PRICE. 10 CENTS
GENERAL illS WILL MAKE
IISPECflON TOUR OF ALASKA
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Th? Uj?- To- Date H*beid?*Kcj? and Ladie*' Fuiniahero
M MB GATHER
IS HI LIST TRIBUTE
(By AlMka New* Bureau.)
LONDON. May 19? The Kings of
SvtvtWa, Hulsartii, Belgium aud Port
uk al and the Crown Princes of Rou
mania and Servta, anil President Lou
bet of Ffrance have arrived in London
to attend the funeral of the late King
Edward tomorrow.
MEREST! PHENOMENA ARE
OBSERVED BY ASTRONOMERS
(By Alaska Nov** Bureau)
PASADENA. Cttl. May lfr? The as- :
trououik-al obMonrees la the Mt. Low?
usikxa* were to swe**i> ac-rotw the
sun yesterday.
LK'K OBSERVATORY. May 19?
Tbt> observers here tiave reported gf
ganuc spots apiH-aring on the sun to
day as a result of the cornel passing
across the sun's disk
COOK CATCHES
TIMBER WOLF
Yesterday when the section crew ,
urkmg uu the track they saw a big
limber wulf, almost black. watchiug
them from titer side of the mouulam.
Ijtel night W. H. Cook, the section
.HViuau, set a -ray just Above the
?ater taak at Glacier aud this mora
ius Ue got Mr. Wolf ? aught by three
II. S. REVENUE CUTTER 18 611(80 SEJU.S
(By Alaska N?w? Buruu)
SEATTLE. May 1?? -The I'. S. rev
euue cutler Manning will leave today
for the lloriug sea where she will
U*o*? waters watching the Japauej*.
MAKES T0U1 OF INSPECriON
1'aptaiu K>pe of the Alaska Roaa
i 'oui minion, arrived iu Skagway from
tiaiue* yesterday on the Hogg.
ou a tour of inspection aud to se*
what ia needed in the way of repairs
for the HaittMkWelW. road.
(.'apt Cope will leave tonighi on ?
the IKtlphia on hi* way to V&lik-z.
John Lk>yle, section foreman at th>
Summit hu been transferred to the ]
spur, when.- he has charge of the
Hack laying aud surfacing gangs
SS. INSURANCE
GOES SKYWARD
Owiug to the lots of the Ohio, \
Yucatan and Farallou off the north
coast the past season, the marine iu
surance rated arv being advanced up
on the wipiratiou of the present pol
lcies on all ships in the Alaskan ,
trade, according to Louis Rosenthal
of San Knuuisco, general agent Of
two foreign marine insurance corn par
les. who is in Seattle.
As preiiklent of the San Francisco
board of underwriters of marine to
surance. Mr. Rosenthal says that th
marine insurance business has been
very large the last year, but that it
has not been profitable, because of
the loss of many large ships.
"The rate increase," continued Mr
Rosenthal, "will probably not affevt
transpacific ships. All uew business
and renewals of old business at pres
ent is being written on the increased
FREIGHTER [Nil DOCKED [AT S 1 M.
The Princess fchia arrived in port
at six o'clock this morning with 1200
tons of freight and one hundred head
of live stock consisting of cattle, pigs
and sheep.
The Kna has about200 tons cf min
ing machinery for the Atlas Mining
company and 200 tons for the North
ern Light and l\>wer company, and
the bulk of the balance is for the W.
P. iic Y. company.
F. B. Wuribacher returned from
Whitehorse yesterday.
I Junket Tablets
We have added this up-to
date dessert food to our
stocky Include a trial pack
with your next order^jYou
will be pleased with it
Price 15c package, ? 2 for 25c
GANTY & FRANDSON
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JOSEPH LDVETH THEM NOT;
SAYETH HANGING ONLY FII FATE
(By Alaska Nawt Bureau)
NEW YORK. May l?? In an ad
dress before the National Association
>. ? Manufacturers here last light Jo
- h Cajinoa tuatle the stateoieot that
a:;gln? was the only fit fate for the
insurgents.
IDE "CITY" GETS HE BIG FIGHT
(By Alaska News BuroauJ
SAN FRANCISCO May ! ?Tlx
Ri kanl aanoun<vd today that the big
J' rfriea-Johnsoa ftght would be pulled
of: la San FYaneisco on schedule time
1ULD-BE LOOIEBS OFALASKA
PREDICI ilKEBSHi'S DEFEAT
(By Alaska Na.vs Bureau)
SEATTLE. May 19 ? The announce
ment of James Wiekt-rsham that he
would be a candidate for re-t Section
was received here with great eat
iasin by the home rule advocates and
the opinio a is stronar he will be
riveted by a grater majority than be
tore.
Tuosi. who favor the Beveridgw bill
". ?! the government of Alaska by ap
;.o.:itive commission are predicting
his defeat.
BASE BULL BALL
FRIDAY EVENING
The admissions for the Big Base
ball Dance at the W. P. A. C. tomor
row night, haw been selling readily
and a big attendance ? alr*ajy as
sured This is a good cau.s.- and de
serves success.
The Skagway Band has voluM-vred
its services to help boost th-. dance
I tomorrow evening. Reed's Orchestra
will furnish the music and everything
! will be done to help those present u>
anjoy themselves
A. L. Berdoe. general manager of
ti?e W. P. & Y. Route, and W. l>.
j Greeuough. of the Atlas Mining Com
pany, are passengers on the Princ es
May and will arrive this evening.
ILL !S REIDY
M ELKS PARK
Tb trustees of the fcllks have se
?Vil anU have oa the park grounds
ry f:u collection of Alaskan trees
; members of that order will
set out tonight.
!'ri re are poplar. eottonwood, birch,
'?U r and willows aad these will be
?>a according to plans that will be
- d by the members. Whea fia
i this, park is suing to be the
.tu'st park ui all Alaska aal will add
l t.<_> the beauty of Skagway.
Ta work of strung out tree? will
it $:3t> this eveuing and all
:.bers, w aether local or visiting
Uks are requested to be present and
take a hand in the ceremony.
We Welcome
Comparison
At all times' ami timi
that we always gaiu a
customer when our
nvrchandfce and val
ue- are Critically Com
pared with the offers
of our Competitors.
We have just received
a Hue Hue of
The
Trafalgar
Wool Hats
l direct from Euglaud
A Fine Line of
Oxford Shoes
Copyright 1905 by por Summer
Hait Sduiner or* Mux
HILL UON clotIier