Rotterdam, March 31—It Is
reported In this city today m hay
ing come from official sources that
German submarines will lay a cor
don of mines about England, the
work to commence at once.
t
Petrograd, March 31—Advices
have Jus*- been received here of
the bombardment of the Russian
city of JLibau, on the Baltic Sea,
by a German cruiser. Little dam
j>K« waa dona.
KAISER HOLDS II
COUNCIL OF WAR
London, March 31—The Kaiser
ami his principal general# are
said to be holding a council of
war today, at which is being plan
ned a campaign to offset the fall
of Pneem/1, In Galicia. It is un
derstood that large bodies of cav
arjr have been withdrawn from the
- river Y'ser and are being massed
i.ear Brussels.
THE FLIIIN
SENT 10 mm
London, March 31—The British
steamer Flaminian, with a general
cargo from Glasgow to Cape Town,
was cunk off Sicily Island, Italy,
this morning, presumably by a Ger
man submarine. The crew escap- !
ed.
SUBMARINE IS
SUNKOFFDIEPPE
j Paris, March 31—The ministry of
'marine reported this morning that
a German submarine had been
sunk by a French light cruiser off
Dieppe.
Pierre, S. D., March 31—The
North American Buffalo & Cattle
C>.. at Fort Pierre, is today In
corporated for 1500,000, for the
raisiDg of American buffalo®, and
other stock. The company has
purchased the famous "Scotty" Phil
lips buffalo herd and ranch.
>BW HUMAN RACB
Dallas, Texas, March 31—A now
race of mea Is beginning to appear
in America, according to Miss Annie
McQueen, a theoeophlst lecturer.
This nee, she asserts, will have
the sixth sense; that is, will be
able to live consciously in the
"astral body" and the* 'physical
body" at the same time and while
In normal condition in everyday Jli'f.
For example, this new race will be
able to look through objects as an
X-Ray does.
Mias McQueen gave the following
interesting explanation of the rela
tion of birth to environment:^
"la seeking reincarnation the ego
tales for «. suitable environment.
All the savages are not in South
Africa. They find a congenial en
vironment In the slums of our
cities, and appear there instead of
1u the wilds of heathen lands. So
Ions as our cities tolerate slums
they may expect that they will at
tract savages."
i
JACK JOHNSON'S BIRTHDAY
Havana, March SI—"My birthday
gift for Jees Willard will be a
victory over him next Sunday," was
Jack Johnson's confident declaration
today upon his 37th birthday anni
versary. The "Big Smoke" plan
ned a birthday dinner tonight in his
training quarters—but with himself
*on the wagon."
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, Peaoales, Flaxons.
Etc. Ladies' and Misses1 and
Children's Ready Made Wash
Dre:3ses 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 and look the goods over
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Habeidaahar
and Ladies' Furnish«r
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
All AMERICAN
WAS AII
London, March 31—Le;>n Ches
ter, an American engineer, employ.
eU by the British West African
company, was one of the victims
at the sinking of the steamship
Pal aba.
fiiAifsils
STILJJIIfl«G
St. Paul, Minn., March 31—TUe
Minnesota legislature, which ended
its third month today, among oth
er things, voted against committing
bar! kari. A bill was proposed
cutting down the number of legisla
tors to 100, and making them ail in
one house. The legislators killed
it by a tremendous majority^
Although the legislate refused
to girt the people of Minnesota the
right to vote on suffrage, they gave
them % county option kill. A bill to
provide for state wido prohibition
failed bv a big majority. The leg
islature was the first non partisan
legislature in Minnesota, it being
against the law for any member of it
to announce his political faith,
either before or after election.
YUKON PLACER
ACIJPDEB
Ottawa, March 31—The bill to
amend the Yukon placer mining act
has been put through the commit
tee and given its thirl reading. Dr.
