Vera Cruz, May 4—The bodies of
the l'aited States marines vho were
killed in the two days' fighting here
recently were plated on board the
cruiser Montana today. Solemn hon
ors were paid to the boa', by ves
sels of all nations as it steamed
from the harbor.
Reports are being circulated here
that Huera has consented to retire
if he is promised safe conduct by
the United States to this port and
placed on board a foreign warship.
!
El Paso, May 4—General Car
v.inza has declined to halt hostili
ty's during mediation.
The members of ' ^ie Skagway
Volunteer Fire Department held a
regular meeting Saturday night at
Fireman's h.;i 11 a» which the annual
ele< t.ou took place, and the follow
ii g < :ticers were chosen for the en
suint. year; J. A. Bender, re-elected
ief; J. M. Tauner, re-elected
tre:.?urer; Georga Mages, re-elect
ed secretary: Geo. Greisbeck, Wil
ai Sheart r .tud MorrU Godding.
» members of the different
elected their officers
1 Kugine Co. Xo 1—Fred
m; Robert Shelly, as
Hose Co. No 1 —George Ma gee,
.oren.att; .Mark Phelps, assistant.
llt -o Co. Xo -—Andrew Rapuzzi,
foreman; T..d Hillery, arslstaut.
Hose C No 3 Gct.o Smith,
foreman; \V: Bunting, assistant.
Take ' FMrola" SODIUM PHOS
PHA'K id give your liver a shake.
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FAIRBANKS THE
Washington, 1). C., May 4—Jack
Dalton will probably be master of
Transportation for the Alaska en
t;iueer commlssslou.
It is given out liero today that
the surveys of the different routes
will start from Fairbanks.
Thomas Kiggs may possibly be
appointed the third member of the
commission.
CELEBRATION fif
n
A mass meeting of the people of
Whitehorse will be held at that
place tonight for the yurpese of
making arrangements, and appoint
ing a committee to raise funds f°r
the annual celebration of the Kin- o
birthday. Whatever steps are taken
will receive mention in the coltim i*
uf the Daily Alaskan.
DORSE IS LOSE
II IDE 1
11
A horse belonging to Robtrt
Lowe, one of a team which was tak
ing Captain Sid Harrington aid
party to the foot of l ake
Barge, was lost in the river be
tween the mouth of ihe Tahkini
and the head of the lale on Sun
day. The ice suddenly g:.ve waj and
the horses went in, one ' oing saved.
As the sled was partially submerged,
there was a wild scramble of the
half dozen or more passengers, all
of whom made record time in reach
ing solid ice. Ona of the drivers
narrowly escaped going under, being
down to the shoulders and holding
on to the crumbling 5f,e around
him. He was rescued just in time.
As there were two teams with the
outfits, the party continued, reach
ing the foot of the lake Monday
ntght without further mishap.—
Whitehorse Star.
Gentlemen: Our
Spring and Summer
Suits
Hats, Shoes
Rain Coats, Furnishing Goods, Etc.
Are Now On Display
Suits flade to Your Heasure
At $18 and Up
When in Need of Good« in Our Line Come In
and Look Over Our Stock
No Hard Feelings and No Harm Done
If You Do Not Buy
STORE OPEN ETEN1NGS
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1 The Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE 41 SKaGWAY
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1RB TIE GAME
Tho match game of baseball be
tween two teams of Skogway play
ers, designated as "Mounoy Wren
ches' and "W. P. A. (Jub" res
ltectively, came off as per an
nouncement yesterday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock on the grounds of the
W. P. A. club association, and was
won by the former by a score of 6
to 2. Notwithstanding the boys
have been out of practice since last
season each team put up a good
same. There were quite a number of
spectators present at diffeient times
during the game, but mcny of the
iadies did nut stay long for, al
though it was a beautiful day, with
:;e sun shining brightly overhead,
a strong south wind was blowing,
rendering it exceedingly cold and
uncomfortable for anyone sitting up
on benches in the grand stand.
A very regrettable accicent mark
> J thi.- opening game of the season,
\\ hereby Charles Rapuzzi, manager
nt the \V. 1\ A. club team, had the
i:lni bo;-.e in his right forearm
broken ibout three inches above
the wrist. Mr. Rapuzzi was acting
as catcher for his team every
thing had run along smoothly until
the last innings, when a batsman
riiek at and missed the ball, and
pivoting around with Ihe bat at
ftrnis' length, struck the catcher,
with ihe above result. *
•Mr. R.iiwzzi was hurried to Dr.
tiable's office where his hurt was
attended to, and he is now get
ting along nicely.
The Skiigway Elks' club gave
its last dance of the winter so
ti.il season of 1913-1914 at Elks'
hall on Saturday night May
2nd. There was larce crowd
in attendance. many of
whose members had been
north bound passengers on the
Princess -May, which Arrived here
early in the afternoon of that day.
Excellent music was furnished by
l'rof. O. Selmer's orchestra, and at
12 o'clock a pass-around of coffee
and sandwiches was served.
TOWN COUNCIL
MEETS TONIGHT
The town council will hold its
first regular meeting tonight under
the new order passed at the last
session, when, by resolution, the
time was changed from tho 2nd and
1th Mondays in the mouth to the
1st and 3rd.
The Skagway Brass Band held an
open air concert last night at 7:30
&'clock, at Fifth Avenue and Broad
way. They gave several well render
ed selections which we:e highly
appreciated by many of the town's
people who had gather0 J to listen
and be entertained, bes'<!.?s numer
ous strangers who are temporarily j
sojourning here.
