The Ketchikan miner., 1908-09-19

bOLal or tnlrby-On0 cases ana twelve deaths have already been reported, and it is feared the epidemic will be- come general throughout the islands. The bureau of health here, has. added a hundred new inspectors to their force and are doing all they can do to prevent the further spread of the plague.
 Washington, Sept. 17.-Assistant Secretary 1.-the Interior Wilson has received message from Commissioner Mcbride of Juneau, stating that he expects to have a million and quar- ter's worth of nuggets and gold dust in the mineral display to be exhibited at the Alaska Y ukop Exposition next summer.
 Powder Springs, Ga Mrs. Sarah Reed, enraged at an attack made on her little nne-year-old daughter by negro, became furious, and rushing into the business center of the town, she soon formed a posse of men. Heading the posse, she led the pur- suit and hunted down the william. Waving back the men when he was found, she raised in her own hand the pistol and fired the shot which blew out the brains of the negro. l Cincinnati, Sept. 17.-Hon. William H. Taft who is here at the residence of his brother, Charles P. Taft, edit or of the Cincinnati Tlmes-Star, an- nounces today that he has decided to make three extensive speaking tours during the balance of the campaign. The one to the north will cover Wis consin, Minnesota and the Dakotas. The second tour will extend through Iowa and Nebraska and the third and last covering Missouri and Colorado. Mir. Taft will start on the northern tour on next Wednesday the 23rd. These are all crucial states in the Republican campaign. The division in the ranks of the party in Wiscon- sin, added to the radical leadership. of La Toilette imperil republican chances in the state, while Governor Johnson's popularity in Minnesota makes that one doubtful. The we'll known split between the "stand patters'' and the Cummins faction in Iowa, the position of Mir Bryan in his own slate, the effect of the Democratic convention in Colorado on that region and the narrow margin between the parties sn Missouri demand the personal efforts of Mr. Taft ifsthese. states are to be kept in the Republican column. :s:
 Washington, Sept, .is,ILieatenahs seIfridge of the United States. Signal Corps was killed here today as the re- suit of disastrous accident occnit- ing at Fort Meyer, to the aeroplane of the Wright Brothers. ,SeIfridge was the nep phew of Admiral Selfridge of'the United States Navy. He was Esecretary of the aerial experimenting Association and when invited 6y Wright to take trip in the aero plane, which has already achieved such wonderous success, he was de lighted with the opportunity The start was made easily, and everything went well until the propeller snapped and hit the mechanism of the flying machine. The machine upset, throw ing both Selfridgs and Wright to the ground with the aeroplane on top of them. Wright was seriously injured, but will probably recover, but Sel- fridge was so badly injured, probably internally, that he died a few hours after the fall Experts who have care- fully examined the wrecked machine assert that there is absolutely no de- feet in the principle of the aeroplane, but that the propeller was made ot defective meterial.
 Reading, Cal, Sept 1S.--The Pres. iden has issued a procalmatien which creates a government reserve for the pro pagation of native birds of Ameri- ca. The proclamation provides for a tract of land of twenty thousand acres, to be set aside as an immense. aviaSy' where the birds can roam supreme and unmolested by man. The land to. be set apart for this reserve is. on the boundary line between California and Oregon. This. is the second bird re- seryation in America.
 Fremont, O., Sept. 1S.-Congress- man Laning, of Norwalk has been-ac- quilted of the charge of embezzlement in case brought against him recent ly He was greatly moved by the yer dict and burst into tears in. the' court room and wept as the judge read his acquittal. ',.. :. =.
 Chicago, Sept Tt is reported here this morning that Former Secre- tary Taft will be obliged to break his engagement to debate with MT. Bry- an. The debate was arranged for a banquet to be held here on October 7th, and it's being annuled will dis. appoint the public who! were expect ing an intellectual feast between two such prominent men. s''' h>'