The Ketchikan miner., 1907-09-07

orite at 10 to 2 toasy with considerable money moving.
 Washington. @cp. 6-It is announc' ed today that l'.e lent Roosevelt has changed his plans .or coming home te the White House and will return by the 18th.
 New York, S,pt. 6-At meeting of the board of directors of the Hi nois Central railioad held in this city yesterday afternoon Hamilton Fish read a resolution demanding that Hartman give an accounting of the operation of the road during his administration. The resolution was adopted. Mir. Hartman was present at the time, but no unpleasantness occurred.
 Cleveland, Sept. 6-Congressman Burton, of this district has accepted the nomination for the office of mayor on the Republican ticket against Tom Johnson. Mir. Burton is a political power in this city and will make a strong fight for the office.
 Washington, Sept. 6-Presidept Roosevelt is blaming long trip for Admiral Evans and his battleship fleet It is now stated that the President wishes the feet to visit every point of interset on the Pacific coast, Ha- waii and the Philippine islands, and return home by way of the Suez canal.
 Seoul. Korea Sept. 6-Japan is cer- tainly carrying things with high hand In this poor unfortunate country. The country is being laid waste on every hand and Koreans by the hun dreds are being slaughtered by the Japanese soldiers, who tie living men up and use them for bullseyes in their target practice. Bodies are lying everywhere, horribly mutilated.
 Boise. Sept 6-Senator Borah and those implicated with him in the Ida ho land fraud cases have been accord ed separate trials. It will be remem- bered that Borah was indicted last April for conspiracy to defraud the government of public lands, but the matter was allowed to rest until after the Haywood trial, as Borah had been secured by the state to direct the pros- ecution. Borah's trial is set for early in October, and will be watched with considerable interest by the people of this state. He and his friends have made the claim that the esse was d plot to discredit him with the admin istration and thus prevent his appear ing in the trial.
 Washington. Sept. 6-A..orney Gen. eral Bonaparte is incensed over Dis rict Attorney Sims actions in failing 70 bring the Alton railroad immunity question up before Landis yesterday instead of rushing of to Oyster Bay. There is strong probability that Sims will be removed as Bonaparte had giv- en him specific instructions to take the case direct to Judge Landis.
 Cleveland, Ohio. Sept. 6-Mrs. John Phillips was arrested here this morn ing charged with the murder of her husband, the millionaire merchant. Last Monday morning Phillips was found dead in his bed with a bullet hole in his head, and it was supposed that the deed had been committed by burglars. The investigations of de- tectives have revealed the fact that Phillips and his wife quarreled Sum- day and the woman has been acting queerly ever since.
 Shelton, Wash, Sept. 5-This town was visited by confagration this morning in which D people are known to have lost their lives. The fire start ed about two o'clock in the basement of the Webb Hotel, and before aid could be summoned. or the inmates of the house awakened, the place was such a mass of flames that not single person escaped. Seven bodies, burned almost beyond identification, have been recovered from the smouldering ruins, and two of them have been
 identified as Annie Bailey and Mrs. Nudge. The hotel is a complete loss together with residence and three stores. The property loss will probab- ly reach s75, GOO. The origin of the fire is a complete mystery.
 Seattle, Sept. 1.-The Post -Inelli- gencer of this city gets after Gov. Hoggatt of Alaska with a big stick, editorily this morning on account of the interview published yesterday, in which Mr. Hoggatt was credited with saying that Alaska does not want ter ritorial government, and giving as the principal reason therefor the cost of the administration of such a govern ment. The P.-I., in dealing with the case says that the governors argu- ments are not convincing, and going into the matter at considerable length implies doubt of the truth of Mir. Hog- gatt's assertion that the people of Alaska. outside of the few newspapers, are bot desirious of self-government,