those days of
uncertain communication no one c^uld
tell.
One morning a sentry on the castie
wall looking over the moorland saw
in the distance a horsemau coming at
a gallop. The sentry called the atteu
j tiou of others to the comer, and the
wall was soon covered with Sir John
Cochrane'? well wishers. As the man
came near he waved a paper above
bis head and shouted. "A pardon!"
The prison doors were swung open,
and the prisoner stepped forth a free
man. Oolng to his home, followed by
a host of loyal frieuds, he was over
whelmed with congratulations. He
had expected his daughter to be the
first to welcome Uinr, but when he did
not see her he was troubled. He ask
ed for her and was told that she bad
not been seeu sinca the evening she
had parted from him In his ceil. ? All
day the rejoicings went on. but when
night came the man who had passed
from the shadow of death to the light
of life was alone. Then came a serv
ant to announce that a young knight
desired to see him. Hoping that the
stranger bore uews of his daughter.
Sir John ordered his admittance. A
slender young ruau of feminine ap
pearance entered and handed him a
parchment.
Sir John ran his eyes over the docu
ment and. seeing that It was his death
wnrrant. turned pale.' Then he threw
it Into the fire.
"You prevented this from reaching
Its destination?" he asked.
"I did."
"And who are you and what interest
had you iu saving my life?"
i The knight threw off helmet, cloak
and Jerkin and stood before the aston
ished man as his daughter.
ESTHER WILLIAMS.
The Dunamite . Bomb
f Copyright, 1005, by T. C. MoClure ]
The passenger who would hold con
verse with the captain of a great steam
er must go about It as formally as if
he wished for an Interview with r
great man ashore. He makes his ap
proach through the purser, and unless
his business is of the greutest impor
tance he is not encouraged to string it
?ut.
When J. R. Stlllumn, Chicago, first
class passenger on the Undine, asked
to see the captain when the ship was
4?K) miles on her westward course his
excuse that he had a letter to deliver
to him was not deemed sufficient to?
arouse the commander from ills fore
uoou nap. The purser took the lettei
to deliver two hours later.
Mr. Stillman had an Interview wltl
the captaiu, however, and it was unf
ile was not likely to forget for years
lie was playing cards in the smoking
saloon when he got word that the
great man wanted to see him Instanter
The word was brought by the purse*
and the chief officer, who were ready
! to escort .him to the captain's utat*
room by force if necessary.
"Sir. explain yourself about this let
ter!" said the captain as he held out
the missive given to the purser two
hours before.
"You mean how did it come Into vaj
possession?'?
"That's it."
I "It was handed to me at my hotel
Just before I left to come aboard. I
promised to hand It to you at once, but
in the bustle and confusion and being
uaturally absentmlnded I forgot all
about It until a few hours ago. If 1
have caused you worry or damage 1
sincerely rograt It."
"Who gave you the letter?"
"A stranger, and yet he was a man )
had seen several times. Indeed I heard
him say that he Intended to take this
steamer, and when he handed me the
letter I supposed It concerned that
business. Is there anytliiug wrong
captain?"
"There may be a good deal wrong
sir," was the grim reply. "Is there an;
one aboard who can Identify you?"
"Yes, there's Brown of Philadelphia
Warner of Boston and Phillips ol
Pittsburg. I've done business with all
of them. I>o you take me for a card
sharp or a conspirator?"
"Give the gentlemen named my com
pllmeuts and ask them to favor me foi
a moment," suld the captain to tho
purser and mate.
During the five minutes which elapsed
before the uiA returned he made no
remark to Stillman, aufl the man from
Chicago felt foolish and uncomfortable.
He was not a fugitive from Justice,
and ho had committed no breach of
discipline aboard the steamer, but all
signs Indicated that he was in for trou
ble.
"Ger demon, you know Mr. Stillman,
do you?" was asked of the three par
ties named.
They answered in the amruauve ana
soon satisfied the captain that he was
a m.in of character.
