The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-12

amount of war Insurance on her car go, evidently believing war inevitable and fearful because of the movements of the American warships.
 St. Louis, Oct. 7.-W. J. Bryan de- livered an address here last night in which he severely criticised Roose- velt's speech advocating the centrali- zation of federal control of corpora tions. Bryan declared Roosevelt's policy to be entirely un-American.
 Miss Bedding, who was employed IS teacher in the Ketchikan public schools, but who was unable, on ac count of serious illness to enter upon the discharge of her duties at the be- gining of the term, arrived up on the City of Seattle yesterday, and will be- gin her work Monday.
 Seattle, Oct. It is believed by many Alaskans now here that Judge Wickersham will be candidate for nomination as delegate to congress by the Juneau convention. Gales friends announce that they have sent petition to that gentleman asking him to use his influence to pre- vent the convention from passing res olutions derogatory to Hoggatt, and if possible to keep his name out of the convention altogether.
 Washington, Oct. s.-It is now known that the battleships enroute to the Pacific carry full supply of mines and torpedoes, together with guns for the forts at Subig Bay, Philippine is lands, the defenses of which are to be made as nearly impregnable as possi- ble.
 Seattle, Oct. 8-At noon today the car on the Madison street cable line ran upon the turn table when it was out of position to receive it, and up- set injuring several persons, among them deputy sheriff Meeks, who is re- ported seriously hurt.
 The body of William Balzow, who recently came here from Milwaukee, and who has been missing for several days was found in the bay this morn- ing with his skull crushed.
 Washington, Oct. S.-It is the cur rent report here that Germany and the United States are about to become close alias on terms that will tend to strengthen both countries commercial ly and otherwise Hand in hand with this report, which is generally believ- ed, goes rumor to the effect that a large feet of German warships will shortly visit the Atlantic ports of the United States, under orders to renal until the American fleet ordered to the Pacific returns, or is well on its way back to the Atlantic. Such an Alliance, it is claimed and believed will be offensive and defensive in character, and will give the two coun- tries preponderance of power on the high seas.
 Chicago, Oct. 8.-The long looked forward to and much speculated Of worlds championship finals between the pennant winners of the National League and of the American League will begin in this city today. Detroit, champion of and representing the American league, will cross bats with the Chicago team which so easily won the championship of the National League. Seven games will he played, the winning team earning the distinc- tion of being champions of the world. Excursion trains have been running into the city since yesterday and by noon today fifty thousand persons from outside of Chicago had assembled to witness the contests. Interest is keen and it is probable the attendance will greatly exceed that at any former baseball contest in America.
 Denver, Oct 8.--A man reported to the police yesterday having overheard a conversation between two mon in the street which led him to believe there might be plot on foot to dyna mite the homes of Ed. Chase, Dave Moffatt, Gov. Buchtell and others. A detail of police, armed with shot guns, were sent to Chase's premises to in- vestigate, and found dynamite enough in his yard to blow up the whole of Capitol hill. Though nothing more was discovered, no clue. found or ar rests made, the presence of the dyna- mite on Chase's premises is consider ed conclusive evidence of 6 plot hav ing been formed to blow up his home and these Of others. The federation is generally suspected of being at the bottom of the murderous plot.
 Seattle, Oct. 8.-Superintendcnt Hamilton, of the proposed coal rail- road from Katalla to Carbon mountain and to other coal fields, in an inter- view here asserts that the politicians in Alaska want territorial govern