I'RICK 10 CKNTS
CRUISER KRONPHZ WILHELM
STEALS PAST ALLIED CRUISERS
Newport News, April 12 Stealing
past the four allied cruisers which
have btvn lying of: the Virginia
capes, waiting for ti-e appearance
from this harbor ot the German
cruiser Prinz Kitel Freldrich, the
Gorman converted cruiser Kron
i-riuz Wilhelm slipped Into port
il'is morning with only 25 tons of
oul iu her bunkers. She is al
,> short of supplies for her crew
of 500 men.
The Kronpriuz .Wilhelm is ac
credited with having sunk four
teen vessels upon her present raid,
vhlch started on August 30th. She
I'lso took 960 prisoners, but lias
only 61 of them on board now.
Thirty-six of the crew are af
flicted with barri-berrl.
Commander Thierfelder of the
Kronpriuz Wilhelm, says that as
soon as he is loaded with coal and
suDblies he will steal past the al
lied cruisers and escape.
BRITISH RELIEF I
STEAMER SUNK
Rouerdam, April 12—The Rrlt
N!i steamer Harpalyce, the first
sMip to sail fiota New York
.'.o under charter to the Belgium
■ •lief i^ointnlsslou was torpedoed to
■y and sunk. The crew was glv
i t.-n ratnutes 'a whlcS to leave
1 - ' 1
1 MINNESOTA
STRIKES AROCKi
Kobe, Japan, April 12—Tha !
iteaaishio Minnesota, of the Great i
Xor.Hem line, strucis a rock today i
o:f iwajTJa, at the southwestern
entrance to the Inland Sea. A sal
. . stumer was sent to the as
•ice of those on board the
-*:-s«-l ssd the passengers and crew
were ta>:en off and tre now said
:o be ou their way to Seattl*.
battlTfront
OF 10 MILES
P;iris, April 12—The battle front i
of ice wllitd armies now extends 1
ovh a distance of sixteen hundred ■
nii?o>. " J
IS
10 SIX MS
Indianapolis, April 1-—Mayor
Roberts of Terre Haute, this stilts,
wag this morning sentenced to sis
years lu the Leave.iwortb, Kansas,
federal penitentiary atul to pay a
fine of $2,000. The others who
weru implicated with him got from
two to three years each. They
were convicted ot bribery, conspir
acy and fraud, perpetrated during
the last November elections.
THEBEGEBTFIRE
AVe made mention at the time of
the fire tha* occurred a short time
a°.o at Sanitarium, the health re
sort near Sitka, of which Dr. F. I
Goddard Is the proprietor, but did
not publish any of the particulars.
Mrs. Goddard, in writing to friends
in Skagway a few days ago, in
speaking of their loss, said:
"We lost dining room, kitchen, si
bedrooms and three cottages, the
cellar, with our summer stock of
provisions, and all of our clothes,
also silverware and personal things
wo have had for years. \Vt» will
have been married 25 years next
wt-ek, and I had kept most of
our weddlns presents. They are
til gone now, and no use regretting.
There was also quite a bit of mon
ey, as it was near the 1st, and the
nearest bank is in Juneau.
"W'e are going to rebuild right
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, Peacales, Flaxons.
Etc. Ladies' and Misses' and
Children's Ready Made Wash
Dresses at 75c to $2.25. Tlie
newest things in 36-in silks at
75c per yard
Jlf you want to see something that is
real nice come in and look the goods over
OH. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
Washington, April 12—President
tYoodrow Wilson announced Satur-'
•lay that Seward had been selected
i its the coast terminal, and Fair
| hanks as the iuterior terminus of
the government Alaska railroad.
The announcement a'so stated thai
thg Alaska Northern railroad had
been purchased at a price of $1,
1150,000, and that a 38-mile spur I
I will be built from the main line to
the MaU-nuska coal fields. The
railroad work will bo under the j
direction of the Alaska railroaa en- 1
gineerinj commision, of which W. C.
Kdes 's designated as chairman,
IdeuL Frederick Hears and Thom-,
as Rii^s, jr., being the other ineni- 1
bers. It is estimated that the j
cost of constructing the lines do- j
tor wined upon will be app. oximatoly
$26,800,000. leaving a balance of I
SS,200,000 for railroad wi ; i • o;'i
er directions. The work •••. ill bo- i
gin as soon as it is po. .i'-K
Seward, April 12— The auni uin ■
nient received here today of I hi*
town having been selected by
President Woodrow Wilson an I .S
retary of the Interior Franklin K. I
away, as wo ilon't want to miss'
next summer's busiiuss. We a;v'
prepared now to take care of from !
six to eight truests."
