The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-09

Any anasahlsl nbo may endea,o to xpouno their doctrines neie Wlit speedily reait4e that thy sfs not in Nevaea. Whitehorse Star.
 These items are from the Douglas News: The crazy female who insists that Alaskans sell their children has bobbed up again in Seattle. Why don't they put that woman in the bug house, where she belongs? Rich ard Bushell, Jr., and Chas. H. Scheff Ter will start new paper at Skagway, which indicates that business in the windy city is picking up, for you can't run a newspaper on wind, alone. In Juneau, supposed to be the home of the opposition to home rule, the school children debated the ques- tion, Resolved that Alaska should have Home Rule," and it was decided in the affirmative. Simply an instance of what education will do.
 The Douglas News bases its belief that Wrangell is still alive on the well authenticated report that ''the measles are doing some business there.
 Capt. Baughman, the Douglas News says, asserts that he is ''periect- ly willing to carry the mail to South eastern Alaska points on the same terms as the Alaska $. $. boats or those of the C. P. R.-that is S250 per trip" Whether or not that be a fair rate of compensation, it cannot be very readily satisfactorily explained on what good grounds the Humboldt should be discrimirated against to the disadvantage of the pubic.
 70. J. Friedsen, Norwegian hunt CT and explorer, says the Douglas News will try to reach the North Pole this summer by way of Dawson, de- pending mainly upon the use of dog teams. What he means to do with it if successful is not hinted at-probab- ly haul it away for an exhibit at the A.-Y.-P. exposition at Seattle.
 The new common council of Wran- gell organized last week by the cleo tion of P. C. Mccormack as president and ex-otiico mayor, J. E. Worden, clerk, and L. C. Patenaude, treasur- CT. all three of whom filled the same positions last year. Concerning pres ent conditions and future prospects o1 the town the Sentinel says: "Wran. gell is enjoying steady but unosten- tatious growth, both in buildings and people. Improvements are being made in all parts of town, almost every ar. irving steamer brings new people, and the number of fishermen is in. creasing rapidly. A big new store building will be erected thls summer, and it is reported that some new resi-. dences are to be built. All hands are busy, and there is plenty of work foi more.
 The Alaskan is authority for the statement that wireless telegraph station will shortly be established anG put in operation at Skagway. It will be private enterprise due to the public spirit of Mayor Shea, who has made all arrangements for the install. lation Of the plant, which has beer ordered from Chicago. The plant wit be the same as that in use on the steamship Humboldt, the Massie, claimed to be preferable to all others
 Concerning the situation as tC delegate to Congress, the Skagway Alaskan remarks: Delegate Gale i has said he will not be the candidate Of either political party, which means that lie will be candidate on the in. dependent or labor ticket. Major Clun announces himself as an independent i candidate. That's two, isn't it? Then with. active candidates from both the political parties to divide up the bal lots the next campaign bids fair to be a lively and interesting one." Per- haps Cum is depending for election cn the office holders of 4 Alaska "hock- ing togethera ard giving him their united vote.
 Excellent iron ore is being trough, out from Captain Browns property, near Haines and being sent south for tests. Copper and coal are also re. ported to have been found of good quality and quantity in the vicinity.
 -"The script issue has gone into history. and business is rapidly adjust ing itself to normal conditions" said Mr. w. B. King, auditor of the White Pass X Yukon. now in the city on one of his regular visits. 1T learn, that of the great script issue made in Seattle during the late furry, there is still outstanding about q thousand dol lars. This will probably remain out standing, being in the hands of peo- pie who value the notes as curiosi- ty." Mir. King is of the belief that the country will rapidly resume its old pace of prosperity. Conditions be- low bear every indication that way, he says, and he believes the north will soon feel the impulse of renewed