The Chitina leader., 1911-05-13


 thews, the widow who committed sui eide at the Belgravia apartments, while supposed to be grieving over the suicide of her lover, Edward Brehm, formerly of Alaska, Is worth s5O,OOO. Her maiden name was Matheny and her home at Gaston, Oregon. She was B years of age and drank carbolic acid.
 Paris. May 12.-Thomas Edison is visiting this city and says that he will live to be one hundred and fifty years old.
 New York, May 12.-The Pres byterian Board of Foreign Missions has just received its $22,250.0O0 shares from the estate of the late Jchn s. Kennedy. the New York banker. and has made plans to use at once the income of $100,00O a year in the Middle West and extreme West, in the West Indies.a the Phil ippine Islands and Alaska. One of the first steps will be to raise the salaries of 433 home missionaries re- ceiving less than $500 year.
 New York. May 12.-At the Money trial the evidence showed that the late Robert Hoe, manufacturer of printing presses bearing his name. had an affinity in Mrs. Louis Brown, of Covington.
 Rome, May 12.-General Garibal- di has enrolled legion of 10000 men to fight for Albanians against Turkey.
 Washington, May 12.-Seven bal lots failed to elect Senator Gallinger president of the Senate, although the insurgents voted with the other Re- publicans.
 Washington, May 12.-The many protests wired from Alaska against the compulsory vaccination of pas sengers leaving Seattle for the north ern territory have had a beneficial effect. Surgeon General Wyman to- day wired the physician in charge of the marine hospital service at Seat tie to modify the vaccination order and hereafter it will only be neces- sary to take an oath that the party believes they have not been exposed for the preceding fourteen days in order to get certificate.
 While this will still work some what of a hardship it does away with being compelled to get vaccinated be- fore securing passage for Alaskan ports.
 Managua, May 12.-Peace reigns at Nicaragua since the resignation of the president and the people fave: Vice-president Adolfo Diaz for the head of the government.
 Bridgeport, May 12.-Curtiss ap- paratus to permit warships to carry a fleet of aeroplanes has been per fected.
 Washington, May 12.-President Taft has pardoned Daniel Jones, who served twenty-seven years at the Leavenworth penitentiary and is now
 
 Lenox, Mass, May 12.-One thous- and pounds of honey, some of it more than 60 years old, is on exhibition at East Lee, near here. The entire quantity was obtained by workmen, while tearing down tavern built 15o years ago. They discovered in the garret more than 50 swarms of bees and their half ton accumulation of honey. For more than a century the tavern has been in the hands Of a single family No person now liv- ing can remember ever having en- tered the garret.
 New York, May 12.-The steamer Merida was cut in two by another vessel and sank off Cape Charles. but not until after all aboard had been saved.
 Washington. May 12.-General Wood opposes the bill extending the time of enlistment in regular army from three to five years.
 Washington, May 12.-Senator Nelson's committee has submitted a favorable report upon the bill which allows five per cent federal license money collected in Alaska to be ap- piled for the relief of the white in digents of that territory, but makes no provision for the natives.