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Seward'alaska. Monday, (h johkr in, i9iM.__J_p_jney CBflTs ra
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AMONG THK DKU)
J. V. Pugh, of Juneau. Collector '»?
Customs for the Territory of A'ask.i.
A. S. Bourne, Iditarod book keep*:
Northern Commercial Com pan) •
II. M. Hall. Iditarod. wireless mar..
Mrs. C. V. Beaton and two childr u.
nife of John Beaton, who discovered
the Iditarod district.
\Y. S. Amlong, Rub>. Contractor.
S. J. Baggcrly and wife; he w;»-%
manager of the Ruby Cold Storage.
H. B. Parkin, of Seattle, timer;.!
Manager Pacific t old Storage.
A. Somerest. mining operator, t ic*
cle City.
Mrs. George Markus and Daughter,
of Nenana, w ife of A. K. t. ot‘ic,M.k
C. S. Gads and wife, proprietors
Alexandria hotel, Dawson.
\V. F. Shaw. Skagway. Steamshio
agent.
Thomas McMahon, merchant. ! te
City.
K. S. Ironsides. Dawson. ( anadian
C ollcetor Customs.
Captain J. Alexander ami wife,
owner Kngincer mine. Windy Arm.
C aptain BiuomquUt. river st* am r
Daw son.
Captain Green. Yukon river steam
er Yukon.
Captain Douglas, river steam r
Mastlin.
Jos. Santine, chief engineer steam
er Case a.
R. Young, steamboat offiea! >A
Dawson.
BODIES ON BEACH
JUNEAU. Oct.. The beaches
near Vanderoilt reef, Seminal Inland,
lower end of l.ys Canal, an* toduy
strewn with bodies from the vuvVd
Canadian Pacific Steamer l’ri*.ic.-s
Sophia, Go\. Thomas Uiggs, Jr., of
Alaska, is at the scene taking p*vscn
al charge of the recovery of *he bod
ies. Gov. Riggs went to the .-cone
aboard the C. P. R. steamer Princess
Alice which arrived there early yes
terday forenoon.
The announcement Saturday tnat
there were no survivors of the .*• v
and passengers, numbering ‘>4*1. prov
es to l>«* positive. The cause of the ac
cident will never be known as all
aboard the Sophia met death in *!iv
cold waters of the Canal.
Twenty five boats are patioPng
the waters bui a i.erce storm piw* » ts
the ships from reaching the . hor*‘> o;*
Scnliiu l island u> got the bodic'
The light house tender Cedar »*v
povts by wireless that theie a;e ten
bodies aboard the ship picked un in
the water around th« !T:nec. s Sophia
As n< ar as can be ascertainevl, the
Princess Sophia slid off Vanderbilt
reef during last Friday night or e.*:!y
Saturday morning. At 8 o'clock las:
Friday night, an American boar 1
the scene was informed oy wivl
from the Princess• Sophia, that tie
ship was resting easily, that tV re
wa> no apparent danger and the pas
sengers intended to remain aboard un
til the arrival of the Princess Alio*-.
On Saturday morning Severn1 Ports
from Juneau arrived at the scene—
and only tips of the Princess Sophia s
two mast. \ve'*e sticking fro»n the wa
ter.
Those aboard the Juneau boats wer^
horrified and hastily cruising about in
the stormy waters found no *urv;vo»*s.
Jt is now believed that during the
FLAGS IN ALASKA
TO BE PLACED
HALF MAST
JUNKAU, Oct.. ‘J8— Late Saturday
afternoon Governor Riggs issu< d tlv*
following proclamation:—
“Whereas, it has pleased Almigh4>
God to vi. it the territory with a cal
amity which has reached in ami ‘omit
ed the hearts of each ami every d*.
izen through j>er>onal hereav* men',
either of beloved family of cherishce.
friends and
“Whereas, the wind swept waters of
Alaska have closed over tin* gallant
steamship Sophia, leaving no known
survivors of passengers or crew
“Whereas . death has brought un
told sorrow to all Alaska, unable yet
to realize the far reaching effects o4
this disaster,
“Thereof. I, Thomas Riggs, Jr.,
Governor of Alaska, do request that
as a mark of respect to our below »
dead and to the crushed and broken
families, all flags in the Territory
shall he placed at half mast for a per.
