The Chitina leader., 1912-08-06

ceedings will be instituted against
Judge Speer for declaring Mayor
Hug in contempt of court for assail-
ing the judges character.
LONDON, July 31.-Manager Is
may of the White Star line is exon
Grated by the English Board of Trade
for any blame for the loss of the liner
Titanic. The decision is being severe
ly criticised in many quarters, mostly
in the papers representing the work
ing people.
| SEATTLE, July 31.-The Till
kums plan to erect a 100000 stad-
UNI for the next Golden Potlatch.
SEATTLE, July 31.-The Alaska
Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce. has wired Congress urg-
ing an appropriation for the proposed
ST. Elias lighthouse.
| LONDON, July 31.-The House of
Commons passes measure to pre-
vent the determination of seals in
the North Pacific Ocean.
MEXICO CITY, July 31.-Fighting
continues near this cit-. TIE rebels
have routed the federal forces at
.asa Grandes. 1t is So the vietors
are rapidly gaining recruits.
LOS ANGELES, July 31.-Sen-
stand today Attorney harrow refuted
damaging testimony subml.ted by
the state. He made good witness for
his cause.
| HUNTINGTON July 1.-THE
Governor has decided martial law on
account of actions of the striking
miners.
CRAIG, Colo. July 31.-Twelye
outlaws swooped down from the hills
last night and effected the rescue of
Williams, Morgan and Andrew Com
stock. The sherig quickly organized
posse and gave pursuit.
REDDING, July 31.-h .,liam
clement has confessed to the murder
of Wnnam Lands, thus generating
two suspects who had been placed
under arreet.
MERIDIAN, July 30.-Cora Des-
bureau committed suiciLe in the con-
fessional box.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. - The
nomination committee today officially
notified President Taft that he had
been selected as the STANDARD bearer
of the Republican party during the
coming campaign and Mr.. Taft ae-
cepted the nomination in letter of
ten thousand words, in which he de-
tends Republican principles and de-
nounces demagoguery.
CALGARY, Aug. AFTER long
chase by the mounted police Will
Ropp, cattle AMI horse thief, sur
| rendered. He confesses to having
committed two hundred crimes.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Gunner
Kasa, the Christian Scientist, who
was held in contempt for refusing to
be vaccinated, reconsidered his &C
ton in the hope of having his SEN
tence rescinded.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1. The
State Department has been advised
of a new revolution in Nicaragua.
1t may be necessary to send Ameri-
can warships to protect American in
terests.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-Presi-
dent Taft fears that the delay in
deciding upon the Panama canal
shipping bill may prevent it from
being opened next year.
| LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1.-The wo-
men of this city have arranged to
build an athletic club, which will cos,
s250,O00.
| CHICAGO, Aug. bombs were
today thrown into the saloon con.
Quoted by Nanny Abrahams, a mem
Der of the legislature. who voted TO,
Senator Lorimer. ~ 90
LONDON, Aug. 1.-As a result OF
the trouble caused by the longshore'
men, seven of the dock-rioters are
dying and twenty others badly in
ijured.
| TACOMA, Aug. AT a meeting
of the Washington State Bar Associa
ton held here today. Judge Hanford'.
course on the bench was endorsed.
| WASHINGTON. Aug. 1. = The
members of the Senate on the Demo
cratic side are comforting with tn,
House members in regard to the
wool bill. The Democrats are de
termined to push legislation on thi,
!. measure with a view of making Doli