The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-19

been on an eApiofluS eApcuioiol through the Labrador country in the St. James Bay district, has returned here bringing an account of horrors and atrocities scarcely believable. A state of terrible privation exists in the country. Game has entirely dis appeared and the food supply has be- come entirely exhausted. Tfe disap- pearance of the game is attributed to the severity of the winter. White men and women have been murdered and eaten by Indians. Whole Indian famihes have been slaughtered and devoured by the famishing savages. Women members of the tribes espec- ially have fallen victims to the savag- cry Murder and cannibalism is ram pant, and unless some measures are taken to afford relief to the starving Indians, the awful condition will con- tinue until spring.
 Tacoma, Oct. 11.-Chester Thorne, millionaire banker, and a number of associates, today purchased the Alaska Coast company's steamship line and the shipping facilities of the company. None of the other Reynolds enterprises were subsidized or pur- chased.
 Columbus, Oct u.-Cassie Chad wick is dead. A slight revival occur red this morning and for a short time she regained consciousness. She smil- ed today for the first time since her incarceration when told that death was at hand and said she was glad everything was over. When asked to make statement regarding the truth or falsity of the story that Andrew Carnegie was her father, she declined to either affirm or denly it.
 Denver, Oct. 11.-Kemp BigeloT the man who informed the authorities of the alleged plot to dynamite the homes of David Moffatt and Governor Buchtel and who claimed he had overheard a conversation between two men in which they had discussed the proposition of sending internal ma chimes by mail to Moffatt and Buchtell, today made confession. He admit ted having placed the dynamite on the Chase premises and of having sent the internal machine by mail. AS soon as he had completed these ar- engagements he went to the authorities and warned them, thinking that in so doing he would secure from them an ltfer of reward. His object so he claims, was to secure for sweetheart much coveted position in the gov ernor'S office.
 Chicago, Oct. 11.-Tn yesterdays game Chicago won from Detroit by a score of five to one. Detroit outbat- ted Chicago, making eleven hits to seven hits by Chicago, but the latter team punched theirs. Both teams played an error less game. The bat ries were: Chicago, Ruelbach and Kling; Detroit, Seiyer and Shmidt.
 Today's game was another victory for the Chicago bunch, six to one be- ing the result. Seventeen thousand persons witnessed the contest.
 Detroit, Oct. 12.-Chicago wins in the last game of the series, ? to l, and are declared the champions of the world. Chicago battery, Brown and Kling: Detroit, Mullen and Shmidt.
 Decatur, H., Oct. 12.-The prose- cutor in his opening address to the jury in the case of McGill and his wife on the charge of having murder ed McGillis first wife, stated that he would demand and expect verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree, with the penalty of death. He assert ed that the theory of suicide as the result o. conspiracy between the de- fendants was untenable. and would be wholly disproved by the testimony of the physicians who would be called to prove the position in which the body was found. He declared that the tes- timony on that point would be clear and ndisputable.
 Tacoma, Oct 12.-H. D. Reynolds says that the reports of the Valdez bank failure, and the condition of its accounts are greatly exaggerated. He declares that the Reynolds-Alaska Development company has assets amp Iy sufficient to protect the bank and guaranty depositors against loss. A conference of attorneys is to be held today to decide on the best course to pursue in the interest of all parties.
 Newark, N. J., Oct. 12.-Jerome Cooley has been appointed receiver of the Council City and Solomon Rail- road company, on the petition of Phil ip VanWyck. The object sought to be attained by the appointment of receiver is to forestall sale of the road on a judgment obtained against the company in the Nome court. The receiver will petition the court for an order authorizing the issue of fifty thousand dollars in receivers certif-