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No. t=v? FIFTKKNTH YEAR
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SKAGWAY, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, JULY 4) 1912 PRICK 10 CENTS
THOUSANDS SEE
BALLOON BURST
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Vtlantu Oi>, July 3 White the
dirigible Kdloon Akron * as at an
altittxV of over !."?*'* f<*l in *?
exhibition fUtht v.-stwd*y afternoon
and ? ;h tv.ouMnds of spectators
w.ttchinc the ?r.-im-t airship demo
?? rate t he wonders o: atrial navi
gation. ? e L-wl v Ik Has exploded,
anil those in the n\a> "Une were in
stantly killed
MeKin Yariman, b'-other of Oai
\1n V*T>iS-..>ri. tocether with throe
otherer* were in the balloon at the
timo of the sMdont ,
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fl*ac>rt. July J Wh -i Woodrow
Wi|jpi was infome-1 that he h:id
?? > ivo ?or nation for ProM
iV*t of the Pnited States on the
IVtaocat- tnkrt. hi* ?motion was
at first too deep for him to sa>
anvthinc
\f;or Y J .id iv-vm'tJ his solf
control. Vi ? nvr, he state*! to hi*
friends *ho were with him at the
tin, ' received the KlfSMf*. that
f he w i* made the President of the
1 ? ?*v?! jst.ve*, he would so lire anil
ot thu hi< party and the entif
l-rtYl'1 would never have cause to
tvcTvt having elected him to the
hiche-it office at the disposition of
the creates* r.ation on oa th
Ail *5t friends of Woodrow- \\ i -
son tvvn flocki-j; to his resi
dence to i fer their congratulations
KtxtvH Kt.T r*KK\ Kl? D\ KH
\OMI\\TK>\ OK WILSON
\'ow > ,-rV. .twty S When Theo
dore Roosevelt was seen shortly af
t.^r t^c nomination of V\ oodrow
Wilso h.id be^n flashed over the
wires of the world, and he was
asked his optnion of the nomination
of Wilson. "1 have nothing to
*av." he snapped
PKIYATK Y \t"HT M \KKS
-tlil lsK OK IM.ANO PASS.MiK
Monday afternoon the Yacht J
Helori of Seattle arrived in this
port where she will remain for the
next few day*
Orion O IVnny, the prominent
Seattleite, owner of the trim little
craft, together with Mrs Denny,
Miss Carolit e Denny. Miss Beth
Starr and l.loyd Johnson are on J
board, and are making the Alaska
trip purely for pleasure
The Helori <s the finest private '
>acht that has ever cruised the wa
ters of l?ynn Canal, and is lacklnt
in none of the most modern and cot
fort giving devices.
One hundred feet over all, with I
a breadth of beam o* tSVj feet.1
and drncn by I 100-h. p. Eastern .
Standard engines, the little craft i
capable of making almost an> se:i
rojage
Ted Geary, the designer of the1
vessvl arrived on the Jefferson,
and will make the cruise back to
Seattle, which will be made via )
Sitka Mr t?reary is a young man.
just graduated from the Boston
Poly-Technic academy. During the
past year he has designed most of I
the craft used in the fishing indus- i
try in Alaska
Mr Johnson is the builder of the
ship, and the Helori is but one of
many ships which he hr> construct
ed In ISrtS Mr. Johnson designed
and built the Gwendolyn II. and en
tered her in the San Pedro-Hono
lulu Yacht race of th^ same year,
and under his piloting, sailed the
little craft over the 2300 mile!
course in a little over 14 days, win
ning the South Coast Yacht Club?
silver trophy.
Th??se young men consider t h ? ,
Helori their masterpiece up to date.'
and in speaking of the speed of th
ship state her racing speed at 1 '
miies per hour while her cruising
speed is a little better than ten j
knots per hour
n\KRO\\ TKIAI. ST1I.I.
H >1 i?> \TTl NTIO\ or (Win
l.os Vngeles. Cal . July 3- The j
trial of Harrow continues to oc
cupy the court in this city, and j
much testimony is being brought i
out.
Yesterday afternoon Detective
Bums was put on the stand, and.
at the time of adjournment of court
for the day's session had only fin
ished his preliminary testimony.
