ALASKAN LINE
COMPANY FORMS
IVrtl-Vid Men Announce New Cain
muni'-al iou with \orthern Ports.
1'as.sctger and fVci^llj Tr-tfflc
\V;ii Be Handled this Year. Boat
Hero iu Junft. j
FAST VKSSEL PROMISED
Amhoiagr to In? the Northern Ter
minal with Furtuightljt Depart
ures fruiu the Roue City. Tour
is>ts bom Kast Will Form Xi«rgo
I'urt of Passmser Jlists.
Portland, May 16—By June the
^15th, the Oregon Alaska Steam
shio Cc mpany, & new corporation
fcack'.'j by some o£ the loading men
of this city, will place a passen
ger and freight steamer in regular
service between PortUuid and
points iu Southeastern Alaska, mak
ing a round trip every fifteen days.
Already a full car-o of freight has
t»eeu v^cured for heir and assurances
given that her passenger berths will
be full.
t - Negotiations practically nave
been «losed for the vessel which
will inaugurate the service. W. C.
Sears, cue of the incorporators has
gone to New York to make a thor
ough inspection of the craft be
fore closing the deal. As soon as
fie CkiI is closed the boat will lea\(f
for this city.
r will rele off 15 knots per hour,
accommodates 150 passengers and
can handle 600 tons of freight. On
the start. Anchorage may bo the
terminus of the rur, however, it j
will c.ill at all of the intermediate
points on the way up. A special
feature is aimed at by the company,
that of building up a good passen
ger treflic to the northland with
this city. Much of the travel is
expected to be furnished by tourists
from the east.
MARRIED AN HOUR
BEFORE DEATH
DtiM-n, May 16—Joseph Plunkett,
one of the leaders In the Irish re- |
be!lien was married an hour before j
he war put to death, to Miss Glf- j
fard. sister of Mrs. Thomas Mac
Donnhou, widow of one of the first
rebels who was shot after a court
martial.
TEXAS TO INCREASE
RANGE FOR CI
Austin, Texas, May 16—The stat1
ranger fore© is to be increased to:
j fifty additional men at once and t
call mav be issued for 100 addition
al rangers for service on the bordei
:icconMig to ail official stat men
issued by Gov. Ferguson.
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INSIDE STRIFE
Stockholm, May 16—A 'rupture
lias s-prung up betweem the German
and Russian Red Cross associations
over tht? refusal of Germany to ex
press regret ow the Binkin® of the
Russian hospital shipt "Portugal,"
iu the Mediterranean Sea.
The ship was torpedoed by a
German submarine and as cause for
action the German naval authorities
advanced the argument that It was
being used as a blind to transport
troops to France.
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Pet cur
Santo Domingo, May 16—The
American marines have landed on
the '.sland from the worships an
chored in the harbor. The officers
in charge of the troops have as
sured the political leaders of a
fair election by congress of a pro
visional president.
The rebel leaders hav«( withdrawn
forces to the outlying districts and
the city is now quiet.
s.ooo STRIKERS ELIMINATED
X; w York, May 16—The number
of striking cloak, euit and skirt
makers was reduced by 8000 today
through the return of the employes
ot 7.! independent manufacturers.
About 65,000 are now on striig or
Have been locked out.
J 500 RETURN* TO WORK
Chicago. May 16—Striking em
ployes of the International Harvest
er Co.. estimated that from 1000
to 1500 of the 11,000 workers on
strike returned to work today at
the McCormlck plant.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
SALE
ON
MEN'S NEGLIGEE
SHIRTS
HI I V\T/DII THE HABERDASHER AND
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Broadway between^ fiurd and Fourth Phone 41
PORTER J. INCUMBER.
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i Tarm Expiraa In 1017.
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'SHOT AND SHELL
QUIET REbELb
Cochrome, K)nt., May 16—Aua
trians held as prisoners of war
rebelled against their imprisonment.
It wag necessary to send Bhot and
shell into 'heir midst before they
could *e quelled. Many wars shot,
which resulted in the killing of a
score and the wounding of many
others*.
SPLIT IN CHINESE REPUBLIC
Peking, May 16—The revolution
ists have organized a southern re
public in Canton, embracing the
provinces of Yunnan, Kweichow,
Kwangtung and Kwangtsi with Chen
Chun Rsuan, president; Tang Yao,
vice president and Liang Chi Chao,
premier. ' ■ L!
TESTIFY AGAINST HUSBAND
New York, May 16—Mrs. Walte,
wife ot the confessed dentist, has
arrived and Is in conference with
the prosecuting attorney. Site has
signified her willingness to testify
against her husband la the trial
which is proceeding in the courts.
Walte is charged with the murder
of his father-in-Jaw .
ORDERS FROM WASHINGTON
Spokane, May 16—Tie third bat
talion of the Hth! infantry sta
tioned at George Wright received
orders from Washington yesterday
to be ready to move at a moments
notice for the border.
BRISK DEMAND FOR SEATS
Chicago, May 16—Forty thousand
applications have been received for
seats In the republican, convention.
