The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-22

ported here today that 800 Amer. cans have been prevented from crossing the border by the rebel soldiers. who are scattered along the boundary for many miles. The reports are accompanied by appeals to the federal commanders 10 drive the rebels from the vicinity. and 1t | is probable that some steps will he taken to aid the foreigners to reach their native soil in safety. NEW BEDFORD. Mass. July 16- Practically all of tha cotton cloth mills of this city are closed today because of the walkout of 13,600 workers. and bitter struggle be- tween employees and employers threatens the peace and prosperity of the industry.
 DAWSON, July 16. The pro. posed exhibition and aviation meet which was to have been he'd in this city during the fall. has been dropped because of the failure of the committee to receive assurances of sufficient support to make the fair a success.
 LOS ANGELES, July i6. Sev. eral witnesses were introduced by the defense today who testified to conversations with Detective Frank lin, in which the detective admitted to them that Darrow was innocent of the bribery charges which have been placed against him. upon which he is now being tried. Frank lin is quoted as saving that Darrow knew nothing of the effort made tC influence the jurors until after the McNamara trial had been eonclud ed.
 SANTA FEE. July i6. Thous ands of acres of valuable lands 1T Medina and Bandera counties havt been laid waste by the bursting oi the lower dam of the Hondo irriea ton project. which was washed out today by a cloudburst.
 WASHINGTON, July 16- The house judiciary committee has talk en up the consideration of the beei trust probe with the object of de termining upon the date of the corl mencement of the proposed investi gation of the great monopoly.
 NEW YORK, July 16. - Chari man Hilles, of the Republican cam , paign committee. arrived here today . and announces that he Is ready tC open the campaign in the interests of President Taft,
 , TRENTON. July l6. - Governo, : Wilson and Congressman Underwood held lengthy conference here thi: ; afternoon over matters which neith CT would discuss when questionet , later in the day
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. July 16.-- Senator Elihu Root. of New York, f strongly opposing the enactment 0
 Panama Canal legislation withou first giving England the opportunit, ; to present her objections to lh, , measure on behalf of the Canadia, railroads.
 NEW YORK, July i7. - The dis , trict attorney of New York was no tified this morning that the body 0 a boy answering to the description of Nathan SWartz had been founC floating in the Hudson river to day.
 The father of Swartz declares tha the boy had confessed to hin tha he was the one guilty of the "Iur der of Julia Connors, girl aged l. , years, who had been maltreated. af terward killed, and her body throw,
 into a vacant lot.
 It is supposed that remorse io
 his misdeeds caused the boy |, commit suicide
 LOS ANGELES. July r. - Der Franklin, the confessed jury brib CT and star state witness in the Me Namara trial. will be called to tn, witness stand by the defense in tn, Darrow trial tomorrow.
 , XENIA. Ohio. July 17. - In a nott written to her mother at Painters f vile. Mrs. Pearl Shrontz, who lief her husband and went to San Fran cisco with Robert Warrington. { former lover. said she wanted for l giveness for her rash act. but tha she could not return to her form CT home and husband and would no ! Her husband, notwithstanding the note. at once left for San Francisco He succeeded in locating the err ing wife, brought her back witt him to Xenia, and had the former lover Warrington, temporarily jail ed in San Francisco.
 WASHINGTON. July r. - Her l hnrf Cy,,ith ccin oi corporations in the department oi { commerce and labor, today resigned his office. Luther Conant. of Mass achusetts. now a deputy in the de partment. will probably be Smiths successor as commissioner.
 SEATTLE, July IT. That Fed eral Judge Hanford, while holding under advisement several patent in fringement cases that were tried ir his court, patented an invention along the same lines, and then offer ed to sell the patent to one of the litigants. was the sensational testi mony of Frank Burpee. an inventor residing at Bellingham, Wash, be, fore the congressional Investigating committee this morning.
 Attorney Fred H. Peterson tes tified positively to seeing the judge under the influence of liquor on several occasions. Peterson said that he saw the judge take several drinks at different bars in the city and that he was always alone.
 SAN FRANCISCO, July r. - Al Kaufman, the prizefighter. Is seri- ously i'll of pneumonia. and fears