The Ketchikan miner., 1908-12-26

hours trying to revive him but h never regained consciousness. Barne
 is heart broken over the affair an could not be indcued to leave the co of his victim even after all hope fo reviving him had been abandoned b. the surgeons.
 THE HAGUE, Dec. 19.-The Hol land-Venezuela squabble came befor the commission at The Hague todd and from what can be learned by tn press it seems that President Castr or some of his allies have tried t create the impression that Vepezuel was forced to declare war on the Hol landers as an only means of preserving national honor. This rumor is who'll discredited in the foreign office as tn claim of the Hollanders is too wei esta blished to leave any doubt as t. the justice of their action. On De cember 14th the Holland cruiser Gid erland captured the Venezuela coas guard ship Alex while it was outsid Puerto Cabella, without firing gun Eight forts have also been captured in the same manner thus making Hol land the possessor of all the most i'm portant sea ports. Holland now ha enough vessels in her South American squardon to completely blockade al Venezuelan ports and is doing so witt a due regard to all other powers.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Th' Standard Oil, Amalgamated Copper and the United States Steel Cornora tions are holding meeting in New York for the purpose of forming { smelling combine to fight the Gug genheims who have been thorn ir the side of the Amalgamated copper for good many years. The organ ization is being promoted by that shrewd money king John D. Ryar and is to be capitalized for one huno e,l million dollars. It is beyond the question of doubt that the fight vii be carried to the bitter end with tho ultimate result that the Guggenhein. will be forced from the field for it i! we'll known fact that the comhina tion of the three already gigantic cor porations could on short notice com mand a capital representing sever figures. This announcement coming as it does directly in the make of the meeting of the copper magnates rep resenting sixty five per cent of tht worlds output leaves but one con clusion to he arrived at, and that i! that it was the forerunner of tht gigantic combination now being form ed.
 BOSTON. Dec. 19.-Alfred Shrubb the holder of every record from ont and one fourth miles to twelve, ant with a performance of II miles 1, l3 yards in au hour to his credit, i. matched to run the Indian LonghOa over the Marathon course, at Bos ton on Jan. 9th. Shrubb is speaking of Longboat says: ''Longboat vii never be champion. have triet him out for three miles and run of his feet. The Indian is overrated ant doubt if he can do four miles in ? minutes and that is not fast time. , There is no doubt in the minds o many of the Engilshmen being in | class by himself.
 MANILA Dec. 19.-The deadl, ''vinol" the Philipino native intoxi cant has again got in its work claim ing as its victims twenty four soldiers eleven of whom are dead. It seem that party of soldiers from tht Keithley camp on receiving permis sion to be absent from the fort for z time repaired to native hut wher' vipol was sold and all partook of th' beverage, to what extent is not known but when the ambulance arrived il was found that nearly all were in frightful condition, some dying on tn way back to the fort. How many 0 the thirteen survivors will live is no known, but it is thought that lh death list will exceed fifteen. Vino is an acid drink made hy the native and is a deadly drink when used il any great quantities.
 CHEFOO, Dec. 0.-The Mang Maru, a passenger steamer with si: hundred passengers aboard blew u off the coats of Chefoo resulting in frightful loss of life Those wh were not killed outright were immed lately thrown into the sea by tit sinking of the vessel and many wet drowned. There were a few Ameri can passengers on board hut it is no known whether any perished. Tug rushed from all quarters to the seem uf the wreck but could render n' assistance beyond saving the surviv ors who were clinging to the floatin, wreckage.
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. 19.- At the close of the session today Con gress formally adjourned until Janu ary 4, when they will again take ul matters of national interest. So ia