MUCH BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT
COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT
At the regular meeting of the
Skagway town council last night
thero was a full board present with
tiio exception of Blanchard. •
After the minutes of the previous
meetnu; had been read and approved
the annual report of the school
board was presented, accepted and
o" Jered placed on file.
TliU finance committee was au
thorized, in case it 'becamq neces
sary before the license money be
cuue available, to negotiate an ad
ditional $1UU0 loan for the use of
Uic town witli thQ 13. AL Belirends
bunk of Juaeau.
Councilman Kennedy reported the
laying of the new sidewalks in
town so far as contemplated at
present almost completed, the bulk
of the work remaining being the
feet between State and Broad
way on Sixth. He said the side
walks that had been laid were iu
line t.hapj and put down in work
manlike manner, in regard to the
removal of certain obstructions from
the line o£ the sidewalks the coun
cilman sa;.l lie had been away • for
sometime and did not kuow what
hnd been done in the matter ' and
would therefore ask for further
time. Street Commissioner Page
informed the members of the coun
cil that the work referred to had
already be^n done.
Councilman Kennedy further re
} L>rteU the going out of the Six
teenth street wagon bridge ' over
the Skagway river and stated that
he had wired to Col. Richardson,
head of the Alaska road commis
sion, iu the name of Mayor Ashley,
with, the idea of hastening the con
struction of the promised new gov
ernment wagon bridge at -west
Twenty Second street, but had a*
j>t received no answer to his mees
s'-£e. •
Councilman Selmer reported there
would be three or four days' fees
ilue at the "U'hlto Pass hospital for
tile ca re cf the ltte B. R. Culbert
sou, all the other expenses of the
deceased's last illness and funeral
having beeen xnet by his frieuds.
Councilman 'Selmer also reported
tliat an eld mm named Shradt-r,
vso has been in a bad way for
soaietlme, was getting worse 'and
e'ated that if the board would pay
Slirader's way to the Pioneer Home
at Sitka, the latter would be ad
JXitted there and well taken care of
for the remainder of his life. The
singestion was approved and the
rj.-.ney for payment oj fare appro
priated.
I Councilman Hillery reported on |
! the care of Mrs. Jamlos, and said
some of the ladies of the town "had 1
[ interested themselves in the condi- :
tiou of the afflicted woman and she
is now being properly looked after. '
Mayor Ashley said there is need 1
of finding means to dispose of cer- j
tain town lots that have delinquent :
taxes assessed against thorn and sug
gested that the matter be brought
before Judge Jennings for advice ;is
to the manner of procedure to
reach the desired end when lie
comes to Skagway on the 1st of
August.
Councilman Hillery reported two
fire hydrants—ona on Second and
Maiu and the other ca Filth and ;
State—to be so low that if a fire!
occurred it would be exceedingly
difficult to make connections with
Che hose, and recommt-ndt-d that |
the hydrants be taken te the AV. J
P. shops and an extension put on j
them. His suggestion was adopted
and work ordered done.
The report of the town traisur
or for the month of Juno was read,
acceired and ar«.lc>e i l:: ced on file.
The following < !:iinis against the
town were presento.', allowed and
ordered paid:
IX. S Signal Corps .. . . $ 2.J>">
P. II Ganty 7.75
Pack Train Restaurant .. 6.63
U. I. Guthrie 90.00 :
Daily Alaskan' 13.93 !
Guu.i'son &. Robeitson .. 60.00'
Home Power Co 130.0'*
D. X Hukill . . .... 5.73
Prank Page .. " 20."0
P. McXichol 20.00
J. F Greene 1.00
M. Suudeea • 6S.U0
Alaska Gen. Kleo. Co .. 3.0 0
Alaska Transfer Co 47.95
John Johnson 2S.75
John Mood 8S.00
W. T. Myrick SS.00
A claim against tlio town of
$29.50, put ia by D. N. llukill.
was ordered returned with a re
quest that it be presented through
proper channel, and with the O. K.
of the street commissioner at
tached.
Pond of the town treasurer ae
c»jtod and filed.
Councilman Hillery reported an
electric light polo on Third and
Main streets to be a menace to
people passing along the sidewalk
at that point. Councilman Hardy,
for the Home Power Co., 'said the
matter would be attended to and
remvdivd at once.
A Word About Shoes
There may be other good shoes made, but we handle the very
best makes that we have been able to find, and we have been
looking for the best for a number of years.
