The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-07-21
Late Telegraph News

people of Alaska went to the bat late
yesterday afternoon and struck out.
Various items in the sundry civil bill
provided for needed appropriations
for various items concerning Alaska
The Senate conferees in considering
the bill found it necessary that the
general sum appropriated should be
curtailed. And the far northern
, territory had to suffer. The con-
ferees agreed to strike from the bill
the following items:
$4,000 for medical attention 10
the natives of Alaska.
100000 for the Geodetic survey
for the construction of two survey
boats.
$4,000 for the gathering and as
sembling of an exhibit from Alaska
for the Panama exposition at San
Francisco.
In fact the only Alaska item that
was permitted to remain was an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for the pur-
chase of that portion of the block of
land in Fairbanks wherein their
courthouse and jail now stand.
FAIRBANKS, July II. After
resting up from his record breaking
trip from Chitina to this city Robert
Sheldon left again yesterday morn
ing in his Ford auto for the rail-
road town. He took five passengers
with him and expects to reach
Chitina on Friday. Joe Paris and
another driver will start on Tuesday
next with two cars for Chitina. AL
though they are heavier machines
than the small Ford yet they expect
to get through in good time.
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE direc-
tors of the New York, New Haven c
Hartford Railroad have decided not
to sell the Boston & Maine Railroad.
1t is declared as impossible to make
the deal under the terms imposed by
the state.
MINNEOK, L. l., July 17.-MTs.
Carmen, wife of the physician at
whose office a woman patient was
shot by an unknown person, has
been indicted for this murder. She
was released on $4,000 bail. Her
trial will be held in September.
OMAHA, July ia most serious
alteration occurred in this city last
night, starting between two rival
gangsters. AS the fight continued
the number increased until there
was finally 800 men and boys en-
gagged in the conflict. AS a result
four were fatally shot and large
number were injured, some more or
less seriously.
SEATTLE, July 16.-The steam
ers Admiral Sampson and North
western sailed north from this port
last night. The former had Roy T.
Willetts as a passenger for Cordova.
She had IL cabin passengers for Val
DEE and 13 for Seward, as we'll as
four second class. On the steamer
Northwestern the Cordova passen-
gers were: W w. Bieber, Miss A
Myers, c. NJ. Langdon, c. J. Witt
sell and Geo. Ryviers. For Valdez
there were four cabin and two
second-class; for Seward two second
class; for Knik, FIVE cabin. DR..
Alfred H Brooks, in charge of
the Alaska Mineral Resources for
Alaska, Geological Survey, is booked
for Valdez, but he may stop over at
Cordova and go into the interior be-
fore proceeding TO the westward.
NEW YORK, July 15.-This after
noon Kermit Roosevelt and bride
arrived on steamer and at once
went to Oyster Bay.
LONDON, July 15.-Many Am
orleans were present yesterday af-
ternoon at the unwilling of
former President of the United
States, William Mckinley. The por-
trait was presented by J. c. Butler,
Jr., of Youngstown, Ohio, to Wes-
lyan Central Hall, in Westminster
Abbey. Ambassador Page was one
of the prominent officials present.
SAN FRANCISCO, July ia big
sensation has been caused this after
noon when a warrant was issued
charging Miss Eva Rinehart with
having murdered Mrs. Katherine
Bluett. The latter has been a nurse
for many years at the Auburn Placer
County hospital. She died from the
effects of poisons, and various sus-
picious circumstances point to Miss
Rinehart as the perpetrator of the
deed. This young lady is reported 10
have left for San Jose, to try out a
new automobile.
SAN JOSE, July 15.-Miss Rine-
hart arrived here and has been
placed under arrest She says that
she is the wife of r. L. Kincaid. She
further admits that Mrs. Bluett was
insured for $4,000 and that she s