Late Telegraph News
LONDON, Dec. 17—A vigourous
sea battle has been reported between
the Greeks and the Turks. The
latter have been pursued within the
Dardanelles. In the sharp cannon
ading the Greeks lost two cruisers
and one torpedo boat, while the loss
to the Turks has been one cruiser and
one torpedo boat.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 17—The
Turkish fleet is now engaged with the
Greeks off the island of Lemnos.
CED1L HARBOR, Dec 17—An
other naval battle between the Greeks
aud Turks commenced this morning
outside the Straits of Dardanells.
SANTA ANA, Dec. 17—This part
of California is in the greatest kind
of excitement. Last evening a des
perado assaulted a fourteen year old
girl named Myrtle Huff. Her cries
soon brought assistance but her as
sailant immediately engaged in bat
tle with them and finally made his
escape to the hills. He was immedi
ately pursued by a hundred men, in
cluding civil officers and militiamen.
At various stages a fusilade of bullets
was exchanged. Under Sheriff
Robert Squires was killed and three
deputies were badly wounded before
the crowd finally succeeded in killing
the bandit.
WALLA WALLA, Dec. 17—Orders
were received from Olympia that
Ortis Hamilton has been paroled,
and accordingly he was given his lib
erty today. Hamilton was formerly
Adjutant General of the state and
became short in his accounts because
of the thousands of dollars he ex
pended on “wine, women and song.”
He was infatuated with an adven
turess who temporarily lived at Seat
tle and she led him a merry dance.
IRVINGTON, N. Y., Dec. 17—A
band of Suffragettes, marching from
New York to Albany, to demand wo
man’s suffrage, arrived here this
afternoon. They will remain until
tomorrow morning and in the mean
time are holding street meetings and
by personal argument seek to convert
all whom they can reach. They are
a picturesque crowd, but brimful of
earnestness.
NEWBURG, Dec. 17—Anither epi
sode is now recorded in the vicarious
career of F. Augustus Heinze. In
order to marry he had to make vari
ous settlements with other enamored
sweethearts and to stand a breach of
promise suit. But after he secured
his “stage” wife he soon tired of
possession and longed for other fields
to conquer. As a result of neglect
Bernice decided that she didn’t have
to stand that sort of thing, that it
wasn’t becoming to one of her former
popularity. So she applied for a
divorce and Fritz didn’t enter any
protest. It was granted her yester
day, with the custody of their one
child. She is also to receive alimony
at the rate of a thousand dollars a
month and ?230 per month for the
rent of her apartment. And Heinze
is satisfied, too.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17—By rea
son of the refusal of the Progressive
Senators to vote for the Republican
caucus nominee for President of the
Senate, Senator Jacob H. Gallinger,
the upper House has been without a
presiding officer. This morning the
Senate adopted a plan by which Sen
ator Gallinger and Senator Augustus
O. Bacon, of Georgia, should alter
nately serve as president pro tempore.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17—This
morning William R. Hearst appeared
before the Clapp investigating co„ -
mittee and was asked concerning the
authenticity of the John D. Ar :hb Id
letters that he has been publishing in
his magazine. He testified that he
had secured them from John Eddy,
the author, who is now in London.
These are the letters that have passed
between Mr. Archbald and Senators
Penrose, Aldrich and Foraker, con
cerning matters of interest to the
Standard Oil Company. Mr. Hearst
admitted that he still had other let
ters, not published. Upon request he
argeed to produce and submit them
to the committe when in executive
session.
LONDON, Dec. 16—The Balkan
delegates this morning made this
statement to a representative of the
Associated Press: “Peace will be
concluded between Chistmas and New
Year, but If it should not be we will
enforce it at Constantinople with
cannon and bayonet, before Easter,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16—On Sat
urday when the immigration bill was
up for consideration a spirited four
hour debate occurred between Sena
tors Dillingham and Burnett. It was
over the literary test that many insist
should be incorporated in the bill.
LAKEWtOOD, N. J„ Dee. 16—
George Gould has announced the en
gagement of his sister Helen Gould to
Finley J. Shephard, a St. Louis rail
road man. It is not stated when the
marriage will take place.
LONDON, Dec. 16—This afternoon
Whitelaw Reed died at Dorchester
House from pulmonary oedema.
