(By Alaska News Bureau)
PORTLAND. Mar. 22? Three hund
red Hindoo laborers, who have taken
the places of white working men In
tho St John Lumb.-r company's mills
and yards, were attacked last night
by a large crowd of whites. Several
men In both parties were Injured in
the melee. Today the police are pro- ?
tcctlns the Hindoos.
GRAVES IKES
ANNOUNCEMENT
(By Alaska Newi Bureau)
SEATTLE. Mar. 22? President S.
11 Graves of the White Pass and
Yukon has announced that the road
will complete its spur track to the
l*uebk> mine. Work will start in the
mines May 1 and they will be ship
ping- ore by August I.
W. R Kiug will leave for Skag
way from Vancouver Thursday.
LEEHEY MAKES
FOOLISU NOISE
(Bv Alaska News Bureau)
SEATTLE. Mar. 21? Maurice Lee
hey, of Ketchikan, arrived here last
night from Washington. Mr. Leehev
stated that no one believes in the sus
picions attached to Ballinger except
the followers of Pinchot.
(By Alaska N?w? Bureau.)
Washington*, d. c. Mar. 21? The
prosecution in the Ballinger investi
gation will probably bo concluded next
Saturday. Birch and Steele have been
subpoenaed and are to appear beforf ^
tin' committee next F*riday.
TAFI 10 GREY
IN CONFERENCE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
ALBANY. N. Y. Mar. 21? President
Taft aiul Karl Grey were in confer
ence all morning: in regard to th?>
tariff with Canada. This afternoon
they are playing golf. Taft refuses
to discuss Cannon's defeat.
The following names were on the j
"200 board" at the Klks' alleys for J
the week ending last Saturday:
PICTURE SHOW
ft! ELKS' HALL
show at S:30 tonight at the Klks' ?
hall by the Cross Amusement com I
rany. If the show receives sufficient
I>atronage two shows will be given in
Skagway every month.
The pictures are very good and '
the program is long ami varied. There
will also be an illustrated song, "I
Love My Wife, But Oh You Kid."
Mr. Gross will go to Haines tomor
row and give a performance tomor
row night at A. il. Hall.
C. \V. Hockett
Will Seymour
Clyde Gufitill
W. C. Blanchard
204 244 20o
201 210
207 200
215
There will be a moving picture
Late
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Bon
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COUNCIL PAYS
THAWING BILL
The council hold a short session
lust night and with the exception or
a communication from the school
l>oard. which is given in another col
umn, the passage of the cemetery ori>
lnance on Its second reading, the ap
pointment of election judges and
clerks and the allowing of the regu
lar bills and rending of regular re
ports no business of importance was
transacted. All the councilmen were
present.
Street Commissioner Dillon present
ed a bill for $51*9.50 for the use of
the steam thawer on the municipal
mains and service pipes. He charged
at the rate of $1 an hour for the
thawer.
Mr. Dillon gave a detailed account
ot places and the number of hours
the thawer had been used. It was
used 36 hours' in thawing bleeders an
dead ends; 102 hours on frozen serv
ice pipes; and 3!>1V? hours In thawing
the gates and cross heads.
Councilman Tanner wanted to know
who had authorized the thawing.
Mr. Grashel stated he had instruct
ed the Street Commissioner to use
his best judgment and that the thaw
ing had been talked over and author
ized bv Mayor Ashley, Councilman
Taylor and himself.
Doth Councilmen Taylor and Grash
el believed that the work was neces
sary and that the mains had been
kept open at a minimum expense.
Councilman Bowman also stated that,
lit thought the town was lucky U>
get through the winter at such a
slight expense for thawing.
Councilman Grashel rend a table
showing that the average temperature
during the present winter was actual
ly lower than last winter and also
showed that last year the town lost
$2,698.57 in thawing mains and
through the loss of water rents from
consumers whose service pipes were
frozen. For the present winter this
total loss was only $620.-13.
The bill was allowed by four affirm
atlve votes, Mr. Tanner voting agalmlj
It. although a moment before he af
fixed his "O K" to the bill.
F. B. Wurzbacher, J. M. Keller and
Phil Abrahams were elected judges
of election and Bert Towne and F. A.
Callarmau were elected as election
clerks.
Alfred Cnrstens, E. itiehter and An- j
drew Frandsen rowed over to Dyea j
Sunday morning to pay an official vim
it to Mayor Klatt. When they started
to return home they found such a
heavy head sea running in Dyea in
Itt that they were forced to turn
tack. They remained in Dyea until
about 'J: 30 p. in., when Frank Frand
sen, who was alarmed by their absent*!
came over to Dyea In the Princess j
and brought them home. I
SCHOOL BOARD
10 RETRENCH
! Realizing the municipal revenues
have been decreasing In the last few
| years and that the cost of conductj^K
! the public school is expensive in pro
j portion to the number of pupils, the
! school board last night sent a com
munication to the council stating that
j the outgoing board would recommend
! to the new school board that the
corps of teachers be reduced by one
1 und that other methods of retrench
j ment be taken which will reduce the
j annual expenses of the school by
$1,500.
