The Ketchikan miner., 1908-12-05

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 ations against the government forces
 Under the leadership of General Si
 mon they are many rapid advances
 Yesterday they won a decisive vic
 tory at Anseavan, driving out the gov ernment soldiers. Nor was there an. cessation of the fighting with this vic tory. Taking advantage of the ap
 parent weakness of their opponents, they followed them, crowding then out of town after town. Their objec- tive point is this city, the seat of the presert government, and they are rapidly approaching 1t. The resi- dents of the city are panic stricken and many are hurrying away from 1t. Two war vessels are at anchor in the harbor, the American cruiser Tacoma and the French battleship pnguy, and the British, American and German legations have appealed to the vessles for protection.
 GUTHRIE, Okla, Nov. 3o.-There has been for the past forty-eigh, hours an incessant downpour of. rain and the result was disastrous. The Cottonwood river became rushing torrent and finally overi0wed it's hanks, the country for miles through which the river flows being co.nplet- ely inundated. Residents of the flood- sd district were forced out of theit homes with little opportunity to re- move their personal effects to a safe place. There are over three thousand persons whose homes were reached b. the overflow and who were forced to abandon them. .>,.,..,
 WASHINGTON, D.. C., Nov. N.- The report of the Postmaster General which has just been issned, in addition to the statement of the business that has been traisacted' md the general condition of the depactnlent. outlines T number of changes that have been of benefit to the department and bet tered the service. The trouble that has occurred ID getting rHpil into Valdez and Fairbanks during the winter months was prevented by in- creasing the contracts for delivery by forty eight thousand pounds. A new condition upon which. gold shipments can be made through tue mail Is sug. yested. In the past it has beer difficult to obtain contracts with con- panies operating steamers. to Alaska to carry gold through the mail because of the big risk they were under in sisins so.z The lswsgosesnsSR she con. tracts made the companfes responsible Tor any losses that occurred wbile the gold was in their care.
 In dealing with the question as to whether it would be advisable to adopt :he postal savings bank system the report contains a statement of the methods Of establishing such an instl- tutian and the Postmaster General gives his endorsement to this ire- quently proposed system. 3s : HOT SPRINGS, Wa, Nov. 3O.- Former Lieutenant Governor Wood. ruff, of New York, who has been earnestly suggested by his supporters as candidate for the United States Senatorship from New York, today. made the announcement that he would withdraw from the race in favor of Eiiu Root.
 SEATTLE, Nov. 3O.-3:3 p. m.-A cable flash las just been received from Cheefoo, China, stating that seven hundred Chinsmen were drown. ed today in collision between two steamers. No particulars have been received.
 SEATTLE, Nov. 50. -Clptain F.. Barnett, formerly banker in Fair banks, was today chosen president of new investment company that is he- ing organized here for the purpose Of making investments in Alaska. ] PITTSBURG, Nov. 30.-A terrible catastrophy occurred in the Pittsburg and Buffalo coal mine yesterday, whe D fire damp exploded in the shaft. Two hundred miners were working in the mine at the time of the explosion. and it is believed they all perjshed as he force of the explosion caused cave-ins that are almost impenetrable. Later-A heavy force of men was put to work immediately following the explosion of coal damp yesterday in an effort to open the shaft and save the entombed miners. TheIr efforts were of no avail. The shaft was open ed early this morning, but none Of the victims had lived through it. Two hundred and seventy bodies were re. moved from the mine today. .-
 SEATTLE, Dec. IA crime wal committed here last night that came very close to ending in tragedy. Frank Atwood, we'll known ant wealthy real estate dealer of this city, was lured to lonely house out in the suburbs by a man representing him.