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ON WAY TO FINISH
ALASKA BOUNDARY SURVEY
Chief Engineer Riggs Arrives in Se
attle. Only 40 Miles Left to dc. '
Tc Complete Work in August.
SEATTLE. Ai*il 26 ? On his way
N'orth to complete the last 40 miles
of survey . f the Alaskan boundary j
line Thomas R Risers. jr.. chief en-!
cineer of 'he Alaskan bomv aiy sur
? ey ar"i\e.l in Seattle Sat;irda> . Api I
1!'. Ac -onrpanie-J by s i engineers
and ? .^hteen heli?ers he will have on
ihe -!'ih of this monUi on the Jeffer
son for Rampart howe. whhh is ?'?.">
miles north of the An-tk- crole. t '
j<*in \V R. Rejourn, who was left at
v.is station last year with six men
Mr Rises expects t ?> arrive a: Ram
;';i- house alKMit the middle of .tune
a :i<1 expects to fini-h the last lap
of the survey a'ont ttve mi Idle ? f
\upust
The survey, which was or ere .1 l y
*he Vmeriian-Enclish tribunal in
1 to decide boundarx dispirtt -
whi. h had arisen betwo n the \nv:
can and Cvnadian governments s'"er
'ie cokl rush, was ?-oni! let e n i'?
ord i nte b> Mr. Riccs and his j art>
Tho tribunal had estimated that it
take about ten years ;o survey
he ? "" milt^ of houiularx but ;t
was completed in five. the tvi sur
veys having be?*n starts] in 1!?t'7.
The boundary line i< dec !tsi upon
1>\ obsorv a' ions made b\ surveyor*
? r the direction of Mr. Hit s,
and h\ a crew of Canadian surve- ?
under 'he direction of ?' P. t'ra s.
\'a_-ia lian chief eUgi'eer. tin 1
result.-. reached liv the two ]>.v
tally.
TVe American party thi- vtar wil
vi^ist of thirty men and seventy-five
hor?e? The officers who are n --
i'u: Mr RiCirs are W P. Rea'Utn. '
who wintered at Rampart house. V. il
vr.. R i .ilmore. A V Ilaldwi l>
\\ Vlaton vnrveyors, an! \V t\ ("u.-r
^n an .1 F S. Ryus, tojv-ve rashers
The men who will 1-w. o on ihe
railroad at Whitehor-e. take 'he
tn,il for '..><? miles to rn-nuuks.
where the steamer Canadian is w<t "
? c to take theni t> 1 tow son for t.ra s i
for acain 'o the steamer Tar. -ia ! '
R.i-npart house
WONG SAM AND ONE
TWO JL'RV CONVICTS.
PORTL.WIV Or?\, April 2.*. ? Wons ,
Sam and Two. tho two ' I' na
mon who have boon on tri:tl for iuw
rtor for thr <io?th of SeM ilinsr. who ^
was mimiorod in this oitv las? win
ter. worv i"o?n<1 iruiHr of nian^laueht
Shantung and \
Jaquard Silks :
35c to 75c per yard
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The Latest Creations in :
TRIMMING BRAIDS \
SILK FRINGE \
A LLOVER LACES, ETC. ?
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The Newest Styles In ?
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Coats for Spring & Summer ?
now on display ?
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H. J. LYNCH'
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TT* Vff-To-Da'.t Hab?rdashfer and Lac*i?? Furnithw. m
CRASHES AT FULL SPEED
INTO COLEMAN DOCK |
Waiting Room Containing Scores of
people Demolished And Mary Are <
Seriously Injured. Damace Esti-|
mated at $90,003.
(Hy Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE, April 26 ? WiUi Ca;>'?inj
John O'Brien mi the bridge <'f 'liei
Alaska Steamship company's li; pa -|
sciwr shlv Maine la, she < ra h?>d in-j
to the Oolman do k at 10 ti o'i lo k
last ni^ht when she was takin: her,
berth upon Inr return trip from SKxtt i
en-H-rn Alaska port*.
The speed at which the Mameda
s:ruk the doi k was so ?;rent tha*
sl.e rut ? lear through the north end.
ami raninie;! th ? Siamer Tee.ra.ph
w hit !i was doeki\l on t'i?> other side,
sinking tint ves-el alnioitf Imnnvlltito
lv. a:ui hi tier mad rush through |be
i(Vk. she ?a?sed etrireh through
and d emoiishel t'>e ? Hit nc im in in
\vhi\h wore* of people wore ai the
Many of t h<ve who were in ih<
wait is room a: the time the steel
bnv of the hi. sli p tore in'o th -
r 'in were una Mo to pet oi't of the
way. and were seriously injured.
t'apt. O'Brien claims that he a. e
th.? ?irdor for full st am ast<?ni. and
th>> engineers tni mnder ioed the or
d> r and put on full st.^ani ahf^id.
