The Ketchikan miner., 1908-04-25
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Portland, Ore, April 1S.-The di- rect primaries of the republican party of Oregon were held yesterday. Keen interest was manifest throughout the entire state, the senatorial contest having been bitterly fought. Under the laws of Oregon, providing for the direct primaries, the voters are allow ed the privilege of expressing their choice for United States senator. The election law allows candidates for office to have, printed on the ballots declaration of intentions. Candidates for the legislature can have printed following their name on the ballot a promise to abide by any one of three statements. Statement No. l is, in effect, declaration that the candi- date, if elected, will vote for the per- son for United States senator who re- ceived the largest vote at the direct primaries. In this way the people of Oregon elect their United States sen- ators without violating the United States constitution. A bitter fight has been in progress against Senator Chas. W. Fulton, who has been severely at tackled by Francis J. Heney, formerly prosecutor in the Oregon land fraud cases, who accused Fulton of having used irregular methods in his senator :xt E,,ltn nonAi6atn fnr reelection and opposed to him was Henry NJ. Cake, a prominent lawyer of this city. Incomplete returns from a majority of the counties indicate that Cake has receied the largest popular vote, although the result will be very close.
 Chester, Pa., April 1S.-An out break occurred here today that brought the militia, which is station ed here to prevent disturbances dur ing the street car employers strike. into action with fatal results. Marsh al Crawford, trooper in the militia, was shot and probably fatally wound ed. A crowd of strikers had collected and heated argument engaged in which ended in free-for-all fight. Settlement of the differences between the union and the employing compan- les seems to be as far removed as 1t was at the beginning of the trouble.
 Woodbury, N. J., April 1s.-A sen- sational suicide occurred here this morning when prominent minister took his own life. Rev. George w. Tompson, pastor of the Woodbury Presbyterian church, sent a bullet crashing through his brain. An in- vestigstion of the causes leading to the rash act developed the fact that three of the women members of his congregation had become enamored with their pastor and he being unable to determine which of the three he would prefer to marry, settled the problem by ending his life.
 Tacoma, April 1S.-Chief McAlevy of the Tacoma Fire Department, who sustained injuries during the burning of the Saterlees drug store day befole yesterday by inhaling the fumes of carboy of nitric acid which had be- come heated and exploded, is in precarious condition at the hospital to which he was removed and little hope is given out by the physicians in at tendance for his recovery. Truckman Harbin and Fireman Covert, who also fell victims to the explosion, are in similar condition.
 Seattle, April 1S.-Another Arctic explorer of considerable renown has announced his intention of starting on a tour of search for the greatly covet- ed North Pole during this coming summer. O. J. Freidsen, Norweg- ian explorer who has gained consider able fame by his exploits, will start through the frozen north with dog teams bound for the pole. The start is to be made from Dawson, Alaska, and the matter of financing the expe- dition has already been completed.
 Seattle, April lS.-C. c. Georgeson, better know among Alaskans as "Pro- lessor Georgeson, who for number of years was in charge of the United States Agricultural station at Sitka and who has since been promoted to the position of special agent for the Department of Agriculture, is enroute north. He stated, in an interview,