??> v*r? m>*\
\ \Tt*?\ ?||tf>trKKUi
S? l?o?sH? JnJy IS In th* chft?<?
Snt- wNtrh 5?*t>o? over ItUnoin ?n?l
northern Mi<*?n>i Satnrda*. many
|ws?f>)r ?rore Vtl)?rl ?s?l an norww
li?i of |?ro)*rty
1% 'Vfr. T*K 1.1- T*ls fltt *n?
?wi*^?t ?? a terrtfte storm Saturday.
? H \ \?.| .4 WXTIMKNT
l OMIV. ??\ KU I VN \IV\
Ottaav .'nly li The province of
S.t*k it >>??* an "*t wtf4 for the
AlW^fMI reciprocity part There
? " "Mt i*hUiw?i: in
r*n*d .. ? */ wl<* tfco
Initerf Sti'w and it l? that at
II <? iw\t "v.-ueral r tv-tk* Way we a
rttMsr of the ?*?? !n*K* poliey whir*
* *? Totfv! in at ? he last election
n?t i mows vh?>\>\ i\
V?>\l\?. PHTI tt&fil.VS
se;?- !e. j.. .v : .v voTim pitt>ir?e
of tl? Rive-* fttht we r
tfeown ? i> for the first lime last
<* raping The filn-* s o?e>l thai Riv-',
?i* > iJ he beet of the fUhf fron
the been; r :njt In th? last mid
Wolcav focied hit op^oaott twice
?*??> fV-.t* 5.vo*int pKinlr thpj
;owl hJom-s wet* ?tra<k
i is \m? m?m\s ?\
M? \h %\ sm \wn|
Kl l*aso. Jnly !? Re-ent events
in the Mexican warfare seem to In
dicate a rowing ohanjce in the af
fair* of thimrs It is believed that
Cnilo Uosm will soon s^sntce the
prov. <io-\al presi-iency. G-neral Or
i?*oo the iiisnnre-it t^*der. I* l<?fnK
ont in imfrlaritT hfOSB^ of titan;
dffntlti. and the fe-ie-sl ti>-P?
lo csifinc crown.1
i?? Sk<t?> tnrfH denart tte.'.t
h.ts ro^ive*! a consignment of heavy
plants which will N? nw4 in the re
p- <r of street .T<**ir?ir*.
The rainfall *as the heaviest that
has been known for years This
city is practically flooded. wilh M?'
<idetnb!e property daroag'-s
M-vIco City. Jnly IS More than
!a thousand live* ww lost ye*terday
IlkiWitkMt the state of QWUM]*n1i
b> a cloudburst. The storm wwk
<M hundreds of houses and destroy
ed everything in Its path H is es
timated that the low trill total ov
>t twenty million dollars
Inn; nkwsiwiicr m\\
OIT \KTKK A STIWY
Seattle, July 15 -Mr John Kel
lev. editor in chief of the Chicago
Tribune. arrive 4 in Seattle yesterday
and will leave on the Mariposa which
?rri>ed in fort lust even inc. for n
month's pi- hs? re trip to Alaska.
Mr. Kelley will spend much Of his
time In visiting the various cities Of
?he north and ret Information re
tarding the territory first hand.
His outing is said to be one ot
pleasure only, but with his- rapacity
for observation and his energy for
finding out things that will I* of
value to the Tribune. Is o such a
strenuous character that it is be
lieved he a ill devote but lltt'e time
to personal pleasure.
\
mxmiltK (1AIMS THK
VHTOWV As HIS n?A
tVster Bay. July 15 -In speak -
.ng of the senate vote to exclude
Wm l-erimer. Theodore Roosevelt
claims credit for the overthrow of
the bribing senator. Mr. Roosevelt
says he mtde the bit fight to oust
l?riater a^ used his inf-uence to
continue the investigation "It was
my fight and my victory." is the
terse way in which Mr Roneevelt
sums up the matter.
Jimmv liumi Gideon, the popular
chef of the Caribou hotel. Carrross.
Y. T , who has been over here on
sic* leave for the p.ist week, left
for home this morning, having en
'irely reco<^ered his health.
For Every Purpose
And For Every One
A Hamilton, Brown Shoe
? Will Suit the Best ?
Tlx proKWm will he solved i{
vcu ask for Hamilton. Brown shoes.
No matter it you wart a dress shoe
in tKe latent style, or children s skne.
or ?-ork sKoe. or. in fact, any kind o(
leather sH>->e, \-ou will (Jot the most
valiK for your money in atvle, lit and
wear. if it is made by Hamilton.
