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DEIOCiSWfEEMISEira
PLANK II NATIONAL PLATFORM
Jtaa Franci'co, July 3—The Al-j
;uska plank 'a the platform adopted,
by the convention r^ad3 >n part as
follows —
We command tli® democratic ^
administration for inaugurating a;
11<-W policy as to Ala'ka evljeno |
ed by the construction, of the Al-I
a'ka ra'lroaj and the opening of the
ci»al Halt 3!> 1 we declare for the
modification of the exiting coal |
laud !av«» to promote the d^-vlop
7U».nt o.' the , oal fields.
We a^K for much chang*3 in th°
fore»l.ry control as w'll perm" the
iuim?dlate «.:it'ation of the paper1
pulp indi'Hrv and we urSJ the spoedt
parage of law containing the os
s^ntlr;l f-atur®s of tli® Lane Curry
bill.
Wo favor the fullest meastiro of
territorial sejf government w'th the
view to'.iltimcte statehood with Juris
diction over ih« gam® an:l fisheries.
AVe btl-'evp that ell official3 ap
pointed should be qualified by pre
vious bona l'da residence in th*
territory and recommend a com
pr. hWVR system of road buiUlin
w'th the approbation and full exten
sion. of U)e federal! road net to Al
aska and for the extension to Al
aska of the federal farm loan act.
Seattle, July 4—On® thousand
dollars wh'ch ha5 be°fl depo9'ted ia
th* police s'-at'oa as ball mon'y by
Convention Dope
Fats Cable Out
Commission
At two o'c'ocfc on Fr'day the catt
le w rnt ouc of conuni's'on and no
until yesterday d'd tt' rece'v any
tb'ng oy '"Ire and 'h'n only by
•lie fcr^slght and coilrtesy of S°r
geant Ryan operator 'n vhaTSe of
the Fort S«ward table off'c0.
TIk' cable's broken, between Skag
different rr'?oners cia-.-vd w 'th v a fl
ees t times stic misdemeanors has
myster'ously dlsappoar«'d having ben,
•''tol0:i from the strong box.
v.-ay and Han es and so the messac®
for Skasway wer« taken off by ser
geant Ryan who brought tliem up
pT'iMil'ly jVtorday in h's own mot
Loat. "
Westcotta and 9<>goant.
Hvac rr.ad<? srransoiiH'iit'i to have
the cajles com® up today on-tlie
Eslett'lh he!'ce we are ivble to k'v"
the news up to about noon.
It is i! r.de.Vood that steps ar
l>e]n; takeu to have <he cable re
paired as *oon as possible .
Owing to som<> unaccountably r>-a
son the caMe9 d'd not orriv« on
th*' Est^b'tr. today from Ha'nes &
we have Deen unable to get any.
vires from the Dom'n'oa l'ne at,
Whittho.se.
The Stars and Stripes
We will not be open for business Monday
July 5
We believe in showing honor to Old Glory
Independence Day
BanK of Alaska
A
New Stock
ChickFood for Sale
7 cents per pound
P. H. GANTY
| The Sk.ijway Fourth of Julyj
Cib'bra'lon v.as a succe"3 in ev®ry
' sfnr-e o! .he word and " J'0,111
do not bcl'cvo it you may ask any
bey. ®.lrl, mart or ■woman.'that'yov
j and soo if't was not.
From th* grand ball on Safut'- j
'day ii'slit until the last nra'n»'of j
j the mjsic at the hall on Mom-!
i day n*Sht th'r? was not a ripple to
| mar the pleasure of rll who'car
■ ej for any o:' Ur" var'tvl amusement"
I off ere;! i)v ri'.f tireless comjnitt^o'ulio
i hid the affair In charge.
I Yost'rday moni'rg the kldd'cr'and
j grown tips wtrt> out early and'Uie
I sports romn .t'iiccd by a number of
events pulled off on BroadWa5".
At 11 o'clock the boy3 ba'o bail
game vva3 played at tit3 Athletic,
grounds.
This was a very intereH'ns'gaine
of sc-vc-:; innings and many of th
player* showed r<al base Dall t'nibcr
and no oubt some of thctn w'll be
heard from '« league games 1,1't'nie
to come.
Directly after lunch th<rP wits a
noth'r program of s;>ort along,,
Broadway and many ingenious tvre
tlie races anf exhibitions of prowe95.
