The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-07-27

LONDON July 21.-One OF the
newspapers publishes an epitome OF
the news of Whitsun week a year
ago, to contrast the trivial news of
that time with the stirring events of
today. A year ago Mr. Lloyd George
delivered speech at Criccieth while
Mr.. Asquith was playing golf on the
Hollyhead links. The Derby race had
been run. Two suffragettes were
bound over for attacking the doctor
of Holloway Jail with a dog whip, and
another for using a Ratchet on the
Bartalozzi sketch, Love Wounded"
at the Dore Gallery. At Oxford Uni
versity, the honorary degree of doc
tor of civil law was conferred on
Prince Lichnowsky, the German
ambassador.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN, July %
The strike in the ammunition factory
of the Remington Arms Company has
pSSu cuucu AC COMPANY haS ChtSASo
into an agreement with the unions,
whereby the men secure a partial in
crease of wages.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July %
President Wilson today announced his
intention of returning to his summer
home at Cornish, N. H., within the next
"a hours. The length of stay of the
president with his family will this
time depend entirely on the develop
ment of the German situation.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July %
President Wilson cancelled today's
meeting of the cabinet because there
was no business of state pressing
enough to warrant bringing the cabi-
net ministers together.
SEATTLE, July 23-.The torpedo
boat destroyers, Paul Jones, Perry,
Preble and Stewart, sailed from here
last night bound for Sitka. They will
later go to Dutch Harbor, and will
cruise around the Aleutians until
autumn. The Whipple, which is 8
part of the flotilla, was delayed at
Port Oxford because of heavy storm,
that compelled her to seek refuge, but
will follow the others north in few
days.
NEW YORK, July 23-William NJ
WINS, one of the best known lawyers
in the United States, and recognized
leader of the American bar, died here
today at the age of "a. WINS was for
merly city chamberlain of this city,
and was a Republican candidate for
mayor at one time. He represented
William Barnes in the recent suit
brought by the latter against Theo-
dore Roosevelt for libel
WASHINGTON, D. c., July g.
James NJ. Sullivan, United States
minister to San Domingo has resigned
by request, after an investigation made
by the state department into certain
charges that had been filed against
him. The general fitness of the min
lister to hold the Office was attacked
in the charges, and the investigation
resulted unfavorably to him. The
testimony showed that he had helped
his friends to get contracts and other
advantages from Domingo
WASHINGTON, D. c., July "a
The official figures for the mineral pro-
duction of Alaska for the last year
have been announced by the govern
ment. The gold output was SIS, $780,
600. This shows an increase of
$4,000 over the previous year. Last
year Alaska produced 21,451, 900
pounds of copper, which is a decrease
of 100000 pounds under the preceding
year. The total mineral output of
the territory was s19,11s,000. This Is
a decrease from 1918 of s35S,000.
From figures now available, it is con-
fidently believed that the present year
will be the banner year for mineral
production in Alaska. This is due to
the great amount of copper that is
being shipped from Cordova to the
States running in one month to over
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NOME, July 24.-The Corwin has
returned from her first walrus hunt
and relates tale of frightful suffer
ing on the part of the Russian ship
Kolyma on the coast of Siberia, which
suffering resulted in the loss of four