iod of three days; that all chuvchs
shall conduct memorial sen\ ices and
that each person, believing in God. a
just and merciful God. knowing how
little helpless are we, all shall ask for
guidance ami strength to he of such
services as can be given.”
night, tro Princess Sophia, lifteu ' >
high tide and an SO knot wine trnr ;
the norm, suddenly slid off into \h< ]
wat r. her bottom bring torn out and
she sank like lead. It i- presumed *l*a
all aboard, with the exception of tin
watch, were in their hunks, and they
were drowned. As the Princess Sophia
settled, huge waves broken hoi uppm
houses and that is the reason so many
•odies haw ro-n washed r.*V*ro.
'•he Prr.vss Sophia left ^k .* i;
late last Wednesday evening. Going
down the Lynn canal a snow storm
develope<l. For forty hours i* snowed
and blew'. Two feet of sn.»\v !• '1 dui
ing the 40 hours.
Tin* steamer went head-on to Vvn
derhilt re of. Sentinel Island, which is
about a four hour run from SUngwa>
towards Juneau.
Calls were sent out by the Princess
Sophia and answered by steamers
Owing to the storm it »s believed th:v*
it vas impossible to safely. tn.nsf'o
passengers. All day Thursdav and
Friday steamers remained near the
scene hut at ei rht o'clock Fri( ay
night, word was wirelessed from the
Princess Sophia that all was we
aboard the steamer and would remain
Th«» next morning . the Princess So
phia had gone down.
They so v that Alaskans arc linked
together bv bonds stronger than H *v
class of people. TVm disaster on Lx nr
Cenal *-rems to prove this fact. In
Scwn'd there are scores who undoubt
edly have some friend who has lost
his or her life.
“Jack” Pugh. Collector of Customs j
is well known here and was visiting \
Seward for several weeks during i
the summer. .Tack Pugh was a brother 1
of Mrs. Pobort Jennings, wife of the
Judge rf the First Division, fie leav
es a wife and two daughtovs at Ju
LONDON. Oit., 28— It is uuoffit- i
ially reported here tonight that Gen*<
oral L title ndorff has resigned booaus.'
the military power of (lermany hi. (
been put under civil government.
A Zurich dispatch tonight reports
that Hindenburg has also resigned
command of the armies.
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ncau.
W. H. Shaw, steamer agent, is!
probably K. J. Shaw, who I*.as been
y nt o,' the Alaska Steamship C >..
at Skagway for many years, previous
> that tim * being manuger of Moon ’s
vVlrnrf at Skagway. ,
The Fads are well known to a I c*a j
rollers in Alaska having beer, foi j
years at Dawson. Capt. Green, s he
1 it*veil to be “Jack” Green one «d the
best known Captains on the vnyon.
rhomas McMahon passed Sewa*
ly last spring going into Flat City
over the trail.
Mr. Hall has been for a number of
years a wireless operator in A ns’ s
Fight years ago he was station* 1 at
Astoria and was one of the first
wireless men in the game on the
Pacific Coast. Mr. Thompson, li-.sotyp*
operator at the Gateway, v orkc<!
wireless with Mr. Hall for two year .
Late this afternoon a dispute! ' roto
Vancouver, B. C., stated that among
he passengers were 84 memh *rs of
crews of ten White Pass & \ ikon
steamers lying on the Yukon.
FARRAGUT HUE WEDNESDAY
Steamer Admiral Farragut sailed
from Anchorage last night via Rodin!
and is due here early Wednesday fore
noon.
The Admiral Farragut left A ichor
age with :t large number of n:: ;s ng
ers aboard for the strt'r*. tar t<ar.
er having been given a *•’ an •’ >
health bv the city officials.
Coming north, the Admiral barrage.!
va considered a freighter as she wa**
carrying explosives, these explosive.