The estimated dojna -e whi< h was
ma i,> this morning, is pin e ' at nine
t> thousand dollars.
\ sreat many A'askans. among
whom were a nuin''.-r of Ska-rwayites
v iw in r:>?> wa tin.; r.om at the
" iae of the accident, hut f vrtunnt 1,\
wvro not initirel, nl li ui.-ti several of
them had narrow es a:?o
DEATH TAKES AGED IRISH
HOME RULE ADVOCATE.
(Hy Alaska News lbireau.t
1.0\1X)X, Knc . April Si ? .lus
tj n McCarthy. Uio famous Home Rule
membi r of Parliament. died at hts
h<?:no in this < ity at tho a*e of SI
years Ho wa - l>orii N'.>vomler 22.
1 S;!0. in County Cork. Ireland.
Ho was a historian of note, ami a
irreat ooMplist.
llo was a member of Parliament
from 187$ 'o 1HOO. and upon tho fall
of i*arnell. beta nio tho chairman of
tho Irish l'arliamentary party.
CITY ASSESSOR.
Ike Sowerby has boon sole; t. d <i >
assessor of .luni^ii for the ens.ii i n j
year by tho newly eleofod town coun
cil. Mr. Sowerby 's appointment is a
universally popuVar one
Arthur T Wilson, who has min
ing interest s on tho Kast Fork, en
tertained Hon Culbertsin of the
Alaska Transfer company, as bis
cuest for luncheon at 'he ?f
Trade Cafe today. Messrs. Wilson
and Oulbertso-n are old time friends,
and these informal meetings are al
ways enjoyable affairs
BODIES OF MANY TITANIC
VICTIMS ARE FOUND
Physicians Opinions, Bated on Exam
inations, Are That All Lo?t Me'
Instantaneous Death. Many Car
ried Down With Sinkirg Ship.
(By Alaska NVws Bureau.)
NEW YORK. April 26? A wireless
message receive.! today from the Ca
ble Ship Mackay Bennot states that
since the las' report two hundre I and
fixe bodies had been recovered from
the wreek of tJie White Star Kine
Steamship Titanic.
Among those recovered, thai of
Major Archibald Butt, is believel to
be one.
From examinations of the bodi s
reoov erod by physicians who are
aboard the Cable Ship, they s a'e
as their opinion that all those a'oaid >
the ill-fated st-amship when shei
plunged into the o ra<n, met with in
stantaneous death, owing to the ex
posure when 'he bodies were drawn
11 !<? the vortex which was caused by
Uii> si,i kin; of Hie enormous mass of
I steel.
It is believe! that a majority of
th. bodies o' I hose (?i the ship when
site foundered never inme ti 'he
Surface, tui * were carri^l down with
?lie ship
JUNE SAILINGS FOR NOME.
SBATT1.K Vpril 26? Official* of -
the Pacific ("oast Steamship Com- j
patty a'e arrantins for tile Nome sea- j
sMi. It is nnnounrel tha< the steam- 1
ship Montara will sail fiom Seattle |
June 10. vv'ib frei :ht. only. a.nrt will j
touch at St Michael. Colovw. So'o- j
mOTi and Nome The ui.l go j
North in command of Capt. Thomas ;
Reilly. There ?ill be two sailing j
about .Tune !irst for Nome ? the stcan.
ship Senator, from Seattle, and the j
st<amsfcii> l'matilla. from San Fran-j
rt> ?o.
ROOSEVELT EMPHATICALLY
DENIES THE TAFT CHARGES.
WASHINGTON. P C. April 26? In
an effort *o discredit <'<>1 RoMevclt,
in his eampaim f >r tJi<> prreeiiential
nomination, T.ift managers < lalm to
he in x*>sso?.?iOT) of (orrospotidrn'e N?
t?o>n Theodore Roo^eveH when he!
was president and Attorney CJeneral j
Ronaparte, whih they tay show that
Roosevelt prevented the anti trust
suit asainst the Harvester trust from i
coniine to trial.
OYSTER BAY. April 26? When
questioned a" his home today, regard
ins the tnit'i of the assertions of the
Taft nianacics to the effect that they
had letters which they claimed show
ed that he had prevented the proee- ,
cution of "he Harvester Trust, Thco.
Roosevelt o 'ay emphatically dctiird
tho existence of any such correspon
dence. stating that the charge was
absolutely nonsent-'o
JVlieioii? Ice Cream and ice
I cream soda, with strictly pure fruit
' juices and crushed fruits at the
Yienna Cafe. Bnaiway, betwerti
Fifth and Sixth Av?s ?f
The CJeoriin will sail from Juneau
at 1" o'clock tonight for this port.
