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WHEN LUSITANIA SANK BENEATH THE WAVES
AMERICANS LOST ON LINER
AND GRAVE CRISIS ARISES
QUEENSTOWN. Ireland, May 8.—
The survivors of the Lusitania are
now arriving here and from investi
gations made it is estimated that six
hundred and fifty of them out of a
total of two thousand were saved,
making a total loss of considerably
more than a thousand people. The
ship was otr Kinsale. Ireland, and the
passengers were at lunch when the
torpedoes exploded. The submarine
fired four torpedoes without a warn
ing. One hit the vessel in the bow
ami one hit the engine room. The
great ship sank within half an hour
after the explosions and the greatest
confusion prevailed during the time
between the striking by the torpedoes
and the going down. In spite of this
confusion, however, most of the boats
were launched by the heroic efforts
of the crew. Many of the survivors
were badly wounded and that several
of them will die is certain.
ADMIRALTY REPORT.
LONDON, May 8.—The admiralty
announces that the number of people
saved from the Lusitania was six
hundred and fifty-eight, most of w hom
were first class passengers. It was
believed after the explosions that the
ship would continue to float and many
of the doomed passengers made no ef
fort to escape until it was too late. It
is known now that the rumor that the
ship was pronounced safe half an hour
after the torpedoing arose from the
fact that she remained afloat half an
hour.
REAL R. R. WORK ;
BEGINS JULY;
NOT UNTIL FIRST OF THAT
MONTH WILL CHIEF MONEY
BE AVAILABLE j
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Only some half a million dollars t
now remain at the disposal of the i
government Alaska railroad commis- s
sion and no more will be available i
until the First of July, according to t
authority which is unquestionable. 1
The commsision had something like i
one million of which it could dispose :
when the announcement of the termin
al was made. Half a million of that I
amount has already been used in buy- 1
ing equipment, etc. and the other half ,
a mililon is the amount now being ]
used at Woodrow* creek and elsewhere, i
The remaining two million, as stated, 1
will be at the disposal of the com
mission on the first of July and then j
will the greater operations begin. It
is now* known that the attorney gen
eral only gave it as his opinion that
the full thirty-five millions given by
congress can only be used to bind
contracts and that amount cannot be
used in cash. Therefore, after the
spending of the money available this
summer further permission must Be !
obtained from congress to tap the
U. S. Treasury. <
HAD OVER 2, 000 ABOARD.
NEW YORK, May 8.—The officers
of the Canard company, owner of the
Lusitania, say that five to six hundred
people wore saved when the big ship
was sent to the bottom Friday after
noon. She had twelve hundred and
fifty passengers aboard at the time
and eight hundrd and sixteen of a
crew, making a total of more than two
thousand souls. She had a three
quarters cargo and was insured for
five millions. The sinking has caused
the greatest consternation in shipping
circles but another Cunarder, the
Transylvania, sailed this morning for
Queenstown and Liverpool just the
same. Notwithstanding the tremend
ous uneasiness created only twelve
bookings out of nine hundred on the
Transylvania have been cancelled
through fear of another catastrophe.
MANY AMERICANS ABOARD.
WASHINGTON, May 8.—It is an
nounced here that one hundred and
eighty-eight Americans were aboard
the bottom by a German submarine,
the botom by a German submarine.
That many of these have lost their
lives is certain and the situation is
frightfully serious as the killing of
neutrals is regarded as a violation of
the principles of neutrality.
The government is awaiting the of
ficial reports as to the number oC
Americans lost in the disaster. It is
stated here that this government
never admitted the right of Germany
to endanger the lives of American
citizens when enforcing the blockade
of the British islands and the condi
tion of affairs is indeed grave.
NORTHWESTERN BRINGS
HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX.
Large Number From .Seattle and
Many Come From Various
Coast Points.
The steamship Northwestern, Cap
ain Hunter, of the Alaska Steamship
ompany arrived on schedule last
light at 10 o’clock with one hundred
tnd eighty-six passengers and a great
juantity of freight for Seward. Of
he pass angers eight-six were first
lass and just an even hundred were
teerage. The names of the first class
passengers from Seattle were publish
d before in this paper anil can now
*e omitted. The first class passeng
rs from Alaska points for Seward are
is follows:
From Juneau: G. A. Viniger, J.
.. Wooden, John Noon, F. Pierce, E.
t. Brooks, Mrs. F. McLean, Mrs. M.
