The Ketchikan miner., 1907-07-20

aid, an empIoye at the mill of the Ketchikan Power company, met with a painful accident between eight ano nine o'clock this morning. While engaged in loading some heavy tim bers onto scow he was caught be- tween two tf them at the bottom of the slide, with the result of having both legs above the knees badly bruised, though fortunately no bones were broken. His injuries, however, are such as to incapacitate and excuse him from manual labor for an indef- nite period.
 Congressman Wesley l.. Jones has announced himself a candidate for the Senatorial toga now worn by Levi Ankeny. It is sincerely to be hoped that the next Washington legislature may have the good sense to give him the preference over all asprants.
 San Francisco July 12.-Three members of the crew of the whaler Olga are held in prison here as wit nesses against Capt. klingenberg, who is under indictment for the murder of Engineer Paul, of the Olga, in Octo- ber 1905.
 Pittsburg, July 12.-Mrs. Thaw this morning closed deal whereby she received $2, 900, GOO for 1000 acres of coal lands in this state. She sold the property, which has been the main source of income for the estate, to raise money for her sons defense.
 Tokio, Japan, July 12.-A semi official newspaper in this city pub lished what purported to be an inter- view with Premier Ito on the situa- tion now existing with regard to the United States of America and Japan. In the course of the interview he said: Ut is my idea and the wish of the governmental party of Japan to see nothing but the best intentions in the actions of the United States, but, and l wish it were otherwise, l can but feel that there is something sim ister, something threatening in the transfer of the battleships of our neighbor from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast. It is rather difficult to f ho that if ic h11t a maneuver, and that that country is trying to ascertain just how mobile her big ships are. They say the move has no connection with the Japanese American situation, and l sincerely hope that what they say is true; but as loyal son of my native land 1 can not put away the notion that the yes sels are being moved to get them into position to threaten my country '
 Washington, July 12.-President Roosevelt yesterday gave out what he considers is the remedy for the abuses the railroads are now perpetrating. He suggests that the national govern ment purchase and hold enough stock in each of the larger railroads to secure a representative on the board of directors, and thus keep advised ot the actual conditions of the business. The socialists of this city hail this with joy, seeing in it the entering wedge of government ownership ot the railroads for, they say, if it is we'll for the national government to hold an interest in the railroads and take part in the management of the roads, why does it not apply with equal force to owning the entire sys- tens? The railroad interests are rid iculng the entire scheme, claiming that such move would be nonsensical and impracticable.
 Seattle, July 12.-Alaska's gold fields and copper deposits have achieved world wide fame and well eulItleu u lu Uicy diC lOO puo hO" u appears as though she is about to acquire more renown. Some time ago some strange ore was brought down from near Nome which defied all local and national assayers. They could not decide what the peculiar metal it contained was. A piece of it was sent to the Society of Scientific Research in Paris, France, and the discovery was made that the rock contained rad ium-the first ever discovered in a free state. This occurred last spring. Immediately an expedition was fitted out by the French society and last night Henri Bertholoot, a member o the society, sailed on the Pennsyl' vania for Nome to locate, if possible, the ledge whence the specimen had been secured. If the rock occurs 1T any quantity it will be the richest fint of any kind ever made, as the price 0 the metal at the present time is five
 million dollars pound. M. Bertho
 loot says he is satisfied that it is thu
 only deposit in the world where rad ium occurs in a free state.
 Butte, July 17.-Nicholas Kent
 assistant postmaster of this city, i
 missing. and with him Sl0, GOO of tn