The section of the communication
dealing with this phaso follows:
"The Item of salaries to the close
of the present month will amount to
about $0,156.70. The school board
considers this too large an item for
so small an attendance, Last year
we made a move towards reducing
the corps of teachers to three in
stead of four, which would reduce the
operating expenses $1,000. However,
i? was met with considerable resist
ance and the old schedule was allow
ed to stand as previously. This year
it is apparent that it has to be done
and the present school board is very
strongly in favor of such action and
will make recommendations to the
new officers whereby $1,500 may be
saved in salaries instead of $1,000."
l?or the current school year the to
tal expenses have been $7,8S0. Prop
erly, however, the following items,
which are chargeable to extraordin
ary expenditures, must be deducted:
? $575 for the Installation of a new
boiler and $-40 for insurance on the
school building for three years. Thus
the actual maintenance of the school
cost $7,065.
It is only fair to add that the new
boiler effected a saving in fuel bills
oi $231. SO, or of more than half its
cost, and that the school was well
heated this year, while last winter it
was at one time necessary to close
the school during the cold weather
as the heating system was inadequate*
The school board's estimate for the
current year was $7,200, $300 less
than for the year before and the
actual expenses were $135 less than
the reduced estimate. Counting reduc
ed salaries, fuel bills and a reduction
of general repairs, for considerable
of this work was done this year, the
total appropriation of the school
board for the next year will probably
not exceed $5,300.
E. (J. VVetzler, postal inspector,
came back to Skagway on the Jeffer
son after being away for several
weeks.
The Ladies Aid Society or the
Methodist church will meet tomorrow
afternoon at the home of Mrs. E. .1.
Liddicoat at 2 : 30.
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SEEKING JOE GANNON'S SCALP
(By Alaska New* Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Mar. 22? The
House Insurgents announce that they
will endeavor to unseat Speaker Can
non because of the remarks he made
Saturday night, when he referred to
the Insurgents as "feeble minded
cranks."
Saturday afternoon when Speaker
Cannon entertained a motion to de
clare the Speakership vacant, even the
most radical of the Insurgents rallied
to his support. Cannon's caustic com
ment has angered the Insurgent
leaders, however, and they announce
that they will carry on the fight un
til Cannon is forced from the Speak
ership.
ALL ENJOYED
THE CONCERT
(Special Correspondence)
WHITEHORSE, V. T. Mar. 19?
The most successful concert ever
held In Whitehorse was the verdict
genernlly given out by the crowd as
they filed out of the N. S. A. A. ball
on Thursday evening after the final
number had been rendered of the St.
Patrick's concert given under the
auspices of the Catholic church.
The programme was opened with a
selection of Irish airs splendidly rend
ered by the Whitehorse band which
showed careful training at the hands
of Prof. Reed. The next number was
a chorus, "Killarney," also splendidly
rendered. Mr. H. G. Johnston next
recited "The Battle of Fontenoy" and
was tendered a hearty encore. The
gem of the evening was the singing
of "Kathleen Mavourneen" by Miss
Crystal Snow of Skagway. Miss Snow
was In excellent voice and received
a most enthusiastic encore. Miss
Snow and Mr. T. B. Edwards sang the
duet, "Oh That We Two Were May
ing" which was also splendidly rend
ered.
Mr. E. Detwller swung the illumin
ated clubs, and surprised the resi
dents of this place, receiving vocifer
ous applause. Dr. Hawes next sang
that beautiful song "Asleep in the
Deep," being heartily encored. The
doctor has a rich bass voice which
we trust will soon be heard In public
again. Mrs. S. C. Chinery and Mr.
W. X. Carmlchaol danced the Irish
Reel going through the several dif
ficult steps with precision. The next
number on the program was a most
FAKERS MUSI
WEAR STRIPES
(By Alaska Newt Buraau.)
i COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iu. Mar. 22? J.
C. Maybray and ten or his associates
who were convicted of swindling by
means of fake sporting events, were
today sentenced to serve two years
in Leavenworth prison and to pay
$10,000 fines.
Joe Carrol and Bert Warner, the
Seattle wrestlers were given fifteen
months in jail.
pleasing one in which .Mr. T. M. Ed
wards made his initial bow before a
W'hitehorsc audience in "The Veter
an's Song." Messrs Reed and Fein
del next played a cornet duet and
were most heartily recalled. Mr.
Ferris sang very acceptibly "Loch
Lomond." Mr. T. L. McRae sang
"Cruiskeen Lawn" and was assisted
in the chorus by ten male voices.
Dr. Hawes sang "I Wonder Who's
Kissing Her Now" and the programme
concluded wlht the screaming farce
entitled "Irish Justice," the different
characters being taken by the old
reliable Pete McMillan, H. G. Johns
ton, C. W. Cash, T. L. McRae, F. G.
Ferris, J. Rosenberg, J. W. Wilson
and Master Charlie Watson.
Too much cannot be said in praise
of the splendid work done by Mrs.
T. Kerruish who acted as accompan
ist for all the rehearsals and the
performance and Messrs. Gilchen,
Reed and McMillan for their untiring
efforts to make the event the splen
did success It proved to be.
After the performance the floor
was cleared and a most enjoyable, in
formal dance followed.
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