The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-17
Whatis Doing For and By
 AIaskans at Washington
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and the other night at the Natlohai Press Club, of which he is member, he kept the boys busy guessing as to the truth and veracity of some of the marvellous tales he told of the early days in the Klondike and Nome.
 National Committeeman z. R, Che ney, of Juneau, who was operated on for appendicitis at Baltimore a few days ago is progressing finely, toward recovery and is due here on Sunday. He will probably leave for home as soon as he is able to travel with safe ty and comfort. Mrs. Cheney is with him.
 c. F. Cheek, of Juneau, arrived here few days ago from his former home in Missouri. Yesterday he and Robert w. Jennings had lunch with Speaker Champ Clark and discussed with him Alaska affairs, in which the Speaker evinced much interest. Mir. Cheek will leave tonight for the west, enroute to Juneau.
 Judge J. R. Vim is in the city from Philadelphia and New York, where he has been engaged in professional business. He will return to Philadel' phia in a day or two, and expects to start for home within week or ten days.
 l.. p. Shackleford was here on Mon day and Tuesday He returned on Tuesday afternoon to New York. With B. l.. Thane, of the Alaska-Gastineau Mining Co.,, he put through deal by which the latter company has acquired the Nowell Mining properties at Der ners Bay, and it is stated that eX tensive development will be undertak en at once. Mir. Thane is now in Salt Lake City
 T. P. Mcdonald, who in 1907 began the development of coal mine on Boring lake, in the Katalla district has been here since last December on business pertaining to his claims He is accompanied by Mrs. McDon aid. Mir. Mcdonald has had several interviews with Secretary of the In terior Lane but the Interior Depart ment has not yet announced it's pol icy with regard to the Alaska coal lands and their development and nc one here seems able to hazard even a guess as to what that policy will be. It is believed, however, that it will be liberal
 Major John E. Baiiaine, of Seward Charles G. Heifner, of Seattle, Falcon Joslin and others have completed the first draft of a bill for the building oi railroads in Alaska, by the govern ment. This bill, it is understood, will be introduced in Congress by Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon. It is based generally upon the report of the Al aska Railroad Commission, but the final selection of the railroad routes is to be left with the President.
 Colonel Dick" Ryan, of Controller Bay came over from New York yes terday. He is the promoter of a rail road from Controller bay to the Der ing coal fields, and is opposed to the government ownership and operation of railroads in Alaska or elsewhere and will work against the proposi tion.
 Delegate James Wickersham returned from Juneau the other day greatly pleased with his visit He speaks in the highest terms of the personnel of Al aska's first legislature and predicts that the legislators will establish fine records for themselves. Judge Wick ersham frankly states that the mem bers of Alaskas legislature will com pare favorably with Congress itself Nearly all the Alaskans now in Wash ington forgather from time to time in the Delegates office, where they are always assured a cordial wei, come.
 Captain Conrad seim, former well known Alaskan, is in this city from New York. Capt. Seim is among the candidates for governor of Alaska He has recently written an interesting brochure on the Introduction of Do- mestic Reindeer into Canada at the request of Premier Borden. The arti. cle discusses the success that has been achieved by our government in the raising of reindeer in Alaska.
 There promises to be lively fight in Congress over the new tariff meas. ure, and lobbyists are now Hooking here by the hundreds. it is claimed. Free sugar, free wool and some other schedules are likely to cause much discussion.
 w. H. Whittlesey, of Seward, is in Washington from Chicago, where he was a witness in the Alaska coal cases While here MT. Whittlesey received a telegram conveying the news of the death of his wife in an automobile 
 accident, in Seattle. Judge Finnegan U. S. Commissioner at Seward, is al so here, but will leave for home early next week.
 Casey Moran. well known all over Alaska and the Klondike, is on the staff of the Washington Post, and he can always be found around the lead | ing hotels boosting Alaska and con l darnnino the government for it's neg