The Alaska citizen., 1914-06-22
'OF INTEREST ID ALASKANS
ALASKA MEASURES ARGUED.

James NickerSham, delegate from Alaska, today argued before the house for the passage of the bill to repeal the tax of $l00 per mile on Alaska railroads. and also for the passage of the bill which provides for the appropriation of S250O00 for the construction of a federal build ing at Fairbanks, Alaska. The dele gates argument upon the first mea- sure was practically unopposed. seV- eral amendments which were offered at first being later withdrawn. The only opposition argument to the ap- propriation bill was by Houston of Tennessee and Watson of Virginia. both of whom wish to see a bill pass which will provide for an appropria- tion for the repair of the present federal building at Fairbanks.
 ICE OBTAINS VESSEL.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., June IT. Advices received today from the commander of the revenue cutter Bear inform the treasury depart ment that it has been found impos- sible for the government vessel to proceed to Wrangell island. where the crew of the Stefansson flagship karluk are marooned. Boring sea, from Nome to the extreme Arctic regions, is still a solid mass of ice. The Bear is now at Nome, waiting for the ice to move.
 6LANCA SMITH RELEASED.
 SEATTLE. June l7.-Mrs. Blanche Smith, who had been held in GUS tody by the local authorities in connection with the death of the late NJ. D. Samuels, was given her liberty today.
 ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
 DAWSON, June Is. Ramollia Caesari and George Ganley were placed under arrest today by the mounted police, in connection with the murdtr of Domenico Melis. an Italian laborer whose mutilated body was found in the river near White horse last Thursday,
 Caesari and Ganley arrived here over the trail from Whitehorse last February. and are known 10 have been in the railroad town at the time the murdered man disappeared. All three of the men worked in the copper mines near Whitehorse and lINt tu III tdDllIS Ilo9t lo lu' ldpIuS.
 Melis disappeared mysterously early in the year, and soon after wards the two other men arrived here over the trail. Developments of the past week show that Melis was murdered and the body thrown into the river.
 The police are of the opinion that the murder was the outcome of drunken quarrel, rather than plot to rob,
 The head of the murdered man was crushed and his collarbone. ribs and one arm were broken.
 INVESTIGATION STARTS.
 QUEBEC. June 16. - With Lord Mercer, the distinguished British jurist presiding, the government in vestigation of the Empress of Ire land disaster was begun in this city this afternoon Captain Kendall. master of the wrecked vessel. was the first witness called, and he re peated his story as originally pub lished immediately following the col lision between his vessel and the Danish collier Storstadt. The mas ter of the collier was blamed for the disaster
 ROYALTY SEES RACES.
 LONDON, June IS. - Surrounded by thousand policemen and hun dreds of plain clothes men, King George V and Queen Mary wit, messed the annual racing event at Ascot this afternoon. and were not annoyed by suffragettes during their stay on the course. If there were any miltants among the thousands who attended the races, the pres ance of the kings guard deterred them from making their presence known.
 WAR IS THREATENED.
 ATHENS. June 16.-Greek refu ges arriving here from Asia Minor report that many massacres have been committed by the Turks lately in various parts of the empire. The hostility toward the Christians is said to be spreading rapidly. and it is considered almost certain in local official circles that the final outcome of the atrocities will be war between this country and Tur- key.
 STORM CAUSES DAMAGE.
 PARIS, June 1b.-l)dilldSe to lHe extent of many thousands of dollars was caused by the wind and rain storm which visited this city yes erday. The rain came down in orrents. filling the streets with wa er and cutting away the founda- ions of at least 30 buildings. Some of the buildings are so seriously that it will be necessary 0 tear them down.
 Several persons were killed dur ng the storm.
 ALASKA INVITED.
 VANCOUVER. B. C., June 19.- The annual convention of the nursery nen of the Pacific coast, which has ,een in session here during the past several days, adjourned this after loon. One of the questions discussed turing the meeting was that or inviting Alaska to send delegates to he next convention, in order that he problems of the North may be ,iven consideration.