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Charleston, \V. Vu., May 20—With
sever. ! hundred delegates in at
teiida >e. i he Republican State
Cmvt -.lion was called in this city '
to.! by t":.airman Thomas J. Sher
r.in! Changes in rules governing
ekvti-n of delegates to the next
itio* 1 convention and changes in !
t Ue b isis of representation were
iUatte.-s scheduled for discussion.
in connection with the appoint
ment o^ delegates to the present
convention :t was noticed that
cach district was represented by one
delegate for each 250 voters con
t buting to the combined vote of
the Republican Progressives iu the
.
.\cu York, May 20—Models rep
• renting an acre of western yel
low nine laud in a national forest
o* the southwest before and after
Ic.ggiiiL; were shown here today by
: lie government forestry bureau in
W.i.- ~ton at the opening of the
t -rests products exposition. In the
model showing the stand before the
1 mberuan goes into it the trees
lunge from those only a few years
t>id to large, overmature, s'ag-head
;'d individuals more tha<i ready for
the .i\. In the secoud model the
mature trees aud all the others
lafB'T than ,l certain diameter have
1- eti cut and made into logs and
«• i .wood. Special attention is call
the low cuttting to avoid uu-;
hi rsi.iry waste.
MOVEMENTS OF
THE RIVER HIS
\Vhi ehorse, Y. T., May 20—The!
1Y. N. steamer Canadian was at i
V ikon Crossing at t> o'clock last
!i her w >• down to Selkirk
to get ei ;l service hors"s for Yu
T: e boat will then re
turn to ( rma.k.- for r>assengers.
s uot yet arrived
New York May 20—Discussion
ot legislative Issues affecting indus
tries, with James A. Emmery as the
principal speaker, was the important
business before the second closing
sessions o*' the nineteenth annual
convention of tho National Asso
ciation of Manufacturers here today.
Reports on legislative issues wore
made by committee 011 Jmmigratiou,
uniform state laws, patents, etc.
C. J. Medzikhovsky, commercial
attache to the Imperial Russian Em
bassy at Washington, Manuel Gon
zolc, 2., consul general i'or Costa
Rica in New York, and other prom
inent men, spoke 011 export trade
opportunities iu Russia, South An>
erica and West Africa. An iunova
t'ou hase been planned for the ban
quet tonight when the wives and
daughters of the attending dele
gates and visitors will le seated
a* the regular tables instead of in
the galleries as heretofore. Among
the speakers at the banquet will
b® Curtis Guild, formerly governor
of Massachusetts, and later ambas
sador, to Russia. One oc the inter
esting side* features during the
convention has been an elaborate
exhibit devoted to the various
phases of fire prevention in fac
tories and all industrial plants.
JAPAN TO SPEND
element of Japan will expend
9000 at the Panama-Pacific lCx
pesition next year. In addition ti>
ij almost priceless exhibit of rare
tapestries, lacquer work ;u:d paint
logs an exhibit will be made of
Japan's industrial progress. The Jap
anese pavilion will be built in lite
historic architecture of Nippon. The
grounds, covering five acres, will
bo transformed by Jap.iuese laud
scape gardeners. It is said that up
on the conclusion of the exposition
the building, which is upon the I'n
*ed States Presidio reservation,
will become the property of the
government, the gift of Japan to the
lrnited States.
The Peterson got in from Haines
it 11:30 a. m. today with Major
Brooke, Dr. McBrayer and Mrs.
Potter as passengers.
Gentlemen: Our
Spring and Summer
Suits
Hats, Shoes
Rain Coats, Furnishing: Goods, Etc.
Are Now On Display
Suits Hade to Your Heasure
At $18 and Up
When in Need of Goods in Our Line Come In
and Look Over Our Stock
:No Hard Feelings and No Harm Done
If You Do Not Buy
STORE OPEN EVENINGS
H. J. LYNCH
The Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE 41 SKaGWAY
ill. S. SUPREME COURT FINALLY
| DECIDES HAINES TOWNSIIE CASE
Haines, May 19—A. K. Mackin
tosh roceived a letter the T)ther
dav from L. P. Shackelford, convey
i»g the information, that the writ
o' certiorari has been denied by
the supreme court, in the case of
Hinchman and others against Sol.
Kipinsky, involving the ;We to the
greater part of the business por
tion of Haines In favor of the
. claimants, claiming adversely to
Eipinsky. This case has been in the
courts practically for the last fif
teen years and has cost the ligi
' gants on both sides thousands of
dollars.
J. W. Combs one of the appli
cants for the office of Deputy Un
ited States Marshal, at this place,
wont to Juneau on the Spokane, it
is thought in the interest of his ]
application; and yesterday morning
t io stor!; took advantage of his ab
siiice, and left a boy baby at bis'
house.
The church services 011 Sunday
evening were well attended, and
Rev, Wlnterberger preahced a vee y
Interesting sermon. He took for
his subject "Mother." The music
was excellent. The male <lioir from
Fort Seward was present and favor
ed the congregation with several
very nice selections, The mixed
choir of Haines also re.nlered ex
cellent music; indeed, fiey both
d'd so well that it is hard to tell
which was the better of the two
choirs.
H. P. M. Birklnbine will be a
p.icsenger on the Peterso.i Wednes
day for Skagway, where he will be
engaged in some survey work.
The body of Sergeant Conway who
died at Fort Seward last week was
shipped out 011 the steamer Spokane.
It will be taken to San Francisco
for burial.
WILL NT HUN
FOR GOVERNOR
New York, May 20—Ex-Presi
1 dcu* Theodore Roosevelt arrived
I here today. He bars pol'tical talk,
I but says, however, that he will not
enter the race for governor of the
| state.
