The Chitina leader., 1912-09-17

Ported. This condition has continued
couple of days and there is little
prospect of any immediate change.
BAR HARBOR, Sept. 10-Yester-
day Mrs. Mclean was finally COM
PEELED to give up life's battle. She was
afflicted with a bad attack of pneu-
monia, and after a strenuous effort
to fight it off she quietly passed
away.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1O.-Last
night big crowd witnessed the con-
test in which frankie Burns knocked
out "One-Round" Hogan in the tenth
round. 1t was a good scrap.
SEATTLE, Sept. T0-Col. Roose-
welt, was the busy bee this morning.
The Progressive state convention had
drawn a number of Bull Moose lead
ers from all parts of the state, and
there were many conferences dur
iiS INC HuoiuinS piIoi W SaiiiHS IhS
convention to order. Notwithstand-
ing the light vote polled at the pri-
maries Saturday the presence of the
big leader has temporarily, at least,
given encouragement to his follow
ers.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 10.-A great
disaster has overtaken the province
of Chekiang. A typhoon and floods
have swept over that district and
caused terrible suffering, in addi-
ton to the loss of forty thousand
lives.
DOUGLAS, Arizona, Sept. 10. -
Six hundred Mexican federals have
arrived at Canarea, which is but
short distance across the border.
Five hundred more are on their way,
and the superstition is that the Mex
lean government is beginning to real
ize that prompt action will have to
be taken to prevent intercession up
on the part of the United States.
SEATTLE, Sept. 10.-H. F. AL
exander, president of the Alaska
Pacific Company, and Capt. E. P.
Bartlett, of the steamer Watson,
have been in New York two or three
days past. A telegram today from
Mr.. Alexander states that he has
purchased the steamer Farragut for
the Pacific coastwise service, pos
sibly to run later in connection with
the Admiral Sampson to Southwest
ern Alaska ports.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ia num-
Der of New York firms have filed COM
plants with the Interstate Commerce
Commission charging that excessive
cable and telegraph rates are being
charged by the Western Union Tel
egraph Company.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-Governor
Wilson delivered three speeches in
this city yesterday. He declared that
the Republicans have so involved the
nation that the Progressives cannot
extricate it, and that the only saliva
ton of the country is in the Demo-
cratic party.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-Yester-
day Chairman Hilles held a confer
ence with President Taft and various
leaders. Afterwards the Chairman
reasserted that the President had
the utmost confidence that the Repub-
lican party would win in the ap-
preaching contest. Today when the
result from Maine was known Chair
man Hilles declared that it most en-
couraging and assured beyond doubt
the electoral vote of that state for
Taft, in November.
TOXIC, Sept. .10.-Secretary of
State Knox was wired welcome by
Prince Tokuawa. 1t was stated that
the Emperor would in person well
come representatives of Great Brit
ain and Germany.
CHICAGO, Sept. 10. - Vedrines,
for France, was the fortunate win
ner of the worlds championship in
the aviation meet that has just end
ed. 1t was full of interesting and
startling features. His feat of trav-
cling los miles an hour won We'd
rines the Bennett trophy.
LONDON, Sept. lot is officially
announced that J. Bruce Ismay, pres
ident and managing director of the
White Star line will resign on jan
uary first. This action is prompted
by reason of the criticism of Ismay,
who was a passenger on the steam
ship Titanic when she was foundered
off Cape Race, Newfoundland, April
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