The Ketchikan miner., 1908-04-18

Washington. April i5-Prssidens
 Roosevelt, sent message to congress yesterday afternoon urging the NtioN- sucs of an appropriation for the bOilS- ing of four rex first class hsstlsships.
 He cited the fact that other matters were snsrgssieslly increasing their fleets sud that it waS necessary the
 Acct of the United States should le equal tO ths best put In commission ! by. first class powers,
 San Francisco. April la,-Frans kGbis. well known contractor oi Portland. Oregon. was last night held up hy masked highwsymen. and st
 shs point of gun compelled 10 give up seven thoaSsad five hundred dol lars which he wSs carrying. As V, the police have n0 cle@ tO toe i6eDsi- iy of the robbers.
 Washington. April l6-The House sodsy finally refused tO make the
 much desired increase in pay for the
 rank and file ot the navy.
 New York. April l6.-The Demo
 cratic slate convention, which has ! been ia session in this city fer tSo days. adjourned as midnight lass
 night after one ot the stormiess ses- sioas in the history of New York Democracy The cAniidScy of Will | liam Jennings Bryan for the preSiden-
 tial nomination was. primarily, The
 casus bslli. and kept she convention B n eocs5ans upVOSr. Extremely bst- ter were me a@o factions against each
 other. and frequent outbreaks. extend ! ing even 10 fsgicu4S, made harmony Ieoc>gieQous by it's absence. Intense
 excitement prevailed throughout inc entire duration of the convention.
 both among the audience and the del
 es4tss themselves. snd riotous scenes. IT shieh a0-ry delegates rushed at each other N5sh open threats of vic E lencs. sspt .he meeting jn constant turmoil. As .hs fight neared inc tiu- ] is0 II became evident ina; tae Bryan forces Sere slightly in the minority
 4ud the ultimate resol; was she quash- ! ing Q. ,he hoce> ot Brxar's slheseos> ! for aa endorsement ot their fayOvise
 can5ida.s. The delegates chosen so
 attend the national Democratic con
 yeasion to t= held ia Denver were elected without any instructions, d. though it Is zaown they are oppose j
 10 Bgy1u. After hard 6ghs. .he , McC4rrs faction. I prominent diyi- sion ot the Tammany organization. E lize she Ne5-4Ssan. went down 10 de- i4As n this much disturbed conven-
 rioa.
 } Povslaut. Ore. April l6.-A pistol duel occurred hare today ea.weeu 2
 number oi policemen and fire high
 xayueu ah5ch resulted in sae serious ] injury ot tao et the comba,s1t>. Tna police .oTcs had attempted D place tha high &a men undar arTss. bl, mss ~ieh , .et-sal. Gu.s Wera draHn ard 5 the h5ghwaens1 opened frs on the
 officers. E tho ia turn replied. The en- 1 gagsDent lasted seFersl minutes, al { ths expiration Of ~hlca time one oi i inc officers had received ! mound of >c E serious nature zs 70 make the mat
 tsr of his Ultimate r=ecV=r. dou5tiul- ! One ot :hs highway 2Im=a w2s also seri-
 9as.F injured z1d l. n. expected '
 -ecoTsr.
 Pailadelpaia. Agril ls.-Comiu.
 sg5dealv upon za article n n@ws-
 oage- Eh.ch be 1as reading. and
 which accgs.d him Of haxing been t9o1d snort h his accounts. H=r0str '. 8eyl. wa5 t3r ;senty-.ao year-
 has been closely connected as an zcta- arr with me Franklin Iusci.u-e, ar
 i1suraace cEez1iz1tioz, dropped dead. ! The incident occurred this morning. He had picked ug tcs 1.0r-5rg Paper.
 ana uas glz1c.rg oe~r ii shen hi. l eyes fell or large caption oFsF a- I article ssas.r. sa4t he had aeen dis c2veE=d % a- st9rs len rbog.s1d dol isrs in his scecgass. The sudden
 shock caused 7g the exposure is sup posed so have brought on an attack ol haart failure. ss h= @s. evidently ua-
 aware that ae vas under suspicion. San Fra-rs~ca. Aer.l Reeor.-
 r=celTs5 iga=g tsou the pa. .iciae-
 aiie-di1g | sefral E.srs s-ass 1i.st
 ibs recent ---- oees iu tte progress Q! } his juprover-as hzs aino-s enti.eig : diss ppssred z1I chss be i- nov again ! o1 tha road fe rec9ver.. II !. possi oIs ,
 and greatly hoo@d bg those 4no are
 Interested io ne plaus for The recep- fion of inc s-zs tha. the Admiral
 may he shie so bring ihe feet from
 San Diego to San Francisco. and thu.