HAMILTON, Dec. 16—President
elect Woodrow Wilson completed his
rest and vacation on the Bermuda
islands and sailed for New York on
Saturday evening. He declared that
he enjoyed his short period of privacy
and that he returns to his new re
sponsibilities in good health and
spirits. His family accompanied him
north.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16—Nicholas Mur
ray Butler, who is considered some
what of an astute politician, de dares
that there can never be peace and
progress in this country until both
Col. Roosevelt and Col. Bryan are
eliminated from politics. He made
a strong address on Saturday night
and was insistent that the two dis
tinguished gentlemen named were
disturbing factors in American poli
tics, and that before much real re
form can be inaugurated both these
men must either efface themselves or
be otherwise removed from political
dictation.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16—It has
been reported to the department here
by commisioned army officers that
tWenty-three American soldiers have
been wounded, or their relatives kill
ed, on the Mexican border It is re
commended that $86,000 in indemni
ties should be exacted.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16—It was a
big occasion on Saturday night when
the Pennsylvania Society celebrated
the hundred and twenty-fifth anniver
sary of the framing of the constitu
tion. The Society held a banquet
that was largely attended not only
by members but also by other dis
tinguished men. One of the features
of the evening was the presentation
of a gold medal to the Right Hon.
i
James Bryce, Ambassador from
Great Britain.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16—The tak
ing of testimony against Judge
Robert W. Archbald, a member of
the United States Commerce Court,
has been concluded before the Senate.
The defense will now be given an op
portunity to disprove the charges that
reflect on the Judge's honor and in
tegrity.
CHICAGO. Dec. 16—The National
Progressives are proceeding along
lines that would seem to idicate, to
the leaders at least, that the party is
to be continv and permanent.
They have arrt r.gtd for representa
tion in their n>-t .r,al convention of
1916.. There wil1 be 972 delegates,
based on the vote cast for Roosevelt
and Johnson. Some of the big vote
states will have the following repre
sentation:
Pennsylvania, 91; Illinois, 79;
New York, 78; California, 59; Indi
ana^!; Michigan, 38; Iowa, 32;
Massachusetts, 30; Missouri, 27;
Kansas, 26; Minnesota. 27; Washing
ton, 24; Kentucky, 23. Alaska has
been given but one delegate.
Medill McCormack explained the
plan of selecting delegates, which is
expected to do away with the “solid
south” feature of the Republican
convention, where delegates were
seated in large numbers, although
they represented few real Republican
votes.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16—Con
gressman William Sulzer has sub
mitted his resignation to the House,
effective December 31. He will be
inaugurated Governor of the state
of New York on the following day.
In the retirement of Mr, Sulzer the
territory of Alaska will lose one of
her foremost and steadfast champ
ions. He has ever been active in
promoting legislation that would be
beneficial to the northern country.
COLFAX, Wash., Dec. 14—Paul
Pattison, who was recently elected
Prosecuting Attorney of Whitman
county, yesterday pleaded guilty to
the charge of embezzling his client’s
money, and was sentenced to the
Btate reformatory. He is a young
man of much ability and but 29
rears of age. He explains that it was
not drinking or gambling that got
him into trouble, but rather the
spendthirftness of youth. He led an
extravagant life and when he got into
desperate straits he would borrow
from Peter to pay Paul.
PARIS, Dec. 14—Mrs. Marie
Barnes, an attractive American wo
man, has caused a mild sensation
here because of infatuation for
Walter Mum French, a sportsman of
note. This afternoon they quarreled
and Mrs. Barnes took a shot at the
gay lothario. The bullet took effect
and he is in serious condition.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14—Mrs. Barnes
is a well known figure in this city.
She was first married to David
Barnes, of Baltimore, then in 1910
she was married to George H. Creed,
a Chilean millionaire.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14—There is
trouble in the Pasadena polo club,
By resolution Luther McCarthy, a
Canadian player, was barred from
playing. The objection to him is
that he is a pugilist. Luther didn’t
like this action and declares that he
will appeal to Canada. Some of his
supporters have also taken up the
matter and the affair has caused con
siderable excitement.
NEW! YORK, Dec. 14—James E.
Sullivan, secretary of the Amateur
Athletic Union and chairman of the
New York City Recreation Commis
sion, will shortly present to the New
York Board of Estimates plans for
a stadium which he proposes to have
erected in Central Park, where all
kinds of athletic contests may be
held. He will ask for an appropria
tion of $5,000,000 for the structure,
which would be a duplicate of the
white marble stadium in Athens. A
similar scheme was proposed inl908,
but was rejected on the ground that
it would deface the park. Mr. Sulli
van declares that such a structure as
he now plans would beautify rather
than deface the park. He believes
that its completion would lead to the
holding of an Olympic meet in New
York City.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14—The
Senate passed a resolution approving
the plan that provides for the appro
priation of two million dollars for
the erection of a memorial in this
city to the martyred President, Abra
ham Lincoln.
