The Chitina leader., 1912-10-16
Late Telegraph News

dred dollars to fund that is being raised to purchase paintings for as Alaska-Yukon municipal art gallery It is desired to have paintings repre- senting the various m:n;n, and seen ic attractions of the yar'ou.s parts oi Alaska and that section of the Yu- kon territory from White Horse to Dawson.
 RAWLTNS, Oct. 14-There was wholesale outbreak from the peni- tentiary here last Saturday night. Twenty convicts, including Jim Dal- ton. the noted bandit, made their escape. And none of them have as yet been recovered. Yesterday there was general mutiny among the prisoners who are still confined. In order to QuelI the disturbance it was necessary to shoot and kill several of the prisoners.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 12-In the trial of Police Lieut.. Becker the first wit ness was Maurice Luban. He tes- tified yesterday afternoon that he heard Lieut.. Becker threaten to kill Rosenthal, the gambler who confess ed as to the police graft.
 NEW YORK. Oct. 14-Ensign An des Hailey Butler was returning to this city on the Armada when he fell overheard and was drowned.
 SEATTLE, Oct. 14-Secretary of State Knox was rendered a banquet at the Rainier club on Saturday night. It was largely attended by the professional and business men of Seattle In making an address the Secretary declared that the 'dol- lar diplomacy" phrase. which was originally used in derision has large ly resulted in American advance ment
 MEXICO, CITY, Oct. 14-Gen. Felix Diaz, a nephew of Porfirlo Diaz, former president of Mexico, has joined the insurgent forces. He is regarded as a man who will give much additional strength to the re- bellion.
 LOS ANGLES, Oct. 12-Members of the Women's Iprovement Associ- ation of South Pasadena, have de- cided to go without new fall hats and to give what they would have spent for headgear to fund for the erection of a clubhouse. As the members number 200 and the ave rage cost of hat probably wouli not be less than s10, they hope to re- alize about s2,000 through their self denial.
 LONDON, Oct. 12-The fall of the Turkish city Scutari is now immi- nent and is likely to occur before the day is over.
 NEW YORK, Oct IA serious accident occurred on the elevated road last evening. A rear end colli- sion resulted, and twenty-two pas sengers were injured It is feared that some of them may die. The occurance caused much excitement and held up trains for a considerable time.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12-All ef- forts to get Taft electors on the ticket to be voted for on November have been abandoned. Unless the Repub- licans now vote for Governor Wilson the state is sure to go for Roosevelt and Johnson.
 SEATTLE. Oct. 12-Yesterday afternoon the cruiser Maryland reach ed this port returning from Japan where Secretary of State Knox went to attend the late Emperor's funeral. The Maryland came by way of Homo lulu, where Secretary of the Interior Fisher was taken aboard and brought here. Secretary Knox will remain here until Tuesday, and in the mean time he will deliver political speech es. He will then return almost direct ly to Washington. Secretary Fisher left last night for California, ex- pecting to attend a conference of national park managers in theYose- mite. Prior to his departure he neid a conference here with Governor Walter E. Clark. They discussed various matters pertaining to Alas. ka, particularly the new laws to regulate the traffic in fur bearing animals As Governor Clark was directed to wait here for the coming