IN SESSION
Ciiy Council Holds Regular
Meetius
The Skagway city council held its
tirNt meeting it. nwrf than a month
asi ccht the members were pres
ent except Mr. King. wno is out of the
c;ty. Mayor Shaw presided, It was
the fir^t mteimc at which M. Bridge,
the newly elected city clerk, served as
secretary of the council.
The cvir :.i.ttee on water work* re
ported th*t the cty water system and
that of the Northwest Light and
* C :?any had been connected so
that a ease o' an emergency the water
s.pp.y of tv:h systems woud be avail
*ble. it was stated, however that the
c.ty supply ha> proved abundant and
:hat th e water company's system will
probab > t . < r bo required unless the
: .; - - *k li.na ?t the shops.
r.t between the water
? city provide* for an
to Jec.de upon the
. . i ? r water consumed by
t e . ?_> ; ?h ?i ever have to u<e it.
v'hai.-.: a:i Mctiratb. of the water works
ci af*. >.-? % occasion to express r he
apprvv >: jc . : h - commi'tee and the
council for :t; liberality of Superinten
? ? the Nor thwart Light
. Power vompsny. in permitting the
. i raa?.e on sach reason
a t I "in*
?\ .. r.qai?t'n<r the council to
:d a >idcw*:k for feet on the,
s, - fchtb avenue west of |
> n ? reel or I the street so a.-.
?> *j: er which has tur
a' en K _hth avenue at tha:
wa> referr i :o the committee on ;
?. :? >! .: public property.
? *.i- . ul -vti J. J. Boy<~e,
- ?? ? . :r c at ornay wit.4 j
> a to i he authority of the |
- :he schools. Mr. Boyce
had no ;K>wer. what
rer \. ? prov:Ue fund*. On th?
>tr . etter, th.- committee i
?vtion rej>orted th<t
had . j'.h ..z ?.h reference to
. r |* :t?: against the
. scb ?1# wh.ch was ? ed
.. January.
c'.eri was authorized to oora-j
? a r? oi '.he San Francisco
?.t >n iist of the con
- > tn >ka_way relief dor.a
. the San Francis
co t art^nKe and tire.
- : v i- was allowed $1,300
? e\;v . - ? :..e ablic school for
t? months
:ie ? lee on ;e?lth and police
t.: i:a nir provided transporta
tion frotr. Ssaiway to "wo men who
had no n> acs support.
? Th-? :r. c p* ? ac strate reported
k..v nf c.i -c:tv *70.60 for the month
of Jar.iury.
M B i :t-: appeared before the
c ..-..c ?:..i protested against the dry
e >sa;wi; iaandry which he
charac'er . a- dangerous on account
??? . -? tra c:a. .ed there at night
? ma " - w.i? referred to the
comm;: e<- or .r. and water.
.- aja.es: the c "y for Janu
ary atd February were a.!o?ed.
,;r coats a'- ClavsoV
Principal Barlxr Shop Le?d?
". e ;> pal Barbershop and Ba'.hs
> ? ; j tonsorial establishment
very thing in all the de
partments '? s strictly modern. The
?airs ,tr. ' - c;ass in all respects.
IREVF rvts
l>o N X Ke^io Yrar Vf ith
Impartil Vision
Have your eves examined. Do not
' seaaon of tctirit; with im
pure'. v*on. If your eyes are cot
V; w.irK you cannot do vour
h ?" w ->o at a disadvantage in
the bat'ir ? 'h Kate.
We arr> prepared with the be?t
a;>: isc-> j: the n.ost scientific train
;rc to r. .?r. examination. That will
coat yoa nothing. tf you need glaas<s
?e car. n: tnem to your needs with
scientific :,erfect:oa. We can malce
your eves *v.ts '.ike they used to wort,
an es t: na* on discloses shat yea
dc ".ot re<:u.re cur assistance we wilj
te'.. you so and you will be nothing ou:.
