The Chitina leader., 1913-12-30
Late Telegraph News


 having suffered heavy defeat in tho attack on this city. The fedora troops are in pursuit and are hart pressing the fleeing army. It j: estimated that the rebels have Jeff fully 1000 dead on the field. Int retreat is an utter rout, the officer: having lost all control of their men No prisoners are being taken. Int rebels have been forced to abandon many of their guns. Their camI equipment and large supply o1 arms and ammunition have fallen into the hands of the federals.
 CHIHUAHUA, Dec. 26.-General Villa, commander of the rebel troops here has issued orders to General Ortega that the war must be one oi extermination and that no prisoners are to be taken. General Ortega is in command of an army of 4,000 cavalry and has gone to take up the attack on the left of the feceral position at Ojinaga
 The order of General Villa is due to the extermination of a number of rebel officers taken prisoners ot .Juarez. They were lined up against the wall and shot by orders of the federal general. The rebel soldiers captured were shot if they did not avail themselves immediately of the opportunity of taking up arms against their friends. Those who had previously been enlisted in the government army were not even con- sidered but were lined up with the officers before the guns of the fed eral soldiers.
 LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26.-One man was killed and scores injured in a riot of the unemployed which took place here on Christmas day. Hundreds of hungry men fought for the remnants from the Christmas tables at the big hotels.
 LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26.-Two persons were instantly killed and 30 injured in a rear end collision yes terday afternoon while crowd of Christmas pleasure seekers were re- turning from the beach. The dead are: Miss Mary F. Alburgh and Carl Havener. The street cars came to- gether with terrific force, the car in front being literally telescoped.
 SEATTLE, Dec. 26.-This city was visited by an earthquake at GAO on Christmas morning which caused people to flee from their homes be- lieving that the buildings would col lapse. The shocks lasted for 90 seconds and were sufficiently strong to cause dishes to rattle and goods to tumble from the shelves.
 The shock did not cause any dam age to buildings although they swayed with the earth. It was not an upheaval such as caused the buildings at San Francisco to crack and crumble, but was steady tremor of the earth.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-This city and vicinity is in the grip of ter rible storm. Ten persons are known to have perished in the east river on the Jersey coast. Shipping along the coast has suffered and it is feared that many of the smaller vessels en- gagged in the coastal trade have been lost.
 Many steamers are overdue and anxiety is felt for their safety. Ocean liners which were caught in the path of the storm are arriving late and others report by wireless that the storm extends lar out to sea. The damage to shipping will run into hundreds of thousands of dol lars.
 LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27.-Five thousand poor children and parents were given a real Christmas in Central Park, where the trees and bushes were loaded with presents candies and household goods. A dozen Santa Clauses distributed the gifts. Other relays of children will be entertained nightly until all have been provided for. The celebration was financed by the woman's clubs of Los Angeles.
 SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Dec. 27.-A suit for s2,0O0,OOO has been filei in the circuit court here by the at torney generals department against