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Ordinance No. }.

An ordinance regulating the granting of it. cense in the City of Skagway fixing the amount thereof and providing certain penalties for their violation.
 SECTION l. Hawkers' and peddlers' license shall be grant ed in the manner and upon the conditions fol- lowing and not otherwise
 No person shall sell, or attempt to sell, any goods, article or thing (except farm and gar den products offered for sale by the producer thereof) by peddlers, hawkers. or public outcry, or at any temporary uninclosed stand or place of business within the city. without first ob- taining peddler's license therefor. Prayided That no person shall be required to procure a license for taking orders for, or de- liyering, any article or thing manufactured or produced within the district of Alaska. That vendors of fish and bivalves shall not be required to procure licenses.
 SECTION 2.
 Every person canyasstng or taking orders for books, pictures, publications or other like arti. cles, shall bedeemed within the scope of this article and be required to take out 6 peddlers license; but no license shall be required for the delivery of any article where the ordertherefor was taken under license; if, however, no li cense was taken out by the canvasser. he arti clc shall not be delivered without a peddler's license. Provided. That regular commercial travellers employed by wholesale houses and selling sta pie articles of merchandise to the merchants of the city, shall not be deemed to be within the meaning of this section.
 SECTION 8.
 All licenses granted nnder this article shall be charged for at the rate of three hundred dollars per annum, which shall be granted upon application being made to the city clerk. specifying the character of the business stating definitely the articles to be hawked or sold and the proposed manner of selling.
 SECTION 4.
 Any person l wilfully violate any provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of misdemeaDor and upon conviction thereof in a court of competent jurisdiction pay fine for the first offense not to exceed one hundred dollars and for each subsequent of. fense fine not to exceed three hundred dol. lars or imprisonment not to exceed sixty days and costs of prosecution.
 SECTION 6.
 This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after it's date of approval and publication for at least once week for three consecutive weeks in newspaper of general circu- lation in the city of Skagway.
 Passed by the Common Council of the City of Skagway this 27th day of Aug ust, A. D. 1900.
 Approved August 28. 1900.
 JOHN HIsLoP,
 Ex-Officio Mayor. Attest: JOHN w. TROY, City Clerk. Date of first publication, September 1900,
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An ordinance regulating the granting of it. cense in the City of Skagway fixing the amount thereof and providing certain penalties for their violation.
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An ordinance estsb shing fire limits within the City of Skagway, District of Alaska.
 Be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Skagway
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Tailoring.

For stylish and good fitting clothes go to F. Wolland. who is receiving the latest and most fashionable Report on Tailoring every month, Clothes dyed, cleaned and repaired I2Istf
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Belle of Lexington whiskey-eight years old-just out of government bond, and Three Crown Diamond Malt Whiskey-- strictly pure-at the Seattle saloon.
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SEPTEMBER

The DAILY ALASKAN will be found on Sale at,he Hotel Northern news stan1 in Saeatle If
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-09-20

Sale at,he Hotel Northern news stan1 in Saeatle If
 The Seattle Bohemian Draueht Beer Is the best and most expensive draught beer made in Seattle. For sale at the Seattle saloon. corner State and Sixth avenue. a The Pioneer cigar factory of Skagwav. wholesale cigar and smokers supplies. If
 Baths only 25. cents. The Principal barrbeshop, opposite US. Barracks. 28Im
 Price of baths cut to 25 cents. The Principal, opposite U. 5. Barracks 23I
 If vov want good work done telephone No, 62, Kew City Laundry. They take it away and return it. all In a few hoursI
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25
GIGANTIC BANK THEFT.
c. l. Aivord, Note Teller In the First Ma
tionzi of New York City. steals Seven
Hundred Thoa-And Dollars.

New York. Oct. 23-ShortIv before
the close OF business in Wall street
Tuesday there was rumor that one
of the employees OF one. Of the lead
ing banks in The city had detaulted
10 large sum. Ii MAS stated in Wall
street that th> bank affected i the
First national: that the employees
name j. AlYord and thar The. defalca-
ton viii reach = large amount. pos
slbly Ssou.ouo- The imam has not been
arrested. The First national bank l.
one Of the largest banking iu~titu-
tons in the city. and has a capital
stock of >j'n.oru. surplus Of $1,000
600 and undivided profits OF - Goa. una.
{ l.. ARord Mas note teller OF thu.
bank. He ha- been am tmpIoyt OF
the bank for over - Years. NI>or
operations were ~killulN concealed
through manipulation or his balance
boob The discovery of hi~ thett was
made by one of the. bank empln,rS =
Few dIy~ AGO after the comI-lrtion of
an examination of the bank hy tn,
| uited States examiners. During the
continuance - his prcllIa1iunS peri
odIcaI examinations have been made
ol several distinct corps of cNamin-
ers representa-" the comptroller'S de
pariment. al expert accountants. and
the bank has also had frequent in
dependent examinations. neither of
which has developed any irrrguIarit,.
1t i expected that the shortage will
pe materially reduced by >ubstau-
tial sum. of which there * fair pros !
poets OF recovery.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25
SHANNON FACTION WINS.
Missouri supreme Court Tue-day Decided
the FacttonaI Fight Among the D-mn-
Gratis IN Jark-on Countv.

