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The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-28
Ordinance No. 65

An ordinance granting a franchise to the Northwest Light and Power Company, a corporation, to construct, operate and maintain an electric sys- tenn in the town of Sksgwsy, and to charge for light, heat or power furn- iShed thereby.
 Be it ordained by the common council of the town of Skagway:
 That there be and hereby is granted to Northwest Light & Power Company, a corporation, a franchise for the term of fifty (50) years from and after January l, 1905, to construct operate and maintain an electric system in the town of Skag- way, for the purpose of furnishing electric current for light, heat and power, and to that end to enter in and upon streets, alleys and public places of said town, to erect it's poles at such place or places as it may see it, and run it's wires along such streets, alleys and public places as it may see fit, subject always to the present or future regu,a- tiOnS of the common council of said town concerning poles and wires for the transmission of electric current; to fur niSh the inhabitants of said town or any person who may desire the same with electric current for the production or use Of light, heat or power, and to charge compensation therefor. Said company shall have said electric system in operation within one year from the date of the approval thereof,
 Passed the Ouncil January l6 tn 1905
 Approved January l6 tn 1905
 l., $. KELLER, Mayor and President of the Council. W. $, McKean,
 Clerk
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-28

The best that the market affords st the Pack Train Restaurant.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-28
Health

Means the ability to do a good days work, without undue fatigue and to find life worth living. You cannot have ID digestion or constipation without it's up- setting the hyer and polluting the floOd. Such a condition may be best and quick eat obtsinei by Heroine, the bss, liver regulator that the world has ever konwn. Mrs. D. ". Smith writes, April ,, I9O2: e. I use Heroine, and 6ud it the best medicine for constipation and regulat- ing the liver ever used" Price 90 eents. Sold by Kelly Drug Go,
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-28
10 BOWL
Bowling TOurnamen Tie to
 Be Settled Tonight

Tonight the tie in the Elks' Club bowling tournament for the Kern tro- phy will be- settled. J. E. Barragar, E. A. Murphy and W. B. King will meet Burt Thomas, W. H Clayson and G. s. Town. Five games will be played and the team winning the three will be awarded the championship. The teams are very evenly matched. In the bowl ing so far the last named team has won three out of the five games played.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-28
PERSONAL MENTION

Frank E. Burps, superintendent Of the Alasks Steamship Company, is eN' uee,ed to arrive on the Jefferson tomor. TOW.
 c. NJ. Cotfey left on the train for Fairbanks this morning.
 H. B. Dunn went to Whitehorse this morning.
 T. s. Brice will leave for the south on the Jefferson tomorrCw.
 Mir. and Mrs, Harry Gilchen went to whItehorse this morning.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-28
Notice of Di.slution of Partn,rship

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the partnership lately subsisting between w. W. Boughton, and Joseph G, smith, proprietors of the business known as the Idaho Saloon, iu the Town of Skag- way, Alaska, is dissolved by mutual consent.All debts owing to the said part nership are to be received by the said Joseph G. Smith, and all demands on the said partnership are to be presen- ted to him for payment, he alone being responsible to settle all Gebts due to and by the firm.
 Dated at Skagway. Alaska, this 4th day of November, 1904.
 JOE c. SMITH
 w. W. EDUCATION.
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Closing O t SRle

hereby give notice that my stock of goods fnd fixtures will Ie closed out at greatly reduced prices. l have made arrangements to go into business else where, and not desiring 10 pay heavy freight bill will sell out at q sacrifice.
 Those desiring clothes should leave orders immediately.
 F. WOLLAND, Merchant Tailor Skagway, Feb. 3, 1905.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-28

Mrs. c. B. Wright wishes to notify her old bOarders that she has returned from Seattle and will be pleased to have all her old bosrders and any new ones back again. Prompt attention given,
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-28

It will pay you 10 keep Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy tn your home. It only costs quarter. Sold by Kelly Drug Co.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-28

Oyster Cocktails served at the Vienna Bakery, and wholesale at reasonable prices. Free delivery. Phone 35
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-28
RAilroad Restaurant

Best meals in town served from 6 a. 10. to 10 pm. Tray orders specially, l0c. extra
 John Williams, Prop.
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Our bread is guaranteed to be free from all chemicals, Try loaf. The Boss Bakery. 1T
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM.
MISSION MAKES VERY I'M.
PoRTANT RULING TO-DAY.
ei F,l 8 z
(By Publishers, Press.l

