The Alaska citizen., 1913-01-06

say amounts 10 slow starvation
There have been no demonstrations
" violence as yet. but the police
expect trouble If the factory owner.
refuse to confer With the strikers.
and many extra officers have been
G,.ailcd 10 prevent an outbreak OF
os'ilities
WILSON IN CONFERENCE.
TRENTON. Dec 81. President.
Elect Wilson has been in conference
h. greater part Of the afternoon
with number OF party leaders
rom various parts of the East. No
statement Is to the nature of the
discussion has been made. but it is
understood that the talk was =
General one regarding the policies to
W. pursued.
UNDERWOOD TO VISIT WILSON.
WASHINGTON. Dee so Con
II, ssman Underwood is planning
1 trip 10 Trenton tomorrow TO hold
consul alton with President-Ele
wilson
PRESENTS BY THE CARLOAD.
ST. AUGUSTINE. Dec. 80 - Upon
his arrival here from the South.
President Taft was fairly deluged
18th Christmas gifts. Such was the
shower. in fact. that practically \
Whole ear was required to stow the
resents
TO PROBE WATER LINES.
WASHINGTON. Dec 30. I'll,
Interstate commerce commission 10
lay issued an order inquiring into
very feature of business conducted
Ivy water line transportation com
panies throughout the United States
including the steamship lines doina
BUSINESS with Alaska
PICKING THE THREADS.
PRINCETON. Dec 30 Presi
'ent-Elect Wilson arrived home this
morning from his visit to Staunton,
Va He VAS accompanied by Jerry J.
Nu4llN al. vi ION d. " TN "liolil nv
AS in conference all the forenoon.
Asked as TO the nature of their con,
ference Mr. Wilson said: We were
Just picking the threads of the pc.
litical 81 uation in Iowa
AUTO JUMPED TRACK.
Los ANGELES. Dec 80. - While
acing here Yesterday. Hal Shain
vas killed when his machine jumped
he track
FATAL AVALANCHE.
WALLACE Idaho. Dec 80. An
avalanche OF snow partially destroy
"a the town of Mace. Idaho this
morning. killing James Flaherty, a
'ocal merchant. Several other PEG +
rlc are missing today. and it is
feared they are buried beneath the
tnowslide \ rescue party is hard
n work trying to uncover the bodies
MUST WAIT ON WATERS.
NEW YORK. Dec 81. - A general
strike of walters in this city is
damned 10 take place at midnight.
he men demanding more pay and
better hours. The time for the com
mencement of the strike has been
selected With view 10 the fact that
- is probably the busiest hour in
he whole year in this city. on &C
count of the celebration of the New
Year Until late hour this after
Don the hotel proprietors believed
hey would have only the walters to
deal with. but later they were in
formed that all hotel helpers had
decided to stay with tn walters
and We're prepared 70 90 out on
strike with them if such course
as necessary.
MORE POLICE SCANDAL.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 81. - Ow
ing to the great amount of scandal
which has been in circulation regard
ing the police department in this
city. the grand jury is probing the
police department
s1oooo.ooo INVOLVED.
CHEYENNE. Dec 81. Federal
Judge Riner this morning ordered
he foreclosure of the $2.000,000 mort
cage upon the property of the Penn
sylvania- Wyoming Copper company
which is held by the Continental
Commercial Trust and Savings Bank
of Chicago Ten million dollars are
involved in the properties.
POOR JOHN D.
NEW YORK. Dec. 81. Detec-
ives surround the house of John y.
Rockefeller and the three homes
of William Rockefeller. in the at
tempt to serve subpoenas upon
them to compel their attendance
as witnesses at the inquiry into the
money trust
PARCELS POST BEGINS.
WASHINGTON. Dec 81. - Shortly
after midnight tonight. Postmaster
General Hitchcock will inaugurate
~, he Int