AMERICAN CONSULATE DESTROYED BV MEXICANS
Shippers Give In—Longshoremen Back to Work
MEXICANS Bl'i
U.S. PROPERTY
EL PASO, June 9—Tbe American
consulate at During© City was
burned last night during an anti
Aojerican demonstration by angeri<1
Mexicans. The cust<xms inspect
ors have placed truards at the in
ternational bridge and ore refusing,
to aliow AmericajvB 10 pass over into
the foreign terrvtorv.
10 RUSSIANS!
LONDON, June 9—The Russian i
succfesats agains* the Austriane are |
more inrj»rtant than appears *roiu |
the first announcement of their bat-!
tits and carefully ?hc ufjht out cam- !
paign. Reports of a deiad'd sweep i
o' the field by the Russians has i
rwachid this city. Tiie number of
men and quantity of sullies cap- I
tured is uot known *o the war de
partment.
W. C. T. V. TO MKKT WITH
TKKKITOKIAL I'HKSIDKM
The W. C. T. U. will meet to
nleha with Mrs. L. A. Harilson at
her tame to visit wl'h Mrs. Cornel
ia TemjJleton Hitfcher, Territorial
i'reaidmt o>f the Woumns Christian
Temperance Union.
The meeting ha*- been called for
eight p. m. sharp ar4 all inombers
of the organization are urgently re
uat-sred to be in attendance. Mrs. |
H»fche' will leave foi the interior I
iu a few days to work thru the
U>«m Jn the interior in the cause I
of prtvloilion. She is to be ao- !
eompunied by Miss Margaret Kern
*n. who will also te'p her in the
work.
LEADERS SEEK
I
CHICAGO, June 1)—Both conven
tious in this city are working for
u-u'inoiiy and a* tue same time
ou y with 'heir nlatiomis. Itae
■iuthasiasr' for Roobevelt with, tue
pri-gresfciveis romajuo high.
Xi-e .sationai prvl'ibition plank
advocates by 'he w« mans suffrage
movement was lost '>y a high ma
jority .'he general ht-lief was tmut
i' saould be left *0 the stales tv.
determine whether or not they
waiiud the liquor traffic within
tuelr Mates.
The wouians organization have
eudorsed William Ij.lmore, the se
lected .i ^ional cumu.itttt.maii from
Aia.^ka to succeed Shackleford.
hl'KClAL COiUSSrOXDKNT
UOVKUS SKAGWAY
'ihe Seattle Post Intedligemcer on
Sundu.v, June 4th puolisihtd a long
oa-ticle viiiich takes up ~ver five
columns* of reiuiin^ matter on Skag
ivay. The article is written. by
Frank . Carpenter ana while we
have not had the time to give it
clo^e scrutiny it is understood tfluu
tue article is not true iu all Te
aptcls uu the historic conditions in
the ear!y times.
he gives a descupticn of the
early dance halls, Soapy Smith tind
the old times then launches foirtli
oa the present conditions covering
th>> homey, schools and needs of
the people.
SI'l-H 1-VL CATTLI, TRAIN OUT
\V. P. White wili leaye on the
*pet: ; freight train this afternoon
for the Interim* taking with him
Sti hea of cattle for Fairbanks.
The cattle arrived in excellent
shape ard have been in the pens
since last night. They will be
loaded in cars and shot over the
summit thence down the river to
their una I destination.
HAVE YOU A DOUBLE?
¥ Tow many men in town are
* * exactly like you in size,
proportions and personality?
You cannot reasonably expect
to <^>t clothes that suit you as
perfectly as those that are
"built around" your own par
ticular self.
Here it costs you nothing ex
tra to sccure clothes made to
your measure from fabrics of
your choice, exactly as you di
rect- and by the best journey
men - tailors in the country.
Many desirable models and
hundreds of tasteful fabrics
await your selection.
Made by B. Stern & Son,
New York
HI I y *T fj THE HABERDASHER AND
• • L# I 1\ V rl LADIES' FURNISHER!
Broadway between^ I"hird and Fourth Phone 41 C73
ilEDOT :o PULL
8UT BIG VOIt
CHICAGO, Juud 9—Republican
lwulors have a<iaui ted that Hugh-,s
would gat more votee on the first
ualkt for the President of the Un
iiteU States than any ol hiis ouiniptJt
itors. Tiey have "oiUuulteti that h.ci
.trenglh to be btf.wetn 175 u-u<l
i25 ballots.
itoahtveit is ejCinaied to be
abou< JuU oil Dhe tirat bailui, bat
.aiu.t iluit liis volo will grow by
•lis oliuiiuajtion of tiie favorite 9011s.
