The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-02-10
TELEGRAPH NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF


cause of the starvation of one of her
religious victims. was today SEN
fenced to from two to twenty years
in the penitentiary.
New York, Feb. S.-Mrs. Henry
w. Taft the wife of a brother of
President Taft, was today converted
Romas Catholic.
Washingtos, Feb. THE State
Department has received advices
which make it doubt the loyalty of
General Orozco toward the Madero
government in Mexico, and which
also indicate an uprising in Chihua
hua. Troops in all parts of the
United States are held in readiness
for instant service on the Mexican
border.
Washington, Feb. THE state de
partment has been Informed that
thirteen armed Mexicans were cap
tured on the American side by the
United States cavalry and are being
held prisoners until it shall be de
termined what disposition to make
of them.
Mexico City, Feb. 7.-Preisdent
Madero announced today that he con
siders the situation in Chihuahua
materially improved and does not
anticipate any further truble.
Seattle. Feb. THE Alaska com
mittee of the new Seattle Chamber
of Commerce has telegraphed Sena-
tor Wilson, chairman of the coast
delegation to Washington, to use his
influence with view of getting an
ice breaking steamer dispatched
from Vladivostok to Nome, Alaska,
with a cargo of coal.
Word has been received that Nome
people are suffering because of lack
of fuel. There are coal deposits in
that section, but the government
does not allow the coal to be mined
SO they have not been developed to
point where they can prove of any
practical benefit.
Ice-breaking steamers operate on
the Siberian coast all winter and it
is thought the trip across Bering Sea
would be comparatively easy one.
If successfully made it would at least
relieve the fuel famine at Nome.
perature not reached until the 4th of
May last year.
On February 4 the thermometer at
the weather bureau in Cordova reg
istered 5 degrees above zero, a tenn
San Francisco, Feb. IA cable
gram has been received b ythe lead
ing Chinese paper here stating that
1900 soldiers of the Imperial forces
were killed in battle with the reb-
els at Chui Cnow.
Dated, January list, 1912.
Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 7.-Seven
masked men held up a Rock Island
passenger, train near Hulburt, Ark, |
and dynamited the safe in the ex-
press era, securing valuable loot.
Des Moines, Feb. Cen. Weav-
er passed away at his home today.
General Weaver was born in Lafay
cite, Ind, May 20, 1854. He was
the author of Notes on Military Elk
plosives.
Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. General
Orozco makes an official denial that
the province of Chihuahua is on the
verge of seeding and forming a
Mexican federation with separate
government.
Pekin, Feb. IA complete arms
tice has been effected between the
throne members and the republicans
pending arrangements for the abdi-
cation of the Manchu royal family.
This has been largely brought about
through the good offices of the
United States.
Washington, Feb. THE. House
committee on expenditures has be
gun an investigation into the charge
made by the Department OF Agricul-
ture of land speculation in Florida
These involve Woodrow Wilson and
the outcome will prove of great in
terest as affecting his chances as a
candidate.
Pittsburg, Feb. THE independ-
ent tin plate manufacturers have now
formed an association with a hun
dred million dollars capital to pro
tect themselves against the combine
and centralize their individual inter-
ests.
New York, Feb. mcfarland
proved an easy wginner last night
over Kid Burns in ten round go.
Washington, Feb. 6.-Milton Blu
menberg, the official stenographer
for the Lorimer investigating COM
mittee, has been discharged on the
grounds of INSTRUMENTATION.