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no.T; seventeenth year " skahway alaska, Saturday may 2, »» price 10 cents
01 HIS If TO
001 SPRINGS
Mr. Brownlow, Domiuiou tele
graph operator at Dawsou, who
came out from the Interior several
weeks ago and h is sine© been at
i lie Tenakee hot springs, near Sit
ka. uutil his arrival here quite re
cently, will be a southbound pas
senger on the Princess May to
l isht. Mr. Brownlow no', having
received the expected relief at Teu
ukee. is now on his way to the Har
rison hot springs in Brii:sh Colum
bia.
jsui Fnuteisco, May 1 —The liner
>o; i is reported bere to be ashore
m the island of Samasana, Japan,
nil -rave fears are entertained
• the safety of the passengers.
,i, May 2—(Later) The Un
r S er !, which was reported on
he r i ks < a Samasana island, has j
rived here. She had no ac
and * lie report respecting
'1-ss originated through a .
>f wireless signals.
i Francisco, May 1—The Call
i Sr •• Railroad Commission
t to pass soon on an appli
. of the San Francisco-Oak
•ii.il Railway to Increase
:• .1 indebtedness of the con
oni ^proximately $20,000,
present authorized debt,
',000,000. If the Commission
approves the proposed b">nd issue,
tie corporation will refiro all its
•er'ying obligations. The new
onds will be known as "first and
unding 35-year 5 per cent gold
bonds" and will be secuied by deed
oi trust, niorgage of all, or all of
Muh partion of the property as may
be necessary.
TRANSFERS OF
REAL ESTATE
The following real estate trans- j
fers have taken place in Skngway <
during the past week, according to
the records at the Court House:
J. G. Price of Seattle to P. H. |
Gaiity, east ^ lot 10, block 0,'
Sixth Avenue.
Phil. Abrahams to Thomas J.
Ryan, cottage and north '.i; of lot i
5, block 3S, Second Avenue.
Geo. W. Dillon to Mary Nassack. ,
north V* of lot 2, block 31, Secoiul
,
Avenue.
Geo. W. Dillou to Jcim Dennis, |
south of lot 2, block 31, Second '
Avenue.
J. M. Tanner to Katherine Ander- j
son, west of lot 5, biock 20, I
Fourth Aveuue. 1 1 ^
IT CONSIDERED
81 COMMITTEE
Washington, D. C., May 2—The !,
^solution of Smith of Maryland for
ho trading of Southeastern Alaska :
o England for its consent to the 1 j
ibrogation of the Panana canal j
reaty, was not even considered !
ffhen it came up today before the;
louse committee.
FAT MEN 1
TOKIO ORGANIZE
, 1
Tokio, May 1—The weightiest
nembers of parliament have organ
zed the "Society of Fat Men." only
■hose tipping the scales over 21." ,
pounds being eligible to member-|]
ship. Twenty-five attended the in-J.
augural dinner, the three heaviest ;
being Joishi Saiga 25S lbs, I'taro 1
N'oda 252 lbs, and V. Sakamotto <
244 lbs. The lightest weigiit present.;
Sen. Mongo, Under Secretary of s
War, was admitted on probation, 11
*fter his oromise to acquire six ad- i
ditlonal pounds before the next H
meeting. j
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
When in Need of Goods in Our Line Come In
and Look Over Our Stock
No Hard Feeling# and No Harm Done
If Y ou Do Not Buy
STORE OPEN ETENINGS
H. J. LYNCH
The Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE 41 SKaGWAY 4
EITHER SEWARD OR PORTAGE BAT
ill EE M TERMINAL FOIST
William Edes, Chief Locating Engineer of the
Southern Pacific Raflway Lines, and Lieut*
Frederick Mears, Chief Engineer of the
Panama Canal, Appointed to Take
Charge of Locating and Con
struction Work
Washington, D. C.f May 1—Sec
retary of the Interior Franklin K.
Lane announced today lhat Presi
iwit Wilson has appointed Wil
iani KUes, at present chief en
,incur of the Northwestern Pacific
nilroad in California, and for the
;-t twenty-five years chief locat
:ig cniiinoer of the Southern Pac
tic railway liues, and T ieut. Fred
rick Mcars, chief engineer of the
\ui.ini:i canal construction work,
s members of the Alaska railroad
ngineemig commission which will
ue in charge the location and con
t ruction of government owned
ail roads in Alaska.
Mr. Lane further sairl that they '
would commence immediately the
work of locating routes from the |
30Uthweet coast of Alaska through |
the Susltua valley to the Tanana j
valley, which means that President
Wilson has practically derided that
the coast terminal shall he at
either Seward, or Portaee Hay.
Washington, D. C., May 2—(Lat
er)—The Alaska railroaengineer
ing commission will start west next
week to establish its northern head
quarters at Valdez, with Seward ;>s
an alternative. Whether a third
member of the commissin will bo|
appointed or not, is problematic. I.
SCII. BTRGNG
REPOfiTEO SICK
Washington, D. C., May 2—Word
i.is been received here that Gov
rnor J. F. A. Strong, of Alaska, is
piite sick in New York._
Sl'RELY RIGID,
SAYS I'KOF. S U'NDKRS
Seattle, April 29—"'If they had
aid that there was a tidal lu
lnence of an inch on ti e earth's
urface. it would be more reason
ible." said Professor Fdwln J.
