The Chitina leader., 1912-11-19


intimated that the canal can be form
ally opened in advance of January
first, 1915. 1t is stated that small
vessel, containing Col. Geo. w.
Goethals and staff will be sent
through the canal early the coming
Fall.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 1S-Ze-
kie, daughter of the former Sultan,
and wife of General Noureddin, COM
mitted suicide at Constantinople.
She had been respondent for some
days past.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1S-James
H. Hyland, an insurance broker, was
mistaken for burglar and was shot
and killed by Walter Cocks. They
were in the same apartment.
CHICAGO, Nov. 18-On Saturday
last Judge Lands acted upon the
various demurrers that had been pre-
scented in connection with certain in
dictments concerning illegal coal To-
cations in the Matanuska coal fields.
These were the indictments found
against former President Frost of the
Alaska Central railroad, Frank Wat
son and others, who had secured
large interests in the Matanuska
fields. 1t is now expected that the
cases will soon go to trial.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 1S-At the
trial of the dynamite conspirators on
Saturday afternoon Frank Eckhoff
testified that ]. B. Mcnamara wanted
Miss Mary Dye, the stenographer to
his brother J. J. Mcnamara. put out
of the way because she knew too
much of their operations.
SEATTLE, Nov. 1S-The members
of the Alaska Railroad Commission
arrived in this city this morning.
They will be given a banquet by the
Arctic Club tonight and will then
leave for Washington. These gentle
men have been in Alaska for the
past two months and are supposed to
be we'll fortified with facts concern
ing the needs of Alaska for better
and the most avail
able routes from sea coast to the in
terror.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1S-On Satur-
day night at Lotus club gathering
President Taft made a remarkable
speech. He first sang the Swan song.
He laughed good naturally as he re-
ferred to the outcome of the recent
contest, and expressed tn view that
President should only be eligible to
enc term of six years. He smiled
broadly as he referred to the plans
of President elect Wilson, and sarcas-
tically referred several times to
William Jennings Bryan as a near
President. In closing stated that his
chief regret was that he had not
been able to get the Senate to ratify
his arbitration measure.
MISSION, Texas, Nov. 1S-Colonel
William Jennings Bryan, who owns
a farm of about 200 acres near here,
is bringing this farm into an intense
state of cultivation, growing produce
for northern markets. The method
of farming which he applies to the
land requires the employment of an
unusual number of laborers and Mex
leans are employed, as on other
ranches hereabouts. Mr.. Bryan is
rapidly making his farm one of the
show place of south Texas. He will
soon begin the erection of a country
home here at cost of 100000. 1t
is reported it will be the finest farm
residence in the state.
SEATTLE, Nov. 1S-The steamer
Mariposa sailed on Saturday night for
Cordova direct. The passengers for
the latter town are w. ]. Bowen,
Peter Cordes, C. K. Hammond, Geo.
Smoth, A. Clonginger. Mr.. Cochran
and wife, Mr.. Cobb, Mrs. Scott, Miss
Scott and Mrs Nelson.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1S-Rumors
We're current in real estate circles
that the Pennsylvania Railroad
would build big hotel on the plot
covering the block front on Seventh
avenue, between Thirty-second and
Thirty-third streets, which it recent.
ly purchased from Thomas Diamond
The property is in the rear of the
Cimmbel store. The report said thai
McKim, Mead & White had practical
ly completed plans for such a struc
ture and that the railroad had obtain
ed lessee for the proposed hotel