The Chitina leader., 1911-08-19


Beattie, Jr., Manchester banker,
charging him with murder in the
| first degree for the death of his
wife, who was mysteriously shot and
killed while out automobile riding
with her husband. Beattie had an af-
finity in the person of Beulah Bin
ford, schoolday sweetheart, which
is attributed as the cause for want
ing to get rid of his wife.
Los Angeles, Aug. 15.-Mrs. john
son, former wife of Antoine Stander,
the Alaskan who erected the hotel in
Seattle bearing his name, has been
deserted by her second husband. G.
E. Johnson, a young fellow about
20 years of age, whom she fell in
love with while he was clerking at
the hotel and married about year
ago. With the missing man has also
disappeared about $4,000 worth of
jewelry which Mrs. Johnson asks
the police to recover.
Seattle, Aug. 15.-Secretary of In
terror Fisher leaves for Alaska to-
day on the Admiral Sampson, max
ing his first stop at Katalla. After
an examination of the coal fields he
will board the revenue cutter Tahoma
at Controller bay for Cordova and
there take a trip over the Copper
River & Northwestern railway. He
will then proceed to Seward, going
over the Alaska Northern railroad
and visiting the Matanuska coal
ands.
Seattle, aug. 15.-Major J. B.
Cavanaugh, of the Northwest Dis
trict of United Engineers, will pro-
coed August 81 to Valdez. to confer
with and assist the Alaska Road
Commission in the engineering fea-
lures for the prevention of glacial
floods by system of dykes.
Washington. Aug. 15.-Germany
intimates it's willingness to join the
- -, Son treaty.
London, Aug. 15.-The managers
of all the roads and terminals in
this city have decided to resist the
mems Entertainments.
Washington, Aug. 15.-The House
yesterday passed resolution calling
on Attorney General Wickersham to
produce all the letters and papers in
reference to the awarding of military
coal contracts in Alaska.
Rome, Aug. 15.-The condition of
the Pope was worse this morning
than it has been for the past three
days.
Chicago, Aug. 15.-Aviator At
woods arrival here establishes an
American distance record for single
day of actual flying time, cover
ing five hundred and forty-six miles.
with two intermediate stops.
Chicago, Aug. 15.-At the interna-
tional aviation meet two machines
swooped down on Lake Michigan, the
drivers, Red Simmon and Lee Ham
mond being rescued by motor boats.
The machines were lost in the water.
McCurdy's biplane caught fire by
coming in contact with electric wires
and fell forty feet. The machine was
destroyed but McCurdy escaped I'M
hurt.
Seattle. Aug. 15.-The Joint Alas
ka Committee, of Seattle, composed
of representatives of the leading COM
mercial bodies, has declared itself as
opposed to any leasing system of the
coal lands in Alaska, because the
| leasing system has proved failure
| wherever tried in other parts of the
country. Secretary of the Interior
Fisher today conferred with this
| joint committee, prior to his de-
parture for Alaska. The secretary
goes as the personal representative
of President Taft, to report to him
conditions as he finds them in the
north The friends of Alaska are
hoping for remedial legislation of
some sort. following this investiga-
ton.
Washington, Aug. president
Taft, in a message to Congress, We
toed the Arizona and New Mexico
statehood bills, because of the ju.
| dietary recall provision.
| New York, Aug. 16.-Sam Lang
ford won a decisive victory from
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien by knock
ing him out in the fifth round.
| New York, Aug. 16.-On account
Of the denunciations Of the clergy
over her proposed marriage with
John Jacob Aston, Miss Force is a
nervous wreck.
Jaurez. Aug. 16.-Black smallpox
is raging at Guadalupe and many
points south.