KISSES FROM
lESTtllfilHS
Washington, May 5—There are a
dozen or more young men of elite
Washington Society circles who to
day are considered the luckiest men
in the world, bar nobody. The young
men today were named— their iden
tity is not made public—as the for
tunate ones on whom will be show
ered the kisses of a group of
"vestal virgins" as a portion of the
program of "The Fire Rej.aiued," an
. utdoor Greek pageant v hich is to
be given later this mouth under, the
. uspires of the Drama League. Be
tween 700 and $00 wil. participate
in the pageant, but only those young
men named will permitted to receive
the i scultorv offering of the "ves
tal virgins."
M lIllON 10
WEDDING flUOT
Washington.. I). I'., May 5—The
twelve >••.,' daughter of Secretary
McAdoo and also the daughter of
Secret irj Lane have bean added to
•-on woddinj uext Thursday.
THE MEMORIAL
DMGS IK
\V May 5—Drawings
for the million dollar George Wash
. -uton Memorial to be erected in
this i -ty are being considered to
day. The wiuning architect will re
rt'ivc $ 1" oo rhe Memorial will take
form of a four story building in
titht-r i. )rgi;m or Italian Reuais
sam . -•> >, containing a great audi
torium md subordinate meeting
room.- On the third floor will be
rooms for States which will have
contributed, preference being given
to the thirteen original states.
.1 i -achusettes is expected to cou
• ute $2i>0,''00 as a state fund.
Mrs, MeN'ett, w'o has teen stop
g at the Portland house for
-•me time, left for Log Ci-bin, B. C
•♦n this morning's train.
UNI HERS
MEET TODAY
Columbus, May 5—Discussion of
wages and labor tondltio.is^was the
principal subject to ba considered
wheu the Amalgamated Association
of Iron, Steel, and Tin Workers of
North America convened here today
in aunual session It was expected
that the association would pass
resolutions condemning the Rocke
feller management of 'he mines la
Colorado.
'LEGISLATURE IS
WITH GOVERNOR
Douver, May 5—The state legis
lature upholds Govorno. Amnions
in his strike action and will raiio
(a tax of $1,000,000, if necessary to
pay for militia guarding the mines. '
GGiraO.es
ARE SEIZED
Mexico City, May 5—.Members of;
'he commission sent bv Huertu to |
induce Zapata's rebel followers to
join forces with the federals were
seized near Moarelos ntid are now '
being heid as prisoners.
gen. lira
IS EUI17EG
Washington, D. C., Ma v 5—Cleu- :
eral Carranza is now eliminated by ;
the mediators iu tlie peace agree- ;
ment.
F. J. Pfeiffer, one of '.he work
ing staff of chief steward McDonald
of the steamer Casca, of the R. Y.
N. fleet, is here cu his *vsy inside.
H« will remain in Skyway until
about the 20th.
Gentlemen: Our
Spring and Summer
Suits
Hats, Shoes
Rain Coats, Furnishing Goods, Etc.
Are Now On Display
Suits Hade to Your Measure
At $18 and Up
When in Need of Goods in Our Line Come In
and Look Over Our Stock
No Hard Feelings and No Harm Done
If You Do Not Buy
STORE OPEN ETENINGS
H. J. LYNCH
The Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE 41 SKAGWAY
TOWN COUNCIL
LAST NIGHT
Town council held its regular
meeting; last night. Mayor Kennedy
and all the members being present.
Roll call.
.Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
Councilmuu Ashley reported that
the three dams ou ilie river at
ISth street, constructed tor protec
tion of the town from high waters,
had been completed at a cost of
<:i,4!)!).52. It was his opinion that
iho work ha<" been well done and
appeared to be well adapted to the
purpose for which it wus intended.
Hij report was accepted Mr. Ashley
aisc reported that the removal of
t >10 stumps from Alaska street, be
twe 'it Si . enth and Eighth, for whicii
work a petition had been present
ed at the preceding meeting of the
council, could be done for an out
lay of not to exceed $25. Ou motiou
:he work was ordered done and the
P. \V. and P. P. committee instruct
ed to attend to it.
Councilman Ashley further report
ed on the proposition of the W. P.
