The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-07
GENERAL NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH
SURE TO HAPPEN,

rebels are making preparations for a !
determine! -tyuG@Ie tor possession, !
and they ave a4greailug he streets
ana otherwise certifying the Gown
ala.uSt 'he threatened attack.
The rebels are ,nrawpvj just out
sidr TIL, civ. and IL Is The belief
of those VIII have arrived here
that they have a much superior
force.
DOUGLAS. Jnas &n.-Adyires re
reiyed today from the Sonth state
that he CONS iutioHaiists have com
ale,ely routed the enemy at Quay
mas aaG driven thsm from the city.
Thc battle Is aid 10 have been
onr nj 3Hr Most molly contested in
several months. and the loss Mas
considerable. II both sides
eRleER PLEADS.
Los ANGELES, Jgue -. - Chas.
tr,Iubr4gk. the man Mo tried 10
bribe Senator John W Works in
an effort To secure an appointment
a postmaster, entered 4 plea eli
-ajlEy today when he WAS arraigued
on M charge OF attempted bribery
Ergan5yack offered Senator Works
the sam of $L"uu Ter his support
TALKS TO VETERANS.
WASHINGTON, June - Pres
idtut Wis L has accepted an invita-
ion - address the Civil Var Neter-
an oa the Fourth OF July a. Gettys-
Aars. Nh,r" thousands Of old soldiers
are sasle..u- 70 commemorate the
heemuiH- Of The cad at the civil
War.
EL'T'rN SUT-pE Irra Pa TAartt.-
i've thousand Civil War Veterans
nave arrived here for the annual
-3ihefih2 which IS scheduled Tor
ihiz week.
STRUCK BOTTOM.
SEATTLE. jun @".=Ih" steamer
Dolphin ot the Alaska Steamship
company, fau aground today off
f'aFt" Island. Hear tAe north end OF
Vancouver Island. and was compelled
n abandon heF voyage Alaska.
tAe .as-ehsefs ana freight 81 the
Dolphin we're transferred 10 tie
Princess MAY. which came 10 The
f"H"i a. ihe maroon"d vessel.
Reports received from the Dolphin
this afternoon indicate that an at
tempt NH se made 10 bring the
vessel Ia Is 10 seattle under her
own steam. Temporary repairs are
being made. ana tn" steamer proha-
bly, viii he Z. ated during the night.
AGATE A NUISANCE.
PORTSMOUTH. q. July /. Ne
LONGER Mood the young people Of
his city .hesttate 10 marry through
fur tina. tia marriage ceremony will
5e followed ~ riotous conduct on
The part OF the rising generation.
An ordinance recently was passed
by the toHn council making il
mIsdemeanor to eharigari newlyweds
and the new Law bee mes effective
today, thereby putting an end to
the old-time custom. which in recent
years has developed into nuisanees.
ALBEs IN SADDLE.
PORTLAND. ore. July Mayor
Albee. thu first mayor OF Portland
to he elected under a commission
form OF governments assumed his
duties today. AIbbee defeated form
er Mayor RushIighf. who MAS
candidate for re-electi n.
TWO MORE DISMISSED.
SAN FRANCISCO July |. Two
more policemen We're retired from
the force today on the charge of
lending protection to members of the
the bunco gang, which has been OPP
Grating in this city during the past
year or more The commissioners
have conclusive evidence that the re-
tired coppers We're in league with
the grafters. but the evidence is Il
such a nature that convictions could
not he obtained were the cases to
be taken into the courts.
A HERO's WORK.
DE- CUISINE. H.. July -Four
hundred coal miners. employed in a
mine near this city. owe their lives
To the bravery and cool-headednes
ef Engineer Matthias who stood by
his hoist today when the mine caught
fire, and operated the cage until
every man had been lifted to safety.
But for the prompt action and rapid
work of Matthias, the men in the
mine below would have been caught
like rats in a trap and doubtless
would have been suffocated bebfore
help could have reached them from
above.
Matthias is the hero Of the hour
night at the small settlement
where the mine is located. and in I
addition TO the presents showered /
upon him by the rescued miners. the
reports state that the owners of the
mine also will reward him for his
bravery.
LIKES THE JOB
san FRANCISCO, July /. = Not !
Wlthstanding that he has been re-