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No. ?. ELEVENTH YEAR.
SKAUWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 191)8.
PRICE, 10 CENTS.
EVANS DOING
VERY WELL
(By United Preee.)
Peao Roblee, April 8? Admiral Et?d?
is doing well, eleepe quietly and Is Id
better spirits than when he arrived.
Hi? wife it expected to arrive to
morrow.
ROAD . BILL
HAS PASSED
(By Unite* Prm?)
Washington, April, 0? The btll ap
propriating >150,000 for the work of
road building in Alaska, the mono; to (
be used by the Aluka Road Commla- ,
?ion pasted tbe aeoate today. (
ANARCHISTS WORSE IN BEASTS
(United Pr?M T?l*graph-Cabl? 9*rvlc?.)
Washington, April, 9 ? President Roosevelt has today
sent a special message to congress asking that the necessary
legislation be at once enacted empowering the post office de
partment to refuse to accept all matter advancing anarchis
tic doctrines for transmission through the mails. He uses
his most forceful language and describes the anarchists as
worse than beasts.
He will submit another message shortly urging the con
gress to warrant the construction of four modern battle
ships.
(By United Press.)
Washington, April, 9? According: to
the program arranged for the mo?.
?tenia of Admiral Evan's fleet, an
nounced today, the fleet will arrive in
Puget sound May '21st, and will anchor
in Elliott bay, in front of Seattle, on the
23rd. It will remain there for three
days and will then seperate.
SENATOR ELKIN'S SON 60ES
HUNTING NEAR KODIAK
(By Unfted Preta.)
Seattle, April, 9? Richard Elklna,
son of Senator Elklna of Wast Virginia,
j and brother of the jflrl who is to marr.r
tbo Italian count as recently announced,
tailed on the Yucatan laat night for A)
aalca on a bunting trip to consume sev
eral months. He is accompanied by a
guide named Bales. He will bunt and
i fish in the vicinity of Kodtalc.
cruiserIng i
WELL TREATED I
I a
(By Untttd Pr#m)
Seattle, April, 9? The cruiser Wash
ington is to remain hero for tea days,
i It la tbe first time the cruiser has been
to her home waters and the people of
Seattle propose to show ths men and
officers of tbo vessel something of the
Seattle spirit. She will also visit Com
mencement bay and be given a recept
ion by Tacoma.
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NEWS STAND NEWS ? Ladies' Horn* Journal,
Womans Home Companion, Everybodye, Munsey,
Scrap-Book, Pearson, American, Arg09y and
Metropolitan for April.
Stores Open Evenings Phones 4 & 55
LOOKS LI BUSINESS
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(United Preat Telegraph-Cablo Servloa.)
Washington, April. 9? Diplomatic rela
tions with Venezuela have been broken off.
The senate is discussing the situation in ex
scutive session.
(By United Preee.)
Washington, April 9? Secretary of
be Interior Garfield is manifesting op
lositlon to the proposed law for opening
he eoal lands of Alaska. Delegate
'ale with Diok Ryan, who la interested
n the ooal fields on Bering lake and
liexander McKcnzie, also interested,
irto been In confcrenoe with him and
ryin# to get him to favor the special
eglslatlon necessary to permit of their
leing opened up.
(By United Press.)
Fairbanks, April 9? The election
here yesterday had for a line-up tho
old Wlckersham and antl-NVlckersharo
crowds, tho antl? being: led by the old
time opponent* of the former judge,
The antis lost out, Doige RettloK but
two out of the six councllmen. The
business men on this occasion deter
mined to eliminate politics from the
local election.
El OF GREAT DOG RACE
Nome, April, 9 ? Fink first, and Ber
ffr second, Atkinson third, reached
lero today in the all-Alaska dog race
rom Nome to Candle and return. The
tart whs made from this city on the
irst inst. The distance covered is ap
>roximately 400 miles nnd the prize is
$2,500. The men and dogs suffered
great hardships. One team was lost Id
the midst of a terrible blisiard. The
event has attracted great Interest and
promises to be an annual affair. Its
main purpose Is to encourage the breed
ing of dogs to the purpose.
