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The Ketchikan miner., 1908-08-29
(Fron yesterdays DaiIy)


 R.. Switzer of Seattle is registered at the Cornell.
 Mrs. J. c. Barber entertained at her home on the bill tops yesterday afternoon.
 The register at the Setdman shows the following new guests: Sam l. Siltyerman. F, II, Holdasorth, e3. E. Green, J. D. Howard, Martha Clark, Mary E. Craycfoft and Nellie May Craycroft.
 D,. ". H.. Bauer, the dentist, left last night on a hurried trip below. He will return on September 3rd.
 The Princess Beatrice went south al eight o'clock last evening with fifty passengers aboard. Mrs. Jacob Pitten- ger, Miss Olive PitteDger. Miss Green and Dr. W. H. Bauer left or her for Seattle and David NisolI went , to Port Simpson. Besides these she took six second class passengers. ! J. R. Hickman left for Loring to' day. He sass that they have put uI
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-08-29
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lFrom yesterdays naily)
 The Northland will arrive on Sun
 on day at noon.
 The Sachem, cannery boat from
 the north, is at Strong's dock. The wharf of the Tongasss Trading Company has been closed for repairs. The Princess Ena passed south yes
 terday.
 James Carrige, Edward Schw artz s. W. Miller, and W. E. Ludy are
 registered at the Royal.
 Mrs. Jacob PitteLger and daughter left last night on their contemplated eastern trip.
 Rev. David Waggoner. of Klawak, who has spent eight years on the west Coast of Prince ot Wales Island,- will preach at the Methodist church next Sunday night. He reports wonder ful improvement in conditions on the west coast in the last few years. He says that the natives, as a result of education and missions, are no longer satisfied with the cheap goods and pleasures of years past, but that they have become buyers of the best in the market, both for food and clothing.
 He says that the greatest needs of the west coast now, are saw mill at some central point, pulp mills and lower freight rates. On account oi the high freight rate on small articles there has sprung up large mail trade with eestern firms which in some way ought to be counteracted. either by lower freight rates if possible, or by local firms establishing mail order de- partments.
 Will A. bowman of Anacortes, and mighty fine fellow came in yester- day morning on the steamer Venture, which he has under charter. Mr bowman is canneryman of Anacortes and called on his friends, Charles and George Radenbaugh while here. There were six more men aboard the boat and they were out for a pleasure cruise. Mir. bowman stated that he passed nearly thirty miles of almost solid fish between here and Prince Rupert. ands that owing to the low water in the streams, the fish were piled up in such way that it was pitiable. The Venture left last eve- ming on her return trip, but it is very probable that Mir. Lowman will re- turn and become citizen of Ketchi- k an.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-08-29

Seattle, Aug. 27.-The Association ended today prolonged and able de- bate on the question now agitating the legal world as to whether the real merit of cases should take precedence in decisions of technical points. The debate closed by the association adopt ing the report of the committee ad vocating that in case of appeal, re- newal of case should depend on its merits and not any mere technical de- fects. This acticn of the American Bar is quite an advanced step in legal procedure, and is quite contrary to the time honored custom. It will meet with the hearty approval of the general public and do much to re- store faith iu the justice of our courts which have been sometimes justly ac- GU .ei oi sacrificing righteousness to red tape
 Marysvi'le, Cal, Aug. 27.-The mountain town of Qlincy, the county seat of Plumas county, situated on the east of the Sierras is greatly excited hy lesteps received threaten ng to burn the ire apparatus and thereby leave the city at the mercy of incen- diaries who have spite aga ns the place Quincy has been greatly troubled wi;n some undesirable char acters recently and, as last resort to secure peace and order, the citizens have organized vigilance commit tee 10 which has been committed the task ef riddipg the town of all it's un- desirahie inhabitants. This is the cause uf lhe hitter feeling and led to the threats of destruction of the fire apparatus as ali act of retaliation. Chicago, Aug 27.-The recently added gilt Of John D. Rockefeller oi two million dollars to the endowment fund oi CLicago Univels sity has made it possible to greatly increase the sal aries oi the heads of departments iron. four thousand to six thous ard collars year. This will enable Chicago t command the aDlest talent of two cor tinents and is an added step in making this young university one of the fore most factors in education in America
 McAlister, Okla, Aug 27-Tbe fire in the mines at Ea leyvilie ntar here has proved great calamity for 1 the place. 1t is known that at least thirty-six have lost their lives and it is believed that the toia death list
 will, wben tbe details are completef |, I exceed this number hy several more. The shafts and the hoisting apparatus
 were completely desroyed. The resi- dents of the town are overwhelmed Ly the awful calan ity.
 Columbia, s. G., Aug B. The streams in South Carolina continue
 to rise, threatening a great loss of life and property. There were thre (
 additional deaths reported today
 Many of the railroads are parsDyzec
 and business and traffic is at q stand
 still.
 l Augusta, Ga, Aug. 23 The dar
 gerous flood on the Savannah river
 has reached it's height, and is now re.
 csding. The river attained Il tight
 of forty feet Ten to fifteen drown ings occurred yesterday, mostly ne- sroes.
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In the last five years the records.
which are doubtless incomplete show
that 1888 persons have been killed in
Fourth OF July accidents in the United
States and 22,52O others have been se-.
riously injured. WhtH an indictment
OF our national common sense! Why
90 we allow this slaughter and mnim-
Ing to go on? Why Is 1t that in the
enlightened twentieth century we ara
so welded, MS a people. to barbar-
o,ls celebration OF the republics births
day? Most of our other Holidays do
not measure up to the ideals Of those
who established them, but. at least.
and suffering. 1t would be interest-
ing to see What would hapneniif for
one Fourth the use OF explosives OF
any sort were absolutely prohibited
providence Journal. &.
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Borrowed {: !, |: !. :, |: Jingles;.
TIFF "RoII OF ltoNoR.o

