The Chitina leader., 1914-10-13

peals today upheld the findings o.
the U. S. circuit court of appeals
sitting at Seattle, in reference to ar
Alaska case. The circuit court
found F. ]. Houston and J. Bullocl
guilty of conspiracy of keeping the
government from receiving bids fol
coal for various Alaska military
stations. This case was originally
tried at Tacoma several years ago
when the defendants were found
guilty. They were coal agents and
their principal operation was al
Nome, where the government was
charged an exorbitant price for
COAL
PARIS, Oct. 13.-The first
encyclical of Pope Benedictus XIV
will appear for the fete of the Tou
Saint (All Saints Day., November l.
and will follow in part the program
of Leo XIII and Cardinal Rampolla.
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command of Col. Maritz the north
western Cape provinces have re-
belled. Martial law has been pro-
claimed throughout the union. The
rebellion has been brewing since the
resignation of General Byers, COM
mander in chief of the Union forces.
The government named Col. Britz to
relieve Maritz, and soon after he
took command he discovered that
Col. Maritz had been commanding
German troops as we'll as his own,
and Furthermore that he had Ger
nan guns in his possession. The
affair has caused great excitement.
SEATTLE, Oct. 13.-For % years
past Henry L. Sizer has made him
self generally known in this city
because of his persistent solicitation
for life insurance. But no more will
his portly frame and genial counte-
nance seek audience with mortal
man. He passed to the great beyond
last night.
CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-Adjustmelt
of rates, involving preparations of
thousands of complicated railroad
tariffs, in conformance with the
supreme courts decision last spring
in the "Intermountain," or long
and short haul" case were discussed
here at a meeting of railroad officials
and representatives of the Inter
state Commerce Commission. Drastic
reductions in rates on westbound
transcontinental freight shipments
were ordered by the high court.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-Bids
are being received and will be
opened soon at the Navy Depart
ment and contracts awarded for con-
struction of the three new battle
ships authorized by Congress this
year, to be named the Idaho, Mis-
sissippi and California. Each will
cost $7,S00,000 exclusive of armor
and armament. The new super
dreadnaughts will be ''triplets, :"
each GA feet long, of 97-foot beam,
30-foot draft and with 81 knots
speed larger and faster than any
now in the navy. Their batteries
will include twelve 14-incn guns,
four submerged torpedo tubes and
twenty-five 5-inch rapid fire guns.
SEATTLE, Oct 13.-Late this
afternoon the dead body of Thomas
w. Waldezrove was found in a
room at his hotel. Separation from
his wife and financial reverses
caused him to despair, with the re-
suit that he took his own life today.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 12.-Qulrol
Gomez, one of six Huerta refugee
generals, stated that Weston Burn
we'll, missing American, had been
executed by order of Gen. Perez
Castro, because he was found to he
buying mules and American artillery
to take to Tampico.
SPRINGFIELD, Oct. 13.-Harry
Woods, the popular secretary OF
state, has paid the penalty for for
getting that public Office is a pub
lie trust and not private snap. He
speculated with funds of the state
and as a consequence lost many
thousands of dollars by buying
stocks which have deprecated
Rather that to bear the disgrace
it all he committed suicide las
night.
GREELEY, Colo, Oct. 13.-Tht
war in Europe and it's effect on the
women and children of the warning
nations was the principal topic C
discussion during the Twentieth
Annual Convention of the Colo
RADIO Federation of Women's clubs
in session here. The lecturers TO
the convention were: W. B. Mooney
of Greeley and Mrs. John d. Sher
man of Chicago, chairman of thu
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