Charlotte, N, C., May 20—Vice
Fr-sideut Marshall was scheduled to
make the chief address at this
I town's celebration of its Declara
tion of Independence. Charlotte
priJes itself on the fact that it
and Macklenberg county declared
tretdom from England Just one year
ahead of 'ho signing of the 1776
1 Declaration.
HE DRAWS~TEN
DAYS' SENTENCE
Charles Anderson, tor being
j caught by Town Marshal Frank
'age on Monday evening 5n a drunk
i.'.d disorderly condition, was placed
• in tin; city bastile to overcome the
i,rfect of his potations ind yester
day afternoon taken before Town
Magistrate Martin Conway, by whom
ho was fined $20 and costs, the
latter mounting to 4.20. Not hav
ing the moiiej; tc pay the fine he is
serving TCn (!ayB jn jail as the al
ternative.
IS ARRESTED
imps
Chicago, May 20—After a search
o two years James Grueabaum, ac
cused of embezzling $25,')00 while
agent of a St. Louis liquor house,
In Nome, Alaska, was arrested hore
yesterday aud held in $10,u00 bail.
GENERAL SYBOD
OF LUTHERANS
Akron, Ohio, May 20—With del
egates present from all sections of
the country the biennial conven
t'on of the general synod of the
Evtngelical Lutheran Church in the
United States, opened its sessions
li^re today. Many subjects of great
importance to the church are sched
uled for discussion.
JERSEUi
BEIJESTEO
Orange, May 19—The first test
of the new preferential -voting law
pasoed by the last legislature of
New Jersey for commission govern
ment elections Is being made here
Oi'ay. Grange recently adopted the
commission form of iiovernment.
The Good Government League has
maintained absolute neutrality
among all candidates, merely print
ing biographies of all and devoting
its efforts toward educating the
voters In how to take advantage
of the preferential system of vot
ing.
Quality Candy
We have juat opened another
consignment of the splendid "John
ston" line of package chocolates.
This candy la the most popular in
Skagway, due to the splendid qual
ity of the gooda and originality of
the package. Sold froia 50c to
51.00 according te size.
?. fl. GANTY, GROCER
SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
HE'S GLAD
FOB SKI
! Co.'.. Wilds P. Richards'11, presi
dent of the board of-Alaska road
commissioners is a passenger aboard
■ M,e Alameda enioute ;o Valdez.
II; is accompanied by Lieut. Glen
C. Edgerton, engineer officer and
member of the board, who met the
Colonel at Ketchikan.
Speaking of the plans lor the
summer Col. Richardson sttid that
thr appropriation of $125,OoO would
have to be used exclusively for
repairs and maintenance of the
present roads, hence there could
not bo any new work undertaken.
"The tax fund will be reduced and
lie loss of tlio poll tax will make
the general road fund less than
tha* of any previous . year,'' he
said, "but I am hopeful of gettiug
a largo appropriation for 'he next
year. The construction of the rail
road will call for the building of
more and hotter wagon roads to
provide tonnage. 1 am Had that
Skagway will get a road !<, the sum
mit. It means much to the town and
will also bring better business to
'he railroad coirj inj ' lueiu Em
London, May 20—Neurlv five
hu.idred enihusi: ;Ue collectors of
postage stamps assembled here to
day under the presidency of M. P.
Castle, fur the J/itlsh Pli'latelists'
Congress, and for three days the
wonders of the pictorial efforts of
the Universal Postal Union will be
discu sed, 11 usificd and catalogued.
King George, who is a keen collec
ts.*, and who possesses one of the
f.i est < olleetio];:; in the world, will
not attend, but he lias invited his
brother pbi'.atel! us o visit Windsor
;
.
L ao.v being catalogued a* B-.cking
hrm Palace, will, not be ou view,
but the king h.s promivd to pub
finished. A reception 'ouight, a
bu.quet tomorrow night -it the Tro
Ciidero restaurant, aud a garden
party on Friday at the seyenoaks
residence of President Castle, are
included in the program.
BUYS SON TO
GET RICH ESTATE
Vienna, May 20—On the charge
of passing off the infant son of
! a cook as her own, Baroness Zois
j today is awaiting trial f.t Craz,
} Syria. As she had only two daugh
ters the family was not entitled to
inherit an entailed estatg belonging
to an unmarried cousin ot IJaron
Zois. Fearing that she would never
have a son of her own, the Baron
ess agreed to buy the cook's boy
f«r $200, and promised to pay a
nurse $ 100 for arranging the deal.
Discovery of the plot followed her
attempt *o get possession of the
money, she was arrested and later
t"led to throw herself from the
second story window but was pre
vented.
Hi
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Sau Francisco, May 20—The man
agement of tlie Panama-Pacific In
ternational Exposition has an
nounced that the first v/orld polo
tournament will be hold in San
Francisco in IS 15. The event, which
will attract the best polo teams of
a!j countries, will extend over a
period of six weeks from March 15
to May 1 next year. It is expected
thaf 500 of the best ponies in the
world will be shipped to the expos
ition grounds for this fascinating
tournament. The tournament will
be under the auspices of the Am
erican Polo Association, which has
collaborated with President C. C.
-Moore in appointing committees of
t:;e foremost players of the United
States.
SILL BE SENT TO
San Francisco, May 20—Prison
ers hereafter convicted !n the fed
eral court here will bo sentenced
to McNeil's Island, Washington,
instead of to San Quentin.
The City of Seattle is due to
morrow.
" Hard to Fit"
Some men are called
"hard to fit;" others
just think they are.
But any man, of
whatever figure, can
be fitted in clothes
here. We have made
special preparations
for men of odd and
unusual sizes; stout
men, very large men,
tall men. Drop in and
look over the line.
.1... uxs and Shoes
Now on Display
¥ILL CLAY SON—Clothier