The Chitina leader., 1912-11-05
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 2-Impor-

cases. Seven hundred letters from the files of the defendants were read as evidence against them and they tended to show compliclty and con- spiracy upon their part in number of instances.
 LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1-The voters of this city will cast their bal lots next week on the question of the adoption of new city charter. The provisions of the charter proposed, if adopted, would give Los Angles the broadest powers of any city in the world for the taking and running municipal enterprises. Any business could be run by the city the same as by an individual or corporation, Among some of the things which the city could do under the proposed charter which are specifically men toned in that paper are the follow ing: It could conduct department store, theatres, pawn shops, loan agencies, bake shops banks, saving Repositories, milk. stations, butter and cheese factories, stadiums, etc.
 INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. lin the testi- mony here yesterday Detectives Burns and Walter Drew, who worked up the evidence against the McNa- maras, stated that while John Me- Namara was in his cell he continued to plot to dynamite, but that the men with whom he was working feared to carry out his instructions. Edward J. Brennan testified to many dam aging incidents as given through the confession of Hockin.
 WASHINGTON, Nvo. 1-Fifteen hundred and siXty-two complaints have been filed against the Northern Pacific and other railroads by the business men of Montana. The mat ter has been taken to the Interstate Commerce Commission and a prompt is promised of the al- legged violations by the railroads in the matter of shipping charges and other practices.
 KATALLA, Nov. 1-Yesterday the launch Cosair, which was piled up on the beach at Palm Point, had it's future usefulness snuffed out. It had been badly wrecked by the waves and an effort was making to remove the engine. An explosion resulted and Fritz Miller was badly burned. He was pulled away in time, however, by Capt. Auer, to avoid fatal con- sequences. Practically all the freight had been taken off the Corsair. The launch Pioneer was not very much injured and will soon be in good running order.
 NEW YORK, Nov. Mary Fon- taine Freeland, rich and cultured great grand daughter of Patrick Henry, took her life yesterday. She became Respondent for some un- known reason and her many friends are greatly shocked at this unex- pected termination of life.
 FL PASO, Nov. 1-E. w. Chain, the Prohibitionist candidate for who has been making a tour of the country, predicts the re- suit of the election as follows: Will son will carry 39 states, Roosevelt 5, Taft 3, Debs 1. He declares that there is no possibility of doubt about Wilson being the next Preident.
 LIMA, Nov. 1-Since the murder of Miss Sophia Singer in a Chicago hotel on Monday night the police have been looking for Chas. D. Con- way and wife, vaudeville performers They had been with her on Monday and disappeared suddenly. They were placed under arrest here yester- day
 NEW YORK, Nov. Manager Jeanette will sail for Australia. He goes in the effort to determine a suc- cessor to Jack Johnson in signing up a fight with Langford or McVey. It was fully expected to close arrange ments with Johnson, but since he got in the tolls of the federal authorities that has been impossible Jeanette may not sail until late this month but he expects to pick a good one for the contest.
 BERLIN, Nov. I'm the balloon race for the Bennett cup the prize was won by France. Three Ameri- cars are missing. They are Dussel- dorf, A. |. Atherboldt, and John