The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-04-21

! 1hNlDAD, SOiOs, ApTlI oil mere
has been another conflict between
the strike miners and the militia.
For fourteen hours a battle ragged
between the miners and the Ludlow
district National guard. As result
eleven of the strikers, one soldier
and one non-combatant were killed
Many were also injured, and the
affair has caused general discus
sion and a demand for a settlement
of the labor troubles,
| SAN FRANCISCO, April 1S.-An
immense crowd attended the box
ing contest last night that resulted
in Willie Richie retaining the cham
pionship for the lightweights, which
he won in 1912 and again in 1913.
He was pitted last night against
| Harlem" Tommy Murphy and fine
exhibition was given throughout. At
times the enthusiasm of the spec
| tators knew no bounds. 1t was
| only at the end of the Goth round
that. the decision was given to
Richie.
SAN FRANCISCO, April IS-This
morning death came to Mckee
Rankin, one of the Oldest and best
known men on the western stage.
GEDDES, April IA terrible
and dastardly deed was committed
here last night. Geo. Menzie, man
ager of a farm and Miss Blanche
Signal, bookkeeper for lumber
yard, were the victims. Their bodies
were found this morning in the
debris of fire that completely
burned the lumber Office. Both
skulls were fractured and the
hands and feet of the couple were
tied with a wire rope. After they
were murdered the perpetrators set
fire to the building.
BERLIN. April II. Johanna
schydlo. the Oldest person in Ger
many, just celebrated ner 117th
biz thday. She lives in Schimischow,
Upper Silosia, near where she was
born in 1897.
NEW YORK, April 17.-After Z
consultation last night at the Hunt
ington country place, where Vincent
Astor has been seriously ill, it was
decided that his marriage with Miss
Huntington should be indefinitely
postponed. The nuptials were to
have been performed on the 50th.
CHIHUAHUA CITY. April IT.
General Carranza is informed that
General Villa is in complete control
of San Pedro. In their flight the
federals left $500 dead and
wounded prisoners.
TACOMA, April 20.-The Repub-
lican State Central committee held
a largely attended meeting on Sat-
cussions it was decided to call a
special convention of state Reput-
licans to meet on June Is. The prin-
cipal business will be to ratify the
action of the Republican National
committee in limiting the number of
delegates the southern states shall
have in the national convention. A
platform of principles for the state
will also be adopted.
SEATTLE, April 16.-The Madi-
son Square Amusement Company If
Seattle, which was recently organ
lied, yesterday started construction
of a s250,000 ice skating rink. 1t
will occupy the northeast corner of
Tenth avenue and Marion streets.
The building will be 1SOx256 feet
| and three stories high. The style
of architecture of the new building
will be classic Corinthian. 1t will
have a seating capacity of $500
and standard hockey floor OF
S5x210 feet. An ice toboggan
starting under the balcony with a
sufficient incline to enable those
participating in this class of sport
to circle the building three times
will be an innovation in rink con-
struction.
! WASHINGTON, April 21.-Argu-
ment was heard in the Supreme
Court of the United States on the
application of the state of Georgia
for an injunction against the Ten
nessee Coal; Iron & Copper Com
pany, to prevent it from disseminat-
ing sulphur fumes from it's Ten
nessee smelters over Georgia farms
| WASHINGTON, April 16.-May
LIST promises to be AN important day
with the railroads throughout the
country. Under orders of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
there will be readjustment Of
passenger rates on all interstate
roads, in conformity with the long
and short haul provisions of ar
order of the commission
| WASHINGTON, April 2O.-Tht