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Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE OCCURS
 AT AVALON
PRINCIPAL HOTELS AND BUSINESS HOUSES OF PLEASURE RESORT ARE PREY TO FLAMES.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29.-Fire de stroyed today the principal hotels and business houses at Avalon, Catalina island. The property loss is estima:- ed at not less than $l,000,000.
 Two fire boats from San Pedro and a channel steamer were sent to com, bat the flames. Wireless messages received here said that the inhabi- tants had taken refuge in the hills. The flames started before daylight No lives are reported lost.
 The bath houses and clubs are all destroyed. The fire damaged the pier and freight houses before it could be controlled. Practically all Avalon Is owned by the Banning Company.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
Insulting Letters
 Written Mrs. Galt

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-A man, de scribing himself as Samuel White, an inventor, was arrested here today. charged with having written insult ing letters to Mrs. Gait, the presi, dents fancee, and to her mother Mrs. Boiling.
 The police said that White admitted writing. letters concerning patent egg carrier to be used in shipments by mail. He declared he had met the women in 1913.
 White was arraigned and sent 10 Bellevue hospital for observation.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
STATEMENT IS BASED ON TREATY MADE BY ENG- LAND, FRANCE AND RUS SIA WITH LITTLE COUN- TRY IN 1863.
 ENTENTE REPLY IS MADE TO GERMAN CRITICISM THAT SALONIKI EXPEDI- TON VIOLATES FOR EIGN TERRITORY.
By Associated Press.

PARIS. Nov. 29-The disembark- ing of allied troops at Saloniki is not a violation of Greek territory nor can the Allies action in Greece be corn pared to German occupation of Bel gium.
 This is the semi-official reply to the German statement criticising the Sal oniki expedition as violating foreign territory The landing of the allied forces at Saloniki is based on the London treaty of July 13, 1863, the signatories to which are Greece, France, England and Russia, guaraa- teeing the independence and constitu- tional institutions of Greece.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
BY WILL GET NOTED CASE
 WEDNESDAY
EVIDENCE AGAINST HAM BUR GA M ERICAN LINE OFFICIALS HAS ALL BEEN PRESENTED.
By Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Nov. 29.-The gov ernment's case. charging conspiracy against officials of the Hamburg Am erican line was closed today. All of the eridepce will be submitted by to- morrow and the jury may get the case Wednesday. The defense demanded that the prosecution say whether the government considered Captain Boyed a German naval attache, conspirator with the defendants. The govern ment mas taken no position in the matter, 9.teplied the district attorney.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
Rritisk Forced to Retreat.

LONDON, Nov. 29.-The British victory over the Turks at Ctesippon, near Bagdad, reported last week, has not, as many believe, sealed the fate of Bagdad An official statement says that having successfully com pleted the removal of his wounded and prisoners, the British commander in the face of the arrival of Turkish endorsements has again withdrawn his forces to position lower down the Tifris river.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
Ex-President Replies.

NEW HAVEN, Nov. 2o.-Former President Taft characterized Garri- sons arraignment of him for his atti' Jude on Philippine affairs as unjust, vehement and unneasured." He said there was not the slightest partisan feeling in his interest in the Philippine problem.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
LABOR LAW UPHELD

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. - The New York anti-alien labor law, which made compulsory the employment of citizens on the construction of public works, was today heid7 constitutional by the Supreme court
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
KERN THE NEW SENATE FLOOR
 LEADER
CLARKE IS SHELVED BE- CAUSE HE OPPOSED SHIP PURCHASE BILL THE PAST SESSION.
By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-Demo- crats of both houses got their organi- 2ation work today well under way. The senate conference elected Kern of Indiana as floor leader and. adjourn ed until Wednesday, when it will re ceive the report of the special com mittee on the revision of rules. Op- position developed to the reelection of Clarke of Arkansas for president pro tenn Of the senate because of his opposition last session to the ship pur- chase bill
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
Carranza's Plans.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-Eliseo Arredondo visited Secretary Lansing today for the first time since his re- cent conference with Carranza at the border, and it is understood, submit ted information about Carranza's re construction plans, also plans for the establishment of closes relations with the United States.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
ARRAIGNS HIM FOR LEND ING NAME TO WHAT HE TERMS MENDACIOUS STATEMENTS REGARD ING PHILIPPINES.
EX-PRESIDENT REPLIES STATING THERE IS NOT THE SLIGHTEST PARTI- SAN FEELING IN HIS IN- TEREST IN PROBLEM.
By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-Secre- tary Garrison issued formal state ment arraigning former President Taft for having lent his name to what he termed statements mendacious in character and mischievous in intent, ? with relation to Philippine conditions under the present administration.
 Garrison charges that the circula- ton of the statements shows that "rc- publican politicians are attempting to lay foundation for campaign with respect to the Philippines"
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
OIL MAGNATE DIES

