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A Lucky Initial Letter
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[Original.)
Formerly marriages in Krauee were
all of convenience. money ami family
alone being considered. ? Tlie wedillug
gifts. trousseau, etc.. were all marked
by tlie iutertwiueil initial letters of th?
contractile; families.
"Madame." said a youuit French otli
eer in the summer of 1STO as he reined
iu before the chateau of Mme. Blau
quet, "can you accommodate Genera!
Ubrnoux, commanding the Tenth di
vision of the army';"
Mme. Rlanquet was striding back
auu forth in great excitement. Her
daughter, an attractive girl of twenty,
8a t In a wicker chair, evidently not
especially In sympathy with her moth
er's emotion.
"I regret." added the lieutenant,
bowing politely, "to liud madatue lu
trouble. May I ask the cause?"
"Cause enough, tnousieur. My daugh
ter was to have been married tomor
row at noon, and this morning we re
ceive a letter from tlie groom expect
ant saying that lu view of the dangers
threatening France we have no busi
ness to be marrying and making merry
and that the wedding must lie put off."
"Has mademoiselle no brother to re
sent this insult':"
"I do not consider it that," replied
the lady. "It is simply uufortuuate.
There is bad luck iu a deferred wed
ding. Besides. M. Teterouge fulfills my
requirements for a son-in-law. He has
a huudred thousand francs."
"IH> you mean to say that you would
give your daughter to such a man after
such treatment?"
"What can I do? The silver Is all
marked with a 'T.' The table linen
is marked with a 'T.' My daughter's
clothes are marked with a "T." Every
thing is marked *T..* and it would bt
impossible t>> change the letter."
"lias M. Teterouge a red head?"
"His hair is carrot color." put iu ma
demoiselle.
"Silencv:" ^napped her mother.
4 "Well. madame." s.i.J the lieutenant
after a pause. "I atu sorry for your dis
appointment. but t congratulate made
moiselle ou escapiug. if she lias per
mauently escaped. l*eiuir united with a
man of sui h a plebeian name. Hut can
you accommodate (?eueral Giguous?"
"We cau iuvomiuodate any of
France's defenders."
The lieutenant rode away, pi v ins and
receiMug a glance from mademoiselle
and? soldiers are in love what they
are in war -audaciously threw a kiss,
lu an hour Genera! Gignoux rode up,
with his staff. After being received by
madaiue he said to her:
"My aid tells me that you were to j
ha*e a wedding here tomorrow."
"Yes. general."
"And that you have been badly treat |
ed."
"I don't say that."
"I say it. and when 1 say a thing
those alxuit tue are accustomed to re
spect it. V"U have beeu insulted. The
fellow should be called to account
Now I would like something to eat,
inadame. if you will !*? so good"
The next morning at In o'clock the
general, who was to leave after mid
day. said to his hostess:
"Madame, you have treated us with
great consideration and kindness. We
owe you a return. Suppose I find a
young man ou luy staff of better fam
ily and better fortune than the man
you have in view for your daughter.
How would that suit you?"
"Ah. general, there is one difficulty
that cauuot be overcome. All the silvet
plate, the table linen, my daughter's
lingerie, are marked with the Initial
letter. Some have been embroidered at
an expense of li?> francs each."
"What is the initial letter':"
"T. The grootu expectant's name Is
Teterouge."
"Teterouge! Has lie red hair?"
"Yellow, general."
"Let me see." mused the geueral.
mentally runuing liowu a list of the
names of his staff officers. "I have It.
There is a tine fellow on my staff
whose initial letter is ou your daugh
ter's wedding outfit. lie is Lieutenant
de la Tour, of noble family aud an In
come of 100.WK) francs."
"Oh. general. M. Teterouge is bour
geois and has only that much in capi
tal."
"Hey: !>e la lour: caneu iut geu-i
eral.
"Yes, geueral." And the aid who
bad engaged the quarters stepped In |
and saluted.
"I have a duty fof you which I can !
not order you to perform. \>u must
volunteer."
"Yes. general."
"1 find it is as you told uie. There Is
need of a groom here. We are under
great obligations to these good people.
Would you help us out i:i repaying the
debt by becouiiug the groom':"
"Have I ever failed to voluuteer
when critical work was to be done?"
"So."
"Then I will not fail you uow. I am
ready, general."
"iVhat lu.ur is It?" taking out his
watch. "We have just time. The wed
ding was set for 12 noon, and the
Tenth division is never late.
"Madame." he added, "I am ready to
supply you with a son-in-law."
"Lucille:" called the mother. When
her daughter came from the room ad
joining the former said to her:
"It has been arranged that" ?
"Yes, yes; I have overheard. I volun
teer the same as Lieutenant de la
Tour."
"Orderly." cried the general, "bring a
chaplain immediately."
At 12 o'clock the couple were united,
and at 12:30 the general and his staff.
Including the groom, roce away.
"Thanks, general." said De la Tour.
"You played your part well."
"How lcckv." said madame. "that hit
name began with the letter T!"
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FOR THE COAST
Washington, July 21? Very s6on the
United States navy department will
have the entire Pacific coast equipped
with wireless stations so that any ship
sailing along the coast equipped with
wireless, wilt be able to communicate
with (he land at ail time9, from the
northern to the southern boundary of
the country, storm or fair weather.
It is believed that such will be the
pressure of shippers and underwriters,
1 even the sailing craft plying the Pacific
will quickly be equipped with the wire
less apparatus which will enable the
public to be in touch with the cargoes
alloat at all times. In anticipation of
the coming changes the department
will issue a book of instructions, and
will suggest that a working knowledge
of wireless be included in navigation
instruction.
It is fell that the installation will
save many lives at sea, permitting the
| putting out of the lite savers to ships in
I distress where help has usually been
prayed for in vain.
