The Alaska citizen., 1913-01-06
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namiters
iNDIANApOIIS. Dec. 81 \
special train carrying the - convict.
ed dHnamiters left here this even
n= tor LeavenWorth peuitentiarr.
OPPOSITION TO COCKTAILS.
WASHINGTON. Dee. 81 From
unexpected quarters opposition has
developed against The confirmation
OF Colonel Goethals as the first gov.
ernor of the canal zone. and it Is
nov assured that fierce fight will
ne waced against the Presidents
choice When Mr.. Taft first intmat-
ID that he intended 10 honor the
chief engineer with the new office
10 be created. il was believed that
me appointment would he almost
unanimously popular, and the deFel
opmen:s of the past few days have
ONE as biz surprise 10 the al
uinistration.
Colonel Gocthils and Mrs Coo
hl!s returned from Panama with
President TAFT. and the former To-
A. has been in consultation With
sarious committees oi both houses
afh regard to the status of tn
work on the big ditch.
RICH BANKER DIES.
San DIEGO. Dec 81 Windsor
\. Rice. the rich salt Lake banker
nd mine owner died in this city
oiay
FOR THE SENATE.
TRENTON. Dec 81 James
Hamilton Lewis, the CHICAGO lawyer
ma politician. is in conference to-
Law with Woodrow Wilson regarding
he senatorial situation in Illinois
LeNis stands chance Of being one
II the two Democrats who will
1e named TO the senate from Illinois
RUNS FROM FIRST BASE
NEW YORK. Dec. 81 Nellie
'hase. he wife Of Hal Chase. tn.
celebrated iirst base man of the
New York Hishlanders. wss granted
divorce today and given the Gus.
ody of the SON the oaly issue of the
marriage.
LIQUOR SHIPPING ILLEGAL.
SALEM. ore. Dec Governor
Vest. in his message to he lesisla-
ure. will ask OF that body the en-
aetment of a measure that will make
illegal the shipment OF spirituous
liquor from q "w,t" territory o 4
dry one believing that with such
a law the enforcement OF local OPP
ion laws would be much simplied.
SPECIAL TRAIN DELAYED.
INDlANAPOIlS. Ind Dec 81
Hearing that there was a plot on
cot 10 dynamite the train that was
o take the men convicted Of tn
iHnamite conspiracies 10 the peniten.
fiary. the departure Of the special
eas delayed for several hours and
the route to be taken WAS kept Il
strict secret The wives OF the men
convicted babe their husbands goo /
bye al the jail. and then the men
We're hurried away The route 10
the train VAS lined with people. de
spite he care that had been taken
10 keep the time of their leaving a
secret. AS the prisoners lett the
jail they cheered, and i'll return
they were cheered by the prisoners
who remained
WIRELESS TO EIFFEl TOWER.
WASHINGTON. d. C., Dec 81
One OF the longest wireless messages
recorded was received today at the
Arlington station. Virginia, from the
Eiffel tower. in Paris. The message
VAS distinctly heard and an message
vas sent and acknowledged. The
VAS sent and acknowledged. The Ar
!ington station recently has had
wonderful success. both in sending
and receiving. and now holds moro
records than any other station in
he country
SENATOR TO BE REELECTED.
BOISE. Idaho. Dec. 31-Aftcr a
careful canvass of the legislature, il
is conceded that Senator Borah will
be reelected with a considerable.
number of votes to spare.
TAFT TO GIVE UP CLUB.
CINCINNATI. o.. Dec. Silt was
made public today that William
Locke, the secretary of the Pittsburg
baseball club, has secured an option
from Charles Taft, brother of he
president, for the purchase OF the
Philadelphia National league club
The agreed price to be paid or the
terms of the option have not been
made public.
MCFARLAND NOT FOUND.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-Much mys
terry surrounds the disappearance OF
Packy Mcfarland the celebrated
lightweight fighter, who left here
last Thursday for Omaha and has
not since been heard Of Mcfarland
vas to have engaged in a bout in