The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-23

the one topic of conversation on the Partisan boulevards, where the excit- able Bon has many friends. The at titude of the American executors is we'll known to be unfavorable to this alliance.
 Washington, May 19.-The famous "billion dollar congress" is far sur passed and hopelessly outdistanced by the present session, which is now clo- sing. The total appropriations of this first session alone reach the stupen- dous sum of one billion twenty-six million dollars, which is far in excess of the total appropriations of any en- tire session of Congress in the past. The permanent annual appropriations which are provided for in the above total and which will remain a steady factor in future appropriations amount to one hundred and fifty four million dollars.
 Spokane, Wash, May l9.-Bryan has scored another victory in the Democratic convention which assem- bled here yesterday, obtaining strong endorsement which assures him the Washington vote at the convention. A plank has been insert ed in the platform declaring the wish of the party to submit to the voters q constitutional amendment prohibiting the manufacture or sale of whiskey within the limits of the state. No other liquors are mentioned in the provision, the temperance element claiming that whiskey alone is re- sponisble for nearly all the habitual drunkenness.
 Cleveland, Ohio, May 19.-The striking street car men re esorted to violence last night and great uneasi- ness is felt throughout the city. At midnight the strikers obtained posses sion of Broadway car, placed sever- al sticks of dynamite beneath it and blew it to pieces. A Madison street car was also demolished and several were seriously injured, tho no deaths are reported. The situation is get ting rapidly out of the hands of the police and further outrages are ex- pected tonight.
 Juneau, May 20.-The democratic convention which has been in session here for the past two days, completed its labors and adjourned last night. The convention throughout was char acterized by spirit of harmony, no questions arising to cause divis- ion of sentiment John Roman Cleary was nominated for delegate to con- gress. From the first division Will jams and Duckworth were chosen as delegates to the National Democratic Convention which will meet ip Den yer. The resolutions committee sub- mitted a report favoring a territorial form of government.
 Washington, May 20.-The Alaska Yukon-P Pacific Exposition bill is not to get through without being pared down by the appropriations committee, as was hoped. Chairman Tawney today stated that he approved of tho bill as whole. but that it should be re- modelled, and many items of compara- lively little real value be cut out alto gether. The commit ttee will take up the bill at once and it will be recon structed along the lines suggested by the chairman. MT. Tawney says the bill is assured of passing the house when favorably reported by the con- mittee.
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 Washington, May 20.-The confer ence committee has just reported ia vorably on the Alaska Exposition bill, so drawn as to carry an appropriation of six hundred thousand dollars.
 Cleveland, O., May 20.-Cleveland is in the throes of the worst labor trouble in the history of the city, and conditions are steadily getting worse today. The company attempted to run a Lakewood car yesterday which had not proceeded far when it was attack ed by large mob of strikers. Some one, as yet unknown, drew a gun and in the melee the motor man was snot, two guards seriously injured and sev- eral passengers hurt. After disabling the entire crew, the mob set fire to the car and burned it amid howls and jeers of execration. The climax Of the struggle came little later when a