The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-08

morrow.
 CONFERENCE HELD.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. Nov. . Secretary of State Lansing and Count Bernstorff, ambassador from Germany. had their first conference this afternoon since the Arabic case was settled. Although nothing off cial was made known in regard 10 the matter. it is believed that the principal subject under consideration was the alleged German plot 'C destroy munitions.
 MANY LESS DEALERS CHICAGO. Nov. 2.-The brewers If this city ard those supplying the local trade assert that there are a thousand less liquor dealers in busi- ness here than year ago. STEAMSHIP WREcED. MARSHFIELD. Ore. Nov. 2.- The passenger steamer Santa Clara. which left Portland on Monday morning for San Francisco, was wrecked tonight at the jetty south of Coos Bay. It is known that 15 out of the 4s passengers and crew Of 24 have been lost Among the dead is Captain Lofsted. The wea- ther is now moderating, but the water is stil rough enough to make the work of rescue very slow.
 TO START WRITING. 1 WICHITA. Kan, Nov 2.-Victor Murdock, leader of the Progre ssive party. forsaking the campaign he has been waging to place the Bull Moosers in the van at the 1916 elections, will leave in the middle of the month for Europe. where he will become war correspondent. WOMEN MEET. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2.-Bring- ing greetings from the Federation of Women's clubs of Great Britain, Lady Aberdeen this afternoon opened the international congress of wo mems clubs. There was a very | large attendance. practically every state in the Union being represented
 WiTHDRAWs FROM FIGHT. COLUMBUS, Nov. Ex-Governor Frank Willis, 1t Is understood has withdrawn from the fight for the presidential nomination and he is credited with having stated that he will support the candidacy of Theo- dore Burton
 STEAL A "cHickEN."
 SEATTLE. Nov 2-Vilhaljm2r Stefansson the Arctic explorer who 1 is now in Banks Land in the Arctic will celebrate his 36th birthday to morrow
 BOAT DAMAGED.
 PORT ANGELES. Nov. 2.-The power schooner Ruby, which toov supplies to Stefansson, was brought into port under tow. with a broken rudder and her sails torn to shreds having encountered very rough weather in her passage south. AFTER HIS SCALP
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov 9 It is stated in political circles that the Germans of the East and Middle West are going to organize to beat President Wilson in 1916. Scores of movements toward such organization have already been started
 ELECTION RETURNS
 BOSTON Nov 2.-The returns from the precincts already counted show that Mccall. Republican, and Walsh, Democrat, are running neck and neck for the governorship. with the indications that Mccall will pull to the front before the final CO
 The vote on the suffrage question seems to be about two to one again 5t the women. The leaders of the cause claim they have lost by 100000. l.. looks as if all of the leading state offices had fallen to the Repubi- cans
 SUFFRAGE LOSES OUT.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-The state by it's ballot today rejected women'a suffrage by at least two hundred thousand
 IN PENNSYLVANIA.
 PHILADELPHIA, Nov 2-It is estimated that the suffrage cause is lost in the state by vote of two hundred and fifty thousand.
 DEMOCRAT LEADING
 LOUISVILLE, Ky, Nov. 2.-Both the Republicans and the Democrats are claiming victories Former Con- gressman Stanley, Democrat, is lead ing in the race for the governor ship at this time, over Edwin Mo1- row, Republican, by ten thousand votes.
 PROHIBITION, TOO.
 COLUMBUS, Nov 2-The advc cates of prohibition in this state have lost out, as nearly as can be estimated at this time. by about fifty thousand
 BALTIMORE Md, Nov 2.-Thc election returns are very slow com ing in, but the indications are a: this time that the Democrats are leading