The Chitina leader., 1914-05-19
Late Telegraph News

Il CHICAGO. May 1S.-The federal circuit court of appeals has made an important decision that affects the liberty of the 24 men who were con- victed of complicity in various dyna-
 mite plots throughout the country. They were convicted at Indianapolis and sentenced to various terms of
 Imprisonment. An appeal was taken
 and they were given their liberty on bonds. The circuit court now de.
 crees that they surrender their
 bonds and be delivered to the fed
 eral penitentiary at Leavenworth on
 June 6.
 I SEWARD, May 16.-There is l considerable activity already this spring on Turnagain Arm, with the I prospect that there will be several lively camps there during the coming
 season. There are now 15 hydraulic outfits at Hope and Sunrise and
 others will soon be established. Jack Hirshey has 25 tons of $2.O0O ore ready for his new stamp mill that he is putting up at Hope.
 WASHINGTON, May I6.-An- nouncement is made that Bob Sweeney. of Seattle, has been nomi- hated as assistant to Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane. He
 will take the place to be vacated by Adolph c. Miller, of California, who
 was recently appointed a member of the federal bank reserve board. Mir. Sweeney has been resident of Seattle for more than 15 years past, and is prominent attorney. He has always been identified with Demo- cratic politics of his city and state
 and was urged for the position of district attorney for the western
 district of Washington.
 PHILADELPHIA, May 19.-Pri-
 maries are being held today through out the entire state and there is
 intense interest in the result, each party making an unusual effort to
 poll their strongest vote. For U. S. senator it is expected that the Re- publicans will name Bois Penrose,
 the Progresives, Clifford Pinchot and the Democrats Congressman Palmer.
 The great battle will be at the
 November election.
 NEW YORK, May 19.-The sec
 ond reserve division of the federal reserve banks was formally launched yesterday at the clearing house when
 the. national banks of Albany, Syra- cuse, Buffalo and New York City, completed their work of incorpora- exception of San Francisco have also
 been accepted.
 SEATTLE, May 15.-The sea- going tug Goliah, having the dis abled steamer Admiral Evans in tow, is expected to reach here by
 Monday. The vessels left Seldovia on the morning of May 6. Before that Captain Jensen made a con- plete survey of his ship and re- ported to the company that he
 believed the propeller could be re- placed and the vessel made ready for sea within 24 hours after she
 goes on the dry dock.
 NEW YORK, May 15-A scandal has been unearthed in connection
 with phase of the building of the Panama canal. John Burke, of Indianapolis, former superintendent
 of the canal commissary depart
 ment, and five of New York's promi-
 nent merchants, were yesterday
 indicted by the federal grand jury for bribery. The special charge against Burke was that he accepted
 bribe of s1O,O00 in awarding a
 certain contract. It is further all
 legged that he has been mixed up in
 many rake-offs.
 SEATTLE, May 15-A. H. Ander-
 son, one of the wealthiest citizens of the city, who died at his home at 71S Minor Avenue, has willed
 three millions of his money to his
 widow. He was largely engaged in timber and lumber enterprises and
 increased his original small for tune many time over. He was one | of the few wealthy men here who retained his love for horses in
 preference to automobiles, and kept
 private stable with many elegant turnouts for both himself and wife. CHICAGO, May 15.-A we'll | known character throughout the |