Vou. on the other hauJ. will have the
sa -fact: >n of knowing that you are all
rich;
our line of jewelry, our stocK of cut
flass and hand painted china, our
watches, clocks diamonds, novelties
and souvenir are all up-to-date. We
rca^e it a po:nt to have just what you
want, at PRICES THAT ARE RIGHT
Our repairs ar.d manufacturing de
partments ieade. If you have repair
ing to do, or desire anything in the
jewelry line made to order, try us. We
GUARANTEE SATISFACTION.
J. Ikutj. Optician and Jeweler.
] Hnbbel! Versus Terry [
jyni' "<""i'"^"'l'l"'"r"'n,"|i|i|i|H'|l^
[Original.]
When old John Fallows, childless
widower, Iwanie partially blind, peo
ple wondered how he was going to get
on. It was not long before their anx
iety was allayed by the announcement
that Rebecca Htibbell. a young lady
socially prominent aud much sought
after, had of her own free will resign
ed the work! to devote herself to the
poor old man.
Fallows' only descendant was a
nkve, Jane Terry, the daughter of his
sister. When Miss Hubl>ell entered
n(>oii the care of John Fallows, Miss
Terry was a schoolgirl. A year later
she was graduated, and it was sup
posed that she would relieve the wo
man who was giving up her life to de
vote it to the invalid l>y taking her
place. But she did not. Theu i>eople
began to talk. A story was circulated
that she was l>ent rather on frivolity
than shutting herself up to be a prey
to the whims of a peevish old man.
Miss Terry gave color to the rei*ort by
accepting the offer of a woman who
took a fancy to her to iutroduce
her into s<viety. Relng attracti\e. her
social success was looked for by her
friends. Nevertheless she was a fail
ure. She was blamed for i<ermitting
Miss Hubhell to do a work that she
should have done herself This feeling
w.is more pronounced Mint' Miss Hub
N-ll had l>een prominent in the cire'e
to which Miss Terry ha.' Ixh'H Intro
duced. Resides this, there were a num
ber of little sayings soil g about the
origin of which i*or.ld not ?>' traced.
When Mrs A. asked Mrs. R why
Miss Terry did not assume her proper j
place with resju-et to her ' ncle. Mrs. R. J
would say lliar si e had h. ard it stated
that the old geti! 'eniati wi s so'nervous j
a-i<i irritable that only *?t . of h s^cne
d;s;HiS!l: 'ii could it anag? him. When
V C asked > rs 1? '1. same yuc;
tlou. Mrs 1' Would 10.1k mveandsay
that Miss Terry was jeal. 1- ?f ?h.? in
fluence of that augcl ov r her uncle
and would l'ke "o gel tie him if she
Could, ll was t le old u: 'a wlio l.ept
her away. Wh: lever in. .1 there ivas
in these rep >rts ? t: ; n ; : that they
blocked Miss Tory's soci: ispiratiOiis.
and after Ik1 i'.i~ present a a few fane
tiolis s'le w:.s dropped.
Then cauie a surprise. din Fultows
died. and instead of leav -tg a compe
te'iev. a* had :?'en supposed.' hi! left
Billions Rut. as a ?'tSII crean- sur
prise. ho U>.jiieat!nd everything :.?? Itis |
niece. .luue I '? "ry. not - oni em hiring
Mi?s llnblvll w:tU a ]>e*iny. Society
*as Sh.xk.sl Miss Hubl>ells s.viritice
wa ? unrequited. wh le Miss Terr;' who
had shirked a d it;. :u order to attempt
to assume a pla e in society, which de
clined to re -eiv .? her. was made rich.
A few cynical p.vp!e predicted that I
I society might pr a.-s; with its heart [
against sue 1 iujiistice. but that Miss
Terry would o;<en ?' th a .olden key a
lock thai wmir. r.ot turn with one of
!>aser metal. Rut 1 did not reckon
on the hold M :ss HubW'il still held on
the social U-ade.'-. Sn-iety w.th unex
pected gcne.usilj took up the cause of I
the |H>or gi: l " had Ix'en v. rouged |
and turned its '?a. '. 011 the girl it as
sumed had wr > i^".i her.
