The Ketchikan miner., 1907-03-23

been having s severe tus>er with one of our doetors-a dentist.
 The Jefferson tied ID at her wharf here st , o'clock Friday morning, with over aoo passengers on board most of
 whom were for Skagway and the in- terior. She let, Seattle sas hour and a half behind the City of Seattle. but
 will probably be ahead of her before reaching Skagway.
 The City of Seattle arrived Thurs. night at 2 o'clock having made the run from Seattle in just Is hours. She had few passengers, and about forty tons of freight for thss place.
 Seattle. Washington, March a- The Northwestern Steamship com pany has just received the informa- tion that their steamer Northwestern
 is wrecked on Latonche island be- tween Valdez and Seward- The vessel left Seward for the Sound. March
 18th and DO further word was heard of her until one of the ships boats appeared at Seward early this morn ing with the information that the steamer WAS to all appearances total wreck on Latouche island. There were no paSsegers on board an l the crew got safely asliore. The vessel lies in an exposed position, and is pounding to pieces with practically no hope of saving her. The Santa Clara is due to arrive at. Valdez to- night and will be ordered to proceed 10 the scene of the wreck and render all possible assistance. The North western went ashore in a blinding snow storm.
 Later-General manager Trow- bridge says that he is confident that the Northwestern is too staunch vessel 10 be seriously injured by going aground. light as she is, and gives it as his opinion that the Santa Clara will be able to pull her of. The last information from the scene of the wreck was 10 the effect that the stranded vessel was taking very little water.
 San Francicso. March 22-Grafter Abe Ruef. swamped by the tremen- 5ous amount of evidence against him. has given up the fight He was un- able to sleep last night, and today is hardly able 10 be about. Up to yes terday he had expressed himself as confident of acquittal. but when word was brought to him that his sup srvisors-the men who had shared with him in his illicit msney getting had confessed. he quit. and today he sees the prison doors open for him. The grand jury is expected to bring in more indictments against him. so that he would need as many lives as cat 10 be able to serve the jail now put against him.
 Nicaragua. Central America, March 2-The Nicaraguan army after three days of the most sanguin- ary fighting is completely victorious over the combined armies of Hon. iuras and Salvador. The allied forces attacked the Nicaraguan army as it was on the march against them them completely. The retreated a short distance their president who is in command. reformed them and the next morning lead them against the enemy 4 fierce battle ensued last ing all day with neither side appar- sutly leading. That night, however. the Honduran-Salvadorian forces the possibility of the Nicar- sguaus cutting in 10 their rear. re- tired 10 8 second line of entrench- ments some distance away. Their apparently were watching them closely. for. as they were about half way on their journey to their con- point of retreat they were attacked and before they could be reformed by their officers were almost entirely cut to pieces. In the two days fighting and subse- quent rout fully half the allied forces were either captured or killed.
 Seattle. March Z-The critical poin. in the labor question was at noon today, when the Contractors association notified the striking members of the Trades union that unless | e. returned 10 work within 36 hours they would put non-union men to work. This notice has worked up strong feeling in union cirles and general strike of all the local unions is threatened. Should such a thing occur it is feared that the unprcedent- cd prosperity that Seattle is now en- joying will be killed and general depression follow. The wiser heads among the union men are trying to prevent such action, but it is feared that the hot heads will prevail bring ing trouble and hard times generally
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