TIE "ROLL OF HONOR
Treasurer Sheldon has a troll OF honor
for corporations that contrlbute.ll
We've rallied at you Trust. and we've chafcd
at your swny, D
! But now things are changed oil around. .
For when YOU coiitribute--ycs, that very
Your name on the scroll Will DO found;
And wc.-gil and Tom. Dick and Harry,
and I.
THE rast OF the .neighborhood too
Shall take off out hats and ndoringly cry,
"All honor, old Trust. tried and struei'' &
We know tina: your motives III handing out
cnsh ri II q ,iss y 4
70 put the old crowd in control
Are not born OF hope that the bosss long
lash 800
VIII keep men from spelling your. toll,
For Sheldon hos said that your objects are
or viii be as soon as you pay;
So here's our three cheers-nlay YOU ever
endure.
Oh. bully old Trust--h,p l,ooray,
We've mIsunderstood yeu for many long
years: 80
Protection was not what you sought.
Nor freedom from probing, so now 1t appears
That charge has been set quite at nauEht
You're simply for MISUNDERSTANDING for the
right II, iisE
That is--you will be. when you give
1s your nnino written there? All. inspiring
sight! s n -
All honor. and long may you i've!
Charles r. Barnes, In New York World.
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THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

The opening Of the Olympic games in
london yesterday falls exactly half a
century since NJ. Happas, wealthy
i Peioponnesian. gave funds for the mod
ern revival of this ancient event The
idea was a singuIarly Happy one No
people ever had such fine ideals about
the human body as did the Greeks, and
none ever did SO much. and SO wisely.
4 tnaderelop physical perfection in the
race. One knotty-armed and barrel
chested professor" among a hundred
flabby and Observation-Disclosures clerks
would not have fitted in at all with
4 their high conception or all5round cul-
Z ture. They were the only people thai
H ever lived, I'VE daresay, who designed
j that every man should be an athlete.
ct the Greek ideals or bod ily bea ~
Il tla olympic games we're the finesl
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THE DEMOCRATIC pLATFonM.,
! Very Great Improve nent on TiiOse
~ 1Sfl0 m nd 4 mn.

| / s---~------
IA Very Great Improvement on Those
of 1906 and ! 900. ..
Are tile New York Times and the
Brooklyn Eagle wholly fair to the
Democratic party wien they intimate
to their readers that the 1908 platform
| is no better than the 1896 or the 1900
platforms?
There is not one word in the Den.
YER platform about the free coinage OF
silver at the ratio of 16 to 1.
There is not one word about 81.
national bank notes and advocating
wildcat greenback currency
There is not one word against the
United States Supreme Court
There is not one word about gov
eminent ownership Of railroads.
There is not one word about the
initiative and referendpm-and 1t was
notlso very long ago that Mr.. Bryan
tht $ttened In effect to drive every
did not believe in the initiative and
referendum.
There are faults In the Denver plat
form. but 1t shows a very great irn-
provemcnt over the platform OF 1896
and the platform OF 1900. It shows
of Mr.. Bryan's speeches during the last
two years.
Without modifying any OF the crlti-
|cism which 1t has made against GER
the. committee on resolutions Is enti-
tied to great credit: that the national
convention Is entitled to great credit
and that Mr.. Bryan himself is entitled
to great credit for definition OF party
policies, which contains SO much that
is good and avoids SO many of the
disastrous blunders OF tho past.-New
York World.
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Mob Law In China.

