The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-12-30
NEWS
BRIEFLY
TOLD

cllned an lnVltatlOn TO dttend tne
Jackson day banquet to be held here
January s., the day on which the ma
. tional democratic committee meets.
w. j. Bryan has accepted ar invita-
tion and is expected to speak at the
dinner.
Pittsburg, Dec. 81 Geo. Bridges
was arrested as a dangerous charac-
ter while in the vicinity of the Moe
nessen MILL In his possession were
found a suit case containing ~
sticks of dynamite, roll of fuse and
two bottles of whisky. There is a
strong suspicion that another case
of dynamite was planned.
Pittsburg. Dec. 27.-There have
been rumors of an alleged plot to
blow up the steel mill at Monessen.
The police got hold of a clue and
placed several suspects under arrest.
There are several thousand en-
ployes who would be out of work
should the attempt to wreck the mill
be successful.
Rome, Dec. 27.-The Gould-Cas-
terlains case has been before the
pope. An announcement comes to-
day, however, that the vatican has
declined to annul the marriage.
Washington, Dec. 27.-President
Taft is now preparing message on
the economy and efficiency in gov
eminent departments. which will be
presented to congress soon after it
reconvenes next week He believes
that better results should be secured
by the government from its army of
employees.
Oregon City, Dec. 27.-At pre-
liminary hearing this morning
Nathan B. Haalvey was dismissed
He was accused of the murder of
his neighbors. William Hall and his
family, but no evidence could be
produced to substantiate the charge
St. Petersburg, Dec. 27.-It has
developed that at the recent inva-
sion of Tabriz all the loss of life
was not with the Persians. Over
100 Russians were killed
Chicago, Dec. 27.-Some sensa-
tional evidence is being brought out
in the trial of the 10 meat packers.
Yesterday the jury heard the testi-
mony that shows that a gigantic
merger involving half a billion dol
lars was contemplated in 1902. The
contract was read, but some techni-
cal objections developed in the ar
ranging of the details, with the re-
suit that it was never consummated
Washington, Dec. 27.-The Presi-
dent has issued an executive order
giving permission to Christian Sci
entists to parctice in the canal zone.
The question has caused consider
able strife and was finally put up to
the President by those in authority
at Panama
Seattle, Dec. 27.-As Otis H. Bal
lou, a lawyer, was crossing the
street he was run over by an auto
mobile. He was so mangled and his
injuries SO serious that he died
shortly after. AS soon as the driver
realized what he had done he sped
away in his machine, and as yet his
identity or the number of the ma
chine are not known.
London, Dec. IA dispatch
from st. Petersburg states that there
has been mutiny in the naval ord
nance yard. Soldiers were sum-
moned to subdue them and place the
men in revolt under arrest.
Glasgow, Dec. 27.-The British
steamer Guillemot, going from Lon
don to Genoa, foundered. There
were many scenes of distress and
confusion. The captain and Is were
lost.
Washington, Dec. 81 --F,rr er
Senator George Turner will be in
Quoted into office as member of
the international boundary waters
commission, with a salary of $500
sion will have an informal meeting
at Chicago on December % which
Turner will attend, but the formal
meeting with the Canadian. commits
4 sioners will rot be held until Janu.
y airy 10.
Tacoma, Dec. 27.-Hereafter Ia
coma and BellinPham will have the
single telephone system, thus elm
mating expensive duplicating of SER
vice complainant of by business men
and others. The Home company,
which operated in connection with
other independent systems in the
Northwest, passed into the hands of
a receiver a year and half ago, but
later went into bankruptcy. The fed
eral court, as result of the bank.
ruptcy proceedings, ordered it sold tt
the highest bidder.
The Sunset Telephone & Tele
graph company bid in the HON,
Telephone company. operating auto
matte systems in Tacoma and Bel
bingham. for s550,000, at fedora