The Chitina leader., 1912-11-12

SEATTLE, NOV. 1-Wn1l9 COl. Roosevelt carried the state by sub stantial plurality, the fight that has been made against the public and private record of Bob Hodges, the Progressive candidate for Governor, will likely result in his defeat. The race betwwen Hodges. Earnest Lister, the Democratic nominee, and the present incumbent. Governor Hay has been a close and exciting one. There are still number of precincts to be heard from, but today Governor Hay is in the lead and it is general ly conceded that he will be elected.
 SEATTLE, Nov. 6-The public was grieved to hear of the sudden death of former United States Senator John L. Wilson, who was on a tour around the world. The cause at tributed is angina petoris, nervous |affectation of the chest. Mir. Wilson was born at Charlottesville, Indiana, on August z, 1850. He was a mem Der of the Indiana legislature in 1880, and after serving a term was appointed receiver fo public moLeys at Spokane Falls, Washington. He served until 1886. He was elected to Congress in 1888 and served until 1SG5. having been elected in F'ebru- ary for the unexpired term of John E. Allen, United States Senator. Shortly after leaving the Senate MT. Wilson purchased the Seattle Post Intelligencer and removed to Seattle, where he has since resided With his family.
 ROCHESTER, Nov. 7-The Ameri- can Federation is now in session here. The chief question under considera- tion this afternoon was the advisa- bility of forming new political party the for laboring man.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 7-President has not lost sight of the fact that he and many others, including Republi- cans, have much to be thankful for, so this afternoon he issued a procla- nation declaring Thursday, Novem- Der 2S, as Thanksgiving day.
 QUEBEC, Nov. 7-The steamship Royal George, having aboard nine hundred passengers. has been hung on the rocks in the St. Lawrence. A storm is raging and the condition of the vessel is regarded as serious ai- though it is believed that the pas sengers will all be rescued.
 MONTREAL, Nov. "A telegram received this afternoon from Quebec states that all the passengers have finally been taken off the stranded vessel.
 TOPEKA, Nov. 7-The women throughout Kansas have won a sig nal victory, insomuch as the consti- tutional amendment, giving them the full elective franchise, has been passed by the requisite number of votes to make it effective.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7-The Liberty Bell petition reel, which now contains three-quarters of a mile of petitions and which was signed by the children of San Franicsco, is on exhibition in the Exposition Building.
 The children of the public and par ochial schools of this city, number ing in the neighborhood of 70 900 have affixed their names.
 Petitions are coming in from pub lie, parochial and private schools of the State of California. When they have been pasted together and placed on the reel it will be sent to Phila- delphia for presentation to the Ma yor and City Council of that city. It is xpected that there will be one mill lion signatures attached to this peti- tion.
 LONDON, Nov. 13-It is stated that Nene Wiener Tageblatt inspired the note that virtually serves notice that Austria is ready to attack Servia so soon as Albania is molested. Ger many and Italy are said to approve.