We handle the follow
ing makes:
(all guaranteed)
THE AMERICAN
LADY
For Ladies and Misses
SECURITY SCHOOL
SHOE
For Girls
CROSSETT
and
THE AMERICAN
GENTLEMAN
For Men
PLA-MATE,
SCUFFERS,1 and
SANDALS
For Children
THE A. A. CUTTER. BERGMAN, ZIMMERMAN & DEGAN
Makes in Heavy Shoes 8, 10, 12, 16, and 18 in height'
H.J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
Broadway between Third and Fourth
Phone 4l
LABORERS ON SHE AT BIG
REMINGTON ARMS CO. PLANT
Bridgeport, Conn , July :20—A
general walk-out of all workmen
wns ordered by leadera of one fac
tion oi tiio -labor unions here to- '
day. The outcome is problematical.'
'fie technical or assignee cause is
a d.'siu'te over jurisdiction betweeen :
the Carpenters' union and Structur
al Union Workers over certain work |
Involved in the construction of some(
new buildings for the plant.
President Remington of the Rom-!
ington Arms Co. said this morning ;
that he believed the trouble was
worked up by agitators and secret
agents o* the German government'
iu order'to delay the manufacture!
of arias and ammunition here for
shipment to the allies, as k his
co-npary has largo contracts call
lag for immediate delivery to Eng
land, France, and Iti'ly, and there
is'no dispute between the company
and its workmen over either
hours wages or conditions of labor.
The recent increase in 'size of
the Remington plant compelled by
the rush of European orders has
resulted in making it larger and
providing a much greater capacity
for production than Lave the Krupp
gun works at Essen, Germany, bo
th:t the importance to the Ger
man sause of crippling its opation
is rcsvlily seen.
Gov. J. F. A. Strong and Mrs.
Strong came ill last evening oil the
Alameda l'rom their annual tour
of the interior and out via Nome
and tiie Bering Sea route. They
i-.imo as far south as Soward 011
t:.e steamship Victoria of the Al
aska Steamship lino and there
left I.'K»t vessel for the Alameda
1 i tlie same company and wont to
-Anchorage and from there returned
litre.
Tliey wore met at the dock by
a large Uelegatian of Skagwny citi
zens and later escorted by Senator
J. 31. Tanner, the governor • and
Mrs. Strong were brough up to
town in the Kirmse auto 'with W.
C. Wright acting as chaffetrr.
The party visited the hemes of
F. J. Weber, W. C. lllancluird and
Frank Pago and greatly admired
t^o many beautiful flowers in bloom
a:.d the "exquisitely kept gardens
at d lawns, and Jlrs. Strong in each
place was presented with a hand
scuie bouquet.
They paid a visit also to the
home of lioy Uault 011 west Sixth
street, which is located 011 the
s^ot where Gov. and lire. Strong's
lei; cabin stood iu 1S97 when lie
was a resident of Skagway.
They then went to the Pullen
House for a short time, after which
they wore escorted ■ by Col. W. L.
Stevenson to his handsome home on
Eighth and Main streets, where' a
very pleasant time was spent until
the departure of the boat at 10:20
o'tlock p. m.
VALDEZTORISE
F83! ITS ASHES
Valdez, July 20—The work of
clearing away the ruins of the great
firn that swept through this city
Thursday of last week has been g-o
ing on since Friday. All the avail
able labor in town has bgen put on
the job of taking the charred rem
nants of the buildings, loading them
upon wagons and dumping them
into the bay. Lumber has been
tele^-flp.Vi! for, and as soon as it
arrives the work of rebuilding will
commence. Sam Blum arrived from
Cordova on the Evans Thursday and
announced that his store building
and the First Dank of VaJdez would
be rebuilt at ouce of cement, ■ be
ing t lie first cement buildings to be
erected in Valdez. The Dally Pros
pector is issuing by means of a job
press and wrapping paper tout a
new 'plant has been telegraplid for
and will leave Seattle on the next
boat. '
Couoiciliiian Hardy a^kcd for in
formation in regard to the ercection
of unsightly billboards and sign
boards within tlio corporate limits.
Tt<« matter was referred to the
committee ou judiciary for in vest i
g.f'o.- and suggestions for action
at a future meeting.
Councilman Hillery 'reported that
certain merchants in town—.Mrs. T.
Kapuzzi and Keller Bros. Drug Co.
—were encroaching on tlio sido
walk with their display of goods
and recommended that they be no
tified to discontinue the practice.
Public works and public property
committee instructed to enforce the
ordinance in regard to obstructing
sidewalks.
