Amsterdam, May 20—U»of-'i
ficial ailv Ices received here thi*
morning state that Italy ho# de
clared war against Austria.
Paris, May 20—It la reported
Lere that the chamber of deputies
a.is granted full power to the Itlai- j
aji cabinet to declare war.
Rome, May 20—The Italian from
tf«r town® of Undine, Belluno, Ver
ona and Brescia are entirely in
th« bands of the military authori
ties. The spirits of the Italian
soldiers appear to be excellent
The .only speaker in the Italian/
chamber of deputies today was
Signor Brazilla, who plead for the
liberation of Trieste from Austrian
rule.
STRIKERS WILL
GET PARDONED
Rome, May 20—Kiag Victor Em
anuel tcday granted full pardoa
to all railway employes who had
beoji imprisoned for t&kiaf part la
tii* strike of 1914.
HIS ANSWER TO I
IIJEll
Ob the lltji of this moath a J
uumerou',; Bigneil Detition was for
to Got. J. F. A. Strong:, at
Juneau, by the business mea of
Skagwav, asking him to take up the
^natter of the proposed wagoa road
from here to the Cacadiaa boun
dary at Sunimif *«»«• ' -
iae Interior Franklin K. Laae, to
see if the latter could
not be induced to exert
his influence in fayor of the
project. Yesterday the following
answer was received rrom the goy
craman
rraof.7
Juneau, Ma; 18, 1815.
M. B. ClemengeT,
Jame* F. Greene,
E. J. Shaw, and others.
Cftlzons of Siagway. Alaska.
Gentlemen:
1 beg to acknowledge the re
ceipt of your petition of May 11,
w ith reference to the necessity
which exists for the construction
of a wagon road 'from Skagway to
..he Summit of tbe^White Pass. You
^sk me to take uo -this ■matter with
Honorable F. K. Lane,5 ie^retary to
SWEDISH LINES
STOP SERVICE
Loadou, May 20—Swedish steam
ship companies, having vassel9
which ply between Stock
holm, London aid Hull, have sus
p«md«4 mot Ice la the Baltic Sea.
WHAT WAR aCBAJN'ft
i
Mtsct, N. D., May 19—Job* and ;
Edward Baker, who lire In East ]
Prussia, will receive a letter from 1
their brother here, telling them 1
their mother, lers than thirty mllea '
from them Is dead. The letter will
Irarel 12,000 mile* to get to then !
1«b§ than 30 miles away. The rea- '
son Is that a tannin line is be- '
tween them aad thair internal (
home. '
i&f;- 'uso hla good influence in se- L
:uring for the people of your town c
this great boos.
Is reply I hare to advise you
that U Is tho intention of the sec- ,
retary of ths interior to Ylsit Alas- ,
Ka during ths summer, and it "Will
afford me much pleasure to take
up this matter with him personally, i
I am not as yet adTised as to the I
exact date of his visit, but I trust i
that ha will be able to Tlsit Skag- I
way duTing his itinerary and meet i
♦he good people of your town and i
discuss this and other matters of :
Intertst to your people.
Is the meantime I shall do every
thing possible to further this most
deserved work.
I am,
Very truly youm,
J. F. A. STRONG, ,
Governor.
We are now slowing tit Largest
Lut tf "New
Spring and Summer
Wash Goods
ever shown in Skagway consist
ing of Plain and Figured Crepee
Ratinas. Frenek Gingham*- Mer
cerized Plisses, Peaoales, Flaxons.
Etc. r Ladies' and Misses' and
Children's Ready Made Wash
'Dresses at 75c to $2.25. The
newest things in SG-in silks at
75c per yard
If you want ta we aaaatkiag tKat ia
real nica come in «a JJIeak tke gaads ®vsr
H. J. LYNCH
HaWariaakar
aaa LaJiae' Fanuakar
Broadway |liatwae» .Hurd aid FawA PVana 4!
SHORT LOCAL PARAGRAPHS
AND OCCURENCES OF INTEREST
■V\. Bushley was an outgoing pas
senger on the Jefferson tills morn
ing.
Tha Spokane to due In skagway
om Seattle tomorrow night :lt 12
o'clock.
Stroller White will be o-or s.lt.
blt»L h° flhHke hls at the
benetit dance of the W. P. hospital.
