The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-05

The labor leader stood the ordeal well
AMI appears to be recovering rapidly,
although the doctors express the fear
that the injury will cause partial
Paralysis
WATER SYSTEM FAILED.
MONTREAL. Quebec. Dec. 90
Failure Of the municipal water sys-
tern today was responsible for a $780,
600 loss in one of the suburbs of this
city, where an entire, block of bust
ness places was destroyed by fire. In
order to reach the threatened district
it was necessary for the fremen to
lay fully 4 mile of hose, and. in ad-
dition to the delay in reaching the
fire, the stream. when ii did arrive,
was OF small consequence.
The failure of the water system
was the result of the cold weather
which has prevailed during the past
week Since the big break in the
mains several days ago. numerous
other breaks have occurred. and fully
two weeks Will eIapse before repairs
are made
Todays fire originated in a Chin
ney. and would have been extin-
guished easily had water been avail
able.
HIGH-UPS CONFER.
rtG RAPIDS, Mich, Dec 29-Soli-
citor John Densmore, of the depart
men, Of labor, arrived here today
from the capital and is now in CON
ference with Governor Ferris regard
ing the labor troubles of the copper
region Densmore is here at the re-
quest of the governor, who appealed
tance of the department in bringing
about a settlement of the strike,
which of late has assumed serious
proportions ana is growing worse
steadily
HANS WILL KNOW SOON.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The trial
Of Hans Schmidt, the confessed STAY
or of Anna Amueller was concluded
this afternoon and the fate of the
former clergyman is now in the hands
Of the jury. The case was given to
the jury at o'clock. and a verdict
is expected during the night early
tomorrow
At the conclusion of the trial,
court adjourned to await the verdict.
GoRGAs MAY GO UP
WASHINGTON, y. c., Dec. 29.-
There is the probability that Colonel
William Gorgas will be named to
succeed S'urgeon-Cieneral Torney, who
died on Saturday Gorsas gained con
siderable fame in the canal zone.
which he made habitabe for white
men by the introduction of modern
ideas of sanitation.
MoYER WILL GO BACK.
CHICAGO, Dec. @O.--President Moy
er. of the Western Federation of Min
trs, who came to this city for surgi-
cal aid, as the result of an encounter
with members of the Citizens alliance
at Calumet, is recovering rapidly
from the effects of the bullet wounds
in his shoulder, and it already plan
ming to return to the copper district.
It is his intention to take his broth
er back with him as a bodyguard,
and it is predicted that the reappear
Hnce Of the federation Official in the
strike zone will be the signal for
It resumption of hostlities. Meyers
brother is chief of police at Boone.
iowa, where he has a reputation as
Il man of nerve and daring.
CALUMET, Mich, Dec. 30. The
special session of the county grand
jury. which was summoned for the
purpose of investigating the Meyer
affair, convened this morning. The
testimony introduced today showed
that Meyer was forciby deported
from the district by members of the
Citizens alliance.
WILL CHOOSE SOON.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30.-Press
cd for a statement regarding his in
Cp1
today that he would be ready on Sat
urday to say whether or not he will
be a candidate for reelection or for
a seat in the United States senate.
MAY SAVE HIS NECK.
Los ANGELES, Cal, Dec so
There is the possibility that George
Ferris. the confessed bandit. who is
under sentence of death. will not hang
for his crime, which was committed
early this month. A stay of exc
cution was granted today, the attorn-
ey for the condemned man having Sc
cured a postponement on a plea of
insanity. In making his plea, he in
formed the court that he would file
a number of afffidavits showing Fer
ris to be of unsound mind.
THE TAIL WAS BUSY.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 3O.-InlS city was
hit today by what is believed to be
the tail of the big storm which swept
over the East several days ago. Be
ginning with a heavy fall Of snow,
the storm has since developed into a
blizzard of unusual severity, and al
ready much damage has resulted.
The traffic of the city was sus-
pended late this afternoon.
REPORTS LOST VESSEL.
MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 80. - Captain
MCGOWAN, of the schooner Edgar Ran
dali. who just arrived from the fish
ing banks brings the report that an
unknown vessel was destroyed by fire
200 miles off shore.
AUTO AND CYCLE MEET
LOS ANGELES, Cal. Dec S0,-One
of the most serious street accidents
of the winter occurred in this city
today, when an automobile crashed
into motorcycle injuring 10 per-
sons and wrecking both of the ma
chimes. Several of those injured are
now in a precarious condition. and
the others We're hurt sufficiently to
require hospital treatment.
JURY DISAGREED.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.---After having
been out nearly two days the jury
trying Hans Schmidt on the charge Of
murder. returned into court this morn
ing and announced the failure to ar