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The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26

news of any sort has been received
for several days.
WASHINGTON, u. G., Jan 22-
The situation in Mexico is assuming
a serious aspect. The anti-American
feeling in the Mexican capital and at
numerous points along the coast Is
growing rapidly. and there is now the
probability that the Japanese gov
eminent Will further complicate mat
ters by sending warship into the
troubled waters and attempting to in
terfere with the American policy.
This information has come to the
Japanese ambassador in this city. He
admits having received advices ami
says that the cruiser Idzumo is now
enroute across the ocean
Secretary Bryan admits that the
state department is in receipt Of
news of a disquieting nature. and
makes no attempt to disguise the fact
that it comes as a surprise to the
officials of the administration.
Further developments are awaited
anxiousIy.
The heads of 400 postmasters
throughout the United States were
saved today when the house of rep
resentatives refused to adopt a pro-
vision providing for the withdrawal
of that number Of postmasters from
the classified civil service.
The administration leaders of both
houses Of congress have settled down
to the consideration of proposed trust
legislation which the President has
indicated that he desires to have en-
acted for the regulation of the big
business interests of the country.
Several measures already have been
introduced, and many others are in
course of preparation, most of them
under the direction of the Democratic
leader.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
VAR SITUATION
IN OLD MEXICO

MARIA, Texas, Jan. l9.-Several
hundred Mexican federal soldiers and
other refugees from the Southern re-
public who have been gathering here
during the past several days We're
loaded onto trains today and started
on their way to Fort Bliss, where
they will be looked after by the .Ameri-
can government until peace is restor-
Cd i'll Mexico. AS the train pulled out,
the Mexicans cheered Uncle Sam and
many expressions of gratitude We're
heard.
MENICO CITY, Jan. 20. Accord
ing to an announcement made late
this afternoon. President Huerta will
not leave the capital to take personal
charge of the government forces in
Northern Mexico. 1t is stated on re-
liable authority that the members of
Iluerta's cabinet would not consent
to such a move. fearing that he would
EXPOSE himself to unnecessary risks.
There were no new developments
IN the Mexican situation today.
MEXICO CITY, Jan %. There
is great excitement in this city as
in which Nelson O'Shaughnessy, the
American charge daffaires, figured
prominently as chief conspirator and
it is expected momentarily that Huer-
ia will attempt to throw the nervy
american into prison.
The man delivered was Jorge Yer
aestanol one of the 10 deputies ar
rested by Huerta at the time of the
dissolution of the late congress. The
majority of them have been kept in
all since last October, on the pre-
ext that they We're in sympathy with
the rebels. Neraestanol is a promin-
ent lawyer and a man of considerable
means.
After smuggling the deputy out of
iail, O'Shaughnessy assisted him to
reach Vera Cruz, where he is by this
time under the protection of the
American consul at the coast town.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
A TEST CASE.
IS IN DEMAND.

WASHINGTON, u. c., Jan. "a
The services of Colonel George W.
Cocktails, builder of the Panama can
al, whose retirement as chairman of
the Isthmian canal commission is in
prospect. are much in demand in var
ious parts of the country Several
very tempting offers. it is said, have
been held out to the great engineer,
but it is considered doubtful If Presi-
dent Wilson will consent to release
him from the service of the govern
meat.
Both the President and Secretary
of the Interior Lane stated that they
will want the canal builder to take
charge of the construction of the gov
eminent railroad in Alaska as soon as
he can be spared from the canal zone
and there is also the possibility that
the canal zone as soon as civil gov
eminent is established there.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2S - 1t is under
dcrstood that Mayor Mitchell will
make an effort to induce Colonel
Goethals to accept the police commits
sonership of this city.
PANAMA. Jan. 2S-When shown the
New York dispatch regarding the prob
able offer of the police commissioner
ship of that city, Colonel Goethals
stated that he had no intention of
leaving the canal zone unless the gov
eminent wanted to get rid of him. He
denies emphatically that he has any
offer under consideration.
y,cIIINrTnN
Secretary of War Garrison declares
that Goethals will be forced to quit
the army if he accepts MitChers of
fer as head of the New York police
department.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
THAW HAS CASH.

