The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-02

MAY ?, 1908
 The Massachusetts republican con- yention failed to instruct it's delega- tion for Taft, as was expected, but 1t is claimed that big majority of the delegates are as strongly inclined to support the portly war secretary, as they would be had they been formally instructed that way.
 The frenzied haste recently display. ed by large number of people in New York to get hold of what was described as ''largely advertised mining stock' will likely be ere long surpassed by their unconquerable desire to get rid of it. Widely adver- tised mining stocks have a habit of affecting people that way.
 The mayor of an Illinois town. re- signed because the city went "dry' and he is said to be an eminently respect able and temperate gentleman, too. His reason for his step is not particu- lar sympathy with the liquor traffic, but based on the plea that the town is hard up ard needs the liquor license money. If it can't have it, he pro- poses that some other man shall over see the job of making both ends meet.
 Senator Elkins has addressed a plea to the press of the United States that they refrain from printing reports about his daughter and her relations with the Duke of Abruzzi. This is interesting as indicating that there is still one solitary person in the United States who believes that there is some sense of decency yet left to the editors of the 'yellow'' press. But Senator Elkins will discover that he was mis- taken.
 Alexander Berkman, treasurer of the Anarchist Federation of Ameri- ca,n declares that President Roosevelt is a fool, and warns him to look out for the anarchists whom he would suppress. It ought not to be difficult to know what to do with MT. Berk- man after this, but we fear that this individual has only barred cloven hoof which will require the enforce ment of some drastic measures before the menace embodied in it's presence shall be entirely removed.
 Another contingent of immigrants brought out under the auspices of the Salvation Army has reached the prov ince, and all will immediately be placed in positions awaiting them. The official in charge of those whC arrived at Vancouver on Tuesday, said that there were applicants fol twice the number that came. This further demonstration of British Columbia's ability to absorb additions .i-- lJUi i,i,, ~i-.E, without any uIS- location of normal conditions such as was feared in some quarters, is ex- ceedingly gratifying. Victoria Colo mist.
 It is reported that at Prince Rupert the other day Grand Trunk Pacific railway contractors publicly stated that 6, 900 men would be engaged on construction work on the c. T. P. be- fore the end of May. This is quite in line with previous announcements en- anating from officials of the company, and we know of no reason why it should be doubted: but at the same time workingmen should not flock to Prince Rupert without getting some assurance that they will be employed on arrival. At the proper time and through the proper channels the con- tractors will no doubt issue a call for men, and until this has been done it would be unwise for people to engage in premature rush to that place.
 The New York Herald is urging on Goveror Hughes that he stand for second term in his present office. The World, in a leading editorial, under the head 'New York Hughes," points out the original hopelessness of the Hughes presidential propaganda and likewise urges him to continue his work in New York state for another term. These sentiments are echoed by many other New York papers, and are popular with the New York elect crate. It is not improbable that Gov ernor Hughes will run again, despite his declaration some time ago that he would not be candidate for renomi- nation. The situation has chaned since he took that stand. Now it appears that he must either run again or submit to Be defeated in a fight that he has taken more inter est in than in any other in his whole career.
 A rather gruesOme, but wholly fun ny, incident isr eported as having oc- cured few days ago in an Arizona town. A man named Davis, who had been stabbed in a fight and pronounce cd dead by the doctors, while being to the cemetery for interment recovered consciousness and nanaoad