8KAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE JH, 19( 8.
No. W. ELEVENTH YEAR.
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
Washington, June 13 ? Envoys bave been sent to see
Dollivor as to whether he will consent to be the running
mate of Taft.
Chicago, June 13? Pacific coast delegates demand a
plank of the platform which shall call for fortifications and
more battleships for the coast.
A boom is to be started tonight for E. E. Clark, inter
state commerce commissioner, for vice-president to off-set
Mitchell who is expected to run with Bryan.
Chicago, Jume 13 ? Senator Piles says he does not want
the presidency. Hammond announces that he is in the
fight to win. It looks as if Hitchcock would be chairman
of the national committee.
Tokio, June 13 ? All Japan is growling because the ex
clusion platform is inserted in the republican platform.
iLHin
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
Seattle, June 13? There was a red hot meeting here to
day ot the directors of the Alaska Central Railroad. Ballaine
attacked the honesty of President Frost, called him a crook,
aud declared that former Senator Turner was his stool
pigeon. Turner called Ballaine a liar and there was a close
approach to a blow direct. The meeting finally accepted
Frost's report. This asks for an investigation of the road's
finances by the Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
The great Arctic Brotherhood picnic
is to be held tomorrow acd every pre
paration has been maile for the jolliest
time of the season. The mosquito
tl?et of six boats has been engaged and
theie will be filled wkh members of
the brotherhood, their wives and sweet
hearts, their friends ana their friends*
sweethearts. Visitors in the city will
be made welcome to join the festival, i
The affair is a family basket picnic. 1
The fleet will leave at nine o'clock In
the rowrnlng. There will be no racing
but the boata will be kept together i
during the run both ways for tha
(;ood company they afford each other. !
This was a particularly taking feature |
of the last excursion and made It tnort '
than usually enjoyable.
Mr. Fred Melius, a representative of
Marshall Wella Hardwire Co.. Is a guest
at the Fifth Avenue
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Sim IllODCS Grey' Pink and BIue I
^ ^ 75c to $3.25 a Pair
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For June
Rajah Silk
The Latest Craze in the States for Street
or Party Wear. In Dregs of Wine,
Copenhagen, Bine, and the New Tobac
co Brown
i
Stores Opeu Evenings
Phones 4 & 55
ANNA TO HOLD
PURSE STRINGS
(By Unttod Praia.)
Paris, Juno 12? A marriage contract
between Adds Gould and Prince Hello
do S&jjan has been sinned. Under the
contract she Is to hold the purse strings
The wedding is to take place within
two weeks.
W. H. Schrader, representing the
Calkin's newspaper syndicate of San
Francisco i? in the city. He Is (jetting
out a special Alaskan edition.
GRAND OFFICERS
III GAMP
There will be a special meeting of
the Arctic Brotherhood this even
Ing at which P. G. A. C. Bard, of
Nome, now la the city, will be present
and Grand Keeper of Nugarets Johanson.
Three distinguished sojourners, Capt.
Bledsoe, of the lower Yukon N. C. fleet;
Commissioner Mfrgh, of Caro, upper
Chandiar river, a noted geologist, atd
P. W. Smallman, a traveler from far
Massachusetts are to be conducted over
the trail. Addresses will be made by
P. G. A. C. Bard and K. of the N.
Johanson, upm the iood of the order
aud matters of present vital Interest 10
the brotherhood. Every A. B. In the
citv should be present.
CHANGES AT THE COURT HOUSE
Marshal J. M. Shoup left tbli inorn
1d(? oq the Jefferson for Juneau. Var
ahal Shoup's visit to the city wu to or
der certain changes and repairs at the
ourt house, which art ncv under way.
The marshal's office, now on the second
floor, will be brought down stairs, ar.d
the commissioner's office? now alto the
clerk of the court's? will be upstairs.
That Is to say, Jud-e Lefevre will take
possession of the office of the clork of
tho court and the marshal Will take
that of the commissioner. The mar
shal's office will become the judgt'd
room.
Ma'sh&i Shoup says there will be 11
prisoners to be tried here at thj term
beginning July Gth, which will requi-e
the bringing here of some 75 witnesses.
Tbe number of prisoner* will about Oil
up tbe jail.
1NTSI
THEJLORl
(By United Preu.)
Fortrcs Monroe, Juno 13?' Taft and
Metcalf arrived here last night to wit
ness the experiments with tbe torpedo
b?ata this afternoon.
Norfolk, June 13? The torpedo
Whitehead, pierced the side of tbe
monitor Florida in the test this after
noon but the boat did not siok.
