NEUTRALS WILL
BE INFLUENCED
Petrograd, May £6—Foreign Min
ister Sazonoff believes the partici
pation of Italy ia the European war
will have a great and favorable in
fluence on the attitude if many of
the neutral countries toward the al
lies.
10 BElilED
IN HOME TOWN
Seattle, May 23—The body of N
J. Svindseth. of YTraugell, member
if the first legislature of Alaska,
who died here several days ago of
heart failure, has beeu sent to
Wrangell for burial.
He took sick while attending the
grand camp of tte Arctic Brother
hood in Juneau and never recovered.
Deceased was born in Norway,
was 5 a years old and single. He
was a prominent member of
the Fishermen's union.
He was a mem'eer of the Oregon
legislature in the early 90s from
Clatsop county, where he was a
fill net fisherman. He was nominat
£d on the democratic Ucket from
tho second territorial legislature,
but refused to run because of his
active support cf the candidacy of
Delegate Wickersham.
He was well versed in par
liamentary law and was a po\ver in
the councils of the first Alaska
assembly. His many Skagway
fri.-nds will regret "to hear of his
demise.
CONVKVriOX AT 'FRISCO
San Francisco,' May 25—Hun
dreds oi delegates from all parts of
the I'nited States are In attendance
ii"re today at tie sixth annual con
vention of the American National
Iron, steel and Heavy hardware as
siK-iation, which meets at the St.
rraucis hotel. This Is one of the
nany conventions scheduled In
connection with the Pai-ama Pacific
exposit ion.
A special train carrying dele
gates from eastern states arrived
here last night. The visitors
vent immediately to the exposition
grounds, where they were invited t<"
inspect the exhibits of iron, steel
and hardware products.
New York, May 26—Mrs. Stuy
l vescant Fish, a leader of the "400"
so. ial set in this city, died this
moruinr of cerebral hemorrhage.
I London, May 26—The American
' Hawaiian steamer Nebraskan, Cap
tain Green in command, in ballast,
homeward bound to the Delaware
breakwater from Liverpool, struck
■ a mine or was ton-edred, off the
south coast of Ireland this morning
and her hold is rapidly filling with
water. The crsw is trying to get
her into Queenstown.
Washington, D. C. May 26
Consul General Skinner of London
stated in a dispatch to the state
department this morning that the
Nebraskau was torpedoed.
A new wall map o-f Alaska -has
Just been issued by the United
Suites Geological survey. This map
is en a scale of 2.7 miles to 1
inch (1:1,500.000) and measures 82
by 65 inches. It is printed in
two colors, the oceans, large rivers,
and lakes being In blue and the
other features in black. The relief
is not shown, but the location of
the principal mountains is indicated.
This map is based on the most re
liable data available, gleaned from
various sources but principally from
the maps of the United States Geo
logical survey. This organization
began its systematic survey oi the
territory IS years ago and in this
time has mapped about 150,000
square miles, or over 25 per cent
of the total area of Alaska (5S6,
400 square miles). The shore
lino of the new map is largely tak
$n from the charts of the Coast
and Geodetic survey, and full use
u-is also been made of the maps
We are now showing the Largest
Line of New
Spring and Summer
Wash Goods
ever shown in Skagway consist
ing of Plain and Figured Crepes.
Ratinas. French Ginghams- Mer
cerized Plisses, Peacales, Flaxons,
Etc. Ladies' and Misses' and
Children's Ready Made Wash
Dresses ?at 75c to $2.25. The
newest things in 36-in silks at
75c per yard
If you want to see something that is
real nice come in andjlook the goods ovsr
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
Broadwayibetween^Third and Fourth Phone 41
SEVERAL TOWNS
ARE OCCUPIED
Rome, May 2C—During last
night several important towns along
the frontier .were seized and are
now in the hands of the Italians,
their former Austrian occupants
having been compelled to hastily
evacuate.
