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No. 235 EIGHTEENTH YEAR
SKAUWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1915
PRICK 10 CENTS'*
Last Man Seen With Missing One Is
Arrested in Seattle Passing under
Assumed Name—Claims He Only
Rented Boat to Stranger and Knows
Nothing of Whereabouts of Christie.
Juneau, Nov. 16—William Chris
tie, an. amalgamator l^ the "700"
stamp miU at Douglas, disappeared
from sight on the evening of Oct.
30, and since that time he has not
been seen. A story -was at once
circulated that he had been kid
napped, which was substantiated by
the following details being brought
to light.
Christie, who was on the 3
o'clock shift at the mill, was called
on at 3:30 by a man who repre
sented himself to be a deputy mar
shal, and who said his name was
Miller. In asking for Christie he
said he had a subpoena and that
Christie was required on a case In
Juneau immediately. Christie asked
him what the case was but Miller
said all he knew was that he
(Christie) was wanted as a witness.
The suopoena was served and ac
cording to Nick King, foreman of
the mill, Christie signed the paper.
Miller then told Christie that he
had a bout of his own waiting at
the dock and that they would go
to Juneau In that boat instead of
waiting for the ferry.
Airs Christie awoke at 3 o'clock
on Sunday morning and finding that
her husband was not in tho bouse,
went down stairs to unlock the
door, thinking that perhaps he had
forgotten his key. She unlocked
the door and started back upstaire,
w hen she noticed a piece of pa
per on the second step. Upon op
euiny it she found it was a note
from her husband stating that "they
are fOTCin/1 me to go to Seattlei."
The uote was typewritten and
signed by Mr. Christia
Inquiry at the marshal's office in
Juneau only made the mystery deep
er, ag nc subpeona had been is
sued fcr Christie and Miller was
not known in the office.
Developments following investiga
tions conducted by tho U. S. mar
shal, town marshal and friends of
the missing man, soon brought to
lKht tLe fact that Christie had
been kidnapped, and that the man
implicated in the deed was one Ed
ward Krause of Petersburg.
Friends and fraternal associates
subscribed $500 as a reward for in
formation that would lead to the
capture of Krause, when the evi
dence clearly pointed him to have
been the "Miller" who posed as a
deputy marshal and spirited' Christie
away in a launch on the pretext
tha« he was wanted as a witness
at Juneau.
The launch known to have been
owned by. Krauee, had been located
near Salmon creek, and has not
been seen since the abduction.
Meantime the mystery grew. The
friends of Christie, including his
wife declared that Christie must
have beqa murdered. The friends
of Krause declared that Krause
was not guilty. Others felt certain,
that Krause must know by (his
time that a warrant ha» been is
sued for him and It looked bad that,
he seemed so well able to keep out
of tbe way of the officers. All
sorts of boats and launches have
covered every, part of Southeastern
Alaska and have carried the sews
of the affair to every native village
and nook and corner and bay and
inlet so that .Krause could hardly
help from hearing the news from
some source.
The theory was advanced that
Christie wanted to disappear and
se* the stage for that express pur
pose.
It has been hinted sc an incen
tive for the abduction that Krauae'
was Infatuated with Mrs. Christie,
but that is flatly denied.
Mrs. Christie declares there Is
no truth 1a the statement that
Krause was ever Infatuated with
her, and she denied that he had
ever even suggested marriage to
her at any time. She said he was
a friend of Goeskus, her first hus
band, and always acted towards her
like a perfect gentleman.
"Is there aa English recruiting
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CHURCHILL BRANDS KHMER
AND FISHER AS WAR FAILURES
London, Nov. 16 •— Lord Win
ston Churchill made a speech in
the House of Commons last night
in w'. lch. ha accused Kitchener and
Admiral Fisher of being war fail
ures. He laid particular stress up
on thq Antwerp and Dardanelles
campaigns. ' ',
At the conclusion, of Churchill's
ALLIES WANT
$400^000,000
London, Nov. 16—It w-as given
out today that tha allies were
preparing for a loan iu the United
States of $400,000,000, -which was
to be used for financing the war.
Washington, Nov. 16—Sig Dtcel-!
lers, the Italian ambassador to the
United States today formally filed
a protest with Secretary 1-Aiising
against the Austrian government for
the sinking of the steamer Aucona.
ONLY GOOD FOR
THREE ROUNDS
Winnipeg, Nov. 16 — Johnny
O'Leary, the Canadian lightweight
champion waa stopped In the third
round of hla contest with Freddie
Welsh last night at the Canadian
Athletic club before a large audi
ence of fight fans.
The mill was scheduled for twelve
rounds and the Canadian started
out strong, but jvas unable to fin
ish the pace. He was outgeneralled,
outboxed and outsclenced at a1'
times.
i LICK OF
X-iS 10IS
New York, Nov. 16—There will
be n> lack of toys in the Christ
mas stocking on account of the
war, although, the bulk of the
toys sold In the United States are
manufactured in Germany.
