The Ketchikan miner., 1908-03-28
KETCHIKAN Local Happenings of the Past Seven Days Tersely
 Told.
lFiom Mondays Dailyl


 a number of passengers from here and II hoxes of salmon shipped to Seattle by local fi,ms.
 The launch Alert left out this morn ing on her regular mail run to Metla- kahtla, Doloni and Nihlack. She took large cargo, consisting fo sup plies and provisions mostly for the Cymru Copper company at North Arm. \ number of passengers left for different points on Prince of Wales.
 Friday evening the two Majory girls, Lillian and Beulah. were sur l,rised by bunch of schoolmates and friends who dropped in to give them a | farewell party. They all had jolly time playing games and eating cake a2d other goodies. The two girls left with their mother on the Jefferson ] Mr. and Mrs. Eudnicx returned last night from Juneau where Mir. Rud- nick was called to attend the session of the district court at that place. He was the onIy one of those subpenaeol ! from ketchikan who was excused. The rest of the Ketchikan jurors will have to remain in Juneau for some time.
 1 Reports of general strike at Tread well were brought on the Jefferson last night, although no details could ] he obtained. Miners are heinz eau toned. in posters. to keep away from 1 TreadwelI during the difficulty. The notices are signed by the president and secretary of the Douglas branch of the Western Federation of Miners ] Mir. I, Cuthert Welch, manager for the Cymru Copper company, left this ! morning on the Alert for North Arm ] where active operations will be re- ne@ed iu a short time. Several men [ were sent over today 10 do the pre- liminary work of preparing the mine ] for opening.
 | CHS " Cti. iU0tiSlIfONS educatrd native. has had long face tor many day. He lost good many nf the logs that he had >peut time and lahor ou. But his face is long east and west now instead of north and south. He began being q proud i father at 70 Sunday morning when ! his little daughter was born. He says she makes up for all the logs he lost.
 The Dirigo arrived in at late hou ! Saturday afternoon. leaving out al 6:l5 for Juneau after stopping long enough to take on water. She brought nothing for Ketchikan. her cargo con- sisting of rails and lumber consigned to Skagway for the use of const, uct- ing the branch line lea,;ing to tie mines in the Whiteborse district. On her retruu trip she will call inIo Gypsum and Calder. At the first place she will take on q quantity oi gypsum and 2 shipment of marble is to be 1T ade from the latter rlace. From Tuesdays Daily
 Owing 10 the caucus that is to he held this evening the Mems Glee club will net meet tonight.
 The Alert lief. out tl.is tTorning for Lincoln rock with mail. T is feared she will not he able to lanG because (! -hz rar,rhrar- of he. tnda, which is caused by the strong north wind blowing.
 The steamer Sachem. cannery tender belonging to the Pacific Amer ican companv. arrived in last nigh and after taking on coal and water. left for Excursion inlet. She brought a quantity Of supplies to ne used al the companv's plant at Excursion in- let during the coming season.
 Cahle communication with Valdez and the interior has been interrupted again. The cable is nrcken Snne- where betw cen Valdez and Juneau Ii is not known what caused the cable r. part. The Burnside was unGergoina : repairs at the Tacoma ship yard wher the news, telling of the trouble, arriv- ed. She did not wait for further re. pairs. leaving last night.
 On the next trip of the Dolphin. z capnery outfit. formerly belonging tc the Alaska Fishermen's Union and To- cated at Cbilcat, will be picked up ant taken to Excursion inlet where it vii Ie used during the coming season by the Pacific American company. A new caunery is also being constructed there for Robert Bell and associates which will be completed and in oper. ation for the coming season.
 Put few details regarding the strike situation at TreadweII have been ob tained as yet. The last Juneau papers received. dated March 20. state that , rumors of contemplated strike were in circulation. It is stated that the trouble grew out of ihe demands mad. by the Douglas Island branch of tbs Western Federation Of Miners. The, asked. according 10 ruDors regarding the matter, for an increase Of 50 centi