The Ketchikan miner., 1908-08-08
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Nome, Aug held . great meeting here last night, the Arctic Brotherhood hall being filled te overfowing and many standing in the corridors, unable to get inside. Corsor ma de splendid address, taking the crowd by storm and converting i, from . mild degree of interest to 8 state of enthusiasm. tho demonstration surpassing any meeting ever before held on the Seward Peninsula. Cor. son paid especial attention to Chil- berg's claims, and won very many ol his followers. The fight is narrowing down to party lines and the bulk oi the vote bill go to Corson and Roman. Roman has developed considerable strength here.
 Special Cable from Chauncey Boyer. Fairbanks, Aug. GA telegram has just been received here from Nome, signed by fifteen prominent citizens,
 giving the details of Wickersham's great meeting last night. It is stated that he addressed the largest audience which ever assembled in Alaska, and he was cheered again and again dur ing his speech. His address lasted ar hour and a half and in it he hayed Corson and Governor Hoggatt with out mercy. Special trains had been chartered to bring in the men from the creeks and every train was crowd cd. Wickersham's supporters are con-
 6dent that he will beat Corson two to
 one in the Nome division. As 8 re- suit of the great Wickersham meet ing, the odds in the betting shifted to even money on Wickersham against the field. Corson is quoted at two to one against. The five thousand dol lars wired from here to be placed on wickersham was refused by the book makers. Paul Fisher. a miner, took all the Corson money that was offered and then hung up four thousand dol lars more at the same odds against Corson but could get DO takers. No more Corson money is in sight here. Commissioner Goodwin of Fairbanks, who Is a brother-in-law of Judge Reid has taken the stump for Corson. He still refuses to divulge the names of the judges of election whom he has appointed. The citizens of Fairbanks have wired to the attorney generals office asking for help, and the mar shals office will make every effort to protect every precinct from any at- tempted illegal voting.
 Especial Cable from John Moe.)
 Fairbanks, Aug. 6.-The tide which was lowing to Wickersham has al- ready turned and he has been com plesely deserted by the workingmen. Romans strength is increasing here, the democrats are all in line for him, and the outlook is most encouraging. The fight in Fairbanks will be be- tween Roman and Corson.
 Pittsburg, August 6.-Detectiyes ID ade great haul today when they located several thousand dollars worth of diamonds and a hundred and fifty thousand dollars worth of gold plate, large part of the booty in the famous New York-St Louis express robbery of April 30th. Railroad detectives have be CD hard at work on the case continuously and have followed the bandits night and day over a great extent of territory. The railroad officials and detectives are much pleased with the result of the work.
 New York, Aug. 6.-As a result Of the re cent racing troubles, a company of wealthy sporting men has been formed here which proposes to estab- lish a new sporting center on the island of Jamaica. The plans have not been fully matured but, it is un- derstood that the syndicate will estab- lish a great resort vhers every thing will bs wide open, and tha abhorreDt Hid" will be left many hundreds of miles away.