The Chitina leader., 1915-08-31
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was at first intended. Nothing has
/ been paid on the purchase price as
yet, but today it was announced that
: the first payment would be modified to
! 100000. For this amount the gov
! eminent will receive the securities
now held by the bondholders. The
total payment for the road will be
$780, 900.
PORT AU PRINCE, Aug. 24-The
United States has asked the Haitien
government to accept without delay
the draft of treaty between the two
countries establishing the effective
control of the Haitien customs offices
and the administration forces of the
black republic under the domination
of Americans. The country will be
run as defunct corporation would be
managed, the United States to act as
the court and appoint a receiver gen.
eral who will manage the financial af-
fairs of the country assisted by Ameri-
can employees. The municipal and
rural police are to be natives under
the command of American officers.
The plan as set forth in the draft
presented to the Haitien government
arranges for the payment of all debts
to foreigners and forbids the cession
of any Haitien territory in payment
for the obligation of the republic.
MRIETTA, Ca, Aug. 24-The coro-
ner's jury which has been considering
the lynching of Leo Frank returned its
verdict today and reported that the
deceased came to his death by hanging
at the hands of parties unknown. The
| jury heard no testimony as to the
identity of the lynchers and were out
| just three minutes after the coroner
had entrusted the case to them. The
governor of Georgia in speaking about
the case today said that the offering
of rewards by parties outside the state
for the capture and conviction of
Franks lynchers was seriously ham,
pering the state officials in trying to
bring the perpetrators to justice.
SEATTLE, Aug. 25-The steamer
Mariposa sailed last night with the
following passengers for Cordova:
Mrs. Thos. Scott, Miss Cecilia Bur-
roughs, Miss H. Anderson, Miss A. M.
Anderson, W. H Webb and wife, Chas.
Cochran and wife, Fred Anderson and
wife, Mrs. s. Lamprey, Brook, Bryan
Headley and c. Lamphrey, Clinton
Phillips and G. Theophany.
GARY, Ind, Aug. 25-Rev. Edmund
Kayser, pastor of st. James Lutheran
church, was assassinated last night.
He was reading in his study at the
time when several shots were fired
through the window which resulted in
his death. Rev. Kayser was very pro-
nounced in his opinions of the Eu-
ropean war and made many enemies
in this Slav community by his pro-
German utterances. He had many
| parcnpol anap,iac o1ea
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25-Secretary
of State Lansing says that the treaty
the United States submitted to Haiti
proposing the control of the Haitian
| forces, is for the establishment of a
strong government, which will event
ually be, turned over to the Haitians
themselves; that while revolutions are
progressing the people are starving in
the cities, because they are unable
to obtain food which is abundant in
the country districts
ALBANY, Aug. 25-The proposed
amendment TO the State constitution,
which provides that all voters must
be able to read and write the English
language, has been advanced to it's
final passage at the constitutional con-
vention, after stormy debate.
! SEWARD, Aug. 25-An interesting
and exciting game of base ball was
played here yesterday between the
local club and the navy team, the
latter composed of men from the tor
pedo boat flotpla in port. Seward
won by score of to /. although the
navy boys put up fine article of ball.
but couple of errors at critical time
let in most of Stewards runs. Both
pitchers were in form and gave very
creditable exhibition as slab-artists