PRICE 10 CENTS
SAILS TO SET
f
Washington, D. C., May S—Secre
tary of the Navy Josep.'ius Daniels,
sailed from here at midnight to
• funeral ship Montana,
a hivh has on hoard the bodies of
rines who were Ui'led at the
. :>ture of Vera Cruz.
THEY ME ILL
Juneau, May 8—Threo reslgna
•>::s of federal officials in Alaska
uve beeu nqutsted by the de
u received recently from
Washington by the Democratic
club. They are those «»' United
j-'ates Attorney Rustgard ct Juneau,
I'n; el Stales Attorney J J. Cross
i- y o' F •.•.•. banks, and United States
1. L. Faulkner of the
cU\i.- The retirement of these
three ot'ii ils will take place on
June 1st, ccording to the program.
Judge Crosslev is on his way to
S.vn Francis o, to argue cases be
ore the appellate court, and Mar
shal Faulkner and District Attor
ney Uus.-ard are attending the
term of court at Ketchikan.
WILL HOT CALL
G,
1:. .r.iapoi.s, May 8—N'o general
sir. k-- of li e 50u,000 United Mine
Workers will be called hi sympathy
«i' ) Colorado situation.
.! * Wall .<-e went up to the out
' i Lake Dewey yesterday after
noon on a trout fishing trip. He
oull.i't catch any thing with his
>ok, so when he was clambering
lace v thought
to the stream and grab one with
his hands, ile did so—at least he
thing Ik brought home was a bad
THE SITUATION
IS HER! SERIOUS
Denver, May S—The strike sit- j
iation in Routt county is tense and
the srikers iftive removed their
children to a place of safety. An 1
outbreak is feared at any moment.
PLANS FOR THE
SURVEY MOT
Washington, D. C., Alay S—Tl:e
following are the tentative plans
outlined for the survey parties on
the Alaska government owned r.i l
road: The first will work from Knik
the second from Portag* Bay, the
third from Mile Post 4l'n Susitnu
valley, the fourth near l$rc;;d j>n:s,
the fifth from Nanene and the sixth
from Fairbanks.
IS PUTTING IN
On the open air passenger plat
form at the dock, used iu the sum
mer season by people who board the
excursion trains, the W. -p. Ac Y. It. j
company is putting in bortrd box- ,
mg 12 inches in depth, by IS inches,
in width to hold earth (o: a park- ;
ing strip, in which will be plant-.
ed grass and ft variety of flowers, j
The parking will extend across'
each end of the platform and aloiij;
the entire west s'de ex :ept where
au opening is being left "Cor those j
who desire to board the train to
pass through.
WILL STl*DY IN EN<JL.\\!>
Seattle, May S—Professor Allen
R. Benham of the department of!
English of the University of Wash
ington, has been granted a year s
leave of absence to study social |
conditions in England. Professor
Benham will complete his present
term of college work ai.d will sail ,
early in September from New York j
to study at the Mausficld Settlement
House in London.
Gentlemen: Our
Spring and Summer
Suits
Hats, Shoes
Rain Coats, Furnishing Goods, Etc.
Are Now On Display
Suits Hade to Your fleasure
At $18 and Up
\\ heri in Need of Goods in Our Line Come In
and Look Over Our Stock
No Hard Feelings and No Harm Done
If You Do Not Buy
STORE OPEN ETENINGS
H. J. LYNCH
The Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE 41 SKaGWAY
Washington, D. C., May 8—The
reported arrest of UniloJ States
Consul Silliman at Salllllo by Mexi
can federals threatens to become
serious. Doth the French and Braz
ilians embassies have served an
ultimatum on Huerta demanding
tho release of the miss'ug consul
immediately.
A throat from Huerta to with
draw from mediation and also a
recommendation from Admiral
Jla) o for the landing at Tampico of
a guard to protect foreign oil pro
perty, were acute developments to
day in tho Mexican crisis.
Vera Cruz, May 8—Refugees here |
claim that before they loft Mexico i
City the death of Minister of Corn- j.
merce Maheno had been reported. : [
Some of them say that it was suicid i)
while others say that IJuerta was
responsible.