C. Emerson, R. Johnson, Alex Ross,
*. A. Martin, C. C. Tolman, W. Gross
nan, Helen Smith, Cecil M. Wesley,
/. D. Casler, McCutchen, Chas. Smith,
VI. J. Florence, Thos. Barry and 23
Peerage.
From Cordova: J. A. Moore, Gus.
VIonstad, Chas. E. Nelson, H. Ander
son, R. Summv and 7 steerage.
From Valdez: H. J. Schultz, N. S.
Whitfield, S. Drake and 2 steerage.
From Ketchikan: C. F. Castle, H.
Barclay.
From Skagway: C. H. Gibbs and
l steerage.
From La Touche: F. B. Erving and
>ne steerage. i
LATER!
WASHINGTON, May 8.—Ambas
sador Gerald has been instructed by
the U. S. Government to secure a re
port from the German government on
the Lusitania.
LONDON, May 8.—It is believed
that Alfred Vanderbilt and Charles
Frohman were drowned in the Lusi
tania. Five hundred and ninety-five
survivors have been landed at Queen
stown and eleven at Kinsale. Fifty
five are on one of the rescue steamers
and probably a few more are on small
boats. One hundred and twenty bod
ies, mostly of women and children,
have been recovered. Many of the res
cued are lying in hospitals. Prime
Minister Asquith will be asked in the
house of commons why the Lusitania
was not guarded by destroyers.
BERLIN, May 8.—The newspapers
of Berlin are jubilant over the sinking
of the liner.
NEW YORK, May 8.—It is reported
that the liner New York which was
due at Liverpool tomorrow has been
torpedoed. Confirmation is lacking.
The German embassy has printed a
warning against Trans-Atlantic
travel.
BERLIN, May 8.—The Russian city
and fortress of Libau on the Black
sea has been captured by the Ger
mans.
ROOSEVELT WANTS WAR.
SYRACUSE, May 8.—Theodore
Roosevelt, former president, gave out
a statement to the press today in
which he describes the action of Ger
many in sinking the Lusitania us
murder and piracy. He urges this
nation to take action and he urges it
in such a manner that his words hard
ly mean less than an exhortation to
the government to declare war again
st Germany.
LONDON, May 7.—It is believed at
picsent that all the passengers on the
great liner Lusitania are safe. She
went down at two-thirty in the af.*^
noon while the sea was calm and when
many vessels were in the neighbor
hood to render assistance. The theory
that she was destroyed by an infernal
machine from the inside is very
strongly doubted and the story is be
lieved to be due to the desire of the
authorities to minimize the danger
from Gorman submarines. That a sub
marine really torpedoed the ship is
now generally believed. The event
continues to be the chief subject of
conversation and the British people
have been incensed as they never were
before. There was a rumor that the
vessel was tloated two hours after
having been torpedoed Friday after
noon but as the government seems to
be determined not to give out much
information rumors cannot be avoided.
NEW YORK, May 7.—The first re
port of the sinking of the Lusitania
caused a veritable torrent of selling
orders. War supplies stock also
jumped and the fate of the liner is
sure to exercise an important elTect
generally on shipping interests.
BATTLING YET
IN W. GALICIA
PETROGRAD SAYS GERMANS
FAILED TO DIVERT RUSSIANS
FROM CARPATHIANS
PETROGRAD, May 8.—The Com
bined German and Austrian operations
in western Galicia have failed in their
chief object which was to divert the
Russians from the Carpathians. We
are still continuing our offensive in
those mountains where the progress
of the fighting is reported to be favor
able to our arms. The battle in west
Galicia is still proceeding and our
generals have the hope that we
can hold the enemy there if not re
pulse him and drive him back. The
reverse sustained by us in the western
part of the province is regarded here
as by no means so serious as Berlin
stated it to be.
AGENT MOORE OF LAND
OFFICE IN THIS CITY.
Will Proceed to Woodrow Creek to
Look Into Matters at
That Point.
J. A. Moore, agent of the United
States land office, arrived last night
on the Northwestern and will proceed
to Woodrow creek to represent the
department there. Lieutenant Mears
of the engineering commission is quot
ed as saying some time ago that he
would have to wait the action of the
land department before deciding on
action with respect to the location of
the squatters over there and it is now
to be assumed that the department,
through Mr. Moore, will arrange that
matter although Mr. Moore himself
declares that all he knows is that he
has been sent to look into conditions
and will be guided by directions from
the department. At present he knows
of no business that he will be asked to
transact around this immediate neigh
borhood and his attention will pro
bably be devoted to the country at the
head of Cook Inlet. Mr. Moore is at
tached to the land office at Juneau.