NEW YORK, Nov. 2o.-William L. Bemis, second vice-president of the Standard Oil Company, died today Tt his summer home at Port Jervis. He contracted pneumonia on Friday while duck shooting.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
I W | MEX|CANS CHARGED WITH
 CONSPIRACY
ARE ARRESTED BY FED ERAL OFFICIALS FOR ALLEGED VIOLATION OFI NEUTRALITY.
By Associated Press.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 29.-Gen- erals Zuneville and Dusart, both form erly associated with Villa, were ar rested today by Federal agents charg- ed with conspiring to violate the neu- trality of the United States. It is asserted that they assembled large quantity of munitions and planned to ship them from Pensacola to the southern coast Of Mexico.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
BRIDGE BURNS

OMAHA, Nov. g. - Fire of un- known origin today destroyed the ap- breaches to the Union Pacific bridge on the Lane cutoff. five miles west of nere. This necessitates the use of the old main line.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-Anaconda SS1A, Sugar 11734, Atchison l07, Southern Pacific 1O31s, Union Pacific l4O3s, Steel 86}4, Steel, pfd, 1l57s.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
WHEAT COMMANDEERED
 BY ENGLAND
By Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-Thc com mandeering of wheat by the Canadian government is interpreted by export CTS nere to mean that it is England's first step not merely to seize all Can adian wheat but also an attempt to smash ocean rights by rcquisitioninS Atlantic freighters.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
RE|NFORCEMENTS FOR AUSTRIAN
 DEFENDERS
By Associated Press.

ROME. Nov. % - The Austrian forces defending Gorizia have been strongly reinforced. The Italians aI- init the Austrians succeeded in some places in breaking into the Italian ad- vance trenches, but declare that they were hurled back after sanguinary fighting.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
MUST PAY

WASHINGTON, Nov. g. - The South Dakota State tax imposed in 1909 on the Wells Fargo and the Am erican express companies was held valid today by the Supreme court.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
Coffey Knocks Out
 Gunboat in Fourth
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 29-Jim Coffey, the Irish heavyweight, knocked out Gunboat Smith of New York tonight in the fourth round of their scheduled ten-round fight
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
HIS TIME OCCUPIED

DENVER, Nov. 29-Gov. Carlson declined to join the Ford peace com mission because it is necessary that remain at nome to enforce state wide prohibition beginning Jan. l."
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
Part Of Vienna
 Cabinet To Quit
By Associated RreHs.

LONDON, Nov. 29. A dispatch from Copenhagen says the Wolf bur eau, a semi-official German news agency, says that several members of the Vienna cabinet will resign.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
NO ALLIANCE

TOXIC, Nov. g. - Great Britain has informed Japan that the British government has not contemplated an alliance with China, as was reported. The Japanese foreign office officially announced this today.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
SHOOTING ENDS BLACK HAND
 INQUIRY
LOS ANGELES SLEUTH AND ITALIAN PROBABLY FATALLY WOUNDED IN
 PISTOL DUEL.
By Associated Press.

LOS ANGELES, Nov 29.-An in- vestigation of the authorship of all alleged blacknand letter sent to Ital- ian families, eliminated today in the shooting of Detective Sergeant Browning and G. Finnocchio, an Ital- ian grocer, during duel between the police and the grocer Both were probably fatally wounded. Finnocchio according to the police, is alleged 10 have written the letters for the pur- pose of frightening former customers into resurning trading with him.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
r [ AR FELT FOR THE SAFETY OF
 Fl T|GRE
VILLA TROOPS FLEEING FROM NACOZARI ARE EXPECTED TO ATTACK MINING CAMP.
By Associated Press.