Mi the pan of the girls an^ boy*
anil nearlyi every one of the p.trticM
pants received a pr'ze of some k'nd |
At 2:.'»0 the bis? gam" of ballI
was played between the Swatter8-1
aaj tho iilrgger3 oiif" tii's wa» a
re. I fame as the ®cor° w'll show.
Cleon A'k who Occupied thp,
mound for tb» Slugger3 was in his
b«st form and many of the old!'mer
said that he pitched a3 good a
gam0 y^'eriTy as he he did in h'8
bt-sj day3 wl.' n we had ball play
lng more often.
*>au!t would tip in the
box for the Swatter8 and showed,
that he could "come back" for with
a l'ttle be|ter support the 'core,
might have beell different, lii3 pitch
lug was a surprise to the Sluggers.
| R'ynoldson wa3 in form nnd'matle
s>:tnt. ir.ighty 8wat8 at the a'r
and connect'd every t'me.
| The principal performer however
| was a new 8tar in the Ba3e 3?all
| firmament and to 8ay that the
, largo audience was amazed is jraw
| 'ng it mildly.
| When Hcwanl Ashley. who lias
| lived 'a S3iagway for n'gh onto
twenty-I've fears walked out into j
t!)<> field and took position bc-1
hind tli3 pitcher, pulled down'hiS(
cap and ye'ed "Play Ball'" a might :
chi.'Or >vent uo for while they d'd'not ,
kr • - that the many time" <*-1
mayor oeen. studying the book,
they k:>cw that thcre would be a j
perfectly goodgam0 and that,, j
close dcc's'cn. would be on the j
square.
Following is thc line ut>:—
.iLUGGERS
Ask, Harry
Head, Shorty
ASK. Cleoj, |
Kckirt. J.
Rap zzl. Ctas.
McBi-len, W.
Gutfe'dt. A.
Flynn. Ow?n
Mulvlh 11, ' Jl'ckey"
SWATTERS
Cole, c. C.
I'.lanchard, A. O.
It, yuoldso :< L.
CJaiift. Lee.
Curtis, Chas.
Pr'ess Wm
Runn*lls. Dr.
Johnston, Hal.
Smith, M. M.
The 'core stood six to thr^o
in the seventh Inning in favor of th
Syatler- thus giving them first moil
ty.
After the gam<> the crowd o?a'n
"•u. •gftf over to Broadway and th®
rest of thQ sports wcr© completed,
the list beinq too long to Y>ermit of
a de'aM'd account.
Eur'ng the day a number of ten-!
nis ga:nes were played and th®, |
event3 wjll be chronicled on Thurs
day as tli . data wus not available |
today.
The d-nnc* last n'ght which start
(d o.i i ho Klk3 Tennis court.,
and endrd 'n Elk3 hall was aga'n a
mon enjoyable one and attended by
most of 'he society folks of the city,'
as well as b - many of the "strangers
within our gates" who took tth's
opportunity of meeting Skagway at
first hard.
Although the Fourth of July j
oasscd o't in patriotic and enthu'Ia
t'c pastime and while not up to
former ctlebrations ia b'snes3 and J
attendance She solrit was there
just the samo and cyeryoii0 wt>n
hnnie fi'el'i't; better for 'Oe ii<\»<jay.
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] "Washirgton, Jul/ 4—Sc i ttor Hard
: 'n;, pcompnnied by hi3 wife left,'
I Washington tc day *n an automoD'l<=.
| The candidate -for the Pre8ldcncy'ls
returrJng to Us home la order to at
tend.
tion.
Skagway Real
Estate Active!
There ha* been qu'te a bit of ac-j
tn'ty In real estate during the pastj
few weckss.
Bestdt* the sal0 of 'he Webster
home to Dr. Runnalls, Mrs. Hogan,!
solds one of her cottages to Fred
Story, section foreman of SItagway,
on 1 Hi avenue.
Also lira. McKenzie sold her pret- j
ty bungalow on ISth street to Gene:
Sm'th who new occurpless It.
The sale °f 'h0 old home of Sirs.
Margeret J. Smith, was put thro
by PiiU Abrahams lasst week where
fy Ed. Morton becomes the pos
s-e!>3,->r of tlii3 rfce place. It con
sists of two lots and a three rom.
cottage Wh'ch Ed ®ay3 ic big en
ough for present condition3,
LEW'S MIS
Seattle. July 5—Donald Le'liey.
son of Maur'cfl D. Leehej-, M ho was
appointed to W«®t Point by the late
Charles Sulzuer is here on a furlougi
IJ< utenant Leehey ha9 just gradu
ated and w'll remain h»ro lor his
vacation prior to be|ng assigned to
duty which w'll be soon.
