The Ketchikan miner., 1907-11-09

New York, Nov. 5.-Conditions on the stock exchange continue to show a marked improvement, and all the stocks represented have been making a steady advance in price since the almost-panic of fortnight ago. Trad seems to mark the conduct of business. Copper has remained steadily at four teen cents until today when it advanc- ed to fourteen and one-quarter, the market remaining firm.
 New Orleans, Nov. 5.-A report re- ceived from Guatemala City today gives details of an earthquake which occurred there at g :04 o'clock on the morning of October seventeenth, which did considerable damage and greatly frightened the inhabitants. Buildings were cracked and a number thrown down. So far as known, however, no lives were lost.
 Omaha, Nov. 5.-Eight more troops have been rushed to the front in pur- suit of the warning Sioux. Consider able apprehension is felt since it has become known that the Sioux are making desperate effort to join forces with the Utes who are also of their reservation and CD the war path. Repeated threats of massacre of the whites have been made by the Indians and it is feared that there is a strong possibility of the threats being put into effect. At any rate, serious trouble and much bloodshed is looked for before the Indians can be induced to return to their reservation.
 Port Townsend, Nov. 5.-The reve- nue cutter McCulloch arrived in today from a cruise in northern waters, and reports the complete disappearance Of McCulloch peak, one of the Bogoslof islands north of the Aleutian chain. The severe disturbances in this dis trict reported during August and Sep tember caused complete. change in the topography of the islands and, incidentally, were the direct cause Of the formation of a new bay, to which no name has as yet been given.
 Seattle, Nov. 5.-Pat Grulish, a well-known business man, went out hunting in the woods back of Port Angeles last "Wednesday intending to return the same day. Nothing has been heard from him since he started out, and it is thought he became con- fused and is lost. A posse of fifty men, led by experienced woodsmen, has been organized, and set out this morning to SCOUT the woods back of the town in hope of finding some trace of the lost hunter. Every effort will be made to locate him.
 Shide, Isle Wight. Nov. 5.-An earthquake of great severity was re- corded here today, the record indicat- ing that the shock occurred five thous- and miles distant, probably somewhere in the Pacific ocean.
 Vancouver, Nov. Sword reached here from Moyle City this morning that the Kootney hotel at that place was completely destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. Following the first alarm panic ensued among the guests. Escape was cut of from the lower floors, and occupants of the upper stories jumped from the win dows, and thirty guests received seri- ous injuries as a consequence. No chance was given the occupants to save any personal effects, and they rushed from their rooms without hay ing time to dress.
 Seattle, Nov. 5.-Congressman Jones delivered an address last night that touched upon political questions in- volving Alaska, and among other things made the statement that he would assist Delegate Gale in bring ing before Congress the question of home rule for Alaska.
 Seattle, Nov. 5.-At a caucus held by the Nome delegates last night a committee consisting of Corson, Steele and Milroy was appointed to draft a set of resolutions to be presented to the convention. Corson then moved that the caucus adjourn until Thurs day. The vote resulted in five for adjournment and thirty-six against. No further attempts will be made to carry movement antagonistic to the Perkins-Ryan combination. Another caucus, however, will be held before the convention meets.