The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-08-05

rency. The bandits made their es-
cape, but posse headed by Marshal
| Taswell overlook them. In pitched
/ battle the officers killed one of the
robbers, retaking the booty, but the
other two escaped.
/ Redding. Cal, Aug. IAN auto
tank exploded this morning, destroy
/ ing four square miles of oak.
Los Angeles, Aug. Jim Jeffries
leaves tomorrow for Alaska in quest
of big game and will visit the Cop
per river valley and Kodiak.
/ Cleveland, August An Erie
railroad passenger train struck an
auto, killing two women and danger
ously injuring the chauffeur.
Abeline, kans., Aug. IA disas-
trous hail storm visited this section
every building being damaged. Two
people were killed and twenty in
| jured.
Washington, Aug. 1.-The farm
ers, free list bill, Democratic
measure, was passed by the senate.
The vote was 4S to 80 and the meas
ure deals particularly with free
meats.
Hamilton, Ont, August 1.-The in
sane asylum near here. in which
there are over 1000 patients, caught
fire this morning and was partially
destroyed before the. flames could be
gotten under control. Many of the
lunatics fiercely resisted the efforts
of the rescuers to save them.
Hamilton, Aug Fifteen of the
inmates were found dead in the ruins
this afternoon. 1t is also believed
that several of the physicians and
nurses were burned, as they are still
missing.
Paris, Aug. John w. Gates, OF
steel trust fame, is suffering from
pneumonia and but slight hopes are
entertained for his recovery.
London, August Abbey, an
American artist has been commits
stoned by King Edward to paint the
coronation dead.
San Francisco, Tug, Capt. F.
w. Chapman and thirteen of the crew
of the British coal ship Puritan, lost
in the south seas, arrived on the
steamship Mariposa, after twelve
days of peril and hardship on the
island of Anoa.
Chicago, July Sit has been
discovered that only one-third of the
five hundred million gallons of water
pumped daily reaches the fawcets,
owing to the rotton mains.
New York, July 31.-Theodore
Shonts after meeting his wife on his
return from Europe characterized
as false the reports of an action for
| divorce.
San Francisco, July 31.-H. H.
Taylor, head of the Treadwell mine
and other properties in Alaska, died
at his home in this city.
Seattle Aug, 2.-Joseph Gray, of
Chaloan county, who was officially
declared dead last December, ap-
peared in court this morning and
asked for the dismissal of the admin
istrator, of his estate. This proceed
| ing was taken because his bank book
was found on the person of an I'M
known dead man.
Sault, St. Marie, Ont, Aug. q
Mrs. Napolitano, who was recently
reprieved for the murder of her hus-
band gave birth to a daughter at the
Jail hospital.
Boston, Aug, 2,-The Associated
Advertising Clubs of America are in
seventh annual session.
Washington, July 31.-The fight
for the removal of DR.. Wiley. pure
food expert, has developed the fact
that the government inspectors re-
Gently seized a shipment of short
weight cans of peas put up by the
! Hartford Canning company, of which
Vice President Sherman is the head.
| Ottawa, July 31.-Laurier fired
the opening gun for reciprocity by
predicting an agreement having in
view friendlier relations with all
countries and which he regards as
long step towards general treaty
by arbitration.
Port au Prince, July 31.-The
Haitien gunboat, which left here on
December II last, has returned and
reports having found many ports in
control of the revolutionists. al
though none had been bombarded.
| The American crew and gunboat is
at Point Desertion.
Katalla. July 31.-The British
Columbia Oil company has struck a
good flow of oil near Mirror Slough,
and is now working a day and night
shift.