The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-22
OF INTEREST TO ALASKANS
EQUIPMENT COMING.

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 SEATTLE, Nov. 15-Representa tives of the Copper River & North western railroad who are now in this city arranging for the shipment of railroad material to Cordova state that it is the intention of the company to purchase several extra heavy locomotives, which are to be used in handling the output of the Bonanza copper mine. The ship inents of ore have increased to such an extent that the present equip ment of the railroad cannot handle the business.
 WILL CELEBRATE.
 S AT fs. Nov 15 iue manage ment of the Arctic club is making elai T,,ta preparations fer Alaska night, which will be the big at traction at the clubrooms Saturday night. A caribou dinner will be served.
 KtoNAPER CAUGHT.
 SEATTLE, Nov. 15-EdwarI Krause, of Petersburg, Alaska, was taken into custody tonight as he walked down the gangplank from the steamer Jefferson. The warrant which was cabled from Juneau charges Krause with complicity in the kidnapping of William Christie an amalgamatOr in the employ of 1oe IrT adwell mine, who disappeared mysteriously on November l. On that date a man calling himself Miller served fake subpoena on Christie, saying that he was wanted at Juneau But instead of taking the ferry across the channel, they boarded a small launch which await ed them. and disappeared down the channel. There is no one connecte. with the marshals office at JmaaG by the name of Miller, and the case f5 nlainly 2 cage of kilnaping
 Christie had been married but two months when he disappeared Before the marriage, Krause was an ardent admirer of the woman who became Christie's wife Christie is a Mason of considerable promi, hence and large rewards have beer offered for information that will lead to the discovery of his whereabouts.
 IS THE RIGHT MAN.
 SEATTLE, Nov. 16-The authori- ties are convinced that they have d strong case against Edward Krause the Petersburg man who was placed under arrest yesterday on the charge of complicity in the kidnapiag c William Christie, the Treadwell am who disappeared mys- teriously on November first When krause was searched by the police the decoy subpoena, which was use,- to trap Christie, was found.
 krause denies flatly that he is connected with the affair in any way.
 FREEzEUP OCCURS.
 NOME, Nov. 17.-Bering sea IS frozen over. The freezeup occurred A hours after the departure of the Victoria on the last voyage of the season, and there has been no move ment of the ice since that time.
 Snow has fallen generously through out the district, providing good trails for the few who have occasion to travel. Travel is unusually light this winter. owing to the fact that none of the mines are in operation There is not a single wage worker in the mines, but many more than usual are engaged in 
 REPORTS CONFLICT.
 NOME, Nov. 17.-Reports received from Dime creek, in the Koyuk dis trict, are very conflicting, some claiming that good pay has been found, while others indicate that the district has been overrated.
 AFTER HIS SCALP.
 CORDOVA, Nov. 17.-At a meet ing of the Democratic club held in this city last night resolutions were adopted and ordered forwarded to the attorney general asking for the removal Of District Attorney Spence, of the Third division. The grounds upon which the removal is asked for are that the present Unit ed States attorney is incompetent. and that he has brought ridicule on his office by appointing his car petbag relatives to every position to which he could possibly appoint them, and nas used his influence rn further the interests of these rell lives, even when such action seem ed to be against the best interests of the community.
 WILL DIssoLvE.
 NEW YORK, Nov 17-The Gug genheim Exploration company an nounced that it would soon dissolve and that the Kennicott corporation, in which the Morgans and the Gug- genheims are greatly interested and in which they are the principal would take over the holdings of the Guggenheim EXplo- ration company.
 POsTOFFIcE TROUBLES.
 CORDOVA, Nov. 17.-Upon the re luisition sent to the Postoftice De oartment in Washington by Inspector Neil, who visited the Cordova post ] office last summer, the force of he Cordova opstottice has been TO luced and the remaining clerks have | lad their salaries cut to SS0 per month.
 IS ALL ROUND KILLER
 JUNEAU, Nov. 17.-Edward Krause | he Petersburg man who was ar 'ested at Seattle this week on the | :Aarge of kidnapping, is believed | )y the local authorities to have mur tered Captain James G. Plunkett, | of this city, who disappeared some | ime ago. The circumstances sur 'ounding the disappearance of Will | jam Christie tally with the Punk tt case. The typewriter and faked !! etters explaining the absence of | he missing men are also similar.
 Krause was bound over to the | grand jury today and will be brought iorth to await the result of the in