The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1913-04-15

of decreasing with the approach of
spring. A party of 500 tourists sail
ed last week on a cruise to the West
/ Indies and the Panama Canal, aboard
the S. S. Victoria Louise of the Ham,
burg-American Line. In single
month LOG ships have called at Colon
carrying a total of 6,237 tourists.
The canal grows in interest as the
! time approaches for turning the
water into the completed channel.
TIE last cruise of the Victoria
Louise she visited IL ports. travers-
+, ing in all 6,615 miles in 81 days. So
great is the demand for accommoda-
tons that after the completion of her
cruise starting yesterday, the Victoria
Louise will make a special cruise of
16 days, sailing from New York April
80, calling at Havana, Kingston and
Colon. Practically every State is
represented in the long passenger list
of the present cruise.
SEATTLE, April 15-Another old
pioneer is gone. Capt. A. H. Man.
ming died at his home here last night.
He had been suffering for several
years with heart trouble. In the
earlier days he was connected with
the fire department of the city. In
the early rush to Dawson and Nome
he was one of the gold seekers and
secured property of value at Nome.
He has not been north for several
years.
PORTLAND, April 1.-THE Presi-
lent has named F. S. Myers as post.
master at Portland, Oregon. The
present incumbent was formerly the
Secretary of Senator Bourne.
CHICAGO, April 14-This morn
ing it was discovered that George
Deitz, ladies tailor, had been muir
dered in his apartments. A note was
found from the man who did the deed
explaining that the killing was a fit
fate for the man who had ruined
young girls. There was no other
clue to the murderer.
ROME, April 1.-THE Pope has i'm
proved so much during the past day
that it is now felt by his physicians
that his recovery is almost a GER
tainty.
HONOLULU, April 12-There is
great CONSERVATION and indignation
felt here by large proportion of the
pc ople, because of the determination
of the Democratic leaders to place
sugar on the free list Petitions
have been drawn up and are now in
circulation for signatures demanding
he withdrawal of Hawaii from the
union if the proposed sugar tariff be-
comes a law.
NEW YORK, April 1.-THE re-
mains of the late J. Pierpont Morgan
arrived last night. The body was
Immediately taken to his former
home at 219 Madison avenue, and
now lies in the large library room.
WASHINGTON. April 12- In
talk to newspaper men this morning
President Wilson expressed the hope
that California legislation would not
prove Objectionable to Japan.
BUFFALO, April. 12-the big
strike that was on for several days by
the street car employees has been
amiacably settled through the media
tion of the Mayor. For a time it
looked as though serious results
would follow, as it had been neces-
sary to call out the MALTA to reserve
order.
WASHINGTON, April 12-In ad-
dressing the members of the u. S.
Navy League, Secretary of the Navy
Josephus Daniels gave expression to
these words: When the people plead
for greater navy we will have it, but
not until then"
SEATTLE, April 10-The steamer
Northwestern sailed last night for
Alaska. Since. it was decided to in
augurate six-day schedule on May
Is it was determined not to put the
eight day schedule into effect, but to
continue the ten-day schedule until
May is. After that time steamers
for Southwestern Alaska will run
every six days. The passengers on
the Northwestern for Cordova are as
follows. Mrs r. q Zw;cko- T