The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-21

,ouvicls from the state penitentiary oday and battle cnsued between he escaped convicts and the deputies | Ec Convicts were encamped south 1f Dixon. and it is said that sev- aral of them were wounded in the i-ht. although the details Of the encounters are meagre
 IS FREE AT LAST.
 RENO. Oct. T.. Mrs. Edna Hutt. wife of Henry Hut, the cele- hratei Illustrator. was granted a divorce today on the grounds of de. ser,iou Mrs Hut. whose maiden name was Edna Garfield Della Torre, vas married to the artist in New York. in 1903.
 MRS. LEFTY" TEsTIFlES.
 NEW YORK. Oct. T.. Lillian RoseLzRe wife of Leftie Louie one Of the men held in connection .ith the assassination of Herman Eospnthal. was placed on the stand today as witness against l.ieuten ant Becker.
 Mrs RosenZweig testified that Lieutenant Becker had come to their home prior to the killing and de handed of her husband that he put Rosenthal away" The witness aeC!ared that the officer made the aemand in her presence. and ap appeared 10 consider the killing ot the gambler a matter ol iittie coase 4ucnCe.
 When Lefty refused to consider he request of the lieutenant. Mrs RoseuzRe eig says Becker flew into q rage and made threats against his life
 When Mrs. Rosenzweig had con sluded her testimony. District At torney Whitman announced that ht had no more witnesses 10 introduce and that the state rested it's ease
 he popular belief is that Becker ai.l be adjudsed guilty.
 MARTIAL LAW.
 ELY. Nev.. Oct. Governor Od die has ordered the state militia tt proceed to McGill. where seyera thousand mill and smelter men ar, out on strike, to preserve orde there.
 THE DYNAMITERS.
 INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. r.. Tn, principal evidence introduced toda. at the hearing of the dynamiter conspiracy against non-union estab .ishments. was the alleged cores pondence between McNamara and tn, several powder factories where it i believed he obtained the dynamic used in practically ali Of the ex plOsions charged against tie dyna mitcrs.
 Several witnesses were produces by District Attorney Miller, wht positivel identified the letters, ant established beyond a doubt the fac Rho blew up the Los Angeles Time ,uilding
 THE WIND BLOWS
 DALLAS. Oct r. - Severe storm nave swep; the gulf coast durin, the past two days and much damag, is reported over a large area Iii, storm assumed the proportions Of gale on the gulf and many smal poa's were driven on the beach O 37 amped.
 Ihe wind abated somewhat hi afternoon, and it is believed tha he storm has blown itself out.
 LATEST FROM STRIKE.
 M'GlLl.. NeV. Oct. IS. UpOl the proclamation of Governor Oddie of Nevada, the Ely mining distric was placed under martial law today The state militia have arrived ol the scene and the smelter ground are being patrolled by them.
 A clash took place this afternoon between the militia and a band o striking Greeks. with the result tha a number of the strikers wer, wounded. Two have since died O their wounds.
 Governor Oddie issued il state ment today. in which he states lha he will protect property from injur, at any cost. He maintains that or der must prevail or there will b, trouble
 CLOSES NAVAL BASES.
 WASHINGTON. Oct. IS. - Presi dent Taft has ordered all of tht naval bases of the United State: closed to foreign ships The actio, of the chief executive is attribut et to his desire 10 prevent forei 'nert from learning secrets which woul be advantageous to other nations il case of war with the United States
 The official order has beer DOS O. at all of the ports where the maya supplies are stored. ard already ( lumher of foreign vessels have beer refused permission 10 enter the clos ports.
 The action of the president ha: been the cause of much speculation throughout the country. and many new spapers are inclined to the belle that there is something back of tht order which the prcsi lent has TO made public.
 PLEAD INNOCENCE.
 MT. VERNON. Oct. IS. -- Dtrkc' Furth and his associates who we"' rec enfly indicted on the thrr-e c! abettins the reception of dennei'. when they were fully aware of 'ht insolvent condition of their bank were arraiened in this "i oh and each of them entered a plea o! not guilty.
 The dates of their hearings vii be set early next week
 BLAME TT ON UNIONS.
 INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. IS. IT the cases of the labor men charge with dvnamiting. now being triet here, the witnesses for the defense were on the stand during the greai CT part of the day. They have de nied the assertions made by Distric Attorney Miller and the governmen' witnesses that the bridge workers maintained fund with which to senf