PITTSBURG. Pa, Jan %. Am
pie funds for the defense of Harry
Thaw before the courts of New Hamp
shire were turned over to the agents
of the notorious Matteawan escape to-
day by the Fidelity Title & Trust
company, in compliance with a deci-
sion rendered by the court. The trust
company had been holding the money
on the grounds that Thaw was a luna
tic, but the court, in its decision, holds
that he is capable of taking care of
his own funds.
The amount involved, which was
deposited with the trust company be-
fore Thaw was declared insane by
The Now York alienists. is $4,000.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
ARE TAKING WATER.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. ga
Alarmed over the renewed evidences
of dissatisfaction among the japanese
people as the result of the failure of
the United States to explain satisfac-
torily the attitude of the American
government on the question of the
ownership of land by Asiatics. the
members of the house committee on
immigration have abandoned the con-
sideration of the Raker exclusion bill,
which has been pending for some time.
The committeeman fear that fur
Their agitation at this time will in
volVe the nation still deeper with the
Japanese government, and it is con-
sidered probable that the Objectionable
bill will disappear entirely. the mem
bers having determined to give it no
further conSilera ion
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
OPINIONS DIFFER.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. "a
The members of the lower house of
congress are busy caucusing tonight
on the question of the Michigan cop
per strike probe. which has been pro-
posed in the form of a resolution au
thorZing congress to make a thorough
investigation of conditions in the Cal
umet and Heca district, Many of the
members are opposed to interfering in
the matter, declaring that the strike
should be settled by the state au
thOrities.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
EXPANDED BY COLD.

PARIS, Jan. %. - The cold wealth
err of the past four weeks, together
with the unprecedented fall of snow
which marked the opening of the new
year. has resulted in tremendous
advance in prices of food-stuffs
throughout the country, and much
suffering is reported in many dis
tricts because of the inability of
many to purchase provisions at the
prevailing rates.
The advance ranges from so to
so per cent.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26

She (suspiciously)-You kiss as
though you were an old hand at 1t.
He (suspiciously)-How do you
kn,M?
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
NELCHINA A WINNER.

VALDEZ, Jan. 20-Angus McDouGall
the well known former Tananaite, has
just arrived here from the new placer
digEings in the Matanuska, known as
the Nclchina, and brings a report of
considerable activity in that district
MCDougall came out to get an En-
pire drill, and will return to the new
camp to resume work soon as he
can make the necessary ARRANGEMENTS
McDousall reports that there are
at present about 25O men in the Mel
china, and three women. Among those
who have secured claims is Guy
Birch, the Seattle attorney, who went
into the dlsgings with his wife. The
Griffith brother of Fairbanks have
secured an option on three claim on
Crooked creek, having paid $4,000 to
secure the property. They are work
ing with a Keystone drill of nine-inch
capacity.
The newest discovery is on Dub
lin creek, a small gulch l6 miles
from Crooked creek. ON one of the
four claims on this creek dirt has
been found which will yield from two
bits to a dollar to the pan.
y colored man named Irving was
the first to reach bedrock on Shovel
creek His shaft is 40 feet deep,
but he is not in the pay, although
ne found coarse colors in the bottom
IF the hole He is now drifting in
earch of the pay.
Many Of the prospectors, McDou-
gall states. have been hampered by
water, nearly all of the creeks in
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26

Il asked her if her husban
smoked" said the woman with an in
curing mind; and what do you
think! She said she didn't know
. II don't see what difference it
makes to you"
"Oh, l don't care whether he smokes.
| wanted to find out if he kisses her.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
A CLOSE SHAVE.

BERLIN, Jan %. The life of
Crown Prince Frederick William. son
of the emperor, was in jeopardy for
a few minutes this afternoon as the
result of an unsuccessful attempt up
on the young mans life. His assail-
ant, who, it has since been deter
mined, is mentally deranged, made
dash for the automobile from which
the future ruler was alighting, and
but for the timely action of the at
tendants in waiting. the prince un-
loubtedly would have been injured
The would-be assassin is now un-
der arrest
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
WILSON PLEASED.

