The Chitina leader., 1915-03-16

Page made a ruling this morning
that Harry Thaw must be returned
to the Matteawan asylum, unless
legal papers calling for his detention
in New York county, are served upon
the warden at the Dombs. And it
is question whether this can be
done. Thaw's attorneys sought 10
have him returned to New HamD-
shire. where he was when the arrest
was made for his escape from the
asylum.
BELLINGHAM, March 16.-Sam-
uel Thompson, the wealthy farmer
who killed his wife and hired man
and took a shot at his son, evil
IDENTITY committed suicide afterwards.
His body was found last night in
the woods near mere. 1t is believed
that his mind was deranged.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-For-
eign diplomats here see in the latest
move of the administration a policy
that will insist upon a greater con-
sideration for the foreign interests
in Mexico. 1t is evident that the adj
ministration does not intend to sit
back and see property destroyed and
life taken without making positive
demand that such methods be dis
continued. For some time past,
no 1f
all kinds, including Americans, have
had no feeling of safety, particularly
in Mexico City.
SEATTLE, March 16.-Represen-
tative William E. Humphrey and his
wife returned last night from Wash
ington, having fingered there for a
few days after Congress adjourned
to finish up some business before
the departments.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, March Is.
Yesterday Samuel Bowles died at
his home in this city. Since 1873
he has been editor-in- and puo-
Usher of the Springfield Republican
and because of his forceful writing
was regarded as national figure.
WASHINGTON, March 13. 1t
was stated this morning that Secre-
tary of War Garrison has under adj
yisement the general staff recon-
mendation that Col. w. L.. Siebert,
one of the Panama Canal engineers,
be given the command of the coast
artillery defenses.
SEATTLE, March 16.-The big
longshoreE ems strike is now on in
earnest %al it affects the Alaska
vessels. Il union men have been
ordered refrain from giving their
seryice5 j, loading or unloading any
and all C..~-.o5 of vessels. In COM
pliance with that order they have
refused to unload the freight
brought down by the steamers Ala
media and Jefferson. The work,
however, is going on, as the Alaska
Steamship Co. and the various other
companies are employing non-union
men, of whom there are many huh
dreds about the city. While there
is comparatively little delay in the
work there already has been some
violence and more is expected. By
reason of the large army of unem-
ployed it is not expected that the
strikers can be successful in tying
up the shipping interests of this
city.
TARRYTOWN, March 15.-Fun-
eral services were held yesterday
afternoon at the Rockefeller home,
over the remains of Mrs. John D.
Rockefeller. The body was then
placed in the receiving vault of John
ID. Archibald, pending determination
of the final resting place.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-Col.
w. H. Crook, who has been not
able figure about the capital and
who served as body guard around
the White House to the martyred
President Lincoln, passed peace
fully away last night at an advanced
age.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-Be-
cause it was not known that the
blockade had been lifted at Pro-
gresso a Mexican gunboat fired
shot across the bow of an American
steamer and held up another
steamer. The British ship Ping
was also interfered with.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-Rep-
resentative John j. Fitzgerald,
of New York, chairman of the COM
mittee on appropriations, estimates
that this years deficit by June 81
will be about 53,000,OOO.
TERRA HAUTE, March IA
gruesome discovery was made in the
outskirts of the city late today. Mrs.
Lizzie Baldwin and her family of