Alfred Thompson, member for Yu
kon, got Hon. C. J. Dcherty, minis
ter of Justice, to amend the bill be
fore its final presentation, so that
it now applies to Yukoners serving
with the allied forces as well as
those serving with the British ar
my. As a Tesult, the bill went
through without discussion of any
kind. The bill now reads:
"Any teraon who may be accepted
for an.i who continues in active
service :n defense of the empire
during war, whether with the Brit
ish or rilled forces, who may be a
holder of mining rights acquired j
under the provisions ot this act,
shall be permitted to hold such
free from risk of cancellation owing j
to failure to comply with any of
the requirements of the -act under j
which the rights were acquired, un- I
til six months after the final ter-.
minatlon of the war and the final"
declaration of peace."
v "HARVARD DEBATERS* COMPETE
Boston. March 31—Harvard's best |
debaters are enlisted for tbe se-1
cond annual forensic competition for |
the Lee Wade I prize for public1
speaking In Sanders theater tonight,
rfophomc/rism juniors and seniors are
competing. Prizes of $25, $15
and $10 are the smallest part of the
hopors at stake.
THE MEXICANS
ARE FIGHTING
Brownsville, Texas, March 31—
Under cover of a dense fog the
Mexican armies ojt Geieral Villa
uud General Carranza commenced
I an engagement at Matamoras this
I morning.
EDUCATORS IX SESSION
Ann Arbor, Mich., March 31—
Michigan educators are in Ann Ar
bor Uxiiyv to attend the fiftieth an
nual meting of the Michigan School
masters' club and allied organ
isations. Men prominent in educa
tional circles all over the country
are scheduled to address the con
ference during the four days ses
sion. Among these are Prof. E. L.
Thorndyl^, of Columbia university;
Dr. C. E. Chadsey, superintendent of
schools, Detroit; R. D. Salisbury, of
the University of Chicago and Prof.
W. H. Hobbs, of the University of
Michigan.
EVADE ANTI-DOPE IiAW
Cleveland, March 31—"Hundreds
of drug users are baying cocoa
leaves in the raw state and brewing
from them a concoction that has
the same effect as morphine, opium
and other drugs, the sale of which
is now barred by federal statutes."
Probation officers Christian,
Cleveland's "dope-fiend expert"
makes the announcement, and says
drug 3laves here have found a
(loophole in the law, which does
not prevent the sale of the raw
•'». ves.
WEATHER REPORT.
Skagway, snow, 11. w. 28 above.
W-iitf-horee, cloudy, calm, 2
above.
Lower LeBarge, cloudy, calm, 2
above.
Hootalinqua, cloudy, calm,—.
Big Salmon, cloudy, calm 10
above.
Carniacks, cloudy, calm, 10 above.
Yukoti Crossing, cloudy, calm, 7
above.
Selkirk, cloudy, calu, 6 above.'
Coffet Creek, clear, n. w. zero.
Stewart River, cloudy, n. w. ' 1
above.
Ogilvie, snow, calm 5 above.
Dr.wson, snow, n. w. 12' below.
Athletic Exercises.
Flattered Restaurant Keeper—I'm
glad to hear. sir. lh.it you've been
growing so strong siuce you begun
coming to my restaurant.
Fuilett—Well, it's a fret. Vou see,
my habits are sedentary, and 1 can't
afford to enter a gymnasium. Yes,
sir; your steaks and roast fowls are
making a new, man of me.
Perversity.
"One peculiarity of melancholia,"
said a special is i. 'is that the victim of
it actually enjoys the despondency and
often doesn't want to be cured, i once
told a young woman who had this dis
ease that she must be careful of her
digestion and eat nothing frittf. After
that she tried to eat only, fried food.
Not only did she insist on having her
potatoes and meat fried, but didn't
want to eat bread unless it had been
fried in a lot of grease."—New York
Trl bune.
GRASS SEED
Kentuck Blue Grass, 35c per lb.
White Dutch Clover, 50c per lb.
