The Alaska citizen., 1912-08-19

the boat and sustaining serious in juries. personally.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. Is. - Sec retary MacNeagh has ordered ten tons of potatoes to be shipped from Seattle to the earthquake sufferers al katmai, and the shipment will go forward on the next boat.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. .16.-Ameri- can marines have been dispatched to Corinto for the purpose of pro- tectirg the life and property of Americans in Manague.
 HOT SPRINGS, Aug. 1G. - The detective agents of District Attorney Whitman. of New York City. left here yesterday with Sam Schepp the New York gambler, who it is claimed knows all about the murder Of Herman Rosenthal. and who is expected to expose the whole con spracy for the benefit of the prose cution.
 RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 16.-Vir- ginia Christian, aged r., and ne gress, was electrocuted today for the murder of Mrs Ida Belote, white woman. She was the first woman to be electrocuted in this state.
 BREMERTON. Aug. 16 - Admiral Reynolds. commander of the Pacific Reserve fleet. has been ordered to accompany Secretary of State Knox on his coming sea voyage.
 SEATTLE, Aug l6. Mrs. Ethan Bliss lost her life this morning when she was run down by a swift moving automobile on Pike street.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. - The house and senate have passed the bill putting into effect the seal treaties, with the. added provision that the killing of seals on the is lands of Alaska is prohibited for period of ten years
 SYDNEY, N. S. w, Aug. 16.- Gales off the Australian coast are the worst in twenty years Seas 90 feet high have been pounding the beaches sweeping buildings and beach pavilions into the ocean. while T number of pleasure resorts have been swept away.
 Ocean steamers are unable to en- ter Port Jackson. and several har- Dor ferry services have suspended, awaiting abatement of the gales. Al ready heavy damage has been in flicted
 DENVER, Aug 16 With up- wards of 15,0O0 men at work re pairing the damage done by the flood yesterday, an army of employees and individuals clearing away the wreck age of buildings and bridges. res curcrs still searching the banks of Cherry creek for further possible victims. and the fire department lending aid in the pumping out of flooded hasements in the downtown districts, Denver is assuming nor nal conditions.
 LONDON. Aug. 16 Renewed and more serious fighting occurred today around the docks, when sticks and stones were hurled by the strik- ing transport workers at the non uniOnistS who are running the freight trains. That the men are becoming more agitated and restless at the repeated failures to end the strike was evidenced yesterday at Hyde park when a demonstration by the strikers became disorderly. The po lice were forced to interfere.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 1G. The senate and house committees which were appointed to confer on the Alaska home rule bill. which was recently passed by the senate in a much-changed form from the orig today, and discussed at considerable length the amendments which were attached to the bill in the upper house. The meeting was adjourned at late hour this afternoon with out an agreement having been reach ed,
 JUAREZ. Aug l6. - General Or oZco, head of the rebel army has evacuated the city, leaving only a small force here to preserve order. pending the arrivaal of the troops which are rapidly approaching. having been ordered hther to put a stop to the outrages which have been reported along the border.
 WASHINGTON. Aug. l6. It has been practically agreed upon by the of the upper house that no action will be taken during the present session on the resolution which has for its object the reem- bursement of eX-Senator Lorimer for the money he spent defending his seat to the senate. The amount involved is $35 1000, which is the sum MT. Lorimer claims he is out as result of his several years of for the coveted seat.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. In with the request of the president, who sent special mes sage to congress yesterday urging lhe appropriation of $400000 with which to carry out the agreement between the United States and Eng land and Japan, both the senate and the house have passed the bill, providing for the protection of the fur seals. The treaties between the three countries were ratified by the senate during the past winter. Half of the money appropriated will 20 to Great Britain and half to Japan. By the terms of the treaty, no seals are to be killed on the islands along the Alaskan coast for period of ten years.
 SEATTLE, Aug. 16. Failure of the engineer of the steamer Sioux 10 get his signals right today caus-