•vere discharged at way ports and the
last a Anchorage. One of the memb
ers of the crew, a Spaniard, wa taker
ill northbound with the influervn am:
he ditd Saturday while the steamer
was at Seldovia. The body was taken
whore there and burial made.
The room which the Spaniard or
copied was fumigated at Anchorage,
and the ch an bill of health g;ven a-'
none of the members of the crew hue
not developed symptons of inf’uonsu.
There is a doctor and nurse aboard
the Admiral Farragut bound for Seat
tie in case their services are needed.
ONLY DAUGHTER OF
LATE BUFFALO BILL
DIES OF INFLUENZA.
CODY, Wyo., Oct., 28— Mrs. iwr.n
Carlow, only daughter of the late Col
William Cody (“Buffalo Bill”), died
here, a victim of influenza.
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V. OF W. FRATERNITY
HOUSES NAMED AFTER
STUDENTS LOST IN WAR.
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SEATTLE, Oct.. 28— Names of Uni
| ov^rsitv fraternity men who have* died
in the war have been (riven four Uni
versity of Washimrton fraternity
houses which have been converted bv
. the university into women’s dormi
tvrftfl.
BULLETIN—LONDON, Oct., 2K
lt is officially announced tonight that
the British Tenth army has retimed
the attack against the Austro- Hun
garian positions on th<; Italian front
and progress is most satisfactory.
HUNS NEW RETREAT.
BULLETIN— PARIS, Oct., 2S—
The Germans have begun a new i e
treat between the Oise and Aisne riv
ers.
YANKS BOMBARDING.
WITH THE AMERICANS, Oct., 2>’
— The American long range guns a~
this afternoon bombarding Longuyou.
HUNS IN TIGHT HOLE j
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES.
Oct., 2o— On oral Debeny’s army has
won a signal victory. The Germans,
who have been holding the Serro-Oise
front are this afternoon in retreat un
abb' to stand the onslaught of Gon
Debony. The Gorman lino between
Chateau Foreran and the Argonne L
in danger of being turned by Gon.
Debeny’s French armies persistent at
tacks. The French have broken id*
German attacks on the river lino, the
last water line now eommandeivd by
the Germans boing the present front
and on the Mouse.
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C VLL IS ISSUED FOR
more red cross nurses.
Seward Chapter, American Rod
Cross, has received the following ur
gent call for nurses:
“Owing to the present influenza ep:
domic, the Red Cross department oi
nursing desires to get in touch wit'1
every graduate nurse, every women
who has had training , every prac
tical nurse, and every woman vl o ha>
taken the training to be a nurse's
aid. Use your newspapers to issue
the call. Have reports go to th.
chapters and from them to the divi
sion director. The Red Cross offe*.-*
to graduates $75 and expenses, and
to undergraduates and aides from $ »(.
to $50, according to qualifications,
with expenses. Division office mu*,
make assignments.
“Forward names and amount cf
training to the department of train
ing at the division office, 211 Whit?
building . Seattle, Wash., as soon as
listed. MAY S. LOOMIS, R. N„
“Director Department of Nursing.”
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FISH QUOTATIONS
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SEATTLE, Oct., 28— Fish price?
today noon were as follows: halibut,
nineteen and one half cents; kippered
salmon, $2.40; herring, 82.10, sable,
$1.25.
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CHICAGO, Oct., 28— It is official
ly announced that the airplane mail
service between New York and San
! Francisco will be started soon.
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GRAVE TROUBLES
IN BUDAPEST
PARIS, Oct., 28— Grave troubles
have broken out in Budapest as the
result of the appointment of Count
Andrassy to be Austrian foreign
Minister. Andrassy is saai to be a mau
with Germanophine tendencies. A
committee of workmen and soldiers
has been formed to represent the E • j
tremist party in the impending event ■.
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SEWARD SNAPSHOTS
Mrs Frank Cotter returned Satur
day night from Anchorage where she
has been for several weeks owing t«»
the serious illness of her mother. Her
mother is now improved slightly.
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A . NVicklund came in Saturday
night from Mile 52 and returned to
mile 65 on today’s train. While in the
city Mr. Wicklund was a guest at the
Overland.
