The Chitina leader., 1915-03-09
WASHINGTON, March The

/ WAOI1l1N01ON, MdICH f.-1 uS
vacancy caused by the appointment
of Williams j. Harris to the Trade
Commission was filled this morning
by the President. For Director OF
| the Census, the position held by Mr.
Harris, he named Samuel L. Rogers
of North Carolina.
NEW YORK, March 4-Commis-
siner Woods announces that the
police are working on many dynamite
| plots that had been planned by the
| band of anarchists. Suspected men
| are kept under such close surveil-
lance that he does not apprehend any
| further depredations or attempts.
| WASHINGTON, March. Geo
Rublee, of Cornish, N. H., and who
is serving as attorney for the Alaska
| Engineering Commission, failed 81
confirmation yesterday as a member
of the Trade Commission, to which
he was appointed last week. The
Senate confirmed all the other mem
bers, as follows:
Joseph Il. Davies, of Madison
Wis, Democrat, now corporation
commissioner, to serve seven years;
Edward N. Hurley, of Chicago,
H., Democrat, for six years;
William j. Harris, of Cedartown,
Ca, Democrat, for five years.
Will H. Parry, of Seattle, a pro-
gressive Republican, for four years.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The
Senate at an early hour this morn
ing, having been in session all night,
passed without amendment the rivers
narbors bill. A recess was then
taken until II o'clock. Upon reas-
sembling it was, decided that Con-
sress remain in continuous session
until adjournment tomorrow morn
ing.
The Senate passed the general
deficiency bill.
The President this morning signed
the. sundry civil and Notifications
bills.
There was general agreement
that the House would pass the naval
bill as amended in the Senate to in
crease the. number of submarines.
The two battleship program will
stand.
HINTON, w. Va, March 3.-A
large rescue crew has been hard at
work trying to make an opening
where the $50 miners were en-
tombed because of an explosion. This
afternoon ten were taken out alive
and 10 bodies were recovered.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3.-That
There is to be fast passage between
the Columbia River and this city
was made certain when one of the
regular liners to be placed on that
trip from here to Honolulu. The
palatial new steamship Great North
ern, of the Great Northern Pacific
Steamship Company, reached the
port of Honolulu from here in four
days and six hours. Her sister ship,
the Northern Pacific is likely as fast,
and they are both among the largest
and best equipped on either ocean
The former San Pedro-H .olulu
record was held by Japanese iteam-
ship, which made the voyaG east
bound from Honolulu in slightly less
than five days.
SEATTLE, March 5.-When the
Admiral Evans sailed north this
morning she carried as passengers
for Cordova: G. w. Gasser, Gust
Erickson, c. F. Ingersoll and two
second-class. For Valdez there were
80 second-class passengers, and for
Seward, 10 cabin and 29 second
class.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-A. U.
Wyman, who served as Secretary OF
the Treasury under President Grant,
and who has resided here. for many
years past died at an advanced age
this afternoon.
HINTON, W. Va, March 5.-The
work of seeking to recover the men
who were entombed by a mine explo-
sion here goes on night and day. But
few men have been liberated. II
now develops that ITO persisted.