Then i: v as rui iore.l that Ihe de
ceased had dr.ivn a codicil to his will |
leaving 11 considerable part of his es
tate to Miss llubN-il. This codicil had
been appropriat-d l-y Miss Terry. Miss I
i Hubliell commenced suit to break the |
! will. Al' woul.' y.v.ead upon seci.ring
| possessi, 11 of a sl^i of paper 011 whieb :
1 the codicil nail l>een written. It was
j known or at Ic-ist supposed to l>? in |
the keeping of > Iiss Terry or her attor
; n?fs. Coul.l th. y l>e forced to produce
It in court?
Mix Terry s irjcised
takmi the in:lli itcnent
into hi-r on u !i lii.N s!i
lawyers ami i i?irr.' :ed
method of tneir -It n^e
admit the exist. i ??!'
question b-'t wc- To i
Once It till con i ,1 to
court. This couise only
Hultlwll's sti:>v >ner- ,i_
ess. aid tin- >.*? il ?'
barred nsariM
All ;h? iotls waitinc have an rod
tud s.. did t mi ease . tti'Militis thf
: ca*e of Hnblioli versus Terry. The
I lawyer for T ti?- el . d ihe law
yers fo." the defendant e no into court
' with tl.?ir satchel* full juicers and
! their cl^rk* l-.a<ie.l with law luniks.
Bel>eeca Hiilil* ?ll -h w. treat confi
! Jcnoe. for her lawyer* assured her
that they won:., ... i-el 1 r e ict.iies tc
produce the coJ i The most careful
I study of Miss Terry's far.- failed to re
veal what she fell S. hi. y was pre*
ent in lame numbers. ai.i for once so
. ciety was ?leep:y iu.eres.e-1 ill seeing n
. wrong ilchted.
I Miss Unbliell's princi >al attorney
after a few preliminary 1 lestions to a
! witties* who h. il admittei he had se?n
; the much talked of iia|<e liearius the
1 codicil asked if the eor t that it lie
produced by the defense. The attorney
for the defense objects 'Die court
ruled that the docume it must be
brought out. Slowly the : rtoraey drew
from his pocket a wallet nd from the
w..Het a hair sheet of lett -r paper and
handed it to the claitn.ti.-.'s advocate.
The latter read it and turned i>ale.
Ten minutes later the claim was
withdrawn, and claimant and defend
ant left the courtroom, the former a
broken down woman, the latter serene
ly victorious. This was the codicil:
"To be uses oulv in case Rebecca
flubbe!! attempts to break this will.
For years she has dominated me. She
tried to force me to marry her. She
has kept my niece. Jane Terry, r.-om
me."
Jane Terry did not need to open so
cial "doors with golden keys. Her "!t?
emy was silenced. There was no ftir
tber opposition to her entrance.
EMMAL1XE C. BURKS.
_C'~
Jllllll III
The Nan Who Meddlsd i
fT|i"i |iiinnimii"||?'in"iini"i||l'i'.|lTTr-i
(Copyright K"06. *>>' Ruby Pouglas.]
Harmon Fowler set 00 1 to make a
tour ot Spaiu ou foot.
From a fellow student Fowler bad
picked up a pretty fair knowledge of
Spanish, and wheu his pilgrimage had
begun he had no trouble in making
himself understood by the people lie
encountered. For three weeks he ha<l
uo adventures worth recording. Tlien
they followed thick and fast. One
uight at a village inn he was awakened
from sleep by three men who entered
the room next to his and began talk
ing and drinking. The partition was
jf boards and full of cracks, and the
student had no difficulty in hearing
every word that passed. When he
came to get sight of the men he saw
that they were hard cases. They had.
as was soon related, committed a rob
bery and perhaps a murder on lite
highway a few miles distant. They
had shot a horseman ou! of his sad
dle, plundered his person and left him
where he fell. The money taken from
him had l>een concealed in a deserted
hut. and over and over again the trio
pledged themselves at their dagger
points to be faithful' to each other in
the division of the spoils. No single
one of them was to visit the hut with
out the consent of the other two. If
one proved a traitor the others were to
hunt him to his death. After the h"e
and cry was over they were to diiide.
