The Chitina leader., 1914-05-05


 VALPARAISO, Chile, May 5.-A fire this morning destroyed a large part of the commercial section of the town. It gained such headway that occupants of buildings were unable to make their escape. In many in- stances some had narrow escapes
 while more than 50 are known to have perished. Some very costly
 buildings and their contents were almost totally destroyed.
 TEXARkANA, Texas, May b. Reports received here indicate that a cyclone which swept over part of adjoining country completely de- stroyed the towns of Maude and Redwater. In the effort of the people to make their escape five were killed and % were injured.
 Much suffering and loss of prop erty has resulted. The homeless ones are being cared for in neigh boring communities and assistance is being rendered in many ways.
 WASHINGTON, May 5.-A joint resolution proposing two amend
 ments to the constitution were this afternoon ordered favorably re- ported, without recommendation, to the House by the judiciary con- mittee. One provides for eXtend- ing the right of suffrage to women and the other is for nation wide
 prohibition. Both are matters upon which there is likely to be lively debate in the House
 ECCLES, w. Va, May 5.-Of the 206 miners who were suffocated by reason of recent explosion in the big mine at this place, 96 bodies have been recovered. There is still a great amount of earth and debris l covering the bodies of the remaining
 unfortuIates.
 r WASHINGTON, May ,. - The President this morning announced additional selections as members of ! the federal reserve bank board. One
 is Harry w. Wheeler, of Chicago, vice president of the Union Trust Co. Another is w. P. G. Harding, vice president of the First National { Bank, of Birmingham. A third is
 Dr. Adolph Caspar Miller, of Berk- ley, Cal The latter is at present | joc icto fn of ho Intnrinr Lane. He is noted economist and authority on finance. He was in-
 structor of economics at Harvard 1 for a year; professor of political economy and finance at Cornell ] for year: professor of finance at
 the University of Chicago from l 1892 to 1902, and Flood professor oi economics and commerce at the Uni versity of California from 1902 until he went to Washington last
 year.
 SEATTLE, May 5.-The steam
 ship Dirigo which run aground on I Saturday night on Whidby Island
 was examined yesterday and it was 1 found that no damage had been done. AS a consequence the steamer was again started north at
 o'clock in the afternoon. Captain
 William Jensen relieved Captain
 Flynn as master. Captain Jenser
 was recently pilot on the Mariposs
 and formerly was master on the freighters Latouche and Seward. The
 Dirigo will be placed on, the run
 between Seward and Cooks Inlet taking the run of the. old Dora
 which is inadequate to handle the
 business to the westward.
 | CHICAGO, May 5.-The trouble
 that has existed for some months
 past in the board of education ovei
 the administration of Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, superintendent of city schools, eliminated yesterday in ar
 unpleasant manner. The court hao taken a hand in the matter ant
 issued an order regarding the reten
 tion of Mrs. Young. Eight members
 of the board refused to comply witt this order and were cited to appear for contomOt If oOurt The iudgf