Onion Set? and Seed Potatoes ~
expected in a few days
P. H. GANTY
IE CITY If
BUY RAILWAYS
Detroit, Mich., Match 31—Stock
holders of the Detroit Ui.ited Rail
way company met today in special
session to vote on tho proposition
■of selling out to the city of De
troit Xor $24,900,000—the amount
of the bonded Indebtedness of the
company. The sale price has beaii
agreed to both by the directors of
the D. U. R. and the members of
the Detroit street railway commis
sion, and must now be ratified by
the D. U. R. stockholders and the
voters of the city of Detroit.
Consideration of the sale price to
day by the street car company
stockholders marks one of the final
steps in Detroit's long fight for
municipal ownership of the street
car systom. Approval of the sale
figures by the stockholders would
result :n the calling of a special
election immediately to obtain
ratification from the peci.le.
EVERY DAY FOR PAST WEEK
HAS FURNISHED SUNSHINE
Whiteiiorse Star: Except iu
the higher altitudes the snow is
practically all gone la this part
of the country, the warm sunshine
of the oast week having caused it
to disaipear very rapidly. Last
Saturday was the first really wan?
day, and by evening the streets
were covered with pools of water,
where the day before there was
sufficient snow for good sledding.
Since then the sun has shown ev
ery day and In many places" the
streets are already almost dry.
White Pass stage are still
leaving on runnei%, following the
rivers as far as Little River roud
house, :i distance of forty miles, it
is likely, however, ti/at wheels will
be used within a few days.
The Ice on the river and Lake Le
Barge is still good but not nearly
so +liick as In former years. In
fact. It is so thin that Supt. Cash
will not risk the big caterpillar trac
tion on it hauling freight to Lower
LeBor~e, but will use horse teams
and the auto truck Instead.
It is expected that both the
river and lake will open unusually
early this spring, possibly long be
fore there is sufficient water to
enable steamers to get over the
bare at. the head of tbo lake as
there is not the usual amount of
snow in the hills and mountains to
make high water.
Wash'ngton, D. C., March 31—
The United States government'a
reply to the announcemeht received
a short t'me ago of Great Britain's
blockude order, was forwarded to
day. In It America stands firmly
on her right to trade unhampered
with ail neutral countries.
THEHUGEBELL
IS COMPLETED
Honolulu, March 31—A huge
diving bell was completed here
today, with which, and bjr the aid
of pontcons, the work of raising
the submarine F-4 will be started
immediately.
CHICAGO IS THE
meanest cur
Chicago, March 31—Chicago is
the "meanest city In the world,"
according to figures being compiled
by a municipal crime commission.
More than ten persons are helil
i up or robbed by pickpockets daily,
j Burglaries occur In a larger number.
. Police records show that there are
j nearly 70 cases of pocket picking,
robbery, burglary and larceny re
ported every day to the Chicago
I police. Only one tenth of the of
fend ere are ever arrested. A much
| smaller per cent of these arrested
j are ever convlctd. There is an
average of 20 burglaries per day.
| Alderman C. E. Merriem is a
school teacher In politics. For years
he has taught political eeconomics
in the University of Chicago. He
has been alderman.. three terms,
twice chairman of probing bodies
and once republican candidate for
mayor of Chicago. Alderman Mer
riem is chairman of the Merriem
crime commission, Investigating con
ditions in Chicago. He promises
that his report soon to be made to
the city council will prove Chicago
is the "meanest city in the world,"
that life, property and money are
unsafe in the lakeside metropolis.
Who's Your Tailor?
rOME in today and fsee those
^ handsome and exclusive Spring
woolens just received from Ed
V. Price & Co., largest tailors in
the world of made to-order-clothes
Get the Clothes Problem
lOff Your Mind Today
by making early selection and
specifying a ^delivery date that
suits your own convenience.
Cost, fit, and style guaranteed
to please you in every particular
Will
The Clothier