The Ketchikan miner., 1908-07-04

Denver. June W.-Ih5 elsgSseS from Oregon have started 8 boom for Governor Chamberlain for slee-presi- dent and declare they have a good chance for success They are much encouraged by Brysn's statement thSt Chamberlain would make an aecspta- bic candidate.
 Washington. June S0-A delega- sion of influential Republicans from Ohio has arrived here to urge Taft to appoint Arthur yorys as chairman of the national committee. The mem- bers state that vorys is popular in Ohio and it IS admitted that he made splendid record in the campaign for delegates They claim that she selee- siou of Hitchcock will disrupt the par ts in Ohio.
 Reno, New, June S0.-Inf0rmation has just reached this place of s terri 0ls ire in the lumberIng town oi Yer di. California IL is stated that 10 adequate means of fighting tho flames were at hand. and that ths entire town wss wiped out, every building being destroyed.
 , Washington. June 30 The wSr de aartment hSS issued orders so the com mandsr of the Department of Texas 10 move troops as once 10 the Mexican ' border. on account of the Vissca dis orders The troops will simply serve 10 prevent any trouHls within the American lines, and will be under or ders to preserve ssrics neutrality. { Denver. July l.-As the time ap- p-oaehes for the opening of the Dem oeratic convention il becomes iueEess- ingly evident that the advocates of i radical anti-iniunesion plank. to op- pose the attitude taken oy the repub- liean convention, will not hare the clear sailing they have anticipated. JerVy Sullivan of Illinois and Taggart ot Indiana both of whom stand high ! in the party councils are heading a movement to defeat any radical action on this question in the convention. and is is sEated.on good authority sha: If the party leaders, including Bryan. insist on such a plank, the men named I will actively oppose the nomination of the Peerless Leader The dele gates from the state of Washington have expressed their intention 10 jOlr Sullivan and Taggart in opposition tc Bryan if he attempts 10 carry through any drastic measure. Charles Heiiuer. speaking for the Pacific coast sss. that the entire coast views the anti injunction agitation as an attempt -'giEe mere sop to labor. and that it can never be carried through ths convention without causing seriou, differences in the party ranks Cor ernor Gray of DeleSare holds hi. strength as a vice presidential candi date, and Is apparently safely in ths lead ss present.
 Sidney. Australia, July LA mar, vicious sea story has just been con cIuded by the announcement of ths rescue of the crew Of the Frenci barque President Faure- Some ti1ns ago an aloasross was captured hers
 bearing 5 message stating that ihe bark had been wrecked oR the Anti podes Islands. and that the crew were in desperate straits l relief expedi
 on was Immediately sent out. th ougf ] the aluthenticity of the message va. questioned After a short search. she s expedition fouud the cre# living og practically g desert island in regular Robinson Crusoe style, but in 8 pitI fal condition. haying almost reached the point Of starvation. They hae been living On the slender resources of the island, and tha few fish they could catch for many months and couse n0s hare survived much longer.
 Washington. July l.-Tatt and Con gressman Burton of Ohio. who nomi- mated him before tha convention. hae 2 long conference today. presumably over she ehairmanship of the nations commisses. The result Of the confer encs vas not made public. but Burton stated later in the day that the al tempt made by the Ohio delegation which called on Taft few days agg to urge the selection of Arthur yory: for chairman had not been altogether 1 successful. Burton stated that VOrys would be prominently identified with the campaign workers. bat would not 7 be made chairman Of the uxsiOna5 { committee.