DOUGLAS, Nov. 9. - Apprehcn- sion is felt for the safety of Fl Tigre, the American mining camp, in which direction 300 Villa soldiers fled after being repulsed at Nacozari. The feel ing is occasioned by statements said to nave been made by Villa soldiers captured at Nacozari by Carranza troops, to the effect that the attackers constituted part of General Rod riguez' forces sent from Baeahuehi with orders to loot Naeozari.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
AnnuaLMe To
 Congress Finished
By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Nov g. - The president today completed his annual address to congress, which will be read at a joint session of the house and senate on December 7th,
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
PAY SATURDAYS . CLOSING PRICE
 FOR WHEAT
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
 OTTAWA, Nov. 2o.-The sub-con- mittee of the Dominion government today decided to apply prices ruling at the closing of the Winnipeg mar ket Saturday as those to be paid the dealers whose wheat has been per emptorily communicated. About 2o,- C00,000 bushels will be taken over in this consignment.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
Air Messages Are
 Sent 5000 Miles
Ry Associated Press.

HONOLULU, Nov. g. - What is said to be new record in radio trans mission was established when the op- orators of the Federal wireless caught messages being transmitted from Nauen, Prussia, to Tuckertown, ap- proxirnately 5000 miles away.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
Bull Moosers To Meet In January
By Associated Press.

NEW YORK, (, Nov. 29.-A notice of the meeting of the national con- mittee of the progressive party in Chicago, January 1lth for the purpose of fixing tine time and place of the na- tional convention was issued by the national committee today.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
FineOf $5OOAnd IS Days In Jail
 For Walter Hill
PENALTY DRY LEADER IS TO PAY FOR VIOLATING PROHIBITION LAW BY SELLING HARD CIDER.

'' 'S' i. By Associated Press. T.
 ]. PHOENIX, Nov. 29-Walter 4. + Hill, president of local pro T. T. duce house and an active dry" <. i. worker when the State adopted T. .t. prohibition, who was convicted 's' I. recently in the Superior court * l. of selling hard cider, was today < i. fined $500 and sentenced to < i. serve fifteen days in jail. 4
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Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
GERMAN LINER IS CAPTURED BY
 BRITISH
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
 BUENOS AYRES, Nov. g. - The British transport Macedonia today captured the steamer President Mitrr, flying the Argentine flag, but belong ing to the Hamburg South American Steamship Company. It was taken to Montevideo.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
Will Meet Soon.

BERNIE, Nov. g. z. The executive committee on international organiza- ton for a durable peace will meet shortly to prepare a program.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
British Aeroplane
 Sinks Submarine

LONDON, Nov. g. - A British aeroplane sunk a German submarine off AIiddlckcrke, Sunday, according to a report from Field Marshal French.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
Gorizia Suburbs
 Said To Be On Fire
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press. .-.
 LONDON, Nov. 29-A semi-oficia! Austrian dispatch to Zurich says the. suburbs of Gorizia are burning. The evacuation of the town by the re- maining civilians is proceeding me medically.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
Bulgaria InUokes
 Aid Of Red Cross

VIENNA, Nov. 29.-At the request of the Bulgarian government and the queen of Bulgaria, the Austrian Red Cross is fitting out two volunteer re lief and medical bodies for service i'll the Balkans. The one will take charge of the new hospital with 5O beds that has been established in the Gladstone Gymnasium school in So fla. The other will be available for field work. The Bulgarian govern ment's tclegraphic request empha- sized the need of large relief expe- dition to the Bulgarian theatre of war"
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
Women Of Berlin Demand Husbands
 Back From Front
SEVERAL THOUSAND APP PEAR BEFORE IMPERIAL CASTLE BUT ARE DIS PERSED BY POLICE.

+% .-. I. %- By Associated Press. < + LONDON, Nov. 29.-It is re- 's' .s. ported that serious rioting oc- + 4. cured in Berlin last Saturday, .t + when several thousand women I. i. gathered before the imperial I. i. castle, demanded the return of < .t their husbands from the front !. l. and the improvement of food 't I. conditions. The police dispersed < i. them. + + f+%+ < t. 4 # + s I. + I.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
Separate Peace Is
 Sought By Austria
By Associated Press.

LONDON, Nov. %. - Rome dis patches say the Tribuna published the assertion that Austria is attempting to conclude a separate peace.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
Mesopotanlia Scene
 Of British Defeat
Ry Associated Press.

