The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-02
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Washington, April 25.-Senator Piles, who introduced a bill which provides that designs and bids for the construction of four first-class battle ships shall be asked for and which Is intended to amend the bill introduced in the senate providing for only two battlelships, declares in defense of his measure that from the present time on, it will be an absolute necessity to the safety of the United States to maintain powerful fleet in guarding the Pacific Coast. The questions in- volved in Asiatic matters were form ing a war cloud full of menace for the peace of the world and he stated that events could so transpire that trouble might break out at any time and that if it did there would be but a few hours notice of its coming. The ad- dress Of Senator Piles caused serious reflection on the part of his hearers, since it was commonly accepted among them that he was acting under in- structions from President Roosevelt and voicing the Presidents views re- garding the eastern situation. Sena- tor Hale of Maine, chairman of the committee on naval affairs, stated that if the estimates made by the commit tee were authorized it would provide a fleet of thirty battleships and as many cruisers for the protection of the Atlantic Coast.
 Denver, April 25.-The announce ment was formally made this morning from the headquarters of the Western Federation of Miners that the services of William D. Haywood, who has been prominently connected with the organization for number of years, had been dispensed with.
 Simla, April 25.-The British troops made an advance today upon the posi- tion occupied by the Moha mmedan itribesmen and after severe skirmish succeeded in dislodging the tribesmen. During the engagement sixty of the British troop lost their lives.
 Washington, April 25.-Delegate Gale has introduced bill providing for the sale by the government of six hundred and fifty acres of land located at the end of Kayak Island to the Alaska Terminal and Navigation con- any. The land is wanted by the con- pany for the purpose of establishing a terminal station at that point.
 Paris, April 25.-The Due de Chaulnes died here today, the cause of his demise being clotted blood vessel. He died in the arms of his wife, Theodore. She is daughter of Theodore F. Shonts, the well known American civil engineer who was ap- pointed by President Roosevelt to take charge of he work of building the Panama canal. The couple were married in Washington, D. C., sever al months ago, and the event was con- sidered an unusually important social affair.
 Seattle, April 27.-The Rt. Rev. P. T. Rowe, Bishop of Alaska, who has just returned from an arduous trip of several thousand miles through the interior, states publicly that the treat ment of the natives in the interior by the government officials and also the neglect of the government to pro- tect them in any way, are both dis honorable and disgraceful. He found at some points that the natives had been utterly ruined since the coming of the white men, and freely predict ed the extinction of the race in the north, if some means were not adopt ed to avert the evils brought by the white race. It is nearly always the case that the worst white element pre- dominates in new camps and the low est of these are the ones who associate with and therefore set the example for the natives, who fall easy victims. Bishop Rowe has spent twelve years in Alaska and is thoroughly familiar with Alaskan conditions from Ketchi- kan to Pt. Hope.
 Santa Barbara, April 27.-Admiral Evans continues to improve in health and today stated that he would re- sume command of the battleship fleet on April 30. This will give him the opportunity to be present at the recep- ton to be accorded the fleet upon it's arrival in San Francisco.