The Chitina leader., 1915-08-24
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 16-Secretary
of the Navy Daniels has ordered the
battleships, New Hampshire, New
York and Louisiana, to proceed at
once to Vera Cruz. All the three ships
are in the Gulf of Mexico within a
short steaming distance of the Next
can sea port.
BROWNSVILLE, Aug. ia detach-
ment of United States cavalry station
ed at the Mexican border near here,
was fired upon from an ambush on the
Mexican side last night. The fray &C.
Cured near Progresso, and the Next
can fire was returned by the cavalry.
There were no casualties among the
Americans, and it has not been learn
ed whether any Mexicans were in
jured.
NodALE4o, HAuS' oSNChS
between the armies of General Villa
and Carranza is progressing about four
miles outside the city of Nogales in
the province of Sonora. The Ameri-
can soldiers guarding the boundary
have closed it to passage at this point
because of the fighting. No details
of the battle have been received here
as yet, although at the international
boundary heavy firing can be plainly
heard, and artillery is being employed.
GAVELSTON, Aug. ia furious
gale is blowing here resembling the
terrific storm that swept over this city
a few years ago with enormous losses
in human life and property. So far
the sea wall is holding, but much
alarm is being manifested by the citi-
zens over the situation, and prepare
lions are being made to leave at a
momnets notice. So far there has
been no property loss because of the
storm, but last night over on thousand
people refused to sleep at home and
passed the night in the Santa Fe
depot.
CHICAGO, Aug. 17-General John
Charles Black, an American lawyer,
soldier and statesman died here today
aged IS. He served with distinction
throughout the civil war on the Union
side, was severely wounded in service
and b7evetted Brigadier-General. At
ter the war he was elected Congress
manat large from Illinois, and was ap-
pointed Commissioner of Pensions by
resident Cleveland during the latter's
first term and United States Attorney
for the northern district of Illinois
during Cleveland's second term. Black
also served term as COMMANDMENTS.
Chief of the G. A. r.
BROWNSVILLE, Aug. 1.-THE STU
alton along the international boundary
is increasingly alarming, although so
far there has been no systematic at
tempt at an invasion of Texas, all the
fighting being in the nature of guerilla
The residents are taking
time by the forelock, and moving away
from the border into places of safety.
At many places thieves are active at
night but the border patrol is very
strict and the troops are constantly
on watch resulting in sporadis firing
at mysterious shapes. which is some
times returned from the Mexican side.
There has not been any thing in the
nature of an attack on the American
troops made SO far.
DENVER, Aug. To-day the State
Supreme Court issued writ prohibit.
ing Judge CRANKY Hillyer from presid-
ing at any future trials of persons
accused of crimes connected with the
disorders of the recent coal strike.
The writ was granted at the prayer
of the United Mine Workers who COM
planned that Hillyer had been an at
torney for the coal companies before
his elvation to the bench and was
therefore prejudiced and unfit to pre-
side over the coal disputes. The court
also heard evidence concerning the
trial of Lawson, whose conviction
was not regular as there were indica-
lions Of unfairness in the conduct of
trial. The court granted suppressed
cas- in the Lawson case and viii hear