The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-28
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 Kenston, prosperous real estate dealer of this city today committed suicide. He had been suffering for { long time with nervous disease.
 SPOKANE, Nov. p. 25.-'Swiftwatel Bill' Gates, noted for his ups and downs and other things in the mining world, has fallen victim to another o1 cupid's darts. His latest affinity is described as an eighteen-year-o old beauty, named Sadele Merc'er, with dark hair and fair complexion. He found her in Spokane, where she has been employed as a stenographer. They were married last Sunday at Occur q Alene.
 CARACAS, Venezula. Nov. p. The health of President Castro has reach essary for him to have an operation performed. He sailed on the steamer BodeauX bound for Berlin where he will place himself under the care of a well known physician. He had no sooner made known his intention of leaving the country than his enemies began laying plans for overthrowing the government. Strong organiza- tions are preparing rapidly for activ- ty, and it is probable that there will he a fierce outbreak in very short time.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25.-Dur- ing this mornings session of the court in the Ruef case, John Furoy was placed on the witness stand and gave damaging testimony to the Ruef side of the case. Among the bribery charges against Ruet he was accused of having offered F'urey shar~s in tEe traction franchise granted by tue city. During the cross examination oi the witness he admitted that Ruef had no only offered him the shares but that he had accepted them. When Supervisor Gallagher was examined he claimed that Ruef had committed this bribery and Furey's testimony to- day corroberates that of Supervisor Gallagher.
 1 SEATTLE, Nov. p. Supreme JudgeRu today rendered his resigna- tion to Governor Mead accompany ing 1 his resignation with a letter ad- dressed to the governor in which he stated that he had held consul tation with his friends. and that he had de- cided to disemharrass the Supreme court by making it unnecessary, by resignation, for that body to consider the case. He states that his health is poor, that lie is afflicted with pois- oning, and will be compelled to under go a surgical operation. His condi- tion is such that h. could not with stand the strain of d legislative in vestigai on and he wishes to void it. In mentioning the charges that have teen made against him as being con- nected with the Judge Gordon scandal he declares he is entirely innocent of having accepted any of the money that 1t is claimed was advanced by the agents of the Greai Nptthern Rail- road Company to corrupt the judges Of Washington.
 DES MONIES, Iowa, Nov. p. - Governor Commins, has been elected l United States senator to fill the unex- 1 pired term of Senator Allison. He has been elected governor of Iowa for three successive terms and his preser term has not expired.
 | MALTA, Nov. 25.--Another ocean horror has occurred and it is feared that there has been a heavy loss of 1 life. The British steamship D Sardinia, carrying two hundred passengers, caught fire and was completely de- -troyed. She was only Il mile from shore when the ire broke cut hut it is feared that nearly rgboly aboard i perished
 l LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Nov, 25 - l Reports are being received from the tornado swept district and show that the number of deaths is less than re- ported yesterday. It is now positively known that sixteen persons were kill ed and unconnrmed reports are in of six other deaths. The list of seriously injured has reached twenty three. Re lief and assistance is being hurried into the devastated district.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25-The great efficiency Of the wireless tele- graph was demonstrated here today when messages sent from wireless station in Japan, SIX thousand miles distant. were picked up at the local office.
 SEATLTE, Nv. 25.-At q meeting of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, held last night, the matter of the sug. gested removal of the tariff on lead was brought up and discussed and q resolution was finally drawn up ant adopted, opposed to removing the duty, claiming that the removal 0 the tarilf would have retarding effect upon the eyelopmept of lea(