PRICK 10 CENTS
The ladies of Whitehorae,
through the local branch of the or
der of the "Daughters of the Em
pire,"' have gathered together all
old, but, clean, linens and cot
tons for the purpose of sending to
it headquarters to be made into
tuudages for usj by Red Cross sis
ters. There has been a crying de
■3i:uid for this help all over the
w'jr'd, and the ladies it the Unit
i\'. suites and Canada are doing
srti-t work along the lines stated.
M s P F. W. Lowle has promis
■ d to do what is possible here,
ami as "union is strength," is re-1
U lustiug the women of Skagway'
w'thin the next few days to gather j
tog- ther all suitable old linens and
cottons which will be called for in
a week or so.
Ai;y lady who is willing to as
sist iu ^rganiziag for the purpose j
i f .*;:thering together or assorting,
this material, is very cordially
invited to either call upon or phone I
Mrs Lowle.
Three ranks connected with the J
Alaska geological survey arrived in
Srkafvuy en the Jefferson this morn
U.g. r.ad are stopping at the Pul
K-. House, where they will likely
nsii.ia until Thursday next. There
0.ru fifteen men fn the crowd, di
vided up as follows:
Party No. 1—Comprised of 6
pjt-;:, with R. H. Sargeant, topo
pr.'fIdeal engineer, in charge and
J. ij. Mertie, Jr., geologist They!
have a big outfit and 13 horses'
v.::.: them and will commence their
work near Kuby and make a topo
1.\"irhical aad geological surrey of
country between tl'at point and
*! e Iditaxod.
Party No. 2—Also comprised of
1 a;en, with C. E. Griffith, tapo
pr.ipher, ia charge ar.d G. L. Har
r -;;ou, geologist. This party have
9 horses and will go to the vicinity
i ; Kuby, where they will remain all
* :u aier.
Party No. 3—Comprised of three
!':ei!, with H. M. Eakin, geologist,
ru--. They have 7 horse and
to the mouth cf the Cosna
river, near the mouth of the Tanana
i d work from there across
to Itnliv
We are nowlshowing 'the Largest
Line of New
Spring and Summer
Wash Goods
ever shown in Skagway consist
ing of Plain and Figured Crepes,
Ratinas, French G-inghams- 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' Farnishtr
Broadway betweenJThiid and Fourth Phone 41
C. P. B. STARTS
EXCURSIONS
Beginning with the sailing oI the
Princess Sophia from Vancouver
Saturday, May 29th, the Canadian
Pacific Railroad company starts its
summer excursion trips to South
eastern Alaska, which will continue
until September. in addition to
the Princess Sophia, the Princess
Alice, which Is the second largest
vessel of the Canadian Pacific's
fleet, will run to Southeastern Al
aska during the excursion season.
The Princess Alice and the Prin
cess Sophia will run alternate weeks,'
arriving at Skagway each Wednes
day northbound and sailing south
bound every Thursday evening at
? (Tclock. Coming north, before
reaching Skagway, the Princess
Alice and Princess Sophia will
stop at Taku glacier.
Capt. McLeod, the admiral of the
Canadian Pacific fleet, will com
mand the Princess Alice, and Capt.
Robertson will be the master on
the Princess Sophia.
The Princess Alice and the Prin
cess Sophia have been thoroughly
overhauled since they were last in
the service, and they will come
north spic and spau in new paint |
and renovated interiors.
The Princess Alice is a fine pas
senger ship, 289 feet in length
and 5S feet bee tn. She Is li
censed to cam- 1,200 passengers.
She has a larg» observation room,
md wide promenade decks, and is
a very speedy craft. She was op
erated on ta* A'cska route last
summer for a portion of the season.
Both these vessels are double
bottomed, British built, ocean going
steamers, new in every respect.
15,000 MILE TRIP
Slayton, Minn . June 1—Mr. and
Mrs. Dirk Whitney plan to start
today or the longest motorcycle
trij ever contemplated The jour
ney will cover approximately 15,
0<)i) miles.
«an Francisco will be their point
of destination on the first lap of j
the trie, and from there, after
visiting the fair, they will head
for Oregon and then take diagonal
course across the continent to Flori
da. Thpy will ride to New York ,
City, from the south and then back i
to their home town.
Mr. George Anderson, the
known piano expert, is in town for
day or two. Mr. Anderson is
on his way into the interior. Call
up Pullen House.
SHORT LOCAL WK
UNO OCCURENCES OF INTEREST
Dr. A. P. Hawes came over from
Wnitehorse Sunday end is still hero.
Mrs. C. II. Titus was au outgo
ing passenger ou the Jefferson tlii3
moruitig.
T!ev. L. H. Pedersen left tor
Juneau this morning on the Jeffer
3011.
Al. Shyman, northern traveler for
th* Schwabacher Co., of Seattle,
tics been in town for several days.