The Chinese do not hang criminals.
even when the mob takes revenge. III
the remote mountain districts the peo-s
pie burn the robbers. The passes are
watched after robbery, all strangers
or suspicious characters are arrested.
and when satisfied that they have their
yellow old beans, chain the gculprit and
then burn him alive. The. yellow beans
.cuuse the bones to incinerate. The
victim seldom cries out moro than
three times, and the bystanders have
a holiday. A Chinese military official
cnce asked the people to release ono
OF three robbers to him In order to
torture him and get the names Of his
}confederates, but the people declined.
saying that burning was better than
decapitation. Three were burned one,
robbery close by was &committsd.-J
North China News
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PARK "THRILLERs.v
Some Amusemcnts Not Far From Bar.
barlam.

Some Amusemcnts Not Far From Bar.
How would 1t be In those loop the
loop" or automobile son,ersault per-
lofty tumble by itself? That would
demonstrate the skill OF the mechani-
cal contrivance just the same. and
present the impressive sight Of a pom
derous though bogus automobile turn
ing flip-flops and alighting more or
less infallibly on the tracks where 1t
is designed to.
Or. IL that would not appeal to the
public imagination strongly enough.
ing verisimilitudeto an otherwise un-
interesting performance to let the rider
In tho perilous whirl be one OF those
|charming figures offwax that display
the triumphs OF millinery and dress
making In thehstore windowsp That
the representation OF q human form In
the swiftly rushing and rapidly SOM
Iersaulting car. "a 81
Amusement caterers will tell you
that neither plan would draw a corr
poral's guard OF patronage. The pub
and the thrill consists Of seeing a hu-
man life in1periled. The quality which
these exhibitions appeal tot is the same
as that which, eighteen to twenty cen-
turtles ago. brought tens OF thousands
Of people together to see giadiators
| fight with each other or with wild
beasts. This ago does not want to see
the performers killed. We have pro-
crossed enough in civilization to insist
! THAT they shall not be thrown to GER
the performance We're as certainly and
evidently safe as II they should ride
across the street no one would go to
isee Sit.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
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cRoKEIvs IDEAL. !
Ont OF Politics Forever and CDntcntcd
~ IL4n GlenrnI q. -lL- -.

y d D .
. Richard Croker recently delivere.l
himself OF some striking philosophy.
Hc said IN an Interview. II find tile
majority OF pee; lie are always ready
and to be jealous of him II he Is pros
porous. They are always delighted to
read IN the papers about his downfall.
end very often tn, man Is a friend.
true friends are worth hundred luke
warm. ones. 1t worries me II me
goes back on me. and 1t prevents me
feel bad for days. Then there are ee ,ho ,me
sands who hate to see man rise. II
he gets to tic top Of his profession
or o., becomes rich. they say: oh, he's
no money and was not at the head OF
poor father
They forget that when man starty
With no money. but with brains and
intellect. and gets to the top. he de-
serves praise. and not blame. There
Is no credit for man whose father
Sens rinb lSaa Of m9ney and who
very people wlo behind his back run
down a man who has become prosper
Gus often come and groval before his
that catches the huinan race. We are
al insane on questions. and It Is a
cues, on, Il any man-in the world 10
+. They are not the kind Of people
to mix with. They are the class who
crowd around big people for the sake
OF what they can get on, IT them. Ms.
rtasure l., life ] fnd here among my
people and my circle of true friends.
Glcncairn Is my little world, ana It
has in 1t all want. There Il, no
Pleasure on the cart, greater thar you
can get from doing good. ard In my
case the only pleasure ever look for
outside Glencairn is Watching THE run
ming OF the horses that raiae and
train myself.-Chicaso News.
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MERELY JOKING.
those Tnctful Rcmarks.

Those Tnctful Remarks.
delightful timel" N
!, Hostess: I'm 50 glad. At the same
best people away"-Brooklyn Life.
For Warmth, and Coolncss.
Hub, YOU drink beer in summer to cool
you or and in winter to warm you up.
call that Inconsistent"
You are in no position to criticize.
en you Wsnr nsskae9o all the
Tie Summer Flirt.
You promised to be true forever and a
.And was true day.,' responded tho
eoquette. cat least. give me credit for liv w.
Ing partially up to my contract."-Louis.
vile Courier journal.
1'artly ,Niic-Arade.
"Hc is a self-made man all right"
His wife claims that she supertntendea
the joo."-Birminghnm Age-Herald.
The Bank Roll.
you took your vacation early"
Yes said the young man. pensively.
I'm on my way home" g
Thinking OF the girl you left behind?"
"No; of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Herald.
convicting Himself.
men hesitate
".Arc you sure, unclc?'
Yes my boy; certain Of 1.-THE Taller.
An Early Bird.
The gilded youth had entered his fathers
tank 20 learn the business.
Son." said the gratfed banker, "I'm
glad GA to see that you get here promptly at
II could get here even earlier dad. Our
club. you know. closes at 5.'-Washington
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~ - ID. "
An Elephant mt Bay,

