The Chitina leader., 1912-12-03
Late Telegraph News

! BUFFALO, Nov 30-Frank Hic-
: key, the chemist, who was indicted
: for the murder of S. Josephs and
then confessed that he had not only
J murdered him but also a newsboy in
New York ten years ago. He startled
the authorities by making a still
further confession. His victim was
a young boy named Edward Morey
whom he murdered at Lowell, Mass,
nearly twenty years ago, when he was
but lad himself.
i CHICAGO, Nov 30-The police OF
this city have unearthed a syndicate
of twenty thieves who have been reck-
lessly plying their vocation. 1t is al
legged that they are headed by DR..
Edward B. Stalhulte and Joseph
Todd. 1t is estimated that they have
secured over half million dollars in
loot.
DENVER, Nov. 30-Considerable
speculation was caused by the mys-
terious suicide of Miss Maude White
in this city recently. The cause of
death has been under investigation,
and as result DR.. John F. CHEERING
ton has been summoned as a witness.
The young lady was patient of his.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3O-Oppon-
ents of Mayor Alexander have launch
ed an effort to depose him from office
through the recall. Petitions are be-
ing circulated and the interested ones
maintain that they will secure sufti-
Gent number of names for another
election.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 30-Governor
Phillips L. Goldsborough has ap-
pointed successor to the late Sena-
tor Rayner And that act may have
some bearing on the political COM
plection of the next Senate. The
deceased was a Democrat, but the
Republican Governor very naturally
selected a Republican, in the person
of VIM. P. Jackson, of Salisbury.
! The Legislature will not meet again
until January 1914, so that the new
appointee will have more than a year
to serve before his successor is elect
| ed.
LONDON, Nov. 30-Otficials at
Constantinople authoritively report
that an armistiec extending for fort
night, will in all probability be signed
before nightfall
FRANKLIN FIELD, Nov. 3O-It
was an enthusiastic crowd this after
noon that saw the defeat of the army
in well played contest of foot ball.
| The score was six to nothing.
SEATTLE, Nov. 29-The celebrat-
ed, or rather, notorious, DR.. Cook,
lectured here last night on the North
POLE. He drew a good audience and
while he told much about his expert
ences in the north he did not make
the claim that he had reached the
pole. He passed over that phase of
the matter.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29-The
state department is investigating the
Togo Kisen Kaisha Company, in con-
nection with their attempt to secure
! options on land at Honolulu. 1t is
alleged that the purpose of the COM
pany is to erect hundred thousand
tons coaling station.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 29-Daniel
Moore Ransdell, Sergeant at Arms of
the Senate since 1900 died at his
home here this morning. He was
6S years of age and was a we'll known
figure around Washington. He was
from Indiana and was appointed by
President Harrison as Marshal of the
District of Columbia in 1889, SER
wing until 1894.
BUFFALO, Nov. 29-Jos Sickey
has confessed to having murdered
Joseph S. and Michael Kral1o, in
New York ten years ago. At thai
time Sickey was news boy. His
conscience has since troubled him
so he could get no peace.
| SEATTLE, Nov. 29-The congre-
cation of the German Evangelical
church We're shocked when the news
lspread yesterday that their pastor,
Rev. Emil A. Seeger, had committed
suicide by throwing himself in Lake
Washington, where he soon drowned.
l. is difficult to explain the act.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29--Dis-
patches have been received today at
the State department giving inforGla-
\ ton of another disastrous tyDhoon in