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No. 96 NINETEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA,
DEMOCRATS SIT
ST CONVENTION
III JUNEAU
Baxter Opt*lis Contention. All
I redtttikb and J^uvies Filed
With Committee. Sulzer Choice
for Delegate. Fight Owr N"
ti<.iu)l Committeeman.
UKAOLOCK EXPECTED
lUtejition (.'onniUttte! is Praised
1, r Business JLike Airangciiunt
for Handling of Convention, liav
UT will Ptobably Figure.
Juneau. May 2-4—Special to Al
askan—Delegates from all parts of
Alaska have arrived in. this city
for the Democratic convention. Prac
ticaliy all of the proxies and cre
dentials of all of the precints in 'ha
terriioiy have been filed with the
credentials committee. ■
The convention was colled to or
der this afternoon by J. A. Baxter.
Tho general coneeusus of opinion, is
t!;a» tlie selection of Chas. Sulzer
as a nominee for delegate will re
ceive the consent of the convenors.
A hot fight is expected over the
choosing of the national committee
man. A [ready a deadlock has oc
curred between the factions on
this fc:nt. It is esxpected to de
velop irto a live issue. There are
several aspirants for 'he berth. •
The reception committee has been
complimented by tho delegates for
tho Derfect arrangements made for
their reception and the method of
handling the business at the con
vention.
Mia
OF CHARGES
San Francisco. May 24—Jafet
Liudtbfrg has filed an affidavit ask
ing for the dismissal of the con
tempt action brought against him
by the Northern Lights Mining Co.
The judge has not rendered bis
decision as the at tor cays are still
arguing th emotion. "Mr. Linde
berjs is president and general man
ager of the Pioneer Mining Co. at
Nome. ! i I !*!
BEAUTIFUL CITY
CAMPAIGN ON
The recent action on, the part o;
c.ty council in starting the .ball t(
rolling for a general clean up o;
tli city has resulted in the form
i-g oi a Citizens committee toworl
iu co-operation with the Skagwaj
| Commercial club and the.city caun
j cil in the eefort to get rid of all
! of the undesirable shacks audi b»o^
I the /"beautify tha city" campaign
which is being formed. '
Col. W. L. Stevenson will in,th«
near future call a meeting of the
Commercial club at which meeting
they will formulate definite plane
for the campaign. An. effort will
be made to get a ruling of the dis
trict court, on _ how far th.e city au
thorises can go in condemnation
proceedings, but first of all the
club will appeal to the civic pride
of owuers to accomplish thj d-e
sircd. end.
Col. Stevenson has many import
ant business men who will be in
Skagway to look the field over
this summer. Some of them have
planned to make iuvsetigations
relative to starting certain Indus
tries which will ultimately build up
a pay roll in this city if placed.on
;i permanent basis. It is the de
sire of the leaders to make the city
as attractive as possible.
IMS FORM
NEW LI
Cous«antinople, May 24 — The
Tur.rs have formed a new .fighting
line at the Mesopotamia front Tliey
have lelnfoTced all of •♦heir front
rank with fresh troops and are) mat
ing ready to put up a stiff resist
ance to the combined forces of
Russia and England {
SEN"ATE WILL NOT
CONFIRM RUBLEE
Wasnington, May 24—The efforts
of the administration to Jxave the
senate reconsider the nomination
of Rublee as a membeT of the trade
commission has failed.
COPrER
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fifty. ' 1
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MEXICAN LEADER
WHIPS TROOPS
. INTO FORM
30,000 Men Under CarttMU* Leader
Are .Vow in Training la Big Bend
0iMrjet. All aM| in Fighting
Form and go Through military
Movements.
PUZZLE TO OFFICIALS
Army Officials on Border Cloeely
Keep Tab on All Loaders in
Me.xko. Cannot Account , for
Lanit- Bod)-. Know that Am
ericans Aro Jiot Wanted.
Washington, May 24—General
Jacinto, a Currant commander, is
reported to be concentrating his
effort? in massing thirty thousand
meu iuto-fighting form in the Big
Bend country.
Officials on the border and in
the Interior of Mexico ore uneasy
over the amassing 'of Buch a large
body of meu aud especially1 - since
they are being whipped Into fjght
iug trim. I
The movements of *11 olj the
leaders on the Carrauaa glde^ are
being c'oeeiy watched by thq army
officials. Daily communication is
carried on with the war department
in Washington over the recent de
velopments of the Mexican situa
tion.
At best is in & puzzle for the
army officials to solve. First one
man Is covered and then another
bob; up in another pa-.t of - the
country with a trained body of men
in fighting form. It la known that
tho presence - of the Americana In
Mexico is not wanted by the gen
I eral copulation and the highest of
I ficials. The outcome will only
j solve itself by waiting to see what
j time will add to the situation.
MISSION IS
KEPT SECRET
London, May 24—Prince Von
Beulow, former chancellor hat
been ordered to> leave for Wash
ington. I The special envoy is on
his way to the American capital.
" The mission ha# not beea made
public. It is assured however, that
it is a'special mission. It has been
hinted that he may become the Ger
man ambassador In America and re
place Bernstorff.