Robert J. Weir is at Anchorage but
expected to return here within the
next day or two.
F. W. Butterfield , connected with
the Commission at Anchorage, is re
gistered at the Overland having airiv
ed on Saturday’s train.
John W. Frame and James A. Wilk
inson, candidates for legislature of
fices at the November election, who
have been in Seward for several days
stopping at the Sexton, left lor their
homes in Anchorage on today’s train.
James E. Wilson, Road Commiss
ioner, returned Saturday night from
a business trip to Anchorage. He is a
guest at the Overland.
A large number were out on the
lake enjoying ice skating yesterday
afternoon.
Martin Lanning came in Saturday
night from out the line and returned
this morning. Several days ago Mr.
Lanning received a wallop on the hear1,
from an obstruction on a locomotive
and was knocked unconscious.
Louis Nissen is registered at the
Overland from Roosevelt.
F. A. Castle and wife spent the
week end in Seward , registering x
the Hotel Seward. Mr. Castle is the
engineer on the regular passenger
train.
J. C. Pollok,, fireman on ihe Sew
ard train from the north end of the
division, made his headquarters at the
Overland during his stay here.
John Noon left this morning for
Anchorage to campaign for his elect
> ion to the legislature in the Demo
cratic ticket.
Mrs. W. W. Butts, who has beer
visiting Seward for several days re
! turned to Anchorage on the train this
| morning.
! John Colburg, A. Carlson and E.
j Sand, who have been at the Seward
| for several days, left for Anchorage
\ this morning on the train.
At Anchorage they will catch a gas
boat for Seldovia.
Ai and Charlie Harper, who have
j been operating on Cashe Creek during
I the past season, are at the Ellsworth
*on their way to the outside.
BULLETIN— BASEL, Ot
Austria-Hungary has asked Hi
Wilson to begin overtures on t
ject ol* an armistice and peace
ing to official reports receive
by the Swiss government loiii;
AMSTERDAM, Oct., 2S- ,
replying to President Wilson'
note, accept* all views as ex
by the Pre*id'\st is his note o
her lKth.
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Austria soys that the nation
ing and ready, without waitii
suit of other negotiations, to
iat>* peace and an immediate <
lice on all of the Austro-Huj
, fronts
GERMANS ANSWER W1L
COPENHAGEN. Oct., 2S
| man’s answer to the note t
President Wilson, says that G>
has taken cognizance of \
answer and that the i resident
I aware of the far reaching c
that are being carried out in t!
man constitutional structure *
peace negotiations being condu
the Peoule's government, in
hands rest actually and const
ally all power to make conclusi
The Germany reply says tl
military powers are subject
1 new government and Germany
awaiting proposals for an ar
which shall be a just ftep t
neace as the President has r
n his proclamation. The Gem
piy is signed by So!f, Poreign
tary.
WASHINGTON HAS REP1
WASHINGTON, Oct., 2S
I many's reply hus been receive
I communication is merely an a
ledgement of Wilson’s statem*
is believed to indicate the anxi
sire in Berlin to hasten definite
upon which the Allies will pern
tilitics to cases.
It is expected here that the
dent will not answer the Germ
ply.
KAISER WANTS TO STIC
LONDON, Oct., 28— It is r>
here that the Kaiser does not
to abdicate but is willing for t
pie’s good to ordain that his ri;
reframed. The Kaiser is repo
have said that he would not “a
his sorely tried people” but it’
ary was ready to become “son
like a hereditary President c
many, represented Hko the k:
England, Belgium and France.
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TIME CHANGES EASIl
Seward switched back an 1
time yesterday just as easily
hands of the clock were push*
an hour last March. Many c
their watches or clocks before
:ng Saturday night. There was
fusion at all yesterday.
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DUFFY IN HONOLUU
All Seward people will rei
“Duffy, the Messenger,” Duf
Seward several months ago *
states. In the last mail he
booklet gving information abc
waii, and across the face of t
page wrote the following: “A
trip here. Seward looks good,
coming hack some day.”