WASHINGTON, II. C. Jan. go
The exhibit of Alaska products which
was placed on display in this city
several weeks ago by the Seattle Cham
Der Of Commerce is attracting much
notice among the members Of con
sress, for whose especial enlghten-
ment the display was moved from Sc
attic.
Among those who visited the ex-
lioit today was President Wilson. and,
Northern display, the executive ex-
pressed himself as not a little sur
prised and pleased at the indsputable
- idence of Alaska productivity
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
FAMINE ADDS TO DISTRESS.

TOKYO, Jan. 19-ConditionS through
out Northern Japan are rapidly be-
coming serious in consequence of the
famine which exists in that part of
the empire This, added to the disas-
ter on the island of kushui, renders
the labor situation acute.
MORE DISTURBANCES rUE.
TOKYO, Jan. 10 Further vol
canic disturbances are predicted by
the officials of the meteorological OBJ
scryatory
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
CHANGED THE CRIME.

SEATTLE, Jan 90. The attor
neys for the defense in the Munday-
Shields coal land cases, which are
now on trial in this city before the
federal court, made the specific charge
today that the government has chang
ed it's attitude toward coal land defen
dants since the trial of the last cases
The defense claims that the gov
eminent prosecutors insist upon MAX
ing felony out of an offense which
formerly was regarded only as a mis-
demeanor. Objection is raised to the
proceedings on the ground that there
is no evidence of felonuous intent to
warrant the government in proceeding
aS il attern11tinu, to do
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
A STAY GRANTED.

CHICAGO, Jan. Fl The federal
court Of appeals has granted a stay
Of mandate in the cases of the al
legged dynamItors who were convict
ed at indianapolis, and whose APP
pIications for new trials We're re-
fused recently by the higher court.
1t is considered doubtful if the cases
will be finally disposed of inside of
a year. but it is generally believed
that the men will be compelled in
the end to serve the sentences which
.yara ir1Dpsed upDD them
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
CHAMP AN ASS.

NASHINtTON, y. G Jan. "
Speaker Champ Clark caused stir
in Democratic circles today when
he declined to attend the dinner which
has been arranged for tomorrow night.
because Secretary Bryan had accepted
similar invitation. Clark made no
effort to conceal his reason for not
atteding. but declined promptly and
positively when informed that
the secretary of state would be
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
LORD sTRATHCoNA DEAD.

LONDON, Jan. 81. After an ill
ness of only a few days, Donald A.
Smith, better know as Lord Strath-
coma, which title he had held for
sixteen years. died at his home in
this city today
Lord Strathcona was one of the
most prominent men of Canada. He
was long identified with the Hudson
Bay company, was member of the
first executive council of the North
west Territory, and since 1896 was
high commissioner for the Dominion.
He was also honorary president of
the Bank of Montreal and director of
several railroads. He was born in
Scotland in 1920 and leaves a daugh-
ter, who is heir to his vast estates.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
PAPERS LAUD MESSAGE.

NEW YORK, Jan. 81. - The special
trust message of President Wilson,
which was read to the members OF
congress in joint session yesterday.
is the subject of much favorable COM
ment in nearly all of the leading news
papers of this city, and throughout the
country generally.
The sun CharacteriZes the message
as epoChal. while the World says that
the words of the President cannot
fail to be reassuring to American com
merCe.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
IT'S ALL OVER.

CAPE TOWN, Jan. %. - The cap
itulation of the railroad and other
strikers throughout South Africa who
threatened. to plunge the country in
revolution a few weeks ago, has re-
suited in the restoration of normal
conditions throughout the strike zone.
The majority of the men have return
ed to their places and the rest of them
are hurrying back to their jobs as
fast as conditions will permit
Trains are now running on their
regular schedules on all of the lines,
and reports received from the North
indicate that all of the mines which
were closed by the strike have re-
sumed operations.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
TWO OF THEM.