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UN MINES
John E. Burton, of Milwaukee, Wis.,
a capitalist of some note, is on his way
to Nome, after having put through a
deal of considerable magnitude on the
outside. He is accompanied by the
representative of an Knglish syndicate
to which he has so'd the property of the
I'nited States Tin Mining Company,
operating in the vicinity of Tin City.
The property is syndicated for the sum
of $2,*i00,000. The deal was bandied in
New York, and it is understood that
the commission paid was $500,000.
The first payment on the deal was
made May 22. The capital invested is
Jewish. The syndicate has J li">, 000,000
to ;nvest in Alaska and elsewhere. It is
al>o likely that the syndicate will take
up the cinnabar properties on the Kus
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SLICIDt DUG HIS
OWN GRAVE
Vancouver, B. C., July 18 ? After
digging his own *rave Rudolph Kran
short deliberately shot himselt back of
the right ear and his body fell forward
;nto the excavation.
Thus savs a special from Dawson,
Yukon Territory, giviog details of the
finding of the body on the dome of
Moosehide Mountain. The hole in
which the police found the body was
seven feet long, three feet wide by
three feet deep.
Papers found in the pocket of the
suicide's coat bore the name of Rudolph
Krans! ort.
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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 why not let it earn you
something. ? ? our TEN YEAR BONDS
are safe and sure, and pay Five Per
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Ordinance No. 73
AX 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 other purposes.
Be i . ordained by the Common Council
of 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
?rot more than one hundred dollars"
for the words "not more than two hun
dred ?lolltrs," the same being the max
in um ol fine as penalty for the viola
i ni of the misdemeanor provided in
sa>d Section.
Sec 2 That this Ordinance shall
tike rtTec" and be in force from and
if.er the date of its passage and ap
proval.
Possed by the Common Council this
ISth dav of June, liHMi.
E. J. Shaw,
President of Council.
W. S. McKean*, Clerk.
Ordinance No. 74
ORDINANCE No. 74 providing for the
division of the Town of Skagway into
vo'ing precincts, under the Act of
Congress relating to election of Dele
gate to Congress from the Tetritory
of Alaska, approved Way 7, 1906.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Common
Council of the Town of Skagway;
WHEREAS, by au Act of Congress
entitled, "An Act providing for the
election of a Delegate to the House o
Representatives from the Territory of
Alaska," approved May 7, 1906, it is
' provided (Sec. 4,) "that each incor
porated town in the District of Alaska
I shall constitute an election district, and
1 where the population of such town ex
jceeils 1000 inhabitants, the Common
Couucil may, in their discretion, divide
the districts into two or more voting
precincts, and define the baualaries c
each precinct," and;
WHEREAS, it appears that the popu
lation of this Town exceeds 1000 in
habitants, and that this Town should
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.
PRECINCT No. 1, of ihe Town of
Skagway, bounded and described, as
follows, to-wit: ?
All of the Tovrnsite 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. 1900.
W. S. McKEAN, Clerk.
APPROVED, this 2nd day of July,
190ti.
E. J. Shaw, Mayor.
Ordinance No. 75
? i
ORDINANCE No. "5 appointing judges j
and clerks of election for the Town of I
Skagway, under Act of Congress ap
proved May 7, 1906. relating to elec
tion of Delegate to Congress from
Territory of Alaska.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Common
Council of the Town of Skagway.
WHEREAS, 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 vol ing
precinct, all of whom shall be qualified
voters of the crecinct, and no more
than two judges and one clerk shall be
long to the seme 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 Itrowne
and P. H. Ganty, each Deing 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 them is. hereby appointed
a judge of election for the 1906 general
election, in and for Precinct No. 1, of
the Town of Skagway;
That P. A. Callarman and A. B.
Towne, each being a qualified voter of
s^id I'reclnct 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 1906 general electiou,
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.
E. J. Shaw, Mayor.
Ordinance No. 76
ORDINANCE No. 76, designating poll
ing places in and for the Town of
Skagway, under the Act of Congress,
approved May 7, 1906, relating to the
election of a 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
Blouse of Representatives from the Ter
ritory of Alaska," approved May 7,
1906, 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 single voting precinct.
NOW THEREFORE, it is ordained
that the first Boor 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 premises
ara 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, 1906.
W. S McKeaX, Clerk.
APPROVED, this 2nd day of July,
1906. \
E. J. Shaw, Mayor.
Ordinance No. 77
ORDINANCE No. 77 of the Town of
Skagway, directing the posting and
publishes: of notices of election, etc.,
as provided by the Act of Congress,
approved May 7, 1906, 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 Repiesentanves from the Ter
ritory of Alaska,'' it is provided that
"The Comiron Council shall at least
thirty days before the date of election
* ? ? give due notice of the
election by posting a written or printed
notice in three public places * * ?
and in case there are one or more news
papers of general circulation published
in the Town, then a copy of said notice
shall 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 as one voting precinct, a single
voting precinct);
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS OR
DAINED that the Clerk of this body
be, and he hereby is authorized and
directed to give due notice of the mat
ters and 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 i9 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 of Skagway, at
least once each week for two consecu
tive weeks next prior to date of elec
tion.
PASSED by the Common Council [
this 2nd day of Julv, 1906.
W. s. McKean, Clerk.
APPROVED, this 2nd day of July,
1906.
E. J. ShaW Mayor.
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Bath.Tiibs in Hotels or other Public Houses 50
Water Closets " " " " 50
Urinals " " " " " 50
Wash Basins " " " " " 25
Hole's, per room additional 10
Beer Pjmps 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 water, per load 1 00
Lawn and Street sprinkling Free
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Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences
F.ach 16 cp lights
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Each 16 cp lights
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