The Chitina leader., 1914-04-28


F. Baer, who was suddenly stricken
with paralysis on Saturday died al
a hospital here this afternoon
!. Although 70 years of age he has
always been active in business. His
, home has been at Reading since
, 1868. although his business KEPT
him in Philadelphia most of the
time. Since April 1901 he has beer
, president of the Philadelphia 4
, Reading Railway Co., the P. & R
Coal & Iron Co., and Central R. II
II PIERRE, S. D., April 2S.-Ar.
; rangements are being made here
for staging the last great Buffalo
hunt of the West and in order that
posterity may not forget how the
original American chased big game
moving pictures will be taken of the
hunt. John E. Sloat, Gettysburg,
S. D, who has an option on the
famous Scotty Phillips herd of 467
buffalo, is negotiating with a NOV
ing picture company to turn over
part of the herd and with the aid of
200 Sioux Indians stage great
buffalo hunt, authentic in every de-
tail. 1t is probable that the event
will be produced on the ranges west
of here.
| DENVER, April Ex-Governor
Ammons this morning promptly
denied report that he had re-
quested federal troops to be sent to
the district where the. miners strike
has been in progress He believes
that he can handle the situation
with the state militia.
TRINIDAD, April 24.-The fight
ing between the striking miners and
the militia continues and has been
going on since Monday 1t is
known that 81 lives were lost in the
Ludlow battle, while others have
have been wounded. Various COM
panies of the state militia are nov
at the scene of conflict and it is
expected that they will soon have
| the situation in hand.
WENATCHEE, April 24.-The
novel situation is presented of over
| 800 school children out on a strike.
They take umbrage at the fact that
the superintendent was not re-
elected There has been a contro-
versy on between the superintendent
| and Principal Nelson. The board
favored the latter and a number of
the children are thus demonstrating
their disapproyal of the action of the
board in letting out the superin-
tendent.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-It now
seems almost certain that agitation
over abolishing the Seattle assay
office will soon cease. The legis-
lative, executive and judicial expense
bill reported in the House recently
proposes the abandonment of four
United States assay offices and
one mint. No appropriation is made
for the mint at Carson, New, or the
assay offices at Boise, Idaho; Dead
| wood, S. D.; Helena, Mont, and Salt
Lake City, Utah. While provision is
| made for the Seattle assay office, a
reduction of one clerk at $1,000 e
year is made in the operating force.
SEATTLE, April 23.-It develops
that the report sent out to the effect
that W. c. Dawson was to enter
the Southeastern and Southwestern
| Alaska transportation business is
somewhat premature. He has taken
| over the Western Alaska Steamship
Company, formerly used by Shubach
and Hamilton, and who simply char
tered vessels for the northern run.
Dawson states that he will charter
one and possibly two schooners, not
yet selected, of the Chas. Nelson
Company's fleet. He will operate
them this summer to Nome and
Kotzebue Sound, and if traffic war
rants may later put them in service
between Seattle, Juneau, Cordova
and Seward. But the latter move is
uncertain.
TRINIDAD, April 22.-As the
smoke of battle clears away it de-
velops that the desperate conflict
waged for IA hours between the
striking miners and the militia was
more serious than was at first re-
ported. 1t is found that 25 were
killed, including a number of chill
dren. There is great excitement in
this section of the state and it is
felt that efforts should be made to
end the strike and thus avoid any
renewal of scenes witnessed yester-
day in the Ludlow district.
| WASHINGTON, April z2.-Antici-
pating the settlement and develop
ment of Alaska as result of the
construction of government rail-
| roads, upon the recommendation OF