LAKE LEBARGE
IS IMPASSIBLE
From reliable information furn
ished the l>;iily Alaskan this morn
ing we are safe, in making the
statement that travel over Lakei
LeBarge, owing to the unsafe condi
* iou of the ice, is a thing of the
;>nst for this season.
o. s.Tonsul
SILLiiS SAFE
.Mexico City. May 22—United
states ConSBl Silliman, whose where
.vbouts a short time ago caused a
kireat deal of tnxiety, arrived here
rojn ^.iltiilo today.
.0, 'lav 22—Joe Cannon to
our:, ed his candidacy for
■.i -ssior.al nomination on
. ubllc-n ticket.
FOREST FES
i Washington
St it tie. May 22—Twenty four
forest fir-:*, none of which are J
under c< rol, were today reported
from various parts of Westeru
ARKANCINt; KXt TllSIOV
TO WH1TKHORSE MAY 2'»
Fivsideut W E. Xowell of the Ju
u Steamship company is trying
■s for a one day dehiy iu the mall
-rrii ■, and i; successful an ©x
• irs:oii v. ill be i;iveti by the com
pauy from Juneau to Whltehorse
and return for the celebration of
the anniversary of the King of Eng
land's birthday at that place on May
30th. If the plans succeed the Geor
gia will leave Juneau with the ex
cursionists 011 Friday, May 29. Tilt
excursionists will return from Skiig
way on the Jefftrson June 1st.
If the excursion is urranged the
round trip fare from Juneau to
Whitehorse and return will be $11.
— Ji'ueau Kmplre.
10 BE MARRIED
IN 1101
Madrid, May 22—Kerrult Roose
velt arrived here today, where he
will remain until his marriage next
mouth to Ambassador Willurd's
daughter.
VESOfU^iS
AGl ACTIVE
Naples, May 22—Tho activity in
Vesuvius !s augmenting daily aud
in consequence causing much anx
iety.
PROGRESSIVES
IN CONFERENCE
Oyster Bay, May 22—Various pro
gressive leaders. Including Fir. -u
and George Perkins, are in con
ference here today with Cdotiel
Roosevelt.
NEXT WEEK
Washington, D. C-, May 22—Xig!it
sessions in the senate will be
started next week in order to hur
ry, up business looking to au early
adjournment.
Gentlemen: Our
Spring and Summer
Suits
Hats, Shoes
Rain Coats, Furnishing Goods, Etc.
Are Now On Display
Suits Hude to Your Pleasure
At $18 and Up
When in Need of Goods in Our Line Come In
and Look Over Our Stock
|No Hard Feelings and No Harm Done
If V ou Do Not Buy
STORE OPEN EVENINGS
H. J. LYNCH
The Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE 41 SKaGWAY
At 7:30 o'clock this morning fire
broke out in the Pillman store at Atlin,
and with a strong south wind blowing,
the entire business section of the town
was wiped out in three hours. The
Dominion telegraph office having burn
eel details of conflagration are meagre,
but the flash wire recieved stated that
everthing was burned but the Royal
hotel and the goverment office building.
EVENING
On Monday night, at 8 o'clock at
the 'own hell, the Conimeroial
club will meet for the purpose of
r organization, the election of of
t. ers, the appointment of commit
t 'vs, and for such other matters of
business as mav come before It. 1
The call is not made to club
members exclusively, but it la
t.-.ruestl> requested that all busi
.n-'ss men, and others interested In
the welfare of Skagway, be present.
The Hour—8:00 o'clock p. m.
The Da;.'—Monday, May 25, 1914.
The Place—The Skagway Town
Hall.
Th© Purpose—To Boost for Skag
S'jjued, HOWARD ASHLEY, Pres
Olympia, May 23—Forest fires
are reported in all directions from
here
Bellingham, May 2U—There is a
heavy fall of ashes here today and
the weather is sweltering troui the
heat of the forest fires.
THiKKS WILL I'LAY
SKAGWAY MAY St.
The C. W. Young company's Ti
mers iir» received an invitation to
1 stop at Skagway on their return
| from Whit-jhorso celebration and
I play a game of baseball with the
Skagway Athletic Club team, on
Sunday, May 31. Manager C. W.
I Carter this morning stated that
j they would accept the invitation.—
j.funeau Empire.
1ST PRODUCE
THE! BOOKS
Seattle, May 22—The Booth Fish
eries Co. was today ordered Co pro
duce all lfg book-stand rocorda l>( •
for* the federal grand jury, wlii<-•
is investigating tho alleged halllju
truBt.
COLLEGTOft^iB
Collector of U. S. Customs Jack
Purh went over yesterday morning
on the train to Bennett, where ho
had an appointment to meet Assis
tant Sup*. Gordon of the river di
vision of the W. P. & Y. R., and
dismiss with him certain phases of
the United States and Canadian
mail service systems in Alaska and
the Yukon.