Washington, D. C., M.iv S—A I
long cipher telegram yesterday from
Brigadier General Funston caused a
conference of tho military author
ities which lasted until !ong after j
midnight.
Anarchy is feared in Mexico City.
,&nd it is said a much 'urger force I
will be needed in the south to con- I
trol the situation.
SEISM IS HERE
tor the past week or so Skag
Aity lus been experiencing the
most delightful weather imagin
able, and that it is being taken nc.
vantago oi to the full by
tiie people oi tho town is evidenced
by tiie number of them who may be
s-een upon the streets at any hour
(•( the day, or may be observed
busily engaged la planting flowers
. nd gardening around tlieir homes.
The warm, sunshiny days are
ideal for fishing, too, cird almost
uuy morning an early riser may see
numerous local sportsmen starting
out for the adjaceut Jakes and
creams panoplied for tr.c- conquest
and capture of the shy and el
usive liuny denizens that make
their habitat therein.
There are so many good places
tor trout fishing in the near vicinity
jf Skagvvay it is hard to recommend
one as being preferable to another,
this question being more easily de
lerrnued by the fisherman himself.
If the small, delicious brook trout
is desired Lake Dewey aud the
small stream which se-ves as its
outlet into Lynn canal are excel
lent points to visit, or th small
stream known as Mill cioek, on
the east side of the valley, and
which has its source- in a
living, ice cold spring near the W.
P. & Y Route shops, or rcroaS the
bay at Hurro creek, where a braw
ling mountain stream cascades its
way over its boulder strewn bed to
the sea.
If Dolly Varden or salmon trout
are In mind the Skagaw? river of
fers excellent opportunities, and
fishermen may be seen daily com
ing homo with catches, individual
members of which often weigh sev
eral pounds and have length in pro
portion to their weight.
The public school was dismissed
today at 2:15 p. m. after which
the teachers and childrea marched
down to. tho Popular Picture Palace
to witness a matinee perfomance
which had been specially prepared
for their edification and amusement
and to which they were tendered an
iuvitation yesterday by Geo. Mowl,
the proprietor.
F. B. Wurzbaclier, who is now in
the Seattle office of the company,
will be in Skagway in n few days
to assume the position of gen
eral agent.
N. E. Black, who has been freight
agent here, will assume the
title of general claim agent, a new
position created by reason of the
extension of the W. P. &' Y. Route
system to St. Michaels. Mr. Black s
headquarters will be In Skagway.
E. B. Barteau, now ticket agent
at Whitehorse, will Iea«e 011 the
first down the river boat of the
company from Lower Leliarge for
Tanana, where he will fill a similar
position,
W. W. Dickinson is to succeed
Mr. Barteau as ticket agent at
Whitehorse.
J. E. Dempsey, general traffic
manager has sent word to t he Skaic
way office that he will he here for
the season's work early in June.
The time of President O. I.. l>ick
eeou's arrival in Skagway is not
definitely known, but from the most
reliable information that c:>n be ob
tained it will be early in June.
Supt. V. I. Hahu states that from
information he has rec-ived he is
led to believe that there will be a
largely increased tonnage this sea
son over the W. P. & V. Iloute to
interior points.
LOCAL BRIEFS.
The W. P. & Y. Route bridg
gang is now at work p-utiug in |
bracing to stiffen «p the dock be- (
tween town and the outer end of |
thq wharf. New piling, where nec
essary, and other repaid are being
attended to also.
The regular W„ P. & Y. R. train |
did not go out this morning, but
there will be an extra train out to- j!
morrow morning at 8:30, carrying
passengers, baggage, mail, express
and freight.
E. B. Barteau, the W P. & YJ
Route ticket ageat at Whitehorse,
returned home yesterday.
Quality Candy
We have just opened another
consignment of the spleudid "John
ston" line of package chocolates.
This candy in the most popular In
Skagway, due to the spleudid qual
ity of the gooda ana originality of
the package. Sold frou 50c to
51.00 according to eize.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
Washington, L). C., May S—Sec
ctary of *»Var Ij. M. Girrlsou today
;ave an unfavorable reply to the
equest by Juueaultes for an all
ight service on tU6 Alabka cable.
