The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-03-16
Late Telegraph News

SEATTLE, March 13.-After ar
illness of many months, Mrs. Blanche
Cunningham, wife of Clarence Gun.
ningham, died yesterday. Mrs. Cum
ningham had been practically an in.
valid for some time past, and was in
an eastern sanitarium when sh> died
Her husband is known throughout
the states because of his prominence
in the Boring River coal claims. He
made coal locations for many prom.
inent men and these were recently
ordered cancelled by the commits
sioner of the land office.
MINEOLI, R. l., March 1S-When
the roll of jurors was called this
morning Theodore Roosevelt re-
sponded. The case of Michael Car
mody against the New York Central
railroad was on trial. In drawing
jurors Col. Roosevelt was the sew
enth examined. He was peremptori-
ly challenged by the plaintiff and
thus eliminated from the case. He
stepped aside and was much peeved
because of his treatment.
SAN ANTONIO, March 13.-Two
bandits who sought to hold up a
westbound train on the Southern Pa
eific railroad were foiled in their at
tempt. When they gave the order to
hands up" an express messenger
named Samuel Truesdale pulled his
gun and sent both to instant death.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE
House committee on interstate COM
merce has agreed upon bill for the
government of the Panama zone and
the operation of the Panama canal.
They have decided to recommend a
maximum rate of $1.25 per ton, the
minimum not to fall below the sum
necessary to maintain and operate
the canal No preference is to be
shown American ships.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-In ac-
cordance with Law Sc, Postmaster
General Hitchcock has ordered that
the rate charged for government
messages over the wireless between
Kaltag and Iditarod should be re-
ouced to one-half the commercial
rate, which is SO for ten words. This
line is owned by Falcon Joslin and
associates, and thus far they have
charged government officials the
same rate charged private individ-
uals.
SEATTLE, March 12.-Burns Ly-
man Smith made an announcement
this morning that is particularly
pleasing to downtown owners of real
estate. He announces that he will
erect 42-story building at the
southwest corner of Occidental ave-
nue. and Yesler Way. This will be
somewhat similar to the 42-story Of
fee building that he is now erecting
a block away, at the corner of Yes
Ter and Second avenue. The recent
completion Of the splendid Hoge
building of 18 stories at the corner
of Second and Cherry, in addition to
the Alaska and other office build
ings that are within a block or two
of Yesler, and with two big 42-story
buildings going up, should do much
to keep the office business in that
section of the city.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March IA
The Turkish commander reports
having won a decisive battle from
the Italians. He says their loss is
over two thousand and that the Ital-
ians are very much weakened and
discouraged.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-The
expected has happened, in the resig-
nation Of DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, chief
of the bureau of chemistry. 1t was
rendered yesterday. DR.. Wiley will
go to New York, where he will as
sumo the duties of editor of a maya
zine.
R. J. Barry, secretary of the Cor
dova Chamber of Commerce, reports
that petitions have been numerously
signed in the interior mining coun-
try praying the department of JUS
tice to construct court house at
Cordova and appoint deputy Unit
ed States district attorney and q
deputy clerk of the court for this
town. One petition had 80 sigma
lures from Copper Mountain, one SO
from Kennecott, and $50 from Chit