The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-09-03

COLUMBUS, sept. e An eAcep-
tionally hot wave has swept over
this section of the state, resulting in
the death of few and prostrating
many. In this city alone, the rec
ord shows that yesterday over a
hundred persons succumbed to the
excessive heat.
NEW YORK, Sept 2-Three hun
dred members of the Ong Leong
Tong Society from all parts of the
United States met at their head
quarters in Mott street to celebrate
at a dinner the five thousanth birth
day of their god, Kong Quong.
The dinner was in two sections, con-
sisting of So courses. A few days
ago an attempt was made to blow
up the god with dynamite, but the
idol was not damaged, although the
building was. A reward of 500
has been offered for information as
to the perpetrator of the deed.
SEATTLE, Sept. 2-The steamer
Mariposa sailed from this port last
night shortly after nine o'clock.
There were ninety passengers, many
of them for Southeastern Alaska
ports Those aboard for Cordova
are Ralph Stewart and wife, postal
inspector Alvah Eames, deupty Mar
shall Sam Brightwell, E. F. Pittman,
Mrs. Cox, J. Nalstad, d. c. Palmer,
d. Conley, and Fred H. Moffit. The
latter is connected with the geolog-
ical survey.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2-Follow-
ing the request of treasurer Hooker
|of the National Progressive commit
tee, that the banks be requested to
state from their records the contri-
buttons made by the various men
and corporations to the several ma
tional committees during the past
two campaigns, the Comptroller of
the Currency comes forth with a
protest. He states that bank Of
ficers have no authority to comply
with a demand of this kind, and
that if they did give out the infor-
nation that they would be subject
to fine and Imprisonment.
PANAMA, Sept. 2-Word has
just been received here that not
withstanding the presence of a
large number of American marines
in Nicaragua an occasional Ameri-
can is killed by the rebels. Yester-
day two marines who became de-
tached from their fellows were
killed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. Sec
rotary of the Interior Walter l..
Fisher is now on his way to Honolu-
lu, having sailed late Saturday. He
does not expect to make a lengthy
trip.
LEXINGTON, Sept. 1.-Two of
the largest luatics ever known in
Kentucky have just been brought to
the asylum for the insane at this
city, They are Lilly and Louise
Schatgman, twin sisters, of Marys-
vile, Ky. Both became insane at
the same time. The two were ex-
amined as to their sanity at the
same time and ordered taken to the
asylum together. Their aggregate
weight is nearly seven hundred
pounds.
NEW YORK, Aug. 81 Jacob
Haas is considered to have lost his
reason this morning. He suddenly
became posses sed of the idea that
there were too many children in the
world. He II er proceeded to Kill
his two sons. The third he sEarcd
as he explained in note, so that it
might comfort his wife, WAC "a
then away from home. He then pro-
ceeded &c take his own life.
BOISE, Aug. 31-By the narrow
plurality of fifteen votes the official
canvass makes John H. Haines the
Republican candidate for governor
of Idaho. The compete canvass of
the Republican primary vote on gov
ernor gives Haines 12,S49; Paul
GLADSTONE, 1884; John T. Morri-
son, 12,453; B. F. Tweedy, 2,471.
EASTON, PA. Aug. Ex-Governor
Wilson in delivering a speech from
the train passing through here
charged President Taft with vetoing
the free list in the interests of the
few.
NEW WESTMINSTER, Aug 81