The Chitina leader., 1912-07-30

| en- Goodbye has been awarded a YER
dict of $4,000 for breach of promise
| in a suit just ended in this city
against Robert Thompson. The trial
was unusually spicy and attracted a
lot !, attention.
CHARLESTON, WASH, July "a
The state troops have been ordered
to quell riot of the striking coal
miners. The local authorities tele-
graphed for help to the governor,
claiming they were unable to cope
with the situation.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-The
House committee has decided on an
early investigation of the beef trust.
The probe will be thorough and will
extend to all branches of the meat
business.
DENVER, July 24.-Henry White
Warren, the we'll known American
Methodist bishop, died from an at
tack of pneumonia. He was the au-
thor of standard works treating of
church subjects, among the best
known being 1.-The Bible in the
Worlds Education" and "Among the
Forces
WASHINGTON, July 24.-The
Senate has agreed to the program for
one additional battleship to be added
to the United States navy.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-In a
statement issued today, Senator Miles
Poindexter, of Washington state, de-
clares that President Taft is politi-
cal pirate.
FAIRBANKS, July 25.-William
A. Gilmore spoke at the Auditorium
last night to the largest and most
representative audience that ever
gathered in Fairbanks. The news
papers as we'll as the people concede
that his was the best and fairest po-
litical speech heard in the Tanana
valley. He told the people he would
work for an open port here and break
the hold of the steamboat monopoly.
He also read letters from Wicker
sham which induced him to get into
the campaign, and flayed Pinchot
and his Alaskan conservation policy.
Gilmore is assured of the largest vote
ever given a Republican candidate in
this division. He leaves at 2 o'clock
this afternoon for Fort Gibbon and
Ruby, after having made thousand
friends in the Tanana valley.
CHICAGO, July 25.-Count Knob
elsdorf, of Germany, has been ar
rested here charged with running a
confidence game. He has been we'll
received in exclusive social circles
and his arrest came as surprise.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-The
Treasury Department has decided to
reduce the size of paper money. The
new ruling will meet the approval of
banking and financial institutions.
LONDON, July 25.-Premier Bor-
den and his Canadian colleagues have
angered Premier AsQuith by going
to France and negotiating trade
agreements with Canada independ-
ent of England.
: FORT GIBBON, July 25.-Robert
w. Jennings spoke here last night to
a large crowd and made a very ia
vorable impression. 1t looks as
though he and Gilmore will poll
large vote here, which has hereto
fore been a Wickersham stronghold.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.-Plans
are under way for the reception and
entertainment of Japan's commission
ers, who are due here the latter part
of this month. Japan will be the
first foreign power to select it's site
for participation in the 1915 Univer-
sal Exposition, and the ceremonies
on that occasion promise to be ex-
ceedingly impressive. Fifteen states
have already selected their sites for
participation in the Panama-Pacific
International Exposition, and within
the next three months at least sew
enteen more states will dedicate
their sites.
DIES MONIES, July 25.-At a
state convention of Progressives in
this city today a resolution was
adopted declaring in favor of having
postmasters elected by the people in
stead of being appointed by the
President.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.-Gov-
ernuor Judson Harmon of Ohio and
his commission will arrive in this
city in the early part of September