There has been an unusually large
importation of German toys in
the past two months, probably ag
gregating about 40,000 cases. This
will care for the Christmas trade
this year.
The Japanese, who always have
made e°me of the toys used by j
Amerlcau childrea, are being urged
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speech, Sir Arthur Markham gaine
the floor, and In a fiery speech
roasted Kitchener. Ho said
that Kitchener never took any ad
vice from anybody, and that Eng
land could not aspect to vrin in
the fight against tha Teutons 'while
ha was retained at tie head ol the
war council.
OPERATION
SftVES MAYOR
New York Nov. 16 — Mayor
Mitchell was stricken yesterday with
appendicitis and for a short time
his life was dispared of. He was
rushed to a hospital where a suc
cessful operation wa3 performed,
and he Is today reported to he out
of danger and much improved.
SEARCH LIGHTS ARE
PLACED OX MALL SLEDS
Seward, Oct. 29—Col. H. E. R©
velle has arranged with J. E. Cho
vin to equip his mail sleds with
electric search lights for night trav
el, which will be operated with
storage batteries. About 1,000
pounds of mall will he taken out
of Seward every week after No
vember 15.—Seward Po6t.
HII#!!!
Fairbanks, Oct. 19—In a recent
letter received by E. B. Collins,
speaker of the Territorial House of
Representativees, W. W. Getchell, a
representative from the Nome dis
trict, who Is now at Seward, asks
the endorsement of the Fox man
for a plan ha hag for opening a
sauitaTlum at the railroad terminus.
Mr. Getchell hopca to open a sani
tarium which will be in a position
to take care of all tha Alaska in
sane without Bonding them to the
States. • " i
Mr. Collins 6tated yesterday that
he was in favor ol Mr. Getchell's
plan or any other plan that would
prevent the insane from being sent
outside where they do not receive
as good treatment is they are en
titled to.
Mr. Getchell passed through Fair
banks last winter on his way to
the coast and at that time he had
in mind a Plan for opening a sani
tarium which would be suitable for
the care of Alaska insane. He was
a representative business man of
the Seward Peninsula for a number
of years and Mr. Collins thinks he
would be capable of providing an
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GREEK THREAT 10 DISARM RE
TREAT! TROOPS CAUSES ALARM
London, Nov, 16—A report said
to be authentic, to the effect that
Greece baa signified her Intention
Prince Rupert, Nov. 14 — The
steamer City of Seattlo haa put
baik to Seattle from this port,
but slightly damaged and will
Bail south under her own steam.
The Admiral Farragut was due
last night to pick up the mail, bag
gage, passengers, express and J>er
Ishables and takg them to Juneau.
All other freight will be returned
to Seattle.—Juneau Dispatch.
There seems to be more or less
doubt as to Just what the move
ments of the City of Seattle will
be, ana the above dispatch taken
from the Juneau Dispatch Is con
tradictory to the following which
has Just been 'received.
Prince Rupert, Nov. 16—The City
t'o Seattle, which run ashore In
Uranville Channel last Friday and
later was floated and brought to
tli is city has been placed in dry
[lock here where she will undergo
repairs. •' 1 -
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IN SI ATE NOW
Tuskogee, Nov. 16—The body of
Booker T. Washington to today lyln
iu stiti e where it is being viewed by |
grba» numbers of friends.
Tne funeral of the noted man
will take place tomorrow, and It
is reported that educatons from
all par*u of the southern states
will come here to attend the burial
ceremony.
of disarming French, and British
troops Rhould they be forced to re
treat through Saloniki, is causing
great alarm among th§ allies
Miami, Nov. 16—William Jen
nings Bryan arrived here this morn
ing and will remain for three
months. Mr. Bryan has a beauti
ful southern home in this country.
EDISON USES TELEPHONE
FOR THE FIRST TIME
New York, Nov. 3—For the first
time in his life, as he said, Thom
as A. Ediscn, when at San Francis
co carried on a conversation over
distance of 3100 miles. The in
ventor of many appliances for the
telephone, who ia deaf, jvas en
abled to do it by means of a special
sound amplifier.
WASRINGTON-ALASKA
BASK AFFAIRS CALL
WOOD TO CALIFORNIA
Seattle, Nov. 9 — Richard C.
Wood, president of the First Na
tional Bank of Fairbanks, left f°r
San Francisco this morning on, busi
ness ia connection *111: the affairs
of the Washing ton-Alaska bank of
Fairbanks, which has been ia the
hands of a receiver for several
years. .. '
OVKR SUPPLY OF RICE
IS WORRYING JAPAN
Tokyo, Nov. 9—An over supply
of rice has caused distress in Ja
pan notwithstanding that the gov
ernment has bought a largo amount,
expending thus fax $2,4 90,000, but
there is still an excess of over
10,000,000 bushels, with a similar
surplus In sight from last year's
crop. The annual rice consumption,
In Japan is 275,000,000 bushels.
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