WASHINGTON, d. c., May, 1s.-
Tie Interstate Commerce Commission
this afternoon rendered its long ex.
pected and important decision on the
question of freight differentials on
gods from interior points for export.
1t sustains the, validity of dltterentials
in favor of Baltimore and Philadel.
phia as against New[York, and Boston,
but reduces the amount: .s,.5. --.,s.ss. +
Commissioner Prouty Clements filed
a dissenting opinion, opposing the fix
Ing Of any difterential by the com
mission. f
Following is the official synopsis Of
the commissions decision: Eg
"ln long opinion by Commissioner
Prouty, the Interstate Commerce
Commission to-day announced its de
cIsion in the dlfferential freight rate
case involving the seaboard differen
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18
SAMUEL eoMPERs AND ATToR-
4 .NEYs MAYER HAvEsLoNe TALK
ON TRANSFERS STRIKE.

Y tBy Publishers Press
& CHICAGo o, Ill, May Samuel
Gompers, chief figure III Union Labor
ranks In America and Attorney Levy
Mayer, representing the Employers
Association Of Chicago, held four
hour conference last night. When
they separated at midnight they had
not settled the teamsters' strike but
they had arrange for another meet
ing this morning
The way out of the struggle Is not
yet clear butt II may be thatlout Of the
Gompe Mayer conference may come
peace between the merchants and
teamsters.
Another hopeful sign Is an agree
ment between team owners and
teamsters to arbitrate their part Of
1.-The trouble in the question Of deliv,
erles to the strike.bound houses. This
may be an entering wedge to break
4up the strike s's
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18
VI AN DEAF!
WOMAN Pl2ESTED

Z Al the police station the woman
said Kepler committed suicide. They
were nelshbors in Deland she said,
and were very fond Of each other.
Some time ago, according tol!er5 story,
Kepler became estranged from his
father because Of alleged forgeries Of
which young Kepler was accused.
Everything possible was done to; bring
about a reconciliation between father
and son but the elder Kepler refused
TO help his, son or 10 have anything
more TO do With him. An elopement
was then planned and she came with
Kepler to this city. Mrs. Miller said
that Kepler left a wife and two. chill;
dren at,Deland.s kepler was about 81
years old. The woman Is 2S years
\ old.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18
CHARLESTON mail BOOSTS SVVISHER

at 5Parkersburg Saturday at elected
Mr.. swisher vice chairman and Y. 4.
Highland, Of clarksburgs sice-secre:
tary. o. A.. Petty, q member Of the
committee from this city, DID not At;
taId tho meeting Nel lther Was aIr.
swisher in attendance. s
Tie appointment of hir, sNisher is
and important one and the yice.ehair-
manship was goropsly sought.
Federal officers are not permitted to
participate in politics Mr. SwisheFs
friends are pleased With the appoint
ment; which is one that carries an
unusual amount ot spowes They
point to the fact that Governor paw-
son was secretary Of State and chair
man Of the State executive commit
tee. A gubernatorial boom for Swish
er Is said TO be the next step
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18
'SENSATION''VVAS SPRUIlIl
WOOD murder TRIAL

mysterious beings who guided his ev- .
cry word and net
The interest In the trial continues
to be supreme with the husiness ,nen
OF somervilless and 10 the iarnefs OF
somervlllea count, Packed 40 suifo-
cation was the old.fashioned court
room when Wood was led In from the
jail this morning and the flrst Wit
ness Of tho day. sidney d. sYtlgus Of
New York, was called. lhetet etofcre,
the prlsoner,withont one sign ef ex.
cltcment, seemed deeply psefssted
lal the proceeding HIS was
seated this side 4
Mrs. Williams, ldoS Of the muir
dcred man was agsin IN court, seated
near Prosecutor Roger and her eyes
Elwelled tlnuolsly on The face OF
the prisoner as the experts testsned
that Wood3Swas Insane With Tie! evil
dent hope ot deciding the pefpiexing
question for5herselt: ,'s
Doctor gDilgus promo olnced Tie prIs-
onar insane: cross:examIned by AS
slstant Prosecutor Clark, he admitted
tl;at he had alone reached his con
clus!on through talks with the pris-
,tcr and not by any sclenti nc tests
With the ending 7of D. yIlgus' tea,
timony, the defense rested.
DR.. Mcclure, the Tombs physician
and DR.. stillWells the local sphysicIan
were called by the prosecution and
both declared Wood was sane. Doc
stlllwell. known to every man. woman
! and child in Somerset county, lacked
! The technique Of the New York ex-
pert sent, but his plain statement
] THAT Wood was not crazy had q tell
J Ing effect5upons the iiurymen.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18
EVIDENCE SEEMS TO INDICATE.
THAT WOOD IS NOT a
SAN e MAN. ~,
GREAT. CROWDS ATTEND THE
5ass3S 5a5si TRIAL AND. SHOW s MUG 4
Z iNTERESTSlNs 1T. & "a 4.

