The Ketchikan miner., 1908-12-05
LONDON. Dec. a-Arrangemen,s

were completed today for meeting between Jimmy Britt and Johnnie Summers, the famous English light weight. The match will be held Tn February but the place of holding it has nos been settled. The amount of the purse is five thousand dollars.
 NEW YORK. Dec. "A number f masked robbers last night boarded s crowded ear on Third Avenue and ,sS.=-,sfuIly held up the passengers Trey secured large amount of money and dian't overlook any ie selry.
 BUTTE, Mont. Dec 2-In fit of ,ie> :ondency. an agent for the New NurS Life Insurance Company, named True committed suicide today. He was carrying s life insurance policy q mounting 10 four thousand dollars which would have expired in few hours after he shot himself.
 SPOKANE, Wn., Dec. 1.-Through the secretary of the committee ap- pointed by Chief Justice of the Su. prsme Court Of the State of Washing ton from the Bar Association, the charges agains, Judge Root are being 1 investigated. and as the investigation proceeds. some rather damaging tes- timony is being gathered. Judge Roos. in order to avoid embarrassing the Supreme Cour. with the case. resigned. It deyelopes that Judge Gordon. while he was acting as sttor- ney for she Great Northern Railroad Company, wrote the decision that was rendered and that Judge Root rendered it ss though it was his own. For doing so Judge Root vas promis- ed the sum of three hundred dollars. but he failed to get it. Judge Gordon [ has mace the statement that during | Judge Roots service as judge he re- ceived twenty thousand dollars for ! granting decision favobable the rail- road company. Friends of Judge Root continue to insist that he never &C., cepsed bribe.
 SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 2.-R. Fl. der. representative of large pump ing concern. stepped into saloon here last night. He was given a heavily drugged drink and then re- moved from the saloon and placed in an automobile by four men. They went through his pockets and secured four hundred dollars and robbed him of diamond pin Unfortunately for the thugs, is happened that the chafeur. man named Hansen. recog- niz, d the theives and informed the police who committed the crime. They have been arrested.
 PEKlN, Dec. 3.-Scarcely had the funeral ceremonies over she late em- peror and dowager empress been com plesed before preparations for choos- ing and installing a successor were nmediately begun. The nobles and higher grade statesmen of China were summoned to the capital by telegraph. They met and selected the three-year- old son of Prince Chung as the most eligible and natural heir to the throne. Accordipgl? the young prince was placed upon the throne amid great pomp and splendor Chung. the Prince Regent, IS regarded favorabiy by all classes. He is progressive and well trained in court life, and is said to be imbued with the spirit of Amer icanism.
 ! PORT At PRINCE, Hayti, Dec. 3. i-The country continues in a tumult- uous condition. The deposed presi- dens Alexis is fleeing in disorder making for a French warship for ref uge. which has been provided for him. General Simon. of the revolu- tionists. is marching upon this city with five thousand troops. General Legitime was proclaimed president yesterday. The wild excitement of the last week has subsided some hat, but the people are still in a chaotic state. IL is the intention of the new president to form his cabinet immed- lately and pacify the natives by peace full proclanlations.
 1 WAS HI N TON, Dec. 3. - The navy department is in receipt of a lengthy report written by Admiral Capps, the chief uf construction of the navy. in which he disposes most thoroughly of the criticisms made by naval writers op the new battleships. Admiral Capps declares that the New port naval conference ordered by President Roosevelt some months ago related to minor changes, particularly with reference 10 repairing ships at navy yards, which, he says, are no; equipped with the necessary facilities to perform the work. While the de- pertinent has been keeping pace with the criticims, it is admitted that ! Adimral Capp's report Is an able one and impels implicit faiib in the man.