(Special to The Dally Alaskan)
Dawson, June 13? Small boat No 113
arrived here a few days ago containing
one man, Ned Elfols. When the boat
left Whltehorse on the IGth of May it
contained besides Elfols, Emll Ander
son and David Bergman. Elfols was
questioned as to hi* companions bat his
?tory was not deemed satisfactory aud
he was arrested and is still in custody.
Suspicion was aroused by reports of
Other travelers arriving in small boats,
having seen three men in boat 113 as
far down as Selkirk, that they heaid'
shooting; along the shore below that
point that had not been accounted for.
It is believed it is another case of a
quarrel between partners on tbe river,
followed by murder. Major Wood of
the R. N. M. P. communicated the cir
cumstances to Major Snyder at White
horse who has despatched Inspector De
mers and Sargeunt Acland down the
river 10 investigate. The wires are not
working direct and communicators
have ?o go round by way of Valdez.
Full particulars are not yet forthcom
ing
Best meals in Whltehorso at Roj al
Cafe. l'
The Bull Dog >s par excellence, ca'i
lit Tooy Dortero's (or same.
This is the season when chicken
lice are a menace to our feather
ed friends
Lee's Liquid Lice Killer
Is a sure remedy. Absolutely Safe
1-2 G-al. Cans 65c. Q-allon Cans $1.25
Spray Pumps 50c. each
QANTY & FRANDSON
Special to the Daily Alaskan.
Haines, Juno 13? Chief Musician S.
Luca, leader of the 10th Infantry
band committed suicide this after
noon between 2 acd 6 o'clock
by shooting himself through the
head with a 38-calibre army Colt's re
volver. No cause is known, as he
seemed b? in in good spirts and the beat
of humor at noon. He left homft about
2 o'clock and went to his room In the
band barracks and that was the last
seen of hiro alive. Wben the body waa
discovered it was lying: is a pool of
olood and the revolver was still clutch
ed la the right hand. Mr. Luca has
been In the army for more than 30
years, the entire time being In the
10th Infantry band, and has been the
leader of the band for about three
years. Dr. Shepperd, the post physi
cian, was called Id And after examining
the body, announced that he had been
dead for some time. The deceased
leaves a wife, who is living here ia Ft.
Seward, Mr. Luca was to have been
retired in a short time when he would
have received a considerable pension
for the balance of bis life.
is 10 HAVE KILLED THE CZAH
HEART FAILED HER AND SHE KILLED HERSELF INSTEAD
(By Unrted Press.)
Reval, June 13? There was to have
been an attempt upon the life of
the czar daring; hid meeting with
King Edward. The plot has been re
vealed by the suicide of 4 young: woman
anarchist, who h d been designated by
lot, drawn among h company of terror
lata, to throw a bomb. Her heart failed
her and sho did not carry out the obli
gation. The bomb if thiown at the
time arranged for would have killed
several of the royal family aa well as
the czar himself. The young woman
took poison and left a letter telling the
story.
STILL ffi CROWD EMUS
The Alaska Steamship Co.'s steamer
Jefferson arrived up this morning bring
ing 125 passengers, and the C. P. R.
steamer Princess Beatrice, arriving a
little later, brought 50 passengers. The
train over the hill took away but 57
passengers. On her return south the
Jefferson took 11 passengers. The
Princess will sail at 5 o'c'ock carrying
about 20. So It will be seen that the
population, which found itself crowded
for quarters yesterday, is put to it to
find room for that "one more" that
must always be provided for. How
ever, it seems tha* the increase is readi
ly assimilated In the city. As for pro
*ldln(f wherewithal to eat, the ladies
of the Presbyterian church spread a
fine dinner last evening at the Perl
building and again at lunch today, talc
1 eg good car* of a large number of citl
zena and sojourners alike.
J. R. Mathews, chief engineer of the
N. C. company, arrived on the Jeffer
kon, and Is a guest at the Fifth Avenue.
Mr. Msthews visited the outside last
winter for the first time in eight years,
but says Alaak* still looks good to him
and he la anxious to get back to Fair
banks, his home towa.
f It'SjAboutpNowi)
That?nearly every man has
the spring outfitting ques
tion in mind
The man that eomee here
for his
SUIT. TOP COAT
HAT, SHOES
AND
FURNISHING
GOODS
will certainly uotgo wrong
ANP BE CAN BANK ON IT
CUM & GO.
THE ONE-PRICED CLOTHIEflS