The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-07-23

foreign country to select its site the
latter part of July. Canada's repre-
sentative is also authorized to select
a site for the country's participation
in this fair.
| ASHEvILLE, N. c., July 1S.-At
the national convention of the Hoo
Hoos in this city today it was decid-
ed to hold a celebration in every
town in the country.
| WASHINGTON, July 1S.-The
House has passed bill creating a
department of labor and providing
that it's head shall be a member OF
the Presidents cabinet. No OPPOSE
ton to the bill in the Senate is ex-
pected.
VICTORIA, B. c., July 1S.-The
Canadian cruiser Newington today
reached this port with the launch
Bonita, of Seattle, in tow. which is
charged with poaching and catching
salmon in British waters.
WASH July 1s.-The Re-
publican senators agree to allow the
Democrats to push tariff bills, and
the latter are mapping out a pro-
gram for early execution.
| NEWTON, Kan, July 1S.-A re-
straining order has been granted to
prevent the Roosevelt electors from
being placed on the regular Repub-
lican ballots in Kansas. The Repub-
licans are leading.
NEW YORK, July 18.-Jean De-
Reszke has been engaged for the
winter and will make twenty appear
ances before audiences in this city.
MOUNT VERNON, July 1S.-The
tenth mysterious death is reported on
the Alderman farm.
WASHINGTON, July 1S-At a
conference of committees from the
Senate and House today a river and
harbor bill was agreed upon which
carries appropriations amounting to
$50, 100000. The committee also
favors an amendment to the Sherman
act.
CHICAGO, July 1S.-The friends
of Senator Lorimer, who was unseat-
ed recently, are arranging public
welcome in his honor, with a view OIL
showing that he was unjustly dis
missed.
LONDON, July 18.-A quarter of
a million women and children are
starving as the result of the strike
of transport workers.
| BARCELONA, Spain, July 19.-As
the aunt of King Alfonso was passing
in a carriage a bomb was hurled,
which exploded and caused panic,
but the royal equipage escaped I'M
harmed.
| REDDING, CAL, July 19.-This
afternoon William Lands was in
stantly killed from ambush out of
revenge for the shooting of Mrs.
Bradford.
PHILADELPHIA, July ia SEN
sation was created in one of the ball
rooms of one of the leading down.
town hotels last night when twenty
society young girls shocked the at
tendants at swell function by in
dulging in the grizzly bear dance and
playing leap frog.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-The
civil service committee of the House
has favorably reported bill prohib-
iting political activity on the part of
postmasters and all other federal Of
ficials.
| LOS ANGELES, July ia NOR
al wave is sweeping over this city
and the police commissioner has re-
ported in favor of closing all the sa-
looms at six o'clock at night, reduc-
ing the number of drink emporiums
to one hundred and abolishing the
treating habit.
| NEW YORK, July 19.-In an edit
orial in the Outlook, Colonel Roose-
welt denies that he used the "steam
roller" to secure the nomination of
Mr.. Taft. He declares that he new
er used the power of patronage at
any time to advance his own or any
other cause in which he was inter-
ested.
TOULON, France, July 19.-The
French warship Cavalier collided
with another steamer and was cut in
two, many of the officers and ma
rines being drowned.
1 NEW YORK, July 19.-The trus-