The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-15
Outside Happenings of the Week for Quick Reading

WASHINGTON. July s - Formal demand was made today by the jul dietary committee to congress that Judge w. Archibald. of the United States commerce court be impeaChed for "misbehavior. and high crimes and misdemeanors" The commit tee declares that Archibald's sense of moral responsibility has become deadened." and that he has pros tituted his high office for personal profit" In all of which acts the committee demand that congression- al proceedings of impeachment be at once commenced and the judge placed on trial
 NEW YORK. July s. - Twelve year-old Julia Connors was assaulted and slain after being horribly tor ured. The child was held prisoner in an unoccupied flat where the nal. treatment took place. and where she was afterward murdered. The child's nude body was found in a vacant lot
 There is no clue to the perpetra- tor though several are under sus- picion.
 TONOPAH New. July s. The greater part of the city of Tonopah is today in ashes. as the result of a fire that this morning spread over the business section. Many of the best buildings in the camp have been destroyed. among them the stock exchange.
 Nearly all wires are out of com mission.
 The fire started in the Knights of Pythias hall which Is a total loss.
 The loss will be fully sl5O.OO0.
 SACRAMENTO. Cal. July S.-Ray Elliot. indicted by the grand jury in Seattle in 1911 for white slavery, was arrested in this city this after noon on description sent out by the Federal authorities
 NEWPORT. R. |. July &. - In a dense fog last night the United States hattleship New Hampshire was rammed and badly damaged by the Fall river liner Commonwealth.
 Both vessels were proceeding eau tiously under slow bell when they came together.
 The Commonwealth's bow was de molished and two decks of the New Hampshire were stove in.
 Strange to relate nobody was hurt on either vessel.
 WASHINGTON. July 8. The government seismograph in this city received the most severe shaking up on Saturday night that has been recorded here since the disastrous earthquake which shook San Fran cisco six years ago. The instru- ment clearly indicated the seat of the disturbance as being in some part of Alaska, and. until reassur- ing reports were received from that far-away country the following morn ing. it was feared that the North ern volcanoes had broken loose again adding to the destruction of several weeks ago.
 AGUA PRIETA July s. The residents of the American Mormon colony are arming themselves in anticipation of the threatened at tack of the rebel soldiers. who are now spreading over the country, pill laging plantations and sacking the small towns.
 FL PASO. July s. The com bined strength of the rebel army is estimated at less than ten thous- and men, and reports from across the line indicate that the soldiers, disheartened by frequent defeats are deserting the cause in increas ing numbers, and scattering over the country in small bands.
 JUAREZ, July 8. - General Oroz- co has issued orders for general move to the westward, where it is thought, he will endeavor to build up his depleted forces with new material from the Pacific provinces
 This city is filled with the re- treating soldiers, and the majority of them are in a mutinous frame of mind against the leadership of OroZco.
 CHIHUAHUA. July 8. General Huerta has established his head quarters in the palace, and Is now directing the movements of his troops from that place.
 CHICAGO, July 8. After pitch ing ninteen winning games in row for the New York Nationals. Rube Marquard fell down today, and was taken out of the the game in the seventh inning, after the local team had gained a big lead over the visitors. The score at the end of the game stood seven to two in favor of Chicago
 CHICAGO, July S. The most severe electrical storm experienced here in many years, caused more than s50O00O damage late Satur- day night in various parts of the city. In addition to the damage done to property, several people were struck by bolts of lightning which were shot from the heavens at frequent intervals, and before the abatement of the storm, the residents had become almost panic stricken.
 ST. CIR. July 8. - Losing his way in the fog while attempt ing monoplane flight, Bedel, the noted French aviator, was killed, when his machine plunged head-on into hill while travelling at the rate of 80 miles an hour. It IS believed that he must have been 200 feet up in the air when the ac- cident happened for the machine was smashed into small bits.
 TUSCON, Ariz., July 8. Over 100 YaQui Indians were killed in