FOREIGNERS MUST REGISTER WITH
POLICE Will NEXT THREE DAYS
Rome, May 21—A royal decree,
requiring all foreigners in Italy
to register with the police within
three days, has just been issued.
An ultimatum to Austria is. 0X
pected to be sent today and in the
event oi the non-aiceptance of it*
terms it Is thought there will be a
declaration of war tomorrow by
I Italy. The Austrian, German and
Turkish ambassadors to Italy are
getting ready to leave this city,
immediately upon the declaration
i of hostilities.
J The people here celebrated the
entire night to show their approval
! of the action of parliament In the
bestowal upon the cabinet ye«ter
| day ot full power to declare war.
THEY SIEZEII
GREEK VESSEL
Xapies, May 21—The Italian au
thorities today eeixed a Gre«k
steamer carrying a cargo of twenty
one thousand ton* ct rice.
1HE Sin IS
WET AND FOGGY
Paris, May 21—On account ot
tlie wet and foggy weather in Flan
ders and other Darts of Belgium,
there have been no material results
on either side for the past two daye.
INTERNING ALL
ITALIAN MALES
. Venice, May 21—Advices war® re
ceived hare this morning that Aus
tria <i interning ail Italian males
of military agei
THEfWLOSI
17 SUBMARINES
Copenhagen, May 21—German na
vsl circle* report the loee of sev
enteen submarines since FedjJtiary
ISth.
iX RIGHTFULLY MEAN'S
•THE CITY OF FLOWERS"
In the correspondence department,
of Lie Seattle Sun of May Sth, ap
peared the following *ery lnteraat
jrsg1 tetter aud answer, tie former
written by a lady but recently ar
rived in Skagway, but who, not
withstanding that tact, haa had
tiiut^ neverthless, to absorb a great,
aea^f, of tho enthusiasm for the
cor%-lu hardy people. Its match
lees* tlimate and Its magnificent
eq^wy—that Is at one and the
sapP^pme a magnetic attraction
sadjja -inspiration to all who dwell
tt®ei£r
"Dearj. Miss Buskett; May I auk
"The Sun *that shines for all" a
few questions that I trust will
prove tlniels:*
"Why ,ls"sii»that the average
' hechakc,«^jg®e»-ten'ie!foot, comes
to Alask-m m$ We itica that polar
bears are fireside companions?
That Juneau is a collect Ion of
F^qulmaux dugouts? That "muali
ing" meant flushing?" _ Tfrat
the Indiana are '"wild and woolly"
desperadoes, spoiling for a fight
and keeping their sanguinary ap
petites alive and working by de
vouring raw hunks of bobcats?
That the Yukon is a glacier la
winter and navigated by mud
scows in the summer?
"I am not yet a "sourdough,"
but find that polar hears are even
acarce .in the Arctic Circle; that
Juneau . la an up-to-date, wide
awake, - spick-and-span, pretty,
picturesque city, snuggling like a
jewel against the breast of Mount
Juneau; that mushing means
"pushing"; that the Indians are
mere peaceful than WUyum Jen
nlns Brian and fight nothing but
"booxe"; that the Yukon Is 2.BOO
(Continned na last page)
We are flaw showing the Largest
Xaae of New
Spring and Summer
Wash Goods
ever shown in Skagway consist
ing of Plain and Figured Crepes,
Ratinas. French G-injrhams. Mer
cerized Plisses, Peaoales, Flaxons.
Etc. Ladies', and Misses' and
Children's Ready Made Wash
Dresses at 75c to $2.25. The
newest things in 38-in silks at
75c per yard
If you want to tee something that is
real nico eorne ia and^look tho goods ovsr
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haheidaaher
and Ladiea' Fvniiahof
Broadway,between Third and Foartk ■ Phono 41
SHORT LOCAL PARAGRAPHS
AHD OCCURENCES OF INTERESI
The Spokane la due in Skagwayi
from Seattle at 12 o'clock tonight.
The Northwestern, with a big
passenger 'Jat, is duo in Skagway
from the south sometime tonior- '
row morning.
The family of General Agent P. j
B. Wurzbacher will arrive in Skag-!
way from Seattle sometime before j
the middle of June and will locate
the same residence on Sixth j
street, west of Main, they occupied I
last summor.
The family of Supt. V. I. Halin
»'1U return to Skagway for the
eumm-jr immediately upon the clos
ing of the Seattle schools for the I
summer vacation. They win occupy
the N. E. Black cottage on Sev
enth street, west of Slain.
