The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-18

strain him from acting longer as
governor
The condition of Mrs. Sulzer was
slightly better this morning. but
late this afternoon she suffered n
relapse and is now seriously ill.
with three physicians in attendance
upon her.
Sulzer says he will wait until his
wife RECEIVERS before replying to the
charges that she helped him TO get
rid of campaign funds. When Mrs.
Sulzer is better, said the governor
tonight. We will have someth ng 10
say to those d scalawags who have
dragged her name into my case"
James Garris- n, who is one of
Suffers legal advisors. made the
charge this afternoon that at least
four of the members of the state
legislature accepted brides from
Tammany for voting for the i'm
parchment of the governor. CARR
son says he has the proofs and will
make it hot for the legislators.
THREE STATES BURNED.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. Aug. b
The 81 ght showers of yesterday.
which fell over a portion of Kansas
and Missouri have been followed
by more hot weather, and both the
states mentioned together with Okla
homa are threatened with a water
| famine which promises to exceed
anything OF the kind ever recorded
in this port IN of the United States.
All evidence of the thunderstorm.
which brought hope of relief to
Kansas yesterday, was obiterated
within an hour after the rain ceased
falling. and by night the country
was literally scorching from the
excessive heat.
of letter and kilograms have been
sent 10 Governor Hodges begging
him to issue a proclamation asking
the people throughout the state to
pray for rain. The drought is fast
approaching public calamity. and
will result in widespread RESTITUTION
if it continues many more days.
OMAHA, Neb,, Aug. 15.-Build ng
operations in this and other cities
throughout the state have been suS-
| pended in consequence of the ex
IRENE heat. Many prostrations oe-
CURED here today.
LINCOLN Neb Aug 15+The
| temperature reached III today. the
highest 20 mt recorded in this part
of the state in many years Tha
heat is intense throughout the e.
tire state The water supply IN
many districts is entirely exhausted.
cattle and sheep are dying by the
| bitnItrnI bttr -, Il,
sun. and there is general su ierine
among the people. Many prostrat ous
and a number OF deaths have been
reported since Yesterday
GOVERNMENT DETERMINED
NANAlMO. b. C.. Aug. 15.-W.th
the arrival of five companies of
Highlaaders today, partial order was
restored among the striking coal
miners. The soldiers have been sta
toned at the several mines in this
vicinity and a strong guard has
been placed over the city with in
structions to shoot at the first sign
| of trouble
The Dominion government. which
has taken charge of the situation. is
| determ ned to re-establish law and
order at any cost, and to tn S end
the troopers viii use their guns
| freely in case the strikers create
any further disturbance.
| 1t is understood an attempt will
be made tomorrow to resume opera
tons at several of the mines with
the strikebreakers who were import
ed at the time the strike was de
clared.
The entire district has suffered
from the riOting of the strikers,
In addition to the several buildings
which We're destroyed here and at
Wellington, number of bridges
have been destroyed and cons der
able damage done about the mines
REPORTS PROGRESS.
MEXICO CITY Aug. 15.-Special
Representative Ind. of the United
States. conferred with Minister Gam
GA OF foreign affairs again today,
and it is reported on the streets
this afternoon that he is making
splendid progress with his negotia-
tons for the restoration Cf peace in
the republic
1t is not known how soon Lind
will return to the United States
ORPHANS HOME BURNED.
BlNGHAMTON, y. Y, Aug l..
One hundred and fifty CHI ldren
narrowly escaped cremation today,
when the orphans home was today
destroyed by fire. The greatest
excitement prevailed Immediately fol
lowing the discovery f the fire, and
for several hours after the structure
had been reduced TO ashes, it was be
lieved that number of the youthful
inmates had lost their lives. Since
then. however, all of the children
have been accounted for, and except
for their fright and a few minor
injur es received in the scramble to
escape from the burning building,
none OF them are any the MOrse