The Chitina leader., 1912-10-22

abducted from Minneapolis, stands ready to make good Jacks word tha. he intended to marry her. And Jack now seems anxious. The pugilist has been locked up in the Rockford prison. The grand jury returned l from there this afternoon and states I that everything is arranged for Jack
 to marry Lucille so soon as he is re- | leased.
 CHICAGO, Oct. 22-Jack Johnson threatened to kill Charles E. Erb-
 stein yesterday afternoon. The lat ter is the attorney for Mrs. Cameron, who has brought action against the negro champion for abducting her young daughter. Johnson made a pass at the attorney but he was re-
 strained by the federal officers who
 were present. An investigation is being made of Johnson's relations | with white girls and his bringing
 them into this city from other states. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22-Fol- lowing the appearance here of Gov ernor Harmon on the Sth, and the selection by him of the Ohio state building at the exposition grounds,
 another governor of an important state is present today. He is no less a parsonage than Governor Thomas
 Marshal. In company with exposi-
 tion officials he went to the grounds this morning and selected the site for
 Indiana's state building.
 BELGRADE, Oct. 22-Four Ser vian armies are advancing into Turk
 ish territory. They are stubbornly
 resisted and it is expected a big bat
 tie will soon follow.
 CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 22 It is generally admitted that great bat | tie at Andrianople is imm .nent. When the forces come together there | will undoubtedly be a slaughter of
 many lives.
 l SYDNEY, Oct. 22-On account of
 the charges against Jack Johnson of abducting young Miss Cameron, a | white girl, and of the investigation by the United States officers looking
 into Jacks relations with white
 slavers, Manager Mcintosh has cabled
 cancellation of negotiations for
 Johnson to fight either Langford,
 MeVey or Jeanette.
 BENECIA, Cal, Oct. 19- The big arsenal that was located here is now
 mass of ruins, having been destroy ed by fire last night. It contained
 the pricipal storehouses for the army supplies on the Pacific coast. It is
 estimated that the loss is four mill lion dollars.
 SKAGWAY, Oct.19-H. F. Taylor,
 owner of the Alaska Transfer Com pany, and agent for the Wells, Fargo
 Express Company, was the victim
 of vicious assault last night. Mask | ed men entered his office, beat Taylor | to insensibility and then robbed the
 express safe of many thousands of
 dollars, making their escape without f being apprehended. This occurred
 across the street from the Alaska Steamship Company office, where a
 similar occurrence took place about a year ago, although no money was
 secured as the robbers were evident | ly frightened away.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 19-Last night
 there was big crowd at Madison Square Garden to witness the bout
 between Kid" Williams, of Balti- more and Johnny Coulon, the champ
 ion favorite. The contest was ex-
 citing, although the Kid" had the
 best of it, outpointing his adversary
 in ten rounds.
 CHICAGO, Oct 19-Since Jack
 Johnson was charged with attempting
 to abduct Lucille Cameron his bail
 bond has been increased fifteen hum dred dollars. He declared that he in-
 tended to marry the girl, who is nine
 teen years of age. There is much indignation upon the part of the white people and threats of violence
 against the negro are freely made.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 22-There
 are grave fears at the various de- partments for the safety of the trans port Prairie and all aboard her. She was last heard from off the coast
 of Santa Domingo, on October 2. She | had been ordered there to inyeSti-