The Chitina leader., 1915-06-01


Johnson, supervisor of surveys for
the land office will arrive with a
party of Is men, to survey the coal
fields of Alaska Here the plans OF
surveyors will, be decided on and
little later sent out. A total OF
16 parties will be put out this sea-
son in order that the coal lands of
the Matanuska, Boring River and
Nenana districts may be plated and
made ready for leasing and mining.
The work this summer will be
rushed as fast as it is possible to
push the surveys. With sixteen
parties in the field surveys will be
made of greater part of the differ
ent coal regions and the best lands
can be reserved by the government
for naval purposes. Frank John
son will be in charge of the field
work.
SEATTLE, May 29.-John e.
HUMPHREYS, who has been judge
on the Superior court bench for the
past four years, died this morning
from Uraemic poisoning. He has
been a prominent character in this
city for the past 20 years and has
repeatedly been a Republican candi-
date for office, including the position
of governor, Supreme Court judge,
mayor, prosecuting attorney and
corporation counsel. He leaves a
widow but no children. He was a
member of many fraternal societies.
NEW YORK, May 29.-The will
of the late Alfred Gwynne Wander
bilt, victim of the Lusitania
horror, was probated in court this
morning. He leaves his widow
s3,000,000 and all his real and per-
sonal property. He married his
second wife, Mrs. Margaret Emerson
McKim in December 1911, and there
are two sons as result of that
issue. By his former wife, Elsie
Frence, whom he married on Janu-
airy IA, 1901, he leaves a son born
November "a, 1901.
NEW YORK, May 29.-The re-
port comes from England that
Clarence H. Mackey is soon to wed
Mrs. Madeline Force Aston, widow
of the late John Jacob Astor, whom
she married on September 9, 1911,
after he had been divorced in 1909
from his first wife. Mr.. Mackey
was married to katherine Duer IN
1898 aid divorced last year.
ATHENS. May 29-It is reported |
today tn King Constantine is COM
pletely cut of DANGER. His rapid |
recovery is now looked forward to |
by his physicians.
SEATTLE, May 2S.-The word
was quickly passed around the city
this morning that Chris H. Busch
mann, the manager of the North
western Fisheries Company, had
committed suicide, and large num-
Der of friends and acquaintance
could scarcely credit the report. He
was found dead in one of the upper
vacant rooms of the Smith building
with a bullet wound in his head
and an empty revolver by his side.
He had seen. missing for "a hours
and his family vas beginning to feel
concerned about him when his dead
body was discovered this morning.
He had complained recently about
being in ill health but he continued
active and attended to his business
duties so that his suicide came as
shock to a large circle of friends.
Mr.. Buschmann has had wide ex-
perience in the fish business and for
several years past has been in
charge of the large interests of the
Northwestern Fisheries Company,
holding the position of treasurer and
manager, and maintaining offices in
the Smith Building in this city.
Every season he made trip to the
different canneries of the company
operated in Alaska. One of these IS
located a few miles from Cordova, at
Orca, where it is expected to put up
100000 cases of salmon this season.
FLORENCE, May 2S-The board
of pardons and paroles reprieved
five Mexicans who were sentenced
to hang today. This action was
taken after writ Of habeas corpus
had been denied by Federal Judge
Sawtelle.
ATHENS, May 26.-Yesterday
morning it was thought that King
Constantine was on the way to re-
covery but last night he became
worse and his physicians now fear
that second operation will be
necessary.
NEW YORK, May 27.-The Hol-
land liner Ryndan and the freighter
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