The Alaska citizen., 1913-11-17


 this afternoon indicate that the the prospect of an early capture in sight,
 The loss of the money caused slight run on the Union bank this afternoon. but confidence was quick lv restored by the display f ample funds to pay off the doubting de positors.
 SPECIAL TRUST MESSAGE.
 WASHINGTON. n. C. Nov F. Pres dent Wilson has begun the pre- paration O. special message to congress on ;he subject of trusts and the relation of the revised tar iff schedules to the big manufaC- turing concerns of the untry
 The message will say that the American people must eliminate the antitrust bugaboo forever since i. will be impossible. under the new law for the trusts to continue their holduP methods. The message VII say further that the corporations are ready to conform to ;he new nditions, which make imperative the manufacture Of high quality goods at a reduced selling price.
 IT COMES HIGH. WASHINGTON. D. C. Nov 13.- l he solid silver service wh ch will 5p given to Miss Jessiea Wilson by ! he members of the senate on the occasion of her welding will cost he lawmakers s1.000.
 COMING REGULARLY. AAf The r. anal zone was shaken violently to iay by q series of earthquakes. sev- aral of which were unusually severe. | or a tiine great excitement pre-, vailed among the natives. and there k st Il much uneasiness. hut thus Ear practically no damage has result I rom the shocks.
 X close watch is being maintained m tho canal locks, lest they he dis fuhed hy the Guakes
 COMMITTEES NOT READY.
 SEATTLE Nov. t3.- Owing to the | 'aCt that none of the committees were ready 10 rep rt the annual convention of the American Fedora | ton ol Labor tas in session but a short time today When the com a.tteeme9 announced al the oFenine If the session th $ morning that they required more time, an ad oulnmenJ Was taken fer the bal 1nce the day.
 SELL NO MORE ARMS.
 TRINIDAD. Colo. Nov. 13.-As he result of numerous shooting af lrAys throughout the strike zone turing the past several weeks. the authorities have placed a ban on he sale of firearms, and hereafter t will be impossible for the strikers to obtain munitions Of war in any i the towns Il the strike zone.
 The strikers are being disarmed by the troops as rapidly as possi 5lc and it Is believed that the dan gel O. b,oodshed will be materially lessened if the men are prevented from replacing the eonfscated ar Scnals.
 MANY ARE LOST.
 DETROIT, Nov 13.=According tc official figures issued by the state authorities th s afternoon there were a,eyen Wrecks on the Great Lakes turing the threeday storm which swept the country during the early art of the week The number q icaths reported on the lakes is 17l 4early all of the victims going down with the wrecked vessels
 CHICAGO. Nov. 13.-It is esti mated that q total of twenty-three steamers were lost on the Great .akes during the late storm The number of deaths is placed at 13o
 CLEVELAND. Nov. 13.-Contirma tory reports of the sinking of the steamship J Inn McGean during the l late storm were rece yed here today "enty-eight persons went down with the vessel.
 Following rise in the tempera ture, the schools of this city have been reopened and normal conditions lgain prevail.
 WILL TEACH THEM BETTER
 DECATUR. III, Nov. 13 = l. the plans of the general committee on foreign missions cf the Methods, hurch mature, determined effort Aill be made by the church to pre- vent future rebell ons in Mexico by the advocacy of a Christian policy
 As soon as the present crisis has been passed. missionaries will be sent into Mexico by the Methodist committee and missions will be es ablished hrou ghout the repubIi, for the cnl ghtenment of the lower ass NeXicans
 IL was brought out d meeting of the general committee held in this city this week that ample funds are available for the neH work. and 1 already many church workers have signified their willingness to assist n the work.
 FATALITIES GROWING.
 CLEVELAND. Nov, 14-Every hour adds to the number of bodies recovered al ng the shores of the Great Lakes. The list of storm vic, ms now totals 275. and it is be lieved that the final returns will show that double that number lost | their lives. Between - and so bodies have been found on the shores of Lake Huron and Lake Superior.
 PREDICTS QUICK ACTION. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov l4.- The Democratic leaders of the upper | Il use of congress announced today that the GlassOwens currency re- | form bill which is now in com, mittee. will be reported back to the senate early next week, probably on Monday. The prediction is made that the bill will be passed in short horier.
 TAKE IN BREMERToN. SEATTLE, Nov. 1.-The dele gates to the American Federation lnF ol,