The Chitina leader., 1912-06-29


Socialist Olssons naturalization pa
pers, left today for Seattle.
Hill, one of the leading citizens of
Seward peninsula, died last night of
neart trouble after short illness.
DIR. Hill has been a resident of this
camp since the early days, and dur
ing that time has held many public
positions, being at all times promi-
nentIy identified with every move
ment that tended to benefit alaska
or tighten the cares and burdens of
its people. In politics he was a
staunch Democrat and at the time
of his death was local campaign
manager for Candidate Jennings.
PASCO, Wash, June 22-Mrs.
Christensen has been arrested on the
charge of administering poison to
her husband, the late banker, who
carried 100000 life insurance
policy.
BALTIMORE, Md, June CIVIL
liam Jennings Bryan is untiring in
his efforts to defeat Alton B. Parker
for chairman of the national Demo-
cratic convention. Last night he wir-
h. fial candidates
requesting them to join him in his
opposition to Parker.
NEW YORK, June 24.-Bombar-
der Wells, the Englishman, will
meet Al Palzer in ten round fight
on Friday night.
SAN FRANCISCO, June "a One
thousand delegates have arrived to
attend the convention of the Nation
al Federated Women's Clubs.
BOSTON, June 24.-Secretary of
the Navy George Won l.. Meyer is re-
covering from a severe attack of ty-
phoid fever.
NIAGARA FALLS, June 24.-The
Eagle Park wharf collapsed yester-
day, precipitating two hundred peo-
pie into the river, nineteen of whom
were drowned.
WASHINGTON, June 24.-Justice
yrc;rI,+ hoe co,+oooo5 Cap,,,o1 Com
pers to one year in the penitentiary,
and Frank Morrison to six months,
for contempt of court. John Mitch
ell was also found guilty, but has not
as yet been sentenced.
PORTLAND, June 24.-The mer-
chants of Portland, who have been
planning for several years to run
line of steamers to Alaska, have
finally abandoned the idea.
PEKIN, June 24.-The American
consul at Cheefoo fears an outbreak
and has telegraphed tor a warship to
protect the lives of Americans in
that vicinity.
SAN JUAN, June 24.-Five thou
sand people are fleeing from this
section, fearing the bubonic plague.
CHICAGO, June 25.-A prelimi-
nary committee of eighteen has been
named to arrange for the holding of
a Roosevelt convention in August.
Teddy says that it means the organ
ization of new party from the
ground up.
PORTLAND, June 25.-The federal
grand jury is unearthing the charges
of bribery against the local police
force. Yesterday indictments were
returned against the captain and
four detectives and others are ex-
pected.
WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator
Jones has introduced a bill in the
Senate providing for an appropria-
ton for revenue cutter to be sta
toned in Alaskan waters.
SANTA FEE, June 25.-The gov
ernor will not interfere with the pull
ing off of the Johnson-Flynn fight.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25-Word
was received by the Panama-Pacific
International Exposition that the
three Caravels, the Santa Maria, the
.'inta and Nina, which were features
of the Columbian Exposition of Chi
cago in 1893, and which have beer
in the lake at Jackson Park, Chicago
are to be repaired and brought tt
san Francisco by the Knights of Co
lumbus of this country.
The Santa Maria is an exact repro
ducton of thei old Spanisn vesse
which carried Columbus on mis- tour
of discovery in 1892, and in con
structing it the plans preserved in thu