The Chitina leader., 1913-09-23

T NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-Charle s. Mellen has resigned the presi dency of the New York, Ontario { : Western Railroad. He is one of tn, l most prominent men in the countr, } but is curtailing his duties. , WASHINGTON, Sept. 1s.-It wa. intimated this morning at the state ) department that no steps on the } Mexican situation would likely be
 taken until after the elections in
 Mexico, which are to occur on { October 26.
 | HEIDELBERG, Sept. 1S.-Prin- cess Sophia, daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Weimar Eisenach, was found l dead in bed this morning. It is re- ported that she committed suicide because of her infatuation for a Berlin banker It was given out this afternoon that the princess had shot herself.
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-Henry Wade Rogers has been selected by President Wilson and Attorney Gen. eral McReynolds as a circuit judge of the United States for the second district. MT. Wade's home is at New Haven, Conn.,, where he has been dean of the Yale University since 1903. He is the author of several works on law, having been admitted to the bar in 1877. He is so years of age.
 WASHINGTON. Sept. 17.-Secre- tary of the Navy Daniels has just awarded the contracts for the build ing of six torpedo boat destroyers. These were authorized at the last session of Congress.
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-Joseph Wingate Folk has been appointed solicitor for the state department. MT. Folk was prominently spoken of as candidate for the presidency. He first made a name for himself in prosecuting numerous bribery cases in St. Louis when he was circuit attorney. He was governor of Mis- souri from 1905-09. He is A years of age.
 CHICAGO, Sept. 1S.-The govern ment attorneys have filed a brief of 730 pages giving reasons why the decision in the cases of men con- victed in the Indianapolis dynamite cases should be affirmed. An appeal was taken by the convicted men.
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.-This afternoon the President sent to the Senate the name of Clay Allen, of Seattle, as United States district at torney for the western division of Washington. This position has been vacant for several months, since the resignation of Elmer E. Todd. MT. Allen is a prominent Democrat and has been active in managing the affairs of the party in King county. It is not expected that there will be any opposition to his confirmation.
 LOS ANGELES, Sept. 17.-An at tempt to send General Harrison Gray Otis and his family to kingdom come was frustrated yes terday evening. A package was sent to his residence through the mail, but since the explosion at his news paper building the general has been suspicious of gifts, so he called ln the police to open the package. It was found to be a dynamite bomb, calculated 10 explode when the cover was removed. It was removed in such way that the deadly arrange ment had no effect.
 SAN FRANCISCO, SEPT. IT, HID dItCA HUH oCAtChSC e" oo pi V nounced on the two young men re- gently convicted of violation of the Mann White Slave act. Maury T. Diggs was given two years and F. Drew Caminetti, IS months. Both are to be sent to McNeil's island in Washington state.
 WASHINGTON, Sept. IT. = To
 test the American fur market the
 government will sell seal and silver
 fox skins valued at about $100,0 ,000
 at St. Louis this falI The skins are
 this seasons kill on the Pribilot
 Islands and are now on the way
 from San Francisco. They are to be cured and prepared and then sold
 at auction. Under the terms of the pelagic seal treaty the skins hereto fore were sold at London, that being the market designated. The govern ment now will seek to establish 8 |