"Then I am In something of a fix." he
replied. "I did not suspect Mr. Still
man of being a villain, but I was rath
er In hopes to hear that he was a prac
tical Joker. If it had turned out that
way tny mind would have been re
lieved, and yet I should have hed him
In Irons for the rest of the voyage. This
letter states that a dynamite bomb h.\s
found Its way Into one of our coal
bunkers and that when It is fed infrj
the furnace we will become food f'jr
the fishes."
"And do you believe the letter a hoax
or Is It a warning V"
"It is a warning."
"I agree with you, and I must take
all of you into my confidence. Not a
lisp of the matter must get beyond
this room. We are helpless. Let the
crowd know why ive are so and a hun
dred of them would Jump overboard.
That boiffb may be fed Into one of the
furnaces while we talk or It may es
cape the coal passers until we reach
our dock In New York. We have sim
ply got to take our chances."
"Hut the coal bunkers? why not over
haul the coal buukersJ" asked Warner
and Phillips together.
"Why not search for the cork of a
champagne bottle on this broad
ocean?" queried tire captain, with a
smile In which there was no humor.
"Perhaps noue of you gentlemen ever
saw a dynamite bomb of the sort that
we have be-"u loaded with? Well, I
have. It is artfully concealed In a
lump of coal. Unless we Inspected
each lump in the bunkers by Itself we
could not find the bomb."
"Why not shovel every pound of conl
Into the sea and lie by until picked up
and towed In ?" was asked.
"The bomb would then go over with
the coal, and we should have only this
letter left. It would be called a hoax
We would be called fools wind old wo
men. It would be known as the hoax
of the century, and smart Alecks by
the dozen would perpetrate It again.
We shall keep right on. Not a hint
must reach another soul aboard. I
will have the boats made as nearly
ready as I dare, and then we must
wear smiling faces and trust to God."
The I'ndine made a speedy and safe
voyage and entered her slip In New
York with all well and no excitement.
Two days later Stlllman went down
j from his hotel to see the captain and
to ask If he had heard anything new.
I "Come to my cabin," was the reply.
And when Ihey were there he showed
the Chicago man a lump of coal weigh
; lug fifty pounds and deftly concealed
i In its center a dynamite bomb big
enough to blow up the tallest sky
scraper.
"And It was found among the coal 7"
"It was in the last bunker and would
have been used had we been thr*?
boors later niakitu; port."
M. QUAD.
CONWAY
SPRING AND SUMMER
Waists and Skirts
WILL BE ?N DISPLAY
TODAY
fHE b31
COFFEE
can b?
SPOILED
by tho old bit
or rtiss plaa
used in Bomt
household!)
BUT
with#
COFFEE PERCOLATOR
everything is so arranged that bf
following the simple instmctioni
the qnality is always delicious.
See our several styles and let tw
explain the perfect wav.
P. E KERN
Gold and Silver smith.
i
We have a large stock |
Iiomney's Candy
Peter's. Gboeolatesi
Also a [large stock oi
Fresh Nuts
Dont' Forget the.Number. 428 Brdw'y |
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and Importer of
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? " _ r. ^ r .
\ He D. Kirmse, Pioneer Jeweler
| Official Timekeeper for the W. P/& Y. R.
Mai! Orders a Soecialty
new mater and Eight Rates
Oq aDd after the 1st of October, 1905, the following will be the
Ninthly rates for water and light service from the Northwest Light
& P owerCompany: ?
WATER
$ 2 00
25
First Faucet
Each " additional (except wash basins, free)
Bath Tubs in Hotels or other Public Houses. ??,
Water Closets " " " " *' 50
Urinals " " " " " 50
Wash Basins " " " " " ... 25
Hole's, per room additional 10
Beer Pumps 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
'? ?? 1.00
1.00
Free
Individuals
Hauling water, per load....
Lawn and Street sprinkling.
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
All Ye*r Winter
Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences *
Each 16 cp lights $ 1.00
Enclosed Arcs 10.00
ALL NI-3HT 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
12.50
2.00
I 50
EDWIN BROWNE, Manager.