The Chitina leader., 1915-02-09


ernment ship purchase bill at this
session of Congress is a matter OF
grave doubt. Although they may al
this time be able to summon just
enough votes, with that of Vice
President Marshal, to carry the. meas
ure, unless more recruits are secured
absentees or illness may make it ex-
tremely difficult to secure sufficient
votes at some later period. Yester-
day afternoon the Democrats sue
ceeded in forcing the Republicans
and insurgent Dem ocrats to enter in
an active battle to prevent early
action on the measure. The oppon-
ents declare that they will keep up
the fight against the. bill until the
end Of the session. They plan To
talk, talk, and talk, until March 4th.
and thus prevent vote from being
taken. In line with this agreement
Senator Wesley Jones of Washing
ton state started in early last night
and at 6 o'clock this morning he was
still hammering away when a short
recess was taken. In the meantime
all other business is held up in the
Senate and there is beginning to be
considerable worriment upon the
part of the administration over the
fate of the various appropriation
bills.
NEW BRITAIN, Conn, Feb. 81
Much excitement was caused this
morning by the discovery that a
brutal murder had been committed.
Rev Joseph Zebrio, a Catholic priest,
and his housekeeper, Miss Eva Gill
man, were found murdered in the
rectory. 6,tn -
SEATTLE, Feb S.-Joe Warren,
formerly of Nome, and, well known
to hundreds of Alaskans, has Sc
cured a position at the San Fran
cisco Exposition. He says he will
make things pleasant for his old
friends when they show up in the
sunny south.
WASHINGTON Feb. 6.-Advices
have been received here to the effect
that the foreign legations at Mexico
City are preparing to leave there.
Foreign countries are firing of the
turmoil and having protected their
subjects ald advised them to seek
other places of safety the diplomats
are pro -r2d to abandon Mexico TO
its fate
Ell PtS1, Feb. 6-The immigra-
instructions to grab Jack Johnson if
possible when he is in this neighbor-
hood preparing for his fight with
Jess Willard in March. Jack is
classed as among the undesirables
and is to fight at Juarez, Mexico.
When he comes from Europe it is
expected that he will land on Mexi-
can shores but the authorities be-
lieve that with careful watching he
may be caught at some time across
the border And if Jack so forgets
himself at any time to be thus
caught mapping his big fight will be
off and the United States will deliver
him body blow.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. = The
administration forces seemed TO
weaken somewhat today in their
claims for the early passage of the
government ship purchase bill. They
now admit possibility of its defeat,
and if that should be brought about
an extra session of Congress is likely.
1t was decided last night that in
case of the defeat of the bill, which
must soon be brought to a vote, that
the President and leaders will meet
in conference next week to decide
whether an extra session shall be
held.
SEATTLE, Feb. 6.-Intense in
terest has been awakened by the ar
rival here of shipment of 1000
tons of copper ingots from the Ana
conda properties. 1t is now being
placed aboard the steamer Santa
Cecilia, leaving here February 10 for
New York City. February 20. the
steamer Santa Cruz of the same line
will carry $50 tons. From that time
on the monthly average of approxi-
mately 5000 tons will be main
tanned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Speaker
Champ Clark feels it a great compli-
ment that the Democratic members
of the next House unanimously
selected him for Speaker. In the
caucus there was no opposition ap-
parent and all votes cast We're for
the present Speaker. For the i'm
portant position of floor leader and
chairman of the committee on ways
and means the caucus selected Rep
resentative Claude Kitchen, of North