The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30
GENERAL news
BY TELEGRAPH
PlANI RESUMES

PLANT RESUMES.
CHICAGO. Nov. 23.-The plant OF
the Illinois Steel company was re
opened this morning with a crew of
two thousand men on the payroll.
1t is understood that the number
of employees will be increased with
in a very short time, and it is prob
able that several other plants will
resume operations before January
first.
EXCHANGE OPENS.
CHICAGO. Nov. %. The local
stock exchange was reopened today,
after having been closed since the
commencement of the European war.
The Chicago exchange has the dis
tnction of being the first in the
world to resume business.
ATLANTIC SWEPT By GALES
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-The most
severe storm Of the winter Is now
raging along the entire Atlantic
coast The storm is especially Sc
we're off the New York coast
TRADES HOLD CONVENTION.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Nov "a
The annual convention of the build
ing trades department opened in this
city tod..y
TO CINE WITH DAUGHTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. %
President Wilson will spend Thanks
giving at the home Of his daughter,
Mrs. Francis Sayre. at Williams
town, Massachusetts.
WANT TROOPS REMOVED.
DENVER, Colo, Nov. %. The
state authorities have requested the
government to withdraw the federal
troops which have been stationed in
the Southern Colorado coal region
during the past several months. The
state announces that it is now pre-
pared to assert its sovereignty in
the strike zone.
CENSORSHIP INCREASES.
NEW YORK, Nov 23.-Practically
all of the news of the war which
reaches the United States is sub
jected to the strictest censorship be-
fore being transmitted across the
ocean. The regulations regarding the
character OF news made public are
becoming more rigid as the war pro-
crosses, and it is charged that many
Of the reports are much colored.
Some of the news comes from Berlin
via the Sayvile radio station.
FIRES DELAY TRAINS.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Nov %
Train schedules have been upset by
forest fires which are raging through
out wide section of Arkansas. All
trains in the fire belt are running
under slow orders because of the
density of the smoke.
SCHOONER ASHORE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 23-The
steam schooner Hanalei, bound from
Eureka to this port, is hung up on
Duxbury reef at the entrance to Bal
linas bay, a short distance north of
this city Eight steamships are
standing by, ready to rescue those
on board, The Hanalei has 20 pass
engers, besides a crew Of 80.
HANALEI WRECKED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 24-The
steam schooner Hanalei which ran
aground on Duxbury reef, north Of
this city. yesterday, has been brok-
en- to pieces by the waves, and Is
Of those on board are dead despite
the efforts Of TIE life-saving crew
and the presence Of the revenue cut
ter McCulloch and a number of 9th
er vessels. Thirtyfive of the pass
engers and crew were saved, among
them being Wireless Operator Love
JOY who stuck to his post until the
doomed schooner broke in two at an
early hour this morning. He is a
Seattle boy, having graduated from
the Seattle high school,
Bonfires were built along the shore
early last night and thousands of
people gathered on the beach and
watched the vessel go to pieces. The
majority Of those saved floated
ashore on wreckage.
TONGS HAVE CLASH.
PORTLAND Ore, Nov. 24.-One
hundred Cinnamon were placed un-
der arrest last night and today as
the result of the continued fighting
between the rival tongs. The tong
war was declared several days ago
and several serious clashes have oc-
CURED.
oRINT WILD REPORT.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. "a
Officials Of the government are high
ly amused today over the publica-
ton of a sensational report by the
Hearst newspapers to the effect that
the coast defenses at Sandy Hook
had been fired on by British and
French warships after chasing a neu-
trail ship within the three-mile limit.
The story is branded a canard of
the widest character
QUAKE RECORDED.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov "a
A severe earthquake was recorded
this afternoon by the government
seismograph in this city The loca-
ton Of the disturbance has not been
ascertained.
GOTHAM EXCHANGE TO RESUME
NEW YORK. Nov. 24-According
to an announcement made today, the
stock exchange will be reopened on
Saturday. Only limited trading in
bonds will be permitted, however
GETS AUTO ORDER.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Nov "a
Henry Fish, of the firm of Fish
Bros, Of this city, has just returned
from London with an order from
the British government for $15,0OO.-
900 worth of automobiles and wag-
ons.
FIRES SPREADING.
SANTA MONICA, Cal, Nov. "a
Forest fires are spreading with
great rapidity south of this city and
much property is threatened. Sever
al hundred fire-fighters are now en-
gagged in an attempt to check the
further spread Of the flames
PLEA REFUSED.