Saunders of the department of geol
>gy iu opeaking on the theory of
'rofessor Michelsor. of the Univer
ity of Chicago tint the earth'6
ore U as rigid as steel. "It seems
o me that an earth tide of a foot
s very large, since the tide of the
•pen sea is only a foot and a half
n height.
•"The theory that the earth's cen
er was a molten mass has been
■uspeiuled by the theory that the
:arth is solid," he continued. "All
>ur geology is based on the theory
Hut the core is plastic, and It ia
>n this theory that we explain the
novements of the continent
il blocks."
Tako "Purola" SODIUM PHOS
PHATE and give your liver a shake.
?Y>r Sale by Keller Ures. Drug Co
Location Notices, placer anc
juartz, EOc. a dozen at the Dai)>
Masfcan office. U.
WILL SING si -
IDE MOVIES
What promises ttf be a very
pleasing number of the Popular
Picture Palace moving olcture show
program tomorrow night is the
rendition of the song, 'Teg O' My
Heart," one of th Leo Feist, pro
ductions, by C. G. ICenyoii, a young
man who has made his home in
Skagway for several months past,
and is quite well known here.
RIVER WORK
The work that lias boen in pro- j
gress for several weeks on Ihe river j
at the foot of Eighteenth Street,
under he direction of {he street
superintendent and at Ihe expense
of the taxpayers of the town, for I
the protection of property from
spring and fall freshets of the Skag
way river, was complete-i hist night.
There are three sections to the
work, and they were put in at an
approximate cost of $2,600.
A special W. P. & Y. Route
train, consisting of passenger, bag
gage and express coaches, will
leave here at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning for Whitehorse.
One of the large plate glass win
dows of the Board of Trade saloon,
which was badly damaged two or
three years ago,* was taken out
this morning and replaced with a
new one.
Christie's Soda Biscuits
These celebrated Canadian biscuits
Can now be Bought from Us At
40c per tin-2 lbs.
Will keep fresh for months
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
Tonight will witness tho closing
of Elks' club social functions tor
tiiis season, if you wish to spend
a thoroughly enjoyable evening
don't fail to attend. There will be
those present who will look after
your comfort, good music. to dance
by and an apetizing Inner. rerved.
Dresden, May 2 The "speed"' of
bureauauocr; y in offif'e SuGermany
is aptly illustra d by an incident
just ni lc l".h!ic li re. In tiio Bo
hemian district of Saxonv, a father
protested jaln.,. h!s f-o.i being
compelled to attci tl religious in
struction in school. T!ic protest
3lept in the pigeonlioli-s of the
various d-\ irtinei s until it finally
reached the Minis lor ot Education
for final decision. A few .1 ays ago ;
llie Ministry reccivo.l tho following i
reply from the. district school in
spector: "I regret :o rai-ort that it,
is impos.-ible to c:. . ry uut the in-!
struc'ions of t!ie ministry as the:
boy has !:i tho meantime married."
A period of five : ears elapsed be
tween protest and decision.
•TO
I;: i •-1 >«
San Fr i.: <>, JUty 1—Secret
ox ;i I nil of coutiierte'itfre who
erfeit oi." l Crocker Xatonnl Bank 1
bill of tii: • , of the 1002-190S ]
Chief t?!KS< i:tl A out II..ivy Moffit '
:
out api't' mum?. "It looks as though I
it had soil- i . ...'i l.;tii:'lry," he
said.
A V. P. Sc Y. Route e>tm train
witli 2 5 in: ior hound i> t:;sengers .
on board.
mm must
OF OR. RYAN
Mexico City, May 2—Jose Rojas,
foreign minister, resigned today.
A proposition to send an official
commissioner to Washington City
to arrange for a. compromise of
the present difficulties between Mex
ico and the United States, was re
jected at a cabinet meeting today.
War Minister Blanquet today
ordered the release of Dr. Ryan,
who was arrested and thrown into
prison a few days ago on a charge
of being a spy.
It is reported that a tri-part
ite agreement to an armistice has
been signed by the United States
und the Mexican federals and rebels.
Denver, May 1—Major Holbroolc
lias requested more troops, as th©
strike situation is stiil critical.
Washington, D. C., May 2—Orders
for a quadruple force of federal
cavalry for the Colorado strike zone
have been issued. The entire El
eventh regiment from Georgia, and
two troops of the Twelfth from Ne
braska are to be sent west as
mediators.
U.S.GONSULATE
IS fiE-OPENEO
Washington, D. C., May 2—The
United States consulate at Tampico
was re-opened today.
Washington, D. C., May 2—A re
port is current that Carranza has
refused to agree to a suspension of
hostilities.
MONTHLY TE.A.
The regular monthly Social Tea
and Business meeting of the
Woman's Church Auxiliary will he
held next Wednesday at the resi
dence of Mr. and Mi's. Batson.
" 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
look oyer the line.
o
Spring' Hats and Shoes
Now on Display
I WILL CLAY SON—Clothier