STRIKERS 1ND POLICE
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(By Alaska News Bureau)
PHILADELPHIA. Fob. 21? Several
lives were lost in a bloody affray b?
tweeu the police and striking street
oar men late this after afternoon.
The strikers attempted to lynch a
non-union inotorman. whom they drai?
Ked off a car. A squad of police
charged the mob anil rescued the ino
torman.
The rioters attacked the police with
stones and sticks and the police fin
ally commenced firing. After a hard
fight the rioters retired.
Three thousand special police were
sworn in today to protect the non
union street car men.
The strikers have burned several
cars and are cutting wires in all di
rections. The service is badly deinor
alized.
THERE'LL BE
II HOT TIME
Tomorrow night at Elk's hall the
Skagway Volunteer Fire department
will give Its annual ball and judging
by the advance sale of tickets there
will be a record breaking attendance.
The music will be furnished by
Reed's orchestra, the hall will be
handsomely decorated, and at mid
night refreshments will be served.
As the Fire department depends upon
the proceeds of this dance for its rev
enue. the ball should be attended by
every citizen of Skagway. It's a
worthy cause.
WELL UNDER if
Great preparations are being made j
by the committee In charge of the ,
A. B. banquet to Insure a good time
for everyone attending.
The invitations Issued are novel
and bespeak in themselves of a good
time,
A regular program has been arrang
ed combining music and speeches.
Everybody present will be asked for
a toast or song or something to show
up their Oood Fellowship.
E. (t. Wetiler of the postal servic?
left for Juneau on the Cottage City.
STUART Si
II 61 MEN
Frank Stuart, the genial agent of
the Pacific Coast Steamship company
is back in town again after a vacatio
of two months during which he inspect
< il the Okanogan valley In northern
Washington and purchased a ten-acre
fruit ranch and a town lot. and visil ?
every city on the I'acific coast from
Seattle to SanDiego, incidentally tak
ing a little jaunt into Mexico.
While at Los Angeles Mr. Stuart
attended the aviation meet and saw
aero-planes break the world's records
for speed and elevation. He saw
Louis Paulham soar 4.100 feet in the
air Jan. IL'. Mr. Stuart says that the
the aero-plane seemed like a great
bird, sweeping upward in vast circles
until it looked like a tiny sea gull, far
up in the sky. He also saw Glenn
Curtis travel at the rate of about !>0
miles an hour. Although greatly im
pressed. Mr. Stuart says he doesn't
think that a?ro-planes will put steam
ships out of business ? at Wfist for a
while.
Mr. Stuart says everyone is talking
of Alaska and that the steamship
lines will do the biggest tourist busi
ness on record the coming season.
He also made the customary remark
that he "was glad to be back."
Don't forget the Firemen's annual
ball tomorrow night at Elk's hall.
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(By Alaska News Bureau)
SAN FWANCISOO. Feb. 21? Batt
ling Nelson rules a 10 to 6 favorite
over Ad Wolgast In the betting on
the forty-five round fight for the llg! 5<
weight championship of the world
which will take place tomorrow after
noon. W'olgast Is In splendid condi
tion and seems confident that he can
! lake Nelson's measure. Nelson says
i he will win inside of22 rounds.
WINTRY WINDS
ARE BLOWING
(By Alaska News Bureau)
CHICAGO. 111. Peb. 21? From the
north, south, east and west reports
of blizzards are coining In. The en
tire middle west is in the grip of one
of the worst storms of the year.
MEET ATTELL
(By Alaska News Bureau)
j LOS ANGBCES. Feb. 21? Monte At
' tell and Frankle Conley, the new mai
! vel from Oshkosh, Wis., will fight
' forty-five rounds tomorrow afternoon
to settle the bantam weight champion
ship of the world. Conley recently
beat Danny Webster, who has fought
several draws with Attel.
