The Ketchikan miner., 1908-02-08
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 Roosevelt today sent special message to congress which was read today at noon. The message contained twelve thousand words. He advocates the early enactment of the employers lia- bilty law so that it will stand the test of the supreme court. He urges the passage of law providing sufficient compensation for government employ ees who are injured in the service. The use of the injunction against pro- perly conducted labor organizations be stopped. He asks that efforts be made at once by the government to gain a sufficient control over the rail- roads so as to prevent the present gambling in stocks by selling what are not their own. The president declares that the statements published in the pa pers subsidized by the Stand- ard Oil Company discrediting the ad- ministration are absolutely untrue and are published as means of ob- tainpg revenge for the enormous fines imposed upon them by the courts. He urges the passage of legislation that will strictly prevent such corporations from interfering with property or per sonal rights. The declaration is made that the administration should be no respector of persons. Wealth should not save dishonest persons or corpora- tions. They should be made to re- spect the courts through fear of the law. To permit their outcry is | against cleanliness and decency. He asks that such legislation be enacted as will grant full power to make cor ruption in corporations impossible. Washington, Jan. 31.-An interview with Delegate Gale of Alaska was pub hshed in the papers here fast night in which Gale expresses his opinion of the attitude of the administration in regard to territorial government for Alaskka in a decidedly frank and un- restrained- The article quot ed Gale as saving that Alas'lans be- lieved that Roosevelt was repldiat them and that therefore the Alaska delegates to the republican national convention would be antagonlstic to any one representing Roosevelt or bis policies. And Gale says that the statements made to the effect that Roosevelt was oppoisng more inde- pendent form of government for Alas ka because certain officials represent ing the government in Alaska had told him that the demand for territorial government was backed only by rough element and the gamblers is entirely untrue. He states that the president is taking the stand he is with full knowledge of the popular demand for home government.
 Sidney, Nebraska, Jan. 3l.-A fire that destroyed the saloon that at one time belonged to the at one time Sheriff Mccarthy, cleared the mys- tery surrounding the robbery of the Pacific Express at this place in the year 1880. One hundrel and twenty thousand dollars in gold bullion was stolen at the time of the robbery and it was suspected that Sheriff Me- Carthy had hand in the robbery. In the ruins of the saloon after the fire were found two bricks of gold that were identified as part of the consignment that disappeared.
 Lisbon, Jan. 3l.-Great excitement prevails throughout the city and trouble is momentarily expected. A force of police officers have raided the homes of the workipgmen and sympa- thizers with the reyoutionists and have captured thousands of arms. The customs officers and a number oi other prominent officials in the gov ernment have been placed under ar rest, being suspected of entertaining sympathy with the revolutionists.
 Seattle, Jan. 3l.-One of the larg est wholesale houses on the coast is reported this morning as having fail ed The Portus B. Ware company. d consolidation of the North American Transportation and Trading company and the Central Alaska company, deal CTS and handlers of grain in this city, has closed with liabilities amounting to one million, one hundred thousand dollars.
 San Francico, Jan. 3l Sheriff Do- Ian was today notified that plot had been formed for rescuing Abe Rnef from the hands of the officers while he vas being taken from the court hol SC to the jail. Tine guards sur rounding Ruef on the trip have been doubled as consequence and instruc- tinns have been given to the guards never to allow Ruef to leave the auto mobile alive.
 Carson, Nev., Jan. 3l.-Governor Sparks has issued statement to the effect that not member of the feder- ation of labor will be accepted as a member of the new police force. The first action taken by the federation that is threatening will result in a search being made of their homes for