Mr. Pugh Thursday afternoon rai
the Daily Alaskan a friendly call,
during which he said that his vis
1« to Skagway had no sigaificano
other than a desire on his part to
keep In close touch with the differ
ent sections over which he luis
jurisdiction.
He said that the entire customs
service of the territory is in an
ominently satisfactory condition and
running as smoothly as it is possi
ble for It to do.
Before coming to Skagway Mr.
Fugh took a trip to the Westward
and also went down to the vicinity
o' Ketchikan. Ho reports the whole
country in a most prosperous shape
especially' in the direction of the
miniing and fishing industries.
He spoke particularly of the cop
per and other quartz properties
around Ketchikan and Prince of
Wales island and also of the bright
Quality Candy
We hay# just op*n»d another
consignment of th« spl«ndld "John
ston" llna of package chocolates.
This candy Is th» most popular i«i
Skagway, duo to the •plandid qual
ity of th» good* and originality of
the packago. 8old fr«u BOc to
$1.00 according to size.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
prospects Jn Prince William sound
and the luterior country tributary
to Cordova, Seward and Valdez.
The fi3liiug business, for this
Ume of tlio year, ho said, is hold
ing its own, but of course tlio bulk
of it will be in September and Oc
tober when the shipments of canned
[salmon start. There aro two new
cannerias being put in near Ketchl
I kan, but about 70 per ceut of the
if S .i::u.;i in Al
' aska is from Bristol Bay canneries.
Mr. Pugii cam<*,b«ick to Skagway
last evening, and will leave for Ju
neau 011 the first boat sailing for
iliat point. Later in the season he
• will return to Skagway, enroute to
i lower Yukon river points, and come
lout via. Nome, St. Michael and
the Bering Sea to Seattle.
Seattle, May i'3—Tlio wife of
Bishop Rowe, of Alaska, died hero
yes.erday after an illness of eigh
teen months. In conformity
ivith her oil repealed request that
i!lie be buried at Sitkn, Bishop
Uowo will li.ivo hero for that place
on gunda> morning • Hh her re
mains.
today sent the fuli< lag to Presi
dent 11 F. Alexander of the Paci
-
, tion of v.-eoiiiir business men as
his Jests, en board the Admiral
i.i. F. Alexander, Cordova,
j I"! e citizens of Skagway extend
a lordirl invitation to yourself and
I guests lo visit us.
COMMERCIAL CLl7B
Reply was if ived early this
afternoon from the operator at
Cordova sr.yiv-' thai the boat had
to yew;.;d, nn»| that tho message
i li.nl been foi warded and would be
, delivered on the arrival of the boat
| Uiei-t at about a oYlaek ihls after
»
Itliacn, N V., May 23—Cornell to
t d.. V w;.-t picked to win over Yale
iiid Princeton. Pii.iceion in the
triangular ei^in cared varsity race
■ in Lake C.iyii a, Princeton was sec
ILL SEND II
REPRESENTATIVE
Washington, D. C., May 22—It Is
reported here that the Constitution
alists are preparing to send a rep
resentative to Niagara to confer
with the mediators.
The mediators are undeoided yet
whether to receive the Constitu
tionalist's delegate or not.
LATE TELEGRAPH
Seattle, May 23—The grand jury
today took a recess until June "th,
when they will again take up the
alleged fish combine.
Philadelphia, May 23—John Wan
nauiaker announced today that dur
ing July and August his stores will
b° closed all day on Saturday.
Glasgow, May 23—Suffragettes to
day made an unsuccessful attempt
to dynamite the city water aqueduct,
I Jorty five miles distant from here.
Washington, May 23—An adverse
I decision was reached this afternoon
bv the cabinet in discussing the
| question of forcing the Colorado
j ruine operators to arbitrate.
Washington, D. C., May 23—The
' senate today confirmed Sweeney as
; iissistant secretary of the interior.
The senate leaders are certain
that the tolls measure will be vot
: upon next Thursday.
Halifax, N. S., May 23—The find
| ia- of three corpses and fragments
i of wreckage gives color to the be
; lief that a new lightship, the best
I ever constructod, enroute here from
Scotland, had foundered with all on
board.
New York, May 23—Former Po
i lice Lieut. Becker was yesterday
j for the second time, found guilty of
' being guilty as an accessory to the
| murder of Herman Rosenthal, the
| i :;inbler. He will be re-sentenced or.
the 29th of this month.
Vera Cruz, May 23—Rebel sol
: diers are landing at Punto Delgade
| today, where a body of federals are
I located.
U. S. Consul Silliman today
I started for this place from Mexico
I City.
Louisville, Ky., May 23—The
I Douglas Park race meeting began
j litre today and will continue for
: thirteen days. Many of the bast
1 hoi-si's of the east have been stabled
. here for some days. Still others ar
rived last night and today from
Churchill Downs where the meeting
( lr<sed yesterday.
" 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 have made,
special preparations
for men of odd and
unusual sizes; stout
men, very large men,
tall men. Drop in and
look over the line.
Sprang fiats and Shoes
Now on Display
WILL CLAY SON—Clothier