Councilman Kennedy recommend
ed that the property on tho cor
ner cf Fifth and State streets, no.'.
us?d as a j»ublic park and play
ground for the children of the
town, and ostensibly the property
of the Moore's Townsite Co., be
secured by the town and fitted up
with a staud for the use of the
Skagway brass band and that a num
ber of seats be placed around the
grounds for accommodations of vis
itors as tfell as home people. It
was his opinion the work can be
done at comparatively small cost,
but l'is main Idea was to have the
title to the property vested in the
towu. The matter was referred to
the public 'works and public pro
perty committee with instructions to
see what can be done'to secure ti
tle and to draw plans and as
certain the approximate cost of the
; proposed improvements.
| The meeting then 'adjourned.
Fruit Jars, Jelly
Glasses, Etc.
OIT. STOCK IS COMPLETE.
We offer the following special
prices during canning season: -
Mason Pints, SOc per dozen.
Mason Quarts, ?1.00 per dozen.
Mason J/j Gals. $1.25 per dozen.
Small Jelly Glasses, flat, 25c
per dozen.
Large Jelly Glasses, tall with
top, 50c per dozen.
Mason Jar Rubbers, heavy 10c
per dozen.
Mason Jar Tops, 25c per dozen.
Parawax, 15c per pound brick.
P. H. GANTY w
ON THEEVE OF DELIVERING COUP
THAT WILL MAKE EUROPE TREMBLE
Athens, July 20—The Queen of
Greece today received word from
her brother, Kaiser William, that
he had paralysed the Russians and
was on the eve of delivering a
coup on the western battle front
which will make all Europe
tremble.
Loudon, July 20—Advices have
boon received that the gradual evac
uation of Warsaw has been ordered
by the the Russians, and that the
Germans are now in possession of
Takum and Widau provinces of
Courtland. Between the Vistula
and Rug rivers the battle contin
ues with unabated fury.
lierlin, July 20—'The Russians
have been forced back to within
less than forty miles of Warsaw
and are reported to be abandoning
great quantities of ammunition in
tlic-ir retreat.
LATER—London, July 20—Tho
Russians are about trapped on the
north and south unless the Ger
man advance is immediately checked.
WIFE IU80ERFR
i MAKES ESCAPE
Seattle, July 20—Robert Dupee,
convicted of wife murder in Juneau,
Alaska and sentenced recently
to seven years confiuerceiit in the
penitntiary at McNeil's island,
Wash., made his cscaps this morn
ing from Bach, the fruard who had
him in charge on board the steam
ship Mariposa enroute to prison,
and is reported to have made
his way in a jitney to Georgetown,
where he is 6aid to have relatives.
Officers are now searching for
him.
San Diego, July 20—The elec
tion of officers at this morning's
session of the supreme lodge of
the Loyal Order of .Moose result
ed as follows:
i;. J. Heuning of this city, was
chrsen Supremo Dictator, and Judge
Crelffhton of Sail Francisco, Su
preme Trustee. John Ford of Pitts
burg, Pa., was elected prelate.
APPLEGATE OF KENTUCKY
IS ELECTED AS CHAIRMAN
Los Angeles, July 20—At the
Elks' convention in this city, which
adjourned Saturday night, Cary
Applcgato of Kentucky, was elect
ed chairman of the grand trustees.
UPPER YUKON
sie REPORI
Whitehorse, July 20—Water 54
inches.
Dawson- Arrived &: 30 p. m. with
one passenger.
Casra: Sailed 10.30 p. m. with
50 ]>assengers.
NrAUtlin: Sailed 4:15 a. m., with
b:'!go Alsek. '
Wh'te Horse: Let' Dawson 11:30
p. iu.
Selkirk- Up Selkirk 8:30 o. m.
Casta: Down Lower LeBarge 6
a in.
Next sailing: Da\vsoi» tomorrow
n'ght.
Washington, D. C., July 20 The
British ambassador today notified
the state department that a wealthy
German, a resident of Detroit, had
supplied money to certain persona
at Windsor, Ontario, Canada, which
was to he used in the destruction
oi Canadian property.
HARRY K. THAW WILL
Sl'E FOR A DIVORCE
Atlantic City, July 19—Harry K.
i Thaw, who came to this city after
his release ' on bail last week,
: started this morning for his home
in I'ittsburg, Pa. Ho says that he
will start suit for divorce as soon
as he gets there.
The Heat
Decides
That it's up to you to seek relief. You
can get it here in abundance in these
Cool Union Suits
They're the loose fitting garments, in the
softest of fabrics, 'which assure the
greatest measure of comfort. The same
is true of our two-piece suits should you
prefer them.
Wili Clayson
The Clothier