George Nelson, well known Daw
ou barber, joined th© stampede to
bo Sixtymilo recently, and staked
. claim of 500 feet ou the Canad
in sido of the lino and another of
,32o feet on the Alaskan side.
20 feet, the largest tract of placer
i> the North which is not in a dis
overy claim or a.i old style group.
Jelsou left t'.ii.s week witii his dogs,
nd is hurrying <o his claims to
eprescut them at once. J.'o could
tave staked claims o:i viu Canad
Jile, but preterr. J to j:pt next to
he bount. i-y, ;:ud thus to have
no contiguous i_'rip, comprising
lie big iu'c-".: tir.:i i claim —Paw
on News.
Tlltl GOATS
The Jefferson was reported iu
uneau at S o'cloc k this morning,
lie will not g'jt he ?, how ever, un
il 1 n. :n to:. i)i , and will sail
outlr ara one l:iUi. Only a
mail amount of c>rgo is being
rought to
Tiie Cit.v of Sciltle is-- duu here
i «j r.i. ssaiil.i ..itlL 22 p.ssen
;ers and 12 tons of cargo.
The Humboldt due in Skagway
bout noon tomorrow.
Tlio .l.-riposa, although not yet
eported from Ketchikan, is ex
pected hc-o !-'n ;!.ty even'ng. Slie
s said to Ik ve a lull passenger list
ram Portland, Oreg i.rrived at
or Skagway, Tiio officer, of tlie
>oat report a full cargo out of l'ort
and, mostly South isiern Alaska
•annery supplies, and that when
ho boi.t left Portland there were
iiree full cargoes In tlia warehouse
iwaiting shipment north.
SPEAK AGIST
TOLLS REPEAL
Washington, D. C., May 8—Vigor
ous speeches were made today in
the senate by Joseph 1.. Bristow,
republican, of Kansas, rind Jas. A.
O'Gorraan, democrat, of New York,
against the repeal of the Panama
tolls measures.
CIAGOPAPERS
TO BE MERGED
Chicago, May 8—The Record
! and hereafter the Interocean, pur
chased recntly by James Keeley,
1 general manager, of the Tribune,
: are to be merged with the latter
| paper.
U. S. (JEODETIC SURVEV
FLEET FOR ALASKA WATERS
The fleet oi U. S. geodetic sur
voy vessels stationed on tile Pacific
Coast will be engaged lr.rgely this
>e,4r with work in Alaska waters
Of the six vessels in the fleet the
j Yukon is now In the Kaskokwim
j where she laid up for the winter;
the McArthur will work around
| Mellakahtla; the Gedney will work
I on the west coast of Prince of
: Wales island; the Taku, which
wintered at Cordova, will work
j around Prinze William Sound; the
j J'atterson non' on the_, way from
i Hawaii, will go to Unal.iska, and
the Explorer, will put in the sea
! son or a part of it around Glacier
j bay and the Icy straits section.
Very probably the survey will be
provided with a wire drag for the
work, for the bill is now before
j congress. This will be a distinct ad
j vantage in doing the work and
j make it absolutely reliable when
once done. This drag consists of a
j sunken wire at a depth of 60 feet
or any required depth for that mat
(cr, on which floats with flags
I mounted are attached. Launches are
! ihen connected with each end of
the sunken cable and it is towed
j through the channel or bay sought
I to be charted. If an obstruction
' is met the flag attached to the float
' is dipped serving notice, and then
j the obstruction is properly mark
j ed. Once the waters have been drag
I gcd ;n this manner they will be
' mado perfectly safe.
" Hard to Fit"
Some men are called
"hard to fit;" others
just think they are.
But any man, of
whatever figure, can
be fitted in clothes
here, We haye made
special preparations
for men of odd and
unusual sizes; stout
men, very large men,
tall men. Drop in and
lock oyer the line.
Spring' flats and Shoes
Now on Display
WILL CLAY SON—Clothier