AMSTERDAM, Nov. g. - The Turkish war office reports that the British were defeated in Mesopotamia with heavy losses and ejeeted from positions which the British had pene- trated.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
STRIKING COPPER MINERS ID
 GET AID
By Associated Press.

By AssOciated Press.
 CLIFTON, Nov. 29.-The striking copper mine employees have received assurances of financial assistance from the Western Federation of Miners and the American Federation of Labor, according to union officials.
 WEATHER FORECAST
 For Arizona: Fair"
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
GRAIN MARKET

CHICAGO, Nov. p. - December wheat 1854, corn .64}4, oats 417s.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
COPPER

NEW YORK, Nov. 9. - Eie6tro- lytic, $19.75 to $2c.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
SILVER

SILVER NEW YORK, Nov. 29. - Silver, 563s cents.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-06-03
DECLARES GERMANY |S NOT SHOW.
 ING GOOD FAITH TO J. .S.A.

Washington, May 3l-The situa- ton here Is graver-more acute that at any time since the beginning of hostilities in the Great War last July. The German note sent in reply to President Wilson s demand that Ger many's attacks on unarmed ships carrying women and children cease, was received by the Administration yesterday. It is signed by Count Von Jagon, foreign minister, and states that Germany's s final decision as to her reply to America s demands will be reversed, and discussion of her submarine policy will be refused until the United States investigates certain alleged charges made against the British government In other words. Ger many's answer. which has been patiently awaited for days longer than there was any need of, is no answer at all, but a studied insult 10 the government of the United States. In it, inferentially, we are told that 1t is none of our business wliat Germany does on the sea, since several vessels carrying no arms have been sunk and an American ship attacked by German submarines since the>reeeipt by the German government of Ameriea's note of protest, and all these without a word of warning of any kind being given.
 That President Wilson is evidently satisfied that Germany has no inten- ton of needing Americas protest is evident in the fact that he is now
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-06-03

While hauling three ears of ore from the It mine at Kasaan Bay, yes terlsy afternoon, the gasoline loco motive of the Granhy Cons. NJ. S. & P Co. jumped the track, carrying tine crew with it. Both men sustaiue painful but not serious injuries. Campbell the engineer having rib broken while ssCasey'r Jones has 2 badly bruised and wrenehel leg and Is otherwise battered up. It appears that in going down the grade from the mine to the bunkers the load was more than the engine could handle, and the train became un
 manageable. II went rushing down the hill until a curve about half way down was encountered when the whole thing jumped the track. Word of the accident was phoned to Hadley, and the power boat Harry wes sent to take the injured men to the hospital at Haslley. where they now are un- der the care of Dr. Heimlieh. It is 2 wonder that the men escaped with the small injuries they did as the three ears piled up with the engine on which the men were riding.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-06-03
FISH RUN sLAcKING OFF

Billy" Semar is home from the West Coast of Prince of Wales Isl and after a trip in the interests o< the Engelbr- Wiese company, of which concern he is the manager in this region He states that the run of fish has sIacked off in the neighbor- hood of Forester Island both in size and numbers. Owing to the small ness of the fish being caught and the prices asked by the fishermen he has decided to suspend operations for tie time being until q readjustment can he affected.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-06-03

preparing a second note to Germany, which is said in effect to be an uitimatum. and which will be for warded to the Imperial government within the next IS hours. This note will answer Germany's demands for bill of particulars by denying that the Lusitania was carrying troops or munitions of war ,and accusing the German government of deliberate misrepresentation in claiming that she did. The communication will also make clear that the United States is satisfied the attacks on the Gulf Light and Cushing, both American boats, flying the American flag, and manned by American crews, were de liberate. and Germany apologies and expressions of regret on same curry no weight with the United States.
 Concluding. the President states that he trusts Germany will not re- main so obdurate as to force this country to sever diplomatic connec- tions.
 In official circles the language of the President is taken to mean but one thing: The enforced alignment of the United States against Ger many. if Germany fails to comply with the demands this country has made in the interests of humanity.
 It is stated on good authority that unless favorable reply is forth coming without delay, Congress will be convened in special session at once to decide on national action.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-06-03
FROM sAruDRAY's DAILY.