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick? of San. I
Franc'-sco returned yeHerdffly from |
th!'ir tr'ii to AUin, Carcross. Wh'te
hcrse '!!id Dawson.
Dr Frederick8 ai'd his wife have I
traveled quite extensively and bot):
are un<jual'flldly earnest in'the ex
pressions of nirpric and delghi at I
• h1 raagnif'cieot scenery and varied |
places of interest to the tourists.
Dr. Fredericks js firm in h's be- j
l'ef of the rapid development of]
the many re-'ources that are lying d'
mant In the great aorthland and
predicts a g:pat future for YuSioo
and Alaska territories.
Mr and .Mi-'. C. F. Johnson of
Pasadena are among the California
t'.i'risfs who have b"cn visit'ag thj
north.
Mr. an 1 Mr". Johnson have ma do
the trip to Dawson, Whitehorse Car
cross and Atl'n and ar® more tiy.
del'gh'ed w'tt the pleasure® of tli°
north. ' ,
After Balloting Continuously
Until More Than Twenty-two
Votes Are Taken Delegates
Are Unable To Reach a
Decision—Recess Declared
Until Today ¥/hen Gov. Cox
Forces Break The Deadlock
Just fcefor* go'ng to jiress a wir®
was received from Wh'teliorse,
stating that Governor James J
Cox of Ohio has been, nominated on
the .forty fourth, ballot.
The uam« of the vice-pres'dent'al,
nom'nee was not given and it 's,
thought he has not yet teen, aom!nj
aU'd.
Fir^t Ballot:—The Democrats vot
ed for ti'entyw thre® candidates tind
of these He A do o and Palmpr were
the strong one9, McAdoo lead'ng
Palmer w'th 2GC as against 25G for
the Attorney General wh'le tli'rd In
the ll«t Wfta Cox of Oh'o, on whom,
the wet adherent3 in the l>arty be
stowed 134 votes.
The othar vote3 were scattered 'o
f.iv^rlte finng of tlv^Hifrrfnt states
Stcond Ballot McAdoo 2S9. Palm
er 204. Co.v 159 and other wldo
ly soa'ter°d.
Thirs bnUci McAdoo 328% IVm r
V-fX 177.
Fourth Ballot, McAdoo 395
Palrn'r 254. Cox 177.
FT'li Ballot McAdoo 357, Palmar
214, Cox 181.
S'xtli Baliot McAdoo 3C8. Palm
er 265 Cox 195.
Seventh ballot McAdoo 3S4. Palm
or 2S7 Cox 295.
Kighth ballot, McAdoo 380, Cox
315, Palmar 2G2, Texas sn-ung to
McAdoo.
Ninth Ballot. McAdoo 3S5. otliT
the '"'nip as oefore.
Elevtnth Ballot, McAdoo 375,'Co:
332. raln^r 253.
Twelvth Ballot McAdoo, 375, Cox
404 Palmer 201 Bulk Iow.a and 111
inil's wjut to Cox.
Thirteenth Ballot McAdoo 3G9 Cox
428. Palmer 193.
Fourteenth baljot, McAdoo 355,
Crx 113 Palmer 167.
15, lC, 17. 18, 19, 20. 21, remain
the same. .
Twenty seCCnd Ballot McAdoo 372
Cox 480, Palmer 1C6.
Adjourned until Monday.
3''at*If, July 5—Th« Groat North
rni express train west oound from S1
Paul wa» wrecked yesterday when,
the • lig'ne jumped the track at Cas
cade K< cth<ll\
Tha engineer- Otto Vige, pf
Everett vid tile fireman, A. H. War
it<v of l-. av . .vorth were killed.
Two :: t!iips who were rid'ag the
bUiul u-vsos'' were also killed.
The cause of the accident ha9 not
bo'ns ascertained.
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ION ROUTE
THE GATEWAY ROUTE OF
COMFORT SERVICE SAFETY
for
Yukon Territory, Atlin District and
Interior Alaska
Through Tickets to and from Dawson'
Fairbanks, and all Interior Alaska
and Yukon River Points.
During the season of navigation our fleet of modern steam
ers wili operate regularly the entire length of the Yukon
River and Its tributaries.
Daily train service(except Sunday) between Skagway and
Whitehorse. Parlor observation cars on every train
Full information regarding passenger and freight rates
upon applying to
H. Wheeler, General Hanager
Skaguay, Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building, Seattle, Wash.