Jefferson City. Mo. Oct 23.-Thc
anti-police ticl.et has been declared
the regular democratic ticket of Jack
son county by the supreme court en
hanc. The victory of the shannon
faction i complete. The court denied
the application for a mandamus di-
recting County Clerk Crittenden to
reverse his decision UphoIding the
regularity of the August - county
convention and the ticket named by
the majority of its members-aft
the county committee had made ~
the roll call. The police faction
wanted the ticket named by the con
vention held this month under the
auspices of the state central commit
tee declared regular. The Judges de
MED the authority of the state com
mittee TO interfere.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25
GOV. WOOD TELLS Of CUBA.
First Formal Report as to Condi-
tions on the Island Submitted
TO the President.
SAYS RAPID PROGRESS is BsIHG MADE.
Wonderful Changes Have Been Wrought
Every Hand, Especially la the Man
ag~ment and cleanliness OF Prisons
Over 5000 Pablo >cooIs Established
DURING the Var. with $500 Teachers.

Washington, Oct. @3.-Mai Gen.
| Leonard Wood Yesterday made the
| following statement as to the. CON
tents of his civil report as governor
| general Of Cuba:
| every town Of consequence in the is
| land has been provided with u hospital
| well equipped with All necessary supplies
a1d appliances. Asy!ums for orphan chill
Crcu have been established wherever nee
essay. II is the purpose Of the insular
government 10 establish four state insti-
tuIiDn~. TWO for girls TWO to be- indus
trial and agricultural. and two t. be cor
regional ana Industrial The prisons
have been oVerhauled and repaired from
one end Of the. island To the other. and the
sanitary conditions vastly improved.
Courts have been stimulated and urged
to a prompt Performance Of their duty.
and the result has been that many prisons
have been practically empty and a great
Improvement has been made in the con-
duct Of criminal cases.
During the present year over . 90 pub
lie schools have been establiShed-3. 600
teachers are en- slOved in them and 80
09G children are in the schools This num-
Der is constantly increasing. and bv the
end Of the present school year il is be
ieyed We shall have $4,000 children in
school
Public buildings throughout tht. island
nave undergone extensive repairs San
ltarE work has been carried on from one
end OF Cuba to the other. \ thorough
~ efficient mail service has been estab-
Hshed and is being conducted with eff
cheney and economy Public works in
VolVing millions Of dollars have been ia
ken up and completed \ complete over
land telegraph has been established
throughout the island. Many Industries
have been taken up and are growing
daily. Many notifications have been made
IN taxation, all with the purpose of ben
citing the Taxpayer. \ most efficient |
customs service has been established and |
the quarantine service is thoroughly |
and rigidlv enforced
The condition Of the people of the is
ana to the best of my knowledge ana |
belief. Is one of content. and they real
ze that wonderful progress has been
made and they feel. as a people kindly
"ward and have faith in the people OF |
he United States
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25
REPU BL!lANS FEAR
ILLINOIS is LOST.
Negroes and Italians Being Imported
in an Effort to Save the State.

Chicago, H.. Oct. 2O-To love r
come the democratic majority in
Illinois, the republicans are trying
to cOlOniZe the state. Negroes are
being brought in from every section
OF Mo. and other southwestern states
which are safefor Bryan, put to work
on the railroads. These men are to
b. voted on November 6, and money
and fraud will be resOrted to in the
e,tOrt to make this vote win Illinois
to the republican column.
Democratic county committees in
every county Of the state have been
warned OF this plan and some one
may go to the penitentiary for it.
Detectives are at work in all parts
OF the state, and ii Mark Hannas
connection can be proven, warrants
will be issued for his arrest.
Senator Jones to-day turned over
t. Chairman Watson OF the state
committee letters establishing the
fraud now being engineered bv the
republicans. connection with this
evidence Mayor Harrison now has
kilograms showing that ear loads of
Italians have been sent to Chicago |
from towns of South Dakota and
other western states where Mark
Hanna has given up all chances of
securing the electoral vote.
Putting all these links together,
the plot OF republicans to spend mil
lions of dollars in colonizing not only
Chicago, but the entire state OF
Illinois has been unearthed.
Among the scores of letters now
held by Senator Jones and Chairman ,
Watson, is one from C. T. Allen of
Mexico. Mo. This communication is
I lengthy one. and the names of men
they are all small fry in Missouri /
Who are concerned in the shipping OF
'hese colonists are given.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25
ABSORBED NINETEEN ROADS
burlington System Adds Leased Lines with
an Aggregate of $40 Miles, Valued
at s2O.OOO.OOO

