The Chitina leader., 1915-03-09
Late Telegraph News


, that the Alaska Steamship Company
is now negotiating for the purchase
of the Oceanic Steamship Company
: liner Sierra, for the Southwestern
| Alaska run. This is passenger
steamer much larger than either the
: fleet that is now on that run
: Her home port is San Francisco and
! She was built in Philadelphia in
: 1900. Her net tonnage is 1856;
indicated horsepower, S,244; number
! of crew 100: length 400 feet; width
50.2; depth 1871. 1t is said that
the purchase of the Sierra will be
! for the purpose of taking care of the
freight and passenger business which
it is expected will result from the
building of government railroads in
Alaska
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The
New Mexico Military Institute was
the winner today in the. rifle shoot
ing championship of the United
! States. They won all of the seven
matches at an average of SO 40
WASHINGTON, March 3.-Con-
gress this afternoon passed a joint
resolution thanking Ambassadors
Naon, Dagama and Suarez for their
efforts as mediators in the Mexico
trouble.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.-The
weather having twice prevented the
running of the Vanderbilt cup race
on the. Exposition grounds there was
no disappointment this afternoon.
Over 125, 900 spectators gathered at
the Panama-Pacifc Exposition
grounds here this afternoon to wit
ness Americas automobile road
classic. The race was unique in
several respects. 1t was the first
time the race was ever held over an
entire enclosed course and it also
was the second time that a big auto
mobile contest was ever staged on
exposition grounds. The first being
the Grand Prix race on February %
SAN FRANCISCO, March 4.-The
Washington state building on the
Exposition grounds was dedicated
this afternoon. Imposing ceremonies
were had and a large number of peo-
pie from the state were present to
participate IN the event.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-Both
houses of Congress adjourned at
noon today. At the end there was
great confusion and disorder in the
final scramble for the passage of bills
and resolutions. In the House high
tributes were paid to Speaker Champ
Clark, Democratic Floor Leader
Underwood and Republican Floor
Leader Mann. In the Senate Vice
President Marshall was highly COM
plimented for his fairness as a pre-
siding officer. The total amount of
the appropriations bills passed by
this Congress aggregates one billion
and twenty million dollars, about
what was predicted early in the
session as the probable amount. By
concurrent resolution the current
appropriations in the Indian and
Postal bills were extended over the
next fiscal year. At 10 o'clock this
morning President Wilson COM
| c. in IN Inf of
bills and resolutions and was thus
occupied until shortly before ad-
journment. Among the important
measures that died in the Senate was
the ship purchase bill, the Philip
pine bill, the conservation measure,
and the bill for rural credits.
| WASHINGTON, March 4.-Sen-
ator Fletcher this morning an
nounced the surrender of the efforts
upon the part of the administration
to pass the government ship purchase
bill. This brought forth a remark
from Senator Lodge to the effect
that this ended the greatest fight in
the history of the Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 4-Colonel
George Washington Goethals was
this morning made a major general
by President Wilson, in recognition
of distinguished services rendered
the government in Panama. He was
made chief engineer of the canal Ii
: February 1907, which position he
held until last year, when the cana
was practically completed. Then the
: Colonel was made Governor of the
Canal Zone. He is 81 years of agt
and was born in Brooklyn.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-Dele
gate Wickersham will leave this cit.
tonight for Alaska. He will go vi;
San Diego and San Francisco, wher'
! he will first view the expositions be
fore proceeding to Seattle. Their
$ he will take the steamer for Juneau