The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-12-16
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ttuutu IncetiHS VI dIS ASPuohSni'
National Committee was held here
today. The Taft forces were in alb
solute control. 1t was decided to
hold the national convention. for the
purpose of nominating candidates
for President and Vice President. at
Chicago on Tuesday, June IS. 1912.
The resignation of Frank Hitchcock
as chairman was accepted, and his
successor was elected in the person
of John Fremont Hill, former Gov
ernor of Maine. In the apportion-
ment for delegates to the national
convention Alaska was given two.
Seattle, Dec. IA big sensation
hes been cahsed by the indictment
and arrest of Samuel d. Bridges. for
mer Clerk of the federal Court. He
is charged with the embezzlement of
100000. For possibly twenty years
he was the deputy clerk at Tacoma.
About year ago Clerk Ayers resign
ed because of some apparent short
age i'm accounts and Bridges was ap-
pointed to succeed him. He was re-
lieved few weeks ago and experts
put on his books, with the result
that it has been found populations
have been going on for years.
Delhi, India, Dec. 12.-Never be-
fore was such splendor witnessed as
was seen today in the Durbar cele-
bration. 1t marked the accession of
King George. to the browning posi-
ton of Emperor of India. When a
similar honor was conferred ON King
Edward there was no such outpour-
been the case during the past few
days. The whole country seems to
have taken a holiday and journe, ed
to this city. The King was greatly
pleased at his reception and the
festivities surrounding the honors
done him. During the impressive
ceremonies $50 native rulers knelt
in homage before him, their emper-
or. King George is in such good
spirits and feels so kindly toward
the people of this city that he has
acceded to the much desired de
mand and has announced that the
capital of India would be removed
from Calcutta to Delhi. This has
fired the residents of this city with
greater enthusiasm and patriotism.
Los Angeles, Dec. 12.-The grand
jury is evidently going very thor
oughly into all the facts connected
with the recent dynamiting cases.
1ney have summoned many witnes
ses from other parts of the state and
this morning 1873 arrived from San
Francisco. 1t is expected that
number of indictments will follow
the sitting of the grand jury.
Indianapolis. Dec 12.-It is auth
oratiyely stated that six labor Lead
ers from the miudle west are i'm.
plicated in the confession of Artie
Mechanical, who confessed some
months ago that he received his or
ders from headquarters to do the
dynamiting, and his recent comics
sion gives necessary details to i'm
plicate certain labor leaders.
Seattle, Dec. 12.--The satisfac-
tory information comes that the af-
fairs of the Western Steel Company
have been put in satisfactory shape
Instead of failure and foreclosure,
which was imminent a few weeks
ago, the leading spirit, James A
Moore, has so arranged that the
Metropolitan Trust Co., of New
York, will advance the necessary
money to carry on the work. This
company is already heavily involved
in the steel plant and have been Civ
en- control so as to be able to WORK
out its own salvation and save some
thing for the other stockholders
1liey will at once arrange to reopen
the works. which are located neal
Port Townsend !EJB
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE rail-.
road Securities Commission has
made significant report. They
state that it would be impossible at
this time TO place securities of cor
porations under federal control.
Colombo, Ceylon. Dec. 12.-Presi-
dent Elliott, emeritus Harvard. has
been operated on for appendicitis
His condition is considered danger
Gus.
elected president and Arthur Hooker
of Spokane, secretary. 1t was decid-
ed to hold the next session of the
Congress at Salt Lake.
Washington, Dec. 1I.--Secretary
of War Stimson in his annual report
calls attention to the fact that in
the contingency of war with a for
eign power of the first class our ar
my would be unprepared
San Francisco, Dec. IA cable
received today from Shanghai states
that Gen. Chang Shung, who helped
to conduct the defence of Marking.
has been assassinated.