The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-06
TRADE GOOD.

Ol q year d-o, stIciAS lit 'iiNi coast, and in the Middle West re- ports indicate that business is i'm proving. and reports of a similar from the East.
 MAIL OFFICIALS MIX.
 MEDFORD, Ore. Nov 30.-E. J. Kaiser postmaster of Ashland. was shot and killed today by Mail Clerk William Greenfield. The reason for the u.ubie l> uuKnCNh. as rreeu field killed himself directly after having inflicted the fatal wound on Kaiser. Kaiser was a prominent political leader of this section.
 PLACED ON TRIAL. PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 30.-Cap- tain Lolstedt, the master of the steamer Santa Anna. wrecked off -yz Os! jwo weeks ago. Las beea placed on trial charged with un- Skilfuin ,s and CaIelessness.
 BACKING WILSON.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 30.-Con-
 fusa .;u !. AL. m speecA bel,re the legislature today. stated that he was in full accord with the national defense program as mapped out by President Wilson.
 MESSAGE APPROVED. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 30.- The cabinet was in session for an hour today, during which time the members expressed their approval of the Presidents message. WANTS MORE TIME. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 30.- Austria has requested of the United States that she be accorded further time in which to make answer 70 the American note sent in regard to the torpedoing of the Italian steamer Ancona.
 LARGE ORDER PLACED. NEW YORK, Nov. 30-An order for two hundred million pounds of copper has 6eeen placed with local firms by German companies. FOUND THEM ALIVE BOOMER, w. Va, Dec. 1.-The | rescuing party that has been at work continuously since the explo- sion occurred in the local coal mine | yesterday, this afternoon found four | of the entombed men alive.
 ANOTHER ONE. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. l. Senator Atlee Pomerene, of Ohio, became candidate for president pro tenn in opposition to Senator James P Clarke, of Arkansas. HIS EVIDENCE. NEW YORK, Dec. In his evi- 1 dence on the witness stand this af ternoOn, Director Buenz. of the Ham burg American line, stated that all papers concerning the negotiations with his steamer line and Berlin lre now with Ambassador Berns- torff. They were left with the Ger man ambassador in order to pre- vent the discovery of the Teuton secret code. AS to whether or not Bernstorff still has them in his pos session, or has sent them to Berlin, the accused man was unable 10 state
 BOAT IN BAD. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-Two reports have been received concern ing the steamer Minnesota, formerly | sailing from Seattle to the Orient. One states that her crew has mutt nied and that the boat is now headed for this port, and the other is to the effect that it is leaky boilers that makes the return necessary.
 ACTIVITY STARTS. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. l. The hearing on the suffrage ques, tion in the house has been set for December ].
 The Democrats of the senate at their meeting today failed to reach | an agreement providing for the clo- ture of debate and further action in the matter has been postponed until tomorrow. The matter of the selection of a president pro tenn has been delayed until Friday THEIR LIVES THREATENED. CLEVELAND, Dec. 1.-The infor- nation was disclosed this afternoon, as the result of an investigation that is still ln progress, that an at tempt to take the lives of President Wilson and Secretary of War Garri- son was proposed. The officials were to be assassinated by means of liquid fire, according to the state ment of E. w. Ritter, German chemist of this city, made to County Prosecutor Lochyer.
 CUTTING THEM DOWN. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec l. President Wilson today in an inter- view with Representative S. M Sparkman, who is chairman of the rivers and harbors committee in the house. said that the appropria- tions this season must be cut to the | bone.
 WAY DOWN SOUTH. | SAVANNAH, Dec. 1.-The Fra.er- nal Order of Eagles will hold it's next national convention in this city, beginning on July 2l and con tinuing to August 4 The announce ment was made today by President William Grayson.
 HELD INcOMUNicADo. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 1-Louis Smith, who is alleged to be con- nected with the same conspiracies with which Charles Crowley is | charged, is held in arrest here, 1t is believed, incomunicado. He is in the custody of the federal otfl- cials.
 BRYAN IS DELEGATE WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec l. Advices have been received here that William Jennings Bryan las consented to become a delegate to the Henry Ford peace convention and | plans to join the party at The Hasue. CANNOT GO. CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-Jane Addams may be prevented through sickne. fiom joining the Ford peace cor | vertion.
 OUT OF DATE NOW.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-The | Washington state buildings at the exposition grounds were sold this