The Chitina leader., 1913-07-15
Late Telegraph News

forces made g determined attacl upon the Bulgarian positions in the mountain passes toward Strumitzs thia morning, driving the Bulgarians from the breastworks in headlone flight through the defiles, and open. ing the passes to the invading troops.
 LONDON, July 10.-Dispatches received from St. Petersburg today arc to the effect that Bulgaria has asked Russia to intervene in the Balkan situation.
 t Diaheartened by the recent heavy losses sustained in the battles with the Greeks and Servians, and the apparent hopelessness of overcoming their foes, the Czar Ferdinand is said to be willing to submit the divi- sion of the lands captured by the allies from Turkey to arbitration.
 WASHINGTON, July 10.-Falcon Joslin, president of the Panama Val ley Railroad in Alaska, today ap- peared before the senate committee on territories and again urged the construction of railroads in Alaska and their operation by the govern ,ment.
 In support of his argument the Alaskan called the attention of the members of the committee to the aid extended by the government to the building of railroads in the Philip pines and quoted figures to show how much greater is the commerce of Alaska with the States than is that of the insular possessions, and demonstrated to the committee the huge increase in this trade which would be brought about by the con- struction of railroads throughout the territory. His arguments were very convincing and are believed to have had considerable weight with the committee.
 SALT LAKE, July 10.-Joseph SwaM, president of Swarthmore Col aeges has been elected president of the National Educational Associa- tion.:' .,.
 MEXICO CITY, July s.-De La- barra has rendered his resignation as minister of foreign affairs.
 SEATTLE. July 10.-Col. w. H. Rugg of. the Twelfth Massachusetts volunteers during the Civil War, and who was accredited with firing the hrst shot at the bloody battle of Gettysburg, died last night while on the train returning from a visit to this city to the Soldiers Home at Orting.
 s% HAVANA, July 1O.-General Riva, chief of police of this city, died this morning as the result of wounds re- csived during raid on a gambling club in this city Tuesday.
 General Asbert, governor of Havana province, Senator Morales and Representative Arias, who en- gagged in a pistol duel with the chief At the time of the raid, have been taken into custody charged with murder.
 SEATTLE. July 9.-Memphis was today selected by the National Con- ference of Charities and Corrections as it's place of meeting for 1914.
 SAN FRoNCIsCO. July 1O.-Five soldiers were burned to death fight ing the forest fires in the vicinity of 0nAnt Tamalpais, according to re. ports received here today. The Ares are reported to have broken out more flercely than ever, despite all efforts to quench them, and are spreading with frightful rapidity.
 WASHINGTON. July 1O.-J. H McMichaels, chief page of the senate who was charged by Mulhall, whose sensational lobby methods exposure created such a sensation a few day. ago, with being spy, has been dis charged.
 WASHINGTON, July 10.-Th' agricultural department crop esti mates, issued today, gives the winte wheat crop at 483,OOO,000 bushels the record yield for the United State and the total crop of both winte and spring wheat at 701,000,00O The corn crop, it is estimated, wil compare favorably with that of las year.
 WASHINGTON, July 15.-Presi dent Wilson today granted an uncon ditional pardon to President Ketten bach and Cashier Hester. of tn Lewiston National Bank, of Idaho who were sentenced to five years in prisonment for returning a false It port of the condition of the bank.
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