Mrs. R. M. Brown was taken j
from her home in the north end I
of town at 10 o'clock on Wednes
day night to the White Puss hospi
tal. Her condition at the time of
her removal was alarming, but un
der skillful medical attention she
Haa so far recovered as to bo practi
cally out o* df-nger.
"Hie Woman's Christian Temper
ance union of Bkagwar, wish to I
thank you icr the many kind no
tices you gate of our delegates at '
the recent First Territorial conven-!
U»n, we also thank yOU for your
firm stand f5r right and against
wrong, and for the courtesy we I
have always been shown ' by the I
Skagway D-.silv Alaskan.
the courtesy committee. J
An Eskimo kyak, one of those I
frail-looking walrus hide small
>>ats in which the natives of the
Bering sea region fearlessly brave
the stormiest weather in those
treacherous northern wateis, is now
on exhibition on the sidewalk i;i
front of the Kirmse building c„
Oroadway. it was j,0Ught b
Present owner at the A. Y p ex
Potion In Seattle and brought to
gway, wiera It has since romain
* objeet of extreme Interest
j to tourists.
The tennis players at Ft. W H
Si^ard, having signified their
desire several we»ks ago to meet
• P. A. club tennis players
11 a friendly contest when
ever convenient to the lat
ter. an invitation was sent them
aS° aDd 11 fa thought
y will come up tomorrow on tne
Peterson and the games be plaved
sometime during the afternoon, al
though no official acceptance has
been received from them.
At the regular meeting of Skae
*ay Lodge No. 431, B. p. o. E.
**st night it was decided to build
I a wooden tennis court just east of
tie hall, fn the park belonging to
the lodge. it is the intention to
r4k® the «>u>t one of the best
ner erected 10 tho north nnd the
AOr of construction will commence
« eoon as material can be ship
ped la from the outside, which will
rrobably be two or three weeks.
The court will be 55x100 feet In
kl*e. which will render necessary
the removal of several of the shade
trees planted to beautify the place.
Members of the Skagway Gun
club in the persons of I)r. Wester
mann, master of the traps, and
Messrs. Newberry, Hurgrave, Keller,
Clayson and Kindell, are out at the
practice grounds on the banks of
the river at the foot of Seventh
street t iis afternoon warming up
for the contest it is expected will
lake place hero on the Fourth of
July between the local club
and other gun clubs in Southeast
ern Alaska and the Yukon terri
tory.
The pany of Bohemian fortune
tellers who arrived here from Ju
neau a few days ago, took up their
quarters in a vacant storeroom on
lower Broadway and hung out a
naming sign for the enticement of
the unsophisticated and love-lorn,
"irpavently had very little success
here, and departed this morning
with all their possessions for the
interior. The obnoxious activities
of the -four younger members of the
party had become so notorious
wherever, ni:d upon whomever they
have had occasion to inflict them
selves, it was not surprising they
had the whole of the observation
car to themselves when the train
1'ulled out »-f Skagway, notwith
standing Mat there were nearly a
hundred people who went over the
line at the same time they did.
The Elks at their meeting last
i.ight decided to hold a public ob
. ervance of "Flag Day," Monday,
June Hth, full particulars of which
will appear in the columns of the
Pai'v Alaskan as scon as
arrangement1: are perfected. The
i evenue marine ice flag,
thcrized by Act of congress, March
1790. was originally prescribed to
"consist ol' sixteen perpendicular
3tripes, alternate red and white,
the union of the ensign tearing the
^rms of th<* United States in dark
blue on a .'bite field." The six
ic-en stripes represented the num
ber of stales which had been ad
milted to " e Union at that time,
unci no chance has been made since.
Jure 14th, the anniversary of the
aodption of the flag, is celebrated
as "Flag Day" throughout a large
part of the Union.
The early days of Skagway and
tiie magic name of "Soapy"
Smith, whose lonely grave, marked
•vUh a plain wooden headboard,
lies in the tangled undergrowth of
the wildwood dell that stretches
from the foot of Reid's falls to the
eastern bank of the Skagway river,
are themes of never-ending in
terest to home people as well as to
the transient visitor and the stran
ger sojourning temporarily in our
midst, and hence it is that any
rerainescent reminder of the stir
ring times of 1897-S is listened to
by them with bated breath and
close attention. One of these re
minders, in the shape of a stalwart,
early day resident of Skagway,
strolled into the Daily Alaskan yes
terday afternoon. It was A. K.
McLean, now of Calgary, Alberta,
bu* in 189S a real estate dealer in
Skagway, who commencing subse
quent to the events herein narrated
^spent ten years of his time in Fair
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.
OLIVES—Plain, Stuffed and Ripe, from 15c per bottle to 65c.