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'❖ TWO STEAMERS SUNK ♦
<• NEAR IRISH COAST. *
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I LONDON, May 7.—Two more
steamers have been torpedoed and
sunk off the coast of Ireland by a
German submarine. They were sunk
on the same day as the Lusitania and
; the fact that all three were sunk in
| Irish waters shows that the Germans
aro now probably bent on paying
most of their attention to Trana
Atlantic shipping.
IRISH IN PARLIAMENT
DELAY LIQUOR BILL.
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LONDON, May 7.—The liquor bill
of the government has had to be post
poned for a week owing to the opposi
tion to it of the Irish Nationalist
members of parliament. As the Irish
! and the present British government
are working as political partners the
prime minister and his supporters
agreed to the wishes of the national
i ists. It is hoped that a compromise
will be arrived at in a few days.
CHINESE ACCEIT EXCLUSION.
HONOLULU, May 7.—The Chinese j
residents of the Hawaiian islands i
have accepted the Chinese exclusion ;
act of the Hawaiian congress. This
acceptance has been received in the j
best spirit and an era of better feel- :
ing may be looked for.
LIBEL SUIT WILL LAST
AOUT TWO WEEKS MORE.
Case of Barnes Against Roosevelt
Still Bringing Out Many
Sensations.
SYRACUSE, May 7.—It is now be
lieved that the trial of the suit of
William Barnes jr., against Theodore
Roosevelt will last for another two
weeks. The testimony being still pro
duced is bringing out some most in
teresting inside facts connected with
the political life of the state and the
interest is kept up to an unusual de
gree
SIX MORE KILLED IN
A LOS ANGELES CAR.
LOS ANGELES, May 7.—Six peo
ple were killed here today when two
street cars collided. Several other
were injured.
ANOTHER BIG CROWD
COMES ON MARIPOSA.
Riggs and Construction Superintend*
ant Aboard But Are Going
to Fairbanks.
SEATTLE, May 7.—The Mariposa
left last night with a capacity load of
passengers and freight. Aboard was
Commissioner Thomas Riggs of the
government railroad and also J.
O’Reilly who is the superintendant of
construction for the government.
They were going to Skagway and will
go thence to Fairbanks. W. Fogel
strom and F. Bacon, engineers, were
aboard for Knik Anchorage. The fol
lowing were for Seward.
For Seward: J. Redpath, H.
Daigler, Thos. Martindale, W. Bush,
William Wescott, S. Jacobs, R. Moyer
and wife, Roy Williamson, Mrs. R.
Bishop, C. Haynes, M. Nelson, James
Roper, L. Kirk, E. E. Ball, F. Mills,
.1. Reed and wife, Leslie Simpson, A.
Armstrong, Dr. M. Goble, B. Campbell
Earl Delong, R. Sandlin, Elizabeth
Jaeger, Mrs. Orr, Mrs. Sewell, Miss
B. Ross, C. Ryther, B. Anderson, R.
Gwinn, Miss Isabel Goetz, Peter Thur
man, E. Porter, W. Miller, W. Jones,
Mrs. H. Oliver, Elizabeth Oliver, Miss
Fanna, Miss Hanna Plokki, Chas.
Davis, Al. Mikkleson, W. Patton, C.
Dodge, R. McConnell, T. McDonald, J.
Anderson, M. Tyree, W. N. Nangcr,
Hugo Carlson, Chas. Larson, D. Swan
son, Ungo, Mrs. Kate Opheim, E.
Leper, Miss Ogah, Leslie Dills, I.
Dills, Frank Brank, A. Swanson and
twenty-nine steerage. Sixty for Knik.
PASSENGERS ON SATNT ANA.
The following passengers arrived in
Seward on the Santa Ana:
E. C. Collins, Mrs. L. L. Bales, W.
L. Clay, P. R.Clay, H. A. Murphy, A.
Grosvold, L. L. Bales, C. H. Mann,
Gus Anderson, P. Olson, Pete
Magersky.
The wives of the purser and en
gineer q{ the Santa Ana have arrived
to take up their residence here.
