The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-14

According to diplomatic EOSslp cur rent nere Spain and Swedyr ar" likely 10 enter tine war on the side of the Teutonic allies This ruMo' has been going the rounds sine. Saturday and is generally believed Strength Is added to the IlmoI h" the fact that Spain ha, been laying in large supplies O1 ammunition and has been mobilzinl troops for sua." time Sweden has been aroused for some time over the treatment ar cording lts shipping by 'ne British navy
 LOVE FEAST DUE.
 NEW YORK, Feb. That rHe Republican and Progressive parties have made up their minds 10 unit- and that there will be one grand love feast at Chicago In June k evident from telegrams exchanged between Governor Whitman. oi New York. and Governor Johnson. o' California.
 CODE BOOK LOST
 MARE ISLAND, Feb. T.-The loss of the navy code book while in th" keeping of Lieut. Jones, Of the tol pedo boat destroyer Hull, has thor oughly aroused the officials Of the department. Unless the book is re covered within the next day or two. rhe careless officer responsible for the loss will be courtmattaled. as previously announced. The trial will be held on board the battleshin Oregon some time this week
 READY FOR BUSINESS.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Anothcr Italian steamer has arrived in port with guns mounted on her decks for purposes of defense against submarine attacks This is the fifth vessel to arrive thus armed In the case of the Caserta, Port Collector Malone has been instruct ed by the treasury department to permit the vessel to sail with gun"
 WHITMAN FOR HUGHES.
 NEW YORK. Feb. 7-.Governor Whitman stated again today tha ht was nCt candidate for the Repub1can nomination for the presidency. H." says, however, that he is in the race for gubernatorial honors and will try to succeed himself in Ms present position.
 In the opinion of the governor, Justice Hughes should receive the support of the Republicans for the presidency.
 spEEoER ORDERED.
 NEW YORK, Feb. An order has been placed with local con cern by the navy department for a high power speed boat. The craft will be used for coast patrol
 GETS DAMAGES.
 NEW YORK. Feb. 7.-Mie ehael Xii len. former employee on the es- state of J. Pierpont Mor&an, has been awarded the sum of $2o,o0" as damages for the loss of hl% sight, blindness having resulted from being shot by the financier Whll" the latter was hunting on his es- tate. The case was vigorously fought by the attorneys for Morgan
 HOME FROM HAITI
 NEW YORK. Feb 7.-The cruis@1 Washington has arrived from Haiti and reports normal conditions ir the island republic.
 NEW DEPOT FOR FRISCO.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, 8.-The Southern Pacific Railway company has begun the construction of new terminal station in this city ana when completed the structur" vii be the finest on the Pacific coast IT will cost s2OOO 900 and will com pare favorably with the large termi
 
 WAITING FOR APPAM.
 NEWPORT NEWS, Feb. S.--A British warship is patroline the coast of Virginia. evidently for the purpose of capturing the British liner Appam, should an attempt be made by the German prize crew to take the vessel from port. The warship has been sighted at sever al places along the coast.
 SCHOONER SUNK.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. s.-IhC steam schooner Excelsior, well known in Alaskan and Pacific coast Wa. ters, was rammed and sunk at an early hour this morning in San Francisco bay by the Pacific NaTi' gation company's passenger steamer Harvard number of those on board the Excelsior were painful, bruised as the result of the acci dent, but no lives were lost
 CONDITIONS SERIOUS.
 MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. S.--Condl, tions among the flood refugees throughout the inundated regions ot this and adjoining states are grow ing in seriousness daily An cpl demic of typhoid fever now threat ems the refugee camps, srore ot cases Ol the ulSedSe dll tdus i4a III . been reported 10 the health au- thorities.
 The flood in this state has thus far been responsible for twenty nine deaths, besides rendering thou sands of residents of the loWlands homeless.
 WILSON TO RUN.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb, B. In the opinion of President Wilson s closest advisers, the executive will make formal announcement of his candidacy for the Democratic nomi- nation during the present month.
 CONSUL INDICTED.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. S. Advices received from San Fran cisco today convey the information that Franz Boop, German consul general at the Golden Gate city, has been indicted by the federal grand jury in connection with the Crowley plot to blow up munitions plants in various parts of the coun- try and interfere with the inter state commerce of munitions.
 FAIRFAX WEDS
 NEW YORK, Feb, 8.-Geraldine Farrar, the popular operatic star, who spends her vacations singing for the Victor Monograph company, was married today to Lou Telle- gen, of moving picture fame.
 FORD NO GUTTER.
 CHICAGO, Feb. 8.-Though re- fusing to give out the details, Henry