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

president of the Alaska Coast Com
pany. has been elected director of
the Congress.
SEATTLE, Aug. 29.-Louis Me-
Clellan Potter. the famous New York
sculptor, who has been on a vacation
for his health, died here this morn
ing from a dermal affection. AL
though but SO years of age Mr..
Potter has won much notoriety in
his profession. He has made a spe-
cialty of American and Alaskan In
dian groups He held special sculp-
ture exhibition in New York in May,
1909. During 1900 he was decorated
officer of Nichan Iftikar, by Bey
of Tunis.
SEATTLE, Aug. ga E. Hoop
err, Spanish-American war veteran,
became respondent this morning and
took his own life.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Secre-
tary of the Interior Fisher has issued
new order with reference to water
rights. He directs that cities shall
have free for municipal purposes
available water of the government.
He also directs that water for irri-
CATION purposes shall be obtainable
under a revision of regulations.
WILLIAMS GROVE, Pa, Aug.
29.-The state grange is holding a
big meeting at this place. Governor
Wilson arrived this morning and
opened the state campaign here.
Among other things he said, 81 sup
posed we were conducting the ma
tional business along the lines of
Jeffersonian ideas, but instead l find
that as a matter of fact we are con-
Quoting it along the lines of Hamil-
tom
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. %,
Charles Boomer, who has been on
trial for the murder of Grace Godiar,
high school girl, was found guilty
in the second degree.
LONDON, Aug. 29.-Since the ar
rival here of Premier Borden, of
Canada, he has frequently been i'm
portuned by suffragettes. A delega
ton visited him yesterday and en-
deavored to persuade him to have wo-
mems suffrage introduced into Can
ada. He informed them that it was
not within his power to do so.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-Infor-
nation has been received at the de-
partments indicating that the Ameri-
can troops will be landed in Near
augua within forty-eight hours.
PARIS, Aug. 2S.-A dispatch from
Rome states that the Pope is about
to create a new American Cardinal,
and that he will take up his resi-
dence in Rome
LONDON, Aug. 2S. Terrific
floods have occurred throughout the
United Kingdom. Thousands are
homeless and the property damage
will run up into the millions. Assist
ance is being sent to various locali-
ties where the distress is greatest.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2S.-The
trial of Attorney Clarence barrow for
the alleged bribery of Juror Balm has
been set for October 81, Judge Willis
has announced that he will ask the
Governor to designate some outside
Judge to try the case.
SEAGIRT, Aug. Ex-Governor
Wilson does not fear any disclosures
that might be made before the Sen
ate investigating committee. He says,
I'VE welcome a full and complete
investigation into my campaign ex-
penses." The Governor thinks he has
it over the other candidates because
the corporations have been shy of
assisting him in his fight.
SALT LAKE, Aug. 2S.-The
Transmississippi Commercial Cong
ress is now in session in this city,
holding it's twenty-third annual con-
vention. A lengthy discussion has
been started on the proposition of
using the Panama canal equipment
to dredge the Mississippi river.
ATLANTA, Aug. 2S.-Vice Presi-
dent Wilson, of the United Wireless,
who was convicted of selling worth
less stock, and sent to the federal
penitentiary here, had been in bad
health recently. Yesterday he took
turn for the worse and died.
HAVANA, Aug. 2S.-Hugh s. Glib
son, Secretary of the American lega-
ton at Habana, was assaulted yes
tar1ov NV Cuban paucponorma