The regular band practice will '
take place tomorrow night in the
town hall, which was donated for j
this purpose at the last meeting of1
the council.
THE BOATS
The Alameda is due here from
:ho westward at 6 p. m. to;.uy.
Tho Princess May got away for
.he south at S o'clock Saturday
;ight.
The Georgia got in yesterday at
t p. m. and sailed again at 12
/clock midnight.
At 11 o'clock this niorning the
Northwestern was reported al She. i>
2reek,. and Is expected to reach
Skaagwey at 5 o'clock tomorrow
Morning.
The Spokane will arrive in Ska:;
ivaj- sometime tomorrow evening,
with 12 passengeiu and tons of
:argo. The boats also has a large
amount of freight to land at Ft. W.
tf. Seward and Haines.
The Dolphin arrived yesterday at
12 o'clock with a small amount of
freight and the follow'n-r pass
engers: Mrs. K. Barnett, F. 1>. llel
Jer, S. Popovich and wi'fc, t". Kuhl
man, V. J. Grant, M. Chlri.s, Mrs. \V.
I. Grammatt, and four rteerage. lis
addition to the above, who wore all i
rrom the outside, there were quiti
i number of people from Juneau |
whoso names did not appear on <I)
passenger list. The boa'. left f"
Ihe south about 1 p. m ye^terdas
Geneva, May 4—Having been en
tombed in a huge avalanche, Jos
?ph Moser, a young Sw'ss of Val
lis, owes his life to the sagacity of
bis dog. Both»had been overwhelm
ed in the big slide, but the dog
managed to get free and make his
way to Moser's home, where its
peculiar behavior led h!s father to
summons the neighbors and set
out in search of the young man. |
Piloted by the dog the vartj reach
Ed the avalanche and after six j
hours succeeded In extricting tin
the youth, who was unconscious anil
ind barely alive.
PREVENTS GRIP—CUKES GltlP
Laxative Bromo Quinine removes
:he cause. There is only one
"BROMO QUININE." Look lor
signature of E. W. Groves. 23c. !
Christies 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.
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Trinidad, Colo., May 4—Major
Molbrook today mI.k e l a>. embargo
upon the importatioii Oi' arms and
ammunition into tl<o
jrw iitpprn
r-; &*''if r '- Vrj S J'
Now York, May -I —C/tilon pick-{
eters today ! cliod for the Itoeke- .
fellers to coino to church, but i
iieither tho fi'.':cr nor son appeared. I
\v vrcHixti : «.»*i riiM-:s
I\ M H" T.\I\ FOUESTS
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tional fort. 3 Is i* organised to de
tect a'id locate a fire accurately,
tho moment tile ; t wisp oL' smoke
appears, ii;j wi"l as t» get to it
In the mount; in fores t lookouts,
are placed on pc ks that command
■xtensive vi . <>.* t'u forest, a'
constant watm is kept during the i
danger v son V- iue<i equipped;
with binoeuli: ad in tliis way J
tho first ini' ti<> 1 of a f're is dis-,
station is eiuipp-'d with a plane;
table eov<> • ! v. '1 a map on which
a large cir< !e, divided m o 300 de-;
grees, is drawn Over this is placed
a str lii-vi ca»rlf-s two
atandardft ."or s *.t . , lw straight
edge behij? pl\ ei :.t 'he center
to it and ■ i • • 1 e is r'.ad at the
lersei's t! citric i'h.rt angular
lr.La.-urcnaiit i-; telephoned to the
bination with a similar measure
ment from another lookout, serves |
.
map in the supervisor's office, the'
location if lag found by drawing j
lookout ; to a a inte ger t ion with
each otiii r.
Olympi, De-j.- op draught at tfctt
Hoard ui Trade. This famous brew,
both on draft i-ud in bottles 13 kept
o| Tr de Bar svl.ere the ceitbntw)
Raiuier Beer :r also kept in bot
tles. tf.
FIAT CITY HAS
VERY BAD FIRE
Iditarod, May 4—A fire almost
wiped out Flat City today. Twenty
buildings were destroyed.
GEH. SICKLES
?
New York, May 4—Geueral Dan
iel Sickles, died here today of cere
bral hemorrhages. His wife was at
liis bedsidei at the time of his death.
The W. P. A. club will give a
ianee ill the gymnasium of the as
sociation, on next Saturday night,
May Uth. Good music will be furn
ished and a good time is promised
:ll those who attend.
\ MILLION DOLLAR
PAIR FOP. ALASKA
Fairbanks, April 30—Fairbanks
and the Tanana valley and the
whole of the interior Alaska is very
much in earnest about The holding
of a fair upon the completion of
the government railroad in 1917.
At a recent meeting articles of
incorporation were ordered drawn,
the name of the corporation to be
the "Alaska Semi-Centeimial Ex
position Association," and the stock
to be capitalized for o ie million
dollars.
Fairbanks people will subscribe
liberally as a matter of course, and
it is believed that at leist $600,000
worth of the stock can be sold in
Ihe different citie3 of Alaska, since
ill of them will be benefitted.
It is expected the government
will make a liberal donation.
Location Notices, placer anc.
quartz, 50c. a dozen at the DaD>
Alaskan office. ir
" Hard to Fit"
Some men are called
4"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.
Spring Hats and Shoes
Now on Display
CLAY SON—Clothier