The Ketchikan miner., 1908-02-08

Vancouver, Feb. 3.-Manager Ber- doe of the White Pass and Yukon railroad is advertising for five hund- red men to go to Skagway in April. The men are to be employed in the construction ot ore bunkers and for the purpose of extending the railroad through to the Whitehorse mining camp. Manager Berdoe expects to have the extension completed and in working operation by the first of next July.
 Washington, Feb. 1.-The supreme court has handed down decision in the matter of the liability of labor unions for damages incurred through boycotts. The court holds that the unions can be held responsible for the amount of damages. This is consider ed to be the hardest blow against union labor it has ever received. Two other decisions have been made by the supreme court this month that have had detrimental effect upon the cause of unionism. One of the deci- sions was in the case of the employers liability act which was declared to be unconstitutional The other decision was that declaring the law forbidding blacklisting as invalid.
 Washington, Feb. 1. 4.-Congressman Sherwood, in speech before the house this morning, asked if the spec ial message sent to congress by Presi- diverting of pubilc attention from Secretary Taft's labor record. He al- so accused the President of having an anti-labor record himself. Bourke Cochran took exception to the re- marks made by Congressman Sher- wood, stating that the message would have good effect in producing bet ter form of civil government. Mr. Cochran completed his remarks with vitrolic denunciation of corporations and their methods of stifllng competi- tion.
 Chicago, Feb. 4.-Judge Landis has overruled the demurrer made by the Santa Fe company which charge them with having granted rebates to shiI- pers of sugar. The case against the Santa Fe company is ,imilar in all respects to that of the Great North ern, charged with the same oifense. The Great Northern appealed to the supreme court when their demurrer to the indictments was refused. Judge Landis refused to wait for the deci- sion of the upper courts on the appeal of the Great Northern and treated the second Case as he had with the first.
 San Francisco Feb. f. The case in which the Alaska Pacific Terminal company as appellants ask for an in- junction against the Copper River, Northwestern and Katalla company. restraining the latter company from occupyiny right of way in Alaska and which was decided by the lower court againts the appellants. has been completed hefure the court of appeals. The decision of the lower court is confirmed anG the injunction was not granted.
 Halifax, Feb. 1.-The steamer St. Cuthbert has been destroyed by fire. She was of the Nova Scotian coast when the disaster occurred. The steamer carried crew of tiftytwo while attempting to leave the burn ing vessel. They were climbing into a life boat when it swamped. The rest of the crew got away from the vessel safely ard were rescued in mid ocean by the liner Cymric.
 Tangier, Feb. 1. 4.-Raisuli, the out law chief. who succeeded in captul- ing Caid MaClean. commander Of the imperial troops of Morocco. some time ago, is reported as approaching the city with his prisoner for the pur- pose of delivering him to British authorities according to the agreement between them.
 Seattle, Feb. 4.-Tne republican pri- maries were held yesterday. The campaign throughout, especially the mayorality contest, has been a bard fought battle. None of the candidates for the lyotality had any slreture on the onination. JuGn F. M'll2r i- the choice of the voters, winning ny q narrow margin.
 Tacoma, Feb. 4.-Word has heen re- ceived from Washington to the effect that this city. has been designated as one of the cities where a banking reserve will be maintained by the government.
 Washington, Feb. 4.-Peary, the Arctic explorer announces that h,