The Chitina leader., 1911-06-18
NEWS
 TOLD IN BRIEF


 for this reason public sentiment is so strongly in favor of using the wild meat that it is hard for the of ficers to secure conviction of those violating the law.
 Havana. June 16.-The hull of the wrecked Maine is exposed and is badly shattered.
 Seattle, June 16.-At the end Of the Nome season the steamer Vic toria will be thoroughly overhauled the repairs costing $150,00O, in cluding a change of it's boilers to oil burners.
 Seattle. June 16-The steamer Ad- miral Sampson sailed last night for southwestern Alaska. Among the passengers aboard are John Y. Os- trander and wife, Mrs. Hawkes., Mrs. Wallalm and D. Halferty for Cor dova; M. A. Greene for Katalla; Geo. Leekley and Geo. Perry and wife for Valdez; also a geological survey par ty for Seldovia.
 Philadelphia, June 16.-The Bap- lists have planned to wage fight against the divorce evil in the United States, which they claim is growing at an alarming rate.
 
 Winnipeg, June -6.-According to official figures just given out Can ada's wheat crop is 200,000,00O bushels.
 London, June 16.-William K Vanderbilt, president of the Ameri- can Horse Exchange and Coney Is land Jockey Club. gave an elabor- ate supper last evening to seventy horse show celebrities, which was one of the gay social affairs of the sea- son and lasted all night.
 Topeka. June 16.-The supreme court of the state of Kansas prohib- it's three subsidiary Standard Oil companies from combining.
 Washington, June 16.-The Amer ican Asiatic fleet was cordially well comed at Yokohama.
 San Francisco, June 16.-After considerable difficulty the police troubles of this city have been sett- led by Seymore resigning as chief and White assumes control of that department.
 Marlborough, June 16.-William Hanley, we'll known society man, was found starving in swamp, af- ter an absence of fifty-six days. His mind evidently became affected and he wandered away and was lost.
 Charlotte, June 16.-A large cot ton mill was today destroyed by fire, the loss amounting to $250,000.
 Seattle. June 16.-Hon. Fred Con- don, of Dawson, member of Parlia- ment from the Yukon territory says Americans will locate in Cana da. be- cause they are treated fairly there and all red tape is abolished, inti- mating that this ;s not the case in Alaska.
 San Francisco, June 1G.-General Pryce is arrested for equipping forces in the United States and the Mexican rebels.
 Ell Paso, June 16.-The arbitra- tion court in deciding $7,000,0O0 worth of property in controversy be- tween the United States and Mexico. gave each part, but the division is not satisfactory to either side.
 Washington. June 16.-The Sen ate today confirmed the nomination of Commandant Bertholf of the rev enue cutter service in Alaska.
 Denver, June 16.-At the meeting of the National Retail Grocers As sociation, now in session here, a strong resolution was adopted in op- position to the parcels post. It was decided to hold the next convention in Oklahoma City.
 Harrisburg, June 16.-Speakel Champ Clark and Governor Wilson of New Jersey, addressed demo cratic meeting here last night.
 Cleveland, June 16.-The wire less has again rendered valuable service. This tine it saved the lives of two hundred people in the west ern part of the state wffo were caught in a gale on lake Erie and were al the mercy of the storm until the wireless summoned assistance.
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