QUITS JOB
City Clerk McKean Resigns.
Effective Jan. 31
City Clerk W. S. McKean tendered
his resignation last night to be effective
January 31. In accepting it Mayor
Shaw and the members of the city
council expressed their regret at losing
and efficiant and faithful city official.
All of them expressed in the highest
terms their appreciation of the work of
Mr. McKean as cltv clerk and registrar
of the water system. The former
position he has held for four years and
the latter since its establishment. The
resignation was accepted.
Applications for the position of city
clerk from Matthew Bridge and E. J.
Dohertv were read and laid on the table
until the next meeting of the council
The council allowed the school board.
JtiOO fnr thS expenses of the school for
the present montb.
The city clerk reported having re
ceived notification that theexspenses
incurred iu connection with the recent
election for delegate to congress tiad
been audited and allowed in all except
the bill of the Pac'< Train "-estaurant
for meals furnished the election officers.
WANTS TO KNOW
About automobiles
A nun back in Toledo.Ohio, wants to
establish a garage and sell automobiUs
in Skagway. He has written a letter
to Mayor Sh<w on the subject. Ht
intimates that should the demand for
310,000 autotnob les ? in Skagway be
sufficient he would establish a branch
of his business here.
Tne le-ter was referred to 'the Jcifj I
council last night by Mayor Shaw, and j
it was considered in silence The rrav- j
ity of the matler wis such seemingly, !
tbat it aroused feelings too deep to be
profaned by common discussion at ?
meeting when sucn unimportant j
ma ter as the city's finances undschooU
were talked about and acted upon.'
The letter was referred to the citj j
cle k. and one of his last otlicia! act?
wi Ns to reply to it in a statesmanlike
manner.
HTWETT COMPANV
COMING BACK
Frank Hewett, the magician and
manager of the Hewett Company whicb i
has spent two summers in Alaska
writes that his company will appear ii
Skagway again during the coming
spring. Mr. Hewett writes:
"We have just returned from the
East with a large collection of moviug
pictures, selected from the successes ot j
Paris. London and New York. We
have a special machine made in Paris
which produces the finest animated j
pictures I have ever seen. I am sure
our program will be great treat for
those who were unab'e to come out
side.-'
The Hewett Comp cy las always,
been popular in Skagway. U will prob
ably draw better than ever.
Piles Cared in 6 to 14 Day*
p. ZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure anv case of Itching. Blind, Bleed
ing or Protruding P;ies in fi to 14 days
or money refunded. 50c. M-W-F
Coal end W od
Call up the Alaska Transfer company
for coal, wood and kindling. All or
ders promptly attended to. 'Phone 10
The Pack Train Restaurant will
serve wine with dinner orders, free in
place of tea or coffee. Come on boys
Fur caps and mitts at Clavson's. 'f
hie best
COFFEE
can b?
SPOILED
by the old hit
or miss pint
used ia soma
households;
Birr
with p
"METEOR"
COFFEE PERCOLATOR
everything is so arranged that by
following the simple instruction?
the quality is always del Lions.
See our several styles and letv*
explain the perfect way.
P. E. KERN
Gold auil Silver smith.
The Pack Train saloon always leads
It carries only the best brands of whis
kies, wines, beers and ail the other
goods to be had at a first-class gentle
men's resort tf
Out of Dartmoor
(Copyright. 19W. by Ruby Douglas.]
Convict No. C800. whose name was
James Shelburne, was working on the
moor t'arm with others when the fog
came up. It came rolling across the
wide moor like a billow of smoke
from 3 cannon's mouth. One minate
there was sunshine over all, with the
horizon tive miies away: In anothet- the
guards were calling out to each other
and hustling the convicts Into line, and
no man's eyes could penetrate that fog
a distance of ten feet. Shelburne drop
ped liis spade and ran. He was grab
bed at by other convicts, fired at by
guards, and lie ran against and knock
ed over two or three men. but he es
caped?that is. he got away from the
bunch of prisoners herded together like
so many ca'.tle while the guards sent to
the prison far re-enforcements to march
theui in.
