The Ketchikan miner., 1907-06-08
with the rebels and long hard war

with the rebels and long hard war is imminent. Thursday and Friday battle was fought in which fully 30, GOO revolutionists engaged the royalist army with disastrous results. Thousands of men were killed but the revolutionists held their ground and the government forces had to withdraw. The government is now actively engaged in gathering an army together of such propol tions that the revolutionists will be put out of business in short order. In official circles it is believed that Japan is supplying the sinews of war with the intention of stepping in, in the event of the revolutionists getting the upper hand, and taking possess ion in the 'interest of humanity. :" This would be good move on Japan's part as Russia is now shelved and England and France have signed treaties with her which would pre- vent Germany interfering. The willy sons of the Land of the Cherry Blossom are not above such ideas and great fear is entertained here of some such action.
 Washintgon, June 3.-As the result of meeting of the cabinet. Secre- tary Root has formulated note and forwarded it to the Japanese govern ment protesting against the smuggl- ing of Japanese laborers into the United States. Fully ten thousand of the little brown men are encamped along the borders awaiting an oppor- tunity to sneak into this country. It Is not known, for sure, outside diplo- matic circles, on what grounds Root is making the protest and it is hard to see just what interest the matter is to Japan. If the United States does not want the Japs to enter it is up to her to make the law and enforce it to that effect.
 Loziep, Texas, June 5.-A broken rail was responsible for train wreck on the Southern Pacific railroad near this point early this morning. The entire train was ditched. seven or eight people killed, and twenty injured.
 Tokio, June 3.-Japan is consider { Q hl,- ok Il bo attitude of the Chinese newspapers on dynastic matters. The Mainichi Shampo, an excellently informed journal, interprets the comments of these newspapers as foreshadowing the beginning of struggle for the succession, the Dowager Empress of China, who is the virtual ruler of the empire, being now - years old. The civilized world, the Mainichi thinks, may expect the upheaval at no very distant date.
 1 Ottawa. June 3.-The committee representing the railway employees appointed to prepare a new set of operating rules. have the work so well advanced as to be able to present thier report to the Railway Con- mission OF June for the considera- tion of the board. The new rules are designed to further safeguard the interests of the travelling public. also he safety of employees and the standardization oi the rules.
 Cincinnati, Ohio, June 3.-Anger- ed at his utterances, a thousand ] foreigners attacked Father Berber and his church, the St. Vitas, yes- terday afternoon. After fight last ing nearly two hours, the police reserves which had been called in, succeeded in restoring order.
 San Francisco. June 5.-It has been decided by judge and attorneys to push the Schmitz trial through as speedily as possible. With this object in view the court will hold evening sessions in addition to the day.