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No 85. ELEVENTH YEAR. SKAUWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JDLY 9, 1908. PEICE, 10 CENTS.
Bryan To Be Nominated Tonight
Denver, July 9 ? The demonstration yesterday after
noon at the mention of the name of Bryan rivalled that in
belialf of Roosevelt at Chicago. It was started by Senator
Gore, the blind orator of Oklahoma, who began to speak at
1;13. When he referred to Bryan as "the greatest apostle
of the people now living,'' it served to start the noise which
proceeded with little abatement for one hour and twenty
eight minutes.
Denver, July 9.? The convention wa* called to order
at 11 o'clock this morning. The platform committee is still
unable to report. If their work can be completed in time
to the satisfaction of the convention, it is likely the presi
dential nomination will be made this afternoon and a spe
cial session be held tonight at which a vote will be taken.
The planks of the platform agreed upon and certain of
adoption are an approval of anti-pass and anti-rebate laws,
prohibition of corporations contributing 'to campaign ex
penses, favoring; postal savings banks; favoring an eight
hour day; favoring an income tax: opposing the admission
of Asiatics; auti-inj unction plank which requires that
notice be given before issuance: favoring a greater navy:
denouncing the Vreeland-Aldrich'biU and for a complete
extermination of the trusts.
The total vote of the convention is now 1,006.
Denver, July 9? In his speech taking the permanent
chairmanship Clayton picked the republican platform to
pieces, Paying it was the same old thing promised year after
year.
iSewral pro-Bryan speeches were made and then an
adjournment was taken to 7 o'clock tonight when the plat
form committee will report. After this is adopted the nom
ination of Bryan will be made.
THOUSAND UVES
LOST IN FLOOD
(By United Press.)
Conttaotloo^le, July 9. ? A flood
swept tha town of Tokal out cf exist
eoce today. A thousand people lo*'
their lives.
Capt-ln Miller, lo char/jo of the Sal
vation Army at Wranftel, and Mrs.
Connor, whoso address Sunday evening,
was rt ceived with such marked appre
ciation. expect to remain in Ska* way a
few days snd assist in the ssrvicts at
the Peutel Minion. Everybody is
walcome. Services begin at 8 p. m.
A. HARRISON C0.11
OUR SIXTH MILLIN
ERY SHIPMENT
of Gage ami Merry Widow hats is now 011 display.
All color* and prices from
$3.75 to $6.00
Don't forget the 4th will soon be here, and delays are
dangerous.
We have dainty summer stuffs for your 4th of July
drew and the carrect trimmings.
JUST RECEIVED
The Gibson Girl bow pin. The ''Nevaslip" collar
pin, and an assortment of "Nifty" veil pins from
50 cts to $1.50
Silk Gloves all colors from
75 cts to $3- 25 a pair
Stores Open Evenings
Phones 4 & 55
NEW ENGINEER
WIS ARRIVED
The successor of Captain Plllsbury,
engineer of the Alaska road commission
arrived on the Dolphin. Ho ia Captain
Charles Francis Pope. He was a class
mala of Captain t'illsburv. He comes
froD Fort Ma*on. Captain Pope is a
young ni*n and has had ahargo of the
a>mv engineer office at Seattle having
to do with the breakwater and other
work about the army posts of the Pupet
Sound region. He will bs here looking
over i he ground up Hindustucki way
and other details lor about a week
when he will go over the bill and down
the river to meet Captain Plllsbury,
who ia now at St. Michael.
The Alaska -#?, Dirigo arrived up this
morning with 500 tons of freight and
248 sheer.
The C. P. R si. Princess Beatrice
brought up 26 passengers yestanlay and
returning took acout 70 passengers
down, I
(By Unltad Prow.)
Seattle. July U.? A cue of dipthtrla
Is reported to hare divaloptd on the
?teamer City of Seattle now on bar way
north. One ahild, a daughter of lira.
Mahon, of Juneau, la dead and another
girl 1> aick.
SKAGWAY TO
SEATTLE
(By United Preaa.)
Seattle, July 9.? A number of motor
boat races ate planned for the sports to
be pulled off at tha A.-Y.-P. fair next
year, and among them a race li sched
uled to be run from Skatrway to Seattle.
SIMM MEMBERS OF THE ARCTIC CLUB
Arctic Club Building to be Erected at Third Ave. and Jef
feraon street, Seattle.
A. D. Coulter, who is traveling over
the district with John W. Troy in the
interest of the Arctic club, went on to
Whitehors* this morning accompanied
by his bride, and Mr. Tr#y will
follow him in the morning. Mr. Coult
er desires to spend a day about Miles
canyon and Whitehorse rapids, show
ing these historic spots to Mrs. Coulter.
