The Ketchikan miner., 1908-03-28

flttSDurg, MdrCu @f.-facofNo tHoas- ures are being taken by local officials to ria the city of all foreigners of an anarchistic tendency. Hundreds of arrests have been made by the officers during the past few days and the work of ridding the country of the nndesir- able class is to be continued. All per- sons who upon examination, are prov en as being affiliated with or holding anarchistic views will be arrested and deported.
 Washington, March g. United States Senator William |. Bryan of Florida. died today. He contracted typhoid fever short time ago and gradually grew weaker. He was one of the youngest of the seuators, being but 3l years of age. Upon the death of Stephen R. Mallory, Bryan was ap- pointed by Governor Broward to fill the unexpired term and took his seat at the beginning of the present ses- sion.
 Washington, March 24.-The su- preme court handed down decision today in the case involving the rail- road laws of Minnesota and North Carolina, both of which states have enacted legislation governing railroad rates and fixing penalty for the vio- lation thereof. The supreme court holds that the laws are unconstitu- tional because the penalty fixed for a violation of the laws is excessive.
 Indianapolis, March 24.-A resou- tion was introduced and adopted yes terday at the meeting of the repre- sentatives of the United States Mine Workers. now in session in this city, granting the right to individual min CTS to sign agreements with operators to work for any scale of wages which were authorized by the union as being fair.
 Seattle, March 24.-The Archaol- ogical society has decided to send Professor Edgar Hewett, director of the American Institute of Arch9olo- gy, to the Aleutian islands during the coming summer for the purpose of studing the question involved in the relationship supposed to exist between the natives of Alaska and the Asiatc races.
 Seattle, March 24.-Claudia Coloma. the well-known actress. has annuunc- ed her determination to make trip to Alaska in a thirty-foot gasolen launch. She will leave from Seattle and go as far north as Juneau. Sine intends to stop at Ketchikan and will visit the place on the trip north. The trip will begin about June l,t.
 Seattle, March 25.-A dispatch re- ceived from New York today states that there is another outbreak be- tween the engineers and management of the railroad being built by the Guggenheims. Cordova may be aband- oned this time. Engineer Florence. who has been Investigating conditions
 in Cordova and Katalla, filed report to the management stating that it would be impracticahle to select Cor dova as the terminal of the line and that Valdez was the logical terminal. It is probable that the company will abide by the decision of Mir. Florence. When the report and the probable ac- tion of the company in the matter was made known to Engineer Heney, he rendered his resignation. He will he succeeded by Major Burbank, builder of the Rio Grande and Western Both Hawkins ard Heney have started fol the east.
 Washington, March 25.-Represen- tative John Sharp Williams of Mi : siouri, one of the most prominent ol the democratic members of the house and recognized leader, announced today that the democratic members of congress are going on the war path. They intend to filibuster every bit of republican legislation from now on. using all the means at their disro> Il to delay its enactment. Their object
 is to force the republicans to pass the employers liability act, measure in- troduced to take the place of the lia- biity act recently declared unconsti- tutiu. al by the supreme court.
 Washington, March D. The matter of reIetting the contracts for the de- livery of mail between Valdez and the interior of Alaska is being considered today. Delegate Gale is in conference with members of the postoffice de- partment. The old contracts were cancelled. They provided for the de- livery of Il specified quantity of mail matter. The amount received by the Valdez postUffice was in excess of the amount provided in the contracts for delivery and the mail carriers refused to handle the extra weight. The new contracts will provide for the deiiver! of larger quantity of both first and second class matter and will extend over the period of the winter months.
 New York, March 25.-The Pas quale bank, an Italian institution,