The Chitina leader., 1914-04-07


yesterday in this city. He has been
battling with consumption for a
couple of years past.
i WASHINGTON, April 3.-Secre-
tary Daniels has recommended the
reinstatement of Lieut. Col. f.
i Perkins. He was forced off the
active list of the marine corps on
account of alleged mental trouble.
4 WASH April 2.-It was
announced today by Secretary Nc
Adoo that the reserve bank system
would start business with an auth
orized capital of 100000, 900. This
is fully up to all expectations and it
is generally believed that the new
system will have the effect of avoid
ing any general panics, such as have
heretofore crippled the country.
PANAMA, April 2.-Yesterday
Col. George w. Goethals was for
mally inaugurated as governor of
the Isthmus. The ceremony was
made the occasion for a holiday
and there was general rejoicing at
the elevation of a man who enjoys
the confidence and respect of all
elements working or residing here
engineer in the work of building
the canal has been so efficient and
generally satisfactory that his pro-
motion to general charge of the
| Isthmus was hailed with much
acclaim and enthusiasm.
PASADENA, April 4-Frederick
Weyerhaeuser, generally known
| throughout the country as the 'lum-
| Der king" died here this morning
He is so years of age and has been
| in failing health for some months
past. He located in st. Paul in 1891
and engaged extensively in the lum-
| Der and timber business, and for
years was at the head of what is
known as the "Weyerhaeuser Syndi-
cate" His estate is valued at many
millions. His wife died in Novem-
| Der 1911.
SANTA ROSA, Cal, April q
Search is on today for relatives in
| Ireland of James Dalton who re-
Gently died here, leaving a $4,000
estate. Dalton declared that he had
not heard from any of his relatives
in 40 years but directed his execu-
! tors to locate the heirs and see that
they get their inheritance.
YOUNGSTOWN, Apri l3.-Henry
C. Prick, the big steel magnate,
announced this morning that he
would contribute $4,000 towards a
memorial to be erected to the men,
DRY of the late president, William
Mckinley, who died in 1901. The
memorial is to be erected at Niles,
| Ohio, the birthplace of Mr..
| Mckinley.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-Presi-
dent Wilson announces that John
Lind, who has been his personal
/ representative in Mexico for several
months past, will soon return. The
| reason is because of the impaired
health of Mr. Lind. He will sail
north on the presidential yacht
Mayflower.
SEATTLE, April THE Prince
of Monaco has taken up the matter
of arranging for guides and getting
all information concerning a long
| hunting trip that he expects to take
into Alaska this summer. He may
go to Cordova and from there over
the railroad to the interior and on
to the White River country. He
will also likely go to the country
back of Seward and also hunt for
bear on Kodiak island The Prince
| of Monaco is recognized as one of
! the true sportsmen of the world and
is lavish in the expenditure of money
| along those lines. He maintains a
250-foot yacht on the Atlantic, re-
| curing a crew of so men to care
| for it.
| oEAl LIE, April til Gil ttu-
dress here at the Arctic Club, before
| leaving for the East, Governor
Strong said that Alaska could never
forget the Democratic party, the
press and the people of Seattle, for
the wonderful work that they have
done for the northland
i SAN FRANCISCO, April g.
Arnold Kruckman, chief of the
Bureau of Aeronautics of the
Panama-Pacific International Expo
} sition, is now making tour of the
United States in an endeavor to
definitely decide upon control sta
tions for the great exposition cir
, cum-aviation race around the globe
fo~ prizes now guaranteed OF
100000 and which may aggregate
more than a half million dollars. II
is the intention of Mr.. Kruckman to
inspect the entire course as laid
out and it is probable that with
this end in view he will sail fol-