Burlington, Ia. Oct 23.-The meet
ing of stockholders of the nineteen
Iowa railroads branches under lease
OF the Chicago. burlington a OAincy
railroad. resulted in the sale of the,
roads. property and franchise of said
Iowa roads To the Burlington system.
The roads have "a total OF 500 miles
Of track. valued al r2O.OO0. 900. The
lines absorbed by the Burlington are:
The Chicago. burlington q Kansas
City; Clarinda. College Springs Il
southwestern: Crcston 4 Northern:
Fairfield q Ottumwd: Hastings 4
Avoca: Burlington < Missouri River;
Chiilicothe 4 Charlton: Creston
branch of the burlington d Missouri:
keokuk 4 81. Paul: Leon. Mt. AYR 4
Southwestern: Nebraska City. sydney
q Mort hwcstern: Western Iowa. Al
bia. Knoxville 4 nes Moincs: Brown
Vile Nodaway Valley: Charlton.
Des Moines Il Southcrn: Dies Moincs
a Knoxville: Ilumisfon 4 Shenan-
doah: Murray 4 Creston: Red Oak &
Atlantic.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25
LOST MONEY AND BRIDE.
Illinois Farmer Was 80 Overioyed at Pros
pect of Marriage That He CeIe-
DRAFTED bV CsettIng Drunk

st. Joseph. No, Oct. 23-Thomas
Ross. aged Is. a widower and the
owner of a fine farm near Decatur.
ILL.,. came to st. Joseph to marry Miss
Alice Johnson. widow with whom
lie became engaged through a mat
rimonial paper in Chicago. Ross
brought a roll of 5000 As soon as he
saw The bride-to-be she was so much
better looking than he expected that
he invited several young men in the
neighborhoOd 10 join him at a saloon
for refreshments. He lost his roll
and the widow as a result of his over
Indulgence and i now a prisoner at
the police station awaiting to hear
from friends in Decatur.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25
LOOKS ON It WITH FAVOR.
United States Government in Accord
with Principles Enumerated in the
British-German Agreement.
IN HARMONY WITH AMERICAS POLICY.
Interests of This Country TO BE Guaranteed
Equal kecogHtttoH-O Open Door and To-
tegrity of the Chinese Empire AppAr-
entity secured->erinus Question To

Washington. Oct. 2I-It j. author
itatively stated thar the United
States government views with dis
tinct favor the principles euuucia-
ted IN the Auglo-Cerman agreement
relating To China. and thar a formal
response to thar effect viii he made
AZ an early day to the invitation ex-
tended 70 this government TO accept
the principles. Mr.. Hay expressed his
satisfaction AT what had been done.
saving he felt it To be i'm complete.
harmony with the policy this govern
ment had pursued. IN open door AMI
;he Integrity Of the Chinese empire
are apparently secured in the uIti-
mate settlement with China. and il is
confidently believed that the inter
estS Of the United StatrS are 10 br
guaranteed equal recognition.
About the only serious question
which has arisen as TO the american
reply WAS on clause ; OF the ANGLO
German agreement. This states fiat
IN case of another power making use
of the complications in China in order
10 obtain territorial advantages. Ger
many and Great Britain reserve the
right to reach a preliminary under
standing on the eytntful sep TO be
taken for the protection of their in
terestS. This is open TO the conStruc- |
ton of being n threat. II * probable |
that the American reply viii nor go |
beyond accepting the principle that |
Germany and Great Britain have a /
right to agree between themselves as
10 their evrntfuI course. But there. |
i not likely TO be anything which will |
commit this government 10 accept
this eveutful agreement.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25
BRYAN At THE CAPITA
Democratic Candidate for p,..,-
Took Breakfast with Ex-Con...-
man Springer Tuesd,v
DELIVERED SPEECH FROM Lurouan,
/" o.o"o reopl" W h" Were Ms...d A..
the Depot Mr. nr,ao Talked a, -,
ai'sm and CtNiI service. Dec,...
Republican, Party Had clio. ed 49,
of Opportunity To- Young NJ.

