The Chitina leader., 1913-08-19

Seattle will be higher in cost this !, winter than ever before, unless all
 signs now visible fail. Cautiously enough, two of the largest coal pro-
 ducing and distributing concerns in
 Seattle have just cut the price of coal
 on an average of 50 cents ton. The
 cut, it is announced, is likely to be
 recalled at any time.
 | WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s.-In the judgment of the administration sub- stantial progress has been made by
 John Lind in the discharge of his
 mission in Mexico City. It is now
 believed that more peaceful rela- tions will soon be evident.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-I. H.
 McMichaels. former chief page of the House, testified before the House lobby investigation committee that for three years he was on the pay roll of Lobbyist MIlhall.
 KANSAS CITY, Aug. 16.-The laymen and clergy throughout Mis- souri and Kansas are offering pray CTS for rain. The governor of Kan sas has been petitioned from many quarters to issue proclamation setting forth an early day for public prayer. It is feared that the drought if it longer continues, will have a devastating effect on the crops.
 GENEVA. Switzerland, Aug. 16.-I A prolonged secret conference is being held here on the Chinese situ- ation. There are ambassadors from France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Russia and the Netherlands.
 VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 16.-l A thousand militia are now in the | various towns where the striking | miners are making trouble. Two l hundred more are being rushed to 1 protect the families who are fleeing l from Nanaimo and other places | where they fear to remain because of the danger to life.
 GALVESTON, Aug. 16.-Refugees from Tampico report that the Mexi- | can federals are shooting all prison CTS in the state of Durango, regard | less of their nationality.
 DENVER, Aug. 15-Since the | beginning of the big conclave here, Los Angeles has been working with | true western energy and spirit to | induce the Knights Templars to hold their next conclave in that city. At session last night it was decided l to hold the next conclave at Los l Angeles.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-It was 1 hoped by the Democratic leaders in | the Senate that vote on the tariff | measure could be arranged for | August 25. An effort to that end | was made by Senator Simmons, the majority tariff leader, but it was blocked by the Republican leader, | Senator Gallinger.
 BISMARK, N. D., Aug. 15.-A l cyclone swept over neighboring l country last night. The village of | Douglas was destroyed and several | were injured.
 FL PASO, Aug. 14.-American | refugees are beginning to arrive here. They say that Torreon has been under siege by the rebels for the past two weeks.
 PORTLAND, Aug. 14.-Thomas W. Lawson, the mining and stock magnate of Boston, is in the city. This afternoon he made this state ment, 'I have just telegraphed Governor Sulzer offering him s100,0O0 to fight Tammany." MT. Lawson says that the big Demo- cratic organization of New York city is determined to crush Sulzer, because he declared his independ- ence of Murphy and declined to be dictated to by him.
 VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 13.- The strike of the miners at the British Columbia coal mines con- | tinues and is again far from settle ment. Riots have been frequent of late in the towns of Nanaimo and Wellington. At the latter place yesterday considerable property was burned by the strikers. As a re- suit 300 members of the militia have been sent to both Nanaimo and Wellington to quell the disturb anceS