The Ketchikan miner., 1908-08-29
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 Washington, Aug. a-The depart mens of the Interior has definitely de cs6ed to open the remainder of fhe Rosebad Indian reservation in South Dakota to settlement hy homesseaders- This will open about eight thousand acres of the 6nsss kind of farming land of she northwest so American cisizsns for the making Of homes and the building of towns About four years ago part of snis noted reser- vasion was thrown opsn So settle mens This last act ot the govern mens opens the rest so settlement The Rosebud reservation lies in the south western part of South Dskota. just north of the Nebraska line and be- tween the Missouri River and the Black Hills Ia is separated from the Black Hills hy peculiar depressed aikxh country. known as ihe Bad Lands which is supposed 10 have been she bed of sn inland salt lake sea like that in Utah. The Rose bud reserya- sion has been the home for years of the famous Sioux Indians When gold was discovered in the Black Hills in the early seventies these ln- dians bitterly opposed the entrance of the white man into the hills. as they had treasured. these mountain fortress ss ari we'll known mineral springs as the abode of the Great Spirit The government ss first had guaranteed them the right so the hills. but finding is inevitahie::thas .he tide of the gold seekers could not. be stopped. and that shs hills would have S permanent whiss populsslou, it tried to plscste ihs war-lIke Sioux sish granting them this large, fertile reservation west of the Missouri. After some bitter struggles. the Indians as last accept ei the inevitable. and psscably settled CD the reservation
 Jackson. Ky-. Aug. 2S.-The trial of young Hargis. who shos and killed his father, Judge Hargis. well snown merchant and feud leader of this place. me: today with another sensational move. Judge Adams over ruled the motion of the defendant. requiring him to vacase the bench and fined United States Senator w. o. Bradley. the associate counsel. for eonsemps of court for making the mo- sion- The decision of the court is of interest, because Senator Bradley v2s formerly governor of Kentucky and has been for years leading Republican politician The Hargis case is knoun ss probably she last of the feud cases iu Kensuckey.
 New York. Aug. S.-Victor Wet seyns- the..ehief of the Department of Mines of Belgium arrived from Ant werp sosay. This distinguished official comes as fbe guest of she United States government to investigate th 2 present mining conditions in this country and 10 consult the leading authorities CD American mines He is especially interested in everything that pertains to guarding the interests and lives of the miners. The death rsis in this Country at present greatly exceeds that Of Belgium. There are shirty-two hundred deaths annually in American mines which gives US death rate of three to each thousands In Belgium, the oldest and most dangerous mine has only a death rate of one to the thousand Belgium is largely mining country. Large deposits of coal, iron. cslsnine and other minerals have been mined here for years, furnishing employment to large share of her population. Mr. Wesssyne- while in America will make an extensive tour of the continent, visiting the leading mining states de siii glve especIai asten- ticn 50 sbe anthracite coal region of Pennsylyania and the iron mines of Michigan
 Nez York, Aug. S--WsII Street is ip she sbroes of excitement today. A. o. Brown & Company. one of the oldest and most fayorsbly known brokerage firms closed their doors to- day. Tney say they are unable to meet their obligations. l. is estimated tbss their shortage will be as least ore million dollars The report is shat their failure is due directly to ihs wild trading on the stock markets Of last Saturday. The effect oD the street i1ss as the time when the inan- cial depression vas lifting is dis coursgIug-
 Chicago, Aug. B.-Rey. Trick, at one time pastor of Presbyterisn