The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-26


 man Cafe, is intended for occupancy for office purposes by the British Coast Steamship company, which will estab- fish an agency here.
 Ex-Governor Brady was passenger North on the steamer Portland, which anchored in the stream here yester- day, and sent her first officer ashore to despatch some cablegrams. It is re- ported that his ex-excellency has abandoned the Reynolds outfit to it's fate and has gone to Sitka to make preparations for resuming his resi- dence there.
 Capt. J. J. Doyle has gone to Taco ma to bring up the tug Vigilant, which is now ready to be turned over to her owners. She has been rebuilt and thoroughly retitted and will come back one of the staunchest and speedi- est tugs in these waters.
 Special Trip.-The steamer Alaskan makes a special trip to the west coast with passengers for several points, for the reason that she was scheduled to carry powder and would otherwise have been obliged to leave them be- hind. The demand for passage was urgent, and the management therefore concluded to take the passengers and return again for the powder, the de- mand for which is also urgent.
 The Dolphin arrived up about 5 80 this morning bringing sixty tons of miscellaneous freight and the follow ing passengers for Ketchikan: c. D. 1 Johnson, William Forss and wife, Miss O'Brien, C.. Wheeler, c. A. Wheelock, Capt. Hubbard and wife. She took on twenty-three passengers, mostly persons returning to their homes from attendance at court. Operations at the Rush and Brown mine have been suspended owing, as much as anything else, perhaps more, to disagreement on the matter of wages. It appears that the operating company found itself confronted with an increase of nearly. if not quite, 100 per cent in smelting charges, which taken in connection with the falling off in the price of copper, made it inn possible to operate the mine, except loss, and for that reason asked a con- cesson in the wages of the miners employed, which being refused, they were paid off and discharged. It is asserted that the men instead of granting the concession asked, de- handed an advance of wages to four dollars per day, and the shut down followed.
 District Court. Tn the case of Frank Wheeler, under indictment for rob- bery, the court this morning declined to grant further continuance, and the case being called for trial, and the regular panel being exhausted special venire for twelve men was is- sued, by which means the jury was completed by noon, and the trial is now in progress.
 In the case of the U. s. vs. Jack Peel, charged with illegal fishing in Kasaan bay, the defendant is in custo- dy, and will most probably be arraign- ed and tried tomorrow, should he en- ter plea of not guilty.
 Phil Abrahams, of Skagway, depart ed for his home on the Dolphin this morning. He made good his excuse to the court for not wishing to con- plete his term of service as juror, but had it depended on a decision by the Ketchikan people he would still be lingering here.
 (From Fridays Daily)
 The s. s. club met Tuesday after noon with Mrs. John Raber. Light refreshments were served and a social time was enjoyed by all.
 Still at IE--The Arctic is still in commission carrying salmon eggs from Boca de Quadra to Loring for the Portman hatchery. Like hens fruit they come high, but Superintendent Patching must have them to make sure of being able to turn out his ac- customed 'fry."
 Oldest Ever.-The old dilapidated looking steamer Algeria, the oldest ship belonging to the English navy, anchored in the stream opposite town this morning, but did not present an appearance so formidable as to create the least bit of consternation among the denizens of the place. She is now doing duty as survey ship, and has been employed during the last summer at and around the north end of the Queen Charlotte islands.
 The Princess May passed south ear ly this morning, taking from here the following passegers: C. A. Jameson, T r. Slogett, William Cain, Capt John A. Wood, wife and daughter, Marion Edwards, John Rigby, H. Barclay, H. w. Mellen, Geo. l.. Ma son, Seattle; Wm. Moyle. Vancouver; Thos. Coulter, Port simpson, and b second class