In speaking of tlie fire Mrs. (Inl
dard said: "1 desire specially to
mention the heroic work 01' .lohn
Brady, son of ex-governor ttrady if
Aiasita, John Kashnehoif, (lie
Iltrkland, Fritz, an old time Kits-::.si.
who has lived here for years and
is more familiarly known as i
"Snicklefritz,"' and .1 number of a •-1
'.ivea. John Brady rushed into!
our house and secured the file of:
deeds ami papers; .'c.'ni Ku-'liu-j
ehoff climbed to the run of the
large house and stayed there un
til his feet were blistered l>> the
blaze beneath; Ole Uiikiand c.ir- •
ried the dvuamlte he was using in
blasting the new bath rooms to a
place of safety; Fritz was every
where and got his shirt badly
burned, so he must have been nr.li
the fire; t!io Indians helped, as '
did till the guests. Xo one was
hurt, and uono of the guests lost
anything.
"We are in the cottage we al
ways called grandfather's, and are
tusy building a temporary kitchen.
When the new one is built we will
use this one as an annex for sleep- ,
ing, and in that way will lie able to
care for twenty guests.
"Tne men at Sitka have vulun-;
teered a week's work when we get J
the foundation and material ready,
so that when the time arrives the
building will go up quickly."
"Zingo and the Wnlte Klephant j
drew a tfood crowd at the Popular
Picture Palace last night. Th-; |
program will be repeated tonight.
Mrs. W. R. Hillery and little son, |
who have been spending the winter
in Los Angeles, and Mr. Hillery. j
who went out a few days ago to j
jo-u them and make the return j
jev rney in their company, arrived >
011 the City of Seattle this morn
ing, and are again installed in their j
1 cosy little home on Third street 1
west.
i-ane su the coast terminal of the
government railroad, caused the
people !;ere to go wild, and a big
dunce i". planned for tonight. The
cash registers in tue saloons have
uovii | turned to the wall and the
"wet g;-ods'" are being served out
free of rhrage to all who wish to
-ndulge. City property has jumped
sky i); r"n in price, and a big ' rush
has nil":-dy started for Ship creek,
where the first work will start.
J'ii:e.iti, April 12 — M. S.
Parker, a pioneer railroad
engineer cl' Great Palls, .Mont., who
was associated with the Alaska En
gineering commission last year, is
in Juneau, having arrived oil the
-.dnrival Kvnns. Ho ea.vs the rail
road commiisieii has contracted for
the equipment of twelve railroad
construction camps, in which it is
•MipiUalcd tlr.it all the material
shailT.e 011 the dod: at Seattle
re;idy for shipment by April loth.
Mr. Parker says the commission
has in-i n making plans with the
•ilea in mind that the president
•Aould d-'->lgu::te Seward as the ter
minus.
Sei'tile I'.-I., April u: Hecuuse
of tju expected early break up of
U»o ice in ike Yukon river, Wie
White Pass A: Yukon railway ex
i . i-'.s a somewhat loader and busier
isu:i ilmn usual, says H. Whealev,
• literal manager of ilie railroad,
who is here from the north.
"We look for freight to ttart mo\*
i:ig fly June 1, bec'tiise c.f the ex
)• ci'.ii i.niier break-up of ibo ice,
>aiu \ir. Wheeler yesterday. "While
i' c road is in operation continu
ously, it id dependent to a great ex
l it on river traffic, especially for
freight, and the early season, of
f iuric, will be a help to us. The
recent strike iu the Tolovaua dis
trict is another matter that is en
c.iura^tng. As far a3 the propos
iti United States government rail
road i-; concerned it is impossible to
say what effect the line will have
on us until we learn definitely
what the plans for next summer are.
"Tuere is one point, however, that
i think should be made clear to
people outside generally, and that
is that most of the Alaskan towns
have plenty of working men, and
that some of the Alaskan coast
c-iti- s are crowded with men looking
for work. There are steamer loads
of laborers going up right now,
who will bo sent back within a
moi.th, because ihfre is nothing
for them 1c do."
The White l'ass *>; Yukon railway
lias nearly completed the rebuilding
of t!"- docks at Skagway, which
were destroyed by fire last Decem
ber. The new wharvs will offer bet
ter facilities than the old, as they
art- arranged so that loading opera
tions can be carried on direct from
•.lie steamers to the cars.
