The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-02-04
TELEGRAPH NEWS
II TOLD IN BRIEF

bands estate, which is valued at
$4,000. The brothers of Williams
brought the suit There is also an
other action pending against Minnie
for $4,000 damages for alternating
the affections of another woman's
husband.
Washington, Feb. 3.-Agricultural
committee of the House, in referring
to the report of the Ballinger in
vestigator, declares in favor of the
leasing of Alaska coal fields on a
royalty basis.
Washington, Feb. 3.-The news OF
another great earth slide mile long
in the Culebra cut of the Panama
canal has just been received.
Los Angeles, Feb. 3.-Theodore
Roosevelt will visit this city or
March 81 and he has arranged tc
spend much of his time with John
Burroughs, John Muier and other
naturalists.
Seattle, Feb. 3.-Capt. Barnette
who sailed for Cordova on Wednes
day, says that he will see that every
depositor in the suspended Wash
ington-Alaska bank at Fairbanks is
repaid every dollar due him.
Seattle, Feb. 3.-Mrs. Earl Greer
daughter of U. G. Croker, of Cor.
dova, whose husband was recently
murdered in the Philippine upris-
ing, has returned to this city.
Washington, Feb. 3.-The Senate
committee has reported favorably or
Senator Piles bill appropriatine
$4,000 for aids to navigation in
Alaska.
Amhurst. Feb. 3.-At the Horace
Greeley centenary celebration held
last night there were many noted
speakers present.
New York, Feb. 3.-In connec-
ton with the announcement that the
Hartman lines will spend $4,000.
900 in double-tracking the lines west
of Omaha it will also extend the
North Coast line from Portland tc
Seattle.
Elkins, w. Va, Feb. 3-The wild
ow of the late Senator Stephen Elk.
ms renounces the provisions of his
will and demands one-third of the
estate, as allowed by law, making heI
share s6,000,000.
Washington, Feb. "a caucus Of
the Republicans of the House de.
cides in favor of a congressional re-
apportionment of 391 members as al
present.
Washington, Feb. S.-The sniI
subsidy bill passed the Senate to.
day after a close and holly contested
fight, in which the vote was a tie
thirty-nine members being in favor
and the same number against. Fol
the first time in the history of the
country the vice-president voted
yes, and the bill carried. 1t pro-
vides for the paying of 81 mile
in the carrying of mail on American
| vessels to the Philippines and the
Orient.
New York, Feb. AFTER search
ing for the beautiful heiress, Dor
othy Arnold, who has been missing
for fifty-two days, her father has re
turned to the old world satisfied thai
she is dead
Skagway has honest residents sure.
lily. Recently some one found dla
mond ring there and is advertising
for the owner in the Alaskan.
Victoria, Feb. 1.-The japanese
steam trowler, Bando Maru, was
foundered at sea and lost, together
with a crew of seventy-seven.
Columbus, Feb 2.-The United
Mine Workers adjourn, after oppos
ing Sunday work at the mines and
deciding to continue the strikes il
Ohio, Pennsylvania and Colorado.
Naples, Feb. Mount Vesuvius
has increased in activity.
Seattle, Feb. 2.-The steamer Vic
| toria left at 10 o'clock last night fol
Southwestern Alaska. Her Cordovs
passengers are H. A. Slater, w
Rudd, Harry Bower, L. Shoemaker
G. Buchanan, H. Murphy, William
Solomon, James McGill, VIM. Thomp
son, l.. Roth, E. Wilde and wife;
for Fairbanks, Capt. E. T. Barnette