There have been few escapes from
Dartmoor. No man ever got away
from Ihere unless aided by the fog. A
fog was what .Tames Shelburne had
waited aud ho|>ed aud?prayed for for
live years. For four years he had been
Immured behind the stone walls. He
had done ills l>est to gain the confi
dence of the prison officials, aud he
had accomplished it. If he softly raved
and cursed at uight. tempted to suicide
a hundred times over, none of the
warders ruspected it. By day hf> was
patient, respectful and uncomplaining.
And so 11 came to pass that wheu the
spring truster roll Was made up of the
men who were to work on the farms
outside the gates the warden said:
"Put down t>800. He is one of the
most trusty of the lot. He wouldn't
leave us if he could."
The couvict ran blindly. He fell at
every t'e v yards, but he arose to speed
' ou again. Presently he came to a high
way. A wagon was passing and its
| drher shouting warnings to those who
j rnig'it be coming from the opposite di
rection.
I Shelbl.-nt? slipped behind and clinib
l ed in. There were a lot of empty bags
i from tl- J morning marketing, and he
' covi-ted himself up as well as he could. ?
The prison bell sounded, and the driv
er uttered it shout, but the f'?g held.
A i>srt:.ioor fog may last ten ni'iiutes
or two hour-. After an hour of sieady
jogghg the team turned off the inaiu
road. Theu Shelburne softly slipped
j to the ground, broke his way through
the hedge i'.nd was running across a
meadc-w wUen lie came upon a cot
tage. A childish voice called oui:
"Yon are one of the bad men from |
the prison. 'jut you needn't be afraid j
of me. 1 won't hurt you."
A girl of seven or eight years was
| seated oil the doorstep not ten feet |
[ away. He bad overlooked her. She j
I sat humped up like an oltl woman, and
there was an "Id look to her face. She
had her hands clasped ar mtid her knees
aud was weaving to and fro. aud as he
continued so t?k at her she asked:
"l>o you know how folk* look when
they are dead?"
| "Y*;s, litt e girl." he replied as he j
advanced .Mid sat doiv In-side her.
"What is yliir name? * there folks I
In the house?"
"I am Niney." she said. "Father I
went way. way off a year ajo, and ]
mother is it-, there on the bed."
"Ami Is your neither ill?"
"l>?es tha*. mean sick? No. she isn't, I
hut she's I.CII awful unlet th's ru
in:;. I can '. wake her tip. and that's j
I the reason l haven't had any break
?.l?t. Shea i t dead, is site?" N
-lenl for! "I! I.et tts go inside arid
see I or."
"What is it when folks die?" she
iskel as sh* leil the way into a l>ed- |
?ootll.
"Tliev n< it again." he an
;wvrt'tl as ' ie |.H>k'-cl into th<- face of
i wniiian ly'tig dead.
?*|'"M?r Hit o r! !" Ii<? said as In* bent
loun ami ls'ssed her.
"Won't ii iilnT -i|?':ik ri? more':"
( "Never."
"And I'll Vivo ti< go ami live with
Vunt Sara 1 1 at the Beeches?"
??Yes."
'?Well, tl.i'ii. I'll so. htlt I don't want
o. f >r Ai'.i '. Sarah ilou't like me very
Vfll. V?u come from where t-iey shut
:p the bad men. 1 uir you don't seem to
e bad."
"Not so very bail. I h>pe. I.isteu to
I have a wife a.ul little tlrl, way.
ray off. I have not seen them for
ears. I want to get to them. Will
ou help nil
"Why, of course I will." she replied
They uijst be lauding to see you. If
ou are -lU'tsry you may eat Ml you
rant to. l>o you want to go home in
jose itsl.v eloth.-sy*
"Ood forbid: My little girl would
un away from me iu fear."
"Then you can take souie clothes
hat father left. Have you got any
?jotiey
"Not a farthing."
"Auut Sarah sent u? ?10 1 1: ? ? other
ay. Yau shall have half of it."
The cu jvict picked her up ami kissed
::er, and when she saw tears in his
???yes she brushed them away with her
r ami and said:
"If you was a bad uiaii >ou wouldu't
| try. Yea. you shall see your u ife and
little gir! again "
'"And if the tneu eotne after tue?"
"1 won't tell."
An limtr later convict No. tlsu) left
tie house iu another garb. with a pack
.?ge of ?ood under his arm and a five
pound ante iu his pocRet. He shed
ranrs again as he kissed the little old
face lieHl up to his, and the child re
turned l is kiss and said :
"Tell your little girl that Nancy sends
, er love. Maybe mother will speak
cguiti. I must so and see. If she
?"on't speaJi by noon then I mint go to
?:te squire s house and tell them she Is
('sad YeM, s ay thai Nancy studs her
I ive." M. yUAD.
