The Chitina leader., 1913-06-17

dwelling belonging to J. D. Trapani. a wealthy fruit dealer, and when the explosion occurred the Italians them- selves were dangerously wounded. SEATTLE, June 16-The testi- mony in the hearing of the Hart line group of claims in the Boring river coal fields, has been completed, and the case will now be referred to the Juneau land office for a fin- al determination.
 MEXICO CITY, June 16-The reb- els demand the surrender of San Louis Potosi, the key to communica- ton to the Tampico oil fields.
 SAN FRANCISCO, June 16- Louis Drolette, William McHugh, Charles Joseph, James McGowen and Jack Sullivan, police detectives, have pleaded guilty to conspiring in the bunco operations of Detective Es- cola and sentenced to nine months each in the county jail.
 CHARLESTON, w. VA, June 16- Lee Calvin, former mine guard, astounded the committee investigat- ing the coal miners strike, by his testimony. He told how the Holy Grove strikers in camp had been fired upon from an armored train, which resulted in a miner being killed and a woman wounded.
 WASHINGTON, June 16-Secre- tary of State Bryan has announced that civil service will be maintained in the consular service.
 CHICAGO, June 16-The ther- mometer reached the sizzling point and as result three deaths result ed today from the intense heat.
 SAN FRANCISCO, June 16-Poliee detective Esola was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for accept ing graft from bunco men.
 It has developed that the Earl w. Allen, who shot and killed a for mer sweetheart, Mrs. George Fisher, at Portland on June ?, and after wards took his own life, was the son of Gene Allen, both of whom were former residents of Cordova.
 NEW YORK, June 16-Miss Del la Fox, the actress who played lead ing parts in many opera companies, but who has appeared chiefly in vaudeville since 1900. died here to- day. She was born in St. Louis, October 13, 1872.
 WASHINGTON, June 16-Oxford, a sugar magnate, testified before the lobby Investigation, that he spent $20,000 twenty-three years ago, in Washington, entertaining Senators and watching legislation, but stated that not a cent of it had been spent illegally.
 WASHINGTON, June 16-Iron. steel and other raw material have been transferred to the free list by the Senate committee on finance.
 HALIFAX, June 16-An order has baan recaiyad from Ottawa ordarino Canada's navy on the Atlantic dis banded. NEW YORK. June 16-By the mar row margin of one-quarter of goal the American team won the second game in the international champion ship series and thus retain the Davis cup.
 SEATTLE, June 16-The steamer Admiral Sampson sailed last night. Among her passengers were Miss C.. Gi:f :fford, Mrs. Peter Kennedy and IT. wing Kennedy, for Cordova; Charles Sinclair, for Katalla.
 WASHINGTON, June 16-"The low CT the rate charged the consumers " | electric light and power companies | the lower will be the tax such con- panies must pay the government" !" | said Secretary of the Interior Lane in announcing his policy in reference to regulating these corporations.
 EAGLE PASS, June 14-Genehal Brits states that Campeche has talk en the field with 1000 men against the Huerta government.
 LOS ANGELES, June 17-An earthquake shock, which lasted sev- eral seconds, was felt here this morn ing.
 BOSTON, June 17-Ex-Congress man George Fred Williams was yes terday married to Mrs. Francis Ames Hopkins.
 WASHINGTON. June 17--Judge Jeremiah Netterer, of Bellingham, is here for a conference with Attorney General McReynolds. ;ye is seek. ing a federal judgship in western
 Washington.