The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-02-24

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FIT. WAYNE. Ind, Feb. I'm 8
collision between the Chicago limited
and Pennsylvania train four persons
were today killed and ten injured.
NEW YORK, Feb. ia sensa
tional episode occurred yesterday
that has caused much comment. Miss
Margaret Cameron, companion of the
late Edwin Hawley, railway magnate
ousted his relatives who were resid.
ing at his town and country estab.
,lishments. She herself took formal
possession of the places and put PEG.
Pile in charge of them.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 17.-Men
who are considered close to Colonel
Roosevelt and who have Just return
ed from visit with view of get
ting him to entetr the presidential
race, declare that his answer to the
letter from the governors will be yes.
They claim there is no doubt in
their minds but he will openly an
nounce his candidacy very shortly.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Governor
Johnson, of California, and Clifford
tinchot, issued statement today
in which they both formally declared
in favor of the nomination of Theo
dore Roosevelt for the Republican
presidential nomination.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The
committee that has been investigat-
ing the sugar trust since May last
has made report to the House, CON
firming the existence of the trust.
FRESNO, Feb. 19.-Miss Matte
Lowden. fiance of Frank Kanke, the
popular city attorney, was killed
yesterday in an automobile accident.
She was out riding with Kanke, who
was dangerously injured.
NOME, Feb. 19.-On Saturday
last Charles E, Heron left this place
with a dog team for Cordova, where
he will attend the Republican ter
ritorial convention. He and his sled
and dogs were gaily decorated with
G. o. P. colors and took with him
big elephant as a symbol of the
strength and greatness of his party.
A large number of people turned out
and gave him a rousing send off.
He carries the proxies of the dele
gates from Seward Peninsula, all of
whom are instructed in favor of the
denomination of President Taft.
LONDON, Feb. 19.-Graham Gill
mour, the noted aviator who was
sailing through the air at height of
four hundred feet, suddenly fell from
his machine and was instantly killed.
OAKLAND Feb. 19.-Five ma
chimes flying over Emeryville were
wrecked in fog. Aviator William H.
Mott, of San Francisco, was fatally
injured and is expected to die at any
moment.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 19.-John-
ny Coulon, the bantamweight cham
pion, won a decision over frankie
Burns at the end of the twentieth
round. 1t was a hard fought con-
tetst and was witnessed by an i'm
mense throng.
GREENVILLE, Feb. 19.-When
an attempt was made to open the
congressional convention of the First
district of Tennessee on Saturday a
scene of wild disorder ensued. Re-
volvers were fired, chairs and tables
were upset and one of the worst po-
litical scraps ever h Id in the state
resulted.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 17.-Inti-
nation has been given the govern
, ment prosecutors that several of the
labor advocates arrested for com
plicity with the Mcnamara brothers
in the dynamiting outrages are anx-
ious to confess, if given clemency.
NEW YORK, Feb. ia very un-
usual sight was witnessed late Satur
day afternoon. A highwayman OPP
Grating an automobile rode into va
rious sections, terrorizing the peo-
pie and committing some slight dep
relations. This continued for some
in effecting an arrest.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19,-It was
officially announced this morning
that the President had decided to
appoint Mahlon Pitney, present chan
cellor of New Jersey, to the vacancy
on the United States Supreme Bench.
Judge Pitney was born in 1858 and
has been member of Congress and
associate justice of the Supreme
Court of New Jersey. This after
noon the nomination was sent to the
Senate
Washington, Feb. 19.-The COM
mittee that investigated the election
Of Senator Stephenson, of Wisconsin,
submitted a minority rennrt declar