The Ketchikan miner., 1908-08-29

inquiry in the grounding of the Unit cd States warship Colorado met today for short session. The arrival of al message that further orders from the secretary of the navy had been mailed caused an adjournment until their arrival.
 Seattle. Aug. aa--A bolt of light snsng today started forest fires on the >ummi, ot the Olympic mountains. In view of the sweeping and disastrous eig~.> which have recently devastated the Saossnsy valley in British Go lumoia, destroying Sen millions of ds.ls-.rs worth of property and at least hundred lives. the p eople of Wash luston are greatly alarmed over the rapidly spreading fires on those mountsius.
 Seattle. Aug. aA-The annual ses- sion of the American Bar Association is now in convention in this city.
 Distinguished iurists from all parts of the United States are present. Probably the most able array ot legal talent ever seen in the northwest con-
 pose this eminent body The city which mas just entertained the Eagles
 is bending every energy to adequately
 welcome these guests
 Eugene, Oregon. Aug. a5.-A train on the Southern Pacific Railroad met with very disastrous wreck near this
 place today. Many were injured. and engineer Nichols, she oldest and best
 known engineer on the road was kill
 ed. Three others lost their lives
 Baltimore. Aug. a5-The mystery concerning the death of Rosenblum,
 hose body was found ten days ago in trunk was cleared up today when Mrs. Bonnie Rosenb blum and her daughter confessed that the crime was committed by his son who was enrag- cd because the father was beating his mother. The son is missing.
 London. Aug. a5.-One of the worst
 tragedies which has of late stirred fashionable London. aroused this city
 today. In . desolate wood, outside
 the city, the body of handsome wo-
 man was discovered. having evidently been murdered. On investigation it was found that it was the body of the wife of General Charles Luard. of the British army. There IS DO clue to the murderer. IL is evident thas it is
 case of robbery as the handspme
 jeweled rings which she wore are missing and may furnish some clue to
 the perpetrator of the deed. London
 is greatly wrought up over the mat ter.
 1 Hot Springs. Va. Aug. 5.-Hon- William H. Taft. in an interview to- day, discussed as length the relations
 of America to China. The visit .of
 the recent official delegation of that
 Empire to this country, the his toric visit of the Chinese mer- chants to Plymouth. Massachusetts. and the failure of the Chinese boycott
 against Americas goods show an in- creased interest by the yelIow race in this country. Mir Taft said that he felt it of extreme importance that the conditions of China with America should De improved. He stated en- phaticalIy that he considered the efforts of American missionaries in China are far more effective for the beGsermeDt of conditions than the navies or commerce.
 Lake Hotel. Yellowstone National Park, Aug 25-The most daring high way robbery ever committed in this section took place yesterday CD the stage road in sight of Yelloxstoue Lake. 4 large excursion party 1~as touring the park, and, as they en- tered the forests near here, lone highEsyman held them up. made the drivers and passengers alight. and turn over all their cash. exchanges aud jeweIry to him for safe keeping. Eleven coaches of tourists meekly re- spouded to his demands, eight of them in row. One hundred and twenty seven people marched slowly: before his revolver and humbly donated their yaIuabIes- The robber secured s2, O0O in cash. sl0,OoO in exchange and few sacks of watches and jewsiry. Loaded with his valuable haul, the robber bade the frightened tourists happy journey. and made away through the wilderness. He has probably. gone to Jackson's Hole. noted for years as the hiding place of criminals. Though the park is under guard of troop of United States cavalry. go far no trace of the robber can be found.
 New York, Aug. 25.-The Russian societies of America are greatly aroused over the action of the emi- grafton commissioners in ordering the return to Russia of the noted reyoiU- tionist, Janof Pouren They claim shat he cannot be cisssed with anar- chists but as patriot. that as well