What became of your dachshund?'
my wife got tired of swatting flies
and she gave him away"
What had he to do with swatting
flies?'
1T took him too long to get in and
out through the screen door,"
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
OF Interest
TO ALASkANS
RETURNING HOME.

SEATTLE, Jan. 19-Charles Spal-
ling. the well-known Alaskan. ar
rived in this city today euroute to his
nome in the North. lie is accompa
oy his hrother-in-law and both of
them viii start for Fairbanks tomor-
row.
Jack Mihalcik, another oldtimer of
the North. is also here, but he will
not start for Alaska until the end
of the month. lie is planning to get
away on the 30th
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26

of the bad element is expected forth
with.
The new mayor is giving the police
department general overhauling.
A TEST CASE.
PORTLAND. Ore. Jan. 23.-Charged
with the violation of the recently en-
acted state law which limits the hours
OF municipal employees. Mayor Albee
was placed under arrest this afternoon
at the instance of Labor Commission
er Hoff. who will make a test case of
the offense. The mayor, who was re-
leased upon his own recognizance i'm
mediately after his arrest is charged
by the complaint with compelling po-
liCemen and firemen to work more
than eight hours.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
REFUGEES KILLED.

kAGOSHIMA, Japan, Jan. 10
While temporarily encamped in a
neishborng village today. 900 refu-
gees of the recent volcanic disaster
We're buried beneath great slide
caused by further seismic disturb
ances. one hundred of the bodies
have since been recovered, but not
a single one of the 800 escaped with
his life
The camp of the refugees was di-
rectly beneath a great cliff, which
cave way without warning and buried
the entire camp beneath thousands Of
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26

sion of an Inauguration, Governor
James Fielder was indicted into OF
flee today TO succeed himself as chief
executive. Fielder became acting gov
ernor at the time of President Wilson's
Inauguration. and was regularly elect
ed to the place at the recent election.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
CASE ON TRIAL.

SEATTLE. Jan. q. - All of the
nreliminaries having been disposed of,
the trial of Charles f. Munday, Arch
lie W. Shields and their associates be
gan today before the federal court.
The men were indicted. seven of
them altogether, on the charge of con
Spiracy to defraud the government
in the location of coal claims in Alas
IA They are accused of making fic
itious entries in what are known as
the Christopher and the English
groups of coal claims which are To-
lated in the Boring river district,
near the famous Cunningham group.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
GENERAL CARR DEAD.

NORTH YAKIMA, Wash, Jan p
General e. NJ. Carr the well-known
former resident of Fairbanks, Alaska,
died at his home here today after
brief illness. the cause of his
death being cerebral hemorrhage
The deceased was a resident OF
the Alaska city in the early days,
having served the government during
part of his stay there as United
'tates commissioner.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
MEDAL AWARDED.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Jan. %. The
commission in charge of the Carnegie
hero fund has awarded a medal to
William korr, of Vancouver, B. c.,
for an act of heroism in saving the
life of a drowning man at Skagway,
Alaska, four year ago.
At great risk to his own life. korr
rescued John Masee at the Lynn canal
town on November &c, 1909. The case
was given considerable publicity at
the time and later it was called to
the attention of the Carnegie commits
sion. which has the custody Of the
fund of 100000 which was created
by Andrew Carnegie for distribution
among persons who perform acts of
heroism, and their dependents.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26

