The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17

was witness yesterday in the dyna-
mite cases, and testified as to the ex-
rlosion that only partly occurred at
his resort.
PEkIN, Dec. 13-Russian Minister
KorOsteveff has issued a warning to
China that there would be a rupture
soon. in fact that negotiations were
now pending to bring it about, unless
China Immediately ceases it's delay
in the settlement of the Monaghan
question.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. ia fatal
family quarrel resulted yesterday
Daniel Rickart sought to whip his
elder son for some disobedience when
the younger son Martin, aged thir-
teen interfered. He was admonished
to attend to his own affairs when he
pulled a gun and shot his father.
He is not expected to recover.
NORFOLK, Dec. 13-The battle
ship New Hamshire has sailed for
| San Domingo, because of the report
of another serious uprising there.
1t is intended to afford full protec-
ton to any Americans who may be in
that country.
OTTOWA, Dec. 13-fn address,
ing Parliament the Liberal leader Sir
Richard Laurier referring to the NOR
roe doctrine cited Cuba as warning.
He asserted that the United States
had made Cubans pay heavily for the
| assistance rendered them, by in turn
undermining their independence.
LONDON, Dec. 13-Today a battle
is in progress between the Turkish
and Greek battleships. 1t is taking
place in the Aegean sea, according to
dispatches received from Constantine
ople and Athens.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13-Society
circles have been much excited over
the marriage nuptials of two cele-
brated and much renowned tennis
players. The ceremony was perform
ed here yesterday and was witnessed
by a large contingent of eastern So
Journers. The high contracting
parties were Miss May Sutton, former
world tennis champion, and Thomas
Clark Bundy, National doubles cham
pion.
DETROIT, Dec. 13-The govern
ment has instituted civil suit
| against the Horseshoe trust. as a re-
suit of their violation of the Sher-
man antitrust law.
TACOMA, Dec. 13-Emil Bleedom,
farmer residing near here, was bit
by dog and soon developed hydro
phobia, from which he died. The at
tending physician was DR.. r. A. Rich.
| He became infected and yesterday
when the first symptoms of hydro
phopia developed he took the train
for Chicago, where he will undergo
the Pasteur treatment.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13-Well
known as one of the forty-niners,
the old pioneer Benjamin Franklin
Mckinley died at his home here yes
terday. He was an uncle of the late
President William Mckinley.
OAKLAND, Dec. 13-This morn
ing Mrs. Lincoln Mills died at her
home. She was we'll along in years
and had failed gradually. She it
was who founded Mills college,
which is now one of California s
famous institutions.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13-After a
lengthy investigation Congress yes
terday voted to unseat Representative
Chas. C. Bowman, Republican, who
was returned as elected from Luzenne
county, Pennsylvania. His opponent
G. r. Mclean, Democrat, was de-
clared seated. 1t was charged that
Bowman, who had a majority of $40
votes through the combined support
of the Prohibitionists and Republi-
cans, had secured his election by
currupt means, and the Republicans
now say it was all on account of
those 1872 Prohibition votes he re-
ceived.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 13-Repre-
sentative Richard Bartholdt, of Mis-
souri,, has his doubts about the wis
dom of extending the term of the
President of the United States to six
years and making him ineligible to
reelection. Instead he favors the