The Ketchikan miner., 1908-08-29

Hot Springs Va, Aug. A.- Hon
 William H. Taft is greatly stirred h.,
 the charges made by William Ien
 ninss Bryan ss DasMoines, Iowa. tha
 the Republican party is no, only no
 competent or sincere in the effort fo tariff revision. but if placed again il
 power, will not falfill it's promises |,
 meet the demands for a tariff revis
 ion in the interest of the people snl
 not of the corporations. He declare,
 Inst the Republican platform is un
 sQuisocal in its call for re, ision 0
 the tariff and denies indignantly ths charge that he will not feel himself ir
 all honesty bound to carry out that
 platform. Mir. Taft says shat if elect, ed he will unhesitstingly call an extrs session of Congress so sqnarely meet
 this issue and 10 revise the tariff snt that that revision should rest in the hands of those who have made the prosperity of the nation and that party
 which alone has so far brought mo- nopoly snd public evils to judgment. He claims that the party of content. and not the party of discontens should handle such far reaching measures as the revision of the tariff.
 Chicago. Aug. a4.-Ths arrest here today of George W. Fitzgerald, for Uerly of the federal sub-treasury in this city solves mystery that has baffied all the skill and efforts of the federal government for year and half. In bAlancip. the accounts of the suh-treaSury in December, la6 the startling discover: was made that one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars of bills in large de- nominations was missing, despiteand all the rigid rules of this depart ment of she government, no trace could be found of this vast sum. Com plesely and silently it had dropped out of sight. and TO one seemed to have the slightest clue to the it's destina tion- Fitzgerald was finally dischsrg- esi for allowing it's loss while under his eyes and control Lut no one sus- pected him Of the theft outside the government detectives. Al last. after months Of investigation he was arrest ed and charged with the crime The discovery of large denomina- lions of currency pointed so strongly to him that he was obliged to confess the theft. He said that at the time the teller suspected him. but by means of plausible story, he threw him of the track II is a great relief to the federal authorities that the mystery is at last solved.
 Bergen. Norway. Aug. 2i.-The NOr~egi aD steamer. the Folgen Fon- den was wrecked today on the rugged rocks on she west eoas, just of the Vaag. The coast is lined wish cliffs. some of them 2,oo feet high and the ~hore is peculiarly dangerous for yes sel, that venture near it. The Folgen FOnde1 sank within three minutes after striking. There were more than seFenty passengers aboard. more than forty Of whom were lest.
 Seattle. Aug. 24.-The government is advertising tor bids for, the 5uiid- ing of launch 10 De gsei in she for est rsseF.e service in Alaska. IL is 10 measure q feet oyer all. twelve and half foot beam and carry 50-horse possr engine The launch was de- signed hy ". 4. I.angiiiu- sUperin- .anGens ut the ToDgass Forest and will be fitted with every modern equipment for use in Alaska waters and will probably be the most expens- ire and handsome Of any ever seen in these waters. Wren fpished, it % III he stationed al ketehiksn. and fse used by Superintendent LaugilIe in his service.
 Hol Springs. Va, Aug. 24-Post- TDaster-GeLersl Meyer. Slo is here visiting the Hop. Wm. H. Ts:t. in all interview today e iticised the fnan- cial schemes and views of the Bon Wi liam Jennings Bryan Ha said the barking scheme Of Nr. HfyaD TO guarantee the fu1ds of depOsitOrs was q distinct long step toward. socialism. Oklahoma included .bIs schems in her recently adopted constitution but already the courts have declared this part of her laws as distinctly unconsti- 1utiOnsl and nOi iu keeping with tEe plan of government. He calls the Dem- cratic candidate socialist and pre- diets if he is elected sud his ideas se, 1. ed rPe9 spss Es Niii enter upon SC. cialissic regime.
 SsIina. Kansas. Aug. 24.-The town of Ellsworth, Kansas. near here, met with a most peculiar disaster last night. Out of clear sky. large meteor fell, striking tbe center of the city. shaking k with terrific ex- pEosion and doing considerable dam age 10 property. There are constant reports Of these cratic wonders of the sky striking the ocean aad sessiag lne Hssers boiling. 1t is only recently