Berlin, May so--On the eve of delivery to Ambassador Gerard the exses form of the phraseology of the German reply to the American note seems to be unsettled In substance, however, i, win emhcSty proposal to the United States 10 defer def mite consideration of Germany $ marine policy until the two govern nsents shall have had an opportunity to establish just what kind ct q yes sel was sunk when the Lusissnia went to the bottom. Germany $ reason for this is that she claims the Lusitanis was an auxiliary cruiser st the time, being armed ,and carrying soldier. and ammunition The German State Department insists that it has ab- solgte and positive information to sustain these points It is admitted that the Gulf Light wss sunk by 8 German submarine, and the German government IS prepared 10 pay tor inc damage
 Washington, May s9-The State Department was in receipt of mes sage from Ambassador Gerard stating that the German nese had been de liverei to hisn this morning, and that 1t was being translated into the United States Code, and would prob ably reach this country Monday even ing. While of course the ambassador is very guarded in his usteranees, hc ini;u,ates that the German reply fails so satisfy him.
 With this the government will have to be eOntent until Monday. and the prOha hilities are that owing to the fact that Monday Is q holiday the text of the note will not be made public until Tuesday morning. President Wilson has given no in tinsatiOn of his plans a. to what action he will take in the event of the Ger man government attitude being rn satisfactory
 Berlin, May es-The War Office announces this afternoon tha. the German reply to the United States has been turned over tS the Ameri can representative in this city
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-06-03
FROM MONDAYS DAILY Mill Is A Total Loss
FROM MONDAYS DAILY

back from the hydrants by the in tense heat, the whole thing happen ing so quickly that several of tho men lost tools and clothes in tho mill, being unable to enter to rescue their personal belongings. In rescuing his tools from the filing room, Stan lev Oaksmith was painfully burned on the head and hand. He says he saw the fire just as it started, and while he was running <he length of the dock, not to exceed seven hundred feet, it had spread so far that it could not be extinguished.
 Fortunately for those working to save the wharf and stock on hand, the tide was in at the time and thous ands of buckets of salt water were used in that fight, which was finally won after part of the structure had been blasted out.
 About ninety thousand dollars in insurance was carried on plant and
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-06-03
JEFFERSON GOES SOUTH

With big party on board, the Jefferson made port yesterday morn ing on her way north. Included q. mong her passengers were two parties of surveyors on theiv way to the Nenana coal fields.
 One party consists of ninteen men and the other on ten men. They are taking North total of thirty-five horses with which to pack their sup. plies while engaged in the survey work. Both parties are under the command of Frank M. Johnson, sup ervision of surveys for the land office. In the field he will have direct charge of the larger of the two outfits. R. H. Sargent will have charge of the smaller party's oper- ati0ns.
 The surveyors will go down the Yu- kon river to Fort Gibbon and thence to the Nenana fields. Supervisor Johnson reports thas the land office will have sixteen survey parties all told in the North this year, engaged in work in the Nenana, Matanusko and Boring river coal fields.
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-06-03

The fire at Hadley, mention of which was made in Saturdays Miner, turns out to be fully as bad as first
 reports. the sawmill, box factory, blaming mill, boiler room and power plant generally having been wiped out of existanee, with an actual physical loss of over one hundred and twenty thousand dollars. The lumber yard. wharf, lumber on hand, dock house, and oil house were saved, representing probably thirty thous- and iollars, this latter figure is only approximate, however, as an invcn- tory is now being taken. It seems that Saturday was very warm at Hadley and everything was very dry. so that sparks set fire to the roof be- tween the two smokestaeks about one fortv-five, when both sawmill and box factory was running. It had secured such good start when dis. covered. that the men were driven
The Ketchikan miner., 1915-06-03

stock, so that the actual loss to the company will bc close to fifty thous- and dollars.
 The destroyed mill was originally built by tho New York-Alaska De- velopment company, one of the sub sidiary companies of the Brown Alas ka company After the smelter at IIadley was completed, no more ium- Der was cut, and the plant laid idle for number of years until bought by Stanley Oaksmith from the Goulds He interested A. K. Foss, who or ganized Foss Bros. X Co.,, and re. built the mill. Later owing to the need of more capital the Alaska Lumber & Box Company was organ ized about a year ago and the mill taken over under the present man. agement.
 The mill was running on shocks for salmon boxes at the time of the fire