The Ketchikan miner., 1908-03-14

He appears to be buzzing most assidu- ously in the ear of candidate defeat ed two years ago, and who isn't averse to trying it over again. The more the merrier; it will be an open field at least until the nominations have been made.
 J. Loring Wilmington, who is in town awaiting the Jefferson, on which he designs return to his home at Seattle, has been at Loring looking over the property and affairs of the Brown Alaska company in his capaci- ty as trustee for the creditors of that bankrupt concern under the receiver. While not protesting to have any definite information Mr. Wilmington is of the opinion that there will be no revival of mining and smelling opera tons at Hadley until after the proper ties have been disposed of at receiy- CTS sale.
 Delegates Chosen.-In response to the call through printed notices and newspaper publication, a goodly num- her of Republican voters assembled at the library building, March 10, at the hour named in the call, and order be- ing called, the Committeeman, F. J. Hunt, read the call for a Territorial lating thereto, whereupon on motion Forest J. Hunt was elected chairman, and D. Smith Harris named as secre- tary. Being thus organized motion was made and seconded that the meet ing proceed to the election of i've delegates to the territorial convention, and carried by unanimous vote-it be- ing decided that the better plan would be to adhere to the number of dele gates named in the call, in order to avoid any complication or rregularity that might possibly arise from the ac- tion of any future caucus which might, with or without competent authority, be, called and held. The following persons were thcreupon chosen as such delegates: Thomas Torry, Fremont King, Dr. Zuber, r. E. Butler, Forest J. Hunt. The cau- GUS then adjourned.
 (From Thursdays Dlily)
 Fremont King and w. P. Powers, went to the Bell Island hot springs in the Onward this morning, for brief outing, intending to return by the same boat, on Sunday.
 The excursion ship Spokane is scheduled for five round trips the com ing season, commencing June 16, and leaving Seattle at Il D. m., which will make her regular night visitor to Ketchikan.
 Among the passengers for Seattle on the Jefferson this morning were: Mrs. Walter Gould, J. Loring Whit tington, George E. Green, B. Linden berger, ana Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Woodford.
 Walter s. Coutant, former resi- dent of Ketchikan, and still propeI- ty owner here, arrived down from Juneau this morning. accompanied by Mrs. Coutant. They are registered at the Stedman.
 H. J. Hayden, whose second jury trial on charge of giving intoxical- ing liquors to natives occurred Tues- day, was turned loose yesterday, the second trial having resulted as did the first, in the jury failing to agree.
 If The Miner were going to prog nosticate it might with a reasonable degree of certainty prognosticate a very probable increase in the juve- nile population of Ketchikan soon to occur as a result due to natural causes.
 The pile driver was taken over to the cannery this morning, and is now at work re-piling the wharf under the supervision of w. A. Patterson, who has the contract. The wharf will be thoroughly overloaded, repaired and made as good as new.
 Advices received from Mr. B. A. Eardley are to the effect that he is on his way to Alaska, and has shipped machinery for the Valparaiso mines at Dolomi, where operations will be in augurated on much larger scale than ever, at an early day.
 Work on the enlargement of the Yes Bay Cannery, the capacity of which is to be increased to 4O,0OO cases, will be commenced on or before the lst inst, by which time the can nery crew, material and supplies for the season will be on hand.
 Reports from the Calder quarries are to the effect that the company has as large force of men at work as can be employed to advantage, and is at the same time increasing its facilities for economic production hy the install lation of additional machinery. There is good market for the product, which will be larger this year than last.
 The Jefferson arrived down about half past eight this morning, several |. ~l 1;<.l, l>,l