DOOMED TO DIE
EARLY IN JUL*
New York, Maj 26—Lieut. Beck
er, formerly of t&o police depart
ment of this city, convicted of com
plicity in the murder of Rosenthal
the gambler, who was shot by gang
sters, who were afterward electro
cuted for the crime, is to die some
time during the week commencing
with July 11th.
cf the International Boundary com
mission, the war department, and
other governmental organizations,
lu lack of better information con
cerning some regions use has al
so been made of the work of early
exploring expeditions and the re
ports of prospectors and traders. In
formation which is not very exact
is indicated by broken lines.
The largest unsurveyed areas in
Alaska lie iu the drainage basins
of the rivers flowing northward to
the Arctic ocean. This region is
so inaccessible as to be of small
commercial importance and is not
known to contain mineral resourc
es other than coal. There are
also, considerable areas in the Kus
kokwim river basin that are still
unsurveyed, and this is 0110 of the
fields to which the Geologicl sur
vey is dispatching parties this year.
The Aleutian islands are still known
">niv through the charts of the
early exploring expeditions, made
chiefly by the Russians.
On the other hand, practically
every mining camp has been sur
veyed and investigated by the Geo
logical survey. The high-grade
coal fields of the Matanuska and
Bering river and many of the more
important gold and copper bearing
districts have been surveyed in de
tail. The region traversed by the
proposed government railroad from
Seward to Fairbanks has also been
surveyed and investigated by the
Geological survey. The results of
all these topographic surveys are
summarized in graphic form on the
new wall map.
This map can be purchased of the
director of thet United States Geo
logical survey for 80 cents a copy.
TEXAS POSTMASTERS
OPEX COXVEXTIOX
Waco, Tex., May 25—The annu
al convention of state postmasters
met here today. Greetings from
Postmaster General Burleson, him
self a Texan, were expected.
THE BRITISH
NEW MET
London, May 26—Lord Kitchen
er retains his post of Secretary of
War In the new British cabinet and
Aithur Balfour will Jje the First
Lord of the Admiralty. John Red
mond refused to take a seat.
LINER RAMMED
BT FREIGHTER
New York. May 26—T^o Hol
lund-American liner Ryudam, sail
ing from here yesterday for Rot
terdam, was rammed by the freight
er Joseph Cuueo off Nantucket
this morning in a dense fog, and
is reported to be in a tjnliing con
dition. The paasenfcm were trans
'Vi'red in safety to other vessels.
BIG BELL 10
CALIFORNIA
Troy, N. Y., May 25—Securely
packed for safe ocean transporta
tion, eleven huge bells, shipped by
the Mcnely Hell Co., of this city
l are on their way to the new million
j dollar Bible institute at Los Angeles,
California. Shipment was made via
I the all water route, and this chime
will enjoy the two fold distinction
of being the first set of bells to
nass through the Panama canal,
ai'.l the largest In any building on
th« Pacific Coast. A new chiming
| system, similar to one used in con
I licit ion with the famous chime in
Trinity church, New York, will be
| employed for ringing the Los An
geles bells.
SIlMNtiK I'WKM PRODUCTS
KXH1KITKD AT THE PAIR
San Francisco, May 25—Histor
ians today were interested in the
queer crops from James Bellwood's
;arm in Virginia, which were on ex
i hibition at the Panama Pacific ex
[ position. The products of this farm
included several score Indian flint
arrowheads, a round shot fired
from the guns of the Merrimac, a
three-inch soft nosed shell hurled
by a confederate cannon and imbed
ded in an oak tree, and several
bayonets, sabres and bullets. Be
fore George Washington was born,
Indians and settlers fought a battle
on the site of Bellwood's farm—
hence the arrowheads, and in 1864
the battle of Brewr.v's Bluff, waged
flu-re, caused the deposit of other
missies. Numerous skulls and
bones were also turned up by Bell
wood's plow, but these were buried
again in deeper graves than the
shallow trenches in which they first
reposed.
For Cold Luncheons
Premium Boiled Ham, 40c per lb.
Lunch Tongue, 30 and 50c tins.
Sardines, Imported and Domestic, 15c to 25c.