Brown Shoe Company, the largest
shoemaker* in the world.
% e carry a full line of tk*se famous
shoes, and want to show you kow ?t
can suit every one in the household.
Ask for tKe shoes tKat bear this
trade - mark :
We Have tijeo, ?aJ at pnc?8 that will
please. ?
<L _
J
H. J. LYNCH
Pw u^TVDat* H*b*rde?h?r mnd Lac1!* Fumlihr.
He is So Far Ahead of Opposi
tion that the Contest is
Becoming Tame
The Dally Alaskan publishes here
with a number of teWra ms from au
thentic sources throughout the terri
tory giving a general snmmlng up o
the political situation
A few short weeks a (to the OH
more supporter* ww loud In claim
ing that only one newspaper In A1
r.ska was supporting Mr. Wicked
sham and thnt was the Dally Alas
kan or Skrtgway, that all the others
were opposing him
Tlie following cablegrams will
show that such Is not the rase On
the other hand not a newspaper In
llaska Is hostile to XVirkersham
not one There are a* few I?emo
cratie papers who of course prefer
the nominee of their own party, but
even they admit the ability and *eal
of James Wickersham
Wiekersham Is again receiving the
same support and from the same
sources that It came from at the las
election from the people. The com
mon people, the miners, the fisher
men. the 1 uppers and the workers
everywhere He is 'getting no sup j
port from the office toiders, the
grafters and the polttliinns. Mis
support comes from the people who
will rejoice in reading the following
telegrams showing that Wlcfcersham
is sMll mil<-s ahead in* the race for
the delegate election.
1>\\ si THK.I5I.WO 1VIMKS.
Fairbanks Wickersham will poll
? wo thousand votes In this division.
Fairbanks and Fourth division over
whelmingly for him His opponents
concede his election because of his
work In congress which ahs been ap
proved by everybody, except repre- .
sontatives of si>erlal Interests Pyro
technics usel**s in this campaign
as the voters know the Iwiip*. I.et j
the qualified voters get to the polls.
l>an Sutherland. 1
OPKKATOKS swk movky
UB MRTRO! mux UFI '
Thirteen thousand six hundred!
and ninety-five miners were killed j
In the I'nlted States within the
past fire years in the coal mines
ilone nearly three thousand a
?ear These fignres have been
taken from the latest report from
the I'nited states Bureau of Mines
which has just arrived at the Dally
Alaskan office.
The Bureau is co-operating with
state mine inspectors, mine work
ers and with mine operators In an
endeavor to solve many of the dif
ficult problems connected with the
coal mining industry In the determ
ination to bring abont better con
s IMF. sTOm FROM HITKA
Sitka Kvefythlng I* going O K
to date WicUersham gaining ami
will carry precinct hands down.
A. 0. Shoup
IDITAROD I'tONFF.H MKl.rs.
Idltarod ToHtlm invllrt, 011
more and Kraucaunas ?pcm to have
bnt lilt Jo following here, Jennings
seems a little W ronger than Harrnls
Present Indications a re that Wlck
ersham will carry the district by an
increase majority Arrivals this
week from Fairbanks claim that he
will carry that ilistrict by eighty per
cent. Idltarod Woneer.
Sl.A\l>FRINO \\l< KFKSH (M.
Valde* Wlcfcersham Is galnin
all the time in spite of the Alaska
Road Commission and the federal of
firers who are shouting that he Is
opposing appropriations for the
road work This Is not true, but It
keeps us buav (Denying the slanders
All messages fnvoring Wlckershan;
are posted outside my place of busi
ness, you ought to spe the federal
officials take ti> the other side of
the street. Al. White
S ICK-HOI.OKRK 1>KHI*KRATK.
1'ispatch from N'ome. ? Oilmorltes
hare persistently reported here that
Wirkersham has withdrawn. Wired
him and received reply that he waa
in the race until the last ballot was
counted. The Oiilgng follower* here
are despondent and their headquar
ters are deserted, are apparently
waiting for Gil|*ug to return with
the sack Federal employes and of
ficials are paying their political as
sessments sullenly ? It Is reported
that the Oilmor? crowd will try to
vote th? Indians under the Island
treaty with Russia
ditions. In this co-operative effort
there is serious need of statesmen.
No branch of industry in this coun
try is on so bad an economic basis
today as is the coal mining indus
try. and this irdustry can never
l?e placed on a satisfactory basis
until, through important legislative
changes, improvement In this econ
omic basis la maile possible
1907, 3.197 men killed, or 4.S#
in every 1 ,fi<?0 employed.
