The Chitina leader., 1913-07-22

taI1h plli WdS loTIudily ldheu up AOT discussion in the senate today, As amended by the senate committee the average reduction upon all classes of imports is 27 per cent and about 4 per cent lower than the bill as it passed the house. The bill bids fair to occupy the attention of the senate for some time, as it is known a deter mined fight will be made upon some of the clauses, both by the republi- cans and some of the democratic members. Friends of the bill, how ever, express confidence that the bill will be passed practically as 1t stands.
 WASHINGTON, July 1S.-Presi- dent Wilson today appointed William l.. Chambers, of the District of Columbia, as Commissioner of Medi- ation, an office created by the New lands amendment to the Erdman act.
 SEATTLE, July 18.-Former Clerk Hopkins, of the federal court, who was sentenced to imprisonment some months ago for misappropriating the funds of his office, was paroled today by President Wilson. His wife died in this city Wednesday.
 OAKLAND, July 18.-The mys- tery surrouning the death of Manuel Davalle, farmer residing at Irving ton, who was found dead in bed from the effects of bullet wound, was cleared up today by the confession of his wife, who admits she fired the fatal shot. She claims Davalle abused her until she feared for her life, and that she secured a gun and shot him while he was asleep.
 MEXICO CITY, July 1S.-Presi- dent Huerta has appointed Diaz as special ambassador to Japan, to ex- press to the Japanese government thanks for the participation of Japan in the centennial celebration of 1910.
 The reason given for the sending of Diaz to Japan is generally looked upon by the foreign residents here as a blind, and that the real object of Diaz's mission is to sound Japan upon the attitude of that country in the event of intervention in Mexico of the United States, and if possible to induce Japan to take hand in the trouble which is sure to follow such an act.
 PEKIN, July 1S.-The rebelling provinces have proclaimed Tsenchun Hsuur, former viceroy of Canton, president.
 NEW YORK, July 1S.-The off cials of the Order of Railway Train men announce that they will strike before they will submit their difti-. culties to the board of arbitration to be considered at the same time as those of the railroads.
 WASHINGTON, July 1s.-The Mexican Consul here has received a that American Vigilantes hanged fourteen Mexican bandits in the Tampico district. The Mexicans had been committing depredations upon the property of the American residents of the district, and had be- come so bold that a posse was formed to hunt them down. Several were killd in tn fracas, and the remainder captured and hanged.
 SEATTLE, July 1S.-In an inter- view this morning Secretary of the Navy Daniels stated that one of the most vital things at the present time Is to find suitable place for naval coaling station on the Pacific Coast. "We have the commodity in Alaska. vast quantities of high grade fuel, and the administration is deeply in- terested in the development of the fields, not only for naval purposes, but for commercial uses as well. had hoped to visit Alaska this sum- mer and personally inspect the coal fields of the territory, but press of other business compels me to post pone the trip"
 SALONIKA, July 1S.-King Con- istantine, of Greece, in a public state ment today asserted that the Bull garians wantonly slaughtered 30,- 900 Mussulmen at Dieran. He de- clared that no mercy was shown to
 the victims, nor were age or sex any
 bar to the fiendish slaughter, women
 and children being massacred in
 every town occupied by the Bulgars
 Nor wcs murder the only crime to be
 charged up against the Bulgarian troops, which were granted the great. est license by their commanders
 Hundreds of young women were out.
 ragged by the carnage drunken sol
 diers, and towns were footed and wantonly burned.