The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-03

wireless message was today receive Ii from the Greek steamer Thessa- loniSa, enroute from Piraeus to this port. which reported trouble yesterday, The word received today .hdie, "S II | tho vessel is not badly damaged and is making her way here slowly. She has a complement 5l 900 on board
 GOVERNOR PASSES.
 BATON ROUGE La, Dec 3O - Winfield Scott Hammond Demo cratic governor of Minnesota, diet suddenly at Clinton. neighborins village. today He was fifty-two years of age having been born in Massachusetts in 1863 Prior to his election as governor in 1914 he was member of congress.
 ST. PAUL, Dec. 3O-Lieut Gov J. A. A. Burnquist. who becomes governor of Minnesota following the death of Governor Hammond, is a republican, as are all of the mem o'FS or the present state government
 SHIPPING INCREASES.
 SEATTLE, Dec. 31.-The shipping Tor the past year of this port amounts to two hundred and sixty. five millions, an increase of one hundred and one millions over last year, The biggest gain In the his tory of Seattle is shown.
 KILLS FAMILY.
 TEAARkANA, Ark, Dec 31.- Lee Maur Mayfield was arrested here today charged with having mur- dered his mother, father and bro ther with an axe.
 WILL SWITCH OVER.
 TACOMA, Dec. 31.-It was ascer- talned that about half of the exist ing liquor places in the city will remain In business, selling soft drinks instead of hard ones. Great preparations are being made for the celebration of New Years eve to- night and large crowds are expected down town.
 TO HOLD RECEPTION.
 HOT SPRINGS, Va, Dec. 3l.- President Wilson will hold a recep tion at the hotel where he and his wife are stopping and will give the Hot Springs winter colony a chance to shake his wife's hand.
 CELEBRATE TO LAST.
 SEATTLE, Dec. 31.-The greatest crowd In the history of Seattle is expected to be down town tonight to attend the New Years celebra- tion and witness the passing of the selling of liquor in the cafes and saloons. Most of the celebrating will have to be done on beer as practically all whiskies and wines have been sold out. Over a million dollars has been spent in the last few days on the resort proprietors campaign of preparedness. Seattle is the largest city in the United States 10 go dry tomorrow. Chief Of Police Lang has instructed the 2atrCImen to use the strong arm methods on rowdies and insists that he will keep the celebrating within reasonable bounds It is showing here tonight.
 THEY'RE AFTER HIM.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec 31.- President Wilson's policy toward the Teutons, it Is believed by many, may defeat him for the 1916 nomina- tion. German and Austrian sympa- thizers in America are bombardin congress with assertions to the ef feet that instead of being neutral the President has been brutal in his notes to Austria in regard to the Ancona incident.
 NOTE ARRIVES.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec 31.- The official text of. the Ancona note has been received from Austria, ar irving this morning. The department of state officials are now busy at the work of translating it and will be engaged in the work for several hours yet. Officials who have read the unofficial version of the reply received from London were much gratified at its nature. They say that, while further negotiations are prob able, they will be only in regard to minor points, for Austria has met the chief issues demanded by Amer ica.