The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-01-20

it's condemnation of the practice o.
"sutee"-the burning of widow
on her husbands funeral prye-
by increasing the sentences of two
of the relatives of a woman wht
thus recently sacrificed herself. Shit
was the widow of a wealthy Brah
man and, according to the anclen
rite, which has been prescribed By
the Indian government since 1929
caused herself to be burnt alive or
his pyre in the presence of the
whole village, her relatives assisting
at the ceremonies. Five of the
later were arrested on the charge
of "abetting suicide" and were sen
fenced to Imprisonment by the tria
court. In their appeal to the high
court they failed to substantiate the
defense that the fire was lighted by
supernatural means, the flames de.
scending from Heaven, and the ap.
peal was promptly dismissed and
the increased sentence imposed.
HOUGHTON, Jan. president
Meyer and SO other officials of the
Western Federation of Miners have
been indicted by county grand
jury on a charge of conspiracy.
The indictments are the outcome
of the federal grand jury investiga-
ton of the assault made on Meyer
at Hancock when he was made the
victim of violence at the hands of
gunner hired by the Citizen S
Alliance.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The
Mexican government has given for
NAL notice through O'Shaughnessy,
the American representative, that
the nation would be unable to pay
the annual interest on the national
debt. Payment has been suspended
indefinitely.
The national debt of Mexico be-
fore the war began three years ago
was more than 1925, 100000, with
an annual interest of s14,500.O0O,
and total revenues of only $780,
100000. No figures of the national
debt have been published since the
war began. The country is bank
rupt and is unable to secure further
loans. The loan which was said
to have been negotiated in Paris to
nay off the soldiers has failed to
materialize.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Richard
b. Landlord, vice-president of the
Southern Railroad company COM
mitted suicide in his home last
night. Deceased was engaged to
marry Miss Nellie Patterson, of
Brooklyn, and the wedding was to
have taken place next Saturday. The
cause of the suicide is mystery as
Landlord was prosperous and ap-
peared to enjoy the best of health.
VANCOUVER, B. c., Jan. l6.-J.
ID. Sword, who is extensively inter-
ested in quartz mining in British
Columbia, was drowned last night.
He has been in the interior looking
after his interests and was en- route
home. While trying to cross river
on horseback the animal was swept
from its feet and carried down
stream. Parties are searching the
banks of the river for the body. He
was rated as a millionaire.
SEATTLE. Jan. 16. - Former
Mayor Hi Gill who was made the
subject of recall by the electors
of the city and was afterwards badly
defeated when he again sought office,
has again filed notice of his candi-
dacy for the mayorality. The Times
is supporting Gill again.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The
new federal industrial commission
today met for its second full-board
session. Work already undertaken
includes an investigation of health
conditions among workers, with
the cooperation of the public health
service. Plans for the coming year
were to be taken up in today's ses-
sion.
SEATTLE, Jan. i6.-Beryl Bell
a girl who has been working in
laundry, was run over and instantly
killed by an auto being driven by
S. w. Boswell realty dealer. The
accident attracted big crowd aht
only the arrival of police kept the
driver from being roughly handled
Boswell was SO drunk that he was
unable to give any account OF thu
accident when he was taken to ths
police station. He is being helt
without bail pending the finding o
the coroner's jury.
SEATTLE, Jan. 16.-The State
Bank at Granite Falls, a small towr
in the Cascade mountains, was held
rn and rohhed nv bandits Thu