The Chitina leader., 1914-01-13
Late Telegraph News

other department will not be per-
mitted to discuss army matters pub
licly. Secretary Daniels has issued
the following order: Henceforth
!; officers of the United States will not
be permitted to discuss in public
army matters of debatable nature. y
Delegate Wfckersham has intro
duced a bill in congress providing
for appropriating the proceeds from
the sale of tidelands at Juneau to
build bridge across the Gastineau
channel between Douglas and
Juneau. Colonel Richardson, the
city council and the citizens gen.
orally are in favor of the project
and if the conservationists do not
object to the tidelands being sold it
will probably go through.
! NEW HAVEN, Jan. 9.-Theodore
A. Blake, aged 70 years and MEM
/ DER VI one VI the Olu ISNoiullohais
families, is dead at his home here.
Deceased was prominently identified
with the early exploitation work of
Alaska, being connected with the
whaling and sealing companies
which operated extensively out of
San Francisco nearly a half CEN
fury ago.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 8
Over twelve hundred national banks,
located in As different states, have
applied to the government to enter
the new banking system. Before
the currency measure was passed 1t
was asserted by its opposition that
the system would cause the national
banks to give up their national
charters and incorporate as state
banks. No bankers have as yet ex-
pressed their intention of follow
ing that course.
JOHANNESBURG, S. A, Jan. 10.
No progress has been made in the
settlement of the mine workers
strike. The situation is growing
worse and despite the vigilance of
the police deeds of violence are re-
ported daily. More than 100000
men, most of them foreigners, are
idle as a result of the strike.
The strikers attempted to dyna-
mite three passenger trains yester-
day but the explosives were dis
covered in time to prevent any accl-
dents. The leaders of the strikers
have been arrested. The police
claim to have evidence showing that
they are in conspiracy to inaugurate
a reign of terror by destroying prop
erty.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. 10.-John
Spooner, nephew of former Senator |
Spooner, shot and killed Miss Emily
Connell, school teacher, and then |
turned the revolver upon himself.
He is still living but physicians
state that his wounds are fatal.
The couple had been engaged for
some time and it is believed that
the tragedy was due to desire on
the young woman's part to break
the engagement as Spooner had
been drinking heavily of late. Both
families are prominent here.
OLD POINT COMFORT, Jan. 10.
Five sailors belonging to the
flagship Wyoming were drowned
here yesterday when the cutter in
which they were returning to the
warship capsized. One of the
drowned sailors, Ernest A. Roth,
belonged to Seattle, where his par
ents are now living. A heavy sea
was running at the time and al
thcugh the accident was witnessed
by many on the warship the men
were swept to their deaths before
assistance could he rendered.
SEATTLE, Jan. 10.-Information
has been received by wireless from
a passing steamer stating that the
lumber schooner w. F. Gaines with
crew of II men, is floating help
lessly adrift in the north Pacific.
The schooner lost her rudder in
storm and narrowly escaped cap
sizing when her cargo shifted. Her
sails were carried away and she was
without means of holding her up to
the wind. The steamer was not able
to approach the schooner in the
storm. 1t is believed that revenue
cutter will be sent to the assistance
of the crew.
MACON, Ca, Jan. 10.-A pass
enger train on the Georgia Southern
railroad was wrecked near Cordelia
yesterday and resulted in the death