The Alaska citizen., 1912-08-12
Outside Happenings of the Week for Quick Reading

LAJTNTA. Col. Aug ! - In fight in the hills near this town between a sheriff's posse and Bal lrrd. young desperate. lately ar rived from Tennessee. resulted in the death of the highwayman this morning Ballerd. after using up all of his ammunition in his efforts To escape from the posse being bad ly wounded and facing certain cap ture. suicided to prevent being talk cu alive.
 NEW YORK. Aug. ;. - Owing to the large increase of crime in this city. eliminating with the murder Of the Italian Nercclli. for alleged betrayal of the gang who had killed Herman Rosenthal. the better class of citizens are beginning to take some interest in the conduct of civic affairs This morning a meeting of several well known millionaires and many of the leading citizens of the metropolis was held, and it was decided to call mass meeting To take place Wednesday evening. to try and arrange for the formation
 
 District Attorney Whitman in his efforts for the suppression of crime.
 TACOMA. Aug. ,. A sensation was caused in this city this morning by drummer for local house. named F. ]. Templeton. shooting and instantly killing Claude A White, employed as a salesman in one of f1 t,r 1 satisfying himself that White was dead, the murderer turned the gun on himself and very deliberately took his own life Tompleton left statement that the reason for com hitting the crime was because White had estranGed the affections of Mrs. Tcmpleton.
 DAWSON. Aug. l. Charles F. Heron. Republican committeeman. who travelled overland from Fair banks to Circle. where he connected with the steamer Schwatka. passed through Dawson Saturday cnroute To Juneau.
 JC CAlttX, Mex. Aug I. - General Salasar. commanding loo0 rebel sol diers. has made his escape from the trap set for him by the Mexican commanders and is now retreating with his troops to Casagrandes. where he will join Orozco in de stroying the Mexican Central rail road
 SEATTLE. Aug. :. - The steamer Jefferson sailed for the North on l., ,l passengers for Fairbanks: Mr. and Mrs. Walter s. Hall. MT. and Mrs. Max Munger. Mrs. D. Sewall and C. Tctu.
 CHICAGO. Aug. i. Four wo- men admirers of Colonel Roosevelt were seated as delegates in the na- tioual Progressive convention today in the absence of the regularly chos- en delegates. who have been delayed The women themselves made ap- plication 10 the committee to be seated. and promised to give up their places as soon as the rightful claimants put in an appearance.
 JUAREZ Az. ;. - General Oroz- co has served final notice on the Americans in Northern Mexico. warm ing them that they must either quit the country immediately. or join the rebel army. He declares that he will not be responsible for their safety if they insist upon remaining. and do not take up arms against the federal government. He ad- vises them to follow him, or cross the border before another day dawns
 Special trains are being prepared for the general and his troops. and start will be made for the south probably tomorrow. It is the in tention of Orozco to join General Salaszar. who is now retreating be fore the federal army. burning up bridges and tearing up tracks as he goes
 The rebels are greatly outnum- bered in Northern Mexico. but they claim to have ample forces in the more southerly states to enable them to carry on the revolution for an indefinite period.
 CLEVELAND. Aug. ]. - The four teenth annual session of the Grand Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles convened here today with a large attendance of delegates from practically all of the 1872 subordn- ate aeries. Governor Judson liar mon delivered the opening address. and he was followed by Mayor Bak- CT, who welcomed the delegates on behalf of the city. which is in fes- tai array in honor of the occasion. The session will last five days.
 CHICAGO, Aug. ,. A fight for fortune of s2 100000 was begun in the court of Cook county this morning for an estate valued at S2,000,o00, left by Henry Curtis. a millionaire mining man of the Klon- dike and Alaska. This money was accumulated by Curtis in mining ventures, and he was afterwards kill ed by an avalanche in the northern country. Two alleged widows have now put in an appearance. one nam- ed Katherine M. Grace, the other Van Warner Elliott. each claiming to be the wife of the deceased man.
 CHICAGO. Aug ,. The state Progressive convention of the new third party, after a very stormy ses- sion, nominated State Senator Frank Funk, as the candidate for governor. Other selections for state offices will be made later.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. ,. The o1a