HONOLULU, Dec. 13—It was stat
ed here this morning that Rear-Ad
miral Walter C. Cowles, Comman
dant of the Naval station at this
point, would be relieved from duty
here. It is not definitely known
just what his new assignment will be,
but it is unofficially reported that he
will take command of the Pacific fleet
WASHINGTON, Dee. 14—An
nouncement has been made that Com
mandant Cowles at the Hawii naval
station will be succeeded by Rear
Admiral Chas. B. T. Moore, now Com
mandant at the naval station at
Cavite, Phillipine Islands.
SALEM, Mass., Dec. 14—One of
the sequals to the recent strike and
labor outbreaks was the hanging yes
terday afternoon of four of the men
who had been tried and found guilty
of murder. They were executed in
pairs, Michael Morgan and Noble
Fauder going first and followed by
H. E. Roberts and Frank Garrison.
BOSTON, Dec. 14—Mrs. Anthony
Wroblesky of Adams, Mass., one of
a family of 18 children, of which
there were two pairs of twins, her
self being one of them, gave birth to
twins, a boy and girl. Four of Mrs.
Wroblesky’s sisters are the mothers
of twins. A photograph of five sisters
and the five pairs of twins has been
sent to Colonel Roosevelt.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dec. 17—Al
though he acceded to the head of the
Dominican Republic but a few
months ago President Nouel has al
ready tired of his honor and perplexi
ties. Yesterday he resigned his
office.
KENOSHA, Wis., Dec. 17—Last
night the sporting fraternity con
gregated here from many sections
and witnessed a good go between
“Packy”McFarland and Eddie Mur
phy, of Boston. In the tenth round
McFarland won out.
* • ••
Cordova, Dec. 14.
The first of the celebrated Fair
banks banking cases was taken up for
trial before Judge Lyons at Valdez
on Friday last. It was entitled the
United States vs. E. T. Barnett and
B. R. Dusenberry. A jury was
waived and the case was tried by the
Judge. It was ended on Tuesday and
in rendering his decision finding the
defendants not guilty, the court held
that the United States had completely
failed to show an intent on the part
of the defendants to deceive or de
fraud in publishing the bank state
ment, for which they were indicted.
He also held that in giving a list of
assets of the bank the prosecution
had utterly failed to show that the
defendants had overstated their val
ue, in fact the witnesses for the gov
ernment in their testimony had
shown them to have been listed at
their supposed true value. The
court further held that in showing
the capital of the bank as having
been paid up in money, when, as a
matter of fact a proportion was paid
in notes, the defendants had taken
the advice of their attorney and that
the prosecution had failed to show
any intent to decive or defraud.
Yesterday the perjury case against
E. T. Barnett and AV. E. Wing, on
bank statement of September 10,
1910, was taken up and a jury em
panneled. Only two witnesses were
called. The first was C. C. Page,
clerk of the court, who indentified
certain papers as having been filed
with him. The second was John A.
Clark, who identified the bank state
ment as the one signed by both Bar
nette and Wing. The signatures,
however, were not signed in Clark’s
presence, neither did he administer
the oath to either. He filled in the
affidavit and himself signed as a wit
ness although when he took the paper
to the bank neither of the defendants
were in so left them and they after
ward signed without being sworn.
Attorney for defendants contended
that without the oath being actually
administered perjury could not exist.
The oath is the essential part of per
jury. The court was of the same
opinion, but took the matter under
advisement until last evening.
Special prosecutor Gibson made this
statement: “That is all the evidence
I have as to the defendants having
been sworn. I am frank to confess
that I do not think that there is any
thing to go to the jury.” Judge
Lyons then directed the jury to re
turn a verdict of not guilty. Sitting
their seats the jury selected a fore
man and he at once signed the verdict.
The same jury was retained and the
trial of misdemeanor charges against
the same defendants was proceeded
with this morning.
Juneau has evidently many needs
—besides a capitol building. P. C.
McBride declared that the only way
in which the city can meet the emer
genceies with which it is now con
fronted is by issuance of bonds, au l
he believe that the authority to issue
bonds can be secured from Congress.
He thinks that $100,000 should be is
sued.
“The needs of better steets is im
perative,” said Mr. McBride in an in
terview. “We need a fire alarm
system, and a much larger salt water
fire fighting system than has been
ordered. The small salt water pump
is very well in its way and the action
of the city officials is to be commend
ed, but Juneau needs still better fire
fighting facilities.’
