No. 87. ELEVENTH YEAR. SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY Jl, 190H. PRICE, 10 CENTS.
NOT SEEK REKOMINATION IF ELECTED
(United Pres8 Telegraph-CaDl? Sorvlce.)
Lincoln, Neb., July 11. ? Bryan issued a statement
upon receiving the announcement of bis m. mination at Den
ver. saying be would not seek a reuomination, if elected.
He freely expressed bis pleasure at receiving tbe Humiliation
in tbe manner tendered birn and tbanked tbe coin ntion.
VOU CAN TAKE YOUR CHOICE
1
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
London, July 11 ? Tbe comment of the newspapers on
the action of the Denver convention runs the gamut of
opinion. Some say the nominee is as strong as Roosevelt j
while others say be is a joke.
JOHNSON WILL TAKE THE STUMP
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
St. Paul. July 11 ? Governor Johnson, immediately ,
upon heariug of the action of tbe convention in nominating .
Bryan wired bis congratulations, adding that be would take i
the stump to assist in his election.
(Unitj- Press Telegraph-Cable-Service.) t
Lincoln. Neb., July 11 ? Bryan declares himself to be
well pleased with his running mate and the platform.
Many delegations have called ou him and he assures <ril that
he believes the platform will win many republican votes.
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
Denver, July 11? This city is now making up for lost
sleep. The delegates are leaving.
BALL FOR
THE A. 6. T
A d nee vv |i b- given at A. B. hall
umlrr ih? -u-pices of the Arctic Broth
ert oo i for the benefit of the boys that
played co well in the A. B. team.
ThP youn,: men who came up from the
University of \Va<hio;;toa and who
have made *o rntny friends here during
their short stay, expect to return south
shortly. They "(oolc a chance," in
coining, not being under salary aud the
A. U-t. feel that a dunce given in their
honor and for their benefit will meet
with a generous response. There will
be good music and every arrangement
for a good time. A movement is on foot
to rig up u ramo with Juneau before
they leave.
TO RAISE FREIGHT RATES
New York, July 11.? In order to not
be compelled to lower wage* the rail
roads declare a mc?i>iity to raise rates
on freight.
L. A. HARRISON CO.
Mr. Crewes' Career
By Winston Churchill
The Traitor
By Thomas Dixon, Jr.
Old Wives tor New
By David Graham Phillips
Loves Logic
By Anthony Hope
The Barrier
By Rex Beach
The Yoke
By Hubert Wales
Tyranny of the Dark
By Hamlin Garland
Stores Open Evenings
Phones 4 & 55
ACCIDENT ON
THE NEVADA
(By United Prow.)
New London, July 10? An explosion
dq tbo monitor Novada this morning
resulted In one death and threo men
?..verely injured by scalding: steam.
(By United Press.)
lioug Kong, July 11.? According to '
bwlpinos arriving bare an insurrection
iK&inst the Americas government is
planned in the islands. Arms are be
,ng purchased by the rebels who are
>vull drilled and ready to strike.
TWO EXCURSION
BOATS PROPOSED ;
i
Mrs. Mary E. Hart, lecturer on the ,
:xcurslon steamer Spokane, who was in
,he city Wednesday stated that the c *
lacitr of tbe boat has been sold out to
be end of the season. She gave it as
ier opinion that another boat would
save to be put on next sfasjn, if not
;his season, to meet the demand that
au* arisen.
And this without special efTort on the
pattof the company to advertise tbo
advantages of the trip as a summer i
dlveriion. Next year with the exposi- i
Lion going on, it would not be surpris- 1
ing to see three excursion boats on the 1
run. Mrs. Hart is considerable of a
boomer for Skagway and never fails to
entertain the excursionist with the
beauties of the vicinity oi the gateway.
CONFESSION NOT ADMITTED
(By United Press.)
Grand Junction, Colo., July 11. ? The
prosecution In the Adams murder trial
has closed. Tho confession of the ac- ]
sused made at the time-Harry Orchard
made his confession was not admitted.
A LANTERN 10
SHOW THE WAY
(By United Press.)
Oyster Buy, July 11.? Judge Reid of
Fairbanks, presented President Roose
velt today with an Invitation to attend
ths Alaska- Yukon Pacific exposition.
Tho invitation is in the form of a three
sided lantern mado of pure white
luather.