FINE FETTLE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Fob. 21? James
J. Jeffries gave an exhibition here
last night and the fight critics are
well pleased with his condition and
think he will have no difficulty in
getting Into perfect shape for the
flight with Johnson.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON. l>. C. Fob. 21? The
Beveridge bill cannot pass the pres
ent session of Congress. The deter
mined fight of Delegate Wlckersham
against the bill has been effective.
President Tuft realizes that the bill
cannot pass and today he sent Con
gress a special nil's--;'-,- a~i.i:iu t? -r
tlic passing of several measures, but
omitt itip: all mention of the Beveridge
bill.
Taft requests the passage of the
inter-state commerce amendment, the
bill controlling the issuance of injunc
tions, the statehood bill for Arizona
and New Mexico and the bill validat
ing the withdrawal of public lands
for conservation.
WHAM ISIS SOKE
VERY PERTINENT QUESTIONS
(By Alaska Newc Bureau)
WASHINGTON. I). C. Feb. 21? Del
egate Wickcrsham was not granted
the privilege of questioning Stephen
Birch, general manager of the Gug
genheim interests, who is testifying
before a Senate committee on the Al
aska coal land situation.
Wlckersham, however, gave the
committee several written questions
for Birch to answer. He asked if J.
P. Morgan did not own a quarter of
it million dollars worth of shares in
tho Alaska Central railroad and If he
was'not interested in may of the coal
claims.
HUMBOLDT EARLY TOMORROW
The Humboldt left Wrangell at 6
o'clock this morning, according to a
cablegram received by Agent Bough
! ton. and is expected in Skagway
some time tomorrow morning.
SANTA ANNA IN PORT
The Santa Anna of the Alaska
Steamship company arrived in port
last night with 200 tons of coal and
explosives. She will sail south as
soon as her cargo is discharged.
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(By Alaska News Bureau)
CAIRO, 111. Feb. 21? This city is
torn up with another race war.
Troops had the situation In control ,
Saturday, but further trouble is ex
pected today. The negroes are koIiik
about in armed bands and it will take
very little to precipitate a general dis
turbance.
Many of the white women are going
about armed and will shoot to kill
if they are so much as accosted by a
ni'Kro.
LER3 WILL
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The women's bowling team from
the North Star Athletic club of WhitH
horse will invade Skagway tomorrow
and play a series of three games with
the Skagway women tomorrow after
noon.
Wednesday afternoon the White
horse men will arrive on the scene.
The women's teams will bowl a ser- 1
it's of three games Wednesday after- 1
noon and Wednesday evening the
men's teams will bowl a series of six
games which will conclude the inter
national tournament.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
LONDON, Eng. Feb. 21? Terrific
blizzards are sweeping entire England
The weather is very severe.
MUCH BETTER
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 21? Sen
ator Tillman is much better today and
is slowly recovering his speech.
SEAIILEIIES
SHIVERING
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Feb. 21? There is a cold
wave here with considerable snow.
The weather is colder than it has
been at any time during the winter.
PARLIAMENT
OPENS TODAY
(By Alaska News Bureau)
LONDON. Eng. Feb. 'Jl? The parlia
ment was opened today by the king.
It was a brilliant spectacle, with thou
sands of visitors present, including
some of the most notable persons in
the Cnited Kingdom.
\V\ K. Edwards of Dawson sailed
for Seattle on the Cottage.
R. N. Hillery, a commission man
at Fairbanks, arrived on the Cottage
City and will spend a few days in
Skagway with his brother, Willard
Hillery, before going to the West
ward and returning over the Valdez
trail to Fairbanks. Mr. Hillery has
been spending the winter at Los An
geles.
Mrs. .1. F. Malony, sister of Mrs.
H. D. Kirmse, and wife of Judge Ma
lony of 'uneau, arrived in town on
the Cottage City accompanied by her
son. They will sail south on the Hum
boldt and be joined at .Juneau by
Judge Malony and the Misses Malony
The family will go to San Diego, Cal..
ot spend I lie rset of the winter.
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