The Ketchikan miner., 1908-10-03

l ward bound. The Humpoidb carf1eC thlrty-eight passengers, all of whom were safely conveyed ashore by the tug Echo. She is reported to be in q bad way, and salvage boat has been sent to her rescue
 | Seattle, Sept. 30.-On the arrival oi the steamship Victoria, expected here tonight, thorough search will be made for Lee Johnson, the wife mur- derer who escaped. from the clutches of the law officers while on board the Victoria on the point of entering Nome, some few days ago. No clue of his whereabouts have arisen, but it is supposed he either jumped over board and took his chances for surviv- ing, or else hid himself on the boat.
 Seattle, Sept. 30.-An order has been issued by the health authorities that hereafter al! vessels from San Francisco which have performed, for the past year all strict quarant ne regulations, will be allowed to enter Seattle, the same as applies to all other coast ports. It was claimed that an undue discrimination was held against the San Francisco boats entering Seattle. This order will restore the former and usual practices, and was accomplished through the determined | fight of Californians.
 Rock Island, Ills., Sept. 30.-The controversy between President Roose- welt and Mir. Bryan over the Haskell charges and the Foraker affair culmi- hated Sunday night in a letter of re- ply from Mir. Bryan to the president, in which he vigorously denies the truth of the accusations against him. After full presentation of his part in the matter, MT. Bryan says: II have lived in vain, if your accusations lose me a single friends He adds that the president does not deign to suggest bringing thess charges before the proper tribunal, but rather pro- ceeds to pronounce and pass judgment upon him, unheard and with the Has, kell accusation handled just as if it suited the convenience of his op- ponents and enemies. This contro- versy has brought out the factional bitterness which assumes proportions sufficiently large to give the voters of the country right to expect that the accusations against Haskell should either be prosecuted or dropped.
 Pekin, China, Sept. 30.-The num- Der of deaths from Bubonic plague is reported to have reached the enor- nous height of five hundred at Tong sha, a small city sixty miles south ol | Tientsin. Despite the energetic ef- forts of the Chinese officials to sup press this dread disease, it has spread into the country limits and surround. | ing towns. with disastrous effect. Every known remedy is being used to kill the germs, and every facility or..affording protection and comfort to the afflicted parts are being active- ly prosecuted. If necessary, other nations will assist China in rdding s land of this horrible disease.
 St. Petersburg, Oct. 1.-The cap tal city of the Car is still held in the clutches of cholera. The number oi new cases reported to the health and municipal authorities for the past twenty-four hours is alarming, and while every precaution against spread ing has been enacted, no less than 223 new cases were turned in, and niinety-three of the city's inhabitants succumbed to the disease. For some time past the physicians have been working with heroic persistence to eradicate the disease, but with this effort even, they have not been able to quell it or prevent it's spreading. There is hope of relief, however, and the Russian Government is exerting all possible means to prevent further spreading
 Winnipeg, Oct. 1.-Much to the satisfaction and comfort of the inhabi- tants of this city in particular, and the country at large, the long drawn out strike maintained by the machinists of the Canadian Paciicc railroad company was settled yesterday. The terms of settlement are unknown. but supposed to be entirely and adequ ate l ly adjusted to suit the requiremens of both the machinists and the road. The strike has lasted four months, and the settlement brings peace and hap piness to many homes here, for at times. strife and starvation was man. ifesty feature, the elimination of which insures good feeling all around.
 Michel, B. C., Oct. 1.-Following in the wake of a prior disastrous fire this summer, the entire town was utterly destroyed by fire again yestt r. day. The flames leapt with uncontrol- liable fury, sweeping everything with in its path. The homeless and injured will be provided for by the surrouding cities. The origin of the fire is as yet unannounced, but it is thought to have