The Ketchikan miner., 1907-08-10

I of this city forming an agreement and establishing scale of prices This order if enforced will kill the furniture trust and help ont the smaller dealers.
 Denver. August 5.-Beeaase the l Colorado Southern railroad company refused to grant an increase of two cents per hour on their wages, the entire operating force engineers, fire men, and trainmen.went on strike this morning, tying mp the system. The matter has been under consideration l for some time but the company had never given q decisive answer until yesterday.
 Madrid, Spain, Aug 6.-The de- partment of war has ordered l,00o troops dispatched at once to Morocco where the Arabs are in revolt and killing all Europeans they can find. 1t is said that the British cruiser Antrun sailed from Gibraltar for Tan giers this morning with 50o English troops on board. It is thought that these forces working in conjunction with those of Trance ard Italy will experience little difficulty in putting down the insurreetion.
 Port Arthur, Ontario, August ,. - l Capt. Young and his company planted the British flag on Isle Royale, Lake Superior, Saturday. No opposition was encountered. The island has long been claimed by both England and the United States and opposition to the occupation was expected.
 Ampresand, \. Y., August ,. Richard Mansfield is a raying maniac and like John Mccullough is con stanty enacting the tragic parts of l his most famous plays. He is a l physical and nervous wreck and but very little hope is entertained of his recovery
 Seattle. August ,. 5.-Frederiek Bou- ley. a well known Alaskan. died of cancer at Providence hospital last night. He turned all his affairs over to Robert English.
 Chicago, Aug. 6.-Jndge Landis, who on Saturday fined the Standard lOu Co. s29, 10. .o0o was offered the position Of chief counsel hY the Peoples Security Co.,. of New York, at an annual salary of a25 oo7, four or five times his salary IS jadge here. This is looked upon as the dfse move of the Standard oil Co. in their light against the decision Judge Landis handed down. Judge Landis refused the offer, stating that he intended i prosecuting the railroads granting the oil rebates.
 Cleveland. Aug. G.-Dr. Flezenor, head of the Rockefeller institute for medical research. reports that after months of effort he has St last succeeded in securing a serum for meningitis. If the report is true, Dr. Flexeuor can truthfullr be hailed as savior Of the American race. as meningitis carried off aore people during March than any other two diseases, not excluding consupmtion.
 Portland. Maine. Aug |. G.-Licu5 Peary left for New York this morn ing from where be will st4e5 on his attempt to reach the north pole, over land.
 New York, Aug. 6-s.andard oil makes the announcement today posi- lively that il viii not pay the s2a.240,- ,- 0o0 fine imposed Saturday bg Judge Laudis in Chicago. Its attorneys are planning and mapping out gheir cam paign against the government and are preparing 1or a fight to finish.
 Teheran, Persia, Aug. 6.-Turkish troops have crossed the border and have invaded Persia. destros ing several cities ana killing many women and children. The Persian troops are but poorly equipped and unable to withstand the Turkish forces.
 Washington. D. C.. A5g 7.-The Departments of Jus,ico is working on a plan to begin sui. ia & Louis against the parent corr otas.a4 5f the Standard oil company. the sherman Act. IT successful 5ae de- partment believe they caa Beet the dissolution of the company and through it can put out ot business the subsidiary corporations or compel tf7 to abide by tha il~
 Chicago, Ape. I. < maellas e. | heads of all ra.ir5aI ins4s sss6 aia Standard oil il the leh. aaa CT, Uas held yesterday and it Uas decided to unite with the Oil interets in tlo light against the government.
 Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 7.-Dr. Big ger, physician to John D. Rockefeller gave it as his opinion that that gentleman viii live to the age of Gl. Rockefeller was d6 years of age July Is.
 Seattle, Aug 7.-City treasurer Russell has gone.to Chicago f8r the DurDosa of con ferrino tgith fha Pink