The Chitina leader., 1912-04-27

Point. His funeral was attenQeo W
q large number of personal friends
from neighboring states, as well az
by many fellow officers, with whom
he was particularly popular.
PHILADELPHIA. April 26.-lt
has been decided to institute suit for
inc dissolution of the steel trust on
May 9Th, at New York. This deci-
sion has been reached by reason OF
the investigations OF a Senate COM
mittee Their report was of such q
nature that the government feels
warranted in bringing the contem-
plated action.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The
senate adopted joint resolution
providing for the appropriation OF
s1,50O,OOO for the immediate re-
pair of the levees along the Missis-
sippi river. This amount Ia abso-
lutely necessary to further protect
the desolated towns and region.
Ell PASO, Tex. April 26.-T. K.
Barton and John Anderson. Ameri-
cans, have arrived here and tell OF
the deporable treatment inflicted up
on them and others in Mexico. They
state that for thirty-eight days they
were imprisoned at Chihuahua. with
no charges preferred against them,
and that they were kept in rags and
almost in a starving condition.
WASHINGTON. April 26.-The
U. S. transport Buford has been or
dered to sail on Sunday from San
Francisco. She will pick up Ameri-
can refugees who are now along the
western coast of Mexico.
WASHINGTON. April 26.-vice-
President Franklin went before the
Senate investigating committee this
afternoon and is now testifying with
reference to the Titanic wreck.
WASHINGTON. April 26.-The
Senate committee has summoned the
officers of the steamships Mount
Temple and California to ascertain
why they did not go to the rescue
OF the steamship Titanic.
WASHINGTON. April 26.-In tes-
tifying before the Senate committee
Marconi, of wireless fame, stated
that he had authorized by wire the
operator on the steamship Carpathia
to sell the story of the wreck of the
Titanic and the rescue of the surviv-
ing men and women.
NEW YORK, April ga wire
less from the ship Mackay Bennett,
of the White star line. states that
the bodies of Major Butts. Col. As
tor and Isidor Straus have been re-
covered and are being embalmed.
Tney will be brought to New York
Immediately.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-In ae-
cordance with resolution of request
the correspondence had with the In
ternational Harvester Company and
the department officials during the
administration of President Roose-
Welt, was laid bare before the Senate.
It revealed the fact that after Pres
ident Roosevelt had held confer
ence with George W. Perkins at Oys-
ter Bay, he directed Attorney Cen
eral Bonaparte to not file suit but
to go over the matter with Mr.. Per.
kins and Herbert Knox Smith. COM
missioner of the bureau of corpora
lions.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. April U.s.
In his address in this city President
Taft scored his old pal Theodore fol
the way he has been talking about
him. In closing he said. "In neither
thought nor action have l been dis
loyal to Colonel Roosevelt"
LOS ANGELES. April 25.-Whils
in practice yesterday afternoon the
cruiser Maryland was pierced by 9
torpedo boat, flooding one Of the
compartments. 1t was demonstrat
ed that the solid head used by the
destroyers is a mistake, and that the
collapsible heads are the more desir
able.
CEDAR RAPIDS. April 25.-Th'
Republican state convention which
has been in session here has increas
ed the number of Taft delegates
from Iowa to 16. He had previousl!
secured the delegates from severa
congressional districts.
PROVIDENCE, r. L., April u.s.
The Republican state convention wa