The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-02-06
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which have been before the courts here for several
years was brought to close yesterday when
attorneys for the defendants entered pleas Of
guilty. The case was dismissed on motion of the
district attorney who had secured the consent of
the attorney generals department The
grew out of a rebating system from which the
Humboldt Steamship Company was excluded The
case was fought through the lower courts and was
carried to the supreme court which decided that
the Interstate Commerce Commission had jurisdic-
ton transportation lines in Alaska. Judge
Jennings this morning imposed the following fines
on the companies which had been indicted by the
grand jury as being guilty of Relating: Pacific
Coast Steamship Company, $6,250; Alaska Steam
ship Company, $4,000; North Pacific Wharyes &
Trading Company, $4,000; White Pass & Yukon
Route, $4,000; Canadian Pacific $500
The motion of the district attorney to dismiss
the followed a conference between the attor-
neys OF the defendant companies and the govern
ment prosecution. 1t has been understood that the
companies preparing to fight the case on the
same grounds which resulted in the case of Banker
Summers being reversed by the supreme court The
grand jury in the case of Summers returned an
Indictment covering many charges which the
supreme court held was contrary to procedure. The
indictments in the transportation cases were similar
and the attorneys for the defendant companies had
given notice that they would carry the cases to the
supreme court The cases have already cost the
government thousands of dollars and with the
prospect of having litigation extending over years
and conviction uncertain the offer of the defendants
to plead guilty if nominal fines were imposed was
agreed to by the attorney general.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 4.-Hundreds of Ameri-
cans who were anxious to stay in Mexico to protect
their property left the trains last night for the
coast when Informed that President Wilson had
decided to lift the embargo On arms. They assert
that the action of the president has intensified the
hatred of the Mexican federals against Americans
President Wilson is accused of giving support to
the Constituencies.
JUAREZ, Feb. 4.-General Villa in command
OF the Oonsttutonalist troops in the northern states
is preparing for the southwark march to reinforce
the army OF the commander in chief, General Car
rama, when the combined army will march against
Mexico City The rebel garrison will be with
drawn from OJinaga, which was recently captured
after prolonged struggle The rebel general states
that the Constitutionahst government is amply
financed to secure munitions of that Presi-
dent Wilson has lifted the embargo.
JUAREZ, Feb. 1.-THE news from Washington
that President Wilson had decided to lift the
embargo from importations of arms and ammuni-
lions into Mexico from the United States has
caused great JOY among the rebel leaders here They
declare that the Constituencies will be in control
OF the capital before many weeks.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. president
Wilson this morning signed the order removing all
restrictions from the expectation of and
ammunition to Mexico The customs officers along
the border as well as the commander of the troops
have been notified of the embargo being lifted.