The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-08-26


detective, charged with kidnapping
John Mcnamara, who was arrested
for the dynamiting of the Times
office.
Washington, Aug. 22.-Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson, testifying in
the Wiley investigation, declared that
the accused was over-sensitive be-
cause of the pure food decisions.
which were not always accepted as
final. Wilson states that he would
rather resign than go through an
other bureau row.
London, Aug. 22.-Parliament ad-
journed today until October "a.
Premier Asquith has appointed Sir
David Harreri, president; Sir Thom-
as R. Ellis. Sir Charles G. Beaie, vice
chancellor of the university of Biz
mingham, representing the railroads.
Arthur Henderson, of parliament and
John Burnett, labor correspondent of
the Board of Trade, representing the
employees, to inquire into the condi-
lions and causes leading up to the re-
cent railway strike.
San Francisco, Aug. 22.-Ruth, 1S
year old daughter of Mrs. Emily
Sturtevant, of Seattle, was run down
and killed this morning by an auto
mobile
London, Aug. 22.-Lloyd George
is receiving many Geographic con-
gratulations upon his settlement of
the big railway strike.
Bremerton, Wash, Aug. 22-Lieu-
tenant Commander Leland F. Jones,
of the executive flagship West Vir-
ginia, is before general court mar
tial, charged with misconduct in re-
turning from a dinner at Vancouver
unfit for duty.
Seattle, Aug. 22.-Federal Judge
Hanford has issued temporary in
junction which forbids passengers
on the Seattle. Renton and South
ern suburban lines from requesting
transfers.
Seattle, Aug. 22.-Defying the in
junction passengers in great num-
bers demanded transfers and the
road is again tied up. Deputy mar
shals are awaiting orders from the
court.
Chicago, Aug. 22.-Three thous-
and workmen were called out by a
strike of the associated building
trades.
Beaumont, Texas, Aug. 22.-Fore-
stalling the unionizing of the lumber
mills of Texas and Louisiana the
plants have been closed down, throw
ing 5000 men out of employment.
Washington, Aug. 22.-Congress
adjourned at 3 O'Clock this after
noon.
Washington, Aug. 21.-President
Taft's western trip will last six
weeks, during which time he ex-
poets to make two hundred speeches.
San Francisco, Portland and Seattle
will be among the cities visited, and
while at the latter place he will like
ly make the ascent of Mount
Rainier.
Havana, Aug. 21.-For criticising
President Gomez, Jose Mandrel and
Villaverde, editors of newspapers in
Cuba, have had their plants seized
and were placed aboard steamers
and deported to Spain.
Port Townsend. Aug. 21.-Cap-
tain Frank T. Thorton, of the Sixty
third Coast Artillery, who publicly
disgraced himself by drunkenness,
committed suicide as soon as he re-
allied what he had done.
Ketchikan, Aug. 21.-Congress-
man William Sulzer, of New York,
who has mining interests in South
eastern Alaska, has announced that
he will introduce a bill in Congress
dividing Alaska into three territor-
les, with the right of local self
government. He will also introduce
a bill to either guarantee the bonds
or the government build a railroad
from Seward, through the Matanus-
ka coal fields, to the Yukon.
Minneapolis, Aug. 21.-Two tor
nadoes collided at Sherwood. MINI.
resulting in the loss of several lives
and great property damage to the
boundary towns of Lorafe, Mohall,
Sonvis, Westslope and the provinces
of Saskatchewan and Manitoba.