CONGRESS BEGINS THE TRIMMING
OF ALASKA III PROPER SHAPE
Washington. Feb., 24—The house
committee on appropriations in ro"
por'in-r back to the House of Repre
sentatives the budeet for Alaskacut
the amount asked for by the Federal
Alaska Railway commission from
$13,700,000 to $4, 200,000.
The appropriations for the exteir
tiosi and maintenance oi lighthous
es and the Alaska coast survey and
other aids to navigation were trim
med down considerably.
The committee ordered1 that the
Educational department and. the lave
tigat'on of the miner®! resources, th
maintenance of the reindeer lierd,
and game preservation as well as the)
amount wanted for medical ro^ef
all be r--d
The offices of the Registrar of
the Land Olfic« and the Land Re
ceiver were ordered consolidated !
with the Registrar conducting both ;
the* braoiches of the government |
land office at a salary of $3, 000 pe '
year..
It is thought that the Senate may
.* >store some of the amounts or'g'n
allv asked for when it reaches that
branch of congress.
Philadelphia. Feb., 24— Carclina
Gibbons presented a resolution a
the 'risli Catholic convention whicl
is now in session in this city askinj
I President Wilsou and the congress
or th United States to urge upon
the Peace Congress to use its in*
1 fluence with Great Britain to grant
; Irel«ud a national self constitution
SPAMS Mi
HTROL OF
Berlin. Monday—SoartacOns have
broken out in revolt in various in
dustrial centers alonsr the Rhine and
in t'nc Rhur district..
From the despatches received!
from Municn, it would appear that
the Bavarian government has been
overthrown and that a soviet gov
ernment composed of Soldiers, sail
ors and Workmen delegates has
b^-en proclaimed aat Munich..
Eric Telfer, cashier of the White
Pass and' Yukon Rout, has purchased
t'-e beautiful little home of Albert
Relnhert on Second avenue. Mr.
Telfer will move into it as soon as
Boston Monday—At eight o'clocK
•his morning- a salute of twenty-sjner
puua was fired! from all Boston Har*
bor forts as the sounding note of
X<w r ncland's welcome to President
W'lson upen his return home from
the F'fcace Conerence in France..
Huge bon fires were kept burn
Ii" 'luring the early hours of the
:nom.?ig and "well up to noon in
raany c-calities along the coast..
it can be put in read'iness. The
hou9; is of bungalow style and
planned and built by Mr. and
Yrs. J. M. Winslow and is one of
the best residences in Skagway.
A BANK BOOK
You will search high and low before you will
find another book (except the Bible) that means as
much to you as your Bank Book.
It makes a long story short.
It is full of dates and amounts'of vital import
ance to you.
We have a few extra copies for distribution
to those who have not already called for theirs.
BANK OF ALA SKI
I New Goods Just Received
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J Van Houten's Cocoa 1-2 lb 70c
' Christie's Soda Biscuits 2 lbs Tins 75c each
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J Royal Yeast Cakes (Canadian) 2 for 25c
f Bake-Ko (Egg Substitute) 1 Package Equal
■ to 3 doz eggs 30c each
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PICTURES OF SINKING OF THE LUCIA
The steamer Lucia, which was struck d.v nn enemy uirpeuu on ffmua
17, was the last American vessel to be reported a victim of German sub
marines. The Lucia, which was equipped with bouyancy boxes designed to
make her unsinkable, kept afloat for nearly 24 hours. The destroyers Fairfax
and Huntington went to the rescue of the ill-fated vessel. The upper photo
graph shows the sinking of the Lucia, with the last boatload of survivors
leaving. The lower photograph shows a motorboat of the Huntington arriving
at the destroyer with survivors.
FIREMEN'S ANNUAL BALL MS
YEAR'S GREATEST SOCIAL fVENf
The Annual bail of the Volunteer
?ire Department last Saturday night
*'as one of the most sucessful af
.'<«iis ever held in the city, and froin
he beginning of the grand march to
he last strains of the home Sweet
dome waltz, those in attendance en
joyed themselves to the utmost.
Ever body seemed to be present,
i this crowd1 of merry makers was
lugmentcd by a goodly representa
:ion from tb© Whitehorse social set
ind a'so by a large number of the
soldiers from William H. Seward.
Hainee was also represented by a |
number of fche younger set, and whe
he ball broke up, there was suffi
slent time for those peoplefrom dow
•h( canal to catch the Harbor boat
Peterson which sailed at 2 a. m.
The big ball room was fittingly
decoratc-d. An immense portrait of
George Washington was suspended
from the ceiling "nd "bout this was
grouoed the sevice banners of the
various fraternal orders. Old Glo
ry and1 streamers of bunting' added
color 'o the scheme, and the stage
upon which the band wa« stationed,
was fittingly tdecoi-ated with vari
ous pieces ot fire ordtnee, sugges
tive o* the occasion.
