The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-12-30

The arrangements TO make the
a feature of the occa-
sion. and the men are now drilling
enthusiastically for the important
event
BULLION ROBBERY CLEARING UP
SEATTLE Dec. -. What is
believed 10 he the last link surround
ing the Humboldt gold bullion rob
berry OF two years ago VAS complet-
el today when the police placed
Gem Sheppard under arrest on thu
charge OF completely in the bss
steal
Sheppard who has been emplo.
81 on the steamer jefferson as
-urser has been under surveillance
Tor several months, and the police
r. confident that they have secur-
Il sufficient evidence to convict
their man en the charge which h
been placed against him
The arrest of Sheppard prohahiy
viii be followed within - hours
nv similar action against Charles
3arHetf. Kenny Wiseman and Or
Vile Ceveness all Of whom have
been under suspicion since the rob
hery ~as committed. The evidence
shows thai Wiseman made a dead
head trim TO Alaska with Sheppard.
and that the details of the theft
we're planned ny the two men
UNSUCCESSFUL ROBBERY
KANSAS CITY. Dee. % An
lrsucCessnl attempt was ma II L..
Ia, TO loot the express car of a
CHICAGO & Alton train. nut because
NJ the inability OF the bandits to
break open the safe. they were IN
tbla % set away with more Than
ono 1ltkagC of bills. amounting 10
less than S20.00o The safe con
aimed over s2o6.o00 in money ana
paper. belonging to the express
company
The bandits boarded the train. ii
IS believed. at Springfield. snd when
in a desolate part OF the country.
detached the express car from the
rest of the train. and proceeded TO
gather up the valuable contents
Dynamite was used on the safe.
1nt the heavy steel "lthstood tn
attack. ald the bandits finally gay,
IN the attempt. after having taken
possession Of the single package OF
moneF which had been placed il
he safe
WILSON DOES NOT SMOKE.
1RENI ON. Dec ~ santa
Claus arrived in town today With
costly meershaum pipe for Pres.
ident-Elect Woodrow Wilson which
unfortunately the future President
If the United States can not US
because he does not smoke
KILLED IN DISPUTE.
CHICAGO. Dec. % During
iisru.c over money matters James
Conway. an official OF the Steam
fi'ters union. was shot and killed
by Thomas Freer. the secretary OF
the union. After the killing Free
saye himself UP TO the authoritiea
and claimed that he had killed
CONWAY in seli-deiense.
EXTRA POLICE APPOINTED.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 2G, II
order % make crooked ork II
'he city during ihe inaugural GER
monies next March impossible 10 .
greater degree than 1t the Taft in
'u"rSai in 1908, number OF extra
secret service mon have been adde
e The force recently. The plain
clothes men in tn" r"1'"e department
i me q nave oeeh increased a.
y en- az 'hf city &"'ioil'les are en-
lT"fofii" 10 cooperate as much
- poaSI'i' WITH me ltueial oilicia'S
n the prevention OF ac'iFi'y D!
crooks iu'iHe ihe wilson lhaugufa-
io'.. "
AMet IONS AXE DANGEROUS.
y
week lssu" OF the 'ohlinoher WIZ
nam }, Hf'ah says 'hal me only Dan
ger 'ha' Is al present threatening
DtfioefhtE IS created by Inc amoi'
IONS OF ihdlNiuualS. mes" mus"
however says MI. br!ah' cohsioeE
me party greater man me a''aihiheh
ol lllelr own ehds II Demo iracy is
20 achlSNe the iuli measure OF
purposr
OeAC IN pHoohtsSiVt poliCl IS
NlN-\tAfOl.lS. Dec. 20. Sell
a'or H. NJ Lar olle''e' OF Niscohs1h.
naS ahnot'A'eu III ms Lar olle''e
Weekly mat ne VIII address lhv
progressive voters OF Minneapolis
next Monaa!. he VIII deal with the
frosr' SslNe poilties mat he mas at
Yocatea !or many years and VIII also
touch upon me various phases OF
ne recent fresldeh'lal elec'on.
senator LarolieIle leaves hei"
SATURDAY evening ior the Mlnneso-
metropolis,
SAN IA CLAUS AN AVIATOR.
SAN FkAEtlSCb. Dec. 70.
ffoEaPlH ue most novel tnristmas
occurrence III the World this year
iook place here yesterday when