SoMERrILLE, N. j.. May ,S.-A
was created by State Pros.
ccutor Reger's unofficial announce.
ment this morning in the trial Of
George Fl. Wood. the New York Iron!
worker, for the eskilllng Of Grocer WI:
l!sms was resumed. that one Of the
tsfees persons referred To- BY the pris.
oner as having an Influence over his
actions, was not ascreatton Of the prls.
orer's mind but d real live man who
would be Offered as a witness In re.
btttals The man Is FranklingsN.
Mach, a cIyil engineer, who me;
Wood at the time the engineer was
building home sat Long Branch for
President John a ssMcc Call, /, OF the New
York Life Insurance Company.
SProsecutor Regef said that Mack
had never associated with Wood, and
that he had never loaned or promised
to loan money to the prisoner. Mr.
Mack was located some days after
Woods arrest by the State, and Pros
ecutor Roger said that his story o
Wood Is correct, and does not boal
ont the weird tale told BY the pris
Ioner.
Mrs. Wood, wife Of the prisoner
while on the witness stand on Tues
tty. said that the Mack of whor
her husband spoke Is Franklin Macl
THE prisonerSwill Sbe confronted Wit
|:M.ck and asked II he Isl one Of 3th
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18
Canal COMMISSION. WILL
PURCHASE Ships and sup
PLIES I'm world. MARKET

with Senator Carmack, of Tennessee,
who appeared on theq scene yester-
day. ~. " Z,
"The President and Secretary Taft
said the Senator, ,s.'are right In refus:
ing to be held up in the purchase Of
canal supplies and material. The
President is now armed with an object
lesson with which to enforce, a de;
mand for lower tariff duties In his
next annual message.
;"I believe he has only been waiting
for such favorable opportunity as
this 10 begin general onslaught upon
our tariff schedules. He will explain
to the country that these great pro.
tected corporations were trying to
take advantage Of the prohibitive tar
lff rates to gouge the. treasury with
monopollstic prices.
THE man Is as blind as a bat who
cannot see that the triumph OF free
trade Is at hand. We cannot Il have
protection for the citizen and free
trade for the government,
Speaker Cannon gave out, an inter.
view last night in which he talked a
good deal without saying much, the
burden OF his remarks being that he
believed that the governmenty,wou
patronize American markets and
American labor wherever practlca
BILE" Al d J.
Representative Dalzell, of Pennsyl
vania, one Of the leading Republican
members Of the Ways and Means
Committee, was more outspoken
, frankly expressing his disapproval o
, the administrations course as beinl
Inconsistent with our well establish
ed policy. He defends Congress from
, the charge that It should have passe,
! a law on the: subject by saying that
: never entered the minds Of the men
bers that the Panama Canal woul
t be constructed with other than mt
} terial furnished by American mani
{ facturers.
I Congress did not think for a MT
{ lment,9 he said. that the taxes pal
h by Americans were to be expende
i for the enhance cement Of foreigner
We believed that whatever none
i: was spent I'm canal was to be sper
81 with the end In view OF enco
n Eraging our own industries.s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18
PAPER AT STATE CAPITAL SAYS
PATH LOOKS CLEAR TO GOV.
ERNo oR,s 4 6 HAlR, $ 81

