The Chitina leader., 1914-04-28
Late Telegraph News

PEklNG, April GOV. w. toCA'
hill has accepted the position OF
adviser at large of the Chinese gov
eminent, at a salary of $1,000 pei
month. Mr.. Rickhill was last year
succeeded as American ambassador
to Turkey by Henry Morgenthau. He
has had much experience in the
Orient as he was minister to China
from 1905 to 1909. Way back be-
tween the years 1888 and 1892 he
made two scientific missions to
China and Thibet under auspices OF
the Smithsonian Institute. He was
commissioner of the United States
to China in 1900 and plenipotentiary
of the United States to Congress of
Picking for settlement of Boxar
troubles, in 1901. Mr.. Rockhill was
also ambassador to Russia from
1909 to 1911, when he was trans
ferred to Turkey.
SEATTLE, April 27.-Noe Lanier,
who dug for gold at Circle City
in the eos and then joined the
firsh rush for Dawson, died at mis-
home in this city on Saturday night.
He was a we'll known character
among the old-timers.
SEATTLE, April 27.-The steam
er Admiral Sampson sailed from
this port on Saturday night. The
passengers for Cordova consisted of:
Miss NJ. NJ. Flood, Miss M.McDon-
aid, Tillie, LENA, and Sophie Rich
walker, Roy Watkins, H. T. Andrus
and wife, Stephen Palmer and IL
second class. For Seward there were
10 cabin and 10 second class passen-
gers; 70 for Knik and 40 for Sell
dovia. For Valdez there were s
cabin and 8 second class. Among
the number for Valdez is William
Spence, of Georgia, recently ap-
pointed District Attorney for the
Third division to succeed Geo. K.
Walker. Mr.. Spence stated that he
will make on changes in the work
ing force of his Office at present. He
first wishes to familiarize himself
with his new duties.
SEATTLE, April 27.-A. Chris
Jensen, chief of the field division,
has just received from Delegate
Wickersham a copy of his bill to
amend the land laws of Alaska. He
says that the bill will be favorably
reported by the public lands COM
mittee of the House. An important
item is the creation of an addi-
tional land district so as to give the
Third Judicial division an office in
addition to the ones now established
at Juneau, Fairbanks and Nome.
Valdez is designated as the head
quarters for the new office. although
the bill provides, that the Presi-
dent may remove the location of the
said land Office to some other place
in said district at his pleasure. in
each of the land districts the Presi-
dent is to appoint a single person to
perform the duties of register and
a receiver, and that said official
shall receive salary of $4,000 per
annum.
SEATTLE, April 27.-The census
bureau has just issued bulletin in
which the population of Seattle is
given as 313,111. When the official
lation was 237,194.
SEATTLE, April 24.-This after
noon Boyd Rud, a street car con-
ductor, seemed to have temporarily
lost his head and committed murder
and suicide. In the presence of her
father he shot to death his wife, who
had left him a few days after their
marriage. He then turned his gun
on himself and inflicted a wound
from which he died in a short time
HARRISBURG, Pa, April rs
Suffragettes of Pennsylvania have
commenced a four weeks campaign
to force candidates for nomination
to the state House of Representa-
tives to come out into the open on
the question of providing for vote
for the electors of the state on the
matter of woman suffrage. Candi-
dates of every political party will be
informed that a refusal will he
considered as opposition to woman
suffrage, and that the women will
fight all candidates who do not de-
clare themselves.
WASHINGTON, Aprr 27.-The
President this morning made a
personal appeal to John D. Rookie
Teller to bring about settlement of
the strike among the Colorado
miners. AS result of several con-
flicts between the state militia and
strikers many have Deen killed and
injured, including women and chill
dren. The situation during the past
week has grown so tense that the