The Chitina leader., 1912-03-23

WASHINGTON March 18-Secretary of the Interior Fisher will recommend to Congress the removal of the railroad material many of the employees Panama to Alaska believes that action should be taken by the present Congress that there would be warrant for the expeditions transfer of the railroad material has answered its where in and to avoid useless handling Gen. w. L. Marcha of the engineering department and ad the secretary the present instance has been instruct submit estimates of the cost of constructing railroad Seward the Matanuska coal field This will be pre- sented Congress for its information although generally believed that commission will be appointed to determine the feasible the coal fields Since the return of Sec reary Fisher from Panama he is determined than urge upon Congress the necessity for early action in the Alaskan coal and railroad matters.
 WASHINGTON, March 1S.-Senator Albert B. Cummins has presented radical that will be boosted by the Insurgents at least though the leaders of the regular parties do not look with favor upon it. His b which introduced this morning, provides for nation Pres idena primary b which would do away with loca state national conventions having reference to the election of delegates that would have bearing the presidential nom nations And if Senator Cummns bill should pass would good work that has already been done for the var candidates who will appear for preference before the June conventions The Senator would his take effect this year, and provides for the holding of national July 9th If it by any possibility to pass there would be necessity for holding the Chicago or Baltimore conventions
 LONDON March 16-Tweny-fv lives have been lost by reason of collision off East Bourn The British steamship Oceana and the German bark Psagua together during fo with disastrous results The bark seriously dam Jagged but the steamship had big hole stove in her. and before all the passengers could be taken off she went to the bottom She carried five million dollars in gold of which talk the officers all busy the effort get the sengers into life boats.
 WASHINGTON March 16.-Senator Wesley L. Jones' of Washington, has introduced bill that he believes will meet with the approval of Aaskans who maintain that the present the fisheries too low He in accord with the views of Governor Clark who recently called the attention of the committee to the necessity of additional legislation Senator Jones bill provided for ncerase in the of Alas ka salmon that packed He also provides for tax of $1OO for each fish trap And in accordance with the demand the part the residents of the Ketchkan district the Senator makes the provision that Asacs shall not be allowed to WASHINGTON, March 16-Secretary of the Interior Fisher returned this morning from his trip Panama In conference with the President he recommended that men be made for the proper and of much of the equipment being used the Panama railroad. He that 1t could be used advantage the cOnstruc ton of a railroad in Alaska.
 VALDEZ, March 16-Ths morning the grand jury filed into court and returned true bills against Joseph F. Dggs John W Foulkes and w. U Park the charge of embezze men of AZ from the postal and money order funds the Corova postofce On the second count they indicted for failure and refusal to remit monies to designated dpo tories Foulkes and Park also indicted for failure count to the posofce department and Inspector Smith for said money and aiding, advising and abettng among them selves and with Diggs in the embezzment of said funds The directed that the defendants arragned o'clock this afternoon.
 NEW YORK; March 16.-For several days past negotia
 ons have been pending between the anthracite coal operators and representatives of the miners It hoped that ad ustment of the several differences could be made through both sides But yesterday everything declared off, President White of the United Mine Workers of America declares that strike will be called April first among all the miners who produce 6O 100000 tons of anthra coal This strike will necessarily involve various other