Il FtN i - y "a
8EThe Charleston Mall Of yesterday
made the following complimentary
mention Of our own Charley swlshet
Its leading article: 5''! Il
The friends Of Secretary Of State
CIV. swisher are congratulatlng him
on his selection as vice-chalrman Of
the State Republican executive com:
mittee. Elliott Northcott, Of Hunt.
lngton, the .ex:chalrman, who has
been appointed district attorney for
the Southern West Virginia district
to succeed Ex-Governor Atkinson; has
resigned the craftsmanship! q
The State executive committee mel
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18
LONG EXPECTED. DECISION RENDERED

tials as between New York, Boston,
Phila lelphia and Baltimore. The
case was yoluntarlly submitted tcsthes
commission BY all Of the parties In:
terested. The commission now de-
ciles. with respect tto, ,dlfterentials on.
export traffic: IN
"Fl,st, that the dltferentlal per hun;
drcd pounds below New York on flour,
all rail, and lake, and rail. should be
reduced to two cents at Baltimore
and one cent at Philadelphia: second,
that rho existing differential on ex.
lake grain from Buffalo,, Erie and
Fairport should be reduced to three.
tenths Of a cent per bushel below;the
ratetr New York and be allowed both
to Baltimore and Philadelphia; third
that otherwise, the present expor,
differcntials should remain in force
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18
ANOTHER BLACK MOUNTAIN MYSTERY

here are puzzled to understand what
has become Of him.
1t was In this same mountain in
1909 that Edward L. Wertz, young
Pennsylvania millionaire, SO myste-
riously disappeared and whose disap.
pearance resulted in the memorable
search that proved fruitless, regard
less of rewards aggregating $4,000.
The skeleton Of Wentz was found
some time later in a lonely spot in
the mountains and the mystery of his
tragic fate has never been cleared.
Earlier in the same year John B,
Gearhard, a Bristol insurance man
disappeared in the same region and
nothing definite has ever been heard
las 20 what became Of him.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SAYS 50
AND SECRETARY TAFT's OR.
IS DER HOLDS GOOD:
lBy Publishers Press.)

"a. = r a .-- q ~ .
laWASHINGToN, May 1s.-Secretary
Taft's order that the Canal Commits
sion purchase ships and supplies in
the open world market Stands. Pres
ident Roosevelt has given 1t his un-
qualified approval, notwithstanding
the storm of criticism from the high
protectionists In the ranks Of his own
party, and the not altogether palata-
BILE approval Of the Democrats. 1t
may be stated, however, that there Is
to be no wholesale buying abroad
pending the session of Congress in
October. 1t Is the intention of secre-
tary Taft and the Panama Commits.
sion to purchase at present only such
supplies as are deemed to be immedi,
ately necessary. Then the whole
question will be passed up to the law
makers for determination OF the pol.
Icy to be pursued in the future. \ In
the meantime. American manufactur.
ers will not be Disseminated against.
They will be given. opportunity to bid
against foreign firms. II they can
undersell the latter in any particular
!. inctances, they will, Of course, be
favored.
1t is claimed by Secretary Taft's
friends that he did not approve the
decision Of the executive committee
of the Panama Canal Commission
without serious consideration. He
was fully aware of the stir that tht
order would make when published. HI
felt that his course was right, how
3 ever, and was willing to meet th'
: storm when it should burst. He hat
J. decided that the government was be
e ing held up by the trusts, and adopt
/ ed what he believed to be the bes
}. means of demonstrating that. fact I
d the country
n I'VE are going to show them tha
IS theySwill have to take their feet ou
Of the trough, Y is the way one shig
B.. official OF the administration expires,
., ed IT.
d That the Dem ocrats will take o
d cry possible advantage Of the stu
tions is apparent from an intervie
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18
.FOUR-HOUR CONFERENCE HELD
Change Of Date.

Owing to the fact that the Grand
Opera House is to be used for the
Fitzgerald banquet and that several
alterations have to be made In order
10 accommodate the guests, the man.
agement Of the Star Course entertain
ment has decided TO change the date
Of the last number from next Tuesday,
evening to some later date, probably
June Is.
This is very kind action on the
part Of the Star Course management
and is no doubt appreciated by those
in charge Of the banquet.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18
WEALTHY BUSINESS MAN OF
FLORIDA DIED IN NEW YORK +
THIS MORNING.
WHO WAS AT HOTEL
WITH HIM IS HELD ON 1.
SUSPICION. Il 4.

