The Weather at Seward — Maximum, 52, Minimum, 38. — Rainfall .21 — Cloudy — Southerly Wind.
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Quebec. May Cana
dian Pacific liner Impress of Ire
land. sank in the < u;f nf >t.
Lawrence w.tii liHIO passengers at
an early hour today.
Hie liner was run down by the
collier 5torstae'-) and sank in !'*
minutes, and oniy UK? of her
IttHi passengers and crew were
saved. The Storstado. enroute
here, reports that she is sink.iinf
and has called for aid.
Most of the tOO survivors are
members of the crew.
Onlv 12 women were saved.
The Empress of Ireland was
enroute from Quebec to Liver
pool. At 2:30o'clodk inis morn
ing she heard the siren of the
collier, and being unable to lo
cate the other vessel, the big
* liner hove to. The >torstado.
which had a full cargo, kept on
her course and hit the liner a
glancing blow amidships, tearing
a hole aft nearly to her screws.
I‘apt. Kendal! was on the bridge at
the turn* of the accident and was pick
ed up afu-r his ship went down. He
sassthat Im-did eventhin;/ that wa>
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possible it the 10 in rules he bad aft* r
the collision, hut that t was im)K>si
ble to ifet the pas-ensfer* out of their
state! - • :s and into the lifeboat* in
tpat i* t ifth «*t time. Muni were killed
hi the coliisi* n. The tires were put
out at once and tie* ship was in total
d;u knows. < >r iy a few \v<able to find
their way up from the lower decks
The first S.‘ >.S. call was heart! at tie*
Father l*<» r* radio sta ion and by the
ifoveriuoeht patrol boats hui‘**Kii ami
Lativ Kle in. Hiey rushed to the
scene but ‘ Mir I * hat kfe boat s launched
1»\ f he St*n siaiio had picked up * vet y
ore* afloat. The s.irvi-ors were taken
a'» ft *■ jfovert met t Imats art! land
ed a* fiinuniski a small village on the
ty.ieP* c coast.
The n a-oritv of tie* pa**em.reis res
cued are mm middle 1 nited States
cities. .\i nn*«r the v c* itnsare l?d from
V ancouver. i». t .. and many officers ot
tie* >11. tii«iii Army, who were making
a visit to i;eadq arters.
'•‘he wrecketi iner lies in l» fathou s j
of water.
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>• »n dec I i re* i i lav*!* * *! c n m? **r m*‘ r*
el,it.• n ari- • in a c tumieation to
tit I,. ,, cornu bn naiional ami
toreien tmde. 1 it- unfid ihe v
ip •*,. u*t or'. c ''•iiit.ii niA before
• in a wav that w«>b d el.coot ace lie*
i . t. . i., t ’ < i .»*•• merchant snip-*.
iS LAUNCHED
H ub, Me., May The sloop De
ll u ce. one ot tin' 11 i<» of aspirants lor
tin* America’s eiti> defence, was
launched successfully from the yards
ol the Hath Iron works at *J o'clock
this afternoon. The yacht slid down
the ways, resting easily in her cradle,
and took h**r maiden dip into the wat
ers of the Kennebec river, hardly mak
ing a ripple.
HIRE NEGROES
FOR CANNERIES
Seattle. May 29. -Owing to the
scarcity of Chinese labor, an experi
ment with negro labor will be tried by
the Wrangell salmon cannery this
year. A crew of 20 negroes has just
been sent north.
8AL00N IS
CAPT. ANDRES?
Stockholm, Sweden, Ma\ 29. lie
ports rec ived today from a party ol
hunter?* that the wreckage of a balloon
o. It'Tii * mud i11 Cistern Siberia, in
o cite ihat P was tie* aircraft used by
< uptatn Andre in his fatal attempt to
c .’«• the porth pole in Is *7.
* »r bread, nies, cakes, cookies and
u*** ci earn try tie* Seward ( at**.
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Niagara May 21). AH details of the agreement between
Mexico and tie* Cnited States with the exception of how to select
.1 provisional government have been completed at the peac< con
ference here.
Copies of the agreement will be cabled to Presidents Wilson ,
anti Huerta for consideration. The mediators recognize that be
fore a final agreement can be reached a conference with leaders
of the rebel forces will be necessary.
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Kansas City, Max » 'l';tkiui:* the
»t.i i in his ii\vn iMVnse. Dr. K am
{. iiiv told how in* k ii1 Dutnain < ra*
nit r. ;m advert isin_r solicitor whom
ts.* hail eha r^vd with h»dpn* intimate
with Ills wife, tin’ll dee ares that
when he.1*011fronted ( Vainer, sin* Sat it*r
; tiii’ki il huu. and that. In* sii*>t in self
tlt-{» : ee. II * f*»ld his •>!< ry i:t a tin st
dramalie st \ It* and withstood a severe
eross exam inat ion
l*ahs*s blue ribbon heer at The
Unmeli. *
FOLK STIRS
UP RACKET
New York, May 29.—In a prelimi
nary examination befor Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Folk today, Geo.
Baker and William Skinner corrobor
ated the story of the New Haven scan
dal us told bv former President Mellon.
Baker was a close friend of J. PierDont
, Morgan.
Washington. May 29.— Folk’s action
in the New Haven case at New York
is denounced here by the friends of At
torn**}’ General McKeynolds. They
s.i> he is merely trying to seek notor -
iety and a bitter controversy which
may involve the entire administration
has been precipitated.
You’ll find everything in the pastry
line at the Sewaid ('ate.
STILL SWELTER
IN THE STATES
Washington, May 29 - The thermome
ter registered loo in tin* shade here
yesterday and did not drop below 80
during the night. Many heat prostra
tions are reported.
