The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-17
Late Telegraph News

| WASHINGTON, Dec. 16-On Sat
urday when the immigration bill was
up for consideration a spirited four
hour debate occurred between Sena-
| tors Dillingham; and Burnett. 1t was
over the literary test that many insist
should be incorporated in the bill.
LAKEWOOD, N. j., Dee. 10
George Gould has announced the en-
gagement of his sister Helen Gould to
Finley J. Sheppard, st. Louis rail-
road man.. 1t is not stated when the
marriage will take place.
LONDON, Dec. 16-This afternoon
Whitelaw Reed died at Dorchester
House from pulmonary oedema.
| HAMILTON, Dec 16-President-
elect Woodrow Wilson completed his
rest and vacation on the Bermuda
islands and sailed for New York on
Saturday evening. He declared that
he enjoyed his short period of privacy
and that he returns to his new re-
sponsibilities in good health and
spirits. His family accompanied him
north.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16-Nicholas MUIR
| ray Butler, who is considered some
what of an astute politician, de clares
that there can never be peace and
| progress in this country until both
Col. Roosevelt and Col. Bryan are
eliminated from politics. He made
a strong address on Saturday night
and was insistent that the two dis
| tinguished gentlemen named were
| disturbing factors in American poll
| tics, and that before much real re-
form can be inaugurated both these
men must either efface themselves or
be otherwise removed from political
| dictation.
WASHINGTON, Dec. I6-It has
been reported to the department here
by commissioned army officers that
| tMenty-three American soldiers have
been wounded, or their relatives kill
ed, on the Mexican border 1t is re-
commended that $4,000 in indemni-
ties should be exacted.
NEW YORK, Dec. LIT was a
big occasion on Saturday night when
the Pennsylvania Society celebrated
the hundred and twenty-fifth anniver-
sary of the framing of the constitiu-
ton. The Society held a banquet
that was largely attended not only
| by members but also by other dis
tinguished men. One of the features
of the evening was the presentation
of gold medal to the Right Hon.
| JdhieS biyCe, ALI udSSduol lloAi
Great Britain. 4.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16-The TAX
ing of testimony against Judge
Robert w. Archibald, a member of
the United States Commerce Court,
has been concluded before the Senate.
The defense will now be given an op-
portunity to disprove the charges that
reflect on the Judges honor and in
tegrity.
| CHICAGO, Dec. 16-The National
Progressives are proceeding along
lines that would seem to idicate, to
the leaders at least, that the party is
to be continr and permanent.
| They have arri Lfed for representa-
ton in their nat. nal convention of
1916. There will be 972 delegates,
based on the vote cast for Roosevelt
and Johnson. Some of the big vote
states will have the following repre-
sentation:
Pennsylvania, 81; Illinois, 10;
New York, rs; California, SO; Indi-
ana,34; Michigan, 80; Iowa, 80;
Massachusetts, 80; Missouri, 81;
Kansas, &c; Minnesota. 27 Washing
ton, "a; Kentucky, %. Alaska has
been given but one delegate.
Medill Mccormack explained the
plan of selecting delegates, which is
expected to do away with the "solid
south" feature of the Republican
convention, where delegates were
seated in large numbers, although
they represented few real Republican
| votes.
| WASHINGTON. Dec. Icon
gresham William Sulzer has sub
mitfed his resipn ation tO tho House