The Chitina leader., 1911-09-02
|onji as the premier.

aurora, ILL.,, aug. Slime Will
of John w. Gates will be probated in
New York City on Oct. 2. The an
nouncement is made that over a mil
lion dollars has been willed to dis
tant relatives and friends. 1t is ex
pected that Mrs. Gates and his son
Charles will divide about thirty-seven
millions.
San Francisco, Aug. 31.-J. w.
Kline, chairman of the officers of
the various craft unions, has issued
an ultimatum to julius Krittsschnitt,
vice President of the Hartman sys
tenn of railroads. He declares that
unless the shop men are permitted to
deal with the company through their
federation association that a general
4 strike will be ordered.
| Seattle, Sept limited States
Senator Miles Poindexter and Clifford
4 Pinchot will sail for Alaska on the
Northwestern tonight, making their
first stop at Cordova and going from
4 there to the Boring river coal fields.
| Mexico City, Sept. General
Madero has been renominated for the
4 Presidency by the Progressive party.
New York, Sept. 1.-The Stand
ard Oil company has effected re-
organization plan and is taking the
necessary legal steps to go out of
business.
Seattle, Sept. William Mulback
was arrested here, charged with hav-
ing committed murder at Joplin, Mo-,
in November, 1909.
Seattle Sept. IA double tragedy
was enacted at a Boren Ave. apart
ment house because Mrs. Mary
Waugh, Tue proprietress refused to
allow well dressed stranger, who
had taken a room there, the privi-
lege of kissing her. The stranger in
sisted upon this intimacy and when
he was rebuffed became Infatuated
and fired two shots at Mrs. Waugh.
He then turned the gun on himself
and almost instant death resulted.
Philadelphia, Sept. 1.-The city is
in the throes of severe rainstorm.
There have been many washouts and
the river continues to rise. The
street railway has been seriously
crippled.
| Seattle, Sept. 1.-The itinerary of
President Taft, on his western tour.
has been changed and he will visit
this city October 9 and 10.
| Seattle, Sept. lon September 5
the voters of the city of Seattle will
be called upon to approve or disap-
prove the proposed issue of the fol-
flowing bonds: County courthouse,
$1,5OO,O00; Cedar river water shed
land s1,000.OO0; art museum site,
1 100000; fire houses and sites,
1886. 900; stable site, 100000; west
waterway drawbridge, $50, 900; West
lake avenue bridge, $4,000; police
sub stations, 100000; Municipal
dock, $4,000; isolation hospital
s25, 900. A big fight is being made
on the courthouse and art museum
features, and it is likely that both OF
these propositions will be defeated.
Seattle. Sept. detective Harry
Brice shot and wounded John Gay
nor for resisting an arrest.
| Winnipeg, Sept. President
Shaughnesessy, of the Canadian Pa
Icific railway, in declining to express
an opinion on the subject of reci--
1procity added, eff 1 had anything to
say about reciprocity ii would not
be favorable
| New York, Sept. IAN agreement
was signed at Newport whereby Jonn
Jacob Astor gives his fiance, Miss
Force. s5,OOO,OO0 the moment the
marriage takes place, and in addition
he makes liberal provision for her in
his will.
Lincoln. Sept. In an article in
tho Commonar William Jennings
Bryan characterizes the Presidents
veto measures as "lamentably weak. .
He also renews his attack on Demo
cratic Leader Underwood.
Seattle, Sept. 2.-The steamer
Northwestern sailed last night ant
among her passengers for Cordoya
were United States Senator Poin'
dexter and Clifford Pinchot, who will
study local conditions; Miss Thora