?he Satlt) ^.laskan
No. 4 i FIKTKKXTH YK AR
8KAGWAY A 1 ASK A. FRIDAY. MAY 31. 1912 PRICK 10 CKNTS
DELEGATE JAMES WICKERSHAM IS THE MAN
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*as hrid in this city yosterda*. won
*he ."-1*1' mile ntv^ttAkin r;i . v in
the r>?vr\l hr*siV;n? iitr.? of s;\
veurs, twenty-one tv inutes and sj\
?>nvh1?
Kully 1 tWOO** anteists truveet
to ikis oily to see th;s race. and
white it was bettered that a death
>tyinp pa.>e of m> mites -,vr hour
wWrht be attempted. ?i)l it *.,5
no* thouefct that the speed *v>nM
be ircnwwj to the terrific one t
? i ich iv?wn drove his ear
I ore were i w?nty -sever. oniric
w. The raoo. and for a time it loek
>4.: *s thouch t*ob Furntasni in his
.1- ? horser?o*-er Cutting would take
Xko priift, bat the Nations! car set
a !**.>? which none other could
Jto^p up to While at liittes V?a*
s,\r> ?'rov* h.i? oar at a rate of over
i? i> rules por hour, he finished
*ith *he average of * trltie over
? per hour.
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- ,v.se will come up N'
N-. ate for hearing Von *a>
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of I1MV. MXCtllNK
IVyto-". O . Vay Jl W ilM:r
Wrl?"* the famous aviator and . -
ontor of the Wright biplane. died
at his honie in this city this room
ing '-on-, an attack of typhoid fever
Fo-reoT your troubles and go to
Whttohorse with the crowd
EXTRA!
Ht?M? RII.K RIM.
VOW HKFORK SKN \TK
hlK'hlH Ami Alaska's liat
tK* h<r The Kijfhis ??t American
(lliirns. Itolh IVstan" People
nqwiNr of So!) (rturmmcn!.
VVwiiinicion, May 31 ? < Flash '
Gifford Pinchot and lVlegate Wick
ershan- were before the Senatv I'ow
tnittee todv advocating the passage
of the Homo Rule bill of the Mouse,
creating a legislative assembly for
Alaska
Roth deelare<l in magnificent
speeches that the people of Alaska
are capab'e of self government
Pinchot advocated the govern men I
ownership of railroad* of Alaska,
?w ! lie Wickersham stated thai the
federal government should pay for
running local affairs as it owned
and controlled all the resources of
the territory
Cargo \ alurO At R>VtXH?
Taken Ki>?m Wrecked TNlhlor.
Cordova, May 15 ? The 1". S.
revenue cutter Manning reached
here this rooming from Hinchin
brook. ?ith a large portion of the
wrecked Arroerica's cargo The re
covered cargo w as salved Wediu s
day and Thursday it is valued at -
Officers of the Manning say ihst
everything that could be taken
Trow the wrecked lighthouse tender
v as light ere,. on ?fo v< a: ,1 ,r..- s.
ferred to the revenue cutter. 1 he
Arroeria, they say, is fa^t breaking
up and another week will probably
s*>e the last of her disappear.
(\>jiimlHno C.initnc North.
Ketchikan. May SI ? From the
headquarters c.f the lighthouse ser
\ ice in this town, comes word that
'he lighthouse tender Columbine is
on her way north to complete the
work ended when the Armaria foun
dered at Hinchinbrook a few days
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SAM. FOR HAVANA
Key West. Fla . May 31? Eight
hattleships are in this harbor all un
der steam, and are ready to go to
Cuba on a minutes notice
White Goods
Everything to help You keep Cool,
during the warm weather
OUR STOCK. THE LARGEST
OUR GOODS THE NEWEST
OUR PRICES THE LOWEST
SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY
H. J. LYNCH
Th* U? To-Oit( Habordnhar and Lac*le* Fumiahar.
One Hundred And Eighty Six Alaskans
Representing Every Section of the
Territory Unanimously Ratify The
Present Delegate's Splendid Record
Valdwt, Alaska, May 31 -tSpec-i
ial to the l>aily Alaskan > At ten
o'clock Wednesday morning, ihe ln-j
dependent Republican Territorial
convention was brought to order by
the sound of the gavel in the hand?
cf Mayor F. M. Boyle, who In a)
;'e? well chosen words introduced
Kniory Valentine, chairman of the
National Committee, who was made
temporary chairman of the con- j
von Hon.
