The Ketchikan miner., 1907-07-20


 grounds The government is trying in every way to avoid any act that might precipate trouble and is now confronted with the problem of dis posing of the men arrested in differ- ent parts of the country. They can not be classed as spies owing to the fact that there is no war between the United States and Japan, and the penalty for what they have actually done, viewed from civilian stand point is so inadequate, makes it a very difficult problem to handle. The main danger is that some of these spies may be ill used or possibly lynched. and such a thing occurring at the present time would certainly result in the breaking of the slender thread of peace now uniting the two countries.
 San Diego, Cal, July 15.-Mr. and Mrs. Fred Magill, a millionaire banker of Clinton, Ill.,, were arrested in this city last night while on their honeymoon trip. It appears that Magills wife died last spring under peculiar circumstances and it was commonly supposed that she had com- mitted suicide. Nothing more was thought of the matter until Magill married his stenographer the first of the present month and left on an eX- tended wedding tour. Friends and re- latives of the dead woman then took up the matter and suggested foul play the body was distinterred and the re- suit is the arrest of the two in this city last night. Neither showed any surprise, nor did either have anything to say on the subject.
 Paris, July 15. An insane man yesterday fired two shots at President Fallieres, while the latter was driv- ing along the Champs Elyse, fortun- ately without inflctng any injury. A crowd of several thousand people tried to tear the man away from the police to lynch him, but they drew their swords and fought the crowds back until help in the shape of a brigade of infantry appeared on the scene, when the man was taken into custody and found to be insane. The president was unquestionably the coolest man in the crowd.
 Seattle, July l5.-The steamer Ohio which was wrecked some time ago near St. Michaels, arrived in the harbor Saturday. She had on board several hundred tons of sand for bal last, which the sailors discovered on the way down carried considerable values in gold. On the trip the sailors rigged up a washing system and took considerable gold out of the sand.
 Washington, July 15.-The war de- partment has decided that the state militas will be retained for coast de- fense work in case of war.
 Seattle, July 15.-Rev. Beattie, a delegate to the Christian Endeavor convention now in this city, made a rather startling charge against Ger many in the course of an address yes terday afternoon. He said that he had good proof that Germany allowed the murder of Baron Von Kettler in order to secure the monopoly to sup ply coal to the Chinese nation.
 Seattle, July 15.-Judge Wicker sham, of Alaska, was the principal speaker of the day at the monthly meeting of the King County Bar association in this city, Saturday afternoon. He went over the Alaskan question in manner which demon strated that he is student of politi- cal conditions and needs as well as able jurist. He showed that the governor of A laska is at best but a igurehead with little power outside the appointment of notaries public, and that the federal judges under existing conditions really were the rulers of the land. ''This condition IS wrong," he said, land until it is remedied and politics taken out of he judiciary Alaska will not get justice. The system of governing Alaska is wrong from stem to gudgcon | nd but one remedy is possible, the | elimination of politics. I ask you | gentlemen of the Seattle bar to take | bis matter up and help us of the forth to come into our rights" St. Petersburg, Russia, July 15.- ievolutionists this morning assassin tied the commandant of the port of | ;ebastopol Several other attempted | ssassinations are reported.
 Tokio, July l5.-Minister of War Teranchi, this morning through the columns of the government organ, made complete denial of govern mental responsibility for the Japanese spies now in this country.
 Washington, July 15 The trans port Cook has been ordered to San | Francisco to load the torpedoes and harbor defense mines, now enroute ncrpes tho continent for thu hnrbpr