M. S. Whlttier left yes'.erday after
loon on the Humboldt for Port Town
end where be will be married on tb?
Oth Inst., to Laura Ruth Anderson,
laujhter of City Clerk C. W. Ander
od, of that city. Georgo G. Miller It
oaklng the trip to be a guest at the
r?ddlng. Mr. Whittier is one of the
ooat favorably known citizens ofSkag
ray, a prominent figure in all the
raternal orders, secretary of the Elks
,nd deputy gracd Arctic chief of the
krctlc Brotherhood. He is attended
rlth the good wishes of the community.
BACK FROM
THE PRESBYTERY
Rev. George R. Good returned from
Juneau on the Humboldt last evening.
He has been iu attendance at the regu
lar annual session of the Presbytery of
Southeastern Alaska which convened
April 1st and adjourned Saturday even
ing. Considerable routine work was
transacted. Two delegates were olect
od to represent the presbytery at the
general assembly which meets in Kan
sas city in May. They were Rev. Mr.
Jones of Juneau and Mr. Faulkner of
Kluokwan, the lay dulegate or elder.
Rev. Mr. Clark will represent the pres
byter at the synod of Washington, of
rrhich the presbytery Is part.
For a good smoke, call for the Bull
Jog oljrar at Tony Dotero'?. lm
Best meals In Whltehorae at Com
mercial Cafe. tf
You KNOW how Good
Our Butter is
We are shipping Eegs from the
same district? and can safely
say that they are the frehest
that reach this market
GANTY & FRANDSON
(By United Preu.)
Boston, April 9? There will be no
lack of witnesses In the esse being made
against Reynolds of the Rovnolds-Alas
ka Development company. Many
persons holding stock in bis enterprises
are offering to give their testimony.
THIRD TRIAL
OF TIRET FORD
(By United Pr?M.)
Sao Francisco, April 9? The third
trial of Tlrey L. Ford cn the chargo of
Deing party to bribing ?upervisont In
the street railway francbl*o matter
critic on tor trial today.
linos 1ST cut m out
/
(United Pr ess Teleflraph-CaJ>U Strvlct.)
San Francisco, April, 9 ? Advices from Fort Liscum to
day are to the effect that the Thomas Flyer, the American
auto, now engaged in the round the world race, is stuck in
Keystone canyon, out of Valdez, and will not be able to get
through. The French and Italian cara are here and are
now awaiting further advices. They believe Alaska will
have to be cut out of the itinerary.
IS KILLED
(By United Pr*M.)
Washington. April, ?? The ship tub- j
?idy bill baa boon pracMcally killed by
a vote of the house today showing an
tHgonism to it.
DENVER IS BUILDING FINEST
CONVENTION HAH III THE WORLD
(By Ur.lted Preee.)
Denver, April 9? Reports received
bv Denver men whilo in Chicago Indi
cate thai from 50,000 to 60,000 people
will be in Denver during the comven
tion. Every obstucle in the way of the
success of the convention has been re
moved.
The winter has been so mild in Den
ver that work on tbe tuditorlum has
progressed rapidly and tbe building
will be completed earlv In June.
Tbe biff roof spins are In place
and the atructuro will soon be
closed. It is now certain that
tbe auditorium will cost not less tbsn
?>50.000, and bv tbe time tbe decora
tions are in place and the building
??eady to opea the cost may reach W00,
000. However, the people of Denver
are determined to build the finest con
vention ball in the world, at whatever
cost.
ALL BIASED '
AGAINST RUEF
(By United Pre*.)
San Francisco, April, 9? No venire
men have yet been selected for the
Ruef trial. All questioned announce
themselves as biased.
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