ST. LOUIS, Juno 17—The dc.e
gaus, si'liiig in 'he Natioual cou
veutiou put us Hie all loruis ul' busi
Uv^ai taa" uigiit ikud procevtieu w»ta
tue uotuiu.nious. It was a out aud
ilnea ail air aud t»o opp-sitiou dar..4J
coaiie boture tU» body. Woodtow
U lisou was uumUiUil us tue yresi
iltuuul candidate. lie w.is ehe^'ed
lor (or'y ii\e wiautes by tUe demo
cratic enthusiasts.
The light. which has beeu aatkl
paud oyer tue nomination of Mar
suuil did uot appear, liuker, the
personal reprtseututh e of the
prestucut has b<-en workiig to
bring the factious together w«th U.o
let*, it 1^.4. Marsh U' sailed through
wjtu a clean slat ft. It was at the
urgent request of Prasiue^t Witsou
'U-n a tight was not liiuue upon t ie
nomination oi .Marshall for the vice
presidency. Both received the
unanimous nomination i\om tue
delegy t es.
The delegates are busy this moru
lug framing tue platt urm and
working ou detail business matters.
J" la expected th<d the pUUfoim wl.l
be adootcd this aferuoou.
Wilson uas p^oieu uis ncc fi
ance of the nonni-ation and it has
been iead befors the convention. It
briefly calls the attention of the
party 'o the fact that the present
administration na& piloted the na
tion through a period of prospe^ty
and points to the future accomplish
ments of the party.
Ml'SM OVER V
THOUSAND MILKS
Responding to the call of the
mother counTy, two m.n brayed
♦h« *iardshii>s and dangers of mush
ing 'r">m Herschell Island to the
nm>u'h of the Yukon, and *hen came
:ip the river by bo.it to Dawson to
loin ♦he boys who are going out to
enlist.
The men a-re W. W. Annett and
W. C. Kelly. They have received
tl:« h-Wy commendation from all
of th'lr associates for the some
wfhat novel feat of making that long
♦ rtp. The distance mushtd was
over a thousand miies and the call
iuus strongly through their veins,
"flhey '*ill eulist la Victoria with the
Other uoys from the Yukon. They
left on the Prince George this af
ternoon.
MANY PASEXGERS EXROUTE
SEATTLE, June 17—The Mar
l>-vsa left this port on, Thursda
morning at ten, with.' a large 1U
o<£ passengers fo>r Skyway. Wait!
er conditions were ideal and th
majority of the passengers are on
snecial touTing party enroute t
witness the midnight sua on th
\ ukoa.
IROORHWf
FOfiSEfil/iCt
EL PASO, June 1"—Troops ar
being massed ou the border line to
lmmedi^tQ sea-vice. The conditio!
lis becoming serious and, thra^Un
I to bfMk out in'o real warfare. Th
I (Jarran/a patrol has been, double'
| aiud it is known that an utteuy
to sitop any fur ner American in
\at4oa oif Mexican territoiy i
! cOMtwr.. laUd.
Evrj preparation is being mad
today fcrr any eventualities whic
may i^-ise on the bmider ;is tin
reeul- 01" the threatening coiidi
tlons. Tlie war dei»"rUm lit ha
l>een notified of the situuic-n and i
inakiuir ready to meet the coudi
I tiou. —
BOA!DRIVEN ON
BOM n
EUREKA, CAL.. Juno 17 — Th.
steamship Be<ir, which plys on th.
route between Portland. and S;'i
Diego, ran on'o the rocks in a ray
nig stcrnm aear this place. Th<
boat carried a passenger list of om
hundred and eighty two. Fivt
bodies have been picki d up on t!
boach. It 's believed that thJ
lmaj< r*ty have been savtd.
I The storm drove the boat on i
rocky reef which rune out from t''<
bluffs which line the north
eru coast of California. Wire
loss S. O. S. tails were sen]
out from the wrecked ship and bt t
sot ou' in til a storm to give re
lief. They have not all returned
Several life Koats were picked uj
and the passencers saved by the ri
lief boats.
COPPER
TACOMA, June 17—At twen'j
fcijrht thirty seveu and a half.
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PRESIDENT
WILSON
_ ©A fit/CM* flftccr ASSOCTATtay
BROWXSVII.I.K, Juno 17 — A"f
. thn-atvi: jc t-1 • .1 appears on the'
jU>.-j-*r hoiizon. It be t nus all the
, lauiv t ; o- t- i.iis, i.i U d-ii£er\ to
Itliu i.ili lilt: 1t» i 1 i:i >tr town."
land .he Ani-'ritan i.-.t r;sts as J
• ;-«ih u >y rolls by.
, been iriafoitt cl aiul it is re. w *
Know., i .. i .ht >;t-xfi. n p. ;itl ha
hi «:i n tin ned lor t •<: F'trpete of j
c-UiMi ii> with tlu- AiutNlc; u fo cfr
it tuy arc sent acpise the border.
.Not i »ii'y sm b t wlirl a shot
I Ls fir- l from ambush at an Am
■ ericnn trooper.
Time American seld:ets have!
I been st>c t as the rf n't of a raid
|acro«s t';e Artie tcau border la> t i
j night. The r- kolj tvnr® disperse* ;
land put to flight I.1 tlu mall guar j
j of Vuvrii-an troops st :ticnrd ut n
j]»oiiit oeUw this city.
KMPKUOK l)i:AI>
I LONDON*, Juno 17—TI.e death |
| of Franz Joseph has been reported
i The dispatch comes from Vienna.
