The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-08-12
TELEGRAPH NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF

New York, died in this city today
after short illness. He was rec
ognized as one of the steel magnates
of the world, and his death will prove
a great shock both abroad and in the
United States.
He was born on farm near Tur
ner Junction, Illinois, 1855, at which
town he conducted small hardware
store; became a salesman in Texas,
introducing barbed wire; established
for himself in St. Louis. where he
organized the Southern Wire COM
pany in 1880; later in Braddock
Wire company near Pittsburg, alb
sorbed two other companies in 1892
in Consolidated Steel & Wire Com
pany which he sold to Federal Steel
company in 1898. Organized Amer
lean Steel & Wire company (now
part of the United States Steel Cor
poration). Was director in the Bal
timore & Ohio and Western Mary
land railroad companies; Republic
Iron and Steel Company, of New
Jersey; American Salt company, u.
S. Realty & Improvement company,
of Tennessee; Coal, Iron & Railroad
Co., Clyde Steamship Co., and Ma
tional Bank of North America, New
York City.
Newport, Aug. S.-The engage
ment of Lord Camoys to Miss Mil
dred, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Watts
Sherman, is announced.
Seattle, August S.-A fast ocean
mail service is to be established be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific coast
via the Panama canal as soon as 1t
is completed, according to an an
nouncement made by the postoffice
department. The order calls for the
service to begin in the fall of 1914.
Sixteen knot steamships are to fur
nish a weekly service between New
York and New Orleans and Colon
and between Seattle, San Francisco
and Panama.
Washington, Aug S.-Senator La
toilette and Congressman Underwood
who have undertaken to reconcile
the differences in the Senate and
House on the wool and farmers
free list bills, had conference with
The committee and deadlock re-
suited. There is every prospect of
an adjournment of the session with
out final action on either measure.
The senate has taken up for final
action the bill for admission of
Arizona and New Mexico to state
hood.
Seattle, Aug. S.-"What's the
matter with the American people?'
asks an English writer, in reviewing
some public remarks of Senator Cum
mings recently. The Iowan said that
feeling of unrest would in few
years either be assuaged by laws or
end in bloodshed. The Englishman
sees no occasion for such gloomi
ness. He admits that the inflamers
are appealing to prejudice. but says
the people ought not to allow them
selves to be fooled by demagogues.
Their laments would indicate that
America is the most accursed of all
lands Notwithstanding, people here
are doing better than anywhere else.
The Britisher concludes with the adj
vice that Americans ought to pinch
themselves and come to, once more.
New York. Aug. S.-The ''strong
arm squad" of detectives and police
battled with 800 rioting negroes.
Harlem was routed, and So men
placed in jail The trouble arose
over the blacks insulting women.
Fargo, N. D., Aug. S.-An I'M
successful attempt was made to
wreck the Great Northern west
bound passenger train.
Washington, Aug. S.-Chairman
Stanley is on the stand to answer
respecting campaign contributions by
the steel trust and was confronted
with a copy of the minutes of the
corporation executive committee
meeting in March. 1902, whereby
he proposed plan to raise 50,00O,-
900 for extensions without costing
the company cent.
Chicago, Aug. 8.--The Krutts-
schmidt and Hartman lines says that
all of the railroads in the west are
threatened with a general strike. as
the demands made mean an addition
al outlay by the railroads of $4,000,
600 year, the empoylment of union
foremen and eight hours work a
day.
Washington, Aug. s.-The Presi-
dent has signed the congressional
reappointment bill, increasing the
membership of the House to 443.