ROMANOFF OYNASTT ENDED
MEW GOVERNMENT FORMED
Petrograd, March 17 — Granc
Duke Michael shortly after he hac
taken possession cf the throne o!
Russia, abdicated.
D" this action, the Romajioff dy
nastry of the Russlau government
is brought to an end. f
A* a pending meeting of the
constitutional assembly it is the
intention of the leaders of the pro
visional government that it be vest
ed in an executive committee and
the Duma. | ,
Petrograd, M;.Tch 17—Reports
have been given out here stating
that t>, Czarevuh. was dead. |One
■report vhich has been circulated
states t t\a * Alexis was the victim
of scarle* fever.
Petrograd. March 17 —Shortly
before he abdicated the throne,
on behalf of himself and the heir
apparent, Czar Nicholas transferred
<he supreme command of the Rus
MINER SHOOTS
BROIHER OHO
Trinidad, March 1"—Crazed by
fhe death of hjs wife, and the sui
cide of his daughter, within an hour
ai'ter he had learned that his daugh
ter had taken her own life, Vincento
Antisa, a miner working here, Bhot
and killed his brother Batiste An
tisa, claiming that he was the
cause of the death of his wife and
the suicide of his child.
HOUSEKEEPER
SHOOTS SELF
Seattle, March 17—MaJjle Howe,
a young woman nineteen years of
age, shot and killed herself this
morning at the home of JE3. P. Er
kenbrack, manager of the Border
Li n 3 Transportation Co., where
she is employed ag housekeeper.
It was shortly after Erkenbrack
had scolded the girl that she shot
herself, and when the police were
notified. Erkenbrack Svag taken In
to custody and held pending an in
vestigation. Mrg. Erkenbrack is
spending the winter in California.
'■1M g=
sian armies over to Grand Duke Mi
chael.
London, March 17—In accepting
• tlvrone of Russia, Grand Duke
Michael did so with the condition
| ed provision that his act meet with
tne approval and consent of tho
Russian people. This advice was
received here today; from a semi
I oificial Russian news agency.
FetrogTad, March 17—From au
thentic sources advice has been re
ceived here by Russiaji diplomats
that th© abdication of Czar Nichol
as may not be able to save the Rus
sian dynastry as a monarchy. J
It is reported that the absolute
monarchy Is to be abolished for the
time being, and that Russia Is to
be ruled for three months by a com
mittee of twelve.
The advice states that the new
govornment is restoring order with
I amazing rapidity. 1
London, March 17—According
to late advice received here and giv
en ou* by the war office, Bapaume
' has fallen into the hands of the
Britisl), who entered the city this
morning after severe fighting with
I tw Germans, who made a terrific
' sfand.
j When the Germans were finally
I compelled to evacuate, they Bet
fire to the many buildings.'
The advice also states that the
towns o<! Letramsloy and Achielle
j pe'ct has also fallen into the hands
| of the British.
Seat'le, March 17—The steamer
Spokane sailed from this part last
night at nine o'lock with a big
passenger list and a good load of
freight for the north.
These passengers booked for
Skagway are: Fred Johnson, A.
Lundberg, O. A. Southern, Geo.
■ A. Payden, A. S. Gibson, f3. A.
Peterson, Axel Swanson, J. | S.
J Tohnson, James T. Center. T. Nel
json, Ole Holm, F. P. Nolan. f
Fcr Haines: Geo. Burlette, Chas.
j M. Handley.
Geo. Craig of Dawson was a re
turning northerner on the Princess
! Sophia 'today.
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OR. MATTHEWS GIVES FACTS OF
Tn TO STOP BOOTLEGGING
Seattle, March) 17—Development J
which were brought out In the testl
nicny of Reames, who w&3 examined
this morning in tha HI Gill and
Beckinsftam bribery case indicates
that George Vandevear, attorney
for Billingsley, prior to JiiB arrest
on the charge of bootlegging, and
who is so1* Biding with Gill, will
J be indicted by the Grand Jury for
conspiracy in the bootlegging ring.
Seit(le, March, 17—This morning
Officer Putnam was recalled to the
witness stand and wheal questioned
by the prosecution he stated that
Chief Beckingham bad told him to
lay of I, from watching the Ayers
warehouse
Ht> ceased his surveillance of the
big warehouse for several days, but
at the end of that time he disre
garded the orders be had received
from Chief Buckingham and made a
search of the building where he
found a large lot of booze which
had been consigner to Billingsley.
Seattle, March 17 — Dr. Mat
thews was today placed on the
stand in the bootlegging cases, and
he testified that be bad received
$.1,000 from Clarence Gerald in the
presence of Logan Billingsley. He
testified that part of the meney
had been turned over to Putnam to
be used in running down bootleg
gers. He told how Billingsley and
Gerald had come to him and 6&id
♦hat thev had quit the bootlegging
business and wanted him to use the
money to clean up the tow®, j Dr.
Matthews stated on the Witness
stand that Gerald, had died dong his
duty in living up to his contract that
he had made, when Dr. Matthews
stated that,he would undertake to
clean un the town provided that
Gerald would not again try to
bring whiskey into the town or trj
to sell i* at his places of business.
I With the conclusion, of Dr. Mat
• tbew's testimony the government
j rea'ed its case.
Seattle March 17—Judge Ncterer
this af'ernooin directed the jury
to return a verdict of not guilty
in favor of Sheriff Hodge, but de
nied similar motions on behalf cf
the other six defendants in the
bootlegging trial which has been in
progress in his couit for the past
.ten da vs. j
In directing the verdict inj fa
vor of Hodge, Judge Neterer said
that 'he evidence against the de
fendant was not sufficient to sus
tain the charges, and lie held that
the evidence did ,-not show that
Hodge had any knowledge of the
alleged conspiracy nor had he act
ed- ir any manner which showed
that he had protected Billingsley.
