The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-03-31

Y SEATTLE, MaFcn ~. INT
order requiring the vaccination O.
steerage passengers embarking a
this port for Alaska, and also OF
officers and crews manning vessels
plying in the Alaskan trade, which
was in effect last year, has again
been issued by the surgeon general
of the United States public health
and marine hospital service at
Washington, D. c. 1t is in accord
ance with the acts of Congress of
March 81, 1890 and March 3, 1901.
JUNEAU, March 27.-The juneau
Dispatch of today will state that the
Juneau Democratic Club will i'm
| mediately ask the national admins
tration to demand the resignation
of District Attorney John Rustgard,
for political reasons. Recently Mr..
Rustgard filed charges against U. 5.
Commissioner ]. B. Marshall, be-
cause the latter dismissed an action
that had been brought by the dis
trict attorney against the brothel
| women. The case was dismissed bv
the commissioner because the chief
witness knew nothing of the alleged
facts, when he was placed on the
stand. Mr.. Rustgard then made it a
personal matter and sought to have
the commissioner deposed. The term
of District Attorney Rustgard will
be up on June 10, but the Demo-
cratic Club is anxious to have him
removed at once.
KANSAS CITY, March 27.-The
Sullivan & Considine vaudeville
theaters throughout the country
have been sold to Marcus Loew, of
New York. After the death of Tim
Sullivan his interest was sought 10
be purchased by John Considine, of
Seattle, but the administrator of the
estate asked too high price 70
satisfy Considine. AS a consequence
Considine decided to also sell his
interests if satisfactory price
could be secured for all the houses,
upon some of which heavy mort
cages are outstanding. The chain
of theaters are known as the
Empress.
- WASHINGTON, March 27.-The
rivers and harbors bill, providing
for an appropriation of $43,000,000,
passed the House yesterday after
noon. This increased amount Is
said to be largely due to the efforts
of the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress, which has a large men,
bership throughout the country and
which is pledged to work for an
annual appropriation of $50,O00,000
and to place this appropriation on a
parity with other. great .appropria-
ton bills. ...-........
SPOKANE, March 27-The troops
that will be sent from here to
Alaska in June will be distributed
among Forts Seward, Liscum, Glib
bon and st. Michael. The first bat
talon of the Fourteenth came to
TALON of the Fourteenth came to
lieving the Twenty-ffth infantry,
composed of colored troops.
Maj. Frank Albright, who is in
command of the troops of the Four
teenth infantry prior to Lieut.. Col.
Nichols arrival, will leave with the
troops. 1t is understood that the
Third battalion, also stationed at
Fort Wright, and the Second bat
talon, stationed at Fort Lawton,
Seattle, will be kept at their posts
! in readiness to go to the Mexican
/ border.
SEATTLE, March 27.-It is cur
rently reported here that Major J
B. Cavanaugh, of the corps of engi.
neers, and in charge of the govern
ment construction of the Lake
Washington ship canal, is being con.
sidered at Washington as the head
of construction of the Alaska rail.
roads. Here he is regarded as g
very efficient and capable engineer
| SEATTLE, March 25.-OficeI
! Warren this morning placed William
Mallan under arrest, from informa
ton received from Fairbanks. Nal
Ian was accused of stealing two
silver fox skins, worth $1,000 each
from the furrier store of Harry
Bailey, at Fairbanks. At first HI
denied the theft but later made {
full confession.