P. H. GANTY
GERMAN NOTE IS
ALMOST BEADY
Washington, D. C., May 21—
Advices were received by the eta to
department this morning that the
note from Gerniany, in answer to
that of President Wilson, is now
almost ready for transmission to
this country.
The British government has an
nounced the purchase by it of all
cotton seized on neutral voaeela
and states that payments will bo
made as soon as the owners of
the ship are known. .
bank3, Alaska. On. a March even
ing in 1898 McLean was decoyed in
to looking over a lot on the earner
of Broadway and what, was then
known as Kaiser street, and while
so engaged was sandbagged and
robbed by unknown parties, but who
were generally accredited with be
tas followers of "Soapy" -Smith,
whose depredations even at tfcAt.
'•arly date had become a matter ot
Siave concern to the law-abiding
element of the town. Whether or
not the conjecture *aa right has
■lever been decided, but the rwuli
o£ the outrage was' far-reachlnic,
lor it was this that the next night
after its occurrence caused the or
ganization of the "101" commute*
of vigilantes through whose sub
sequent activities the murderous
gang of thugs and sure-thing men
who had congregated In what was
then an outpost of civilisation, were
cleaned out and some of the worst
sent "over the road," in' several in
htances for a term ot years. Mr.
McLean- is ln Skagway far only a
brief stay and leave in a few
for the outside
We are glad to welcojne Inuf our
midst a distinguished arrival "from
faraway Arizona, in the nh-ape of a
docile, uncomplaining son of the
v* esert—a little burro that lwur came
into the possession of Could
Ficktardt, the little eon of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Fickhardt. Tar siy
thut he (the burro) Is the "&&&
fed of all observers" among' (&'•
juveniles of Skagway is auperfXttOua.
Some fourteen or fifteen of them
formed an admiring grouo yesterday
I of which he waB the object and
| propositions for & circua were frMr
! ly submitted. The burro seems
to have adapted himself to local
conditions, and if mersortw oi
I chaparral, cactus, Spanish
Yucca leaves, petrified wwxl, or
| other desert dellcaoies flitted
hrough his head, it wa» act ajF
parent as he contentedly cropped
the luscious blade# of 8k*trw»jr«T«*»
I BATTLE
1HTHEBALTIC
Loudon, May 21—A big naval
battle is now reported to bo in pro
gress In the Baltic Sea between
the Grman and Russian fleets.
The Germans iiavci captured Riga,
In Northwest Russia.
Fierce fighting is now going on
between the allies and the Turks,
an the neck of the Gallipoli penin
sula.
THE ROOSEVELT
CASE DECIDED
Syracuse, N. Y., May 21—By a
unanimous vote this morning of the
jury, who had been locked up all
.nlffiit in the Barnes vs. Roosevelt
libel suit, It was decided that tha
latter did not libel the former In
fei* editorial utterances. The 'jurors
were, however, divided as to how
to assess the costs cf the action.
sandwiching in a dandelion oc
casionally as a condiment. As an
abbreviated means of transporta
| tion he will prove quite an addi
tion to the local supply. As J. V.
Miller of tin auditor's office of the
W. P. & Y R., will soon Import
a Persian cat, Skafiway will have
the nucleus of a menagerie to which
publlospirftfcd citizens could con
tribute teem time to time until it
would form one of our show places.
A jotty party, comuosed of Mrs.
P. J. Weber, Mra. N. E. Black, Mrs.
rH. O. Kinase, Miss Catherine Ma
Icney, MiSB Evangeline Cook, Messrs.
P B. Cook Cleon Ask, T. Van
Hook, W. C. Wright and Cecil Oole
left Skagwa" at 7 o'clock last even
ing la a launch for a picnic trip
to Burro creek. Tiey took along
with thesa all the material neces
sary far. a sourdough lunch, viz.:
brawl, bacon, egge and a few raw
onions, and. after having visited the
falls, filled their lungs with the
fiangrance from the surrounding
tree* and vegetation and viewed the
magnificent scenery spread before
(item. to their .hearts' content, built
: ft frtfc; and prepare*? and partook
thete. nrlmtttre? although sub
stantial . zaatl. ; Mia* Evangeline
■ Cook wr fctntfly rendered several
muwtal aelectfoca during the even
tajS Tl» patty on their return
trip rrachea Bkayway at 11 o'clock
4"P. m.
Safe
You'll never be'put out" by shape
losing fabrics in your olother or poor
wear if you'll ohoose
Hart Schaffner & Marx
or
Ed V. Price & Co.
CLOTHES
Drop in andUood them over
Will Clayson
Th« Clothier