The Chitina leader., 1915-04-20
Late Telegraph News. N Y 5.

l and this time the winner is Leonard l Seppala. He drove his own team of 16 Siberian dogs. He beat all previ- ous records by four and half hours and made the distance in 7S hours, A minutes and 37 seconds. This record is considered most remark able when it is remembered that q {, heavy snow storm ragged most oi the distance. Considerable money changed hands on the result, and as is usual almost the entire popula- tion of Seward Peninsula was inter- ested.
 The race started last Wednesday | morning at g o'clock on the 40S mile journey to Candle and return. The favorites in the betting were "Scotty" Allen, who took the lead as far as Solomon, and Seppalla. Fred Ayres' team took sick and was unable to start. The other entries ! were: Dr., Kittilsen. Alex Johnson, driver; Council Kennel Club, Es- kimo John driver; Paul Kjegstad, self driver; Allan and Darling, Allan driver; Leonard SeppalIa, self driver.
 SEATTLE, April 20.-This morn ing Capt. Harry G. Hamlet, com mander of the United States coast guard steamer Unalga, has every thing in readiness for the sailing later in the day for Boring sea waters. He will start on the annual cruise of the vessel for the far north going direct from Seattle to Unimak pass, cruising in the pass and just south of it ready to aid 1 fishing vessels or other craft in dis tress. About June 1 the steamer will enter Boring Sea, make a cruise along the Aleutian islands as far as Attu Island and then do patrol duty off the Pribilof Islands.
 WASHINGTON, April 20.-Ad- vices to the state department indi- cate that General Villas forces were crushingly defeated by Obre- gon at Celaya. It is said that a Ilprolonged and hard fought battle resulted. Villas line of eommuni- cation on the United States border is now menaced. .-
 E ha CT Mariposa sailed for the north last night with large list of pas seneers, particularly for the west ward. Those for Cordova were: Geo. c. Hazelet, E. A. Barnett, E. I. Clark, H. W. Berry, Mrs M A. Hockey, and Mrs. John G. Hazelet. For Valdez there were 13 cabin and enc second class; for Seward 31 cabin and 5S second-class; for Knik "A cabin and IT second class. Lieut.. Mears heads the government party of about 50, and will establish head. quarters at Ship Creek. He has a lot of supplies and machinery on the steamer. Jack Dalton and wife are also aboard and they will go to Knik where Jack expects to work for the commission this year.
 SEATTLE, April 19.-Congress- man John J. Fitzgerald, of Brook lyn. is on a western tour and today inspected the government canal leading to Lake Washington. Mr. Fitzgerald is chairman of the appro- priations committee of the House and Democrat has served in Con gress for 16 years, although he is now but 43 years of age
 WASHINGTON, April 19.-This afternoon the supreme court handed down a decision denying the appeal of Leo Frank for new trial, which ends the last fight for the life of the young Jewish factory superin- tendent of Atlanta, thrice sentenced to the gallows for alleged murder of Mary Phagan, 14-year-old factory girl, at Atlanta on April 26, 1913. Argument of the appeal was made on February 23.
 SEATTLE, April 19.-There was COT siderable excitement last night at the family hotel, The Chelsea, To- oated on Queen Anne hill, facing Kinnear park. Mrs. J. F. Derry, an attractive woman who has had a successful career on the stage as June Fields, has been guest at the hotel for several weeks and early during the evening she. took her life by shooting herself. Her husband is New York business man and 1t is supposed that domestic trouble caused her to do the act.
 NEW YORK, April 17.-John Meriella, youth, was arrested this morning on complaint filed by a business agent of the young mill | liOnaira Vincent Stor Tho younp