The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-03-04

penter, who was severely beaten by
her husband, and then deserted, be-
ing five days without food, died this
morning. The authorities are in
vestigating the case and an effort
will be made to apprehend Carpen-
ter.
Washington, March 2.-Congress-
man Boutelle has been nominated as
Minister to Portugal.
New York March John Mitch
ell, the labor leader, has resigned
from the National Civic Federation
membership, as he was prohibited by
the United Mine Workers from be-
longing to the former organization.
Washington, March 2.-The Sec
rotary of the Navy is to use his dis
erection in buying coal for the Pacific
fleet.
Washington, March 2.-President
Taft today conferred with the lead
ers of the House to decide upon the
passage of the Canadian reciprocity
bill or he would call special ses-
sion of Congress, likely to convene
March 20.
Winnipeg, March 2.-The Cana
dian Pacific and Canadian Northern
railroads have granted an increase
in wages of twelve per cent to their
employees.
Chicago, March Erred Maus,
millionaire steel man, who was grief
stricken on account of the death OF
his wife, committed suicide.
Chicago, March 2.-Thirty-five
Western railroads decide not to ap-
peal from the recent decision of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Portsmouth, England, March q
Admiral Curzon Howe, commander
in-chief at Portsmouth, who was
stricken with paralysis, died today.
Vancouver, March at is believ-
ed that the robbers who got away
with $4,000 of Yukon gold dust
from the steamer Princess Beatrice,
while en- route from Skagway to this
city. escaped from Prince Rupert in
a tramp schooner.
Seattle, March 2.-The Wells-Far-
go Express Company has arranged
to enter Alaska and it's business will
be handled by the Alaska Steamship
Company to Southwestern Alaska
points. Connections will be made at
Cordova with the Copper River &
Northwestern railroad to Chitina and
from there the Orr stage line will
carry the express to the interior.
During the summer the Northern
Navigation Company will receive ex
press for the Yukon River and Daw
son at St. Michael, where it will be
delivered by the steamers of the
Alaska Steamship Co., running to
Nome.
Washington, March "A vote on
the Canadian reciprocity bill at this
session is still doubtful.
Washington, March 2.---The nav
al appropriation bill of s126,00O.000
has been reported to the Senate, and
includes the building of two battle
ships, in which the eight hour Law
will apply in their construction.
Chicago, March 2.-The Typo
graphical union has declared off the
strike against the Hearst papers,
which was inaugurated by dissatis-
fed union men.
New York, March 3.-The man.
agement of the Metropolitan Opera
Company today decided to produce
Arthur Nevin's opera, Twilight" in
English some time in the latter part
of this month.
The three characters of the daugn-
ter, the lover and the father will
be sung by Johanna Gadski. Riccar-
DO Martin and Herbert Witherspoon.
The opera will be directed by Alfred
Hertz. Rehearsals of Twilight"
which is still in manuscript, begin
shortly.
The opera runs SO minutes and
is in three pictures, two of which
show a scene in the woods. The 9TH
err discloses the interior of log cab
in in which father and daughter live.
There is tragic note in the story
which touches the need of the mar
riage tie to sanctify motherhood. The