The Alaska citizen., 1913-02-24
OF INTEREST
 ID ALASKANS
SUPREME COURT PROTESTS

SUPREME COURT PROTESTS.
 8ASiiINGTQE. Feb. 17.-The d. 'ar'meht of justice has protested ts te supreme court against the decl- sion which sets aside thr Juneau tra sporsation indictments I he su. "reme court declares that before the IoyerHment can indict people for ransi ertatiou diserimlnations. tho question must he passed upon hv he Interstate Commerce commission
 ALASKA RAILROADS FIRST
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb. It. Delegate Wiekersham and Falcon loslin of Fairbanks. Ballaine and tielfEer of Seattle. the latter riilroad 'fomoters. join in an appeal to rasi lie coast and Alaska towns and cities 1skln@ them to pass resolutions urg. ing the Wilson administration ta HaNe Alaska railroads one of the first subjects of recommenda, ion i- Ills message to the coming special session of congress. Such resolutions should be addressed direct tn Presl- aert Wilson, and sent i'll care of either Senator Jones or PondeXt"r.
 PATCHED IT UP.
 SAN DIEGO. Feb. iS.-Captaip .ieasiy, the notorious Alaskan who tas figured prominentlA of late Ii. he coast newspapers because of his engagement to Miss Wood. an heiress. and who recently departed Tor Mexico after having been charged by his tiancee with an at tempt 10 marry her for her money returned from the south today quite uHeHuectedly Beasiy states that he and Miss Wood have patched aD their differences. and intlmates that their marriage will take place as oritina!ly planned neasly had no thing to say about the wife and children he is supposed to have in San Francisco.
 TO PARDON BULLOCK.
 WASHINGTON, Feb IS. Presl dent Taft is considering the applica- tion for pardon submitted by Bullock the convicted Nome coal grafter.
 APPROPRIATIONS FOR ALASKA.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb. lS.--. The sundry appropriation bill as reported today carries with it ap- 9ropriartons Of $49.o0G for contlnu- ing the construction Of federal build ings at Juneau S40o for the purchase ar site for a cable office at Seward }200.0o0 for the education of Alaska natives; $l5,0o0 for the protection of Alaska game; and $l2,ooo for the suppression of illegal liquor traffic in Alaska.
 pEDDLlNG THE BULL.
 OLYMPIA. Feb. Convinced that the people of Alaska are alive 70 the needs of the territory. and that they are doing everything pos aihle to secure reforms from the fed eEal government. the members oi the state legislature today adopted joint resolution praising the Northerners for their progressive ness. and expressing the hope that he first territoral legislature will ie of real use to the country.
 The Washington lawmakers. be- sides experimenting the Alaskans, | on their individual efforts. assured he people of the North that they can count upon the support of this | state at any time
 Copies of the resolution will ne sent to the members of the first l Alaska legislature. which will con 'i' SNSfI dt JuHViu. anu all tiiclt | ii'l be made to promote the friend | ship between the Northern territory i and the state of Washington
 ELEVEN FOR INTERIOR.
 SEATTLE Feb 19-The steamer !. Narposa sailed for the North last | night with considerable quantity | of freight for points along the i snger list. Eleven of the pass anser liset Eleven of the passen- Eers are hooked for Fairbanks. They l are: John Bauchman. George Greer. 1 F. F. Johnson, G. Marks, F. F. ! Kellogg. w. F. Desmond. S. E. Knick- arbocker. $. w. Kaufman. A. Benson | T. A. Hinkel and s. Peterson.
 If the Copper River & Northwestern | railroad is open for traffic when the hariposa reaches Cordova. the mail and passengers for the interior will | 20 in via the Cordova-Chitina rout
 ITS STRONG WITH UP.
 WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.---A lively | ight is being made between the friends of Maj. j. F. A. Strong of | he Jureau Empire and Charely Sul- CT of Suizer. Alaska. under the Will on administration.
 The Democratic Central committee as recommended that z. R. Cheney f Jnueau. be National commit ee- nan from Alaska.
 WIRELESS SERVICE.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l-Arrange-