The Chitina leader., 1912-06-15
Late Telegraph News

NE w IOIth, JUNE SOOi 81 -
Cortelyou appeared before commit
tee that is examining the money
trust and impaired the information
that while he was member OF Pres
ident Roosevelt's cabinet during the
panic of 1907, the government de-
posted S25,O0O,0OO in New York
banks in order to assist them through
the depression.
WASHINGTON, June 14.-The
House has adopted the army appro-
priation bill which has been favor
ably reported by conference. There
is a provision that will depose Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood, chief of the gen
eral staff corps.
NEW YORK, June 14.-The fleet
of German battleships that has been
visiting this country for ten days past
sailed for home yesterday afternoon,
after having been royalty entertain
ed at several stations along the At
lantic coast.
PERTH AMBOY, N. j., June IA
There was a great outbreak among
strikers this morning. Two thousand
attacked the plant of the American
Smelling Company. Trolley cars were
burned, freight cars were stopped and
for time a general reign of terror
ensued. The police interfered and
one striker was killed.
WASHINGTON, June 14.-Repre-
sentative John J. Fitzgerald, chair
man of the appropriations commit
tee. thinks that the President is too
extravagant He charges that $685.
900 for travelling expenses has been
misused from the fund appropriated
by Congress.
TACOMA, June 12.-Harry Bring
off, teller in the city treasurer's Of
flee, has been arrested on a charge
of embezzlement. When questioned
he finally broke down and confessed
that he had appropriated to his own
use about fifteen thousand dollars.
NEW YORK, June 12.-John D.
Rockefeller is now worth more than
$9OO,OOO,O00, say estimates publish
ed in the World. The newspaper sta
tistics figure that his income is about
$6O,O00,OO0 a year, or more than
$140 minute.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-Robert
c. Wickliffe, member of the House
from Louisiana, was run down and
killed by a train on the Southern
Railway passing through Potomac
Park. The deceased was only 3S
years of age and was first elected to
Congress in 1908.
NEW YORK, June PA Titanic
symphony, wherein Nearer, My God,
to Thee" will be the lett motif, is
being written by a Russian compos-
er, Glazunoff 1t will be called "a
Song of Death" and will bring out
all the changes in the ill-starred yes
sells cruise, beginning with the joy
full start from Southampton and end
ing with the plungs into the depths
in the ice fields south of Cape Race.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-Each of
the battleships that have been order
ed to Guantanamo have been supplied
with 125 extra marines. Rear Ad-
miral Charles E. Vreeland, chief of
the staff of the navy, says that the
united land forces are now 1860.
SHERIDAN, Wyo., June 12.-The
town of Buffalo has been wrecked by
cloudburst Several people were
killed and many injured.
Katalla, June IL.
Sounds from the eruption of Mount
Katmai were distinct heard here
for three days, while for two days the
air was filled with ashes. The eX-
plosion sounded like hastings in
quick succession, although we are
40 miles distant from Katmai
There also seemed to be much acid
in the air, and many persons COM
planned of their eyes and cheeks
smarting. This was particularly true
on Monday, when the falling rain
carried with it singing effect
when it touched ones person. The
gardens have been very much affect
ed as berries and vegetation seem to
be dying.
The Royal Katalla Oil company
will have a rig on the steamer Ber-
tina. They will put hole down on
the south side of Bering lake. Men
are now preparing the ground for the
erection of rig.