Fish Flakes, 15c, 2 for 25c.
Preferred Stock Salmon, tall tins, 30c.
Preferred Stock Salmon, small flat tins, 20c.
Preferred Stock Salmon Steak, oval tins, 35c.
Preferred Stock Lobster, tall tins, 45c.
Preferred Stock Crab, 30c and 50c tins.
Preferred Stock Shrimps, 20 and 35c tins. '
Roast Beef, Corn Beef, 30c and 50c tins
Libby's Canned Chicken, 40c per tin.
CHEESE—Cream, Imported Swiss,
Roquefort, McLarens, Orgeon Brick
PICKLES—Sour, Sweet, Mixed, in bulk and in glass.
1LIVES—Plain, Stuffed and Ripe, from 15c per bottle to 65c.
P. H. GANTY
KING GEDRbt
■UCHWORSE
Athens, May 26—It is an
nounced this mornitg that Kbig
G*"rgo of Greece Is much worse,
and it is probable a second opera
tion will become necessary.
eiTLINE
70 START SOON
From San Francisco comes the
ory that a steamship company,
hitherto an unknown quantity in
the Northern trade, has completed
arrangements lor a direct ocean
service between the Golden Gate
and Southwestern Alaska ports. An
nouncement to this effect was
made last week by the trade ex
feusion division of the San Fran
cisco Chamber of Commerce. Form
al announcement of the first sail
ing date will bo made within a
week.
All of the Alaska freight now
comes directly to Seattle and is
either trans-shipped or sent by
railroad to California. Whether
the new line would get enough
frioght to make a direct service
wort.h while is the question raised
by local shipping men who have
heard of the proposition.
REDUCED RAILROAD RATES
GRANTED SUMMJtR STUDENTS
University of Wash. ngton, May
2G—Reduced railroad rates have
been granted to all students com
ine to the University of Washing
ton to attend the summer session,
which opens June 21, according to
an announcement o! Dean Freder
ick Bolton.
Under the certificate plan, which
is in operation on all railroads lead
in? into Seattle, the reduction is
available for all who do not forget
certain important details. Dean Bol
ton points out. First the student
must obtain from the ticket agent
a cerificate (not a mere receipt)
when purchasing a full fare, one
way ticket. On arriving In Seat
tle the student must present this
certificate for indorsement to the
director of the summer session. Un
til so indorsed thw certificate is
not valid in securing a reduced re
turn fare.
It is urged that students living
near Seattle, to whom the reduction
LIIUM." linttn
ITALIA1 FLAG
Parle, May 26—When the Italian
flag appeared In the French trench
es near Muese this mornjng the Ger
mane loudly cheered aud yelled,
"Good! The war will be over that
much the quicker!"
THE GABLES
Honolulu, May 26—The cables
c>n the submarine 4-F, which eunk
in the ocean off th'.s harbor sev
eral weeks ago with her full
crew on board, ail* 01 whom were
drowned, parted again this morn
ing. The vessel now lies forty
feet below the surface, and is with
iu threo hundred yards of the en
trance of the harbor.
JANE ADDAMS
OFF FOR VIENNA
Berlin, May 25—Janfc Addams, of
Chicago, president ol the Women a
Peace congress, recently in session
at The Hague, loft today for Vien
na to present the peace resolutions
to the Austrian government.
Miss Addams Informed the press
and the government authorities that
President Woodrow Wilson is for
peace fOT his owu country and for
the world.
AMERICANS REFUSED
RIGHT TO INVESTIGATE
New York, May 26—A London
dispatch states that a group of Am
erican banking houses was recently
planning to take a considerable
block of the last Germar. war loan,
but Insisted on having their repre
sentatives make a personal investi
gation in Berlin el the actual state
of affairs. This the German authori
ty finally refused to permit, with
th® result that many German-Ameri
cans abandoned all idea of sub
sriibing to the loan.
is not particularly imporlant, obtain
certificates as the effectiveness of
the plan for others is dependent on
a certain number of certificates be
ing deposited with the director.
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