The Alaska citizen., 1914-02-09
GENERAL NEWS
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DEMOCRATIC MAYOR.

DEMOCRATIC MAYOR. BOSTON. Mass. Feb 2.-FOrmer Congressman James NJ. Curiey, who was elected to thr mayo-alty by the pem0. ra.s of this city, was in augara,ed today with much pomp aaa ceremony. The ngW mayor was q member of the sixty second con grcss. and several times city alder man. and also . member of the state legislature for one term.
 RATE WAR IS ON.
 NEW YORK. Feb. ?. The first substantial cut in transatlantic pas seager fares vas announced today by the Hamburg American company, the new tariff quoting steerase rate Of $25, either way.
 No material redu tjons have been made for cabin passage. except from Europe t1 the United States but it is understood that all fares will be lowered before the present rate war has been abandoned.
 HEARING IN FRISCO.
 SAN FRANCISCO Jan. 2.-Sec- retaries Houston and MeAdoo, of the regional bank organization com mittee. conducted a hearing today in this city. 10 give the people of Central California an opportunity to present their arguments ill favor Of the establishment of a regional bank here
 CAPTAIN IS BLAMED
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. . Convinced that Captain Barry, of the steamship Nantucket. was directly responsible for the sinking of the steamship Monroe which was run down by the Nantucket off the Nir- ginia coast last week, Secretary of Commerce Redfield will file charges with the department within a day or two.
 The preliminary investigation. which was held immediately after the accident showed that both of the vessels were travelling tas.er than the circumstances warranted but Secretary Redfield will endeayor to prove that the chief responsibility for the disaster rests upon Captain Barry.
 The investigation will be conduct ed by the federal marine inspectors at Philadelphia IS soon as the gov ernment is ready to proceed with the case.
 The collision of the two steam ships resulted in the loss of II lives and the total wreck of the Monroe, the vessel being cut sQuarely in two.
 NEED MORE MONEY.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. B. President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor has sent out another nationwide appeal for funds for the benefit of the striking copper miners of Michigan. According 10 the statement of the Ia bor leader, funds are running loA in the copper belt and assistance must come quickly if the strikers are to be saved the humiliation of de feat
 The general public is invited to contribute. as well as labor organ izations throughout the country.
 ANOTHER STORM.
 LOS ANGELES, Cal. Feb B. The Southern coast of this state is again in the grip of a severe storm. although the renorts received ,hio afternoon indicate that the gale is less violent than the several which have preceded 1t during the pres ent winter No damage has thus far been reported, and unless the wind increases in velocity greatly during the night it is believed the storm will pass without interfering seriously with shipping.
 DIGGs IN AGAIN.
 SAN FRANCIyCO, Feb. ,. At the end of a two days search, the
 
 morning, and the notorious young man is now in jail waiting for friends to raise sufficient money to go his bail. He is held in the sum of $10,- 000
 When arrested early this morning, Diggs declared that the authorities would have hard time securing a conviction against him.
 Dggs and two other men rf the same type are charged with statu tory offense against Ida Fearing. a 17-year-old girl One of the trio was taken into custody on Saturday but the third man is still at large,
 c. N. PRESIDENT RETIRES.
 ST. PAUL, Feb. 5.-Announce- ment was made today by the direc- tors of the Great Northern railroad of the retirement of President Gal R. Gray, who is leaving the em- ploy of the company to accept less prominent position with the New York, New Haven & Hartford sys- tenn. It is understood that he re signed at the urgent request Of President Howard Elliott of the lat ter company, who is endeavoring to surround himself with the most able railroad men in the country.
 It is stated that Louis Hill will succeed Gray as president of the Great Northern.
 MANY WOMEN REGISTER.
 CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-lt is estimat- ed that more than 153,000 women have availed themselves of the op- portunity to place their names on the voting lists as permitted under the new suffrage law which is now in force throughout the State
 The registration is much heavier than was expected by the leaders of the Suffrage movement, and fully 50 per cent greater than was predicted by those opposed to the extension of ho