The Ketchikan miner., 1908-07-04

FatfWtGA>e @Q13c -Rs. Governor Swipefori. Ketchiksn.
 am candidate fos delegate to Con gFess. The people of Panama ar strongly urging. Please aunonne' my candidacy through yoar paper u the people of Southeastern Alaska ard say that I wish their support Will wire details later.
 JAMES wICKERSHAM. \ Boston. Mass, Juns M-laay, Burke, well known iuriss of Seattle who made the trlp 10 Japan with Sec rsssry Taft. has just arrived here oI his return trip enroute 10 Seattle. II an interview today on the poSsibisIt, of war with Japan. he stated in mos, p ssisIve terms thSs such thing Wi. 100 remote a possibility ,o be con, si6ered for sn instant. He spoke q, length of the reception of the Ameri- can party in she Island Kingdom, anc stated ihss s careful consideration oi she subject during s stay ot several months convinced him that the war sentiment wss restricted 10 only few Cshsd truuhse-masers, the countsrparis ot such nen as spring war scares ir this country. Japan does not want war with anyone now. he said. least of all with the United States. but is making constant preparations for wal In sasioipstiea ef another struggle with Russia eventually. Judge Burke was highly pleased with his experi- ences in Japan.
 Washington, D. C. June a6.-It is sisted pa eyeellsls apshorisy this morning that the administration due, nos anticipate sny serious trouble in Venezuels and will pay 10 more at sention 10 President Castro unless he Is guilty of some overt acs which ii is impossible for this country to over lSos. The eonsUls 10 the other cities in veueruela have not been with drawn. the legation as Caracas being the only one affected hy the recent secret ursiss.
 White Horse. |. T.. June .. Leon Sochis, Fairbanks miner On his way oGt after years work, was held up last night aa she trail about fifty miles from here, and robbed of four hundred and fifty dollars. He state, shas hs was s:s pped by three masked men who t00S every cent hs had. th amount stated above representing his entire sasings from the past winters sork. The police are at work on the ease and expect to lind the guilty man.
 Fort Casey, Wash, June 2s.-A marvellous record was made during target practice today. which eclipses all worlds records 10 date. \ crew Oi one of the pig guns II sde the aston Ishing score of eleven hits iu clever seconds, the target being three miles away and moving as the rate of sesen miles an hour. The score is entirely authentic and will De accepted as ar army record.
 SeaEtle, June 2..-(ll sl0 a. III. l- The Santa Clara has just arrived n n the North and as 3 result of the in ieiligsace received on her, the cutter toFsin has been ordered 10 sail at once tO the relief Of she big steane CT Ohio which is reported to be h un fsss in the ice I5o miles from Nom Toe Ohio carries 5o0 passengers bound tor Nome who hare been imprisoned for iMo weeks sud it is feared ths unless relief can reach them within :; short time serious hardships will le- sult.
 New York, June 27.-Wm. H. Tafi arrived here today, buG will mak 0Dly brief stop. intending 10 degct considerable time to this city later in the season. Booker T. Wsshingto. called upon him yesterday 10 pay | respects, and 10 ask most earnest : iyv tEo addresses to he delivered q the negroes of the south by the repub iican nominee. Taft did not mak. | definite promise as much of his tin'. is already mapped out for hini by tiI- committee. but bas taken the matter uEder sdEIsemtnt He ailI leave ,s day Mith Governor . ke E. Wrigi Dt the Pni.iipines, s ho viSi take th portfolio of Secretary of War whics Taft IS laying down.
 Ms1katO. yiun., June 27.-Tbs 8Oods have descended upon tnis lI,ti .ozn and hali the city is inundateo Ehe extent c: the water being indicat ed by 8 terrible and almost incredibls sccJdert Nbicis occurred last night. Eva EblsE. M4ude Worlds and Ma, sCsss vert in ba hsng, VsEf!y ss : joke. on GoFaelia ssreet with iafg number of liners 4 ho wished to sa ia after yeafs that they had beer -Sfmnipg ou one of the main street. of the s0GD. As the water cOrtinUe , 10 rise, swift currents were started shich caused many xnjrlpools at tn, street corners. and in $ me way th .bree persons named were swept iron their fee6 and drowned. Heavy rain. s.rrrfrWe ard th4 &zr-ra are 1t fE