The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-16
INTERNATIONAL
 NEWS BY WIRE
U. s. AGAIN.

U. S. AGAIN. | WASHINGTON. Sept. 9 - Adyices | have been received hy the depart | ment of state to the effect that the | American marines in Central Amer. l ica have blockadcd all of the ports ! of Nicaragua in order to prevent ! outside aid being given to the rebels. who are thought 10 be much in need of ammunition and other munitions of war.
 TOXIC. Sept. 9. - Secretary of State Knox arrived in this city today 1 on his Oriental visit.
 TO WHICH WE SAY AMEN" SHANGHAI. Sept 10. - The prov l inoe of Chekiang has been visited by q terrific typhoOn during which enor- | nous damage to property was done In the wake of the typhoon came | devastating floods and almost the en- tire province is inundated The loss of life at this time is estimated al 10000 and it is certain that this will be greatly increased through famine and sickness sure to result NSON NO MiNHOO. TOXIC. Sept. 10. - Secretary of State Knox will be granted an audi ence with the emperor tomorrow. Many functions have been arranged in honor of the distinguished Ameri- can during his stay in this city.
 A RAILROAD FOR CHINA.
 PEkING, Sept 12. - In pursuance of it's policy of reform the govern. ment has authorized the establish ment of a gigantic railroad system. actual work on which will be com mcnCed as soon as practicable Dr Sun Vat Sen will he at the head of the department Whigh will have the control of the railroads and he to. dar stated that he would probably call to his aid corps of engineers who have had experience in the building of roads in America and elsewhere He added that the sys tenn would cover a territory 70.O0G miles in extent.
 THEY WOULD KILL.
 CAIRO, Sept 13. - Grave appre- hension is felt here at the atti'ud, of the natives of the city over tn: senterCin@ of the conspirators in the plot to murder Lord Kitchener the khedive and Premier Sirdar which was unearthed some time ago
 KILL FEM OFF.
 LONDON. Sept. 13. Heavy fir. ing is reported to have been gone on at Wu Chang, capital of the prov ince of Hupeh, opposite HankoW since daybreak Tuesday, aecordins 70 the Picking correspondent of the Daily Telegraph who adds that nc details O. the battle were obtain- able.
 President Yuan Shi Kais written refusal" the spondcnt says to permit the cabinet to amend the sitting of the national assembly or to give details of General Chang Chen Wu's otfenses, on the ground hat it would endanger the safety of the army. created a great up roar in the chamber. and 1t is fear ed that civil war is imminent.
 Many of the officers in the prov nce of Hupeh already have resigned as a protest against the execution of Chang Chen Wu."
 YuKON'S FUTURE.
 VANCOUVER. Sept 13. - After
 
 Horrigan. of the Royal Northwes, Mounted Police. reached Vancouver yesterday. en route to Regina. to which territory he has been trans ferred. Major Horiigan has had strenuous career i'll the North. H. went through the days when DaW. son, his headquarters, was a gath erng point for some of the hardes' western characters. whom it was his duty to keep within the law.
 For five months last year the major was acting commissioner O the Yukon. until the arrival in Daw- son of Commissioner George Black
 The Yukon.' he said last nishl at the Vancouver hotel, has scare ly been tapped as yet. During the next 1O years or so there will be developments up there which Out sders would not comprehend It IS a wonderful mining country, which every year is proving of greater value"
 UNITED STATES MAIL.
 HONOLULU. Sept. l3. Snug glers of opium in their efforts to circumvent the customs authorities at American ports have been using Uncle Sam's mail bags as carriers of the contraband drug, and evident ly have succeeded in bringing man thousands of dollars worth of opium into island and possibly mainland ports.
 The discovery of this method of smuggling, which was made some ime ago. has been kept a secret by the government officials who have been Investigating the matter.
 On the steamer Manchuria which arrived in Honolulu on August IS from the Orient a, mail bag was found which instead of containing letters was stuffed with 5000 worth of opium.
 THEY'RE OFF.
 WASHINGTON, Sept. IA. - It was announced today from the de- partment of state offices that the United States had decided to inter Eene once more in Santo Domingo affairs and that warships would be at once dispatched to the island.
 THEY KILL THEMSELVES.
 AOKIO, Sept IA. - General Ne gia, the supreme military counsellor to the Mikado, and his wife today committed suicide, following the cer- emonies in connection with the fun eral of the late emperor. The gen. eral was considered one of the