The manner in which those fellows
talked of the crime made the Anie. i
can's hair stand up. and '#? was. only
too glad when they finally left the iiiti
without knowing that the next roo:u
was occupied. When they had gone
Fowler lay awake for hours wonde
ing what he had best do in t lie t
He had heard the men call each otl
by their first names. He eonid gi
the police a minute description c
them. He knew that they were to sep
arate and where each one was to pa- s
the next month. They had even :
ed the man they had rolil?il and pe
haps murdered. The student had on'
to go to the police and state his ca
and all the clews would be in the -
hands. He had alwiit decided to .
this whfn he weut down t.> break:
but a little circumstance changed !. -
mind. The landlord himself bron
his breakfast and after a wonl or >
?bout the weather carelessly o1?on
"1 trust that the senor >l? pt well " :
night*"'
??Very well. indeed." was the rep!
"There were some late travelers. 1
hope they did not disturb you'.-"
"Not at all."
The landlord looked at him shart
and then seemed satisfied. After t
there was no doubt in Fowler's rr,"
that bis host knew of the crime an
was aeeessory l>eforo or after. It \v;
already known In 'he village that ? >
prominent citizen of the province I
been fatally shot and plundered on " ?
highway the night tiefore. but the la
lord said nothing altout It. An hot:- :
later Fowler got the information fro- j
other; He now decided to say noth j
Ing to the authorities about the affair,
and in setting off on his daily trami'j
he bade the landlord such a cheerful ,
adieu and spoke so many words !n [
praise of Ms house that the man could 1
have 10 suspicions of him. Neverthe.
less he had reasons to believe that lie j
was dogged and kept tra- k of for the
next three days.
The crimp hail excited widespread i;
torest. The victim was prom i not) t 'n |
church and state, and the money be i
was carrying belonpHl to the former. I
This made the crime a heinous ore i;i ;
the eves of the masses. A lar^e re I
ward was offered, the police incited ti
do their l>est. and it was believed tk t
the criminals would soon l>c capture."
Fowler heard everybody talkinr ::Nnnr
the affair. but had little to say about
It himself.
The crime of the highway was a !
week ol.l when a strange f r< ik <>>:?.? l |
ihe American. lie decided to go bai I
over bis road and visit t lie hut in I
which (tie plunder was c tncealed. The j
men had located it so closely that lie!
knew he could find it. He wanted to I
see if the plunder was really there. It
was the most exiraordinnr !\ i"i >li- 1
ihing lie could have thviii'.'lit of. but lie
yielded to the impulse. In reinrni:".:
be took the train instead of niiikii;^ '
the journey on foot, and. leaving "I i
about six milt's from the lint, he C" t |
across the couutry. He found ihe hi
but when wltb'n ten feel of it was
rested by j\ gendarme. Tluve boms
later he was in prison charged wiih I
the crime. Then several other ihiu.-sj
happeued him. When lie attempted
prove an alibi by the landlord ft I
whose Inn he lay that uiirht the man
kicked it all over out of rcvcn^i Wh
lie s;,|d the money was ccuvihtl
;!ie lr.it he was rlinrn-ri with a 1 iatci
ti m to -e'-uie it tor his own u^>- Ha*
hi overheard !he talk of the mimic
ers.itwashisd.it; ti> ha\ e informed t' 1
?"?lice at once. In net doing s.? lie wa? |
made accessory si* lei' t!i ? f: 1 l'ro .1
'lis deserip: ion the th;ec men wov
jix. i arrested. Ttiev comb 'jed toswear
?he crime ou Fowler.
