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^8 SEVENTEENTH YEAR 8KAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY. MARCH -20, 19.* PRICK 10
BRITISH ADMMLTV ANNOUNCES
VESSELS SUNK Si THE TURKS
London, >Urch 20—The British
Admiralty announced late yesterday
afternoon that the British cruiser
11resistible and the British battle
ship Ocean had been sunk by the
Turkish batteries during the bom
bardment of the Dardanelles defeas
es by the allied fleet No mention
was made of ths fate of th« crews
uf ths vessels.
LATER
London, March 20—Both the ir
resistible and the Ocean were sunk
by mines, and the battleships Queen
and Implacable have been dispatch
ed to replace the loot boats.
The loss among the personnel of
the ships is reported to have been
blight, although the cruiser Inflex
ible was hit forward of her control
by a shell and needs repairing.
The Russian fleet is reported to
have approached In the Black S«a
close to the entrance to the Bos
phoru* on the north, while six al
lied battleships have resumed their
attack on the Dardanelles forts at
the Narrows. The l-Yench battle
ship Gaulois Is said to vahe suffer
ed severely in the engagement of
the 18th.
The British Admiralty denies the
truth of the reported killing or
WILL LECTURE
ON MARCH 24TH
An illustrated lecture, entitled
'Around the World In Eighty Min
utes,'' will be given by Rev. L. H.
Pederseu at the Methodist Episco
pal church on Wednesday evening,
March 24. Mr. Paedrsen is an able
,^nd entertaining speaker, and we
leel assured that he will make it
an interesting and educative Jeur
ney.
Music will also be * feature ef
the evening, in the form of vocal
selections by Mr*. H. G. Kinase and
Mr. A. C Blanchard.
The lecture is being given under
the auspices of the Ladies Church
Auxiliary, and is the first of a
scries. The entire receipts will be
giveu to the church.
Admission, adults 25c, children
19c.
wounding ^ Vice-Admiral Cwdcn at
the Dardanelles, Although admitting
hp Is rerj m and that the supreme
command of the Dardanelles fleet
l-a* been given to Rear Admiral
l)«robeck.
The Netherlands government
hu made a protest against the
i British blotkada of Germany.
OFFICIAL COUNT
CHAN6ES STATUS
Whitehorse Star' Contrary to
v#kat has been stated <y*r since
the alMtloa, and elsewhere la this
paper, the politieal status of the
aewly elestod ooaacll will not be
equally divided, and Instead at as
at first believed, it will not be
composed of four conservatives and
six liberals. The above figures aro
I reversed and the council will stand
six conservatives and four liberals.
When the delayed returns had all
been received from the Klondike dis j
trlct the Dawson News of the 10th
gav« them as follows: Frajser, lib- j
serai, 185; Martin and McCrimmon,
conservatives, 184 each; Landreville
1 liberal, 116. When the official
count was made on the 16th, it
showed Martin to have 185 and
Fraser and McCrimmon 184 each.
The returning officer, as was his
privilege, cast the deciding vote
and for McCrimmon. The council
is now as foliowb:
Conservatives—W. G. Radford,
Geo. Will lams, J. Turner, A. N.
Mart:a, John MeCrimmon, Edward
Jl Dixon.
Llb«ral—W. J. O'Brien, J. P.
"ulte, X A Watt, \T. L. Phelps.
The Dawson Nevs of the 10th
states that Dixon of Whttehorse,
ran as an Independent, but was en
dorsed by the conservatives. This
[ is a mis-Statement. Mr. Dixon was
regularly nominated by the White
| horse conservative association, of
which he has been president for
J the past two yeans. He made the
race as a conservative, and all votes
he received outside his party were
but •estimonlals of his popularity.
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, Peacal#s, 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 yeu want to see something that is
real nice come in and look the goods over
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Habozdashar
and Ladies' Furnish sc
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
Fairbanks, March 20—Dr. M. F. ,
Hall, a well-known sourdough physi-1
clan, was indicted by the federal
grand Jury today, on two counts, of
criminal assault on two little girls,
Selma Lapp! and Hilma Johnson, j
cue of the charges including an at-1
tempt at rape. The accused is out
on $2,600 bail.
(Dr. Hall was at one time a resi
dent of Skagway.)
The W. P. & Y. R. has announc
ed a cut in the rates of farm pro
duce on t'ae river division.
Fred Villeneuve, a French Cana
dian, was found dead at Circle yes
terday with his throat cut and the
top of his head blown off by a
gunshot wound. According to ad
vices received in this city by the
United States marshal today, a man
:j~; the name of John Johnson is
being sought on suspicion cf having
Lai' a haud in the Frenchman's
death, although it Is thought pos
sible that tha man may have com
mand suicide.
B.C. ELECT!
ON APRIL I0TH
Atlin, B. C., March 20—There has
been, an election called l'or this el
ectoral district to take. place on
the 10th of April for the return of
a member to the provincial parlia
ment. Dr. H. E. Youtg, the pres
ent member, who is minister of
education in the cabinet of Premier
Sir Richard McBride, as well as pro
vincial secretary, will again stand
for this district
Dr. Young is a very popular Can
adian official, and there is small
reason to doubt he will be re-elect
ed by a large majority over any
other candidate who may be put
up.
ft NEW PLACES!
