The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-09
GENERAL NEWS
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RgsELs ARE SUPPORTED.

ti1GlSi~. inc std '". .tr .''-.. awaiting further ai~..0s from ta. islani republic aeta: .aaN- -2.i"'. action in the matter.
 PINCHOT IS CANDIDATE.
 MILFORD, Pa Ndrsh -.-.'liL3El P.nchct, former chief forester aaI urasf4ent Of the National C#serva- .ioo society. has anuouu.e cd his can diaacv for the United States senate to succeed scrator Eoles feuros2 hose 'egm expires H,<t year
 BLIZZARD HITS NE" YORK.
 NEW YORK. March 2 Fha worst blizzard experienced here since 'hs biz storm iS>> is rag ing aIoas the eati.e ianzrH e. Il 4 lantic coast today fr0m Boston to Flor.Ia. The storm began earl this morBtns, and by 20 practical lv all traffic in the eft, hal ceased Nire rerscns are dead aready a1l he indications are tlat .'# Tor. = Il increase in N.o'.u"a '0f'' il. night. The s.tua lon i- prree"Hr'. grave iu the poorer quarters of the city, where the people haze ID. ,.t recovered f. n he storm of several Cays ago.
 SHIPS ARE OVERDUE
 NEW YORK. March 2-or thr q ships which aye sue here to-day. 10 q single one has reported. ON ing 10 te severity Of the storm which appears to Le more violent ce~h re than it is oa Iant. II t- feared that some of the vessels u!-1 be urahla t0 rtta out lz storm
 TRAINS ARE STALLED.
 BOSTON. Mass. March 2.-Ioday $ storm has put nearly ali Of the rail r2a1s ie he East temHorarily out ef eowmis-i ?. Ne7ger reports re celSef from various points late .his afternoon sfa.e tha= s-ores Of -a.Hs have heca st#1'e3. Practical iv all traffic has ceased in this
 SOUTH IS STORMY
 AUGUSTA. Ga March 2-"re ot the wors, storms erer recorded in this secti n of the South is raging throughout Georgia today. attended by heavy losses of crops aH3 much suffering The therH oHet.rs .egis ter 9 above zero t0niaht.
 UNEMPLOYED ON MARCH.
 SAN FRANCISCO. March g. General FeHr. sse~ ur h uas-- plo d w rkers oe f-z ar+ r-.=h- ra,ing c'tfe-. star.cf across 5re sou- t.neat to3a- as the ha.E at he un- earlovea army. t.taa a'fns ta rae.' to the n -oaa' 1aa5 a1 for te Haa nssa cf aaae.staa tne aJaafnEssra tin ot llhor cen fitsaus 'aEguzh2Jr the coaRt" aH1 .aEt.ri'alE oh the Pacific coast
 Gener1' Kell}'s army is made H Of 24 companies of 9l maa a h. The men are thorough 3ri lc3. having hean training for inc cross ,ouafry te for Il ofe than B m nth T hav n1nsCn.pl sold aT k. 1i reara7ce as tlev ua~s he2 out Cf he city.
 The departure of more tAan 2ooa ii!e 4orl.er7 wju relieve the eoo- gestion of tAa cal iahor market which has Len a source of muck concern to the oiy during the rast several months, a~d q stead, drain upon he municipal finances
 STORES HEATING.
 NEW YORK. March :. ThE storms which have been ,epi.e the AtIautc coast dgras 5ha past two days shovel signs aba me thie af. rnoon. and efforts are now being made tp restore con muaicaton h~ou2hout the st rm zone. which extends over many states. SIov ceased ta} ing this aft- ernoon in this cftE sHa ,hoU a13s of men were set to work |. dear the streets of the drifts, which h2Ee completely blocked traffic.
 During the afternoon yeraI le lated vessels made their way ia O port, their huls and rigging shegthc4 with ice. They brng tEe report that many ships are r.dlns out the storm a anchor, and ~itl make DOT as soon as the storm subsidies. Thus far no wrecks Of eonse4 4uence have been reported.
 The railroads [ the Eas. have been the chief sufferers as the re suit of the storm. ihe los o. business and the damage done .O the roads will tai many millions ol dollars It will be several Cays be- re regular schedu es can be re sumed.
 MOORE RESIGNS.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., March 4.- John Bassett Moore. counsellor of he state department, resigned his pOo llOH tOdiS lO "b4 n lC4 ti'N N''+ negie institute. The resisuari was acceptei immediately Moore has Eeen identified with the state de rartmen, the greater part of the time during the past 29 years.
 GILL IS ELECTED.
 SEATTLE, March f The final count of the mayoralty vote cast in yesterdays election gives Hiram c. Gill a mapoTity of lf,329 over James D. Trenholme. The rmer mayor carried every ward in the city except the .enth his total vote being the largest ever boiled by candidate for mayor Sixty thousand Nores were cast Of which Gill re- ceited 37,034 and Trenholme 22,- 7O5.
 The members of the present citJ uncil were reelected by large ma jorities Others elected were: Brad ford, for corporation counsel; Car roll, for comptroller and Terry, for treasurer
 The electi-n of Gill is hailed with delight by the saloon element, 1t being the general belief that the new mayor will throw he lid off the the city.
 STORMS COST s6oo 900.
 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. March A. The estimated property loss in this city as the result of the snowstorm
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