The Ketchikan miner., 1907-08-31

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 Inc Cottage City will sail from Seattle on her regular run tonight, she City of Seassle's sailing date hay ing been changed to the Nth. Vancouver, Aug, a7,-operAtors here refuse 10 handle American press reports other than those of tho Hearst service The telegram parporting 10 ee igon President Small yesterday, advising Canadian operators so handle American business Is pronounced | sorgery. and there is yet danger of | general strike against such business
 Lincoln, -Aag. s-.-BryNn in an interview ooneerning she presidential situation says Secretary Taft is a SirA6dler of the most important issues ot the day. ard sha. ha utterly fails to take any advanced ground in favor ot much needed reforms. He does nos think me position assumed by the secretary one that will greatly com mend him so public favor as i eandi- date for the presidency.
 San Francisco. Aug. 2-.-An hour aetore the time set for her sailing the Pacific Mail steamship Acapulco ca- geeus3 and sank in her slip as the BrAnn2n dock. The sliding ot her czs--o. doa to careless stowins. caused tha ship 70 list over and let the water inio her poge holes with the result: that she sank with scarcely sufficient warning 10 allow these on board 10 escape.
 Washington. Aus. s,.-Jspanese Nho we-a discharged from .he navy ni ihe Philippines hare filed ! proses. with the Japanese consul. and the -aiier has asked fur their re-instate- gens- Notwithstanding the demand for -.asaatemsn,, Chinese have been par in The places of she discharged; laps, and the guard as the Gry docks doablad.
 Seattle. Aus. 2--As resai: ot .he conference ba.wsen she owners and operators 4nd me coal miners. the latter were conceded yesterday s raise If 5ttesn per cent n wages. To make goo5 this concession The selling price ot c,ozl h4s been advanced twenty per een-
 Seattle. Aug. 2-.-The Pacific Coast oolyazF has demanded Of .he officials q she health office thai all trains run ming between San Francisco and Seattle. oa su65ecsed 10 the same rigid t1zigasio1 and Inspection as iS gtTea he boats arriving from that port as necessary precal'ion against .Ae spread of -5e babouic plague.
 C7sa Blanca. Aug. 2T.-The new >sl-an i. The head Of large army is marching cowaEss this place with The 4eo~sd pzFp9se Of re-eapsuring the e..y 474 fortress The French and Spa1iae5s are much alarmed. ard have made S.rong appeal for rein ttozca-1e ea.s 10 b= hurried toFEart:.
 Piias84rE. Aeg. 21-The police have ordered Nan Patterson 10 leave ths cisg and uos stand oa the order of as- going Eas o.5=r is based on allegations against her ot scandalous eazl9es n correction win ste4l mag nate Closgh. Hto ms bean placed il . ss1itaz511-
 Th= 6ecsse ot divoree granted Mrs. wilson Mirzsr has been signed bg the cauEG and she ai.l resume her former 1aIe q E=sksS. and she may rausrry .t sAe HzI. Aiz1er is forbidden 70 mary zseai1 during her lifetime.
 Washington. Aug. 2s.-Counis- s.g1eg B4llinger of ths General Land 05ce retur1ed 70 his o&ce yesterday. z14 au-o1nces his intention Of inn n=5iatesF setting abo11t a re7Isioa of th= general land laws of the United 548fes along she lines recommended ag Secretary Garfield 70 inc president, ai;h [ FieT 70 ha7iag tbe proposed changes ready for presentation to congress ss an early dzy Of she com l1z session
 T1e nary department has been a6- T5s=6 thzt t1s-s l. danger Of more Japanese raids o1 Alaska villages and : preparing Q dispatch . guuooai 10 sa4 sse1e Of threatened danger
 Nav York. Aug. 2s.-Presidel. Small las called GU, all the brokers operators. and l. is s1nouoce5. seem iaglF oa Lis authority. that half ot tbe .~o million dollar fund raised 10 s85V9Ee th= striking operators will be gse5 II determined effort 10 secure go7ernmelt ownership and control of sbe big telegraph lines.
 Pbiladel phls. Aug. 2s.-Al internal machine. addressed t0 secretary Cor tslyog al Washington. deposited for mailing st the Sjcetoan sub-ssasion ges.eresag. exploded under the opera t5oa cf the stamp csnceliBg machine. the explosion seTereIy turning clerk Roberts. sb0 had to 5e taken to the hospital. The machine which Eas done LID tr reat pscxage ard labeled