FIND IN CHISANft
A report has Tecched here that
pay has been located on Wilson
creek in the Chisana district. The
extent of the paystreak is as yet un
known, but it is stated to be suffi
cient to have started other claim
owners cn the creek to begin active
operations.
Miners who have boei: in the
Chisana, express no surprise over
the finding of a paystreak on Wil
son creek, and are inclined to place
trust in the report. If the news of
the find is confirmed, it is probable
a number of men who have been
spending the winter in the South
eastern and Southwestern Alaska
towns, will at once leave for the
scene of the strike.
V. MORN IS
HELD FOR TRIAL
Bangor, Maine, March 20—Wern
er Vanborn, who a few weeks ago
dynamited the railroad bridge ov*r
me St. Croix river uear here, and
was arrested by the federal author
ities on a charge ol transporting
explosives, had his preliminary ex
amination today and wao held to
appear before the federal court at
Boston.
Ogden, Utah, March 20—Vice
President Marshall, who is on his
way to the Panama-Pacific Interna
tional exposition at San Francisco,
in an address here today said that
in his opinion President Woodrow
Wilson will have no opposition in
his re-nomination for a second term.
the hunter
II SPIRIT BUT
Seattle, March 20-I~Delegate Jas.
Wickersham of Alaska, arrived in
this city today. It is his inten
tion to go to Juneau next week and
from thenco to Fairbanks. He says
that Alaskans need vot worry ov
er the destination or route of the
■;overnment railroad, as it is not
intended to be only one line, but
an entire system before it is
completed
Geneva, March 20—It is rumored
here that the Kaiser has a serious
affection of the throat, which is
bothering him greatly, and may
necessitate an operation.
ID CiEHIE
ON THE6E0RGU
Juneau, March 20—J. M. Keller
of Stcagway and W. B. Stout, Steve
Rag an and Commissioner Kennedy
of Haines, who have all been in
this city attending the Grand En
campment of the Arctic Brother-hoot'
which closed a four days' session
Thursday, will leave for their
homes on the Georgia Sunday morn
ing. •
SHEDS
SEEDS
SEEDS
Large varieties of seeds from
reliable growers now on sale.
Will be pleased to assist you
in making your selection. Get
them before your favorite
variety is gone
P. H. GANTY
MAN! APPLICANTS SEEK IRK
OK IDE ALASKA RAILROAD
IX)REIGN MONEY ORDERS
ISSUED AS USUAL
All postofficeg throughout t.ie
c< untry have resumed the Issuing
</* foreign money orders for any
amount.
Immediately after the war broke
out da Europe, there was a great
icmand for money orders, large and
small, to assist stranded Americans
in Europe. The rush for money or
ders was so great and the chance
of them going astray and causing
innumerable mix-ups and troubles to
the postal department were so
so numerous that it w is decided to
limit the remittances.
The order issued by the depart
ment is as follows:
"Until otherwise advised, the
notice of August 3, 1314, limiting
the issue orders payable in Euro
pean countries to $100 in favor of
one person, is hereby rescinded. The
transaction of international money
order business may now be resumed
under the general rules and rgula
tlons in force prior to August 3,
1914. In the event the demands
for money orders in very targe
amounts are made, postmasters, be
fore issuing the orders, should re
port same promptly to the third as
sistant postmaster general, division
cf money orders. If doomed of suf
ficient importance, the telegraph
may be used. This notice applies to
the following countries: Denmark,
Germany, Prance, Great Britain,
Irelai.d, Greece, Hungary, Italy,
Luxemberg, Netherlands. Norway
Russian, Sweden and Switzerland."
oecisIm
NOW GOING ON
Washington, D. C., March 20—
'Heports are reaching tho state de
partment. today that thg forces of
General Villa and General Carranza
are locked together in a decisive
battle for the control of the Tam
7ico district, the engagement now
being in progress about twenty mile;
away from that city.
General Villa is personally in
command of 28,000 troops, while
the Carranzaistas are sa d to num
ber 25,000.
Washington, D. C., March 20—
Over 25,000 appllcationr. for em
pjoyment or. the Alaslc^ railroad
have been received by the engin
I -,oring commiflion which has Its
' hv-adquartere in this city. A legal
opinion having been asked by the
■ members of the commission as to
I whether an eighUhour day would
I ixrevail in the doing of the work,
I Joseph Cotton of New York has
' been appointed by the president as
| counsel of the board.
Negotiations for the purchase of
the Alaska Northern railroad run
i ing out of Seward, Alaska, lhave
orogressed, It is said, to where a
test contract is being considered.
Naval advisers have decided that
England has a right to maintain a
blockade against a hostile nation,
but the United States government,
i' is understood, will Insist that its
ci.forcement be directed against neu
trxj vessels endeavoring to reach
German ports.
BRITISH NAVAL
Berlin, March 20—It is reported
; that two German aviators have bom
barded the British arsenals at
Sheeiness and the British naval basa
i "n the coast of Kent.
I The government admit* that Rus
! Man raiders have succeeded in
I -rossing the border of Prussia and
reaching the outskirts of Memel.
ARE CONVICTED
OF
i
New York, March 20—Richa: d
Madden and Gustave Co>k were yes
terday convicted on a charge of
conspiracy for having tried to ob
tain an American passjicrt for Rich
f.rd Stegler, and sentenced to 10
1 months imprisonnusnt each.
Stegler, who plead guilty, was
j this morning sentenced to 60 days'
imprisonment.
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