The Chitina leader., 1912-05-25
Late Telegraph News

!, WASHINGTON, May 23.-The
House committee reported adversely
this morning on the wool tariff bill
(which 1t has been considering fol
some time past.
WASHINGTON. May 2a.-The
House this morning passed the Pana.
ma Canal government bill. 1t con.
tains a provision prohibiting the rail.
roads from operating ships through
the canal.
WASHINGTON. May 2s.-The
| Navy Department has ordered five
hundred marines to Cuba on the
transport Prairie. They are directed
to embark at Philadelphia.
| WASHINGTON, May 23.-Con-
gresham VIM. B. Mckinley. manager
of the Taft campaign, processes to
have confidence that President Taft
will have 600 votes on the first bal
hot. and declares that he. will I'M
doubtedIy be nominated. After a
conference with some of his friends
President Taft declares that he be-
lieyes he already has $40 votes
pledged to him, but that he was go
f, ing to New Jersey to do some CAM
fpaign1ng, to make assurance doubly
sure" in the effort to secure a. ad-
ditional votes
PORT TOWNSEND. May 23.-It
develops that Norway interests have
been systematically transferring their
fwhaling business to Alaskan waters.
| In order to protect the fisheries their
government has held that in chasing
the whales they drove them into
shallow water, and that this must
be stopped. :
HAVANA. May 22.-Troops have
been rushed to four of the disaffect-
| ed provinces with the expectation OF
quelling the uprising. The cruiser
Cuba has also been ordered to Guam
tanamo. -
WASHINGTON, May 22.-Offi-
cial circles were somewhat surprised
this morning by the announcement
that Senator Winthrop Murray Crane
would not seek reelection, and that
| he would retire from politics at the
expiration of his term, March 13,
1913. He is the present political
manager of President Taft, and his
announcement is taken by some of
hts opponents to mean that the
shrewd senator anticipates a gener-
al mtx-up in Republican politics, and
| the elimination of Mr.. Taft.
CHICAGO. May ga general
strike Of the railway freight han
t'diers has been ordered. This will
likely prove of great inconvenience
to the large merchants of the coun-
try. at least temporarily. as it will
take some time before other men suf-
ticient to take care of the great vlt
umes of freight passing through and
Originating here, can be secured.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-Director
Of Census Durand has given to the
public a report that places the num-
Der OF farms in Alaska at 1922, COM
iprfang 1874 acres: a.
COLUMBUS. May 22.-The fight
made upon Governor Harmon in his
home state has had its effect, and
early this morning it looked as if
he would lose many Of the districts.
But later returns show that Harmon
has not only carried the state, which
also means the four delegates-at-
large, but that he will at least con-
troll two-thirds of the district dele
gates In the state. Governor Wilson
was his strong, opponent and will get
possibly fourteen votes from the
state.
BOSTON, May 81 Rev. Richeson
paid the penalty yesterday for the
murder of the young girl to whom
he had been engaged to be married
He was electrocuted at 12:17. and
his last words were: "God will care
for. my soul. / repent of all my sins
and freely forgive everybody. am
willing to die
CAMBRIDGE. May 21.-Colonel
Roosevelt asserted that there would
be no compromise at the Republican
convention at Chicago. He said yes
Iterday afternoon, "I'll name The
compromise candidate, and hell be
me"
JIMINEZ, May 21.-Each day the
Mexican instruction seems to come
nearer to an end. This morning many