The case drasrired along for two
ye.';- and was ther set for trial. V
witness died, and it was postponed, j
Again a judge was taken ill. Ome |
more something was found vrong la
the indictment. Then the matter wna
forgotten. At the end of seven years
something was done, but It was fully
eleven years before the case was final
ly tried and Fowler was discharged
froai custody and warned to keep out
of in t'le future, 'tis curiosity
ha.i ti;?U-!*t a terrible punishment. Ho
went to Si<aln an athletic young unit/
with a r^s* future before him. H<
catne out of jrlsou gray haired, bent
' ant' hopeless and did not live a vent
xfter landing on American soil.
M. QUAD.
SPECIAL 5ALES
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 dress goods and
fancy trimmings. We must make
room for our Spring lines.
! "MARTIN ""CONWAY
17!E BEST
COFFEE
can be
SPOILED
? tV.e old cm
t r i y> p'.ia
?iscd ji *otn?
? v."-. hold* j
but
v-ith f
V- "METEOR"
COFFEE PERCOLATOR
?v? s" ? ? " i that ff
the i v.- dcliwiarp.
5,-e < ' - s aad let f
expUin tL \> ? wav.
P. E. KERN
Gold aod Silver smith
Notice to Pnhlic
1 have authorized Mr. F. 1> ^r.ivr i
to a>surr.e fill! charge of my ad r< i I
connection with rnnn n-j *.he Puller |
House during r. v absen e.
Mrs. H. S. Prt.i.i.x.
Sr.npway, Nov 28, l^1
Coal and Wood
Tall U|. tlir Alaska Transfer corr -
ders promptly attended a Thoi:" *' j
We have a large stoc":
liomney's Candy
Peter's Cbocoiates
A! so a lar :e s~ock oi
Fresh Nuts
Don:' Forjrct the Xumbt r 42$ B-uw
Tonv !) rtero's
an J Importer of
MILLINERY
orders sj ic ? Pti and filled immcdiat \
36ti-.W Arcade Bi ;i.dino>
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| GE0R6M
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?
SAILS
March. 5. 11,17. 23- 29
at 8 a. m.
VY. W. B\ i I'CtIjTON. A cent
I Broadway and Fifth Ave. t'bono 90
No regrets next morn
! ing? good flavored and
good tor >ou
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? L\%v.v.'.?v.vm?swa
s The Leading Jeweler
\ugget jewelry clellkirf:
-(Sian curios, sovenir spoons
H. D. Kirmse,
?
i r>. A f !|
The Pioneer Jeweler
ifticial Timekeeper for the W. I'. .V Y. R.
Mail Orders a Specialty
; CUaicr ana Light Rates
i: fe fm
I nUiliihuu
n
st oi October. lWi. the following will be the
and I ighl service from the Northwest Light
iS: F owerCompanv:
WATER
$ 2 00
I (except was'i ba*ins. free) 25
50
50
50
25
10
1.00
5.00
7.50
5.00
5.00
il (except *m'.i ba?ins. free).
i- i. Hotels n: other Fublic Houses
iosets " " " "
ITS
-. >? :? roim ;'.uH tonal
1,,m^ j
K-sMiir Mils
Steam Laundries
"
? v, ... fa] per b rsepower. minimum rate.
Hose C n lectiou for Fire Protection , 1.00
Families currying wa'er 1.50
Individuals " " 1.00
Hauling water, per foad 1.00
Lawn and Street sprinkling Free
electric light rates
commercial service
All Year Wlnt?r
Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences
Each Ifi cp lights $ 1.00 1.50
Enclosed Arcs 10.00 : 12.50
ALL NI1HT SF.RVTCT.
Kach 16 ep lights 1.50. 2.00
Enclosed Arcs 15 00 j 17.60
?T2 cp '.ights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.