The Chitina leader., 1915-05-25

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worse and there are fears that he
may not pull through from his pres.
ent serious condition. A specialist
from Berlin is being rushed here
| The king was born August 2, 1868
and succeeded his father, King
| George, after his assassination on
March IS, 1918. The King married
; N 1889 the Princess Sophie OF
Prussia, sister of the. present Ger
man Emperor. They have three
sons and three daughters. The
eldest son, Prince Georgios was born
in 1890 and is unmarried.
REDDING, Cal, May 24.-Yes-
terday and today there continued
eruptions from Mount Lassen. The
flow of lava during the past few
days has been extremely destructive.
Alex. Mcdonald, the recently ap-
pointed agent for Seward by the
Alaska Steamship Company, is a
passenger on the steamer North
western going through to assume
his new duties. 1t is reported from
Seattle that Mr.. Mcdonald will have
complete jurisdiction over Seward
and vicinity as far west as I'm
alaska and the Bristol Bay fisheries.
The appointment is made in view of
the increased Importance of Seward
as terminal of the Alaska govern
ment railroad. Mr.. Mcdonald has
been in the employ of the company
for eight years, resigning a year
ago as assistant superintendent at
Seattle to assume management of
the Sol Due Hot Springs hotel, near
Port Angeles.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24.-Ex-
Extensive preparations are making
for the second annual meeting of
the Pacific Fisheries Society held at
San Francisco, Cal, on August 8,
10, and II, 1915. This society,
which is composed of scientists, fish
culturists, anglers and those inter-
ested in the economic phases of the
fisheries of this coast, was organized
in Seattle in the. spring of 1914, and
SEATTLE, May 25-German Con-
sui Mueller has been transferred to
Atlanta, Georgia, and the consul
at that city, DIR. Zopfell, will come to
Seattle.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-This
morning a daughter was born to
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs
William McAdoo.
CARLISLE, England, May PA
terrible railroad wreck occurred
this morning in this neighborhood,
resulting in the immediate death of
at least so people. A local train fol-
lowed by a train carrying troop
of soldiers collided with an express
train near the neighboring town of
Gretna. The disaster was some
thing horrifying and in addition to
those killed outright so many
others were fatally injured that it is
believed the casualties will number
400. Most of them are soldiers. A
boiler explosion on an engine added
the horror of fire to the wreck. AS
sistance was Immediately rushed to
the place of the calamity, where
many heart rending scenes were wit
messed.
HONOLULU, May 22.-The U. S.
submarine Fla has been lifted from
the ocean bed, and the officers in
charge of the work now feel conf
dent that she will soon be- raised if
| the cables Withstand the storms and
| do not again break. This morning
everything worked well and the YES
sci started on her long journey to
F.! the surface. She has laid on the
ocean bed since March 25.
SYRACUSE, May 22.-Col. Theo-
| dore Roosevelt has received a COM
plete vindication at the hands OF
the jury in the lengthy libel suit
that is now at an end. This morn
| ing when court convened a final YER
dict was returned. The jury finds
for Col. Roosevelt in every particu-
lar, stating that all charges against
| William Barnes were true and that
the plaintiff should pay all the costs
Before the final conclusion on costs
was reached 40 ballots were taken
Several of the jurymen held out fol
a division of the costs. Roosevelt
and his friends are in high glee over
the result and declare that another
body blow has been struck against
the. old and corrupt political meth
DDS long adopted by bosses anl
which are being thrown into the dis
card by fair-minded people.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 21.-
Celebration of the completion of thu
lock system in the Warrior River 6