V. Route to park 18 inches of
t ie street, on the outside of Its
i'liii on Broadway, between Second
nd Eighth streets, and stated that
Uie company would do "he work and
l;eep the parking in shape at no
expense to the town. Mr. Ashley
-..iid it was the inteutioi' to line
. :ie ou:sido of the strip with small
boulders, sunk to a level with the
rails, and the space between the
Lordor and rails to be filled with
. o ck in sand. After considerable
uisc.iisioa the clerk was, cn motion,
iastructeu lo inform Supt. Hahn
that the proposition would be ac
cepted provided the company agreed
to keep tho parking in good shape
a1:J construct it so that it would
n.jt i • rtore with the crossings of
■ e alio; ^ or streets.
Councilman Selmer reported thai
;; longshoreman by th»i name of
i'.t'i. llemlricksou, commonly called
•■stuuipy," had been taken, to the
\\". i». hospital on Sunday morning
tud was being taken care of '.here
;a an expense of $5.50 per day.
lie also reported that iu indigent
TiiiUii Ma.n'r was still beng main
tained by tiie town at au expense
of ? 1.00 per day. His report was
;;ecepted.
Councilman Hillerv reported fav
orably on the extension of the
water main on Third avenue in
order to supply the homes of Messrs
Anderson and Liddicoat with city
water. On motion the work was
ordered done.
On motion of Councilman HiUery
a credit for two month's water rent
was allowed G. V. Zinkan.
Report of the town treasurer was
read, accepted and ordered filed.
A petition of properly owners
for an extension of water main on
Eighth Avenue west from Main St.
w is received and referred to \V. W.
committee.
A communication from the variou
steamship companies running into
Skajjwuy asking that tho town coun
cil take up with Delegate James
AVickersham the matter of the pro
posed appropriation for aids to Al
aska Navigation waa re-;d, and the
clerk was instructpd to write to Mr.
E. A. Lowell was a southbound
passenger yesterday on tile Alameda
from Valdez to Seattle, to which
latter point he is bound ou the very
sad mission of taking 'Vj remains
of his wife out for burial.
About thirteen or fourteen years
ago Mr. and Mrs. Lowell were en
gaged in business in Skagway, being
ihe proprietors of the Gilt. Edge
restaurant, which was located on
Fourth avenue, in the rear of where !
the Trail building now stands. A j
year or so afterward they left here j
and nothing much was heard of j
them until early in April of this
year when one of the Alaska S. S. I
Co.'s boat arrived here from Seattle
and Mr. Lowell camo up town for a
short visit with Tony Dortero, with
whom he is well acquainted, lie
told Mr. Dortero that he and ins
wife had left Seattle ou the Gth of j
April and were bound into the Chi -
ana couutry. Yesterday, when the i
boat reached here, he again canie
up to see Mr. Dortero, and told |
that gentleman that while lie and
his wife were on the trail between j
McCarty and the Chisana, on the
24th of April, the latter was sud
denly stricken bv appoplexv, and
within but a few minute^ of the at
tack had passed away. At the time }
they left here Mr. and Jlrs. Lowell J
had a daughter, who, if she is
still living, is about l»j years of
age.
Wlckersham, setting forh in a*
strong language as possible the
need for immediate action by con
gress along these lines.
The following bills were read, al
lowed and ordered i^aid:
John Ward . ? 13.00 .
W. L. Speer ».0ii J
W. H. Marrett 3".o0
Chas Nye 40.30
Alaska Transfer Co 3 6.ou
M. Itjen 32.00 '
Home Power Co 277.00
Alaska Gen. El. Co 0.00 j
P. McNlchol 1SI.25 :
Ed. Achison 13.00
W. W. Tate 44.o<>
H. Olsen 15.00
Joe Edgar 14.00
J. Eckert S.0i>
D. Martin 13.00
Fred Kindling .. 13.00
C. Fiquet l'.'.UO
Wm. Mathews IS).23
Geo. Mathews 31». 2 5
W. S. Sparks 21.00
S. N. Hukill 18.00
J. Mathews 18.23
The application of • Thomas ..1
Ryan for permission to remove a
dwelling house from Second avenue,
between Broadway and State streets,
to Main street, between T'rst and
Second avenues, -was referred to Pub
lic Works committee with instruc
tions to report at next meeting.
