The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-03-02
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Late Telegraph News.

SEATTLE, March 1.-The steamer
Al-ki, bound north. broke down on
Saturday evening above Active Pass
She had 10 passengers aboard and
they were transferred to the Hum
boIdt, which happened to be coming
along southbound shortly after. The
Humbo reached here Sunday
morning. The machinery of the
Al-ki was temporarily repaired and
she was brought into port last night.
+ This steamer is now owned by the
Border Line Transportation Com
pany, which recently absorbed the
Northland Steamship Company. Her
fleet consists of the Al-ki, Despatch,
and Northland Dodwell & Co. are
the principal owners of the line.
WASHINGTON, March lit is
practically settled that there will be
no session of Congress after the
present Congress dies late on the
night of March s. Members of both
hOuoCo ulC pi " tame luCli
departure from Washington at the
end of the week, to remain away
until next December: President
Wilson had expected to start on his
trip. to San Francisco and the Pacific
coast early in March but it was
stated this morning that he would
probably postpone. his start until the
latter part of the month. He will
likely first go to Seattle and then
south to California.
SEATTLE, Feb. 26.-George w.
Evans, coal expert who was in
charge of the mining of the coal for
the government in the Matanuska
field made an interesting address
last night on the coal situation. Mr.
Evans declared that there is enough
coal in Alaska to supply the Pacific
Coast for 500 years. This export is
thoroughly familiar with both the
Boring River and Matanuska fields,
and has made study of geological
reports concerning various other
fields in Alaska, so that he is &C
cepted as an authority on the coal
situation, and his remarks were
listened to with great interest.
SEATTLE, Feb. 27.-Within
very few days it is expected that
overdrafts in national banks through
out the country will be a thing Of
the past. The banks in this city
have mailed notices to their Gus
toners. This has been brought about
by reason of a suggestion upon the
part of John Shelton Williams, comp
troller of the currency. He has noti-
fed the national banks all over the
country that overdrafts will not be
tolerated by his Office. Therefore he
urged that this practice should
cease entirely
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24.-Capt.
A. E. Harding, a member of the
marine corps, had become despond-
ent and when an entrance. was eff
fected to his room this morning it
was found that the captain had taken
his own life.
WASHINGTON, March 1T was
reported that an effort would De
made to prevent the confirmation OF
Will H. Parry, of Seattle, as mem
Der of the Trades Commission, to
which he was named last week. That
these efforts, either failed or were
withdrawn is evident from the fact
that the Interstate Commerce COM
mittee favorably reported the nomi-
nation to the Senate. Confirmation
is expected to- soon follow.
GALVESTON, March IA bomb
in reality was thrown into the Car
rama camp this morning, and as a
consequence much excitement has
been occasioned. An explosion oc-
Cured on the Mexican gunboat Pro-
gresso that killed 80 people, includ-
ing five women. They were all fol-
lowers of, Carranza. What pur-
ported to be a barrel of rice was sent
aboard the gunboat, but it was in
reality a bomb concealed in rice. The
affair has caused the greatest kind
of excitement
SEATTLE, Feb. 27-John Chindle,
a barber, has been held in connec-
ton with the death of his 11-months
old boy. An inquest developed sus-
picious circumstances.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 27.-Commer-
cial and shipping interests in Cleve-
land, Toledo and Cincinnati are in
cooperation today in $27, 100000
plan to construct lakes to the gulf
deep waterway that will make Gin
cinnati an finland seaport" and
enable Great Lakes vessels to cruise
to New Orleans and the Pacific via
the Panama Canal Deepening of
the Erie-Miami canal from Lake Erie