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

to be from ]. B. Martin, the missin,
Memphis cotton dealer He says h,
is well and at Vevey. Switzerland.
Washington, April 19-No com
munications have been exchanged
between officials at Washington ant
Mexico City. treating on the Huerta
be facto government.
MEXICO CITY. April 1S-There
is an undisguised feeling of pessim.
ism at the capital over the future OF
the Huerta government The Presi.
dents administration thus far has
been a great disappointment even to
his followers and there is a general
feeling of unrest. A general out
break would not be surprising at any
time.
NOISY LEGRAND, France. April
1S-The military ballon Zodiac, at a
height of $50 feet collapsed. The
five occupants were Immediately kill
ed.
WASHINGTON, April 1S-The Su-
preme Court will hear the appeal of
Porter Charlton from the decision of
the State department favoring his
extradition on the charge of murder
COLUMBUS, April 1s-In connec-
tion with the recent failure of the
Columbus Savings bank and trust
company, eighteen indictments have
issued. They are all for persons who
have either been connected with the
enk as employees or officers, with the
addition of three former state treas
urers. Some sensational develop
ments are promised in connection
with the alleged wrecking of the in
stitution.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April IS
The Bulgarians and Turks have
agreed upon an armistice to continue
until the twenty third.
NEW YORK. April 1S-The Office
of the New York American was badly
damaged by fire. The flames spread
with such rapidity that the editorial
and mechanical stats had to fee for
their lives. So far reported there
were no deaths. The late edition of
the paper was printed from the World
Office. Mr.. Hearst originally entered
the field here by purchasing the New
York Journal in 1895, and soon after
bought the Advertiser to secure a
news franchise and changed this pa
per to the morning American.
Senior Captain w. E. Reynolds, in
command of the Southern division,
with headquarters at San Fracisco,
has been assigned to the command of
the Boring sea feet and ordered to
proceed to Seattle so as to sail on the
Unalga May / for Unalaska, where he
make his headquarters. Capt. Reyn-
olds commanded the patrol fleet last
year. Captain of Engineers w. Ped
erick has been detached from the
Northern division as fleet engineer
and assigned to duty as feet engineer
for the Boring sea feet.
CHICAGO, April Isl. Wayman,
a former States attorney, committed
suicide last night at his home, by
shooting himself. He has had a
nervous break down and his friends
think his mind became affected.
WASHINGTON, April 1s-Presi-
dent Wilson is very much interested
in the Boy Scouts movement, and for
that reason he has been elected homo
rary President of the organization.
WASHINGTON. April 17-Secre-
tsry Lane has indicated to the west
ern Senators that he will issue patent
to several million acres of land,
selected by the Northern Pacific rail-
road under their original grant.
SEATTLE, April 1S-Senior Cap
tain F. NJ. Dunwoody, in command of
the Northern division of the revenue
cutter service will dispatch the Taho-
ma to Alaska not later than April 80
and the Unalga on May l. Both of
these vessels are at the naval drydock
at Bremerton being overhauled
DEADWOOD, S, D., April IA
forest fire ranging twenty miles in
length is now fiercely burning. 1t is
the worst in the history of the Black
Hills. Cavalry from Fort Meade
has been called out and the men are
assisting the citizens generally who
are fighting hard to prevent any