The Ketchikan miner., 1908-12-19

an attempt to overthrow the present Shah.
 ODESSA, Dec. 12.-A Turkish steamer was wrecked today on the Black Sea, and every body aboard the vessel was lost. Her passenger list amounted to fifty. The vessel was from Constantinople and shortly after leaving she encountered severe storm. After several hours battling agiust it the vessel sank.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. l2.- Congressman Humphrey today intro- duced resolution before the House that provides for an extension of five years time to the Alaska Short Lines for the completion of their railroads. He stated that the measure was nec- ssary because of the unsettled con- ditons that have been prevailing for some time.
 WILLIAMSTED, Dutch Guiana, Dec. 14.-The Holland government has begun an active campaign against the Venezuelan government, the armoured cruiser Gelderland today capturing the Venezula coast guard ship Alix while it was outside of Pureto Cabello. The crew of the vessel was put ashore and the vessel was lowed to this port. Eight Vene- zuelan forts have been captured by the Holanders and during the whole campaign not gun has been dis charged.
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. l4.- The Canadian Pacific has submitted a sworn statement of freight and pas senger rates in the Oriental trade with the Interstate Commerce Con- mission of the United States. The Canadian is the only company that has complied with this requirement., the American companies admitting that they are going to withdraw from the Oriental trade. They will file a intended of sworn state ment of their ,ranscontinental traffics and it will show big increase over existing rates.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. H. Many matters of importance and in- terest to Alaskans are already being considered by Congress and it is proh- able that number of changes will be made during the present session of { ha ynvorrinn Alaska Among the changes that are being urged is the creation ofa fourth judicial division in A laskau upon the grounds that it would greatly facili- tate the work of the courts and relieve them of a too large amount of terri tory to cover. The methods now in vogue in obtaining licenses is to be so altered as to make the regulations much stricter. A board is suggested whose duty will be to investigate the railroads of Alaska and figure out the routes most fea>ihle for the reaching of the interior. Upon completing the investigation, the report will be given to Congress and that body will be asked to give the building companies financial assistance in completing the work that has been already begun. Touching upon the mining laws, the methods in use in locating and finally establishing ownership of mining claims may he so altered as 10 make ths area of each claim the controlling factor in description and abandonment of the old system of describing each claim by the direction of its bound aries. The establishment of public schools in Alaska is to be limited to localities wheie there are at least fifteen children of such age as to be able to attend. Vaults for depositing court records and government docu- ments at Valdez and Ketchikan are badly needed and an appropriation of an amount sufficient to construct them will be asked for. A new court house at Juneau is listed among the improvements required. The prompt passage of the bill allowing the town of Valdez to issue honds for the con struction of the dikes 10 prevent the melting glaciers from hooe ing tn. town during the sumner months, the increasing of the punher Of lights as aids to navigatlon. and new system ,or describing the asse ssment work done on placer claims, are wanted. The labor lien law should b. so alter ed as to extend to ore dumps, making them liable for the indebtedness for labor Of the operating companies. All of these requirements are includ- ed in the. annual report of Governor Hoggatt and will be sent to the Con- yress for consideration at this session. CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-The lorg drawn out and bitter fight against the mbling element in this city was marked again yesterday when un- known gamblers gained entrance to two buildings on Wabash Avenue, and, placing quantity of dy ynamite bombs in them, blew them to frag- ments. The buildings were in close proximity to a number Of churches in which services were being conducted