Indianapolis, May 29 Iv al desert
heat \\ as experienced here yesterday
with the mercury at 102.
New York, May 29 -The heat wave
of yesterday was broken about 5 o’clock
by a territHc thunder storm.
29 QUALIFY
FOR BIG EVENT
Indianapolis, May 29.—Twenty-nine I
entries qualified here today in the j
elimination races for the 500 mile race I
to be held on the speed way here next
Saturday. Fifteen racers were elimi
nated.
i Washington, l>. ('., May - ' Scores
of amendment* to the adminNt rat ions
t anti-trust oiil* were voted down hy the
I democrats in regular *!eam*iollcr style
in 1111‘ house today. Only one addi
tional provision met with favor and
tli *, for1* d*liiscrimtnat ion in prices ex
clusive of agenei contracts.
QUAKE LASTS
THREE HOURS
IN SOUTH SEA
Sydney, Australia, May 2rh —An
! earthquake was registered by a local
seismograph today, which lasted for
1 three hours. From the distance and
S direction calculations made, it is be
lieved that the scene of tlie shock was
the Friendly islands. A cruiser has
| been dispatched to investigate.
•NOT A SINGLE
SAILOR DRUNK
Washington, May 29—Secretary
; Daniels made public today a letter
from Rear Admiral Fletcher, who com
manded i lie landing force at Vera ( ruz,
conveying the information that there
' was not a single case of drunkenness
among the men under his command
; during the entire nine days that the
bluejackets were ashore at Vera (’ruz.
1 The writer regards the record as one
of which any navy might he proud.
NEW CARDINALS
GET REO HATS
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j Rome, May 29—In the presence of
several thousand churchmen the Pope
conferred red hats on the thirteen re
cently appointed cuidinals at a public
-consistory today.
VETERAN OF ’98
HAS LEPROSY
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Milwaukee, Wis., May 29.—A board
j of medical examiners reported to
Washington today that. Bernard lien
net, veteran of two campaigns in the
Philippines, who is ill in the soldiers’ ;
home here, is suffering with the lep
rosy. _
Versailles, France, May 29—Francis
Ouimet, American champion won the
French golf championship here today.
Ouimet lost in England last weak.
Curtain rods at J. L. Oraef *s. |
W t>h n„*t >n, \!av —Secret arv of
the N ivy sent a commueioa
tion to the vnale today a^kinc that
COlijl't «.> a ii! ho la/<• I * a* sa h* <»f two h i! -
tleships, the Idaho and Mi>'is.*dppi. 'o
t! e kingdom of (i recce I t* *lL\ooi*.onO.
i he secret at*v ><ate> that Mi** monev
will he used to hui’d a lifV cla^sdivad
naujht t\j>e battle crui***!*.
Tlic Idaho aral Mississippi arc U.<H)0 ,
ton t \\o t arreted battleships, and w ere
built in Idol. Thev carry four l’J-incii.
! eitrht * inch and s "-inch »rinis iJ1 1
| instill battery.
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AEROPLANE
PROVES O.K.
Flmira, N, V., May 29 -The claims
of the late Dr. Samuel P. Langley that
he had discovered the principals of
aerial flight were upheld today when
Glenn Curtis successfully flew the
crude machine which Langley built
nearly iiO years ago, that was then
known as “Langley’s Folly”.
For 2o years the machine has rested
: in one of the store houses of the Smith*
sonian Institute, and it was at the re
quest of Institute officials that Curtis
fitted the machine with a modern
| aeroplane engine and made a flight in
j it without it being necessary to change
! the original steering gear.
When Langley tried to fly the ma
chine with the engine then in use fell
! into the Potomac because it lacked
i *peed sufficient to keen it in tin* air.
if you want to enjoy your after
dinner smoke you will sure smoke a
Lovera. THE Cigar.
Heaver hoard, building and roofing
paper, tarred and deadening felt at
Grown & Hawkins’ hardware depart
ment. Quality first.
Detroit. May 2!).—Forty foreigners
awaiting examination t*y the itnmigra
tion authorities, had a narrow escape
from deatii when the Fort street depot
i burned today. They were housed in
| tiie basement and most of them were
overcome by smoke when rescued.
SOCIAL CLUB
IS NEW PLAN
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Plans were adopted at tin* meeting
of the Commercial club last night to
form more of a social organization in
stead of the semi-democratic society
which had already been considered.
There were not suHicient new members
under the low dues plan to warrant
the adoption of that .dea. Those who
signed the roll and pai* a month’s
dues can get their money by calling at
the oftice of the secretary with'n fen
days. A committee was named to se
cure applicants under the new plan.
Huy biscuit baked oy National His
cuii Co. Try our Minerva Fruit Cake.
Brown a: Hawkins. Quality lirst.
Budweiser beer at ihe Branch
Folding, sanitary cots and mattresses.
Furniture arriving on every boat.
Brown *V Hawkins Hardware and Fur
niture Department. Quality first.
Seattle, May 29.—The majority of the locating engineers em
ployed by the Alaska Engineering commission to survey the pro
posed line of the government railroad through the Susitna valley
are here today in conference with their chiefs.
The locating engineers named so far include K. dray, T.
Bacon, K. Kuney, W. Milliken and 1). Reaburn.
Reaburn, who will have charge of ihe survey work in the vicinity of the
Nenana coal fields, will leave tonight for Dawson with Captain Roeh and a
party of field men. At Dawson thev will board the survey boat “Midnight
Sun,” which has been turned over to the locators for the season.
The cofnmissioners have wired Henry Deyo at Cordova and instructed him
to survey the route from Chitina to the Matanuska coal fields, which was
mapped by the Alaska Railway commission iu 1912.