The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-04-06
Late Telegraph News

the Alaska-Gastineau mines near
Juneau, was married last night TO
Miss Virginia Joliffe, a sister of
Mrs. Rudolph Spreckles. The affair
was quite society event.
LOS ANGELES, April 6.-Munici-
pal affairs are again in whirl.
Chief of Police Sebastian, Earl
Rogers and H. Counsel have been
indicted by the grand jury on
charges of attempting to corruptly
influence the grand jury.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 6.-The
famous election fraud cases that
have been on trial here for several
weeks came to an end last night by
the conviction of all the men ac-
cused. They were from Terra Haute
and include Mayor Dom NJ Roberts
and 27 others. They were tried be.
fore Judge A. B. Anderson in the
United States district court. The
Jury found them guilty of intimi-
dating voters, sending repeaters to
the polls, stripping the ballot boxes,
etc. These funds were committed
at the November election.
The testimony shows that women
watchers at the polls were insulted,
election board members were thrown
bodily out of polling places, court
0rI Eyo w oil
arrangements were made to falsify
the returns if need be, various wit
nesses today swore. Sylvester Jor-
dan, democratic committeeman and
one of SO men who have pleaded
guilty, told about the plans to
change the returns. A number of
witnesses told of fights and alleged
repeating in that precinct. James
n. Baxter, professor at the Indiana
state normal school in Terre Haute,
testified that he had been threatened
with arrest because he challenged
voters.
BOSTON, April CAS- was feared
Curtis Guild did not survive during
the night. For several days past
he has been in a low state from the
effects of an attack of pneumonia
and yesterday was in dying condi-
ton. He was SIS years of age and
one of Massachusetts foremost men,
having served as governor and also
ambassador to Mexico and Russia,
under Republican administration.
SEATTLE, April 5.-The steamer
Admire Watson sailed north at 2
O'Clock This afternoon. For Cor
dova tho were: Jos. Wallace, Her
man AToea+i, Jess Slagel and three
second-class. For Seward 25 cabin
and IS second-class. For Valdez:
three cabin and 1 second-class.
NISH, April 5.-Several thousand
uniformed Bulgarian irregulars
crossed the Serbian border. At first
they repulsed the Serbian troops,
but at the end of the fighting they
were driven out. Fifty Sarbians
and 80 Bulgarians were killed.
NEW YORK, April 5.-The storm
had only partially subsidized over
Easter Sunday, but the damage to
shipping was principally done on
Friday and Saturday. 1t is re-
ported that 100 were lost at various
Atlantic ports during the storms. In
addition there is every indication
that the Royal Dutch West midas
steamship Prins Maurits, with so
aboard, foundered off Cape Hat
teras.
PARIS, April 5.-The war office
has announced that two German
submarines were destroyed, and a
third badly damaged, in raid by
the allied aviators. At the naval
base at Hoboken, Germany, forty
workmen were killed and sixty were
wounded by the aviators.
BERLIN, April 5.-A dispatch
from Athens, received this after
noon, says that the British battle
ship Lord Nelson was destroyed in
the Dardanelles yesterday.
SEBASTAPOL, April s. The
Turkish cruiser Medjidieh was
struck by mine near the Russian
coast and went down. 1t is believed
that all aboard were lost.
VIENNA, April 5.-The retreat of
the Austrians in the Carpathian
mountains has been announced at
army headquarters.
SHELTON, Wash, April 30.
G. Steele, brakeman formerly with
the Peninsula railroad, sought
revenge in his anger for being dis
charged from his position. Early
this morning as the train was pass
ing certain point, where Steele
had secreted himself in ambush, he
began firing from his revolver. His
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