Tbejudg referred to the irregu
larities in the former sheiff'g con
duct. [
In denying the motion to direct
the j verdict in favor of the other
six defendants, the court held that
sufficient proof (had been shown
which might lead to a verdict of
guilty being returned and that the
jury were to judge this and bring in
their verdict accordingly.]
London, March 17—A portion of
the town of Bakubah, on the^lght
ban!- of the Diala, northeast of
Bagdad has been occupied by British|
troots. The Turkish army wliicn |
has been putting up a defensive has i
fallen back onto the right bank |
of the Tigris.
Petrograd, March 17—Russian
forces dislodged Turkish troops
from *he summit of Narlesbkian, in
northwestern Persia. [
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BILLS 10 fltlLUMS
Juneau, March. 17—Representa
tive Newland of the Fourth Judi
cial Division, this morning intro
duced a bill in the house providing
for the collection of money in small
debt procedure.
A petition wag received from
Douglas women asking the Territor
ial Legislature to provide a gentle
men's club to take the place of the
saloons, the petition asking that
the club be operated at the expense
of the Territory.
A number of resolutions were al
so introduced asking for various
edJcaticnai clubs, and one, endors
ing Representative Allen's school
bill was also received.
Adjournment was than taken un
til this afternoon at three o'clock.
This afternoon a resolution from
fhe Second Division was introduced
in the House which asks that the
necessary legislation be [enacted
providing for the admission to
the pioneers home of aged women.
Nineteen (bills, three resolutions
and three concurrent resolutions
were Introduced in the Senate this
morning.
Ore of the bills introduced calls
for a provision, for an appropria
tion of $5,000 for improvements to
the Nome schools.
In another bill authority is asked
for tho establishment of a division
al high school at Seward and the
appropriation of $30,000 for the
construction of a suitable build
ing.
The more important of the^ther
bills introduced are: Militia re
serve for National Guard; providing
funds for the creation of territorial
divisional boards of road supervis
ors;! personal school tax of four
dollars per capita per anum; es
tablishing jand defining property
rights of husband and wife; estab
lishment of Alaska agricultural col
lego and to provide money for the
construction of suitable building and
the purchase of ground for the ag
ricultural farm.
The house and senate adjourned
until Monday at 12 o'clock noon.
Unfailing Satisfaction
Is one of the many reasons why
Preferred Stock Goods
is increasing in popular favor
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P. H. GANTY;
WOULD OPERATE RAILWAYS ON
OASIS OF MILITARY NECESSITIES
Washington, March. 17.—President
Wilson, late yesterday pent worjl to
the National Conference committee
on railways in which. Mr. Wilson
state" that ho had called a meeting
o£ his cabinet in j which he hoped to
go* the advice of the members of
the cabinet on, the question of run
ning the railroads in. the United
States on the basis of them being a
military necessity,
WOULD STAVE OFF BIG STRIKE
Washington, Maych 17—Secretary
of the Interior Lane, Secretary of
Labor Wilson, President Samuel
Gompers and President Daniel Wil
lard, of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, were named late yester
day as a committee to confer with
the presidents of the four big
Trainmen's Brotherhoods and man
agers o* o'her railroad employes, in
a final effort to avert the strike
which is threatened to be called at
U. 8. SENATE
ADJOURNS
Washington, March, 17—The Un
ited [States senate took an ad
journment this morning' until the
time set for the special session.
Belore adjourning the Colum
b'a treaty wag withdrawn.
LOSE LIFE:
Seattle, March 17—W. T. Houl
ahan, salesman for the F. T. Orowe:
Company, shot himself in the of
fice of the company this morning.
He was at once taken to the city
hospital, where physicians heliove
that the maji has Inflicted a fatal'
wound. |
FH. TURXELL VISITS HAINES J
Fr. T. T.jTurnell was a passenger,
for Haines on the Peterson this !
afternoon, and he stated before
leaving that he would hold ser
vice at the post tomorrow, conse
quently there will not he services
a1 St. Marks.
six o'clock. Immediate!}' after tha
gen'lemen named liad been notified
of their appointment they started
far New York 011 their mission.
SI It IKE POSTPONED
FOR FORTY-EIGHT HOURS
New York, March 17—After a con
ference which has extended for
more than twenty hours, Secretary
Lane announced this afternoon that
a decision had been reached where
Ly 'Le presidents of the Four Bro
therhoods of American Trainmen
have agreed to postpone the strike
for forty-eight hours.
J. M. Matthews, chief engineer
for the B. Y. N. fleet, stationed
at St. Michaels, arrived in Skag
way wi'h a crew cf men, who Will
go on to Dawson, where they will
put 'he fleet stationed there in.
shape for the summer work.f
3 HELU FUR
GRAND JURY
Valdez March 17—Advices receiv
rd from Anchorage state that three
residents of that place have been
bound over to the grand jury in
the commissioner's court at that
place, 'wo for selling liquor with
out a license and one far theft
fiom a residence. Alice Johnson,
one o" those held for the illegal
sale of liquor, is a,- woman over
sixty years of age, and once be
fore was in custody qu a similar
charge, to which she cleaded guilty
and was fined ?100. F. T. Brown
is the name of the other prisoner
charged with the illegal sale of
liquor. William Meinberg is al
lege- to have committed theft of a
quanti'y of cut glass from a resi
dence and when arrested a portion
of tho articles taken were found in
hi3 possession.
JURY FINDS YAXDELL
GUILTY OF MURDER
Olympia, March 17—Hie jury in
the case which tried Yandell for
tho shooting fo Olson brought in
a verdict of guilty this afternoon.
Tim Vogel came up from Haines
en th? Peterson today and return
ed again this afternoon.
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