Tomorrow Is The Glorious Fourth Of July
No. 8!. ELEVENTH YEAH.
8KAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JOLY 3, 1908.
PRICE, 10 CENTS.
News Of The T wo Parties
Washington, July 3. ? Taft will be notified at Cincin
nati of his nomination for the presidency. The committee
will visit him there July 28th.
Washington, July 3? The chairmanship of the national
committee is not yet decided.
Butte, Mont. July 3? Democrats here have instructed
their delegates to Denver for Bryan. This adds to the cer
taiutv of Bryan's selection on the first ballot.
Denver. July ? Charles Towne arrived yesterday and
launched a boom for the presidential nomination.
President Gompers of the Western Federation of Labor
is here to make a fight for a strong anti-injunction plank.
(By United Press.)
ClevelaAd. July 3.? Fire broke out in j
a ten cnt -<tore today res v ..on ]
the expiobio i o? a slt> rocKet which ,
ipniteil oth-rs. Five persons "vere
burned to a crisp and many were in
' juted by jumping; from ube upper story
1 vr'r, 'orf. Firemen are searcbinp tb?
ruins for bodies as it is believed there
' were otners beside those reported.
CLOUDBURSTS !
II TEXAS
(By United Press.)
E P sj, July 3. ? Clou lbursts over a
wide area today killed ten and many
other? are fatally injured.
GREAT HEAT
HURTS MARKET
(By United Pro* )
New York, July 3.? The stock mar
ket was today the dullest period known
lo tf>n years, as the result of the heat
combined with the presidential year.
(l A. HARRISON COf
OUR SIXTH MILLIN
ERY SHIPMENT
of Gage and Merry Widow hats is now on display.
All colors and prices from
$3.75 to $6.00
Don't forget the 4th will soon be here, and delays are I
dangerous.
We have dainty summer stuffs for your 4th of July I
dress and the carrect trimmings.
JUST RECEIVED
The Gibson Girl bow pin. The ''Nevaslip" collar
pin, and an assortment of "Nifty1' 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
MINE HORROR
IN RUSSIA
(By United Press.)
St. Petersburg. July 3.? In an explo
s:on at Ricovat a hundred miners were
killed outright and another hundred
who are missing are supposed to be
dead. The explosion was the result of
a oave in.
SHERIFF IS
OVER ZEALOUS
(By United Press.)
Grand Junction, Colo , July 3.? Sher
iff Fitzpstrics was today arrested and
placed under bonds to keep the peace
for having threatened to kill Otis Hil
ton the leading counsel for Steve
Adams.
10 SHALL
RE GODDESS
OFJJRERTY ?
The voting boxes for the Goddess of
Liberty will close at 9 o'clock tonight.
At the dauce at A. U. hall, however,
where the votes are to be counted,
votes will be accepted up to midnight.!
The count will be announced every '
hour and at tnidnipht the result and'
the name of the chosen goddesi will be ,
announced.
Following: is th? standing of the can
didates up to 11:30 today.
LIHie Doran 130
Blends Lyndahl 06
Minnie Well! 83
Ethel Weste 65)
Ethel Black 37
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# The Alaskan force will celebrate 0
0 the jlorious fourth tomorrow and 0
0 no paper will be Issued? unless ltbe ft
0 an extra. #
(By United Preaa.)
Victoria, July 3-The C. P. R. stesm
er Empress of China brings word that
In a great storm raging orer the island
of Batavla, in the south seas, <500 per
sons were drowned, mostly natives. A
great number were drowned in the
harbor.
MIKADO 0 KS
TIE TREATY
(By United Preee.)
Tokio, July 3? Tha Mikado has ratifi
ed the arbitration treaty between the
United States and Japan. It will be sub
mitted to the president at Washington, |
July 20;h.
SPIRIT WINS
(By United Preae.) I
Vancouver, July 3.? The yacht Spirit
ot_Seattle, wina the second race in the ,
sound city contest by a minute and
forty-three second. The final race will
be sailed tomorrow. I
EARTHQUAKE
(By United Preaa.)
Los Angeles, July 3. ?An earthquake
was felt at 5 o'clock this morning all i
over southern California. There was
great alarm >ut little damage.
Olive Sprlngsted 1*
Nora Harrison 5
Helen Watson 1
Norma Ask 1
Edna Moorehouse 1
Best meals in Whltehorse at Royal
Cafe. tf
The Bull Doe iS Par excellence, call
ai Toay Doriero'a for same.
Always Good
Oar sale of Hills Bro's
"Everfresh"
Coffee has been astonishing. There is a reason.
SOLD INl-lb AND 2- lb TINS ONLY
GANTY & FRANDSON
PROGRAM OF THE DAY
The program for tbe cele
bration tomorrow is now com
plete. Here it is, following:
9:30 a. m. Open air con
cert by band on Sixth street
in front of Elk's hall.
9;45. a. m. Exercises at
Elk 'a hall.
Opening Song, Chorus
Invocation, Rev. Good
Declaration of Indepen
dence, Mrs. H. H. Draper
Song, School Children
Oration,
Judge Royal A. Gunnison
Song ? America ? Audience
11:00 Parade starts from
Depot immediately after ar
rival of train.
11:30. Races at ball
grounds, Boys under 16, first,
$5, second, $3.
100-yard dash, first, $10,
second, $5.
Girls under 12, first, $2,
iecond, $1.
Lnncbrtorj.
1:30. Ball game.
Immediately following
?ame:
880-yard run, first, $15,
second, $7.50.
220-yard dash, first, ?15,
second, $7.50.
3:30. Ball game. Follow
ed by:
220-yard hurdle race, first,
$15, secondjSS.
Girls under 16, first, ?3,
second, $2.
Boys under 12, firwt, ?3,
second, #1.50.
Potato race (under 15
years), first, S3, second, $2.
7 :30. Hose race, wet test,
$25.
9:00. Grand Free Ball at
White Pass Athletic Club
building.
Sunday, 2 p. m., Launch
race, first, $25' second, $ 15.
The school children are expected to
assBmhlo on Third avenue at tbo new
Golden North hotel at 10:45 ready to
take their place in the pirade. After
the parade tbo Alaska- born children
will report in front of Elks hall where
they will be photographed in a group.
Tbe parent* of all children there rep
resented will be given a copy of tbe
photograph.
The tehool children aro urgently re
quested to assemble at Elks' hall this
evening at 7 o'clock to practice the
singing of "America" under the leader- .
ship of Prof. Telford.
It should not bo forgotten that the
celebration begins tonight with a
grand ball at A. B, hall where the an
nonnccment of tbe name of the Goddess
of Liberty will be made at midnight.
TWO CONTESTS
(By United Press.)
San Francisco, July 3. ? Gaos and
Nelson are down to weight and will
light a forty-five round contest tomor
row afternoon.
Los Angeles, July 3.? Packey McFar
land and Fredia Welch will fight twen
ty-five rounds here tomorrow.
RAH! RAH! RAH!
We are it
See our clothes
How they fit
This is the yell we hear from scores of satisfied cus
tomers. Try and get into this happy throng, there is
still a few days left before
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH
H. S. M. suits, Stetson hats, Nettleton shoes, E. & W
Collars, and Yeska Specialty Goods make satisfied
customers.
?lay$on, the Clothier