thata whole regiment OF liens cannht
produce the same moral effect as one
l?.fcot African tushor when lie cocks
Ills big sail-lilte cars. draws hilyself up
to hts full height and looks at YOU,
lettinn or at the same time a blood-
cllrdling screarr't5 while In MI nrob-
ability others invisible to yuu aro
stalnEeding on all Sides with the din
rounded lin dense Jungle bX herd
OF laphants. they seem .tprsb1ock out
the whole horizon One measured
f s,X'een ea6 g
insignificant self seemed to shriy.l and
my huge express rifle to dwintlle into
q N ere pea Ssh ooter. Try q II vii aon
such occasi ons. can never overcome
my sense Of terror. and always feol
inclined ITO throw dawn my anlephaut
gun f,rd GSrun5 for safety TIL Isdrop--
W. c. FitX. Gerald, In SllcceRs. 81. .sIasta.
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l,le,ne,, III i - AUS Luck. Z.

"RooseVelt lucky Which has become
a current American phrase. Is being
paralleled in France. Wltha narrow
majority OF $50 against lot votes IN
the Senate, Premier Clemenceau de-
oided to transfer the body Of mile
lola to the Pantheon. This did not
wholly please the French & people on
the ground that such an act was
deemed prematuge; It was gen e, e, Y
elapse between tho death Of Cola and
the Pantheon cererno -. AZ he shot
fired by the Gran *, Greg n, however g
brought about compile to- reyu 81 on Ct
feeling. The populace - galn..W y J
cause Virtually landed NJ, Clemenceall
iii the premiership, has noW " rtually
brought back IA him The i Import OF the
poop q, Nee
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11oors FROM THE GALLERY.


that next to Bill Bryan the biggest
hs H Hl,l thay enseun,ered in Denver
There is only one doctor in the United
States Senate. Which makes It all the
harder to understand why that body finds
80 many things to disagree about-Wash-
ington Herald.
A Jerseymar travelling in Florida says
that an alligator attacked his carriage and
bit off two wheels. The long bow the gem
tlsman vas carrying escaped uninjured.-
We call on Mr.. Box to confirm our de-
oaration that It Is entirely Improper for
South Carolina ladies to wear the sheath
gown until they have abandoned the hoop
Mr.. stuyvesant Fish resigned recently
from board OF railway directors because
incident to the job. No wonder such a man
couldn't get along peacefully with Mr.. Ed
ward II. Hartman Washinston Herald.
And to his other titles OF greatness will
be added this one In the near future. "The
man who made Africa famous.'-New York
Why not give Hobson n few matches and
some sulphur and permit him TO have 1T
tie gehenna all by himself?-New Yorl,
Tribune.
=. The Omaha Bee having observed that
colonel" tho Atlanta Constitution forgets
!ttcef long enough to retort: Don't think
". ~ hammock swung beneath two shady
oaks; the mint growing gloriousy green
sable attendants to fan him. and the 1ulep
winning out on the straw vote?" Either
prohibition pr is failure In Atlanta or this
ed memory.-Chattanooga Times f
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Forest OF stone IN Au,t RI a

EIn Albany, in Australia, is to he
seen ! a stone forest--in other words
letrtfied trees. The trees are OF a graz
ton of tho strange phenomenon fin,
In the depths OF past ages the forest
vas II full vegetation. and the,
through some upheaval OF the earth il
was buried In sand. Little nv little
water acting on the sand penetratet
the hranches and solldlhed, The wnD{
gradually disappeared under the lnye,
of stone and IN time took its8 forin
again carried away the sand, and 'thr
iorest appears anew, but Of stone
kLcndon Globe. n. ,,s3
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ST lAsT E, PRESS
He ca,,nl, ID 81.