The Alameda is duo here from
the south sometime Thursday and
the Mariposa from the westward on
Saturday.
Tack Donnelly of Puyallup came
in on the Spokane this mr-rning on
way into the Mayo ereok coun
try, in the Yukon territory.
Miss Minnie Prime for Seattle,
tnd Clan Brown, for Prince Ku
>ert, were on board the Spokane,
ivhen she left Skagv/ay this morning
The Spokane came in at S: I!i>
Jiis morning with 12 through pas
>engers and 95 tons of freight. She
ailed south at 11 o'clock a. ui.
■vith 7 outgoing peopl-j on board.
Miss Brune of the W. P. hospital
tore?, ltft for Juneau on the Spo
inn<» this morning on a few days'
risit. Mrs. Hugo Ungefroren is
'illing the place at the hospital dur-j
ci Aiiss Brune's absence.
Geo. G. Reis, representing i-a.ru>-, |
L>j»vis & Co., of Seattle, is here on
lis annual tour of Alaska and the
1'ukon territory. He will go as
far north as Dawson, returning to
:he outside via Skagway.
Mrs. James Wickersham, wife of
:he delegate to congress from Al
isk.i, who has been stopping at the
PuMen House for the past ten
lays, left on her way down the
river to her home at Fairbanks. |
Alaska, on this morning's train. I
Chas. Johus, U. S. internal reveil
le inspector for Alaska, left this |
morning on his way down the Yu- j
Son river and its tributaries. lie
will visit the princpal towns of iae |
ia.erior «ind return to the outsiie |
rta Nome aud the Bering Sea rout \
Mrs. Jas. Rock was an arrival j
fr'.jn Seattle this morting. Sho i
lias been out on a ten days' visit i
uid after clearing up some matters
ihi? hag to attend to here, will
leave fo' Seward to join Mr. Rook,,
who is now engaged in business
Jie-e.
Miss F. Erenzinger of Seattle,
:onuect d with the mission work
)f the Baptist church, came in on
:he Jefferson this morning and will
5e stopping at the Golden Xorr-h.
tor a few days. While here she
ivlll look into the matter of reviv
ing the work of the denomination
she represents in Skagway.
Elmer L. Wheeler, W. M. of the
local M.'sonic lodge, recently eleei
as a delegate to tha annual ses
s' -n of the Grand Ledge of Wash
ington state, under tho jurisdiction
of which the Masonic lodges of
Mask a are working, left on the
f Spokane this morning fcr North Ya
l.ma, Wash., the pioce selected
for the convention. He will be
absent about three weeks.
The Princess Sophia will be in
tomorrow at 10 a. m., with 21 pas
S'>nxers, three of whom are round
trippers, 240 tons of freight and
42 bead of cattle. The vessel will
sait south Thursday eveniug at 7
o'clock.
'i'ue Jefferson got into Skagway at
2:.">0 this morning with 70 passen
gers ainl SO tons of cargo besides
2S' head of horses for thrco geo
logical survey parties now on their
way into the interior. The vessel
8ailed south at 6:ID a. m.
J. W Gillham came in on the
SpOKane this morning from Seattle
a-id has already resumed the posi
tion lie held l:ist summer as assist
au* to local Agent V. A. Peterson
of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co.
We aie glad to welcome the young
man back.
Druggist. Win. Britt and son Jacob
of Juueau, who had been visiting
Skagway for several days, the* former
0-1 business and the latter to see
that "dad" did not neglect matters
which he come to look after, left
for homo o:> the Jefferson this
morning.
Collector J. P. Pugli, Mrs. Pugh,
Miss Venetia l'ugli and Mrs. Cassie
Pugh, mother of J. F., left tliis
morning 011 their way to Eagle, Alas
ka, where Mr. Pugh has gone to look
afrer business connected with his
official position. They expect to
re'itru in a few weeks.
"A Lady of Quality," the five
reel romantic drama presented at
the Nuirget movies last night, was
o;u- of t:ie best plays that has ever
b'.en shown in motion pictures in
Alaska. The reproduction will be
r«\ e;ited tonight, and lovers of
clean, wholesome dramatic presenta
tions should not fail to witness it.
Mrs. F. A. Wiilson, Miss Lor
ina Wiilson, Miss Evelyn Sullivan
and Miss Loraine Anderson, com
iirisml a party of four lady tour
ists who arrived in Skagway a few
days ago and went over to White
horse, returning Sunday, and loav
on the Spokane this morning
for California.
There were a large number of
people who went over to Whiteliorso
this morning on the train, which
was a special passenger and had no
freight ears attached, the design
being to make close connections
with the river steamer Yukon, which
will leave Whitehome as soon af
ter the arrival of the train .as is
possible for it to do.
