The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-01
NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF

Minneapolis, June 27.-The heavy
rains of today relieved the threaten
ed crop failure in North and South
| Dakota.
Seattle June 27-Ex Chief of Po-
lice Wappenstein's second trial on the
charge of graft in the city affairs is
now on and the jury drawn at noon
The first trial resulted in a disagree
ment. the jury standing Z to 8 for
acQuittal.
Washington, June 27-SenatorLa-
! toilette announces that he will make
fight for free lumber in the reci-
procity pact.
| New York. June 27.-The freight
er Lowther Castle is tied up at her
pier in New York with a cargo of
| 100000 fire crackers that she
| took aboard at Hong Kong early in
March. Two or three million crack
ers were left at Boston for the noise
makers on the Fourth of July. The
rest are intended for the celebra-
ton in this city.
Washington. June 27.-Suits have
| been filed against the publishers
| magazine trust.
Amsterdam, June 27.-Eight ship
ping lines are tied up through a
strike.
Mexico City, June 27.-Delabarra
says that no favoritism will be shown
in the presidential election.
Rockland, June 27.-In the trial
trip of the battleship Utah, she
makes twenty-one and a half knots
an hour.
Kiel, June 27.-J. Pierpont Nor
gangan presents the Emperor with a
letter written by Martin Luther to
Emperor Charles V.
New York June 27.-Her hull
covered with barnacles and sadly in
need of paint, the old Spanish cruiser
Reina Mercedes, one of the spoils of
the war with Spain, is in the dry
| dock at the Brooklyn navy yard.
She was one of the largest ships
of the Spanish navy. After being
raised and repaired she was convert
ed into a station ship without ma
chinery and with her decks housed
over. and sent to Newport, R. L..
as training ship. She will keep
about 100 men busy for a week and
will then be sent back to her post.
Portland, June 27-The warehouse
of the Union Oil company was burn
ed yesterday and while in the dis
charge of their duties Chief Camp
bell was killed and several firemen
injured.
Zion City, Ill.,, June 27.-Voliva,
with officers and members of the
Christian church, have been indicted
for frauds in connection with the
city election. f
Seattle, June 29.-An order of the
war department requires that after
July 1, all messages over the gov
eminent lines, either cable or wire
less, in and out of Alaska, must be
prepaid, but an effort is being made
to have the order rescinded.
Chicago. June 29.-In an address
before the Catholic Educational Con-
gress Archbishop Messmer declares
that socialism is heresy.
Boston, June ga bill was in
PRODUCED in the legislature provid-
ing that ne half fare ticket was en-
titled to seat on train.
New York, June 29.-The Erie
Railroad declines to employ anyone
over 35 years of age
Washington, June 29.-Fish Com
missioner Bowers denounces Prof.
Elliott's charge that government
agents permit the killing of year
ling seals at the Pribiloff islands.
Fairbanks, June 29.-Peter Cook,
miner employed on an association
claim on Flat creek, in the Iditarod,
was instantly killed by big boulder
sliding from the top of cut.
Wilkes, Barre, June 29.-James
Conroy met with peculiar accident
today in nearby coal mine. He was
working fifteen hundred feet under
ground and was fatally struck by
lightning, following an intake air
current.
New York, June ga fire on
board the battleship Ohio imperils
the powder magazine.
Los Angeles, June 29-Before the
Medical Association DIR. Reed declar-
es that the thyroid gland activity
regulates sterility.
Washington, June 29.-Congress-
man Humphrey introduces a new
bill to encourage American Merchant
marine
Manila, June 29.-Four Americans
were murdered by Moros on the is
land Of Mipdano