The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1913-04-29

they succeeded in securing any LOOT
PITTSBURG, April 2s-Tae dis
aster in the Cincinnati mine, cause
by the floods from the Moaongaher
river, has been even more seriou
that at first thought. Fifty-tw
dead bodies have been recovered
while there are eighty still un
accounted for. Undoubtedly the,
are all dead.
WASHINGTON, Apl. 2S-The tota
gold production of 1912. accordin.
to the director of the United State
mint, was s465, 100000, or $500,
600 greater than in 1911. The golt
produced in the United States wa.
91,6s5.16S. In 1911 it was soc.
$4,000. California led in 1911:
with s19,sSS,4S6; Colorado wa.
second, with $1s,991,710; Alaska
third, with s17,SsS,s46; Nevads
fourth, with s1s,SS1.6s0. The pro-
duction of silver in the United States
during 1912 amounted to 62,369,974
ounces. In 1911. it was 60,399,4O
ounces.
NEW YORK, April 2S-Florence
Heaton, THE Girl from the Pyra-
mids,'' as she is known in Paris and
Alexandria, and whose stage name is
Yvette, is creating a sensation since
her recent arrival here. She has a
new dance called THE Paresis
Glide and Florence thus describes
it:
1T is combination of the Turkey
Trot, Bunny Hug, Grizzly Bear and
Tango. You just dance them all at
once and don't stop until you get
softening of the brain It's the
newest thing in Egypt. l showed
them aboard ship how it was done
and they went crazy"
NEW YORK, April 2S-The Lon
don Daily Nails offer of $50 600 for
the first transatlantic aeroplane flight
was given hearty endorsement by the
Aero Clubs of America at a meeting
of the board of governors.
1.-The crossing of the Atlantic in
an airship now is only a question of
time, and the offer viii do much to
shorten that time said Allan R
Hawley. president of the club.
Flights are being made daily which
show the aeroplane's ability to stay
in the air for longer and longer per-
iods and there is no reason why the
flight should not be made over the
ocean instead of over a marked
track"
MEXICO CITY, April 26-Felix
Diaz and Gen. Delabara have both
withdrawn as candidates for the
Presidency of Mexico.
WASHINGTON, April s26-Yes-
terday the Senate committee on ter
ritories began their public hearing on
the Chamberlain bill for the con-
struction of railroads in Alaska.
Delegate Wickersham was the first
to appear and give expression to his
endorsement of the bill, a copy of
which he has introduced in the
House.
NEW YORK. April 25-The fire.
men and engineers will be granted
an advance of wages of ten percent
This conclusion has just been re-
ported by the arbitrator who held
lengthy hearings on the question, at
which both sides gave their views
at great length. The firemen con-
tended that the roads have not done
as much as they claim to tighten the
firemen's burdens; that the fire.
mems responsibilities have increased
In ten years. and that the cost of
living has gone up in the same
period.
LONDON April 25-Austria has
sent note to the Powers. She
demands immediate and combined ac-
ton to turn montenegro out of Sou
tart.
WASHINGTON April 25-Secre-
tary of State Bryan has left for Sac
ramento. He stated that it was his
intention to investigate the ques-
lions involved in the alien measures.
He does not wish anything to be
adopted that might unnecessarily be
the cause of war with Japan
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25-
The directors of the Panama EN-
position have. passed a resolution
expressing opposition to the passage
OF the law by the legislature which
would discriminate against the Jap
WASHINGTON, April 25-Secre-
tary of the Interior Lane has in
structed the Governor of Alaska to
convert the abandoned barracks at
Sitka into a home for indigents,
prospectors and old men. Since
the soldiers were removed from S'tka
the barrack have been without use
WASHINGTON. April 26-There
is strong probability that the tariff
bill will pass the House next week
, and go to the Senate the first week