INPANTKV DEFEATS
RUSSIAN CAVALRY
BERLIN, June 17—The Russians
suiri red a stinging do:rcit on the
Galici;in fror.t iron* at the hands
of 'he Hungarians. The Hungar
ian Infantry cut off the Russian
ewalry in the seuthf rn districts,
i
RUSSIANS SWEEP
6ALICAN FRONT
PETROGRAD, June 17 — The
-tuiuly s\vtk p by the Russians cm
Llie (j.ili"ian fruut continues. The
u(*ie..<iers cannot, rtop tiie steady
oi rhe Black Bear as it rnanch
ts turi/ueh thidr country.
Tup Autstriaiis have be, n forced
I© evacuate Czeiuowitz, the capital
i>f BuKOwina. The Rust-lane have
taken the city and hold it as a b:ise
in.in which their ;u_tions are com
manded.
Ovi-r a hundred and. fifty th»us
ip en have bae-n catpturtd by the
R'lssiacs In their deiensh y cam
paign within the last wetk. The
Invasion. is havitur a telling effect
iilK)n I be Austrians and suanothing
will have *o break betore tue
week is pai*.
FRENCH Ktl'ULSE GERMANS
PARIS, June 17—Tlie Germans
ittacked tho position held, by the
French, at Avocourt last night..
fhey wore repulsed uf* rr some utiff
fighting.
FRENCH OX OFFENSIVE
PARIS, June 17—The French
assumed an offensive campaign late
vesterdeiy and 'his morning. The
French Infantry renetrat: <i the first
Mid second lines of the Germans In
the Vosgee and brought back pris
oners of war.
Cookies, Fancy Biscuits,
Crackers, etc.
in hi]l'< of packages. you will bo sure of uniform
qat'ity :iini fr •-'i u*ss, rlien purchasing this important
article of food from us. »
Wo carry a full lino of National Biscuit Packages goods at
1 ">e, - for 23o, ti for Ti'c. Bulk Cookies from 20c to 30c per lb.
See Window Display
P. li. GANTY«'
TWO battleships
SKNT TO BOTTOM
COPENHAGEN, June 17 — Two
largo German battleships were
!sunk last nig** In the Balitto Sea.
j The dispatch, floes not say from
I what source, bu* It is presumed j
I that they were e&itf to the bottom
j by the Ruseiaa squadron which; is
j carrying on (inactive campaign on
| the Baltic.
IEIMCE
ii skibish
LAREDO, June 17—A skirmish
between the American troops and
Mexican bandits occurred at &an
Ignia<cio, forty miles south of this
city. The bandits swooped down
upon the small detachment of Am-,
ericans fit two in the morning.
Over one hundred Mexicans were
in the skirmish. Two Americans
were killed a.n<l sevpnal wounded as 1
the result of tne fight.
. 1 V.» 41,^, tn
.VI"'or Gray who Is stationed in this
city commanding a company of men.
He immediately commenced pursuit
: of the desperadoes. They had fled
when the major arrived on the
scene of action, but the pursuit Is
being pushed. He may follow them
across the border and try to ex
terminate them.
GERMANS LOSE
COPENHAGEN', June 17 — Thwt
the Germans were the hearies
losers In the naval engagement
winch occurred ,'n tli- Baltic Sea a
few days ago, is now definitely
known. It is known, that they
lorft two auxiliary cruisers, two
armed trawle.u and ten merchant
men.
Smaller low Luilt wa<r boats of
the Russian squadron chased the
mercnaiit fleet and sent it to the
bottoan while the main body of
»he squadron opened broadsde up
on the escortiug guard of the Ger
mans.
The Russiau loss hae net been
stated. It is known that very
few of the Russian fcoats were dam
aged.
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FENCE
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NEW YORK, June 17—At pres
ent the progressives are undecided
a® tu tlie course of action, wiliest!
tliey will take in the coming presi
dential oanwaign. Tue leader.*
luav> TeXuscd to. inform, the press
as • o the plans of the party a.t
title ^re&emt time.
It lias leaded out that they
endorsed a democrat for the gov
ernor of Mils state. Indications ai
so pojur to the swinging of the
progressive vo*e to the lieutenant
governor wiho is a democrat. This
ac>'oai ig not oflicial and is in no
way ije actual following of the
partv
Hughes and his managers are
daily receiving »romiscs from level
ing progressives to support him.
vTlie i publicans will net launch
foimli udou their national campaign
until after the Fourth of July.
uHagiies is slafed to make many
UPeewiies on. that day. His personal
manager jias beeu askt'd *o cancel
some o.' the da<tp as it will be too
strenuous on the campalgnor.
Hig managers are mapping out
his western Itinerary and It will be
announced through tie columns of
ithe press sometime next week.
T ughes is enthusiastic over the pos
8ir ilititis of his uccess and looks
f rward to a general republican. vic
tory. His managers believe t^at
the progressives will come back to
the fold and suppmt a general re
puiblioJjn ticket.
liRA.VD TRUNK HOST
'IX) BUSINESS MEN'
The Grand Trunk Pacific was
the hoet to the business men of
Skagway this noon in a pleasing and
well surrounded luncheon on the
Prince George. The mtmi gathered
at the popular boat a few minutes
beicre tlu? noon hour and were in
vited to inspect the boat.
While the inspection was going
ou Ihe gong sounded the welcome
notes of the luncheoin and they
gathered in the dining saloon to
partake of the satisfyirg elements
which please mankind. Without
exaggerating the tcerie one bit,
every man who passed from out the
dining room wore a smile a mile
long and felt as if, by some hook
or crook, dame fortune bad just re
cently smiled upon him, placing
hiai in. tho milflon dollar class.
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here to stay and "the
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ahead i'r distinctively designed
clothes for Spring.
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WILL
CLAYSON