The Chitina leader., 1913-02-04

a Congressional committee and made
a most sensational admission which
has aroused considerable feeling and
justifies the position of Alaskans who
claim that they have been unfairly
dealt with in the granting of patents
to their coal claims. Fisher frankly
admits that the Interior Department
has been following dog in the man
ger attitude in reference to the Alas
ka coal fields, and now that his ten
ure of Office is about at end and he
can no longer enforce his objection
allie policies he offers new sugges-
ton as solution of the tangle, for
which he is largely responsible.
Secretary Fisher states that he is
opposed to the bill introduced by
Senator Jones which gives coal claim
ants the right to have the local courts
decide as to the legality of their title
to the land He favors a board COM
posed of three lawyers and the Off
Gals of the land Office to pass on the
claims, and admits that the resources
of the territory are undeyeloped be-
cause of lack of railroads. An ap-
preparation is urged to further in
vestigate the railroad possibilities of
Alaska, but suspicious ones see a
joker in this move.
AS Fisher has had an opportunity
to review the report of the Alaska
railroad commission, which has not
as yet been made public, it is believed
that the recommendations made are
not along the lines advocated by him.
That the Secretary of the Interior
now seeks to have the matter further
Investigated not surprising, but he is
not likely to receive much encourage
ment
WASHINGTON, Feb. - This
morning Secretary of the Interior
Fisher returned to President Taft the
report of the Alaska Railroad Com
mission, which he has been reviewing
for the past ten days. AS soon as it
became public that Fisher was hold
ing up the report there was an urgent
demand made for its transmission to
Congress.
President Taft devoted several
hours today in considering the report
and making notes for a special mes
investigated is not surprising, but he
is not likely to receive much encour-
agement
RENO, Feb. 4-Great excitement
prevails over the rich quartz strikes
made at the new camp of Rochester,
to which Their is a stampede from all
parts of Nevada. Veins of gold,
averaging $500 to the ton, have been
located and big boom is now on at
that place.
ST. PAUL, Feb. At a banquet
rendered United States Senator Nell
son, in commemoration of his birth
day, the Minnesota statesman pre-
diets renewed prosperity througout
the country.
NEW YORK. Feb. Paul Far
rell. a janitor, confesses to the send
ing of bombs which killed a number
of men and wrecked several homes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-The Blu
reau of Education reports that there
are too many unskilled teachers en-
ployed in the public schools.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4-The Stand
ard Oil Company has declared a divi-
dend of s4O,OOO,OOO from former
subsidiaries.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 4-The Rebels
follow train, killing the soldier es-
cort Four of the males carry of
the women.
SEATTLE, Feb. 4-Zbyszko lost
his match with Polly Grimm, last
night, by failing to throw him twice
within an hour.
TRENTON, Feb. 4-The porcelain
manufacturers and striking employees
agree to abitrate their differences.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. War
has been resumed by the lombard
ment of Adrianople and Tchatalja.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 4-The
state legislature adopts an amedment
in favor of the direct election of
United States Senators.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 3-The St.
Nichols apartments caught fire at an