The Chitina leader., 1914-09-01

fire this morning. The building was
burned SO quickly and fiercely that
20 occupants had narrow escapes
from death. One Montenegrin
persisted.
OLYMPIA. Sept. There had
been trouble in the home life ot
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Gedney, result
ing in the wife taking her departure
She went to a neighboring town and
was staying with relatives. Lured
home by a message telling of the
reputed illness of her aunt, Mrs.
Gedney was shot to death by her
husband soon after she entered the
house. He then turned the gun on
himself and took his own life. The
affair has caused considerable excite
ment in the town.
WASHINGTON, Sept. General
Funston has reported that President
Carranza has closed the port of Vera
Cruz as he fears a food shortage.
SEATTLE, Sept. Mrs. Mary
J. Cole, 80 years of age, died at her
home in this city last night. She
crossed the plains during the early
'40s.
ROME, Sept. Although the
Cardinals of the Church of Rome are
now engaged in the preliminary
duties of electing one of their num-
Der as Pope all have not yet arrived.
delayed but will reach here this
evening or tomorrow. The Cardinals
have assembled in the Sistine Chapel
with all the entrances walled up
with the exception of one. great door
known as the "Sala Regia,,' and this
is carefully guarded. Two ballots
will be taken each day, one in the
morning and one in the evening,
and it is the prevailing opinion that
a Pope will be elected before the
week is out. Of four prominent
Cardinals from Italy it is thought
that one will be elected. These are
Cardinal Antonio Agliardi, Cardinal
Domenico Ferrata, Cardinal Gaze
tano De Lai and Cardinal Pietro
Maffi.
The actual election ceremony is
quite simple Each Cardinal writes
in a disguised hand on ballot
paper the name of his particular
selection for the high office, which
he then deposits in a chalice or urn
placed upon a special altar. Before
doing so, however, he turns to his
colleagues and solemnIy swears ne
has voted, according to his firm be-
lief, without fear or favor, and in
the true interests of the Church of
Rome only.
There are three official scrutators
who, when all the Cardinals have
voted, and after short prayer,
take all the ballot papers from the
chalice and read aloud to the con-
clave the names recorded. The
number of votes required to elect
a Pope is two-thirds of the ballot.
Immediately the two-thirds ma
jority has been recorded for any
candidate a bell is rung by the
junior cardinal deacon. In response
the secretary of the Sacred College
enters with the master of cere-
monies, after which the cardinal
dean approaches the Pope that is to
be and inquiries whether he accepts
the papacy. Receiving an answer in
the affirmative, he next inquiries by
what name the new pontitf intends
to be known.
TACOMA, Sept lone of the
big industrial plants of this city was
operated by the Carstens Packing
Co. Early this morning it took fire
and all efforts to check the spread
of the flames proved unavailing. The
fire leaped from one building to
another until the entire plant was
totally destroyed. The loss is esti-
ludLCid at OfCl thiC quol tCi VI q
million dollars.
SEATTLE, Aug. 29-The steamer
Alameda arrived from the north this
morning and will sail again on Mon
day night. Among her passengers
was Mrs. c. M. Durchia, who came
through from Fairbanks by the river
route to Skagway. There she took
passage On the Alameda. she was
not in good health and died aboard
ship on Thursday morning, shortly
after leaving Ketchikan.
BUTTE, Aug. 31,-Beside the
closing down of many of the copper
mines in this vicinity there are other
troubles to contend with. Early this
morning the Parrot mine was dyna-
mited as well as the offices. The
occasion caused much excitement
and strife was engendered to such
an extent that the troops have been
called out. 1t is feared that a gen.