Food cooked as it should be at
the "White Bass Cafe" Only the
best in the market Mrs Orloff
King, proprietress tf
Celebrate '
m
Independence Day :
IN A NEW GOWN ?]
u
A BIG LINE Z
SILKS, MESS ALINES \
SATINS & SILK POPLINS ;
?
As well as White and Wash
Goods
Prices from 15c
to $1.50 per yard
H. J. LYNCH
I
Th? Up-To-Oata Natardas^e- and Lac'laa Fumlahar.
60V. MARSHALL
FOR VICE PRESI.
MARK Qt'lCK ( HOU K WW
WIUMtN'S Kl Wl\<i M ATK
< inly Two Rallfltii Necessary For
Itonrbons to lick Man For 8W
i mil Place <>n Ticket . Strong Al
aska I 'lank in I'arty Platform.
Haltimore, July 3 ? The eonven-|
tion was called to order at nlaei
o'clock last night, and Immediately ,
the names of Governor Marshall of!
Indiana. Governor Hurke of North ;
l>akota. Senator Chamberlain of i
Oregon and others were placed in]
nomination for vice president.
On the first ballot Marshall had
MS. Hurke 3S7, Chamberlain 1 2 .
The second roll call was started. >
and Governor Hurke withdrew in!
favor of Marshall, and the nontlna- j
tion was made unanimous for the.
Indiana governor.
The platform was then presented
to the convention, and was adopted
with a whoop of applause
The Alaska plank of the plat
form demands for the people of Al
aska the full enjoyment of the
rights and privileges of territorial
form of government, and that allAf-1
ficials appointed by the admlnlAr.i
tion to administer government for
all territories be qualified bonl fide
residents of the territory to which
they are appointed.
Champ Clark arrived in the con
vention hall just as the final bal
lot was being taken on the presi
dential nomination, and immediately
after, left for Washington.
M.VIlSi: HKMn SA>S TKI?OY
t AN <;<> TO THK PFYI1.
l<ouisville, Ky., .luly 3 Henry I
Watterson has come out in the
Courier-Journal, and announced him
self for Taft during the coming
campaign lie roasts Roosevelt
for his action in the last convention,
and says that Roosevelt and the;
third party can po to the devil
DIXON t'Al.l.S PKtKJKKSSIVK
IllVVKNTION FOU AFGl'ST
New York, July 3 Senator Jos
eph M Dixon has made the an
nouncement that a convention of
the National Progressive party will
be held in Chicago on or about the
first of August
HoFt.H ltlDKK Will.
vT WD ItN PKOGKKHS1YKS
Oyster Hay. July 3 Theo Roose
velt when asked as to what he |
would do in regard to the third I
party, said that he would of course
stand by the progressive movement.!
and that he would stand for the
nomination for president at their
hands I
RR1N<i STOCK TO SKAC1WAV
FROM VOLCANO ZONK
The Gas Boat Chlopeck No. S,
Capt Jark Campbell, master. ar
rived in this port, this morning from
Raspberry Island with two milch
cows and 50 head of hogs, and sev
eral coops of chickens belonging to
William Wachter.
Raspberry Island is one of th<*
small islands lying north of Kodiak
Island, and owfing to the great
amount of ash which covers that en
tire district, Mr Wachter, who has
a ranch on the former found that
it would be impossible to raise food
for his stock, and he has brought
them here for the purpose of herd
ing them in the npper Skagway val
ley until fall, at which time he will
take them Into the Interior over
the White Pass.
REPl'RMCANs NOMINATE
nil, I, ON FOR (JOVKRXOR
Columbus, O , July 3 ? Judge E.
J Dillon, of the Common Plea*
court received the nomination for
governor on the fifth ballot by the
Republican State convention held In
this city yesterday.
In the resolutions adopted at the
convention the Tit ft administration
received much praise
inn \\ PREDKTS victory
FOR DEMOCRATIC PARTI
Baltimore, July 3 ? When inter
viewed by npwspaper men this
morning, William Jennings Bryan
stated that he could not see any
thing else but victory for the entire
Democratic ticket at the coming
election.
T AFT I/OSES Sl'Pl*ORT
OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
Sacramento. Cal., July 3 ? The
Daily I'nion, one of the oldest and
most influential Republican papers
in the state, has deserted the Taft
party and will from this time on
support Wood iro w Wilson and the
entire Democratic ticket.
