The Chitina leader., 1914-12-29
Late Telegraph News.

Charles k. BunneU Of Valdez as judge of the Fourth division of Alaska.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 29-Presi- dent Wilson informed callers today of his intention to support the Jones bill for ultimate independence of the Philippines and that his course would not be altered by the recent disturbances in the islands.
 BOSTON, Dec. 29.-Wm. H. Taft in an address here before the Bar Association last night declared that national prohibition is a dangerous part of state governments that they are incompetent to manage their own affairs
 COLUMBUS, O.. Dec. 29.-Oliver H. Roth has Jewish shekel in his possession which is believed to be more than 2,0O0 years old and is valued by a collector of rare coins rat s7,000. The coin is of the Mac cabean period and was probably minted some time between 175 and 135 B. c. It was for 30 of these coins that Judas Iscariot betrayed Christ.
 SEATTLE, Dec. 2S.-C. W. Wiley has resigned as manager of the Paci- fic Alaska Navigation Company, operating the Admiral line of January by R. J. Ringwood, the present traffic manager. Both men have been filling the positions named since the company was organized.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2S.- Archbishop Riordan died of pneu- monia at his home here today. The archbishop was native Of New Brunswick, 73 years old, a graduate of the Jesuit college at Louvaine, Belgium. He was consecrated in September 1883, as titular arch bishop of Cabesa and made coadju- tor with right of succession to the See of San Francisco, to which he succeeded on December 2S, 1884.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S. The Carranza agency here has published a telegram from General Carranza's representative at Galveston stating that he has semi-ofticial report that the frees of General Villa arc evacuating the City of Mexico, that Presidcrs Gutierrez has resigned and ha so 1dered his services to Genera rranza.
 dent Gutierrez has ordered all army generals to cease summary execu- tions. Heretofore the federal otti- cers have followed the general GUS tim of unceremoniously shooting prisoners known to have been active in their opposition to the govern ment represented by the capturing party.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-Presi- dent Wilson is today celebrating in a quiet manner the anniversary of his birth and has received messages of congratulation from many lands. The President was porn at Staunton, Va, on December 28, 1856.
 SEATTLE, Dec. 26.-Mrs. Anette Loder was convicted in the federal hn 0f, n the mails to defraud, in the sale of wildcat mining stock.
 Mrs. Loder was the former presi- dent of the Kuprean Copper Mining Co.,, of Alaska, and has, it is claimed, made restitution of the money claimed by dozen or more Chicago men, who charged they were prom ised jobs at the mine, and who when the positions were not forthcoming, caused her arrest.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 26-The Wash ington Federal Bureau of Education has issued statement that the rein deer industry of Alaska has changed lOTmGT tAplOFluSul duo uScIitueo natives into civilized and thrifty people.
 VERA CRUZ, Dec. 26.-General Villas troops have commenced an attack on this city, which is held by followers of General Carranza who has removed with portion of his followers to the southern part of the republic.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Secre- tary Daniels has recommended to the Senate the passage of the bill creat- ing a naval reserve from among the honorably discharged enlisted men of the navy.
 EAST ORANGE, N. Y., Dec. 29.- All of the new buildings at the Edison electrical works, to replace those recently burned, are to be of concrete. A majority of the old employees have been given work on