The Chitina leader., 1912-10-08

NEW YORK, Oct. S-The trial o Police Lieutenant Becker has com menced beforeJustice Golf. He i! charged with complicity in the mur der of Herman Rosenthal, the gam bier who first gave damaging evil dence concerning the police groft oi this city. Becker is charged with murder in the first degree as several have confessed that the killing oi Rosenthal was done at the command of Becker.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. S-Informa- tion has been received at the depart ments here indicating that cholera has broken out at Yokohoma. 1nis will be bad news for tourists who had expected to go to the Orient this win ter.
 CHICAGO, Oct. S-The fight against vice took a sensational turn yesterday when millionaire Harrison B. Riley was arraigned on the charge of renting houses for immoral pur- poses. MT. Riley is the president of Chicago Title and Trust Company, which is the owner of much proper ty in the city, where vice thrives. It is believed that this will lead to the arrest of other property owners.
 NEW YORK, Oct. Rear Ad- miral Hugo Osterhaus, commanding the Atlantic fleet,has arrived with his pennant waving from the flagship Connecticut. He is in advance of the one hundred and twenty-seven vessels of the navy which are expecct- ed to soon arrive and participate in the ten days naval gathering and dis play. It will be the big event that will draw many spectators from the neighboring states.
 SEATTLE, Oct. 7-Directions have been received from the depart ment of justice at Washington order ing the calling of a special federal grand jury. While the reason is not given it is believed that this action is taken in view of some of the testi- mony that was brought out during the hearing of the charges against Judge Hanford. It is thought that certain lawyers may be implicated in certain charges.
 BEVERLY, Oct. 2.-President Taft yesterday had a conference with Pierre Loti, of the French navy. They discussed the peace pact in de- tail. The conclusion was arrived at that another effort should be made to revise the pacts.
 INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. This morning consternation was thrown into the ranks of the men charged with complicity in the recent dyna- mite outrages throughout the states. Edward Clark, of Cincinnatti, a structural agent pleaded guilty to the charge against him. It is believed that this action will result in others confessing and possibly leading to unraveling the entire conspiracy.
 NEW YORK, Oct. Big Jack Zelig, a witness in the Rosenthal murder case, was shot and killed yesterday by Philip Davidson, a fruit dealer. The killing is thought to be because of an argument that the men had in connection with the pol ice graft and the confessions of some of the gamblers.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. At the ses- sion today of the Senate investigat- ing committe Charles R. Crane, the big pipe manufacturer of Chicago, was on the stand He testified that during the recent campaigns prior to the nominating conventions he had contributed s27,OOO to the LaFollet- te fund and $10,OOO to the Wilson committee.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 4-Theo dore Roosevelt had hearing this morning before the Senate investi- gating committee and told how little he knew about the raising of cam- paign funds for his election in 1904 He testified that he had no knowl- edge of the Standard Oil contribution that was secured through Treasurer Bliss and Chairman Cortelyou. He did admit that he had assisted 1T raising a fund from the late E. H Hartman for the state of New York He stated, however, that it was no for the national fund, and that MT Hartman sought an interview witi