At tin* it was thought that it
would be better to aiio^t the plat
form and clear all otner t>usiuess
off the caleudar tt^&ire uomiuutiug
the candidates but a vigorous pro
test was placed before tue body
with th result that t >e uoouiiuatlon
will taku precedtiaue over the plat
form issues.
It is understood th*i Root will
pull a ht^-vy vote from the New
York t'.t legation but is noe expect
ed to jlay an important j^-rt in t.ie
nominations as all U10 delegates
have admitted tha< tne scrap will
be between Hughes amd Roosevelt.
Geer» - Perkins, chai;mtn of the
progi essive party ij t.t the canven
tion r laving an Important part for
the prcgrresslvee and Mr. Rooisevelt.
He is recorded with frcying:
"We are for Roosevelt to the
enKl and insist he should be nomin
ated. We are wilbng to m: et the
republr.ums half way in the iuteiest
(>f harmony. Aiid we re(pe. t that
harmi'iiy is not uajwxssarily predivt
'*! on • tie nomination o<f Roosevelt."
Cliauncey M. Dm.ew, of New
York, :t! rived today He is a dele
gate to the convention and will
vote for Ulihu Root.
*'I am going to open headquar
ters tomorrow for Col. Roosevelt, j
wae.e 1 intend to mee* and talk to j
del gales to the republican' nation- j
.il convention," said MoG'iWtih.
Roottvtit already has republican
headquarters hero in charge of
Geotge von L. Moyer.
Col. Roosevelt at his home in
Oyster Bay is koqpinj! in close touch
with developments in Chicago by
long distance telephone. His aidi s
In C i1on®o make report to him sev
eral limes a day. It is said.
PIUNCFSS ALICE TO
OPEN SEASON
The Princess Alice will make her
maiden £,ea«ons trip to this port on
the 1-ttu. It is scheduled to sail
from \ancouver the lOtto witiii a
large tourist crowd aiboard. It
will clear this por* on the 15th.
An error occurred In yesterday's is
sui\ announcing that it was the So
phia.
WILSON RAPS
WASHINTON, June 9—Secretary
of I abor Wilson sen» Lhe following
telegram to Secretar MGdseji, of
tlie Long..hoi emtm'tt Association of
jeauit: "1 have tr.eu advised of a
•strike oi tne lonigshomnen of the
r'ucifie ccatft, effecrivfc Juue 1, '16.
tour attention is Willed lo section
IX of in' agreement entered into by
t.io Water Front Eluployeis' Un
ion and tlie International Ixjng
.hori men's Associati..ji( December
2i">, 1 y 15, to which Jtowland B. Ma
Wiiiv, c uamlHsloiier of conciliation,
l.'nit d states d i iriment of labor,
\viiB witness, whlrh. reads as fol
lows:
" "Tnis agreement to remain in
full rtic6 and ettov lrom .December
31, 1915, and to continue in ef
fect thereafter un< il eHher party
hereto thall give notice to the oth
er Darfy, in writing of thed. sire i
to have the samo caanged.
" 'Such notice most be given at I
;ea>t sixty days prior to aajd
chauge going into effect.'
"'lhe itatement l"»t you are not
proposing to change t.he agreement,
but t'i cancel it, d»:».i\us no one.
You cannot oaaoel aiwli an agree-!
mer.t. without changing it to some- j
thing else.
"The American labor movement
has built up an anviablo reputation
for living up to <ts contracts, even
where it hoe Jwid to forego tempor- j
a*r> advantage 'a order to do so.
Mo union can long exert an in
•Uience for good wluch. dalibemti ly
violates Its contract for temporary
gain. Where tlie honor and lirt;g
rity of any union can be just as
sail d on the grounds of b"d faith,
a s^rirus injury Is done to the fu
ture welfare of thj wi-.ge workers
everywlieie, either union or non
unioii. The average workingntan hflfi
littU elte to lose than his honor
and integrity. When that is gone
he i; in u sorry uli-ht indeed. May
1 uct, therefore, earnestly urge
you, and through vou, the members
of your union to return to work un-|
der the terms or tl e contract of
December 23, 1915, and poinding
the notice provided for in the con
tract illow the d*>P»rtment of la
bar to use its good offices in bring
ing about an adjustment of any
just grounds for dispute.