-o—o— o--—
TRENTON, Dec. 17—On his return
Governor Wilson finds that many of
the state politicians are opposing his
Progressive policies. This after
noon he issued a warning to them to
desist.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17—A decis
ion of the Supreme court, handed
down late yesterday afternoon, holds
the railroads in the anthracite coal
regions of Pennsylvanln, to a strict
interpertation of the Sherman anti
trust law. It is not permissiable for
the railroads to own and operate coal
mines. The railroads have sought to
get around this point by purchasing
the output of the independent con
cerns. The Supreme court declares
that contracts of this character must
be canceled, as. they are a violation
of the law.
-_x—x—*
Advertising pays. Try the Chit
lna Leader. Start now.
Cordova, Dec. 14.
General agent Tracy had a wirless
this afternoon about 2:30 o'clock
from Capt. Moore of the Mariposa.
He states that he got to Cape Hin
chinbrook at nine this morning, when
he encountered a terrific easterly
gale, with heavy sea head to. He
was compelled to put back and an
chored off Johnstone Point This
is the northerly part of Hlnchin
brook island and but a short distance
from the southern part of Hawkins
island. It is presumed that unless
the storm abates the Mariposa will be
compelled to lie at anchor all night.
Capt. Lathrop received a wire last
night from the steamer Yukon stat
ing that she would lie to at Wingham
island, in the hope that Capt.
Durkee’s launch Triton would be able
to bring the government coal party
to the steamer this morning. Noth
ing has since been heard from the
Yukon. The land wire has been
down to Katalla today so that it is
impossible to learn of the conditions
there.
LATER—The Yukon took aboard
the government party at 3 o clock
and sailed for Juneau.
Capt. Warner wires that his
freighter Cordova reached Latouche
at noon today. Last night he suc
ceeded in swinging around the little
steamer Dora end on to the beach at
Seward. When she went on a week
ago it was sidewise. Her side is
stove in and she is filled with water.
Capt. Warner, however, states that
when she is pumped clear that there
will be no trouble to float her. When
he was making the effort his big wire
parted five times. But it is expected
that the Dora will soon again be in
Commission.
The Valdez Prospector of Wednes
day has the following:
“Dennis Dolan, a prisoner in the
federal jail, without warning or
cause, struck John W. Foulkes,
breaking his nose. Dolan was tried
this afternoon by Commissioner
Shepard, who gave him six months in
the federal jail with a fine of $600.”
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17—Horace
Kearney took Chester Lawrence, a
newspaper man, with him in his
hydro-aeroplane, in an attempt to uy
from this city to San Francisco. As
they were proceeding out to sea an
accident happened to the machine
both men were precipitated into the
t M
waters. They could be seen from the
shore but both perished soon after
they reached the water.
OWL DRUG
COMPANY
A New ami Complete Line of
DRUGS, TOILET ARTICLES
AND DRUGGISTS SUNDRIES
I.OWNEY’S FAMOUS CHOCOLATES
THE AFRICANO and other high
grade CIGARS.
PIPES and TOBACCOS
Prescriptions carefully compounded.
—
Prompt attention given to mail orders
—
DR. C. F. MONTGOMERY, Mgr.
i
i
We Carry a Full Line of \
i
i
General Merchandise
Including
i GROCERIES
HARDWARE
DOG HARNESS
HORSE HARNESS
FURNISHING GOODS
BLANKETS
FUR CAPS
SHOES AND RUBBER PACS
Also
HAV AND GRAIN
CHITINA CASH STORE
E. H. GILLMAN, Manager.
Forwarding Agent, S. BLUM & CO.
CORDOVA’S BIG STORE
HOTEL CHITINA
= ■A N D
Hotel Chitina Bax*
T. W. CLONINGER, Proprietor
Chitina, Alaska
Only First Class Hotel in Town.
Heated Rooms, First-class Cafe, Courteous Attention
The best and most complete Cigar Stand in Chitina
PRICES REASONABLE
We are general agents for the famous
PARKFORD
WHISKY
and can fill your orders promptly
Remember the Brand
PARKFORD
Bottled in bond and guaranteed by the makers
WOOLNER DISTILLING CO.
WHEN COMING TO CORDOVA REMEMBER
Cordova Steam Laundry
THE ONLY REAL LAUNDRY IN TOWN
Let us wash and clean your canvass covers, blankets, clothes,
overalls, etc.
If you are in a hurry we can do your work in an hoar’s time if
necessary.
Leave your work at any hotel, rooming house or barber shop
and it will receive prompt attention.
'PHONE 57 P. A. JONES, Manager Second Street
Copper River & Northwestern Railway
Good Passenger and Freight
Service to Interior Alaska
For Rates and Other Infomation Apply at
DEPOT OFFICE