Sapper was served' at 11 o'clock
and was very bounteous and con
sisted of steaming coffee, delicious
sandwiches and great heaps of cakes
o choice varities. With the hosts
congenial and hospitable, the crowd
happv the floor in excellent condi
tion, the music exceptionally good,
all in attendance agreed that the
"1919 Fireman's Annual" was a
success.
SPANIARDS HAD PLOT 10 TAKE
LIFE OF PRESIDENT WILSON
New York, Feb., 24—A plot to
sring about a reign of terrorism in
:his city has been foiled by fed
sral a 'ents when fourteen members
>r th© Spanish branch of the I. W.
SV. were arrested late Saturday.
The nlajiH of the I. W. W. were
far reaching and had th© plot ma-1
iured, it is quit probable that 6er- j
ous trouble, would nave resulted.
New York, Feb.. 24—Secret aer-1
POME GREEK, FAIRBANKS
DISTRICT, BUSY AGAIN'
Fairbanks—Donig oreek is com
ing to life with the advent of warm
er weather and soon the claim own
ers will be operating in full swing.
Amon^r those to be reported aa tald
in?- out dumps are Sam Dockham,
E<*. Johnson, John Carlson William
Dixon and Hjalmar Ringdahl, who
will work 7 below this summer.
Charles Schlek is contemplating
starting a ahaft on the claim below.
Nerland and Hanson are working
an discovery again this winter, and
th© laymen an three below are Ptill
3usy,
vice agents whom made tlie arrests j
of t 'e fourteen Spanish I.. W. W..'9
Isst iilfcht have mad© statements
that they believe tlxaj two of the
Spaniards arrested' are pledged in a
plot k* which an attempt is to be
made on the life of President "Wil
son. As a result of this discovery,
yreat precautions were taken for the
protection of th Preseideait after he
landed in Boston..
HTlir
PREVENT SCENE!
Boston, Monday—Twenty-two suf
fraget*e flag bearers, who were pre
pared to stage a demonstration tend
Idf to embarrass President Wilson
upon his Winding here, were arrested
by the police 0Jid put where they
can do no harm, j
WANTED—A baby carriage. G. J.
Farwell. 2-£0-3t.
Seattle, Feb., 24—It is very evid
ea that the Union Shipyard worker
do not intend to give in to their
demands, all eforts at arbitration
have failed, and further fac t that
<ne men now on, strike h&vo P&ld
no heed to the notice that the Fed
erol ShiD Building corporation will
not enter Into negotiations until the
men have returned to wort, com
plicates matters. ]i
It is believed' that the men are
awaiting the return of President
Wilson, and that it will be neces
Bary for him to appoint a special
board to investigate the claims of
the men. The stumbling bloclc
that prevents a settlement seems
to be t.he rulings of the Maceybo&j-d
which is said to be arbltary and dis
criminating.
8DLSHEVIKI KILL
Copenhagen, Monday According
to reports which hay# been received
here today, more than eight hundrer
German prisoners taken in the captu
of Windau on the Balkan coaat were
executed by the Bolshevlki.
The Bolsheviki troops are keeping
ver- few of the prisoner? ag they
capture them, but rather than have
the trouble of guarding them, the
prisoners are sumarily put to death.
ASSASSIN STILL
TAKING LIVES
Munich, Feb., 24—Mintstera.il
Councilor Johrieg was assassinated
and several members of the war
ment building was stormed by rev*
guards.
Houston, Texas.—Two d-eHaviland
Liyertv motor planes which left El
iin^'on FieldDecember, 14 for an
observation [light from the gulf to
J lie great lakes have returned after
covering 2, 900 miles in 28 hours
and 50 minutes. The Planeg were
operated by Lieutenants J. U. Weg
ener, Lawson Henry, E. H. Hill and
ii \V. Jones. Lieutenant Hill was
eomniander
Boston, Monday—"If such a peace
as will recognize the continuance of
Bolsheviki rule in Russiaig nearing
Germany at the end of twenty years
will i-e stronger than ever before,
instead of having been defeated Ger
many will have gained a victory."
Thus former Ambassador to Rus- '
sia Francis declared today upon hia
disembarkation in this city from the
Steamer George "Washington thia
morning.
Continuing he said, "German stat
tesmen are even now studying the
Russian character with that end in
view, and it will only be by the •utter
non-recognition of the Russian Bol
shevist that victory can ba claimed,
claimed." \
NOBLE VTILL BE t
WELCOJIE TO OUR CITY
Nov that the "flu" quarantine
nag been raised, Skagway will again
be on the map in so far as the
Knight's of the Grip is concerned,
and it would be well for the mer
chants of Skagway to so plan their
schedules that they may convenient
ly meet the "drnmmers" when the
vast army gets here. The first one
to arrive will be H.. J. Noble, a^ is
shown in the following:
Juneau, Monday,—Representing
the National Grocery company of
Seattle, T will arrive in Skagway on
a ~'*s launch Tuesday afternoon..
Please notify the merchants of Skag
way tnrougn your columns..
J. H. NOBLE..
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