The Ketchikan miner., 1908-08-22

greatest in the history of the country cannot be determined at present.
 Chicago, Aug. 19.-Prohibition Can didate Chaffin was today officially notified of his nomination and in hi' speech of acceptance mado many rad ical statements outlining his policy. He declared that the so-called Ifs sues" which were given prominence by the other pacties were nothing more than subterfuges, and that the campaign was little more than farce since it dealt with issues that were manufactured for the occasion Chaffin repeated his statement that i elected he would secure the enactment of an adequate liquor law, and tha when it was passed he would see that Lit was enforced if it took all the pow CT of his position as commander-in- chief of the army and navy to do so.
 Port Townsend, Aug. 19.-The bark entine Good News'' reached this port today after trip lasting two hundred and thirteen days from the Atlantic coast, the longest trip recorded in many years. The vessel encountered terrific gales and several times was in desperate straits. Nearly all the rig ging was carried away at different times, and new sails were repeatedly improvised only to be swept away by the wind, while tremendous seas threatened to swamp the ship. Nearly all the extra supplies of canvas and rope had been used up when the vessel reached this port, and both the officers and crew were in an exhausted con dition, many of them declaring they had never expected to see the land again. The Good News carried a thousand tons of powder as carge and it is considered an unusual piede ot good fortune that she was able to bring it through uninjured after en- countering such hardships.
 Eureka, Cal, Aug 1D.-This town experienced three distinct earthquake shocks yesterday. The first shock which occurred early in the morning, was of unusual duration and violence and is.believed to have been almost as severe as the great upheaval of | April. 1906. The citizens were ter TOT stricken, and many feared that the scenes of two years ago were to be repeated.
 The Hague, Aug. 19.-It is admitted today. that the United States has sig. ni,ied it's intention of keeping it's hands off rhe Venezuelan situation So l far as the Holland government is con cerned, and that--it will give the lat ter free hand to deal with Castro as it thinks best, in retaliation for his conduct toward the Dutch consuls.
 Prince Rupert, B. O., Aug l9.- A terrible explosion occurred here to- day, caused by a shot fired in the Grand Trunk construction work. The Pacific Coast Company's ware house was wrecked and the big wharf belonging to the Grand Trunk Com pany was badly damaged. There were several remarkably narrow es- capes from death. The full exten' of the damage has not been accurate y determined.
 San Francisco, Aug. 19. Stanley Ketchell of Grand Rapids, Micn., added another step to his rapid climl up, the pugilistc ladder last nigh6 by disposing of Thomas in short order. The fight started briskly and Ketchell never let up till his opponent was beaten to a standstill The first round practically decided matters and in the second Ketchell scored cleau knock out.
 San Francisco, Aug. 19.-The ''man of war row" is now the busies. section of the harbor, hundreds of men being employed in preparing the naval yes sels which are nov in port for long sea vogyage. E sht cruisers will leave on tue t~enty-fourth, towing seven
 orpedo boat destroy Their exact destination is not definitely announced but it is known that the fleet will sail for the south S, as. Camp Perry, Aug. 10.-All record $ for long range shooting have been broken in the practice camp now as semb bled here, many marvellous scores having been made. The most wonder ful performance was that of Captain Casey of the first Delaware regiment, who secured score of one hundred and four out of a possible one hundred ard five, at ranges of eight hundred and a thousand yards, in the Leeeh cup competition. This record has never been approached iu army prac' tice, In another thousa and yard con. test the record was raised from nine. ty-one to ninety-seven. Aside frou these marvellous performances, the general average of shooting is much improved, and the officers wbo have insisted upon more attention being paid to range work for the past three years are much elated over theil | oNorta