The Alaska citizen., 1914-02-23

from ocean 10 ocean.
 Reports received from the cana zone this week indicate that the work of clearing the canal f slides is pro crossing rapidly. and at present there appears to be every assurance that the last of the present Instructions will be removed during the coming summer.
 MACkAY GETS DIVORCE.
 NEW YORK. Feb. 19. - Clarence Mackay. head of the Mackay cable company was granted a divorce to- lay from his deserting wife.
 BIG STORM IN SOUTH.
 LOS ANGELES. Cal, Feb. 19.- Continuous rain since midnight Tues day has resulted in the inunda;i-n of five counties in this secton of the state. Fully eight inches Cf rain fallen here, and reports from the sur. rounding country state that the pre-. 'ipita.ion has been equally heavy throughout the flood zone.
 Streams are leaving their banks the streets f the various cities nave been turned into millraces, and traffic generally is paralyzed. Irri- gation canals have suffered greatly IS a result of the downpour, the lamage already done being estimated t thousands of dollars.
 IL is still raining here, with no indication of letup.
 CABINET MEETS.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 20.- President Wilson and the members If his cabinet held meeting this If ernoon, and for the first time in many weeks all of the members were present.,
 DEMENTED MAN ARRESTED.
 WEST ORANGE. N Y, Feb 20 A man giving the name of George Bernhart was taken into custody oday on suspician that he is de mented. He has written several let -ers t President Wilson threa en- ing the life of the executive, and when placed under arrest letter of similar character. was found in his possession.
 Efforts to learn his reasons for de siring the death of the President nave been unayailing thus far. the man refusing to talk after being -ahen to jail.
 CANAL TO OPEN JULY 1.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 20.- Colonel George w. c ethals arrived here late this afternoon from the anal zone for conference with President Wilson. When interview ad regarding the Presidents atti ude n the canal tolls. Colonel Goethals declared emphatically that he agree with his superier. He says there should be no free tolls.
 Referring 10 the progress of work 1n the canal. the chief engineer and future governor of the canal zone stated that ships would be able to oass throush the canal by July 1.
 iNHUMANITY DENIED.
 DENVER, To-, Feb 20.-A cap -an of the state militia, testityins Jefore the strike hearing this af,er- 2oon, declared that the charges of inhuman treatment which had been preferred against the oldiers were unfounded. He denied that there had been any maltreatment of miners by the troopers as claimed by score of the strikers who have already ap- neared before the investigators.
 R.B. GLENN APPOINTED
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 20.- Secretary of State Bryan has an bounced the appointment of ex-Gov- ernor Robert B. Glenn of South Caroline as a members of the Can adian boundary commission t0 sue ceed George Turner, resigned. Glenn is an oldtime Southrn Democrat having, besides being governor of South Carloina. served his state as legislator, solicitor, and presidential electcr.
 THAW CASE HEARD.
 CONCORD, N. H. Feb, 20.-The rhaw hearing on a petition for bail vas taken up this morning and occupied the court practically all lay. No decision had been reached It a late hour this afternoon, and is expected that the hearing will not he concluded until sometime to- morrow. ThaW is confident of SC turing his release pending the final disposition of his case.
 TRAIN HELD UP.
 BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. 20.- The New Orleans express was held up today by three masked bandits and the express car footed. The total amount of the loss is esti- ma ed at from $40,000 to $2OO,OOO, the greater part f which was in money.
 After securing the booty, the ban its took possession of the engine md made their escape. A reward of s100OO has been offered for their capture and several posses are no" in pursuit.
 EARTHQUAKES CONTINUE.
 RENO, Nevada, Feb 20.-Fully a score cf earthquakes have been re- corded n this sta,e during the past week. The shocks which have oc- cured during the past several days have been slight. but the con inued disturbances have kept the public in a constnat state of unrest. it being feared that more vi lent quakes will follow
 MAY RECALL MAYOR.
 PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 20.-Twen ty petitions are being circulated in this city asking fer the recall of Mayor Albee The opposition to the mayor manifested itself soon after his election to office, and the peti- tions are the result of continued agi- tation.
 The petitions also ask for the recall of Commissioners Dieck and Brewster.