One hundred and eighty-six dele
frotn every judicial district
of" the territory responded to the
?nil of the roll, and Immediately
Chairman Valentine appointed a
committee on credentials A abort
recess was then taken, and when
the credentials committee was ready,
to report, the convention whs agaUi
called to order, and after the report *
had been received, tieorge Baldwin,'
of Valdec. was chosen permanent
chairman by acclamation.
I'pon taking the chair. Mr. Bal
dwin made a speech which was
< heered to the echo
In the course of his speech Chair
nan Baldwin scored President Taft
hnd the administration, and spoke
at great length on the favoritism
shown to the special interests.
The greatest harmony prevailed
throughout the entire convention,
i>ad when the committee on plat
lorm and resolutions made their re
port. it was received amid the wild
lest screams ol enthusiasm, and
adopted by acclamation.
The ne\t order of business being
the nomination of delegate to con
gress. Judge H B I.eFevre. of
Skagway. took the floor. In a
speech which lasted for over tea
minutes, Mr. I eFevre bitterly de
nounced President Taft and his
administration. He told of the in
sults which had been heaped upon
the heads of the American ci; liens
making their homes in the North
land. by being refused that w hich
j every free born cititen of the I'nited
States had a right to demand, and
which the Chief Kxecutive of the
I'nited States had said he was op
posed to granting
He took up the work which!
James Wickersham had done for
I Alaska, and when the name of Al- ?
I ask a 's delegate was mentioned,
j pandemonium broke loose, and it |
was fully five minutes be fore he
could again make himself heard.
Judge I.eFevre then placed in nom-j
ination for l>elegate to Congress
from Alaska the name of James
j Wickersham, and again the dele
gates. together with the crowd of
! Independents which had crowded
I the hall to its utmost capacity,
broke loose, and cheer after cheer
j went up. and it w as many minutes
| before quiet was again restored
Nominations for delegates to the
_
National Republican Convention at
Chicago were then declared in or
der. and without a dissenting voice
the following were chosen: O. P.
Hubbard, Valdet, Jack l?alton. Cor
dova. Forest J. Hunt, Ketchikan,
F. M Boyle, Valdci, H. R. Le
Fevre, Skagwa.v, Janios Wickersham,
Fairbanks The alternates chosen
were: Dr. L. S. Keller, Skagwav,
I.. V Ray, Seward, M J Conway,
ImiU :i. linn Sutherland, Dan Drfs
coll and Frank Heck it, Xanana dis
trict.
The Central Committee elected
were Ueorge Baldwin, Valde*, chair
man, H. B l.oFevro, Skagwav, for
the first district, J. J. Chambers,
Nome, for the Third district, and T
K. Wikldel, Valde*. Fourth district
Dan Sutherland introduced a reso
lution asking the delegation which
will be in attendance at the Na
tional Convention to name Kmory
Valentine as National Committeeman
for the Territory of Alaska.
The delegates to the National
convention go instructed for Theo
dore Roosevelt for president, and
the platform demands Home Rule
by an elective legislature for Alas
ka.
Resolutions, thanking Delegate
James Wickorsham for his untir
ing efforts, in behnlf of the peo
ple of Alaska, for the passage of
th? Home Rule bill were unanimous
ly adopted
Many speeches were made In
ralification of the work of the
convention, prominent among which
was that made by L. V. Ray, the
prominent Seward attorney. He was
loud in his praise of tho Honorable
James Wickorsham. and urged up
on the people of Alaska to be
loyal to their friend, who has for!
the past two years laid aside his
personal Interests and fought for
the rights of Alaska. Amid the
waving of flags and banners, and
wearing badges of the Independent
Republicans of Alaska, the dele
gates to the convention moved ad
journment of the meeting through
out which only the most perfect
harmony had pre\ ailed
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VOW l\ IV\? II If U \TKKS
Seattle, May SI? Word was re-,
ceived today at the Seattle office of
the Alaska Steamship company that
their new steamship Cordova had
arrived in Taltai. Chili, enroute to
this port.
The Cordova was loaded In the,
east with mining machinery for1
Nome, and will make the trip to
that port in Alaska before being
put on her regular run from this
port to the cities of Southeastern
Alaska.