NEW YORK, May 1s,-Herbert
Kepler, said to be wealthy business
man of Deland, Fla. was found dead
in room at Herman sussen's Hotel,
from morphine poisoning this morn
ing.
"a woman, who said she was Mrs
Dona Miller. who accompanied him
to the hotel about nine days ago, and
who was the first7to report the mans
death to the hotel clerk, was arrested.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18
BRISTOL MERCHANT LEFT BIG
n STONE GAP FOR PENNINe-
TON GAP AND HAS NOT
BEEN HEARD OF SINCE.

BRISTOL, Tenn May .17.T7Black
Mountain, in Southwest Virginia, rec.
fords what appears to be. another mys-
teriousa disappearance, this being the
third in recent years and the fifth
since men yet living can remember.
n Harvey Woods, a Bristol merchant,
recently sleit for Big Stone Gap, vlr-
ginta where he purchased a ticket on
the Louisville and Nashville road for
bennington Gap. Lee county, Yir;
ginia This is as far as the missing
man could be traced and his relatives
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18

TAX with yunklns g Michael. J
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18
RAMSEY AND pElANo. NET AND
sSTAEkEDs OF PLANS FOR
THE FUTURE.
nan. GOULD is DETERMINED TO
NJ & 5s HAVE DIRECT LINE TO NJ
lSS3: (. I'll TIpEWATER. 4

The Pittsburg Times to-day con.
tains the following article Of great in.
terest In Fairnont s.; a
,6l President Joseph Ramsey, Jr.,4 of
the Wabash Railroad Company, who
rs the principal figure in the Kama
i@ha syndicate, owning valuable ter
ritory inSthe Greene county district,
which George J. Could is trying to
get possession lof, and F. A. Delano,
nresident of the local lines of the
Wabash, who, 1t is believed, will
eventually succeed Mr.. Ramsey as
head of the entire Wabash system,
met in Plttsburg yesterday. Presl-
dent Ramsey and other members Of
tie Kanawha syndicate came here to
meet representatives of Mr.. Gould TO
try to reich an agreement regarding
the building of the proposed Greene
county railroad. B
The meeting was held and; constd.
5serable time was spent in discussing
N1r.
the matter. However, those present
failed to reach any agreement and,
according to- statements made Eat the
close Of the meeting, another: confer
sence will be held in the near future
when the difficulty viii be settled one
way or the other. If Mr.: Gould Is
unable to build the Greene county
line according to his own ideas, an
Other route will be selected, and tn.
road constructed, as; Mr.. Gould is de
ermined to have a short line con
meeting Plttsburg with the tldewate
lire now being built.
President Ramsey arrived in Pitts
burg yesterday morning in a privat
car; the property. Of: the Wabash. owe
Stle Pennsylvania railroad from tn
East. He was, met at the Union sta
ton by J.iW. Patterson Sr., vice pres
sideEt and 8chlef engineer of the Ws
81 sh-Plttsburg Terminal railroad
President ]. F. Blair, of the Llttl
Kanawha railroad. and other clos
friends. The party then went 10th
q ssoifce Of A. M: Keeper, attorney fc
tie Gould interests in the Plttsbur
district IN the Fricksbulldlng. OF
er. officials interested in the !, Kan
;i1ha syndicate Joined the party thel
and the mix:up regarding the fpropo
ed line through Greene, county W,
taken up at once. ssitsg aiE
Met at Union Station. Ss,
The meeting lasted until shortly s
terncon. President Ramsey then CO
ferred with members Of theS syn'
& cate regarding the matter, but MOI
OF them; cared to discuss the trouh
81 for publication; although none
them denied that. the meeting was +
s B the purpose of settling questions &C
cernlng the new 4 line. Preside
Rai,sey then went to the Union S
tion and boarded his car. 8 He spe
" half an hour reading the pape
=
resident Ramsey was asked by a !
porter whether the Wabash wol
build the Greene county road as
hae been surveyed, or begin work
the construction of a newslineii {
which the surveys have practica
been complete. He said: j
81 cannot say just now; whoiiy
build the road, butgI want to say t
the reports regarding the friction
tween Mr.. Gould and myself hi
lean greatly exaggerated. 1t is t
th.t I |, with other railroad men, fo
ed syndicate for the purpose
building line through Greene coul
NJ ~ = - FrHUu ~ - sa rrHIl 0uyE-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18

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