Adjourned.
L. E. Bueli, Juneau represent
ative of Armour & Co., accompan
ied by his wife, arrived here this
morning on the Northwestern.
R. Chadwick, representing the
Goodyear Rubber Co., with head
quarters at Seattle, passed through
this morning on his way to Fair
banks.
Christie's Soda Biscuits
These celebrated Canadian biscuits
Can now be Bought from Us At
40c per tin-2 lbs.
Will keep fresh for months
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
SKAGAVAY, ALASKA.
Harrisliurg, . ,Pa., i M.n* C—The
Daughters of the American Revol
ution in Pennsylvania are conduct
ing an active camgteign u^nin.it using
the State's eoat-of-urms in the
Capitol to the park herj ac a "loot
mat." 'Hie women decla.e it little
short of s/iorilgious th.-i'. people
the emblem.
UouMor, C 1 , M :y 5- Mrs. Hor
ace Milis of I placu I' 'S just re
ceived a i-.'l .1 s. ■'■ that her
busbanti is bei <s lfdu (or ransom in
the slato of Vera Cruz.
Vera Cruz, May 5—A. proclama
tion d.uoil M. ' 1st, auil signed by
.
rebels will ut.'elc Mexico City, and 1
i-oiuleiuiu 11 >1 <- also Minister of!
War Blanquet, to- du
Washington, I». C, »—tiov
vrnor b'.ntiw n?ges tu« Alaska
•selection i: :urvi-vin- ;-.'rties, as
only s'li". 5 i o now w; nted.
A M. Stanley of Iv^one, Ore
T. Tyler, ""an old timer in Skatc
way and the norJ»,arrived bere on
the North western litis morning.
LIEUT. BECKER
AGAIN ON TRIAL
New York, May 5—Ex-Poltce
Lieutenant Charles Becker today
Wfis called for a second trial on
charges of instigating the
murder of Herman Rosenthat.
The four men who shot
Rosenthul down in the glare of
Uroadway's light on Forty-Second
Street, Wiiltey Lewis, Gyp the Blood,
Lefty Louie, and Dago Frank Ciro
fici have paid the extreme penalty
with their lives. Becker cfter being
adjudged guilty by a jury and that
Judgement affirmed by the State
Supreme Court, was granted a new
trial on technical grounds by the
State Court of Appeals, one member
of vhich tribunal voted against
another trial for the convicted pol
iceman. District Attorney Whitman
today was prepared to take
personal charge of the prosecution.
It is understood that lie will at
tempt at this second trial of Becker
to introduce as evidence, facts re
gui-iUiu* an alleged conspiracy to
havo the gunmen saved by perjured
testimony, one of these witnesses,
Xurl 1 'resner, having confessed hav
ing been paid to give false witness.
ELECTRICITY IS
GETTING CHEAP
Cleveland, May 5—The City of
Cleveland—home of three cent street
car fares, and other progressive
municipal advantages—recently be
gan furnishing its "customers," res
idents of Cleveland, witu electric
iiy at three cents the kilowatt hour.
The regular price charged by cor
porations is ten centSu At the start
■10,000 "customers" can be supplied.
Two big municipal electiic-making
Plants turned their wheels today for
the first time. Backers of the pro
ject are confident it will mean pri
' .!te corporations must be forced
dov.-n to the same price. The making
of ple'ctricky for sale to its resi
dents is no new thing to progres
sive Cleveland. For several years
< nough electricity has beeu made
to supply 4,000 people. Eventually,
city officials declared today, Cleve
land will furnish electricity for
every home In the city unless pri
vate corporations come down to
Cleveland's three cent charge.
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" Hard to Fit"
Some men are called
k'hard to fit;'1 others
just think they are.
But any man, of
whatever figure, can
be fitted in clothes
here. We haye made
special preparations
for men of odd and
unusual sizes; stout
men. very large men,
tall men. Drop in and
look oyer the line.
Sj ring Mats and Shoes
Now on Display
WILL CLAYSON—Clothier