The Ketchikan miner., 1907-08-17

Chicago, Aug. 10.-Five hundred operators on the night shift of the Postal Telegraph quit last night mak- ing with the fifteen hundred of the Western Union now on strike, over two thousand telegraphers on strike in this city alone. During the night word reached this city that the .oper- ators at Salt Lake, Helena, Kansas City. Dallas, Fort Worth, Colorado Springs, Denver, Elpaso and New l Orleans are all out and business by wire is thing of the past. It IS expected that between twenty-eight and thirty thousand men will be affected by the strike order and leave their desks. The International Tele- graphers Union has placed Sl, GOO, GOO of their reserve fund to the credit of the Commercial Photographers union so that the operators will not|be short of funds for some time to come. The Western Union Telegraph Co. on the other hand. through it's officials, made the statement last night that they would fight till the last ditch. was reached. Business, other than strictly local, is being refused by the local offices all over the country, and the commercial world is staggered by the far reaching effects of the strike. The stock market feels the effects of it the worst probably, as it depends almost exclusively upon the wire for its information. It is expected that the operators on the Atlantic sea- board will go out today and then everything will be at a standstill.
 Later. Word is received this after noon that the telegraphers of Cleve- land, Cincinnati and Birmingham, Ala, have quit work.
 Tangiers, Morocco, Aug. 10.-The tribesmen renewed their attack upon Casa Blanca today, and after bloody battle were driven off, leaving over two thousand of their number dead or wounded on the field. They showed remarkable valor charging up to within hundred yards of the muzzles of the machine guns of the allied forces, where they encountered fire so deadly that flesh and blood could not withstand it and they had to re- tire. The shells from the battle ships have completely demolished the Qualifications and native portions of Casa Blanca and not a person of any nationality remains in the place, all Europeans having been taken off on the transports, while every Moor has been either killed or driven of. It develops that the insurgents have captured Raisul and General Me Lean and are holding them as host ages and refuse to surrender them un- less several prominent M COTS held as prisoners by the Sultan and the allied forces are returned.
 Scobel, Aug. l0.-The woolen mills at this place were consumed by fire last night with loss of about $l00, 000. The cause of the fire in ur- known.
 Spokane, Aug 10.-W F. Ludden, prominent attorney of this city, has announced his intention of running for congress to succeed Wesley Jones, who is grooming himself for the sen atorship. Mir. Ludden is the choice of Spokane republicans for the place.
 Washington, Aug. l0.-The legal l department of the national govern ment has begun proceedings aga inst Senator Henry Dupont as head of the powder trust for forming and conduct ing said trust contrary to law. The powder trust is said to be a close one and has frozen out practically all opposition. Prices on high grade explosives are said to be away higher than they should be, especially for smokeless powder
 Vancouver B. C., Aug. 10.-The penitentiary officials yesterday secur ed two bloodhounds with which they hoped to run down Bill Miner the escaped convict. The animals were unable to pick up the trail, however, and no trace of Miner can be found. The country in this neighborhood has been diligently searched but without the least success, and it is feared that Miner has got safely away.
 Chicago, Aug. l0.-Michael McDon. aid, one of the leading sportsmen and politicians of this city, is dead. Some two months/ ago his wife shot and killed Webster Guerin, who was said to be her lover. Since the shooting Mcdonald has been working night and day to secure her discharge and has been worrying over his family troubles. This hastened his death, the immediate cause of which was heart disease.
 Chicago, Aug. 12.-IIaywood arrv ed in this city yesterday from Denver, and was greeted by fully 50,0 work
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