Mr. Wheeler will leave for the
East today on a business trip.
Perishables
Our best efforts will bd put
forth this season to supply you
with a large assortment of the
very best in fresh fruits and
vegetables. We invite compari
„ son of QUALITY and PRICE.
Our next shipment is due on
'•Seattle'1 and will consist of
everything good in the market.
P. H. GANTY
REPORTED THE GERMAN SQUAORON
HAS ESCAPED BRITISH BLOCKADE
LondCi), April 12—It is reported
here today that the German squa
dron escaped from the British
blockade of the Kaiser's naval base
at Heligoland and h.^s engaged the
British warships off Norway. Tiie
Admiralty refuses to make any com
ment ou the trutji or falsity of the
rumor, although heavy firing Ins
been heard off Scarborough, indica t
ing that some kind of a naval bat
tle is being fought.
The British steamer Wayfarer i-;
reported to have been torpedoed
and sunk by a Germrni submarine to
day
It is announced that twenty-six
live3 w.re lost when the British
steamer Harpalyce was torpedoed,
although the passengers and ore*
weie given ten minutes in which
10 "ot out of danger.
J-.rious discrdeis u'-e reported
from Italy and demonstrations aro
being made by the populace in fav
or of intervention in the European
war
A _ jury in the comiiii .-*!
cou.-t yesterday adjudged Paul Zora
vich Insane, and he was lauen south
on the Admiral Evans. Zora villi
was acting queerly v.lion the Evans
arrived from the soulh Inst trip,
and was turned over to Hie I'. S.
marshal's office, lie was third
cook on the steamei. lie had a
ir.nnia for disposing ol' imaginary
property and every iv.emher cf the
jail force, and all tin- deputies are
the richer by from tiire<? to eisht
thousand dollars each since his ar
rival. lie also left a will Faying
"I died in jail without a notary."
—Dispatch.
Enroute to San Francisco, where
they wili erect a mammoth electric
signboard for the commcn i;> I op
eration of the Kingsbury Electro
graph, roward which Jiinc.\ii ci-i
zens have subscribed about $13,
000 in stock, E. J. Kingsbury, the
inventor, and G. E. Lovegrovo, as
sociated with him, left for Se.ittie
today on the steamship Admiral
Evans. Mrs. Kingsbury and Orvllle
Kiugsbu.y accompanied them. Til."!
sign will not be erecttd in the ex
positlcn grounds. Mr. Lovegrovo
stated to newspapermen, it wilt
likely be on Market ttreet, but th->
'ocation is indefinite.—Empire.
Word has been received hcie by
!>r. P. J Mahone from Capt. L. O.
Colbert, of the United States Geo
detic survey, that the latter will ar
rive hereabout May 1st, and that he
will bo using Juneau as his head
quarters this summer in connection
with the wire drag work that will
be done in southeastern Alaska.
(.'apt. Colbert, who is to have charge
of he \»ork, is a brother-in-law of
Mrs. Mahone. According to yeste'
day's telegraphic dispatches b. ..
wertr opened yesterdya in Seattle
for the charter of suitable boats
■ o carry on the work.—Empire.
The first hunters' llccnso of this
■eason will be issued today by Gov
c-riiOr itrong. The license is in the
name of Frederick Johnson, of L'n
i-asviUe, Connecticut, who Is aboard
the Alameda, enroute to the west
ward Johnson will go us far west
is the Alaskan Peninsula, and will
hunt for brown bear on the Bering
Sea side of the peninsula. Although
;his is the first license to be is
-Jed, Governor Strong looks for
the largest number of big game
unters during this year in the
history of Alaska. Many inquiries
nave been received already, and
svery mail brings from one to Hires
more. Iiispatch,
isli
Fairbanks, April 9—Tlie murder
of Mrs William C. Harp, known as
Alice Astor In the underworld, is
si ill a mystery.
Her body was practically nude
when found Wednesday evening, the
crimp aaving been committed some
timi Tuesday night. She was
slugged with a rock wrapped ill a
cotton glove and her throat cut
later.
Her cabin was ransacked ap
parently Tor the purpose of rob
bery, but her diamond rings and
gold nugget necklace were left- un
disturbed. There have been ■ no
arrests to date, and the officers are
greatly puzzled over the many
i strange circumstances.
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