J. O. Hammond, the Dawson fur
trade,-, reached skagway 0n the
side nl8ht °" h1'8 Way in'
Tho typesetting machine in the
Alaskan office was m>»
«inn 1 of conu'is
Unt11 u°oi today, which ac
counts for the limited quantity 0f
news matter appearing in the col
umns of this issue.
The Nugget moviu: will have au
exceptionally attractive bill next
The 10tli ^i=ode;
wll* n Dollrfr Mystery." -v
fteek.y \ew8 Pictorial, and Kev-1
£"• featuring Chas. Chap.
Capt. T. P. Deeriug, L* S in- I
'Pector of hulls, and T. H. Kelj U
J. inspector of boilere, both of's. *
-"Cisco. are her<> ^ their Sa»
o the Lower Yukon river, Having
on. ^ SkagWay 011 tbe Jeffer
, Geo. Goodwin, an employe of the
nt PUbHC Jibrar>'* Wh" been
to the Atlin, B. C„ district look
»S over gome placer ground he
wned there, came out yesterdav at-'
ernoon and left for home on 'the
OTBOn tMfi mmm: - -
m excursion train will be ran
rom Whiteharso to Skagway on !
aturday to accomodate interior'
eopie who are desirous of coming I
ver to Skagway on that date to '
ttend the W. P. hospital benefit I
iarn dance at the new wharf.
The Jefferson reached this port)
t 10 o'clock last night from Seat
le, bringing 45 first class passen-j
.»rs, mostly Yukon river steam
toat men, and a small cargo con
signed to local business houses. !
ibe» left on her return at an early |
10 T this morning.
The following people are reg-1
siered at the Puilen House: J. c
Slack, Robt. C. Fordnsy and B. D.
Vewoomb, Portland, Ore., Geo. Bui
•ess. C-arrolton, Md., M. Willson, |
*ife and babe, A. H. Calver, Ed-1
vard E. Overend, Arthur Corbeil, I
•"rank Murray, John C. Green, Seat- j
le, Jerome A. Desio, Thos. E. Kell,
Thos. P. Deering, San Francisco.
The last meeting this school
rear of the Mothers) will be held at
■he public school building tomor
row afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. j
'Tho Montessorl SyBtem," a paper |
iT Mrs. F. F. W. Lowle. "A Plea
tor Better Trained Parenthood," by
Mr* Virginia Suffecool, and a vo
cal solo by Mrs. Clarence Olsen is
the program, to be followed by a
social tea. All women are Invited.
W. Wilson, four years ago purs
er on the Upper Yukon river steam
er TVhlte Horse, but who resigned
his place and went out to Vic
toria, R. C„ where he lias since
been in business for himself, ar
lived an the Jofiersou iast night
on iiis way do«n to the Lower Yu
kon, where he will take the posi
tion ot frcigut clerk on the steam
A portion of a band of Bohemian
fortune tellers, phrenologists and
I traders, .who have been in Juneau
; for some time, arrived in Skagway
a few days ago and have located
themselves in the building on the
west side of Broadway, adjoining
Thibadeau's barber shop, where
they are advertising their calling
by placards that all who pass may
see. There are two or three men,
a woman and several children, of
loth sexes with the party.
Jas. L. Stewart, for a long time
a highly respected resident of
Whitehon <«, where he was employ
ed until a few months ago as
book-keeper for the Taylor, Drury
41: Pedlar Co., the largest general
merchandise establishment • in
Southern Yukon, came over from
the interior town yesterday after
noon to Skagway, and has accepted
a position in the auditing depart
ment of the W. P. & V. R. Mr.
Stewart is stopping at the Pullen
House.
Among the we'l known river
steamboat men to arrive in Skag
way on the Jefferson hut night
are: Opt. J. C. Green, Pilot D. R.
Neucomb, Mate Oto Stciner and
Chief Steward J. Enrlght of the
Lower Yukon sjeatuew • j
V'ukon steamer Selkirk; Pi
lot 11. G. 1-ooney, Purser L. D.
Roach, Chief Steward J. McHanna,
Freight Clerk W. Wilson, of
the Lower Yukon steamer Alaska;
I Hot Frank Murray of the Upper
l ukon steamer Casca; Pilot Geo.
Raabe c-f the Upper Yukon steam
er, Dawson; Engineer Spath of the
i.yper Yukcti steamer White Horse.
a proposition to consider the or
ganization of subordinate camps of
the Woodmen of the World in Al
aska will be officially considered at
the annual convention of the Sov
ereign Camp to be hold in Denver,
Colo., in July 11)16. Edward I.