Only thirty can be seated.
San Antonio, May 16—T.h.j army
under the command of General
Pershing la drawing close together.
The advance guards and tra:J scouts
have returmad to the army lieadquar
ters end very little news is given
out for publication from field head
quarters.
No signs are eminent of an early
resumption of the chase of Villa on
the part of the American general.
No offensive policy ig feeing used
only the necessary precautions for
an adequate defense and to elimin
ate any of the elements of surprise
are being taken on the pait of the
American troops.
Sau Antonio, May 16—Funs ton
has been busy for the last two days
spreading hig men out in, platoons,
each olatoon under the coinmamd of
lieutenant, to patrol the border
line. The American general is de
t?r mined to wipe out the bauds
which have been crossing the line
and destroying lives and property cd
American soil.
I
munition smr
SENT TO BOTTOM
Amsterdam, May f6—A ship fly
ing the Austrian co'ors and ladtn
to 'he gunwales with munitfous and
army equipment was sunk this
I morning off Durazz© by a mine.
TWO MINUTES TO TALK
ACROSS CONTINENT
Vallojo, Calif., May 16—It took
just two minutes for Capt. F. F.
Btnn.t* to call up W. S. Benson,
ehief of the naval operations of
' Washington, I). C., and ask him
1 some naval information from this
1 city. It was a j}reliminary test to
i the official tests which we J>®
1 Ing curried on with the telephone.
SAVE DAYLIGHT —
CLOCK MOVES UP
London, May 16—The day light
saving scheme by which the clock
is put ahead one hour has been
pu* into effect in Englanid. Germany
ha« been using the scheme fori" a
mouth.
COPPER
Tacoma, May 16—At twenty nine
fifty. . !
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Mockturtle Pea Oxtail
Asparagus Chicken Consome Celery
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P. H. GANTY
TJJN KILLED IN
PALLING BUILDING
Akroo, May 16—A building to an
adjacent vacant lot where worBTmen
were excavating, collapsed at an
[ 5arly liour this morning, killing ten
and injuring over a hundred. An
explosion causcd the building to
collapse.
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THE POT HIS!
Columbus, May 15—Reports have
| been reaching this city from au
thentic sources that Villa baa en
tirely recovered from bis wounds
and is at the h-elm Btirring thei pot
of rebellion and banditacy up again.
He is now reported to bo busily
engaged in, the State of Durango
raising a new army to stir up
'.trouble. He has a number of fol
lowers drilled into army maneuvers,
hag supplied them with, supples and
eq .lipinent.
Washington, May 16—A revolu
tion is springing up in Santo Dom
ingo, which promises to give the Un
ited States some little trouble.
Mere marines have been landed to
deal with the revolutionists. It is
thought that '•* will not be seri
ous and enough troops an«l marines
have ooen, landed to fully cope
with the situation.
NOMINEE IS UEJCTED
Washington, May 16—The senate
has rejected the nomination of
George I.ublee, as a meiriber of
the ft <:pral trade commission. A
hitch came in the placing of his
name before the body of lawmak
ers on account of his prejudice and
political sympathies.
7,««0 STRIKE LV ST. LOUIS
St. Louis, May 16—Seven thous
and union men, members of sixteen
unions in the building trade, were
called on strike today.
Washington, May 16—Major Scott
' returned to this city latt night af
ter being absent lor three weeks
on a special journey to confer with
Mexican leaders over the present
crisis across the border lino.
He t-eems very optimistic over
the Mexican situation and looks
for a peaceable settlement of the
present difficulties. A full report
of the conference will be given out
at a later date to the public. First
the cabinet will listen to the of
ficial reports as given by thq Major.
They will act upon his suggestions
and then it will be free for the
A>ress and the public.
U. S. MARINES LAND
Santo Domingo, May 16—In view
of the serious situation here, Am
erican marines fully equipped were
landed today on the outskirts of
the city.
The French armored cruiser Mar
celllalse arrived In port this morn
ing.
C. P. B. HAS HOUSECLEAXING
A general clean up is slated for
the Canadian Pacific offices. The
work is under the supervision of
Mr. Sullivan and lie is busy with
paint brush, painting and varnishing
the walls and Interior woodwork.
All of the pictures have been taken
from the walls and they have been
thoroughly cleaned. The) phrase
"neat as a pin" "can well be applied
to. the transportation offices when
the work has been finished.
SPECIAL ORGANIZER OF
PROHIBITION AT WORK
Mrs. Eva S. ilGniore, special or
ganizer for Alaska, of the W. C. T.
If. is in Skagway and has com
menced her canvass of the town.
Mrs. Gllmore has worked several of
the towns in the Pan Handle in the
cause e' prohbiition and a hearty
welcome has been offered her by
all of 'be women of the town.
The W. C. T. U. of Skagway wish
to Inform the people of the city thafl
Mrs. Gilmoro is working in their
midst fcud would appreciate any
courtesies that can be given her in
the work. Mrs. Gilmorg will fi<n
isji her work in Skagway and pro
ceed to the westward.
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