Ill R\S (XHJM/.AVT OF
HARROW TRAP RElNtJ SET
I. os Angeles, Cal , July 3 De
tective Burns stated today on the
stand in the Darrow rase that he
was cognUanl of the trap being
laid for Darrow in the bribery of
the juror in the McNamara case
fl.ARK SAYS RRYAN
CAUSED HIS REPEAT
Washington, July 3? Champ
Clark returned from Baltimore this
morning and in an interview given
to the papers he stated that he
blamed Bryan for his defeat.
The best meals In Whitehorse at
the "White Pass Cafe." only white
help employed. Mrs Orloff King
proprietress ^
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4* ? 4*
* The Best Drink for Picnics is +
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COFFEE 3
v *
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* The best coffee for such purposes is +
? 'HILLS' Highest Grade J
J A Triumph in Coffee Blending +
I PRICE 45c PER lb. TIN I
+ +
J P. H. GANTY, Grocer X
+ + + + + + <# + t
NEUSON RROTHEItS'
MIRRERER ARRESTED
After a Ve?r Spent in KlrftlBg
(Iimio, Joe Campbell h Arre*te?l
In Rnl?y f'lty Ami tltwrjtert With!
Tlie ("rime.
Ruby City, July 3 ? Joe C*mp-j
bell, who ha* been traced for the!
past year by detectives and officers
of the law as the murderer of the
Nelson Rrothers, who were found
murdered In their cabfn on the
Kuskokwlm, was yesterday arrested
In this city by the 1*. 8 Deputy Mar
shal
The coroner's jury fiexd the mur
der on Campbell, and when it was
learned several weeks ago that he
was in Alaska, a search was in
itiated for him, and for the past
two months an exciting chase has
been kept up, and he w.is finally
traecd to this city.
DKMtM*RATIC IIIXiREWNES
rONfiRATI'LATE WILSnV
Washington, July 3 ? Immediate
ly upon hearing of the nomination
of Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic
Congressmen here wired their con
gratulations to Mr Wilson at Raltl
more
NOMINEE MARSHALL
WIRES NOMINEE WILSON
Indianapolis, Tnd , July 3 ? Oov
Marshall wired his congratulations
to Woodrow Wilson, and said that
he wa* confident ?' ?he success of
the ticket.
CNRERWf M>D WILL STICK
TO DEMOCRATIC PARTV '
Washington, July 3 ? Congress
mban Underwood has pledged his
support to the entire ticket.
The Skagway Rail Team will |
leave tonight for Douglas on the
gas boat Pacific, which is coming
up to take the team down for the
games scheduled for tomorrow
VHHISTANT 8KCRKTARV OF
THF TRFAHI RV RKSlONH
Washington. July 3 ? In a letter
containing a stinging criticism again
st Secretary of the Treasury Frank
lin MacVeagy, A. Piatt Andrew re
signed his position as assistant ?ec
retary of the treasury.
Resident Taft stated that the
resignation of Mr. Andrew had
been accepted as he would not obey
orders.
OSItORN <TTS lf? FA
or progrkhmve party
l.ansing, Mich , July 3 ? Governor
Osborn has made the statement that
he will not join Roosevelt In the
formation of a third party, and ex
pressed his hopes that the Rough
Rider would abandon the idea of a
new party.
rONGRFSH CWFFRH DRFF.ATFD
CANTMTMTKH FOR NOMINATION
Washington. July J? As Con
gressmen Clark and I'nderwood en
tered the House of Representatives
this morning upon their return from
Baltimore, they were loudly cheered
by the members of congress belong
ing to their party
fJOYFRNOH JOHNSON HTII.I,
WANT* THIRD PARTY
Sacramento. Cal., 3? Oorer
nor Johnson today stated that the
nomination of Woodrow Wilson for
President on the Democratic ticket
would not effect the formation of a
third party, and that the plans as
already drawn up would be carried
out to the letter.
HFTTINO TWO TO ONF
ON THK RIO sMoKK
Las Vega*. July 3? Everything is
In readiness for the great fight for
the world s championship which will
be pulled off In this city tomorrow,
between Jack Johnson and Jin
Flynn. The betting is two to one
in favor of the Big Smoke
Taft H?* Nothing to Say.
Washington. July 3 ? When seen
by newspaper men this morning.
President Taft said that he had no
comments to make _________
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