The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-31

through Washington, told Col Eustis
that he wished the Inauguration cere-
monies to be Simple and consistent
with dignity and order" When he
appeared on the platform at Alaskan
dria, and introducing Mrs. wilson,
the Governor said, this is the real
President-elect."
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S-The gov
eminent has ordered patents held up
for lands in the Pend O'Reille coun-
try, state of Washington, as applied
for by the International Power and
Manufacturing Company.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore, Dec. IS
A fatality occurred here that has
thrown the community into a state
of intense excitement. George
Gowan, calling upon Miss Adeline
Beck, sought to induce hes to marry
him. But she rejected his overtures
and he became very yindictive in his
ieproaches. He then went into the
kitchen and with stick of dynamite
caused an explosion that resulted in
his instant death and the wrecking
of part of the house. Fortunately
the other occupants were in the front
part of the building and they were
enabled to escape without injury.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2s-Joseph
Jonas, second hand dealer, was
yesterday indicted for the murder of
his mother, Mrs. Lena Jonas. In her
last will Mrs. Jonas left all her money
to the young man, and, it is supposed
that his desire to get hold of this
money prompted him to the dastardly
deed.
Manager Glen c. Bartlett, of the
Revilla hotel at Ketchikan, has re-
membered the Daily Alaskan with a
box of lead pencils, ecah impressed
with the name of the editor. The
pencils, attractive in appearance and
superior quality, are on par as to
worth with the Revilla, famous for
"only three stories, but it's all COM
fort"
SAN QUINTIN, Dec. 2S-Yester-
day afternoon John Rodgers paid the
penalty for killing Benjamin Good
man, jeweler of San Francisco.
POUGHKEEPSIE, Dec. 26-An-
nouncement is made of the engage
ment of Miss Gladys Coursen, PROM
inent suffragette, to Edward Griffith,
a grandson of Robert Bonncr. The
marriage will take place in March.
BERLIN, Dec. ga dispatch
from Rhustchuk states that Bulgaria
is preparing to resume hostilities.
The Minister of War has summoned
all up to the age of sixty, to be ready
TOT an emergency call.
LONDON, Dec. 28-Turkey and the
Balkan states do not seem to be able
to get together. Each side has sub
mitted what it considers reasonable
terms upon which peace can be
brought about. But each side de-
clares that the demands of the op-
position is preposterous. Unless a
conclusion is soon reached it is ex-
pected that the armistice will be end
ed and hostilities resumed.
LONDON, Dec. 2S-The Daily Mail
says that Austria will not withdraw
her soldiers from the Southern from
tiers until the Servians evacuate
Durazzo
LONDON, Dec. 2S-Turkey, re-
plying to the proposals of the allies
declined every proposal with an I'M
animous expression. On the other
hand the allies declare that the terms
offered by Turkey do not form even
the basis for negotiations.
SEATTLE, Dec 28-It has Just
been learned that the navy yard at
Bremerton has under construction
four barges, which are to be used
to bring out from Alaska the coal
that was recently mined by the gov
eminent. 1t is understood that near
ly nine hundred tons were taken from
the Cunningham claims in the Boring
river district and that this coal has
been sacked and will be brought ia
Katalla over the ice this winter. II
will then be shipped and brought to
Puget Sound where it will be tested
on a couple of battleships.
A New York preacher suggests that
it would be good idea for the aver.
age husband to mind the children