The Ketchikan miner., 1908-04-25
IN AND ABOUT ALASKA

The Valdez frospector tSits oi ah atrocious assault perpetrated upon a fourteeu-,ear-old Russian-Creole girl, on Alognak Isla-d. for which two Americans-E. l.. Grimes, teacher in the government school, and 5. |. Heukel, superintendent of the govern ment fish hatchery on Afognak Island have been arrested and held to the grand jury. If the story told by the prospector be true. thera is TO ade- quate punishment for the dastards within reach of the law of Alaska.
 The Kataila Democrats. at eau GUS held last week, elected Major J. F. A. Strong and Charles Mathews delegates to the Democratic Ierrltor- ial Convention to be held at Juneau. passed strong resolutions in favor oi home rule for Alaska, and instructed the delegation to use all honorable means to secure the endorsement oi Mr. Bryan as the choice of the Demo- cracy at the National Democratic Con- yention at Denver. It is understood that Major Strong will be receptive candidate for the nomination for dele gate to congress.
 For pure, unadulterated unselfish- ness, the Juneau Dispatch takes the cake. Referring to the Hasey trial, now in progress in the District court at that place, the Dispatch rises to remark: "As we understand it there are four indictments against Hasev. If the government goes to the trouble and expense of bringing fifty witnes- ses to Juneau, it is probable that a hung jury would result in another 1 trial and an acquittal in fofcn. q 1 trial on one of the other indictments. A, the Record insisted at one time on transferring the cases to Skagw ay, | it HOW looks as if that paper was try 1 ing to create condition of affairs that will result in the remaining cases going to ketchikan. They should take good advice and keep the testimony out of the paper. Juneau cannot afford to lose these trials. V What pity, to be sure, it would be should a mistrial result in sending that Hasey case up to Skagway or dow n to ketchikan, and thus deprive Juneau of some of the perquisites, which the people of that burg seem tc consider exclusively their own. The Dispatch does not seem to consider the added expense it would be to the government as matter entering int the question at all.
 The town election at Juneau re- suited in the choice of F.. Valentine. Richard Johnson, R. F. Nelson, Cias. Boyle. Ed. E!lingen. Fred Stevenson and Fred Zenger as councilmen, and Chas. GoldsteIn, clerk of the schoo board. At the first meeting of the new council E. Valentine was elected president and ex-otficio mayor, R. F. Nelson, president pro tenn, 5. N. Behrends, treasurer. Montgomer. Davis, clerk and municipal magis- trate. J. A. Mucahy, marshal. Dar Kennedy, night watchman and Thom- as Foster, chief of the fire depai t. nent.
 The Valdez Prospector is author ity for the statement that relics ot a prehistoric age, especially interest ing to the students of archaeology. were recently found on the island oI i La Touche. Prince Williams Sound. The discovery of these relics, which i belong to the stone age. were mace by the removal of an old stump, whici exposed to view an old shaft made h} ! human hands. At the bottom of ths shaft various tools. which were prob ably used in the digging of the shaft crude in construction and odd as tc shape. are entirely of stone. Some of the blue mud, heavily mineraized. and found in the bottom of the shaft was placed in the retolt and beads 0 native copper soon appeared.
 The town election at Douglas re- suited in a victory for the city ticket, i by narrow margin, over the labor ticket. The coupcilmen elected were V. ] O'Conor. P. H. Fox. Jule .Ien- sen, William Stubbins, L. H. keist, Chas. NJ Roswogg and Henry Btie. ! N. J. O'Conner is the new mayor.
 The Nome delegation to the Re | publican Territorial Convention, twen- 1 ty-five votes, is said to be instructed for Gale for delegate. though first re- ported to be favorable to Corson, who claims to have a cinch on the nomna- tion.
 Douglas News: Railroad building in Alaska is nov push vigOrously- at Washington. The Alaska Central is asking ior government guarantee of it's bonds, and all the rest of them are anxiousIy waiting for chance to cry, ''me too." Meanwhile the money that | has been wasted by the various com panies would have built one road clear through to the Yukon.