The Chitina leader., 1911-12-23
TELEGRAPH NEWS
TOLD in BRIEF


revolutionary convention at Nan
king.
Odessa. Min, Dec. 18.-The fas
freight train on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railroad, tina
was rushing through a big shipmen
of Oriental Silk to New York cam,
in collision with the crack passenge,
train Columbian. AS result thir
teen were killed and twenty injured
Junction City. Kansas. Dec. 49,
rhe grand jury indicted trumptel
John c. Lille, and he has been placed
under arrest. He is charged will
completely in blowing up Fort Riley
which resulted in a loss of million
dollars of government property.
Shanghai, Dec. 1S-Tang Shoa vi
representative OF the premier, ar
rived yesterday and made a forma
call on DR.. Wu Ting Fang. 1t was
mutually agreed that there should
be meeting of the government AND
Republican delegates to the peace
congress today.
1t was on August IL that the
stamp mill at the rich little Cliff
mine at Valdez, was destroyed by
fire. Last week a new mill of the
same capacity was installed, and il
is nov pounding out gold. In the
new building there is space for ad
iitional machinery.
Los Angeles, Dec. 1S.-Late Sat
urday afternoon the sheriff refused
to permit Artie McManigal TO be
aiken to Indianapolis to testify be-
fore the grand jury unless he re-
ceived assurance that he would be
returned without eXtradition pro-
ceedings. The matter was taken up
with the authorities at Indianapolis
and it is believed that everything
will be arranged to the satisfaction
Of the sheriff.
st. Louis, Dec. 1S.-The striking
jury that heard the evidence in a
will case and refused to return a
verdict in accordance with the in
structions of the court, insisted up
On rendering a verdict in favor of
the plaintiff. This the court finally
accepted, making the announcement
that a motion to set aside the ver-
act would be heard from either
side.
New Haven. Dec. lS.-Tomorrow
night a big carnival celebration will
occur here in connection with the
formal opening of the New White
Way" New Haven is to be the
irst city in new England to initiate
New y ork and have a permanent
White Way" in its business dis
riot. By the aid of several hun
ired immense gas and electric lights
he principal parts of Church, Chap
i and Orange Streets, in the heart
Of the business section and in the
of the Yale buildings,
will be made practically as light
Turing the nighttime as during the
day.
Fairmont, w. Va, Dec. 16.-At
ne winter meeting of the Mining
institute of West Virginia here, a
sensation was sprung when Geo. T.
Watson, vice president of the Con-
;olidation Coal Company, gave a
ak in which he asserted that the
coal operators of Pennsylvania,
probably aided by the Pennsylvania
ailroad interests, are fighting the
Vest Virginia coal operators with a
lew to their ultimate humiliation.
New York, lee. 16.-After a
engthy trial the jury has rendered
verdict of not guilty against the
;harge of two "show" girls. Miss
Graham and Miss Conrad, shooting
Millionaire Stokes in the Ansonia
partments. which Stokes owns.
The complainant is recovering.
Portland, Dec. 16.-Joseph F.
)iggs, former postmaster at COrdoya,
Who has been in Jail for the past
ew days pending efforts to secure
5000 bail bond, was liberated yes
erdaay. Through his friends he
ucceeded in furnishing the desired
,ond to appear before the next grand
ury in the third judicial division OF
llaaska.
Los Angeles, Des. 1t.-Grief over
he death of his wife evidently af-
ected the mind of Samuel P. Ayers,
Boston capitalist, who has been
lere for some time with his family.
While his son Joseph, % years of
lge. was lying in bed Mr.. Ayers
hot and killed him. He then took
lis own life.
New York, Dec. 16.-The United
states Steel Corporation are follow
ng up their effort made a couple OF
weeks ago to secure list of their
.ctual stockholders. They are seek
ng to learn the actual number OF
is shareholders in order to show
hat steel shares are not concentrat
ID in the hands Of the so-callet
steel interests" but are distribut