The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-11

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 NEW HEAD FOR VETS
 CHICAGO. Sept Q Col Daniel Chri~hplm was today elected com manderin-chi,l of the Spanish Am- rrlcan war veterans at their annual reunion which Was held in this ..ty
 WILL CONTEST LAW.
 TOPEKA. Sept 6.-Prestd"nt Rip ley. of the AtchInsou Topeka N santa Fe railroad. stated today that the santa Fc system would not com ply with the Adamsou law unt# -u u tme as the road had been ordered to do su by the supreme court O. the United State~.
 DOCK HANDS ENDOWED.
 SEATTLE. Sept @ Federal Judg" Jeremiah Naterer today issued a p,ruau,ut injunction against the ~tliEing lougshorcmpu from u'orter u- with the business and operation of Che fleet of the Alaska Steam -a.p company Strikers recently al tackled employees at the docks of the steamship company and attempt sd tu burn the dock at th. foot uf Y,s,er Way
 DIES WHILE sNEEzrNG.
 LOS ANGELES. Sept 6 In all effort to suppress a sueeze. l. D. B.ddse an oIdtimcI of this city burst blood vessel and shortly attrs~ard died from the effects
 SUB. BROUGHT WARRANT.
 JERSEY CITY. Sept Wadish- law Kubicci. living here with his wife and two children was placed under arrest today on d charge of murder The warrant was brought Deutschland and is one oi the few official German papers which has got by the British oensors.
 COUNTESS COMING HOME.
 WASHINGTON. D. C. Sept 6 In d statement issued today, Count yon Bernstortf. German ambassador 10 the United States, said that he expects his wife to arrive in this country from Germany shortly. She is coming on the Scandinayian-Am- ,rican liner Frederick VIII IL will be d home coming for the countess. who Was formerly Miss Jeanne Luck meyer, of New York.
 BLIND PREACHER DIES.
 NEW YORK. Sept 6.-Rev Adam McClelland, who came to the Unit ed States al the age of eighteen years a blind emigrant from Ire land and who for the past sixty years has been minister and teach er of the sightless died in this city today II is believed that his funeral will be one of the largest ever held in this city, Dr, McCIeI- land was probably the best known teacher of the blind in the world and he has preached the gospel 10 the blind in his New York church for over 52 years without missing d Sunday
 INVESTIGATING.
 WASHINGTON, D C.. Sept c. Fearing that Japan may be breaking her faith regarding her intentions toward the Chinese government, the state department has instructed Am bassadOr Guthrie in Tokyo. and Minister Reinwesh, at Pekin, to seek from the Japanese and Chinese governments the nature of the de mands which Japan is making on China It is the intention of the United States to ascertain. if pos sible. whether or not these demands are in keeping with the agreement with Japan.
 HIS MEMORY HONORED
 NEW YORK. Sept. G Through out the whole United States today, and especially In New York City and Fall River the anniversary of the birth of Lafayette is being celebrated In Fall River a big equestrian statue was unveiled at which Governor Mccall made the principal speech,
 FOR LOVE OF HIM.
 CHICAGO, Sept 6,-Because her husband instituted a suit against her for divorce Mrs John R Barnes shot and killed him The body of Mir Barnes was found in Washing ten park, and at first the police had no clews as to the perpetrator of the crime. Although silent at first, Mrs Barnes finally confessed her guilt and gave the reason for shooting her husband
 SHOULD BE THERE YET.
 SEATTLE, Sept. 6-Supposed to be in the penitentiary serving a life sentence for murder John Hii- debrand was arrested last night for participation in a daring holdup In being captured by the police Hide brand was crippled for life.
 WHEAT PRICES RAISE.
 CHICAGO, Sept. Following the receipt of bull cables from Europe. indicating that there would be a shortage of wheat the price shot up two cents a bushel Buying was spirited in the pit for several hours
 CONFESsES MURDER.
 CHICAGO Sept. Mrs. David Morse the widow of David Morse. the well known Victoria mining man, today confessed that she had killed her husband. Morse was sup posed to have died of accidental poisoning The woman states, how ever, that she killed him. The phy- sicians state that the confession may be that of an insane or derang- ed mind, as her actions since Morse died indicate that her grief might have caused her to make the rash statement.
 FORD BRINGS SUIT.
 CHICAGO, Sept 7-Henry Ford instituted a suit in this city today against the Chicago Tribune, charg- ing that paper with defamation of character and libel
 The suit is the result of an edi- torial which appeared in the Chi cagO paper, charging the manufac.