The Ketchikan miner., 1908-06-13

it's of the cases and that he approved the work of the eomimttee about which the storm is now raging.
 Tacoma, June 9.-Public. sentiment is deeply stirred by the announcement this morning that Chester Thompson, slayer of Judge Emory of Seattle, had been released in consideration of his promise that he would leave the state immediately. Thompson was declared entirely sane by the jury a Jew days ago after hearing great amount of evidence from expert alenists.
 La Grande. Ore, June 9.-One of the results of the recent prohibition victory has been the closing of the Roesch brewery at this place. the largest brewing house in the state, It is announced that the owners found it impossible to do sufficient business to make the business pay under present conditions, and that they will dis mantle the plant at once with the in tention of retitting it as cannery.
 Kansas City, Mo, June 2. The Kaw River is rising rapidly tonight and grave fears are entertained that the city will sustain serious damage. The lowlands outside the city are d. ready flooded and the level continues to rise rapidly. All traffic to the southwasd has been abandoned today, owing to the nsafe condition of the tracks. No washouts have as yet been reported but ara expected if the water does not recede within the next twelve hours.
 Butte. June 9. 9.-Resumption of com munication in the flooded district re- veals an immense amount of damage. Fully forty miles Of the Northern Pa- ciie track between Butte and Mis- soula have been washed cut, whole embankments having been literally swept away. carrying rails and ties with them. It has been found impos- sible to work the Bdston-Montana mines. which have been closed until the water has reeeded beyond the danger point. The Oregon Short line is running a few trains out of Butte but the other roads are unable to move a ear. Two new steel bridges built by the Northern Pacific have been swept away from their weakened embankments and have toppled into the raging current of the river. Seven hundred train passengers are maroon cd at a small station called Garretson. with the track swept out on both sides. unable to get out or to receive any supplies As consequence their food supply is running very low, and they have been limited 10 but one meal a day The railroad company is making a great effort to reach and re- lieye them before they reach condi- tions of more acute hardship The situation throughout the entire food ed district Is absolutely without pre- cedent. points that have formerly been considered safe from danger all being in the very center of the wrecked ter ritory.
 Chicago. June {. 9.-Secretary Hitch- cock, to whose efforts Tlft owes a large share of his preseny command ing position in the race for the nomi- nation. announced today that the Taft adherents would positively make DO compromise in the matter of seating the contested delegations. but would
 insist that all contests he fought out to a finish. and that the convention must abide by the decisions rendered as the committee is willing to seat 'ooth the Taft and anfi-Taft delegates from Louisiana. The announcement was made last night that every contest to date had been decided in Taft's favor. this statement being qualified later in the evening hy the announce ment that if any additional evidence was produced which might change the decision of the committee it would be heard and considered. except iu the contests from Alabama, Arkansas. Florida and Kentucky which would not be reopened. The deliberations of the committee are governed by a rule which denies a roll call unless demanded by twenty members, and until tonight no roll call had been de- handed, as the committee has been acting as unit. The division of the committee is considered as a strong point gained by the forces opposed to the nomination of Taft.