The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-28

hd rtpresen ed himself to be GER
ain OF the congressman while act
ng as a lobbyist at the national
apital.
Lamar is still in Washington. so
VII be impossible to serve notice /
mon him unit | his return home.
WILL INVESTIGATE.
BlNGHAMTON. y. Y. July -. |
There is the probability that
lual Investigation f the Freeman |
overall factory fire will be ordered |
within a few DAYS in an effort to |
Lace the resFons bility for the death |
If the 81 girls who persisted in the
lanes. The state authorities al
'eady have taken steps TO inquire |
nto the case and ii is reported here
his afternoon that the federal gov
'rnment will also take a hand in the |
natter.
FORCE DISSOLUTION.
PORTLAND. Ore. July 2i.-At- |
McReynolds. through |
his assistants. has instituted pr
,eedings against the Pacific Coast |
telephone trust on the charge that |
t is monopoly in violation of |
he Sherman antitrust law. The |
of the alleged combine
N sought in civil action.
HOWARD ELLIOTT
TO GET VACANCY. |
NEW YORK. July 81. 1t is !
here today that Howard |
Elliot. head of the Northern Pacific |
since 1903. will succeed |
Charles s. Mellcn, who recently re
signed as president of the New
York. New Haven 4 Hartford rail
road.
MINERS STRIKE.
CALUMET. Mich. July 24.-Twen-
" of the copper mines in this region
have been forced to close down as
the result of strike which was
called yesterday by the Western
Federation of Miners There are
.ully 10.00c miners idle n the dis
trict today. and several riots be
tween strikers and deputies f How
ed the attempts of the former to
prevent resumption of work in
several of the mines
The state militia is in readiness
10 respond to call for service.
it having been reported ton ght that
Ferris Intended cfdcrin"
the troops cut at the first sim of
trouble
BATTLE AT MINE.
CHARLESTON. w V. July 81
Seven unidentified coal miners
were killed outright and many
wounded in a battle which occurred
ton ght in the Cabin creek region
between number of strikers and
the employees of the Wake.Forest
Coal company.
The claim is made that the strik
ers were endeavoring to c-mpel the
places. The interference was re-
scented and fight followed. The
situation is serious tonight. and
there is the probability that troops
WI be ordered out.
LOOSE AGAIN.
LONDON. July "a Mrs. Emma
line Paukhurst leader of the Brit
ish Window Smashing Brigade, was
from prfs today. where
she was sent last week because she
attended suffra@ette meeting. con
trary to the terms of her parole.
The militant leader was released
today upon the advice of the gov
eminent physician, who declared
Mrs Pankhurst seriously i'll.
ASSUMING PROPORTIONS.
CALUMET Mich. July 25.-The
strike stuation in this district is
assuming proporti MS. The entire cop
Der district has been placed under
martial law, and Governor Ferris ar
rived this afternoon from the capital
TO take personal command of the
several companies OF state m litia
which have been ordered to The 81 enc
If conflict. Six companies are here
already and several IN re are on the
Nay.
The situation was aggravated TO
dav by the action of 5000 mine EN-
ployes who have declared a sympa-
thetic rike, making a total of 10
900 miners who are now on strike.
Clashes between the strikers and
the soldiers are hourly occurrences.
and a general mix-up VII result.
il is feared, unless some effort Is
made to adjust the differences be
tween the striking miners and the
0wners of the mines which have been
closed down