Douglas Island news., 1918-12-06

Tho quarantine between Flames and Fort Seward has been lifted. Rotary snow blows arc being used already ou che Copper River rail- road.
 1 The whitchorsc star says they aa,c been having Florida wcaether there
 !, was reported that there was in- lucua at Dawson, but Che News states there is none
 F. w. Brown. formerly Q captain ! of a Yukon river steamboat. died at Seattle of pneumonia on Nov. 2i. Am ice skating club has been formed at Cordoya and thc baseball park converted into a skating rink.
 The Admiral Watson had on board g5 tons Of Thanksgiving turkeys ard trimmings for Southeastern Alaska ou her last trip.
 Robert Gotlschalk was recently bound over in the commissioners court at Cordova In tho sum of Se.50O for violating che dry law.
 Twcuty-six tons of copper ore was  shipped from Haiucs on one Of thc last boats Go che Tacoma shelter The ore is from che Rainy Hollow country
 Tho steam whalcr Kodiak. injured n Alaskan waters some time ago when she was bumped by Che steamer Humboldt. is undergoing repairs ot Seattle.
 Joe Tyozima. a Japanese who for Che past dozen years has been chef at Che PulIgu House In Skagway has Ieft Che North. Joe has cooked for many hundreds of tourists and sour douEhs
 The mail that comes Go Fairbanks is disIulcctcd before being given out It is taken to a bank vault ploutimuy sprinkled with formal dchydc and then sealed up In the vault for % hours
 Tho Whitchorsc district subscribed S7Ig5O towards Che Gfth Canadian Victory Loan. This amounted to an average of S1CO for every man. woman and child iu Che district An honor flag is now flying at White horse.
 A dishouor roll has been started at Fairbanks. A placard has been placed iu a prominent place n Che town with Che name Of a resident who forfeited his first citizenship papers in order that he would not Doe drafted
 J. n Fox was recently elected president of Che Arctic Club at Sc atuc A banquet was held at the close Of Che campaign. at which both Delegate Sulzcr and bis opponent sat at Che same table. No casualties have been reported.
 Seven vessels of Che Alaska Steam ship Company fleet operating in Alaskan waters spent their Thanks giving u Seattle. The management Of Che company said that this com- rriscd Che largest fleet tho company ever had In port for a holiday.
 Fairbanks Is taking precautions Co prevent Che nu from coming Co Che town. A detention station has been established ot PHcdrivcr road house and people coming over the trail win be held there for the re- quircd number of days A station has also been established at Eagle.
 Baron J. IT. von Schroeder. who was famous iu Che early days Of the KIondike rush for having chartered thc steamer Humboldt for five months Go make a trip to Alaska. is suing LIodyds of London. Co collect insurance money that he alleges due him on thc steamers Camecock and starhouud. These two vessels were lost in June. 1898. while attempt ing Co make a trip to St Michaels. Permission was given Che Baron to sue by Che alien enemy custodian, the Baron being a citizen of Ger many.
 Through a mistake in billing con- siguments of express. a safe con- tainiug gold bullion valued at S3i.- 900 being shipped from Anchorage. Cook inlet. to Seattle aboard Che steamship Admiral Watson. was placed ashore at Valdez, causing many anxious moments Co officers of the Pacific Steamship Company and Che American Express Company. In answer Co cablegrams dispatched to Southwestern Alaska in an effort to locate Che safe, a message was re- ceived in Seattle that it had been found in Valdez and would be sent south aboard Che first vessel leaving for Seattle The gold bullion was