The Chitina leader., 1915-03-16
Late Telegraph News

rotary of Commerce Redfeld has
purchased the steamship Roosevelt
for use as tender to the Pribiloi
Islands and for the fisheries service
in Alaska. The ship will be started
early. in April on her long voyage te
J the Pacific and Boring Sea. She viii
4 go through the Panama canal. The
Roosevelt was built in 1905 al
Verona, Maine, and has had New
! York as her home port. She has a
net tonnage of 343 ton; is 1872 fee,
in length, 35.5 feet in width, 1872
feet in depth, and carries a crew OF
Is men.
/ WASHINGTON, March 15.-Rep-
resentative A. Mitchell Palmer of
Pennsylvania, has been selected as
Chief Justice of the court of claims
| of the United States, to succeed the
late Justice Edward K Campbell,
who was appointed by President
Wilson in May, 1918. Mr.. Palmer
has been the representative of the
/ administration in the House and de-
clined to be a candidate for re-elec-
| ton to run as the Democratic candi-
date for Senator last November,
being defeated by Senator Pe.nrose
He is resident of Stroudsburg and
| but 43 years of age. He is the
chairman of the executive campaign
| committee of the. Democratic ma
tional committee.
SEATTLE, March 1.-THE steam
er Admiral Watson sailed north
this morning, having good pas
senger list. For Cordova there were:
Geo. w. Trahey Frank L. Gibbs,
Geo. Huppreck, P. R. Barlow, John
Carroll Walter Johnson, Fred Hup-
preck, w. T. Elmdorff, w. B. Cum
mings and four second-class passen-
gers. For Valdez there were two
| cabin and three second-class, while
there were cabin and 33 second
class for Seward. There were 70
cannerymen for Port Graham and
| Seldovia, while Is Orientals were
booked for Port Wells. Col. D. c.
Jacklin and party will go as far as
Juneau, where they will make an
inspection of the Alaska Gastineau
big workings.
ST. LOUIS, March 16.-The fun
eral of Capt. Henry King will be
held tomorrow and will be largely
attended by former friends and ad-
mirers who will come from various
sections of the state. Capt. King
has been on the staff of the Globe
Democrat since 1888 and has been
managing editor since 1897.
BELLINGHAM, Wash, March Is.
This section of the state was
thrown into condition of great
excitement yesterday, caused by the
wild actions of Samuel Thompson, a
wealthy farmer. His wife had
threatened to secure a divorce from
him because of cruel treatment.
After bordering over the matter for
while he got his gun and shot and
killed his wife. He then turned on
Hugh Boyd, hired man, and
killed him. A son was nearby and
after firing several wild shots at him
Thompson took to the woods, where
it is believed that he committed
suicide. 1t is believed that his mind
must have been suddenly deranged.
NEW YORK, March 13.-Harry
Thaw won notable victory in
verdict of the jury that was rem
dered last evening. He and five
others had been on trial since Mon
day on the charge of conspiracy in
escaping from the Matteawan insane
asylum. The case was concluded
and went to the jury late yesterday
afternoon. A verdict of guilty would
have returned Thaw to the asylum.
After the acquittal Attorney John b.
| Stanchfield, acting for Thaw, moved
that he be sent back to New Hamp-
shire as free and sane man. Justice
Page set Monday next as the time to
hear arguments on the motion. New
Hampshire was where Thaw had
been placed under arrest by the
| United States authorities after he
had motored into this country from
Canada.
| SEATTLE, March 13.-Jack Dali
ton, of Cordova, arrived here from
Washington this afternoon. He had
been in consultation with the mem
bers of the Alaska Engineering
Commission, with whom he worked
last summer as master of transpor-
tation Of supplies. He states that
there is not much doubt that the
government will build it's railroad
from Krik to Matanuska and that
construction will start this summer