The Chitina leader., 1914-05-26

mand that the city seek to acquire Company.
 EDINBURGH, May 23.-A pie ture of the King that hung in the Royal Scottish academy, was hacked this morning by suffragette. She used her hatchet with such effect that all semblance of likeness was destroyed.
 GLASGOW, May 23.-Suffragettes sought to blow up the water works of the city. The failure of fuse to set off bomb was the only thing that saved the works.
 LONDON, May 23.-This after noon a crowd of Suffragettes invaded the mummy room of the British Museum and demolished all it's con- tents. And the mummy ''that ain't had no fun for 5000 years" will be required to take many more years to even pull itself together.
 WASHINGTON, May 22.-The ad- ministration has been advised that Carranza will send representative to Niagara Falls to present his views before the board of mediation.
 CHICAGO, May 22.-At the gen. eral assembly of the Presbyterian churches of the United States, Rev. Maitland Alexander, of Pittsburs, was elected moderator, last night.
 CHICAGO, May 22. Willie Ritchie will go to London and engage in contest there with Freddie Welsh. That fact was made certain by a telegram received by Ritchie last night, stating that the London promoters had accepted his terms. The particular date for the fight has not yet been fixed.
 CHICAGO, May 21.-The general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States met here today, with Rev. John T. Stone, of Chicago as Moderator. The attendance is exceptionally large and represents every section of the country. | WORCESTER, Mass, May 21.- Jacob August Riis, the great writer on social and economic subjects, is believed to be dying at his summer home at Barre. He was born in Denmark in 1849 but for nearly 20 years past has been active in various reforms in New York City. LONDON, May 21.-This after noon there was great excitement in the neighborhood of Buckingham Palace. A small army of suf- i fragettes had marched to near the palace, with the intention to present a huge suffragette petition to the king. However, 2,5O0 police sur rounded the palace and prevented the women from effecting an en- trance. As result there was great wailing and the indignant protesta- tions of the suffragettes could be | heard for a mile away. Some arrests were made.
 PHILADELPHIA, May 21.-Al- though the vote was close in the primaries for the Democratic nomi- nation for governor, Vance c. Me Cormick, of Harrisburg won out over M. J. Ryan, of Philadelphia. MT. Mccormick is a wealthy man and owner of the Daily Patriot. He was mayor of Harrisburg from 1902 to 1905.
 NEW YORK, May 21.-Colonel Roosevelt declares that he is op- posed to the repeal of the tolls clause in the Panama bill. Regarding the Colombia controversy he made the statement that he was opposed to the payment of blackmail and added Submitting this question would be } the same as though some future
 President of the United States } should apologize to the successor oi : Huerta for the seizure of Vera , Cruz
 ; SEATTLE, May 21.-Chas. F
 Munday and Archie w. Shiels, two locators of coal claims in the Boring !, river district, will demand that the interior department issue patents fol , their claims, and for which theil money has been paid. The govern ment sought to convict these men ir February last of conspiracy to de fraud the government in connection
 with group of locations. A lengthy trial ensued and the jury at Seattle , returned verdict of not guilty as 5 against both men.
 CHICAGO, May 20-James Bruen : baum, accused of embedding $2,50( r in Nome, from the St. Louis Distill ing Company, was arrested here this ) morning.
 PHILADELPHIA, May 20.-A' : was anticipated the senatorial nomi 5 nees are Senator Bois Penrose, Re [ publican; Representative A. Mitchell