The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1913-04-22

9 directorate of the New York Cen
g trial railroad. to succeed his father
1t is expected that similar actor
will be taken in various other corpor
ations in which the late financiel
figured as an officer.
WASHINGTON, April 17--Col
James Hamilton Lewis was this after
noon sworn in as member of the
Senate from the state of Illinois. hav
ing recently been elected for the 81,
year term, to succeed Shelby VI. Gu.
lom. A similar duty was pert , mel
on the other side of the capitol six.
teen years ago, when the ore5en,
Senator was sworn in as Represen-
tative from the state of Washington
In 1895 he divided homo with H"sh
c. Wallace in receiving the Demo
cratic vote for Senator in Washing
ton.
NEW ORLEANS, April 17-Mili-
tary and political leaders are arriving
from all sections of Mexico. They
are en- route to Coahula, to join Gen.
Carranza, whom Col Silviano NJ.
Garcia asserted was mobilizing SEVEN
ty thousand men, and would have
that number within a month. in anti
cipation of the seating of President
on June Is.
LONDON. April 1S-This morn
ing two Suffragettes took possession
of the tower approach to the London
bridge. They barricaded the doors
and locked out the police who sought
to evict the intruders. Traffic was
stopped for over an hour, during
which the women held sway.
CHICAGO, April I'm all prob
ability Charles R. Crane. of Chicago,
will be appointed Ambassador to Rus
STA. In 1909 President Taft ap-
pointed Mr.. Crane as Minister to
China, but before he assumed his
official duties it was intimated that
his resignation would be acceptable,
and it was Immediately Forthcoming.
During the last campaign Mr.. Crane
was strong supporter of Col. Roose-
welt. He is Vice President of the
Crane Co., manufacturers of iron
pipe, fittings, etc.
WASHINGTON, April 17-There
has been considerable discussion
among the Democrats as to the advis-
ability of placing wool on the free
list. Members of the House con-
sidered the matter in caucus last
evening and voted decisively for free
SHELTON, April .17-For some
time past a wildman named l.. Tur-
now has been running at large in the
Olympia mountains and causing fear
that he might do injury to those with
whom he came in contact. Finally
| it was decided to try to capture him
and send him to a place of safety.
Several crowds scattered in their
hunt for Turnow. Two suddenly
came upon him and the wildman
drew a gun and shot and killed Louis
Blair and Charles Lathrop.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE
original Suffragette, DR.. Mary Wal
ker, who wears trousers and mans
| hat, has asked President Wilson to
appoint her Commissioner of Pen
sions.
SEATTLE, April 16-The steamer
Admiral Sampson sailed from this
port last night, carrying a good list of
passengers and government mail
since the 9th, for Southwestern Alas
ka. Mrs. L. NJ Barrette is passen-
ger for Katalla, and Pat Madden and
Fred A. Hotchkiss for Cordova.
CHICAGO, April 16-George Ring
Ter was arrested at Milwaukee this
morning for the alleged murder OF
George Deitz, the ladies tailor. II
lie believed that Ringler held Dietz
rsponsible for running his sweetheart
Edna Frederickson, who afterward
died.
WASHINGTON, April 16-Charles
H. Mann, for quarter of a century
Superintendent of the Press Caller!
in the House. died at his home thi
morning.
WASHINGTON, April 16-Secre
tary Daniels, upon recommendation
of the Navy General Board has is
sued an order to abolish the use o
the nautical terms port" and ''star