LEAVES ALL 10
IS. CLEVELAND
(By Unltsd Prei' )
Trenton, N. J., July 11? The will of
the late Grover Cleveland wss probated
?a day. The value of the estate in not
jiven. He leaves everything to his
wife.
officMf
THE_ELECTI0N
At the special meeting of the city
council held for the purpose last even
,ng the following were namsd as judges
'or the election to b"* held August 11:
Win. BritS, C. H. and Chas.
r. Moore; clerks, Fred Callerman and
K. B. Town.
ELFORSfSTO
BE HANGED
The trial of Ned Elforn for the mur
lar of Emil Bergman near Selkirk on
about the 23d of May, began at Dawson
an Monday atid on Tuesday a jury ren
dered a verdict of guilty. Re was
immediately sentenced by Judge Craig
to be hanged on Tuesday, the 6th day of
October.
It is not probable that an appeal
will be taken a? the evidence in the
esse was too strong and convincing to
admit of even the shadow of doubt as to
the guilt of the accused.
The prompt arrest, trial ?nd convic
tion of the murderer is an evldunce ot
the swift course of justice in the Yu
kon.
The aondemned is a Russian Finn up
ward o! sixty years of age.
Go to Tony Dotoro and try a Bull Dog
cigar. lm
The Bull Doz is par oxcellcnoe, cill
Tosy Uortero's for same.
Always Good
Oar sale of Hills Bro's
"Eveffreslf
Coffee has been astonishing. There is a reason.
SOLD INl-lb AND 2- lb TINS ONLY
GANTY & FRANDSON
BIG FIELD FOR PROSPECTORS
J. F. Sherman is io town having
come over from Toochl lake where he
has boen prospecting certain mining
claims he with other Skagwayans bold.
He is very enthusiastic over tbe out
look for big mining in that country.
His property is three miles south of
Conrad but he says a very large area cl
that section of country shows excellent
signs and ho believes that no hotter
ground for the prospector lies anywhere
out doors. Ho has done a hundred feet
of development work and has struck a
four foot ledge, he says, of ailver car
bonate ore assaying $17.10 In the crop
pings. He is associated with Frank
Joyce.
In the same section, Mr. Sherman
says, Talbot and Waldron, of this city,
have a 10-foot lodge of antimony and
galena carrying $10 to $30 in gold and
silver values. The Slica and Patten
group of seven claims in the same dis
trict carry high assays In gold and
silver.
Mr. Sherman is going below, he says,
to purchase a Merrill mill, of two 3
sUmp batteries, which he expecta.tp in
stall this summer. The mill will have
a capacity ol CO to 80 tons a day. Next
summer, with this exquipment In
stalled, he expects to see extensive de
velopment under way. Mr. Sherman
says a big mineral contact has been
traced all the way from Ketchikan to
Bennett by government surveyors,
carrying all kinds of values in copper,
gold and other minerals, which await
uncovering by the prospector.
Mr. John N. Cobb, U. S. flBh inspect
or is in the city having business before
the grand jury, to convene next week.
Mr. Cobb, on Sunday last, hired a
launch and made a run among the fish
traps to see whether or not the fisher
men were obeying tho law which re
quires that the traps be kept open from
Go'c'ock Saturday night to C o'clock
Monday mornine. Of all he visited,
and they were numerous, he found but
one trap open at it should he? and that
was owned by a man who had a lot of
others closed.
The penalty is $800 or imprisonment
for one year, or both, for each offense.
So It will be seen the ?ov?rnment looks
upon the infraction as a serious matter.
The revelations will be laid before the
grand jury for its action, i. r. Cobb is
stopping at the Fifth Avenue hotel,
Judpe Gunnison to<luy handed down
an opinion in the case oi G. W. Hint:
man, et al, against. Solomon Ripimki,
<vh!ch involves titlo to a large tract of
land in Haines, occupied for the most
part by the plaintiffs and claimed by
tbo defendant. Tho judgment is for
the plaintiffs. The suit was brought
for i he purpose of quitting title.
SERVICE IN
fill. E CHURCH
Kvening services will be held Id tbo
Methodist church (or tho two coming
Sundays. There will be do morning
services.
This Is the quarterly occasion upon
which Rev. Henry T. Atkinson of Jn
neau, visits Skagway to hold services
in the Methodist church. Sunday even
ing the service will begin at 8 o'clock.
There will be special music, and Mr.
Atkinson will speak. A cordial invita
tion is extended to all friends.
FIRE IN SEATTLE
Seattle, July 11? Fire this afternoon
destroyed two blocks south of the red
light district. This district was for a
time threatened.
You know Hart Schaffner tfc
Marx;j andjf Adler & Sons
i CLOTHING
You know John B. Stetson
and Dunlap [
HATS
You know
Carhartt Overalls
A. A. Cutter's Hkavt and
Nettleton's Fine
Shoes
Are the Best Goods
in the United States and are
probably as good as any that
will land in Skayway in > fifty
years
IT III I flffl
Life is too to Wait