Lehi Banner | 1905-07-20 | Page 6 | Robbers in Alaska

Robbers In Alaska. Soattlo. Alarmed for tho safety of millions of dollnrs' worth of gold dust In nnd nbout Fairbanks, Alnska, as tho result of almost dally hold-ups of mln-era mln-era by nrmed bandits, tho socrotnry of war nnd tho Washington congressional congres-sional representatives havo been asked to soo about sending troops now statlonod nt Fort Gibbons to tho scono of tho trouble. Albert Whlto, secretary secre-tary of tho miners and prospoctors' ns-soclatlon, ns-soclatlon, has telegrnphod Secretary Taft that tho necessity for troops is Imperative. General Williams, com-mnndcr com-mnndcr of tho dopartment of tho Columbia Co-lumbia has been ordered to mako an investigation.