The Chitina leader., 1912-03-09
Late Telegraph News

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w. Perkins, the former banking part
ner of J. P. Morgan, paid mystic
rious visit to Theodore Roosevelt.
The colonel explains that Mr.. Per-
kins brought a message from Sena-
tor Dixon.
OKLAHOMA CITY, March S.-Re-
turns from lis counties indicate
that 293 delegates favorable to
Roosevelt have been elected, and 70
for Taft. There are contests from
six counties.
KANSAS CITY, March Sin the
first preferential primary held in the
United States, Theodore Roosevelt
WAS endorsed by the Republicans of
the Fifth Congressional district in
the state of Missouri.
WASHINGTON, March S.-The
clause in the Great Britain and
French peace treaty, giving dele
cation of senators constitutional
treaty-making powers to join with
the high commission, was stricken
in the Senate by the close vote of AZ
to 40. Later the Senate ratified the
amended treaty by vote of rs to 3.
BERLIN, March Mechanic
Roberts, who was working about the
airship Percival, was caught around
the neck by dragging rope and car
ried forty miles. His dead body
finally dropped among trees in for
est
WASHINGTON, March AT a
conference between President Taft,
Secretary Stimson and Secretary Ma
gle, it was decided to urge the en-
actment of the seal protection bill
before the House committee on for
eign affairs. 1t is believed that their
actlve insistance will have consid-
cradle weight with the committee.
LONDON, March The evening
papers gave much publicity through
big head lines to the reputed achieve
ment of Robert F. Scott, the explor-
er, whom it was said had reached
the South Pole. The story, however,
could not be confirmed and it is
now believed that it was based on an
irresponsible rumor.
The Seward Gateway conveys the
pleasing information to it's readers
that THE work of opening the Alas
ka Northern Railway will begin ear
ly this season, due to the favorable
weather and lack of snow ON the
track. Aside from the repairs on
the Snow river bridge, there is little
to do in order to permit trains to run
to the front. The local wharf will
be overhauled and repaired. Super
intendent Davis will reach Seward
on the steamer Northwestern, to
start things moving. The informa-
ton comes in a letter to Ben Lara
bee."
LONDON, March 5.--An unknown
assassin sought to take the life of
Baron Leopold Rothschild. While
the latter was out driving a shot was
fired at him at close range, but it
went wild. The assassin was cap
tured but his identity cannot be de-
termined and he refuses to give any
explanation or particulars.
IDITAROD CITY, Feb. 24-At the
convention of Republicans held here
for the election of delegates to the
Cordova convention, three delegates
were elected. They are Charles Wor-
den, A E. Maltby and Andrew Ner-
land. At the convention in Flat
City, Thomas Mcmahon and Eddie
Anderson were chosen. None of the
delegates are instructed to vote for
any particular candidate for dele
gate from Alaska or for national
committeeman.
SEATTLE, March Nv. ]. Bry-
ans speech here was listened to by
an immense crowd. He declared
that Roosevelt had brought Taft out
originally as a candidate, and that
he was practically guaranteed ar
ticle, and that under the usual con-
uitions he was entitled to a renomi-
nation. He furthermore declared
that Mr.. Roosevelt had no right to
become candidate. That his only
excuse for so doing would be on the
theory that the Taft administration
had been failure. And Mr.. Bryan
hardly thought that the public was
willing to make any such charge.
SALT LAKE, March 4.-Sporting