The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-05-18

a jury in the Darrow case, So many
of the veniremen had heard SO much
of the Mcnamara case that they were
more or less prejudiced or had form
ed opinions as to Darrow's alleged
attempt to bride jurors, that they
were disqualified. 1t is expected,
however, that the jury list will be
complete by night.
wYTHEvILLE, Va, May IT,
There is much rejoicing in this Sec
ton of the country this afternoon.
The trial of Floyd Allen, accused Of
killing the court officials when he
was on trial a few weeks ago for q
minor offence, terminated in a YER
dict of guilty of murder in the first
degree.
DETROIT, May 1.-THE players
of the Detroit American League base
ball team announce that they will
positively refuse to again play If
Cobb. who was suspended yesterday
at Philadelphia for assaulting spec
tator from New York, is reinstated
They insist that ball players should
be gentlemen and not rowdies.
ATLANTIC CITY, May 1.-THE
submarine torpedo boats Tuna, Com
mander and Daunehauer, under COM
mand of Lieut.. Hyatt, are all aground
on shoals at Egg Harbor. They are
submerged IA feet with high seas
rolling over the vessels. and it is now
feared that all on board have per-
ished.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May ia
distinguished honor has been accord
ed the City of Seattle. The Presby-
terrain general assembly has been in
session here for couple of days.
This morning DR.. Mark A Matthews,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, of Seattle, was elected mod
orator on the first ballot. His name
was presented a year ago and ne
the favored and honored place.
JIMINEZ, May lit looks now
as though the latest Mexican revo-
luton must soon come to an end.
Orozco's men are suffering from hun
ger, and some are beginning to ue-
sert. During the past few days they
have been badly worsted and feel
ing of Encouragement is being mani
tested.
SEATTLE, May 17.-For two days
past this city has entertained a small
party of very prominent and influen-
tial Fasteners. They are nine of the
most prominent men in the American
Electric Railway Association and of
the American Electric Railway Man
ufacturers' Association, representing
1900 corporations occupied with
electric railway systems, owning AZ
900 miles of trackage and about 90,-
900 cars,-which carry IL, J0, 900, 900
people annually. They are travelling
with private train, and left New
York city a month ago, coming via
new Orleans. They will leave here
tonight for Vancouver, and return
East so as to reach New York on ...e
18th.
NEW YORK, May ia big
crowd witnessed a ten-round go last
night in which Johnnie Kilbane out
fought frankie Burns. 1t was a good
contest, although Burns was out
classed from the start.
KANSAS CITY, May IA fire
broke out last night in the stock
yards. 1t had gained good Roadway
before it was discovered. An effort
was made to rescue the many thous-
and head of cattle, but the fierce
flames could not be checked before
two thousand head had been burned.
Ell PASO, May 1.-two thousand
rebels, under command OF General
Salazar, were caught and cut off
from Cuattro and Cienaguas and 500
were killed.
NEW ORLEANS, May 1.-two
bandits succeeded in holding up the
New Orleans and New York north
bound limited train a short distance
from this city They dynamited the
safe in the express car, secured one
hundred and forty thousand dollars
and escaped on horseback. They
made no attempt to interfere with
the passengers.
HAMBURG, May 15.-Frederick
VIII, King of Denmark, died yester-