Show ALASKANS CELEBRATE Picturesque Parade Feature of Railroad Railroad Rail Rail- road Celebration Seattle Passage Passage of ot the Alaska railroad bill by congress was celebrated cele cole on Saturday and at man many points in Alaska Saturday night It was the occasion also of or the vernal equinox which means for Alaska the approach of the long days of sunshine and the unlocking of the frozen riv nv ers era In Seattle a long parade the most picturesque ever seen here moved through h the principal streets The tone of the banners carried was waE one of the jubilation over the ap approaching preaching development of the rich territory in the north Pack horses dog teams and men with gold rock rockers rockers ers shoulder packs fur hoods pick picks and shovels were in line Some of the men had crossed Chilkoot pass in ill inthe inthe the Klondike days and had stampeded stamped stamped- ed to the gold camp discovered |