The Chitina leader., 1913-10-14

l | believed that tnlS suggestion Il l prompted because the President be lieves that Representative Oscar W Underwood is entitled to the place by reason of his leadership in thu House, and he wishes to eliminate ] any friction. Both congressmer
 have announced their candidacy tc j.. succeed Senator Johnston, whose
 term expires March 8, 1915.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 11.-Announce
 ment was made yesterday that Amundsen, the explorer, had pur- chased an aeroplane in Paris. It is stated that he will outfit an expedi- tion to make a flight to the Arctic and the North Pole. The machine will be brought over at once and it is believed that it will answer the purpose of the explorer.
 PEKING, Oct. 1O-Rev. Christian Stoksdad, one of the liberated mis- sionaries has sent a telegram here | giving an account of the treatment accorded the captives by the bandits. He states that from the time they were taken and held for ransom that they were almost starved, hay ing been given just sufficient food to keep them alive. That for three days they were without water and were made to suffer anguish in vari- ous ways. Children were hidden for ten days under heaps of straw with only some crusts to eat. He pictures a tale of horror, but feels that they have to be thankful that their lives were spared. This was only done because of the superior force of the Chinese soldiers.
 DENVER, Oct. 10.-The judges of the circuit court for this division are anxious to have title determined to large tracts of government lands. The judges have prepared six ques- tions touching the title to several million acres in Wyoming and Cali fornia. These they have certified to the United States supreme court, and when a decision is given it is expected that several perpleXing propositions will have been disposed of and that the determining of title will be simplified in the future.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-At 9 o'clock this afternoon the President pressed the button that was a signal to the workers at Panama to blow the Gamboa dike, the last barrier to the running of the waters from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
 SEATTLE, Oct 1O.-This city celebrated the dynamiting of the Gamboa dike by cannonading and the blowing of whistles for half an hour at noon. Every craft on the waters and every factory whistle contributed to the noise of jubila- tion.
 SEATTLE, Oct. 10.-Harry Lane Wilson, ambassador to Mexico, whose resignation has been accepted by the President, arrived in this city last night and will spend few days with friends. The late John L. Wilson was his brother and the ambassador was a resident of Spo- kane when he was first appointed to the diplomatic service. It is thought that he will locate in either Seattle or Spokane.
 LEXINGTON, Oct. 10.-A new worlds record in trotting was made yesterday by Uhlan, a pacer and runner. He trotted mile in one minute 54R seconds, the fastest time ever made by horse drawing a vehicle. In a mile race against time, drawing wagon, Uhlan made record, of two minutes at Cleve. land on August 8, 1911. Lou Dillon
 made the same record at Memphis
 on October 2S, 1903. The worlds trotting record has been held by Lot Dillon, who made a mile in 1:5S # l at Memphis on October 24, 1905 VERA CRUZ, Oct. 1O.-The kill , ing of many foreigners incidental tt
 the taking of Torreon by the rebel 7 puts a new phase on the Mexican l situation. Special representative r John Lind declares that this ac l may radically alter the relations be 5 SEATTLE, Oct. 6.-The steame l Alameda was due to sail from her ] last night but she did not get ava . until o'clock this morning. He r passengers for Cordova are: Mrs. G l.. Buchanan, Miss Buchanan, Mrs