Waiie of Skagway has received no
tification from Sovereign Consul
Berk that in the event of favor
able action beiug taken at the
meeting in Denver he will be ap
pointed the organizer for Alaska,
which will mean that Skagway will
bo the Alaska headquarters of the
organization as well as the place
for the institution of the first sub
ordinate camp m the territory. The
W. O. W. is a fraternal order and
was founded in 1S90. It had a
sovereign camp, 9S72 subordinate
camps and a membership of 606,
7S1 according to the official re
port of 1911, since which time the
number of subordinate camps and
members lias increased greatly.
The formal opening for business
of the main warehouse of the new
dock by the tendering of a benefit
dance to one of the most worthy
and deserving public institutions In
Strawberries and Cherries
%
Expected on "Humboldt"
Also full line of fresh vegetables
and Perishables
P. H. GANTY
FORMATION OF NON-PARTISAN
CABINET ESTABLISHED FACT
Londr>u, May 20—The formation
of a noa-yartisan British cabinet la
now an established fact. Arthur
James Balfour will be the First
Lord of the Admiralty; Lord Ran
dolph Churchill, Secretary to India;
J. Austen Chamberlain, Secretary
of the Colonies; Earl Kitchener
and David Lloyd George, Secretaries
of War, Kitchener performing the
military and George the civil du
ties of the office.
WILSON AWAITS
GEM REPLY
Washington, D. C., May 20—Presl
lent Wilson is awaiting Germany's
eply to his note before making
urther representations to the al
ios on the alleged violation of In
ernational neutrality lajv.
kagway is, we believe, a fitting
ray to celebrate the throwing open
3 traffic of one branch of tie
lain trade artery through central
outbern Alaska t- thff Interior,
bat every one who at•
Jnda this social function
111 be fully repaid for
ieir generosity in helping along
good cause by having an enjoy
ble time goes without saying. It
111 be an informal affair and just,
bat its name, "Barn Dance," im- j
lies; at which you can wear a
annel 6hirt if you have to, and
hero you can dance an old-ftuA»
ned "hoe down," Jf you feel fio
clinod, foj
lections played in inimitable man
>r by the Skagway brass ban, an
onclad guarantee of excellence.
addition to this there will be
>od eats, in abundance and wlti
at price, although the admission
t the door wOl be *1.00 each for
.en. • ■
A party of four men, comprised
; Q. a. Gentry of Euegne, Oregon,
A. Dunaway of Portland, Ore
3n, A. Jacobson of Skeena river.
. C., and J. G~ Smith, a cosmo
olite, whose wandering footsteps for
le past 25 years have made their
n. rint in almt«t every section of
le great white north, arrived from
tineau last night on the Jeffer- i
;m and will leave for tho interior ■
i the morning. They are taking i
l with them, and now have load
d on a freight car ready for shlp
jent to Wliitehorse, an 18 foot,
% foot beam launch, which it to
heir intention to use in an explor
JACK JOHNSON
ASKS PASSPORT
Paris, May 20—Jack Johnson,
the recently defeated world's cham
ilon heavy weight pugilist, has ask
ed the United States ambassador in
Pari®, France, for a passport to
enable him to return to that coun
try.
Newport, May 20—Two United
tatos submarines that were engaged
a the maneuvres cf the Atlantic
lee*, on Tuesday were damaged and
iaA tn. .»>•* — -
■g, hunting and prospecting expe
ition they contemplate making in
he wilds of Alaska during the
oming summer. The first point
hey will head for on the Lower
rJkon river will be Ft. Yukon,
ust within the Arctic Circle, near
ne confluence of the Yukon and
'orcuplne rlvera; from thence down
he Yukon to the mouth of the
'anaua; up the Tanana to the
aouth of the Kantishna river; up
h*- Kantishna to the mouth of the
foJda{. river, and from thence up
hat stream to the northern foot
tills of Mt. McKinley. Gentry spent
ast winter in the Mt. McKinley
■egion trapping and hunting, and
b consequently well acquainted
vith all the hardships he and bis
icmpanlops will have to undergo to
jet into the country. He describes
where his camp was located as a
hunter's paradise for big game,
but from its high elevation a poor
place for the fisherman.
Safe
You'll never be,lput out " by shape
[ losing fabrics in your clother or poor
i wear if you'll ohoose
Hart Schaffner & Marx
or
Ed V. Price & Co.
CLOTHES
Drop in and lood them over
Will Clayson
The Clothier
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