The Chitina leader., 1914-01-13

Miners, teStlned DeIOre the Srans
jury here yesterday concerning hi
deportation from Hancock. HI
states that he had spent severa
hours discussing the strike situation
with representatives of the mimi.
companies. The conference tool
place in his room at the hotel IL
Hancock and when it broke up b,
believed that the strike was soor
to be settled.
Only a few minutes after the
representatives of the mining com
panies left the hotel, his room was
entered by about 25 members of the
Citizens Alliance with several gun
men in their employ. He believes the
conference by the agents of the
companies was blind to ascertain
if he was at the hotel and armed or
hired assassins of the Alliance. He
was dragged from his room and
beaten over the head with revolver
in the hands of one of the gunner.
The members of the Alliance were
evidently not prepared for extreme
measures as the shooting of Mover
in the back by one of the gunner,
nearly participated row among his
assailants. When he was put on the
train deputy called a doctor to
dress his wounds and told him to
send the bill to the sheriff.
Should Meyer succeed in convict
ing any of the members of the ALL
ance it is announced that his attor-
neys will enter suit for heavy dam
ages against the town of Hancock.
Meyer is accompanied by Victor
Berger, former Socialist congressman
from Milwaukee. He is on the
verge of collapse his physicians
state.
Federal officials in every part of
Alaska are finding that the recent
decision of the encouragement
concerning the Alaska laws is far
reaching and tying their hands in
many different ways. The United
States commissions rat Sitka recent
ly had to provide for three children
who were dependent and had to be
cared for Immediately. He wired
the marshal at Juneau and was
told that it would be necessary to
get an order from Judge Jennings
to make an appropriation for the
children from the INDECENT fund. The
money remaining in the INDECENT
fund on December 81 reverted to the
United States treasury and is there
fore unavailable. Judge Jennings
was in Seattle and took the matter
up with the authorities at Wash
ington. In the meantime the citi-
zens of Sitka are caring for
the children.
NEW HAVEN, Jan. "a New
Haven man who has just returned
from visiting President Wilson at
Pass Christian, has stated that the
president is considering the appoint
ment of former president w. H.
Taft as chief justice of the supreme
court when Chief Justice Edward D.
White retires on account of the age
limit.
SEATTLE, Jan. 8. Governor
Lister, of this state, has requested
the governors of the adjoining states
and Alaska to join in an effort to
secure one of the governments
regional banks for this city. The
federal reserve board which is
organizing the new banking system
will soon start on their tour Of the
principal cities of the country to
take evidence as to which cities
present most advantages for the
location of the banks. The volume
of business transacted will be the
test.
Seattle wants one of the regional
banks and the governor has invited
Governor Strong of Alaska, Gov
ernor West of Oregon, Governor
Haines of Idaho and Governor
Stewart of Montana, to give testi-
mony before the board when il
meets in this city. 1t is hoped
that the showing made will result
in securing a separate regional re-
serve banking system for the north
west with headquarters in Seattle
Tacoma and Portland commercial
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