Captain Jake Dobler of Tacoma,
formerly on Ihe Lower Yukon river
with the N. A. T. & T. Co., but
now with the Dominion Commercial
Co., an independent line running
two boats, the Julia B. and the
Minneapolis, between Fairbanks and
St. Michael, came in on the Jeffer
sin this morning and went over on
the train to Whitehorse, on his way
down the riverr
For Cold Luncheons
Premium Boiled Ham, 40c per lb.
Lunch Tongue, 30 and 50c tins.
Sardines, Imported and Domestic, igc to 25c.
Pish 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'e Canned Chicken, 40c per tin.
2HEESE—Cream, Imported Swiss,
.Roquefort, McLarens, Orgeon Brick.
PICKLES—Sour, Sweet, Mixed, in bulk and in glass.
5LIVES—Plain, Stuffed and Ripe, from 15c per bottle to G5c.
P. H. GANTY
A SHARP NOTE
WILL BE SENT
Washington, D. C., June 1—At
a meeting of the cabinet this morn
ing, President JVUson was in favor
of immediately sending a sharp
note 'o Germany, insisting that the
technical arguments put forward by
that country in' its note yesterday i
in -reference to the Lusitania case
wcrq, not meeting the requirements
of the situation, and that in any |
further communications upon the j
subject, Germany must confine
its If to a reply in the internation- |
al crisis.
TAMPER WITH
THE BIG GUNS
Port Townsend, Wash., June 1—
It was discovered this morning
that the breech blocks had been
removed from the big guns placed
fov the protectant of the entrance
to Puget Sound at Fort Flagler,
near ihis city, and that the loading
mechanism of them had also been
destroyed. Hereafter no visitors
will be allowed at any of the forts
without permits and guards to ac
company them while making the
rounds.
Gael N. Kennedy, northern re
presentative of the Imperial C»inciy
Co., of Seattle, was an arrival on
the Spokane this morning on his way
into the interior. After making the
principal towns of Alaska on the
Lower Yukon and its tributaries, he
will go out via Nome and the Bering
Sea route. Mr. Kennedy is at the
Pullen House.
The Popular Picture Palace has
been giving some excellent films
lately, one of the best being the
magnificent three reel reproduction
"Half a Chance," from the famous
novel by Frederick Isham, which
wis on the screen Sunday and '
.Monday nights. There is an excel- ]
lent change of program for lo- '
night, and tomorrow night will be
indented a new two reel install
ment of "Lucille Love, the Girl of
Mystery."
Parent-Teacher association last
tveiling resulted iu the election of
Mrs. Rousseau, president; Mrs.
Clark, vici.- president; Mrs. Keenan,
secretary; and Miss Moffat, the
only new member of the executive
beard, treasurer. After the busi
ness session a social session of
music, impromptu sph ches. reading,
refreshments, and inspection of the
interesting display of the children's
work, which was on exhibit in the
four rooms, keot a large number of
people at the school house until a
late hour.
«
Dr. A. W. Baer, a prominent
physician of Chicago, 111., is here
accompanied by Mrs. Baer. They
came in on the Spokane this
morning, and are stopping at the
I'ulleti House for a few days
previous to leaving for Fairbanks,
where they expect to put in the
summer, and where they may possib
ly locate permanently. This is Dr.
and Mrs Baer's first visit west of
the Rockies. They ar© both de
lighted with all they saw
WAS B0I6AR0E0
81 i FLEET
Rome, June 1—An air fleet yes
terday bombarded Pola and consider
able damage was done fry a fire
which was started l>y them in the
arsenal. _
The Italian invasion of Trente
province is progressing from the
south along the Adige and Chiese
liver?, and from the west by way o-f
the Bitonale pass.
ivhile coming up Alaska's inland
waterway, and are especially bo
with Skagway and its surroundings.
Theatergoers of this city, those
who like to hear and see good, clear
wl oiesome comody, eiacted by a
company of capable artists, can
not well afford to miee seeing the
lamous Juvenile Eostoniaus, when
their engagement opens at
the Elks hall next Thursday night.
1 ue Bostonians, in their presen
tation of "Tipperary Mary," "King
Dodo," and other great musical suc
cesses which compose their reper
toire, will introduce, for the first
time in this city, all of the latest
modern and society dances, such
as are now being done in tha best
!:<>n>es, and on the stage in New
. ork by Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle
v-,ip are famous as the greatest ex
ponents of thtse new dances the
v.crld has ever known. While the
management of the Boston
ians does not claim tc surpass this
famous couple in the presentation
of these dances, it does claim to
b" able to surprise the most con
servative by the ability to interpret
anrf stage these dances shown by
this company of young ladies.
Safe
You'll never bel4put out" by shape
losing fabrics in your clother or poor
wear if you'll choose
Hart Schaffner & Marx
or
Ed V. Price & Co.
CLOTHES
Drop in and lood them"over
Will Clay son
The Clothier