The Ketchikan miner., 1908-06-27
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lice arc utterly unable to cope with the epidemic of incendiary tires which caused twelve alarms to be sent in during the night Twelve separate fires were started by fire bugs last night in the business district notwith- standing the fact that fifty special po- licsmen had been sworn in for the sole purpose of detecting the miscreants- Practically every business man in the city has engaged one or more watch men and if the guilty parties are ap- prehended, they will receive but little mercy.
 Cininnatci, Ohio, June @.-Taft ar rived here today and was met at the station by . big crowd, although but little notice was given of his intended arrival. He has thousands of old friends ID Cincinnati who will proba- bly arrange for . formal greeting on . big scale. Taft was taken directly to shs home of his brother, Charles Taft, who has been largely instru- mental in bis success SO far by fur. nishing the financial sinews of the preparatory campaign. The nominee will make his headquarters at bis brothers house while he is in the city,
 Seattle, June N.-Ground was brok- en today for the big eight-story building for the Arctic Club. E. A. Van Hasslocher, formerly of Ketchi- kan, is ono of the prime movers ir the undertaking.
 Denver, Colo. June 20.-Judge Bliss of the District Court has rendered s decision declaring betting illegal ., the local race tr,cks, and the Denver sporting elemen. is in despair. All betting has been stopped at the Over land track for the present but the turfmen...vill carry the. decision tc the Supreme court and state that they are confident that it will be overruled.
 Bellingham, Wash., June 2o.-The Sunday closing act has hit this towr hard. especially the liquor men, whe state that they cannot make expenses under the present law. Six saloons have closed up already.
 Lincoln, Neb., June 2.-The nex, issue of Bryan's Commoner will con- tain leading article on the RepubIi. can platform with special reference to the anti-injunction plank which i, will declare to be nothing more nol less than transparent fraud. The plank upholds the authority of the federal and state courts, but state' that the rules of procedure in respect to writs of injunction should be mors accurately defined in order tha, DO injunction shall be issued without due notice except when ire. parable injury would result from de- lay. The Commoner will .state that the Republicans are simply trying te deceive the faborin9 classes by thi. ineffective and vague declaration and will warn the labor vote to beware oi the deception which turks behind its phrases. The paper will state further that the clause upholding the court. is unnecessary and misleading because it intimates that some one is attack. ing tho. power of the Courts which is untrue, and . malicious slur. The plank will undoubtedly be the target for the hottest fire of the campaign, and the Coumoner will fire the first gun.
 Cincinnati, June o.-Tsft left this city today to attend the commenceent exercises of Yale University at New Haven, Connecticut where he will be the center of attraction. He will make . brief stop in New York City to confer with the political leaders there, and after the exercises in New Haven, will attempt to forget politics for . solid month. He will leave early in July for the Hot Springs in Virginia and will devote the time to . thorough rest and recuperation in anticipation of the struggle to follow