The Ketchikan miner., 1908-08-22


 ring with leading democrats of tn state on campaign questions, ant opening the democratic campaign b, an address to an immense assemblag, | of people. Judge Parker declares tha the tariff question is the pre-eminen l issue before the American people, ant he will devote large share of hi campaign energy to discussion o I that question. When Parker men ti oned Bryan, the name of the canCi i date was greeted with prolonged ant enthusiastic cheering.
 Los Angeles, August 1S-Mrs. Clarke the private detective whose charge. against vice president Yockey of the Randsburg Branch of theWestern Fed. eration of Miners attracted great at. tention some time ago, has today completely reversed her former state ments, declaring the accusations alb. solutely false. She charged Yockey with being actively involved in the conspiracy to blow up the Yellow As J ter mine. In her statement of today. Mrs. Clark says that the charges against Yockey were made at the dictation of other detectives who com pelled her at the point of gun to sign the papers. Mrs. Clark claims thaq she knows nothing whatever implica- ting Yockey in the conspiracy. Oklahoma City, August Is. The Times, a local newspaper, yesterday printed big story about Governor Haskell, stating that he had made a special trip to Kansas City last June for the express purpose of conferring with a representative of the Standard Oil Company, holding secret confer ence with the oil man when it had been given out that the Governor was in Muskogee that day. Governor Has kel states that the story is an abom- inable lie, and this morning he swore out warrant for the arrest of Bene- dict, editor of tbe Times, on charge of criminal libel.
 Seattle, August 18.-A collision be- tween two passenger trains occurred tn morning near Woodinville, a town about twenty miles from Seattle, on the Northern Pacific road. Joseph Thompson, mail clerk, is dead and Engineer Wishard is seriously injur- @ ], the others savirg their lives by jumping. The passengers were badly shaken up and many received minor injuries, good fortune alone prevent ing terrible catastrophe,
 Springfield, Ill.. August ls.-In Ispite of the efforts of local and state authorities the wild mob spirit of the past three days is still rampant and it is impossible today to tell what further outrages may be committed before another day. Governor Deneen has issued six separate proclamations since Saturday morning and has offer ed rewards aggregating twelve thous- and dollars for the arrest and convic- tion ofthe lea CTS of the lawIess riot CTS. Public sentiment is so strong against the negroes that so far the rewards have been without effect The governor has appealed to the pub ic spirit of the citizens, imploring | them to lend their aid an. influenced in putting down the wild spirit of in- surrection and lawlessness which has already brought disgrace upon the state. Yestei day brought two more deaths amorg the victims of the mob's lfury. man named Scott and negro l baby three weeks old.
 San Frapcisto, Aug. 20.-The ques- tion of postal swings banks occupied a large share [ the meeting here to day of tue pres dentaI postmasters as sociaiion. Chief Postal Inspector Me- | Milan in an address to the members stated that | csntly compiled statis tics showed that 5 per cent. of the | money in circulation among u @ people was hoarded away for safety. and flat if postal savings banks were stablished this immense sum would pour into the hands of the postmasters | for safe keeping He stated that the was convinced that the postal savings plan was bound to be put into effect before very long and that there could he but little doubt of it's almost ir- ,ntaneous success, from the staEd- point of the governmennt, and il would be an inestimabe boon to the gen ,ral public
 Springfield, III. Aug. 2O.-The de- parture of the troops has brought re- newed terror to the negroes, and hundreds of them are making hurried preparations to leave, joining their friends W ho fled when the first riots occurred. General threats against the negroes coutirue.. to be made, al d even the old people and children are in hourly danger of their lives. Many descrepit negroes are being expelled from their homes, and great hardships from exposure have already resulted during their enforced flight.