The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-07
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A statement has gone the rounds that an official of the White House
 says the published intention of the Rockefellers to vote for Taft is re garded with amusement. This in view
 of the administration work against the Standard oil, and the bitter
 hatred the Standard bears toward the administration is regarded as a
 palpable trick to damage Taft in the
 forthcoming election.
 | NAPOLEON. Ohio, October 3l.- In connection with the Rockefellers' public announcement of their determi-
 nation to vote the Republican ticket, Mir. Bryan in speech here last night remarked that the Democrats were thankful to the Rockefellers for tear ing the mask of the Republican cam paigu, thereb, revealing its duplicity. 1 BUFFALO, October 31 Flying across the state and making speeches at every available point, Taft empha- sizes the fact and deals neavy blows at the Bryan-Gompers compact. He gives names of labor leaders who are leaving Gompers. He is confident of receiving the labor vote.
 NEW YORK. October 31.-Chair- man Hitchcock claims three hundred and twenty five Republican electoral votes. He says the Republicans are sure of New York, Indiana and Ohio, and includes Nebraska, Montana, Mary land and Nevada as chances even. Comedies Kentucky Missouri, Ten nessee and Oklahoma Democratic. NEW YORK, October 3l.-Mrs. William Astor, maternal head of the great Astor family, died yesterday of heart failure.
 SAN FRANCISCO. October 3l.- 4 case which has for ten years attracted the attention of the courts has again come to light. ln 1898, Mrs. Cordelia Botkin sent through the mail box of poisoned candy to Mrs. John Durham, then living at Dover, Delaware. Rivalry and jeal- ousy was the cause of committing the act. An autopsy of the dead woman was made. and Mrs. Botkin received life sentance. Appeal after appeal was taken by Mrs. Botkin's attorneys, but the court of appeals afiirms pre- vious sentence rendered, and life sentence for Mrs. Botkin stands as imposed.
 SEATTLE, October 3l.-It is now suspected that the perpetrator ot the fearful dynamite explosion at the Lee home is 2 man named Frank Wallace. It is supposed the explosion was insti- gated by Wallace through revenge, as suit is pending against him for ninety dollars. brought by Mir. Lee.
 SEATTLE, Nov. "A. Sydney, age thirty-six, manager of the United States Metal Reducing Company, for merly of Alaska. died of tuberulosis here today.
 NEW YORK, Nov 2.-The politi- cal leaders proclaim the campaign is practically ended. Chairman Hitch- cock, Republican, maintains that Taft will win with three hundred and twenty-five electoral votes. Chairman Mack, Democratic, claims three hundred and thirtythree. Hitchcock says he is confident that all doubt ceases as to Indiana. Ohio and New Jersey casting for Taft. On the other hand the Democratic chairman also claims three states. Chairman Par sons of the New York state committee says that Bryan may carry New York county by six thousand. It is given out that Hughes, Republican. for governor of New York is expecting to run not over twenty thousand be- hind Taft's county total vote. The Herald predicts Taft's election.
 Note.-In all former elections in New York state, the weather condi- tions have been watched very care fully, as bad weather always prevents the country voters from going to the polls, thereby reducing the Republi- can vote down to the Harlem river. In the city itself, the weather does not. as a rule, cut much difference, as voting booths are scattered all over within a few blocks of each other, and conveyances are held in readiness to carry all voters to the polls.
 CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-The financial affairs of the Alaska Central railroad have been under strict investigation for some time. Charges and counter charges have been made by various stockholders led by Ballaine. It is now ascertained that as a result of the report rendered by the certified ac- countant who was employed in the in- yestigations charges of crookedness have been filed against A. c. Frost, a Chicago banker, and who was the president of the Alaska Central. It is alleged that out of sixteen millions raised only two were spent on the construction of the Alaskan railway while ten millions were used in other