The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-20
WEEK TO PREPARE IN.

ent month.
WEEK TO PREPARE IN.
NEW YORK. Oct 1.-THE Rev
erend Hans Schmidt. charged with
the murder : girl employe of his
has been granted a week
to prepare for his formal arraign-
ment.
ALL BEFORE ELECTION.
ALBANY. y. Y. Oct. l4.-After
having discussed the case during the
past several days. the Sulzer i'm.
parchment court has discovered that
a flaw exists IN the articles of i'm
parchment. and it is considered
doubtful by some of the jurists if
verdict of the court will stand. The
point which is disturbing the msm-
bers f the court is the fact that
number + the articles refer to
offenses VIII Ch were committed be
fore Sulzer assumed office as COVER
nor
After having discussed the case
all day. the court adjourned late this
afternoon until II O'Clock tomorrew
morning. and an effort will be malo
to dispose OF the case tomorrow.
There is wide d ference of opin-
ion r garding the right of the court
10 change or amend the conf citing
articles as certain members Of the
court have suggested.
Practically the whole defense of
sulzer during the trial was based
on the fact that the acts charged
against him were committed prior
to his election to Cffice. but at the
tn I.r
that valid objection TO the pro.
ceedings.
FOREST FIRES.
san JOSE Cal. Oct. 14-Fauned
by high wind, uncontrolled fires
are eating their way through the
valuable mountain forests of this
and adjoining countries. and unless
rain comes to stop the progress of
the flames. the loss will be enorm-
Gus.
Thousands OF fire-fighters have
been working desperately during the
past several days. but they have
been unable TO control the flames and
nearly all of them have abandoned
the hopeless task. The m -untains
are ablaze in all directions
A FRIEND OF OURS.
SEATTLE, Oct lin the opin-
ion of DR.. J. A. Holmes, director of
the United States bureau of mines
who has just arrived here after an
exhaustive investigation of c-ndi-
t ons in Alaska. all that is holding
the territory back is the lack OF
transportation and cheap power.
These conditions. said Dr. Holmes
in an interview this afternoon, OBJ
tain particularly in Inter or Alska
where there are scores of Tread
wells lying idle because low-grade
lodges cannot be worked in that part
of the territory at the present cost
of operation.
In the course of his wandernes
through Alaska, Dr. Holmes visit
ed the Nenana coal fields. which he
declares. contain vast quantities of
good fuel, the need Of which is APP
parent throughout the Tanana val
ley, where low-grade quartz proper
ties abound.
When the people OF Interior Alas
ka are provided with better trans
| portation facilities and cheaper fuel"
said DR. Holmes. ''ycu will see a
wonderful change in that country.
The gold is there and the fuel is
there. but under present conditions
neither is of value to the territory"
POWERS BACK UNCLE SAM
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 15-There is
an intense undercurrent of excite
ment following the action of foreign
diplomats. who decided at a meet
ing held last ngiht to warn Huerta
that all of Europe will stand be
hind President Wilson in his deal
ings with Mexico. The meeting also
denounced the arrest of the deputies
by Huerta and his assumption of
the whole authority of congress.
O'SHAUGNESSY EXPLAINS.
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 15.-In a long
conference with the officials of the
Mexican foreign Office this after
noon. American Charge d'Affaires
| O'Shaughnessy explained what the
| United States thinks of Huerta and
| interview We're withheld from publ
cation.
JUST ONE LESS
WASHINGTON d. c.. Oct. 10
The department of justice has re
Iuested the resignation OF Homer
Boardman. United States attorney
for the Western district of Oklaho-
ma. The nature of the charge
against B cardman in unannounced
THINK FIRE iNcENDlARY.
NEW YORK. Oct. Is. - Wireless
advices received today from several
incoming transatlantic liners state
that the rescued officers of the burn
ID ship Volturno declared emphati-
cally that a series of explos ons pre-
coded the breaking out of the flames
and the belief is expressed that the
explosions were not accidental. All
of the stories. though coming from
several sources, agree
A message received from the
kroonland state that Captain Inch,
of the Volturno, who is among the
recued, is of the opinion that the
fire was of incendiary origin. He
confirms the suspicious of the own
ers of the vessel that the fire was
started by men hired by rival COM
panies.
INVESTIGATION DUE.
LONDON, Oct. Is. The British
Board of Trade has ordered a full
investigation of the burning of the
steamship Volturno, which was de-
stroyed at sea early Friday morning
of last week, resulting in the loss of
1876 lives
PASSENGERS TRAPPED.
NEW YORK. Oct 15.-Third Of
ficer Wisseledman of the Volturno,
who reached this city today on one
of the rescue ships. says that be-