The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-09
Seattle. May IA party of four


 teen mer .,rrivsd h. ;oda, on thsir way uorti Tn ai. ued.i eli ,ee U. W. F. Sm th ot the Ala,ka Boundary Survey, and will make their head quarters at Ketohikan. The party will spend the summer in making surveys of the different rivers in the Ketchikan district.
 Washington. May IA favorable report was returned today by the House Committee having the bill granting the Copper River and North western Railroad company the right to construct bridges over Copper Riv- CT and Boring Lake under consider ation. The bill has already received favorable action in the Senate.
 Seattle, May 7.-The first sale Of warrants covering the tide lands, which were donated by the city to the Alaska Yukon-Paciie exposition to assist the enterprise financially. took place today. \ considerable amount was realized, the local bankers sub- seribing for $40, GOO worth.
 Seattle, May 7.-The republicans of this county are holding their conven- tion today in this city. It is stated that Ballnger has been selected to head the delegation from Washington to the national republican convention and will be elected a delegate today
 Washington. May 7.-President Roosevelt has finally decided upon the successor of District Attorney Harlan of Alaska. The appointment, it is announced, will be given to James J. Grossly, an attorney practicing in the state of Iowa.
 Washington, May 8. S.-Senator Teller of Colorado today delivered an ad- dress to the Senate in which he strongly attached the present system of the forestry service, claiming it was unwise to allow the handling of matters in this connection to be arbi- trary with the administration.
 Pittsburg, May s.-Willam Mont gomery, for long time cashier of the Alleghaney National bank of this city, is missing. An investigation of the books of the firm has disclosed a shortage amounting to s270, GOO.
 Washington, May s.-President Roosevelt. accompanied by his family, left today for a weeks vacation to be spent at their Pineknot home
 New York. May 7.-Augustus Heinze has sworn to complaint charging Attorney Edward Brennan. of Butte, Montana, with blackmail. Heipze all ges in his complaint that Brennan approached him with demand for the payment of $40, GOO and threatened in the event of refusal to involve him in litigation in connection with alleg- ed violations of the laws of Montana governing the transfer Of copper prop critics in which Heinze is interested
 Washington, May 8.-Senator Cart CT of Montana addressed the Senate today on the subject of the proposed postal savings laws, urging the pass age of the act and maintaining that the system would result in great ben- eft for the poorer and Iaboring class eS.
 Seattle. May S.-The republican county convention now in session here today adopted a resolution pledging the candidates for the state legisla- ture on the republican ticket of this county to vote for the candidate for United States senator receiving the greatest number of votes under the direct primary law.
 New York, May S.-The ship Peter Rickmer, carrying q crew of over a hundred men, went ashore during a severe storm this morning. She stranded on tie bar near Fire Island. Desperate efforts are being made by rhe life saving crews in the neighbor- nod to get line to the vessel and bring the crew ashore, but owing to the tremendous seas that are running the attempts have so far resulted in failure. The vessel will not be cap- able of withstanding the hammering of the waves much longer, and unless the life saving crews succeed in get ting a line aboard in a short tune there will be no hope of saving any of the crew.
 Seattle, May S.-The City of Seattle sailed northbound today, taking with her the delegates to the convention of the republican party of Alaska which is to be held in Ketchikan beginning May F. John W. Corson, candidate for the nomination for delegate to Congress, is aboard with the Nome delegation. He claims he has secured ninety-one votes already and feels con- fdent of securing the nomination.
 Seattle, May S.-The investigation Of the loss of the steamer Saratoga, one of the Alaska Steamship con- paDy's vessels which went aground on Bushby Reef while running at full speed out of Valdez on March 2l, is in