19ns, 2.449 nvn killed, or 3 <54
in every 1,000 employed.
19n?, 2,fiSS men killed, or 4
in every I. "00 employed.
1910, 2.S34 men killed, or J 91
in every 1.000 employed.
1911. 2.617 men killed, or 3.74
in every 1.000 employed
: Fruit Jars
I Jelly Glasses, Etc.
Order now for the season while the stock is complete
MASON JARS: Pints $1.00 per dor
Quarts $1.25 per doz.
Half Gals. $1.60 per doz.
SI RE SEAL JARS; Pints $ 1 .40 per doz.
Quarts $ 1 .65 peir doz.
JELLY GLASSES (with covers) 50c per doz.
JAR RL BBERS--best grade-white or red. 10t per doz,
PARAFF1NE WAX- 1 lb cakes. 20-:
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
+
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LOHIIH EXPfLLED
ILL CME m
?
Washington, Jtiljr 16- -William'
Ix>iifnw, who ?** ?*|m?IIp<1 from th?>
?M*t? lust Saturday Intimated to- j
day that h*? Intended to flRht for a|
?Indication of hlm??lf. Hp nay* he
will gn before the ppoplp of Illinois
and t?>fl hh story It I* bellered
that he will again kMBf a candi
date for the ?enate
HCMBOI.DT R.ATK HKARINfJ
COMES If THI'IWIMV
Seattle, July 16 -Kdgar Clark. |
one of the meml?ers of th? Intersta'*
Commerce Commission, hM left for
Skajrway where he goes to receive
testimony In the rase of the Hum
boldt Steamship company which Is
claiming unjust discrimination In th
matter of freight mien hy the White
Pam and Yukon railway.
HI DDRX DEATH t'AI.M
PRItMlWNT l'lO*EER
Tacoma. July 15 George Drown
father of Belmore Brown, a well
known resident of Alaska, died here
today of apoplexy
VoTHINti TO IT HI T
GREAT RIO SUCCESS
Sea Girt. July 1"? Speaker Clark
had a lore conference last Saturday
with Governor i.PMf'ti Tl-? two
gentlemen dlwawd legislation de
tails and formulated plans for the
coming content Tltey cluim the ut
most harmony and unity of actian
on the part of the Democrats. which
to them spells success In Mg letters.
DEMOCRATS FOLLOW CHOICE
OF WOOOROW WILSON
Chicago. July la ? William Mc
Com lis was today chosen chairman
of the National Iw?mocratic commit
tee and Joseph Davis was made sec
retary, McCombs was the gentlemjtf
selected hy Gov. Wilson for the
place and the plum accordingly went
to him.
>fl< KK1 liMUM HOM>
OX HIWARD HWTOKVHT,
Washington, ittly 15 ? The Ren
ate today confirmed the appoint'
m?nt of Philip Hlckey, Jr., as post
m??ter of Peward.
NINKlUTnm KRPIRMC
HAh A* m.NTTfO*
Panama, July Thp Dr. |H>r
ra* partjr won the election hw* Sat
urday. They made a clean sweep of
everything and will Iw In rotifrol of
affair* throughout the' Repnbllc
Pick? l*p (Md N'lKffH
While forking out the tailings in
the sluice box on Spruce creek, At
lin district, Jim McCloskey picked
up a nusrget that weighed 33 1-2
o*s.
The tunnel of the Alaska-Juneau
Mining Co. at Snowsllde Oulr.h, Sil
ver Row Basin, is steadily Increas
ing in length and from all reports
drilling records hare been broken.
The tunnel is now in 2.S40 feet,
not quite half the distance j ret to be
driven. The drill crews are driving
the tunnel at the rate of sixteen feet
a day. ? Juneau Dispatch.
Tuckus Flaharty has recovered
from his recent Illness which con
fined him to the hospital for several
days. During his Illness Tuckus'
mind fondly turned back to the
school days in dear old Bucyrus. Oh
io, but now that he is all right again
he prefers to be In Skagway.
W. P Whiteside of l.ebam. Wash,
has arrived In Skagway and taken
charge of Wm Britt's pharmacy.
Mr. Whiteside |g a graduate pharma
cist and fully competent to look af
ter the business during the absence
of Mr. Britt who intends making a
business trip of several weeks to
the cities of the Sound.
IHAVE YOU SEEN
THE -1912 -STYLES
OF
CRAVjATS
We have a large assortment in stock
also
A large assortment of
SOFT COLLARS - FOR SUMMER
WILL CLAYSON-aL
The Home of The
HART. SCHAFFNER AND MARX
CLOTHING