A Royal Romance
(Original.) 1
The ha:?l ,of a former ezarowitz of
Russia was off^re.l through the Rus
sian prime minister to Margaret, a
Oermau prim-ess, who was ordered by
her father and sovereign to accept a
husband who brought with him a prob
able crown. The princess was a spir- ,i
tted girl and not amenable to an or- ,
der even from such a source, without
her own consent. However, she ac- |
eepted the c/.arowitz. whom slie Had ,
never seen, on condition that she
should be Invited to s|>end ? winter In
St. Petersburg. The invitation was
given, and the princess was the most
admired of all ill-- women that winter
at the court of Russia. The ezarowitz,
who was destined soon to rule the em
pire took a deep interest in the prob
lems confronting the state and seem
ed to have no time to devote to his
fiancee. Margaret apparently accept
ed the situation as well as the atten- i
(ions of such men of the court as |
dared risk ..(Tending tbe heir apparent
One of these. Count Demidorf, seemed j
to be the favorite. I
Cine afternoon in Liecemt>er there
was a skating party on the Neva. Nei
ther the ezarowitz nor the count whs
present, and the absence of thest
the one the imperial betrothed and the
other the supposed lover-gave other
men opportunity, and the princess was |
much sought. The days are short In
winter In S:. Petersburg and the sport
was kept up after twilight. At du k
a man In the uniform of a captain of
artillery came upon the grouml--or
rather the i?^-and skated by him
self for no one seemed to know him.
He was generally to be found some
where near the Princess Margaret and .
as the gloom deepened kept contlnual
lv in her wake. While she was skat
ing with a prominent court official a
t>u of something white fluttered from
her muff. The otBcer. who was but a |
few vards behind her. stooped ami
plckei it up. immediately after thl, ,
he left the Ice.
That night at II o'clock a carriage
emerged from the court of the palace
It was drivtn to a railway statlonj
and a lady c^ely veiled stepped out j
and entered the station. She had been ,
there but a few miuutes. pacing impa
tiently back i'Vd forth, when the on
oer of artlllei'y who bad skated that
afternoon on ihe Neva entered Ap
proacbiug the l.idy. he courteously lift- I
ed his hat f.ud handed her a u?te. I
-Pardon me. i >adaiue. 1 should ha\e
returned soontr this which you drop
ped while skafivg todaj . j
??You must huve read it or you would
not have knov u where to find rae nt ,
ttis hour^n^ w ^ u> lK> tiie betrothed j ?
of my iiup?ria:
? Are you one of the ezarowitz s i
8P-Sy" no means, but I consider It my
duty to"?
-l "would cou front your lover. Count
I>"I\nd>r'wha t Interest have you In
cT^rs,s3i?.
affair bv the i.o-le."
?\ do' not see how it cau concern I
T?"l't coucerr.s my imi>erlal master!,
deeply."
t "The fzurowilx?" j
"Yes. In hi* nnuie I demand to
know if it is ('dint Ilemidorf you are
, to meet here tonight':"
| "I do uot care to tell you whom 1 ex
pect to meet hen1."
"Nevertheless I shall learu, for I
shall wait for him."
"For what purpose';"
[ "The count is a gentleman. I shill
challenge him to fight under tbe code.
He will meet me."
"And k'll the czarowitz?"
"You know me'*"
"I knew you from tbe moment you
entered."
"I shall assume all responsibility.
The count will meet me as my peer."
"And why should your imperial high
ness take this trouble, thus risk your
life?"
"For revenge upon the man who has
supplanted me with tbe woman I love."
The princess l>ent ber head and was
sileut. When she looked up she saw a
figure approachiug.
"If your imperial highness will turn
you will set' : he person 1 am to meet."
"A woman V"
"A woman. I had concluded to go
with ber to my own country."
"And now?"
Again she bent ber bead. "I never
intended to marry without love,-' she
said. "No sovereign is powerful euougb
to compel me to do that."
There was a brief silence, at tbe end
of which tbe czurowitz asked in a voice !
full of suppressed emotion. "Then you
will not marry?"
