The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18

commerce department. The immedi. ate creation of the new department however. will be dependent upon the first session of congress"
 TO INSPECT CANAL.
 NASHlNGTUN. Nov. l2 Secre- tary Stimson left today Tor Panama. via New York City. to inspect the progress of the Panama canal FOR IMMEDIATE INDEPENDENCE
 MANILA. Nov. F. \ demon. stration over the election ol Wood- row Wilson as President ol the United states was the feature of Monday in this city. Twenty thousand Phil ipplnos. among whom Aguinaldo was conspicuous. marched in procession carrying banners upon which were inscribed the motto. Immediate In dependence.
 PROGRESSIVE PARTY TO STAY.
 NEW YORK. Nov i2. Ihco- dore Roosevelt emerged today from his retirement long enough to say.
 The Progressive party has come to stay. The battle has only just been begun. and the movement Is without parallel in the history of free government
 FEUD BETWEEN REGULARS.
 CHEYENNE, Nov. l2. A feud between Batteries E and b. of the Fourth field artillery resulted in class riots today al Fort Russell in which Privates Zilansky and Mar tin were seriously injured The streets leading to the fort were guarded hy extra policemen. who arrested 1o of the fighting soldiers.
 SWITCH WAS OPEN.
 INDIANAPOLIS. Nov 13. FIGh. teen persons were killed this after noon in a train wreck which oo cured at lrvington. suburb ol this city on the line of the Cleveland railroad. I he accident is ascribed tu an open switch.
 ETTOR WAS PEACE MAKER.
 SALEM. Mass. Nov. 13. - Joseph l. Ettor. who. with Arturo Giovin. uitti and Joseph Caruso. is on trial in this city charged with tine death of Anna laPizzo during the Lawrence strike. was placed on the stand to- day in his own defense
 The young labor orGanizer de,iar ed that while he had favored the strike of the Lawrence workers. h. had urged peace al all times during he trouble. and tried to prevent the clashes between the strikers and the police. during one of which the Lapizzo girl had met her death. Et tor denied that he is an anarchist or that he had eyer preached Nio fence
 GOV. M'DoNALD IS AN INVALID
 SANTA FE. x NJ, Nov r. Governor William C Mcdonald has developed serious case of Bright $ disease. and it is feared that his life is endangered
 JUROR FAILS TO RALLY.
 INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. r.. Owing to the continued illness of one ot the jurors in the dynamite hearug the case has been postponed sec ond time. It is expected that th' aillng talesman will be sufficiently recovered tomorrow. however. To p"l init of resumption of the trial
 MARQUARD TO THE BAD.
 NEW YORK. Nov. l3 A sui which has caused considerable of q stir in this city and which promises sensational developments. was filed today by Joseph Kane, who alleges in his complaint that Rube Mar Cuard the defendant in the ease. has ,l; q, y.g hi t4 Blossom Seeley. the well known act ress
 Kane demands the sum of $2j. oO0 from the ball player as the price of breaking up his home. Marquard when informed of the suit. appeareo little concerned and declared thal the whole thing was a scheme or Kane's part to get little cas- money.
 NO BAIL FOR SMOKE"
 WASHINGTON. Nov 13. Tn, supreme court. to which the attor neys for Jack Johnson appealed ir champions release from prison or bail has decided that there is nc reason why he should he turned loose pending the conclusion of his trial
 The decision was based on cer tain evidence which was presented by the prosecution showing conclu sively that Johnson expected tC leave the country as soon as ad mitted to bail. and that he had no in tention of returning for trial. RAILROAD PRESIDENT RESIGNS
 PHU.AnEEPHIA Nov l3 Presi dent McCrea. of the Pennsylvania railroad. has rendered his resignation to the board of directors, accom- panied by the explanation that h, desires to be relieved of the respon abilities and care which are par of the office The resignation i. 10 take effect on the first of the year.
 BALD JACK" ON STAND NEW YORK. Nov l3. - The jur. which is to pronounce judgment ol "Gyp the Blood" and his three hench men who are accused of the murdet of Herman Rosenthal, was complete today. and the trial of the four gun ! men began ill real earnest. Bald Jack" Rose, VI ho confessed lC District Attorney Whitman shortly after the death of Rosenthal, wa! the first witness placed on the stan' by the state. and he was still re lating the history of the notorious case when the court adjourned lat, this afternoon.
 TAFT WILL APPOINT. WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. Al doubt as to the intention of President Taft in the matter of appointments was removed today when il WI.