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
WILL DECIDE)
Washington, May 84—A tie vote
was recorded over the « Brandies
nomination and -It will be passed
upon »oday by the Judiciary com
mittee • ' I
gamp shew
a. b:s install
[ Installation of officers for Camp
Skagway of the Arctic Brotherhood
was held last night at the Camp
for" the . ensuing year. Dr. L. S. 1
Keller, Past Grand Arctic Chief, ■jvho
has held, practically every office
' in the lodge was the officiating
1 member. The occasion was very sol- ;
oinn and Btately. Withini the mys
tic confines of the Arctic Tempio
the secret work was performed and
the Pas< Grand Arctic Chief turned I
oven- the commanding ^avel to the j
Arctic Chief Elect, Col. W. L. Stev- j
eneou. Speeches were made by the l
installing officer and^the installed
over - the great work done and
sought to be _ done by the brother
hood. '
The officers installed were
Past Arctic Chief A. J. Achison,
Arctic Chief W. L Stevenson, Vice
Arctic Chief J. M. Keller, Chaplin
Andreyv Stevenson, Recorder W. E.
Burford, -Keeper of Nuggets Tony
Dortero, Camp Cook Gordon Powell,
Trail Guide Crede Bonesbrake, Trail
Blazer Mike Rose, Toll Gates Vin
cent Dortero. The trustees whio re
ceived tfee charge were Fred Fon
10, A. J. Achison, Viu,cent Dortero
and W. Hillery.
MARINES POLICE
BEBEUSLAHD
Santa Domingo,' May 24—Until ■
such time as the condition on, the i
island is definitely settled It will
be policed by a system of consta
bulary under the United States Ma
rine. Very little difficulty ia being ;
experienced at the present time but
conditions are still in an unset- :
tied state. ]
Marines continue to guard the
larger towns and especially this :
city. The rebels have retreated to i
the outlying- portions of the island
but threaten'to break loose at the
first opportunity. Law and order
are rapidly being brought to the is
land under the system now in op
eration. "
BRYANISMOROPS
WITH LEADERS:
Chicago, May 24—ProhlbionistB
have been considering nominating
William Jennings Bryan for presi
dent of the United States on, thier
national ticket. The wave for Bry
aninn has taken, a sudden flop by
his recent declaration that he would
not endorse national prohibition.
Bryan has informed the leaders in
the prohibition party that the will
not be able to support their party,
while he believes in the general
cause he J cannot see his way to
come cut for national prohlitiobn
and the support of the party.
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ITWSVSTSTS
See Window Display
P. H. GANTY
PROTEST FILED
WITH ENGLAND
OVER MAILS
Message In Hand ou Depattnieyit of
State and is Rigorous in De
iiiuud for Non-intiwentlon of
Great Britain With Mails to U. S.
DUPLICATE FOll FRANCE
Is Combination of Series of Nofcep
Over Same Matter. Foicign De
partment Has Rapt csenled Eng
land as Taking Jfofn-interveo
tiou Attitude To waul U. S. Ser
vice.
Washington, May 24—'President
lVil*H)n has reviewed the official
;iotes sent to and from the United
States to Great Britain over the
seizure of mails consigned to this
jountry. After lie had spent soma
utle t'me In conference with, the
eading cabinet members he sum
noned the secretary of fctatq and
nformed him that the completed
Iraft lor the protest would ba hand
:d the department of state.
The note at the presemt timee is
n «he hands of the department of
itate and awaits transmission • to
-oudon. The note In. eubstancq is
i rigorous protest by th^ United
states to the -interference with
nails consigned to this country.
It is the culmination of a series
>f notes-sent to and from the capi
at to London over the same affair,
rhe foreign department in London
ias twice cabled the United States
hat England had decided to assume
i non intervention attitude toward
kinericKn mail service. Th« mas
sage will be cabled some time this
norulng.
A duplicate will t»0 forwarded the
"reach government, who are also
m plicated in the recent seizure*.
JRAXMES IS PASESD
BY COMMITTEE
Wasnington, May 24—The com
nittee has made a favorable re
iort on the nomination oC Brandies,
rhe vote was ten to eight. It r®
:ulted in strictly a party vote and
lot on the charges as laid against
"oe nominee.
ELECTION DATE
SET JUNE 6TH
E. A. Rasmuson, has received an
official communication from Judge
Jennings setting -the date of the
election to determine; whetheror not
the majority of residents desire li
quor licenses to be issued in, Skag
way. 1
The date bas been, set for Tues
day, June 6th, from 9 a. _m. until
8 p. m. The ilUe was formerly
named a* June 1st, but has been
changed to the above date.
The qualifications for voting at
the election, are that a man must be
a citizen of the United Statse and
a resident of Stag-way. The num
erators appointed by ^the commis
ioner have taken the names of
all persons in Skagway whom they
found. The fact .that one's name
does no* appear on the book' does
not disqualify him from voting, you
will be sworn and your vote sealed
in an envelope. 1
FRENCH RETAKE
DOUAMQNT
Louden, May 24—After j terrific
fighting which the press in Paris
described as a 'murderous struggle
for position, the French have re
captured Fort Dauamont.
The French retook the strategic
position only after many hours of
difficult bombardment and with
great lc«s to their ranks. The Ger
mans were the lightest loosers but
eveu at that their loss was mon
strous. 1
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Washington, May 24 >— Gossip
amongst the political leaders in
dicate that -Cummins will with
draw in favor of justice Hughes.
Burton has been mentioned for
rice president. '
ROOSEVELT AS WITNESS
Washington, May 24—Roosevelt
appeared as a witness for the of
ficers in the Riggs National ^ Bank
perjury case.
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