Washington. Oct. a7-Wm.
Bryan spent AN hour and -
a. the national capitol Thursd,r Il
train arrived from West Nir,;.,.
7:55 O'Clock. about i,0oo -
were awaiting him at the DEM, e
Congressman Springer greeted =
The two then passed down ,L,a-
the depot, followed hv a large 49,
thuSlaStic crowd and gr.an.s
worked their way to the emf.
Here an automobile was in 49,.
and they were taken To the ras;a'.
OF Judge Springer. opposite The J.
itol. where Mr.. Bryan had br.,.s
y few minutes before nine 49,
Mr.. bryan WAS driven to the NJ.
more y Ohio depot. where ba a.
brief speech from his au,ono1a
He spoke ON Imperialism and /,
service. About 5000 peopls -.
massed about the depot. Mr.. Br,,
said.
Occasionally / hear il suesas,aa !.
are opposed 10 imperialism win vo,. q
feplsNcan ticket for fear Of losing a..
positions with the government rer,si.
there are not many who womb -.
government employment under an !.
pre- 10 whatever risk might attend ~
employment under a republic. am
much OF an admirer Of that civil ssr,s,. Il
which u suspended when a nra.it..
Is iuaugurated until he can mn the os.
with his friends and Is extended h. 4
president when he Is about 10 r.tt,
in order that he may protect his frsra
In office. ] believe that a system AZ y,
service might Ice devised wherein amos,
ments would be made upon merit 49,
wherein the appointees would hold ~ n
fixed term and not be dependent una.
the VIII of an appointing officer. The i
dustrial deSpotiSm now inaugurates
the republican party is closing the al
OF opportunity against the young ~
and driving many To seek governusr
employment who under better conalug
would Toe employed in productive Indus
tries
Mr.. Bryan closed with the stat.
ment that ii was not his highest IN
bition To be president. but TO maj
this government so good that 70 \
a private citizen in this republic vi
be greater honor than 10 h
king i'm any other nation" A dele
cation from the Maryland state cen
rial committee met Mr.. Bryan he'
and M "a few minutes after nine
left in special train for Rockdls
where he made the first Of a sens n
IF speeches in a second tour of Marrv
and towns.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25
THE END SEEMS NEAR.
Eei'ef That President Mitchell VIII soon
issue the Order Calling Anthracite
strikers Work Again

Hazleton. Pa, Oct. 23.-Nround the
national headquarters of the United
Mine Workers Tuesday the belief was
unanimous that the end of the strike
VIII come within very short time
President Mitchell, Notwithstanding
contrary reports, has set no date for
calling OFF the strike. rs soon as
all the operators signify their willing
ness to pay ten per cent. advance in
wages until april the national execu-
tive board viii be called i'm session
to vote on ending the contest
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25
Bryan and the Young Man.
Philadelphia Times.

Philadelphia Times
Ii a life of opportunity is still TO
remain open to the young men of the
country 1t must be through a rever-
sal OF the policy which has placed the
capital, the industries and natural
wealth of the country in the hands
OF handful of grasping trust share
holders. The policy was originated
and fostered by the republican party
and Its leaders, and a continuation
OF political power in republican hands
means the preparations of the
trusts and the still greater oblitpra-
ton OF the individual. The only
hope for the young men of the conn
TRY Is IN the defeat of Mckinley. the
election OF Bryan and the return of
the government TO the principles and
methods which permitted an omen
field and fair play for all in the stru.r-
gle for livelihood. BRYAN and Tho
democratic party offer the only bo,,a
lett to the young men of the country
OF achieving successful caress ANA
financial independence in the furnra
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25
YOUNG GIRL THEIR VICTIM
-Four Prominent Young Men Of Paierss
~. > la thu Tolls for Administsf.
ing "knocG- Out" Dropa

New York. Oct. 23.--George Ger
Walter McAliister. William Des
and Andrew Campbell. sons Of wealth
parents. were arrested by the poIirs n
Paterson. y. j.. accused OF harfg
caused the death Of Jennie BOssehr
ter. the young woman whose boil
was found on the outskirts OF Psir
son. Death has made a confessed
saying thar the four were drinkls|
with the girl and gave her "knot
out" drops. They then took her
a buggy across the bridge into b
gen county, passing the girls hos
on the way TO the spot where N
body was found next morning
the struggle which occurred. one
the men tripped the girl. throws
her heavily 10 the ground. The 2
rendered her unconscious and the NJ
became frightened. Leaving II
there they secured doctor. wbcs
name was not given He pronoHnes
the girl beyond help.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25
Robbed the Grave

