The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-16
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T.aPor.e. Ini.. MSy s-Ths invssti- gAaiou being made by officers and de- tecsives into the circumstances sur rounding ,hs burning of the home of Mrs Belle Guinness is bringing ont some startling revelations The soS- nsciou ,hS, mystery wss attached to the stfair lsi so sn investigation o' the rssiuS Ani ie was discovered that nine persons including Mrs 6UineS> and her three children. had been ere mated IuiicSsions that the death oi all hu, Mrs. Guinness Snd the children had Cccurret; prior 10 the fire led 10 the belief shat the home of the woun- an had beer the scene of she opera siorS in ths carrying out of some aen6ish plot. Letters fell into the hands ot ths detectives today which explain the mystery. Selecting for hsr victims unmarried men who acre knowr Ia he more or less well sisUas- tt financially. she lureIi them 10 the isym. hieh she owned. under pre- tense ot wishing 10 marry them. She would uos. however. tuin over her pgoperiy 10 The woald-be husband un- iii he hN6 deposited I thousand dollars in hsr name. As soon as the money x sS paid ths victim MRS enticed to her home and there. with the aid of m aocoUplice. murdered. The iuses- gigaaion has already develope>i the tAei that 2s least twelve men fell vie ,im> 10 her fen6ish plot. and the indi- cations are thai the horrors perpelsai- ed by inc Bender family iu Kansas Miil rot compare with the awful atro- ci.iss committed bg Mrs Belle Sui ues>- Sufficient evidence has been se- cared 10 sarEaut ihe officers in hold ing Boy Lamphers. who ~as placed under arrest following The examina- sion oi ihe ruins. charged with bsing inc wo,nan's sceoupliee in her crimes
 Boston. May S.-A'ter hard tough, eoatss. of an hours duration William ;. Bvyau today received lhe endorse meus of the Massachusetts state Dem ocsatie convention now in session.
 Atlanta. Ga. May Sire broke out today iu ! building ou Forsyth street that spread 90 rapidly as to aeaslg succeed IT getting bsyond the control of the fire department. T@o olocss Of buildings were totally destroyed before the a5rance ot tne flames aas checked. The borrej ares is ina, bounded by Forylb, Nelson. Madison and Hunter streets. So far as sucmu 10 ore loss their liyes in the aaruiag building. The proper'! loss Eiil reach large figure. being es,i- mated ai , million aud quarter dol .zrs
 Cleveland. May a.-The Eoelitle Avenue Trust company. one Of the large frarciai Institutions oi the city. to6ay annognee6 1bat it woald suspeud b2siness. The institution was serious E N=zkened during the recent hpau- eial panic. and The coa>eqDen, with drsaal Of support and patronage has made ii unQrodsab.s 10 continue the business. The liabilities ot the iDsii- tu.ion amount 10 [ million ard 2 half d0llzrs s-5 the assets reach the sane ag9Ee
 Washington. May The Senate .o1say passed inc law which makes ii a8ia~t8l 10 employ children unaer the age ot fourteen years II suy form of oecopatjoD. The isa is app ica5le crlg t9 .he District ot Coluauia.
 Washington. May a.-Na.ct Rich ztc>o1 ot the Alaska Roads Con.uis- sion bo ~as recently transferred 10 station in atssnsas on account Of sick ness is reported zs recoeerirg. shorl- ly asGar his arrival he A as sent to the military hospital as Hot Springs. Ar aa1s2s and placed under treatment for rheumatism which he had contracted during his sergice il Alaska Reports tr5m there state that he has been greatly benefited bg ihe springs a1c ~sll probably bs able 10 resume his 5zGies in short time.
 Seattle. Mar 9.-The case of Will liam Constantine w1o sho. h.. son-in- law. Jessie Hall, in the month of Oct ois@r. lgss5. a4s called Eoaay and plea ot guilty nss ensered by The defend sDt- He stated he Eas sorry he had committed The crime. and cried dur ing the reading ot the complaint. The coor. imposed fine of five thousand dollars.
 Washington. Mar s.-Delegate Gale is dissatisfied with the presidents announced choice for successor 10 District Attorney Harlan. He bases his objection upon the fact that Mir. Cg0ssleg is pcs resident Of Alaska and ssafsl, that as soon ss President Roosevelt r-turned from his vacation he would pace the matter before him with the request that the appointment oa Crossley be Ni;b6r2En and that either Charles Clsyrool or J. NJ. Lat timer Of Fsirosnk. or L. Y. Ray oi Seasrd be appoirted 10 fll the va csncy. Mir. Gale personally prefers