The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-03-23
GENERAL NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH
BEEF PRICES RISE.

standing the falling off in sales due
to the general observance OF The
Lenten season throughout the coun-
try. the price of beef is rising stead
ily. The pr ce quoted today in the
local markets is 1925 per hundred,
which is the highest point reached
this season.
MOTHER JONES REMOVED.
TRINIDAD, Colo. March 10
Mother Jones. the old lady of the
strike zone. who has been under ar
rest at Trinidad during the past
several weeks. was taken from her
hosp tai prison today and deported
her will. The old lady, who was
deported once before. declares that
she will return Immediately.
When the action of the au.hori-
ties became noised about the camp,
there was some talk of interfering
but before any action could be taken
by the strikers. Mother Jones was
beyond assistance.
HOPE FOR LABOR LEADERS.
CHICAGO. March Is - There is
the probability that the circuit court
of appeals will not issue mandate
recommitting the Indianapolis dyna-
mite conspirators to LeaVenWorth'
because of the retrial petition in
the cases of three of the dynamiiers
which has been taken under advise
ment.
MISS BONES ENGAGED.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. March 10.
There are rumors of another White
House engagement in circulation to-
day. although the lady in this case
is not of the immediate family OF
President Wilson. Her name is Hell
en- Wood Bones, and she is cousin
of the President The man in the
case is DR.. Grayson.
Formal announcement of the en-
gagement Is expected within few
days.
President Wilson denies that there
is any truth in the reported en-
gagement of his daughter Margaret.
GILL is NOW MAYOR.
SEATTLE, March 16. - Hiram [.
Gill. who holds the unique distinc-
ton of having been recalled and
later reelected by an Overwhelming
majority, was inauSurated as mayor
of Seattle today at noon. AT the
same time, Austin Z. Grifflths.
former councilman, who resigned his
position to become a candidate Tor
the mayoralty nomination, was sworn
in as chief of police. Grffiths was
offered the place last week and Tor
mally announced his acceptance ms
morning
One of the first acts of the ne"
mayor was to abolish the unpopular
purity squad. which held undisputed
SWAY under Mayor Cotrill. This
action of the new mayor was hailed
with delight on all sides and it is
rumored tonight that Mayor Gill
will remove other restrictions before
he has been in office very long. but
il cannot be stated with authority
that the town will be thrown as wide
open as predicted by many OF the
Gin supporters before the election
OLD CONVICT RELEASED.
SAN QUENTIN, Cal, March l6.-
Grandpa Billy. the oldest inmate OF
the penitentiary, was led out OF lhe
Drison today free man, after hay
ing served term of u years Inc
old man is 90 years of age and is
deaf and blind, both of these senses
having left him during his 1mprls
onment He is also in very 1eeDle
health, it being the opinion OF the
prison physicians that he VIII no
survive the year. He will leave I'm.
mediately for Oregon, where he Will
be cared for by his daughter.
Grandpa Billy killed his eldes'
son during a quarrel in the earl!
nineties, and was convicted on the
charge of manslughter in 1893.
ATTORNEY is DEFENDANT
LOS ANGELES, Cal, March 10
Mrs. Earl Rogers, wife of the we'll
known attorney of that name, Mas
instituted divorce proceedings against
her husband of the grounds OF men
tai cruelty.
INVESTIGATOR DISAGREE.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 10
The local board of federal marine
inspectors, who have been Investigate
ing the wreck of the steamshlp
Monroe, have been unable to fix the
responsibility for the disaster which
resulted in the loss of many lives
following a collision between the
Monroe and the Nantucket One OF
the inspectors insists that captain
Rerry was responsible, while the
other is equally confident that Cap
tain Johnson should be punished for
the disaster. ,
The collision occurred off the Nlr,
ginia coast during dense fog ana
the two masters are accused OF run
ming their vessels faster than the
circumstances justified.
UNEMPLOYED GO SOUTH.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, March IL
Following sudden drop in the
temperature throughout the Sacra-
mento valley. there has been gen
eral scattering of General Nelly
and his unemployed army. The camp
of the erstwhile marchers which
was established on the folo SIDE
of the river several days ago, was
abandoned this morning after an
extremely cold night and TO-DAY tAere
is a general movement south.
REPORT ANARCHISTlC PLOT.
SACRAMENTO. Cal, March IL
Secret service agents of the federal
government claims to have secured
positive evidence that the movement
OF unemployed marchers toward the
national capital is part OF a great
conspiracy to overthrow the govern
ment of the United States. The
detectives claim to have secured
confessions from number OF the
officers of General kellys army
-. Glow, .hot Ko11y'S followers are