CHINA SURRENDERS EO
THE DEMANDS OE JAPAN
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❖ BRYAN REFUSES TO *
❖ RECOGNIZE CARRANZA. *
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WASHINGTON, May 7.—Secretary
of State Bryan refused today to recog- j
nizc Carranza as the head of the Mex- j
ican republic. It is stated officially
that no leader of the Mexicans will be
recognized as part of the government
of that republic until peace is fully!
established.
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BOY OF TWENTY WEDS
A GIRL OF TWELVE.
INDEPENDENCE, La., May 7.—I
Eugene Bowman, aged twenty years,
was married here last evening to
Leona Hemphill, a child of twelve.
ARCTIC CLUB DINES
ALASKA LEGISLATORS
SEATTLE, May 7.—A large party
of Alaska legislators will be guests
at dinner of the Arctic club next!
Saturday.
RUSSIANS BOMBARD
BOSPHORUS AGAIN.
ATHENS, May 7.—The Russian!
fleet is again bombarding the foHsj
on the Bosphorus but with what re
sult is not known.
MINNESOTA SAFE.
SEATTLE, May 7.—The liner Min
nesota which went on the rocks in the
sea of Japan some time ago is now j
quite safe. She is due to reach this
city in June.
YPRES BATTLE
RAGING HOTLY
LONDON REPORTS GERMAN OF
FENSIVE REPULSED IN
THE ARGONNE.
LONDON, May 8.—The battle of
Ypres is continuing severe. The Ger
mans are still delivering their attacks
on our positions and those of our allies
with the object of breaking through to
the French coast but the official com
muniques from the British command
er in chief, as published here, do not
contain any information that could be
construed as meaning that the enemy
is gaining any advantage.
It is also announced today that bad
weather is preventing important fight
ing in northern France. * The Ger
mans delivered a vigorous assault on
the allied lines in the region of the
Argonne yesterday but were repulsed
with heavy losses. The news from
other parts of the line is not note
worthy.
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SEATTLE, May 7.—In an interview
in the Seattle Times this afternoon,
Derick Lane of Seward states that
when the present speculation era in
Seward real estate comes to an end it
will be immediately succeeded by an
era of building. He also expressed
the belief that many Seattle business
houses will establish branches in the
territory and particularly in those
parts of the territory served by the
railroad. He came to the conclusion
after speaking with many Seattle
merchants.
F. G. Smith and B. T. James are
two capitalists who arrived on the
Nortwestern.
One lot and a half on 4th Avenue
with a two story building earning
more than $3,000.00 per annum, locat
ed in heart of business section—$15,
000.00—half cash balance one, two
and three years. Alaska Land &
Development Co., Inc. G. Benj.
Poindexter, Manager.
PEKIN, May 8.—China’s compli
ance with the demands made by Japan
was submitted today and the fear of
war has been removed. The an
nounement from official quarters tells
only that Japan has had its demands
satisfied and no details are given.
TOKIO, May 7.—A fleet of war
ships and large bodies of troops are
now preparing for instant departure
should China still remain defiant when
the time allowed her for granting the
Japanese demands is ended. The dis
position of the ships of that fleet is
being kept secret with the exception
of those vessels close to the coasts.
The different units arc supposed to
be so placed that they can easily con
centrate at the word while their sep
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❖ TURKS SAY ALLIES *
♦ SUFFER HEAVILY. *
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 7.—The
report is published here that the Al
lies have lost very heavily on Gallipoli
peninsula during the past couple of
davs. This loss is apparently in
numbers and not in positions.
FRANCE MAY GO DRY.
PARIS, May 7.—It is reported that
a bill will soon be introduced in the
chamber of deputies to make prohibi
tion general all over France during
the war. This has not been officially
stated but there is good reason to be
lieve that when the bill is introduced
it will carry. It would mean the
prohibition of all kinds of liquors.
FIGHT AGAINST JURY
TRIAL FOR H. K. THAW.
State Fears That Jury Will Declare
Slayer of White to be
Sane.
NEW YORK, May 7.—The prosecu
tion has asked for an injunction
against the investigation of Harry
K. Thaw’s sanity by a jury'. The
state evidently fears that the recently
acquired popularity of the prisoner
will have the effect of influencing the
minds of the jurymen in his favor.