He Can 3Do so. Is Il
and speaks lio would throw tho dust ~ NY.
rage that the dust from Ills heels wouldn'.
reach him. His replies to the Republican
platform, which appeared IN successive u I. !.
land SO convincing that but few could care
fully read thcm and not conclude that the
weyG sifht nna tho Repuoean'
Can win.
Bryat, Is in the race ,o WIN. and Bryan
nation nat stand ~ the standards that are for
Of the ps9ps by ,he people
Platform and Prospect Good.
The Landmark has repeatedly said that
not throw i away BY contendlng for a nre-
a mate lie ala not mak a0u eIher .,aNs
While there are n few things IN tho platform
na ay do IT. anrsy s eGya o4a sspsS
necessarily the result OF q greater or less
amount q sns Mi Bryan GER
va believe 1 that ATT the Democratic ticket has
the best chance It has had since 1892. The
Republican party richly deserves q rebuke.
an effective card In his after-nominatlon
pledge not to, run for re. election. Il he wins
TIE Negro Vote.
Dcmocracys position as to the negro 10
we'll known to all. II the negro OF It's own
accord repudlates Its false friends and
W sors pn, false deeds. he Is weicone. But
Democracy wants him on no other terms
Lynchburg Advance
Call for Unity.
IT Is time for the victorious element to
assume the virtue of magnanmity. though It
have It not. There istarget enough for super
enemy. elimination and recriminntion
among the Democrats as to matters preced-
Ing the verdict Of the majority can na only x
be uppcrmost in every Democratic mind
Norfolk vlrginian-p Pilot.
Dutch stlll Hold Holland.
Virginia is Waste Of time. Virginia il
going to give her electoral vote solldly for
here.-Ncwport News press. a, : n
Why the People Love Him.
There are many reasons--the chief Of
the people have in the mans singleness and
sincerity Of his desire to advance the COM
and shame and crime In the high places
to prove a Democrat In deed and act and
achievement ms well as In word. by striying
HaHIuliy 10 tHc Gnu That oHe ohJ kne = CO..
eral government Will be SO administered as
to produce the greatest good and the great
est benent TO the greatest number.-Lynch-
burg News
Bryan Wonder.
Well may the whole country pause and
wonder at the hold this man has upon the
affections OF his people. despite the fact
that he has twice before been his party.s
nominee. and Is yet a private citizen with
nothing whatever to offer to his followers
but his magnetic NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Leader.
IsIt:
II ever the newspaper boys knocked out
a nuisance II has been this season, when
the Merry Widow hat Is pining and vanish.
ing for want OF encore-yirRtnia Citizen.
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read. 80 ! ~ t'ae
Thieves in Memphis. footing the saloon
OF w. a. Woods, found big bear inside
ss 6 guardian. which they quieted by feeding
him with sugar while they robbed the place.
The custom OF shaking hands can be
traced to the days Of the ancient Israelltes,
and was intended to signify peace. to swear
friendship. to promise alliance or to give
security =
Vice Consul General Robert r. Jones
writes from Guayaqul that on the coast
OF Ecuador the standard kitchen range con-
slsts Of wooden box lined with stone or
orlck. TO burn charcoal or wood.
Under orders from the British government
Captain Horace Hood. OF the Royal Navy,
mas, been ordered to South America to In
tache OF the British embassy at washington.
Queen Marie Amalle, widow OF King Carlos
OF Portugal. has quite recovered from her
recent Illness It is reported that she is
months abroad with the Countess OF Paris.
Dr. Jacques Loeb. professor OF physlologs
In the University of California; and Dr.
Charles Sedswick A1not. Of Harvard Uni
versity, have been. appointed corresponding
members OF the Physico- Medical Society Of
Vienna. r. s..
The cotton production OF the world for
mill consumption Is covered in statistics is
bales of 500 pounds. each was 1852, 1876 in
1907, compared with 100000 for N COS,
with 15.747,O00 for 1905. and 1850, 900 for
Z rs L l 4 a.
In Brazil the federal government ownu
and operates 1887 miles OF railroad lines
II also owns four lines ga miles all told,
and leases them to private companies
State governments own 10 miles. Under
private ownership and operation are some
thing like 5000 miles. S'sBs
William X Cooper. OF Springfield. Mass.
has has been elected secretary Of Washington
| Young Mems Christian Association Ito sue
coed Edward w. Hearne, who has become
| Island. : n 81
| THE Duke of Norfolk premier peer OF the
British realm. and Field Marshal Lord Rob
erts have sailed from London to Quebec to
attend tho Canadian tercentennal Festivities
They are expected to return home by way
lof New York. s,5f
Miss Eliza Nash. who died Mt Eorwel a
| few days ago, was real" Daughter OF the
Revolution, and In two months more would
|Thayc heen q century old. She had lived un-
| der every presidency excepting those OF
Washington and John Adams, having been
| born Septemberta. 1903. Z