The Chitina leader., 1911-09-09


pitched battle at Thorn Hollow.
New York, Sept 4-Reiterating
his claim that he discovered the north
pole. DR.. Cook is declaring that he
is now in position to produce the
proof and has filed sensational char
ges against Peary before the Inter
national Congress of Geographical
Societies.
Nagris, France, Sept. captain
Decamine, of the army, while at
tempting to break the altitude rec
ord was killed by his machine turn
ing over. Lieutenant De Galley S
ae:oplane caught fire and the aviator
burned to death, while the machine
plunged to earth.
Washington, Sept. 4.-Brazil, al
ways enterprising, will make a mil
lion dollar exhibit at the San Diego
Exposition in 1915, and she will in
all probability duplicate that at San
Francisco.
New York. Sept 5.-Harry, At
wood will begin a flight in his ma
chine from San Francisco to the
Atlantic coast on September Is.
Huntington, l.. l., Sept. 5.--The
American Dixie Nv defeated the
British Challenger in the first i'll
ship.
Nelson. B. c., Sept. 5.-Fire yes
terday broke out in the Hill smelter
and reduced it to ashes. The plant
was valued at 100000.
San Bernardino. Cal, Sept. s.
The Colorado river has disappeared
north of Volcano lake, and is be-
ileved to be flowing under ground
to the Gulf of Mexico.
Toulon, Sept. 5.-Coaled and pro-
visioned French warships are mas
sed off this city.
Springfield, Ills, Sept. 5.-Gover-
nor Deenan is laid up with brok-
en- ankle, which he sustained in an
automobile accident.
Chesterfield Courthouse. Va,
Sept. Banker Beattie was on
the stand yesterday for six hours, tel
ling of the death of his wife and
his relations with Miss Binford.
Toledo, Sept. Yesterday while
a party of well known men were out
in launch they were run down by
the barge Phillip Minch and sunk.
Seven men were drowned, including
Councilman Harry Batch and mem
bers and employees of the city gov
eminent.
Boston, Sept. 5.-The derby at
the second annual Harvard-Boston
aero meet across country $50 miles,
taking in three states, was won by
Earl Covington, who covered the dis
lance in three hours and twenty-one
minutes.
Kansas City, Sept. 5.-Harry
Kemp writes a friend that he has
been made the goat" in the Sin
clair divorce case and that Upton
has gotten a lot of free space in the
newspapers. which he was evidently
seeking.
Mexico City, Sept. General
Bernardo Reyes, who is candidate
for President in opposition TO Gen
cal Madero was stoned and robbed
OF three thousand pesos by mob OF
Maderists, while addressing his con-
stituents.
Baker City, Sept. 5.-Judge Smith
denies both Sidney c. Love and his
wife divorce.
Parame, France, Sept. 5.-Ronald
G. Garros broke the altitude rec
ord by soaring in the air 1898 feet.
Chicago, Sept Frank Gotch
defeated Hackenschmidt in two
straight falls, within twenty min
utes of actual wrestling.
Butte, Mont, Sept. 5.-Miners at
nearby colliery, crowded in car
used for lifting tools, six of whom
were dislodged and hurled fourteen
hundred feet down shaft, meeting
instant death.
Portland, Ore, Sept. 5.-B. D.
Townsend, Assistant Attorney Gener-
al, has announced that in few
weeks the government will start suit
against the South Pacific railroad
and the Kern Trading & Oil company
to recover oil lands valued at $780,
100000.