"Only tbe man I love."
"And he is?" He bent toward her
eagerly.
"The man who would tight for me."
The princess turned aside as she
spoke the words In a low voice, and
tbe osarowltz started. In another
moment b? bc.-koned to tbe woman
standing aloof, who advanced and join
ed them. The princess Introduced her
aunt, the Duchess of N., to his imperial
highness.
"Your grace's good offices are not
needed." said the czarowltz, "The prin
cess has changed her mind. Sbe will
remain."
The three left the station together
; and wt?re driven to the palace.
I This Is a love story of royalty tinder
assumed names, t ine feature of It has
j never been explained. Did the princess, j
j recognizing ber betrothed on the Ice, j
j purposely drop the note for blm to pick
j up or did ah# really inteud flight?
F. A. M1TCHEU
SPECIAL SALES
SPECIAL SALE Ladies Winter hats
Commencing Monday 1-2 off.
SPECIAL SALE in Men Overcoats
and Suits 25 per cent. off. For the
next ten days.
SPECIAL SALE in drees goods and
fancy trimmings. We must make
room for our Spring lines.
I ? ? ran? 1 ? i ? prnni)" r~ 1 1 iin hi i ?? wi? n m? r~n ? i ? run? f
I Martin Conway I
FIX IT
Do Not Curry U?? ' eliabl '
Watch
An accurate time keeping watch is
s-V' ry man and worti'n's nece-s'ty.
Hi les- you hare one you > aunot be sure
of yourself. You must of neces-iiy, if
you have a conscience, have that un
fa*)' feeling ab ut your mtrag'tnents
and special or routine duties jnless you
are safe in the possession of a watch
that does iis work. A good watch ? or.e
that keeps time end one that you know
keeps time? breeds self confiJence.
DO'-s your watch keep good time?
Is it Droken in any of its parts?
Is it dirty ? If you cannot answer all
these questions "to your satisfaction
come to us. Our repair department,
makes watches AS GOOD AS NEW.
That is the watch word of this branch
of our business. We have another
motto, and with us the words have
actual meaning: SATISFACTION IS
GTARANTEED. If you do not like
the work we turn out, say so and get
your money back.
We also sell watches? the very best
in the world, and our prices ARE
RIGHT
We sell all kinds of jewelry, Jnugget,
ivory and other Alaskan souvenir
We k?ve a complete line of cut glass
and hand tainted china.
We give free examinations of the
eyes.
J. Ikuta, Opf'cian and Jeweler.
We have a large stock
Lomney's Gandy
Peter's Chocolates,
A'so a large stock oi
Fresh Nuts
Dom' Forget the Number. 428 Brd*
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is our advice. Later on in life, it will
be of great service to you. The lack of
mo ey causes untold misery. That is
why you should save a oortion of yoar
salary, or earnings, whiln >ou can.
The five ner-cent plus dividend earn
ing Gold Bonds, of the Northern Se
curities and Racking Company, offer
tne safest ?nd bvst investm-nt in ttai
way of s'vints that l* on the market.
These Bon'ls are backed by Real Estate
-ecurities held by o^e of the largest.
Trust Companies in the west. They
i-an be paid for on the monthly, semi
unnual or annu 1 payment plan and will
earn you better than ten per-ceit on '
your mo icy, besides taking care of and a
returning you your principal
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OF THE
On and after the 1st 01 October, 1905. the following will bn the
.Won hly rates for water nod ligbi service from the Northwest L ght
& Powe Companv:
WA ER
First Faucet . .
E'Ch " addi'ional (except was basins, fro< ). . . .
B^th T.ibs in Hotels or other Pub ic Hi-uses.. \...
Water Closets " " 11 " '
Urina's ?' " " "
Wash asins " " " " "
Hote's, per room Hddiiional
Beet Pamps
R-stMur 'nts
Steam Laundries
Hand '?
Motors, special per h irsepower, minimum rate
Hose C n ipcti->n for Fire Protection
Families carrying water
Individuals " "
Hauling water, per lo 'd
Lawn and Si reet sprinkling
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences
Each 16 cp lights
Enclosed Arcs
ALL NHHT SERVICE
Each 16 cp lights
Enclosed Arcs
32 cp lights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
All Year Winter
EDWIN BROWNE, Mannar,