CABLE IS REPAIRED
The Burnslde has been busy all
morning making rt-parrs cn the
cable in the Southeasetrn district.
Very little matter has been sent
over the wire shicji last night, ow
ing to the repairing of the cable.
| Cookies, Fancy Biscuits, I
S c
1 Crackers, etc. |
* Whether in bulk or packages, you will be sure of uniform
+
» ueuier m uuik ur ,yuu ««» ^ w* MM.^
quality and freshness, Then purchasing this important J
article of food from us.
•f
* We carry a full line of National Biscuit Packages goods at £
3 15c, 2 for 25c, 6 for 70c. Bulk Cookies from 20c to 30c per lb. £
See Window Display
P. H. GANTY
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WAVES WASH
CHEW ASHORE
LONDON, Jane 9—Twelve sur
vivors irarn the cruiser which, was
si ruck by a torpedo or mine have
been washed ashore ol a raft. They
are fro™ the HaanpaMre which, car
ried ord Earl Kitchener to his
death.
HUSBAND SLAIN BY WIFE
VANCOUVER, WA^H., June 9 —
S. i'. Mitchell, a clerk was shot
in Uia home with a rifle at the
htnds of his wife and died an hour
afterwards. The wife and the de
ceased had quarreled in a thraatre
in i,-ic afternoon and resumed the
quarrel upon the rot urn home when
tiie husband threatened to leave
heme. It is reported that he was
packing his grip to leave when his
wi-'e bh«_t him. A daughter wit
nessed the deed.
I>Kt I's SEND LOOGERS
TO HOSPITAL
SEATTLE .June 9—Three men
rushed to the hospital in this city
suffering from the effects of drink
ing Hoffman drops, a seductive noli
alconolie drug, whxe principle com
ponsnt is ether. Ti;e meai are log
gers an 1 claim thJU tliey procured
the dt'ig without a peracription.
City directives are investigating the
ease.
JOHN ON SCHEDULE TIME
The Prince Joh'i has been re- j
ported out of Wrangell at nine this
morning. It is scheduled to reach
here Saturday nigV a' six p. m.
0. W. Fowell .local agent was not
able to iniform th-> Alasakn as to I
the amount of cargo it carrie<U»ut j
heli< ves that it h is a full cargo
and heavy passenger lis'* lor this
port.
PARTY PLATFORM
IS DRAFTED
WASHINGTON, June 9—Presi
dent W"son will select a man for
the chairman of the national coni
miu. e who will a£i as his prsonale
representative at the convention.
The draft of tile democratic plat
form hag been completed and is
uow .ready to be presented at the
St. Louis, convention. All of the
democratic leader? are in close
touch w'th the happenings of the
Chicago convention
RUSSIA SWEEPS
ENTIRE FIELD
PMTROGRAD, June 9—The Rus
sians have captured Lutsk and the
capture has carried with it a large
number of prisoners. The ever in
creasing victories c-f the Russians
aos inspired the commanders to the
a^c^mpl'VinnettB of great deeds. A
vast army campaign, has been be
gun antl the Russians are sweeping
everything' before them .
F1KKVKN TO LAV PLANS
tXJH CELEIIHATIOX
Owing to the unusual rush of so
cial aud civic matters scheduled
:or last week end 'he firemen post
poned their regular business meet
ing but a meeting has been called
for this ooming Saturday night at
8:30 V. m. in the Fire Hall.
At this meriting all business per
taining to fire and its protection
will be discussed in open forum by
the members of the department.
Chief Bender will appoint a com
mittee to consult with: the City
Dads over the Fourth of July cele
bration.
Who's your Taihr?
WARM weather is about
here to stay and "the
wise ones" are looking
ahead .or distinctively designed
clothes for Spring.
YOU'LL SOON NEED
A NEW SPRING SUIT
A S5URE yourself
** complete satis
faction in fit, fabric
and fashion by hav=
ing us send your
measure and choice
of style and woolen
to Ed. V. Price & Co.
Delivery to suit your
own convenience.
Prices like you
like to pay
WILL
CLAYSON