The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-03-16

Q1t1On OF the boundary at the neaQ
of White river because of the pros
pective activity there in connection
with the development of extensive
copper mines. John Rosene, of
Seattle, is in Ottawa pressing for a
subsidy for a railway from Haines to
the White river copper fields. He is
backed by Toronto capital. The Cop
per River & Northwestern road sur
veyed for a spur into the same field
last summer, carrying it's line to
within fifty miles of the boundary. 1t
is believed Chitina will be the base
of supplies for the country for the
present, so me Canadian customs Of
ficers will investigate at once.
SKAGWAY, March 12.-The fol-
lowing message was received from
President Dickson, of the White
Pass Railway: Regardless of the de-
cision of the railway commissioners
of Canada, completely resembling the
order reducing the freight rates of
our railway, the Alaska and Yukon
public may depend upon the White
Pass and Yukon routes to assist the
shippers in every reasonable way.
This company will voluntarily make
a number of material reductions and
various readjustments in certain of
the rates, with view of assisting in
the development of the country. In
return the company hopes for the
full cooperation ana good will of the
people generally.
WASHINGTON, March lat is
expected that before many weeks
have elapsed a matter of much con-
Germ to Alaska will have been deter
mined. The Humboldt steamship
case, involving the question whether
the interstate commerce commission
has jurisdiction over common car
riers in Alaska, has been advanced
for a hearing by the supreme court
of the United States on April l.
SAN SALVADOR, March 12.-Sec-
rotary Knox arrived heret his morn
ing. He was warmly received and
expression of good will toward the
United States are heard on all sides.
SEATTLE, March 1.-THE resto-
ration of Seattle's former position as
the repository and market place for
Alaska's gold production is foreshad-
owed by the proposed action of the
treasury department in abolishing
the San Francisco mint and INSTALL
ing an assay office and refinery in
place of it, thus removing the dis
criminatory charge against the Seat
tie office in favor of the mint, and
placing the two assay offices on the
same basis of expense.
PORTLAND, March 11.-General
Baden Powell, father of the Boy
Scouts idea was having a perfectly
good and orderly meeting last night
when a lot of Socialists took it into
their heads to break up the meeting.
They succeeded. They don't take
kindly to the growth of the boys or
ganization, and allege that it is an
injury to them.
SAN FRANCISCO, March Ire
ports received in this city indicate
that practically all the towns on the
west coast of Mexico are filled with
American refugees. They are I'M
able to get away and beg that Amer
lean warships be sent to their res
cue, as they have fears for their
lives.
HONG KONG, March 11.-Dissat-
isfaction continues to spread rapidly
throughout China. Eight thousand
troops have revolted at Canton. The
people are thoroughly terrified, many
having been killed, while thousands
are fleeing from the city.
BELLINGHAM, March 11.-W. I.
Brisbin, a member of the Republic
can state central committee, was
killed this morning in an automobile
accident.
HOBART, March lin an in
terview Capt. Amundsen expresses
the opinion that it is possible, but
not very probable that Capt. Scott
has reached the South Pole.
LONDON, March 11.-Captain
Amundsen has been hailed as a con-
queror by the Royal Geographical
Society, but withholds congratula-
lions until Capt. Robert Falcon Scott
is heard from.
POCTON March H. ponora1