The Chitina leader., 1915-01-05
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Late Telegraph News

( Santibanez on the Isthmus O
Tehuantepec. General Santibane
shot General CarranzaSs entire stat
except his son, Abel Ardo Carranz;
and Ignacio Peraldi, who are alst
held captives. The executions tool
place after General Santibanez failed
to induce Venustiano Carranza tt
make terms for their release.
LONDON, Jan. 4.-The stock ex
change was open for trading toda,
for the first time since July 30.
SALEM, Ore, Jan. A lock O.
his own hair taken from the
clutches of his dead victim, who hat
fought desperately for her life, was
| held before his eyes and caused
John G. Heirks, inmate of the in.
sane asylum, to confess that he
killed Mrs. Wehrman and her little
boy in their cabin at Scapoose, Ore.
in September 1911.
John Arthur Fender, who was
convicted of the murder on circum-
stantial evidence and who is under
sentence to be hanged, will be freed
by executice order In few days.
SEATTLE, Jan. 4.-Joseph War
rem, special agent of the federal
government in Alaska, has been
dropped from the list of federal en-
ployes through adjustment of the
position, the special agents work
being taken over by the Department
of Commerce.
SEATTLE, Jan. A dispatch
from New York says that Mrs. M,
Robert Guggenheim has begun suit
for divorce, charging misconduct.
The couple resided in this city for
several months Immediately follow
ing the organization of the Alaska
Syndicate which purchased the
Bonanza Copper mines and built the
Copper River & Northwestern rail-
way.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The an
nual report of A. H. Brooks of the
Geological Survey estimates the
value of Alaska's mineral output
last year as SO, 248,0O0, which
makes a total since 1880 of $780,
100000.
SEATTLE, Jan. 2.-The Alaska
Steamship Company has discon-
tinued it's contract with the Marcoai
Company has installed it's own wire
less apparatus and will maintain it's
own operators on it's ships. The
steamship Alameda, sailing for the
north last night, had the company's
own apparatus and it's own oper-
ators.
SEATTLE, Jan. Frank Hart
sail, former husband of Mrs. An
nette Loder has instituted proceed
ings to obtain custody of their
14-year-old son. Mrs. Loder is now
in Jail here. convicted of using the
mails to defraud through the sale
of stock in wildcat mine in
Alaska.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 81
Dispatches to the state department
report that the forces of General
Carranza have evacuated Monterey
and that those of General Villa
occupy the city.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-Secre-
tary of Agriculture Houston an
nounced today that the value of all
farm products of the United States
for the year just closing was $10.-
900, 100000.
HAMMOND, Ind, Dec. 31.-State
veterinarian and health officers,
speeded to Tippecanoe county in
answer to hurried summons from
Samuel Shearer, who reported a
violent epidemic Of foot and mouth
disease on his ranch. When the
officials arrived they found Bessie, a
blooded Holstein, and Darby, Jer-
sey mixer, feet upward on the
sward. apparently taking the count.
Investigation disclosed cider press
in an orchard and a pile of fer
mented apple pulp. The cows were
drunk.
WASHINGTON ID. c., Dec. 81
Delegate James Wickersham OF
Alaska has called meeting of mem.
bers of the Pacific coast delegation
tomorrow to discuss methods OF
getting appropriations for aids te
navigation in Alaska. The action OF
Chairman Fitzgerald in cutting out
from the sundry civil bill the appro
priation for a wire drag net survey
of Alaskan waters has aroused the
Pacific Coast delegates. They have
the support of the secretaries o.
navy and commerce.
MADISON, Wis, Dec. 31.-Gov
ernor Francis E. McGovern today
committed the life sentence of JohI