The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-05
b. tried for murder
 TREY FAILED

SEATTLE. May Sl Fifty su' peace preparedness adyoratp.. head ed by sydney Strong. Dal.d upoi the city CoInCil in body hara last night and tried tu -Ht' tn- councilmen prevent tn, city em ployees from marching in the big preparedness parade 10 be held here on June 10th They failed in their mission.
 HILLS MEMORY HoNoRED
 ST. PAUL, May 31-The govern. nlent has ordered all flags 10 be set at half mast m hol.r li .a ' Hill. who died in this city fol- loving an operation The "npire builder left an o;tat" valued ut
 l..lf-billIou dcIlGrs, according 10 the statements made bl his attorneys NIT. Hill was unconscious for F hours before his death. Al! Great Northern trains will stop toE five minutes while the former president and builder of the road is laid at rest.
 Thousands of people viewed tho body as it lay in state in this city The funeral which was simple one. was held Sunday afternoon
 OR. WAITE GUILTY.
 NEW YORK. May 31.-Dr. Arthu, S. Waite was found guilty of mur dering his father-in-lav. John < Peck the millionaire drug dealer of Cedar Rapids The jury delib- 'rated but on" uCuv and twtLty-1iya minutes.
 Dr Waite took the verdict calml. z ba oln cfrir ha air fore his trial started and while the trial was in progress he showed no signs of t when the foreman announced the verdict
 It is very likely that the case will be appealed There are several wealthy friends Of the young man who believe that he is insane, and an effort will be made to take the case to a higher court on appeal or get new trial Insanity was the plea of the defendant in the case just completed. but the jury he lieved him sane. and alienists for the state testified that he was sane. FLAG DAY PROCLAIMED. WASHINGTON, D. C.. May &1- President Wilson issued d prOclama- tion today in which he urged the peo- pie of the United States to hold fitting celebration and tG strictly ! observe Flag Day. the fourteenth day of June.
 FOUR INJURED.
 DELLINGHAM May 3l-An auto accident in this city today resulted 1 in the serious and possible fatal injury of Katherine MacClyman, n ~ Hincks They were out lor a pie.: sure iaunt in their car, when rhe steering gear went wrong and the auto rolled over a 30-foot embanI- ment, pinning them beneath it when it struck.
 YUAN REPORTED DEAD SAN FRANCISCO, May 3l-The Chinese republican association of this city is in receipt of report from Picking to the effect tha, Yuan Shi kai, president of the Chinese republic, is a victim of poison placed in his food The first report states that the head of the Chinese gov ernment was in a critical condition, and a later report declared that he was dead. The report has not been officially confirmed.
 KILLS HER FAMILY. GRANTS PASS May 31.--Mr5. Ed win Payne, 56 years old, hanged | aer four-year-old daughter. her tWJ- year-old son and herself with three pieces of clothesline. Her husband found the bodies of his wife and children suspended by hook in the ceiling of their room when he returned from work He stated that his wife had teen acting strangely of late and that she was dcmented. HUGHES WILL WIN. CHICAGO. H. June 2.-Charles T.. Hilles, chairman of the Republican national committee, today stated that he believed that the choice of the big convention which will open in this city on Monday will be Charles E. Hughes. lie states that he be- lieves that Theodore Burton, of Ohio will be second, and that Cummins. Mccall and Root are presidential possibilities Theodore Roosevelt will not be the candidate of the Republican party.
 SHOWING THEM UP. NEW YORK, June 2-Michael Re franc, a Tanmany hall politician. and formerly assistant street clean ing commissioner, gave himself up to the New York police today. He i- wanted in connection with his hir- ing gunmen to guard him and to kill Michael Gaimari who was shot a year ago. There has been re- ward of $5,000 out for him eve" since. He has never left New York and was not in hiding, he says. THE WRONG ONE NEW YORK, June 2.-Herb Fow- Idhes, a laborer, was arrested b.. the police today after he had thrown Q brick through the front window of the Fifth avenue home of William Vanderbilt. When searched at the station house long stilette was found on the man. He admitted throwing the brick, but stated tha; 1t was in the wrong house. He was after John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
 PLANS TALKED OVER
 WASHINGTON. D. C., June 2.- President Wilson today discussed the plans for the Democratic conven- tion at some length with Represen- tatives Doremus, Norman and May good. and with Senator Taegert.
 It was definitely decided that John w. Westcott, of New Jersey, should nominate Wilson. The honor has been rendered Judge Westcott and he has accepted it. It has not yet been decided who will be the per manent chairman of the convention. Senator James, Speaker Clark ani Senator Kern have all been men toned as likely candidates for tha honor.