news of any sort has been received
for several days.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
NINE WORKERS MEET.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 10. The
biennial convention of the United Mine
with a full attendance of delegates
from the numerous branches of the
organization. There We're in addition.
a number of prominent labor leaders
of other organizations present, includ-
ing President Meyer of the Western
Federation of Miners, who is here en-
route to Calumet to answer to the in
dctment returned against him last
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
MO SYMPATHY STRIKE.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Jan. 23.-The
proposal to call a general strike in
Colorado to force a settlement of the
coal mine strike in the Southern part
of that state was turned down today
by the delegates to the biennial con-
vention Of the United Mine Workers.
The question of a sympathetic strike
has been under consideration for two
days, and was defeated only after
much heated debate. many of the la
borites favoring immediate action.
0UNW0RK MUST STOP.
NEW YORK. Jan. 49, Determined
to put a stop to the murders and
robberies which have terrorized the
city during the past month. Mayor
Mitchell has issued instructions to the
police department officials to EXTERN
mate the notorious gunner and So
called gangsters, and a general exodus
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
AT KANSAS CITY.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Jan. %
Secretary McAdoo and the other men,
bers of the regional bank commission.
who are conducting series of hear
ings to determine the location of the
federal reserve banks authorized by
the new banking and currency law,
arrived here this morning from Chica-
go and began a hearing almost I'M
mediately. The session was attended
by scores of bankers from a number
of cities throughout the Middle West.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
OUTLAWS CUTTING IN.
SET FOE APRIL 3.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. - The
Richie Murphy match, which was
postponed a few days ago because
of the inability of the champion to
enter the ring, has been reset for
April 3, by which time it is believed
Richie will be entirely recovered. His
strained tendon is mending rapidly.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26

SEATTLE. Jan. 10 The dairy
food departments of the states of
Washington. oregon and Idaho. after
n careful survey of conditions, have
made demands upon their respective
governments for thorough inyesi-
cation of the methods of the butter
trust, which, 1t is claimed, has mo-
nepoly in the Northwest and is boost
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. "a
After much caucusing on the ques-
ton Of congressional investigation
Of the Michigan copper strike situa-
ton, the house Democrats have reach
ed an agreement favoring such a
probe to determine that responsibility
for conditions which are said to exist
in the copper belt. The caucusing be-
gan yesterday afternoon, lasted the
greater part of the night, and was
concluded during the forenoon
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26

ALBANY. N. Y, Jan. 20. Both
sides having agreed to submit the
question of wage increase to arbitra-
ton. the $500 employees of the Della
ware & Hudson railroad. who went
out on strike yesterday. returned to
their places today, and trains are
again moving regularly over the var
ious lines Of the company
The two employees whose discharge
by the company precipitated the strike
were reinstated today and resumed
their places when the strikers return
ed to work.
Utter SIMPLICITY.
TRENTON. N. j., Jan. 20. - With
ceremonies as simple as any ever
witnessed in this state on the occa-
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26
SECOND TRIAL ON.
THE COURT WITH WEST

PORTLAND. ore, Jan 10. The
action of Governor West in deClar-
ing martial law at Copperfield re-
Gently is upheld in decision which
was rendered today by Judge Ander-
son The court holds that the gov
ernOr of state has authority to
call out the state troops and to de-
clare martial law whenever. in his
opinion, it becomes necessary to do
so in order to enforce the law.
The troops were sent to Copper
field TO compel the saloonmen to close
their places in compliance with law
,bo N,,a,,,har .Iactinp
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26

his absolute discharge at the expira-
ton of one year.
The seven-year enlistment law was
passed but little more than a year
ago, upon the recommendation of
Major General Leonard A Wood and
Secretary Of War Stimson. Accord
ing to the authorities upon the sub
iect. the plan has proved a dismal
failure, the enlistments falling off
more than 20 per cent, which has
crippled the whole army.
Under the proposed law. the war
department figures that thousands of
young men would like to go in for
a year for the experience and train
ing, and that the country will have
thousands Of trained soldiers. while it
has but comparatively few at the pres
ent time.
onel Squier, the military attache at
the Court of ST. James. will be allowed
to remain there another year. al
though, according to the regulations
Of the army, he is due to return to
his post in the United States this
spring.
Last year, congress passed law
requiring that no officer be allowed
to serve more than two years out
of six away from his regiment or
division. and according to this rule
Colonel Squier was due to return to
America this year. The special ar
rangements for longer stay were
made at the request of Ambassador
Walter H. Page, who was lately APP
pointed by President Wilson.
Officials of the state department
are much worried because of the non
receipt of advices from Hayti regard
ing the progress of the rebellion,
which Is reported to have assumed
serious proportions on the island. No