The Chitina leader., 1913-08-05

lde I1eyldpn NEWS
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-The hearings by the House Committee Territories the Alaska railroad bill will be concluded next week. The next Democratic will be held August 1 and prior that time it is hoped have the bill reported avorab and placed the House calendar Then when the meets strong effort will be made to have this accepted for passage at the special session The President being mportuned lend his aid this program While he may decide expedient message urging the passage of the bill at this session it is believed that he will not oppose the plan and will give his personal endorsement to it.
 The bill provides for the expenditure of 100000 the construction of railroads Alaska the be deter mined by the President The lines be built may with existing lines and be operated through route the President the railroads built the to be operated by contract lease The Interstate Commission empowered to fix the rates of transportation of freight passengers The bill will reported favoraby by committee and will be substantially the reported favoraby by the Senate Committee Territories June IT,
 JUNEAU Aug. 4-The interest among old time Aaskans the latest placer in Susanna district is becoming acute During the past week great number have been making preparations leave here for the dggngs When the steamer Marposa sailed at o'clock this afternoon for the westward she took aboard 120 who will get off at Cordov and take the train for the interior country Twelve horses also taken from here expected that and horses will board the ship at Skagway tonight Mining generally beginning believe that the placer strike is will go from Juneau on later boats Men returning from Seattle that hundreds will be Hooking north from
  the Mariposa Seattle Many horses will be shipped Cordova on the freighter Latouche
 The interior town of Chitina all excitement last evening upon arrival there of the first automobile from Fairbanks The machine Ford and contained John Roman and John Ferguson who bound for Seattle The time
 In view of the present condition of the roads, which places almost impossible the feat is considered most remarkable It demonstrates however that Colonel Rchardsons boast that the present government road could easily be converted into boulevard is made knowledge of the possibilities
 The machine reached Chtna 3O o'clock and congratu latoy tegrams immediately exchanged between the people of Fairbanks and Chitina Cadalic machine with passengers followed the Ford
 VALDEZ, Aug 4-Robert Shedon with his Ford five passenger and bringing John Roman and John Ferguson from Fairbanks reached here at midnight Saturday. The made from Chtna in sixteen hours making the running time from Fairbanks direct to the 54 hours MT Sheldon that small of the from Valdez to Fairbanks be placed in fine conton to comfortably make the trip from the coast to the interior in two days and shorter time necessary big reception will be held here honor of Sheldon and his passengers Clarence Golden and Al White have purchased the from Sheldon It will leave here the return trip upon the arrival of the steamer Maposa Thursday It expected to reach Fairbanks in AS hours running time.
 SEATTLE Aug. 1.-An announcement has just been made by the Wireless system that should much the business interests of Alaska that has been complaining of the eXhorbitant tolls charged for cable messages. Work will at stations at NOme, DutcH 1arDor Juneau ana AetcIlKan EHecuVe September 1s the rates will be from 25 cents cents per word, with no limit to distance
 JUNEAU, July 31-After deiberaton of two hours
 jury acquitted Joseph Mcdonald of the murder of years ago at Treadwe case of the most talked of that trial in Alaska and the hardest fought It has been trial for twenytwo days and about eighty witnesses summoned The cost of the trial will reach $O0 about equally divided between the defense and the government.
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 large number of people in Cordova received letters the train last evening from friends relatives who either