The following well known Snagwaysns
have taken out memberships in the
Arctic club:
V. I. Hahn.^Frauk B. Stuart, A. US
Berdoe, W. P. RichariUon, I. W. Dud
ley, S. C. Orchard, R. A. Gunnison, Dr.
L. S. Killer, W. W. Boujjhton, F. F. W.
Lowlt, R. A. Carroll, C. C. Sbta, I. J.
Shaw, C. E. IVynn-Johnaon, S. W.
Wall, C. H. Scheflltr, Wni. Brltt and
H. B. Draper.
TJie Bull Dog is par excollen#e, cal'
at Tony Dortero's for eamo.
IB
Always Good
Our sale of Hills Bro's
"Evcrfresh"
Coffee has been astonishing. There is a reason.
SOLD INl-lb AND 2 lb TINS ONLY
GANTY & FRANDSON
ChMles Motrin, employ*! at the
Monogram saloon, a recent arrival
from l'enasylvanla, rscelvad a latter
from home today In which tha writer
tikes palm to tell him thai Mr. Clare
land la dead and that Taft waa nomi
nated at Chicago. The writer alio ax
presses the belief that Mr. Merritt will
be grieved to g?t thia newa in the one
eaie and "not surpriaed" in ike other.
An excursionist with the Spokane yes
terday, called at the Alaskan office to
express hla surprise aod gratification
that this paper should be ^ettioj; tele
graph and cable news of the weather
and other thfngs of general Interest
happening so far awav as his own
state, Now York. Comment Is un
necessary.
BIG CATCHES
HI IM DEWEY
Tbere it quit* a fishing carnival un
der way, (be center of Interest being
Lake Dewey and the reservoir on the
flr*t bench of the mouutal.). Jud^e
Gunnison, Assistant Prosecuting Attor
ney Barnhlll aad Deputy Collector
Beagle have beeu taking some big
catches from the waters of the lairo dnr
lng the past few days. R. W. Jennings
and Mr. Cobb of Juneau, lawyers, a'
tending court here, took 175 yesterday
and today 160 One salmon trout in a
couple of hours. Yesterday Captain
Thomas of the excursion steamer Spo
kane, Purser Jones and Pilots Morgau
and Guptll brought flown 200 taken
while their passengers were examining _
the wares in the shops of the town. A
number of citizens >lso have been mak
ing the same records- but '.bis is tbe ac
oustomed thing;.
MI CONTRACTS CONTINUE
Mr EdS Orr, of the Orr Stags com- 1
pany, Having the contract for carrying
the mail between Yaldez and Fair
banks, waa on the Dolphin, arriving
hare this morning. He want on over
the hill on bin way to Dawaoo and Fair
banks. Mr. Orr m?de ? record for
himself in the carriage of the mall last
winter and it was with general regret
hia friends beard that the contract?
whioh ran for ten years? had been ab
rogated by the government, eren
though if was to inaugurate better
ments.for it whs known th?t Mr. Orr
had spent a great deal of mener in
equipping himself and betteiing the
trail with the confidence of recouping
himself in the long run of the contract.
Bowever, Mr. Orr states that the gov
ernment, having heard the facta con
con ing the matter, decided to contin
ue the contracts and with provision,
also, for commensurate pay for tha in
creased weights contemplated in the
new arrangements.
Mr. Orr states thit under the enlarg
ed contracts there will be three mails a'
week, of a 1,301 pounds each, during
tbe period between November 24 abd
April 10. Between April and June only
first class mail, will be carried. He
thinks this arrangement will result In
landing all the mail that is offered and
In reasonable time, This Increases by
24 tons lb* amount of mail -carried dur
ing the three-maiis-a-week period. Mr.
Orr speaks In th4 highest praise of the
work being don* by the Alaska toad
commission. It has mad* an excellent
trail over the great distance between
Valdez and Fairbanks. This season a
a road la being built through Keystone
canyon which will be of great service
find also a new trail from Workman's
around Icy point which reduces the
grade and shortened the distance.
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WILL FIGHT NOW
TO A FINISH
(By United Preaa.)
San Francisco, July 9? Gans and
Nelson hare been signed up to |flght to
a finish at Ely, Nevada, on next labor
day. The men are tn weigh at the
ringside 133 pounds, Nelson is to get
twenty thousaad dollars for the fight
and Gana ten thousand. Tex Rickard,
the well known Nevada mining man
and sport *f Goldflcld and Ely, and
formerly of Dawson, Is the promoter.
(*Do It Nowll
You know Hart Sohaffner <fc
Marx] and Adler <fc Son>
CLOTHING
You'.know John B. Stetson
and Dunlap
HATS
You know
, Carhartt Overalls
A. A. Cutter's Hkavt and
Nettleton's Fini ^
Shoes
Are the Best Goods
in the United States and ar?
probably as good as any that
will land in Skayway in [fifty
years
11 ill. 1 NOW
Life is too to Wait
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