SPECIAL SALE FLOTILLA
SOAP
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t Will sell regular 5c cakes at 3 l-3c
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b This price good for limited time only
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P. H. GANTY, Grocer
CONVENTION
IS CALLED
INDEPENDENT REPUBLICANS TO
MEET AT VALDEZ MAY 23.
Chairman VS-lentjne Is?ue3 Call For
Nominating Convention. Liberal
Apportionment of Dele?a'ei Insures
Authorized Representation.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
VALDEZ, Ala ka, April 26? Kme<ry
Valentino, chairman of thp Inlerend
en,t Republican Committee, has issvel
a call for a territorial Independent'
Republican Convention, to le held In
thfc? city oti May twenty -ninth, for j
the purpose of nominating a delegate
to oonzress to be voted for on Aug
ust sixth
The apportionment of il<>le:tt'es to;
the Valde* con \ etil in has l>een ap
portioned as follows, and allow* for
one delegate for each 10 votes <a-t j
for I>elec?te Wicker-ham at the del
egate election held in 1910
According to this apportionment,
the following voting i>rcln<tA will!
he entitled to dele-ate-. rs follows
Skajnvay 8, Haines 4. Ket< hikan 8.1
Wraneell 3. Sitka 2. l/?rine I. He'-'
lawn 1. iKm^las .lun an 13. I'e'ers
hnrc 1, Silver Pow Has n 2. Nevada
Creek 1, V'alder and Reservation 10,
Fairbanks City iv Fairbanks Cre ks
26. Fort <?Htbon I. Hyak 1, Miles Gla
cier and TI?'kneH 1. Nome 2r>. Treid
weH l, Cordova 8 and Sfwjurd 3.
In thus calling the Independent Re
ptthlK-an convention, Cha'rman Val
entino h^s a<-t<d in a fair manner,
and has not followed the tactics of
l>ictator Shackleford. hut rails a <tjn
vention \vhich will thus lie composed
of the representative viitcrs cf Al
aska.
The call is sUnel hv K. \"al<-n*!?e.
Chairman, and K K. Richie, Actins
Secretary
IOWA INSTRUCTS DEL
EGATES FOR TAFT.
(Tly Alaska News Bureau.)
CEDAR RAPIDS, la.. April 2fi? At
the stato Republican convention hei?i
in this rity yesterday. tho rletej?A.t<**
olo<-t*>d to thf Rep'tWunn N'a i nal
Convention werp instriKtoi for Presi
dent Taft.
The Convent Inn rejected the n >tn
mation of Senator Cummins.
OLYMPIC UNABLE TO GET
-#
STOKERS, UNSAILED
Breaker* Refute to T?ke Place ef
Stokers, And Parsengers Cancel
Reservatknt. Life Saving Appar
atue Inadequate.
(Ry Alaska News I?ure*u.)
SOUTHHAMPTON, April 21? The
White Star Liner Olympic, whi'h w??
scheduled o sail for NV-mf York from
t-hts port last ervenUi?, failed to get
away, being unable to *e"ur<? ett u.h
stokers It wae at first believed that
the breakers would take th<? place. nt
'he stokers who refuaed to sal
claiming that the Olympic waa Jm
properly and Insufficiently equipped
with life saving apparat:wt but as
the sailing hour drew near, the
breakers also refilled to embark.
When 'he reo??n of the refusal
of the stokers to sail on th? Olym
pic wan made known, and it ?a? ru
mored that their places were to he
filled by the breakers, many passen
per* cancelled t.he|r res^rva* iritis
DEATH SUODENLY TAKES
ATTRACTIVE NATIVE CHILD.
Milton William*. nalive. sf n of Mr
and Mrs .lamps Will'ams. proprietors
of the Native Jewelry and f'wln
store on lower Brocidtvay. dl?d sud
denly yeaterday af'ernoon
Th<> little lad. who wa#> * yea?s
old. was a brleht and at'r*' five child,
and until recently hns Wn well arid
strong Por the ya-t few days he
ha* complained that he could not
sleep, and y?a*?cday. while play-n?
in the street was suddenly stricken
with a pain in his heart, and shortly
after being taken by his mother in'o
her arms, the little ch'ld die'!
The body will be taken ir< Kl'l k
wan for burial
THE KETCHIKAN TERM
The Ke'rhikftn term of rourt ?
i rortling to an article whirh ar?p?"?r?
in th? Juneau TMapatr-h. r^itrv-ptir-s a'
Ke"trhikan on Monday. May <1 Chkf
I of the important case* on the ^ai^n
rlar is that atainst C. M Summer*,
former president of the Flr<t NaMonal
Hank in Juneau, whom the grand Jury
charge* wi'h violation of thp r.a'innal
banking law?
The Ketchikan Krand j> ry U ?*
P*h tp<] to Investigate ore murder
rase. one rase of asoault with frn'ont
to kill, a*id almost a score ?.f hind
overs *o a charee of s? llin? liq'wr fo
Indians
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