Show cuba may have independence by chrlot mae it is expected at the war that cuban will be an accomplished fact by next christmas the next step in order now that the platt amendment is accepted by the constitutional convention is for that body to take up and pass an electraj elect ral bill which will provide for an election of all the officers necessary to set up an independent government in cuba it is said here that such a bill is al ready framed and is ready for bion to the convention at any mo nent the yu kon telegraph wire from port simpson up the akeena river to hazelton is finished and yesterday the first telegraph message was sent from port bimpson and received by the may or of vancouver vancouver pol discovered that a shanty occue ed by one george campbell contained an extraordinary quantity of loot the fruit of many burglaries value of the articles Is probably over 8 stolen property included a p noo i f i i |