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+ Something New- -unexcelled +
for sandwiches , no butter re
4> "r
+ quired, Sold in 20c jars, 3 +
* for 50c . We also have a +
full line of fancy ripe olives ?
in jars and cans, from 30 to +
+ 50 cents : : : : +
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+ P. H. GANTY, Grocer t
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THK ADVANCE ?cari>
wkxt ovkr today
With banner* flying, and bands
playing, the train vrill leave tomor
row morning at R:30 for WhitclHHW
The Georgia will arrive in Skag
wn.v tonight at J* o'clock with the
(iastineau Channel contingent. and |
the Haines hunch will come tip !
early In the morning on the Peter- '
son.
Telegraphic dispatches from the
weather man in Whitehors*., states
that the weather over there is clear,
calm and balmy, and every indica
tion points to perfect weather for
tomorrow and Sunday.
Word brought over today on the
train is to the effect that the White
horses are all stampeded with the
thought of a joyous time, and that
many of the residents of the c. b.
t. r. (I. e. City by the Rapids) i
worked all last night baking pies j
and cakes, trtid getting their lawns
In fine shape for pink teas and oth
er social functions
Many of the Skngwayans took ad- i
vantage of the ticket extension and
went over today, and as they are a
fair representation of what the bal
ance of the Skagw.it ans are. it is
safe to assume that they will make
a good Impression on Whitehorse t
and those who are less fortunate
and must wait until tomorrow need j
have no fear that the welcome wlllj
be spoiled
Those seen sitting on the east |
side of the train as it whirled past
the Alaskan office this morning
were Mrs G. Q Miller and daught
er Verne. Miss Arnold, Mrs Jimmy
Kennedy, Ale* Blanchard. Mrs Fred
Webber. Pros (lanty, Mrs W C. I
nianchard and husband, Mr. Heed
the cornetist, Blllle Ward with his
claronet, I>oc Keller, Doc liable and :
W. K. Hrltt. Ph O There were1
many more, but by the time we got
the names of the above, the train
was moving so fast that it was Im
possible to recognize them all
It is said that P Burns timed
the arrival of the last shipment of'
cattle so that the excursionist* ar- j
riving In Whitehorse would have I
meat equally as good as that com- j
modity served by Mr Batson over'
the Frye-Bruhn counter in this J
city.
It is a well known fact that ,
there will be fresh eggs In the Yu
kon town, for a dozen laying hens
were Shipped oter the hill but a|
few days since. We didn't notice j
whether the representative of the I
BUFORD BUCK
FROM MEXICO
IlKIXno ton AMKRK'AXn
FROM (TU(?T (ITlfS*
t oiqlition* Sl?fp?I *? Many
Wrnitnl to MmKo Knl
Conlri Not Make rrep?ri?t?on? in
Time to Sail With Transport
l.om Angeles. Cat, May 31 ? The
ITnito<i Statin Transport Buford ar
rived In this port from a cruise
along the Pacific Coast of M?*lco,
where she went for the purpose of
bringing away any American* who
wished to leave that country
The Buford brought nearly four
hundred Americana from Me?ico.
and the officers of the ship report
the condition* In the Mexican R?
public to be In a very chaotic state
It Is believed that she will be sent
back to bring another load of pas
senger*
"THIRTY" ftOt'SfM FOR
SKIM.T. nOYt.K ON SRATTI.K
Juneau, Alaska. May 31 ? Last
night, at 9 o'clock, while the City
of Seattle waa ploughing her way
through the water* between Wran
gell and this city. First Claaa Ser
geant Michael Doyle, who ha* been
in charge of the U. 8. Cable office
at Ketchikan for the past year,
gave up the fight for life, and pass
ed Into that realm beyond
Sergt. T>nyle ha* been In falling
health for the pa*t several month*,
and wa* on his way to the poet hos
pital at Fort Seward, where he was
to have undergone medical treat
ment
, The remains of the dead man will
be brought to Fort Seward, and
will be burjed In the military ceme
tery at that place
Sergt Doyle had but two more
j*ear* to *erve before he would have
teen retired
Port Angeles Brewing went to
Whitehorse, but then that makes
no difference, for there are other*
Don't forget that "the early e*
curslonist gets the train, the other
one gets left "
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