The arguments against the injunction
are drawing to a conclusion this after
noon and the decision of the court will
come quickly.
REPRESENTATIVE NOON
RETURNS FROM JUNEAU.
Says He Had Many Fights and Won
and Lost and Had a
Good Time.
Representative John Noon returned
last night on the Northwestern from
Juneau where he had been attending
the session of the legislature and
fighting for Seward and—other
things. He says that the revenue bill
has been passed. It contains provi
sions which will make the bulk of the
taxes fall on the fishing people. A
tax of four cents a case on salmon
was levied as well as $100 on traps
and one dollar a hundred fathom on;
seines. The most remarkable fact, |
however, is that lawyers have been
taxed $10 a year each. Mr Noon seems
to see a good laugh in the fact that
the only private professions besides
the legal which have been taxed are
scavengers and bakers. As stated be
fore, Mr. Noon had a strenuous fight
in the house when he proposed a res
olution asking that the capital be
changed from Juneau to Seward.
When he returned last night he was
accompanied by Mrs. Noon and the
junior Jack. A committee of the
Moose was on the dock to receive him
as well as many of his other friends.
LUMBER AND TIES FOR
GOVERNMENT RAILROAD.
The first big requisition for sup
plies for the work on the Alaska gov
ernment railroad was received on
April 26 by C. E. Dole, purchasing
agent for the commission, at Seattle.
The order calls for approximately
nine hundred thousand ties. The bids
were to be opened Thursday, May 6.
r.rat ion until that time preserves the
general naval intentions as a secret.
PEKIN, May 7.—It is reported here
that the note just sent to Japan In
answer to the ultimatum is such that
it may yet avert war. The text of it
has remained hidden and even its ten*
or cannot be guessed at although the
feeling of the general public seems to
be more optimistic than it was yes
terday.
WASHINGTON, May 7.—Authentic
information arriving here late this
afternoon is to the effect that war be
tween China and Japan has been
averted. This is the only information
given out but it is assumed that
China’s answer to the Japanese ulti
matum has been satisfactory to the
government of the Mikado.
GUGGENHEimS
STILL AT WORK
SO CALLED WASHINGTON DIS
PATCHES SAV WILSON IS
BEING CRITICIZED.
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f
or railroad are still at work fighting
their corner at Washington is made
evident by so-called Washington dis
patches which are being sent out
broatl cast for the purpose of creating
the impression that President Wilson
is being severely criticized for pur
chasing the Alaska Northern and for
i not purchasing the Cordova road. In
the Idaho Statesman, Boise, of April
18 appears one of those Washington
“dispatches.” The paper was sent
here by Hutchinson, former lieuten
ant governor of that state, to Derick
Lane and Mr. Hutchinson writes a
note stating that there is still some
work left for the Gateway to do in
refuting the false statements that are
now seeking publication all over the
country. It is stated in this “dis
patch” that the Copper River road is
in line working order that it has a fine
tonnage that it taps the finest sort
of a mineral country as well as be
ing in a position to easily tap the
Bering River fields, while it states
that the Alaska Northern is not being
operated, has no tonnage present or
in sight and is generally a white ele
phant. The “dispatch” bless the
mark, also says that President Wil
son is being accused of failing to buy
the Copper River railroad because of
the fear of muckrakers. What there
is to refute in all this is not evident.
One cannot refute rot, and if that
stuff is not rot there is no such thing
as rot. But, surely, one can see the
line Italian hand directing the publi
cation of such rubbish.
DID MEARS SAY THIS?
Lieut. Frederick Mears of the Al
aska engineering commission, who
was on board the Mariposa last night
accompanied by 50 men who will be
engaged in the work of establishing
a supply base at Ship creek for the
commission, told Agent E. J. Shaw of
the Alaska Steamship Co. that there
would not likely be much work done
on the new railroad until along to
wards the end of the summer. The
main object at present, he said, is to
get the supply base and the Alaska
Northern railroad out of Seward,
which the government has purchased,
in shape for the pushing forward of
work when everything is ready.—
(Skagw’ay Alaskan.)
CHITINA GOES DRY
BY ONLY THREE VOTES.
Horace Leach has received a letter
from Mrs. Leach from Chitina stat
ing that by three votes that towm de
clared itself in favor of prohibition
the other day. From another source
it is learned that the voting was
forty-one for the wets and thirty
eight for the Drys. Ten people re
, fused to vote,