The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-21


 serted that there is no connection with the suspension of the order and the possible use of troops dur ing the threatened strike.
 QUAKE HITS INDIANA WINNEMUCCA InI AHe l. severe earthquake was felt al 5:35 this morning. IL is one of the most severe this state has felt for many years Dishes were broken and pie lures smashed. Many fled from their homes No second shock was felt
 HOMES FLOODED. HANNIBAL. Mo Aug 15 Five hundred families were rendered homeless today by a sudden rise in 'le waters Of Bear clerk. whicl rlows through the heart of the city No lives were lost as far as is known PROMINENT MAN DIES. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 16.-W A. Mears, formerly manager of the transportation bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. died in this city today. He had been in poor health for some time
 SCANDAL IN SEATTLE. SEATTLE, Aug. 16.-Jack Colli- son, of Vancouver, B. C.. a promi nent business man Of that city, was killed. and woman known as Mrs Henrietta Eastman was seriously wounded late tonight by Frank De hyda. Mrs Eastman claims that she was the wife of Colison. and that she was with him al the time that he was killed
 Investigation shows that the wo man lived with Dehyda for ten years. For several years while liv- ing with Dehyda. they conducted rooming house in Vancouver. They owned the house a. partners. Short ly after the war started Dehyda was forced to leave the Canadian city because of his German sympathies 'shyda refused to make any state tnCnt whatsoever
 SCHOOLS NOT TO OPEN NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-The pub l.C schools in this city will not open on the 1st of September, as was originally planned, but they will open, unless further announcement to the contrary is made, on the 25th day of that month. The cpl demic of infantile paralysis when has this city in a death grip is the reason for the delayed opening of the schools Health Commissioner Emerson Good stated that ii was by no means certain that 1000 O0o school children would be able to tcSume their studies even at that time
 NEW LOAN TO ENGLAND.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 16 The la- tails of a new loan of $250 900 O00 to Great Britain have been an nounced by J P Morgan X Co, through Waom the loan will be ne gotiated Twoyear, fiye-pound gold notes. to be dated September II, 1916, with interest payable semi annually will be the security for the notes.
 IN CONFERENCE.
 NEW YORK. Aug 16-At the request of President Wilson 500 rep resentatives of the trainmen's union journeyed to Washington this after noon. where they will confer with the President ill the White House tomorrow morning.
 PRINCE COMES TO SCHOOL
 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 16.-Ac Companied by a retinue of servants and secretaries, Prince Michael Songkl, brother ot the King O Siam, reached this port today The prince is here to complete his edu cation. He will enter college this fall.
 PIONEER DRoWNs.
 SEATTLE, Aug. 16.-Captain Fred Senchy, pioneer of the Pacific Northwest master of the tug Sea Foam, was drowned last night when he fell from the craft of which he was the master Capt Senchy was the dean of Seattle tug captains.
 SHERIFF IS KILLED.
 EMPORlA, Kan, Aug. 17.-While trying to arrest a highwayman Sher- if Walter Davis was shot and in stantly killed this morning.
 The highwayman, who killed the officer, made good his escape and no trace of him has been found since.
 MERGER IMMINENT.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17.--In this city there is much talk of a merger of the Alaska Packers As sociation with the Fruit Canneries of California, the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines. This will be the largest canning trust in the world if the merger is carried out as talk ed of at the present time.
 INTERPRETERS CAUGHT. NEW YORK, Aug 17.-A conspir- acy to circulate a million dollars in counterfeit silver certificates and treasury notes has been frustrated, according to Chief Flynn, of the United States secret service. Eight arrests have been made.
 WILSON MEDIATlNG.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. IT. President Wilson spoke for one hour in the White House today, address ing his remarks to the 600 repre- sentatives of the employees of the railroads of the United States Ev- .,y ar%umert was used 10 nnrsia ," the men and the managers to agree but the situation remains unchanged, with the employees threatening, If some definite action is not taken soon, to strike at once, thus com pletely stopping railroad traffic in the United States. The presidents of the larger rail roads of the United States have been asked by the President to come to Washington and take part in the discussion. President Wilson hopes in this manner to prevent the strike. PRESIDENTS LEAVE NEW YORK.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Twelve railroad presidents are now enroute to Washington from this city, hay