\ startling incident. is narrated hv
John Oliver OF Philadelphia. a. foI-
lows: Il was in an awful couditio,,
NV skin was almost yellow. evas
sUnken. tongue coated, pain cnnfin.
ually in back and sides, no annari-a
growing weaker day by day. Three
physicians had given me up. Then I
was advised To use Electric Buffers
20 my great Joy. the first bottlemada
a decided Improvement. Ieontinns,3
their Use for three weeks. and am
now a well man. l know they rob.
bed the grave OF another victim, (.
No one should fail TO try them. Onjv
3oc. Guaranteed. at H. L. Fucker
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25
Five Childr.n nnrned tn n..,n-

Montreal. Que. Oct. 23.-A ff-a
which broke out i'm small ten,.-
ment house on ArchambauIt lane
early Tuesday morning resulted in
the death by suffocation of five chill
dren named lie Blanc. The children
were in an upper room and were dead
before the firemeu could get near
them.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25

Kansas City. Mo. Oct. 23.-Tt..
highest price for a single animal in
the combination show and sale Cs
Herefords and ShOrthorns was
reached Tuesday. Columbus NVII.
yeariing Hesiod bull. sold for 5000
10 Frank Rockefeller. the Ohio mil
lionaire, who is stocking farm ar
Belvidere. Kan. The bull was owned
by Benton Gabbert. of Dearborn. Mo
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25

Washington. Oct. 23.-American
trade in China shows n more randi
growth than that of any of IN
European countries. The fact is point
ed to as Justification of the present
persistent attitude of this govern.
ment in insisting upon the worIi
powers respecting our commercial in
tereStS in China
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25

SaliHa. Kan. Oct. 2@-N. d. Viz
cent. a candidate for congress IN TN.
MN diS'F'c1. has issued personal
'ha'Iehge 10 W. \. falderhrad. the
IePuhil'ah candidate for reelection.
70 close the campaign with "a series ,.s
LoiHl '''a - iH ~IN county srats IN tn.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25

Jefferson City. Mo. Oct. 23.-Gov.
stephens has issued a proclamation
Offering reward Of $500 for the ar
rest and conviction of the unknown,
persons who robbed the bank Of Brl-
baker Bros at Bronaugh. Vernon
count. Friday night and murdera
Constable Moran.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25

Berlin. Oct Reliable advices
from Copenhagen assert that the sale
OF the Danish Antilles TO the United
states viii soon be effected. \ bin
aut i.orizing the alienation al the price
fixed by the present cabinet. $1,000
0r". wil! reach the riksdag in a f,.,y
Meeh,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25
R.pr...,,. 2as'ssrrh..

Maryville. Mo. Oct. THE Prrsgf
terrain synod Of Missouri met IN ~
Presbyterian church here YESTERDAY
The synod embraces six Pres6y' u.
rIsS. II has ~. ministers. =
churches 22.5jr commandments. ~
additions last year and 57,-l2 suDaas'
school scholars
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25
stole J~weIrv Valued at 100000.

New York. Oct. s3-Charlcs f..
Mather. who is under arrest in Seat
tie, Wash. WAS a iewclry salesman
here formerly, of the firm OF Mather
& Wertwor. Il. Mather is accused Nv .
number OF wholesale jewellers and
diamond merchants of this city Of
theft of jewelry valued AT about $50
600. He obtained the goods on mem
Orandufu
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25
Lightning rod peddIers arc qett;n,

lightning rod peddlers are getting
IN Their work on the unsuspecting
farmer in Vernon county. The Ne,
Vada Post says, Job Newport. one
OF their victims. signed what he sun
posed TO be a receipt for s. for rods
and IN a short time his note for $50
turned up in a bank. Also a widow
lady worked in the same manner
was compelled to sell her stock and
farm implements to meet Il note. The
better plan Is TO sign no papers for
strangers and deal with people YOU
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25

foFt worth Ten. Oct. THE cit
i|ehN OF Oklahoma and Indian terri
tory want single statehood for IN.
two territories. The formation Of
leagues 10 promote This end has com
menced- Determined efforts in this
direction are being made by the lead
ing people of those territories.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25
O-atOrv for Each Rarfv

Louisville. Ky. Oct. Ex-senator
Beyeridge and Bourke Cochran spoke
here last night. Senator Beveridge
spoke at Liberty hail and Cochran
at the Auditorium Both halls were
crowded There was no disorder. as
all tn" democrats were at the dem
ocratic meeting and all the republic
ans al the republican, meeting.