The Ketchikan miner., 1908-07-18
Special cable to The Miner. }

Special cable to The Miner.
 The Miner has just received the iol lowing startling telegram from Chaunsey Boyer. of Fairbanks, who it will be remembered cams to the ket- chikan convention as an opponent of Corson. and bearing instructions to cast the vote of all his proxies for Gale The fight for the delegateship
 is evidently ho, one in the irterior, and The Miner publishes Boyer's tel egram in full stating the conditions pre- sented ly Boyer himself over hIs signature, and not as regular news dispatch:
 "Faitbanks, Alaska. July l6. Gale officially withdraws from the race for delegate to congress in favor of Judge Wickeasbam, who re-enters the race
 at the urgent and insistent request of 1 friends here. TeIegrams are pouring
 in from all parts of Alaska demanding that he re-enter the race to fight Hoggatt and save Alaska from the Guggenbeims. \ genuine stampede 1 las been started to Wickersham, and all the support which turned to Cor son on the announcement Of Wicker sham's withdraw few days ago, and also all the Gale supporters who might have voted for Corson, have turned in to elect Wickersnam. A 1 Wickersham club h1s ie T organized here and he will certainly carry the district hy ninety per cent of the total sote. Great enthusiasm Is being de- vslopgd and Wick s1am's friends ars pDttirg up money lib rally to make l strenuous campaign. lnformation fas been received here that Sullivan. | Seattle attorney has gone to Cordl- VI 10 ''nau }i-'' i.511 RJ>sian voters
 jn lhe GUggenhe 1T n,ad ii. Corsou < interests, and il i- reported that Gov sn5r Hoggatt binself has arranged
 go to Cordova later in the cam paign to wotk for Cofson. It is alleg- d that the Hoggatt-Sulliyan forces, aided bv Heuey. the Guggenneim contractor V ill attempt to stuff the ballot boxes iD Ccrdoya. if necessary, Q pile up 2 big vGte for CorsoD. The committee iu charge of Wickersham $ :anpaign viii probably urge bimlto proceed to Nome to fight Corson in his own field.
 Signed CHAUNCEY BOYER. { Gle Elum, Wash. July 17.-Late yes terdaY afternoon powder house sit
 aated two hundred yards from the mine of the Northwestern Improve
 III ent Co.,. blew up with q deaieLing roar and terrific force. hurling iuto eternity in ar instant seven men who were unloading 3 car into the maga- ' zine and one woman who was camping short distance away. Two little daughters of Mrs. Moffit. who was in- ssantly killed. were blown through 1 the air ance of hundred yard ; but escaped death miraculously. be-
 lug only slightly injured by the con cussion and shock of falling. Fully q score Of people were injured. and the fatalities may reach a dozen, as sev-
 eral who are still living are terribly l hurt and have only an even cbance Of | fife. The site of the powder house is
 an immense hole in the ground and
 not vestigs of the structure can be { found. Windows are broken for miles
 around and many people who were not i injured were knocked senseless by the terrific concussion. The explosion is the worst disaster that has occurred in d mining town in Washington iu many years. The following are the known dead:
 | MANAGER MEAD of the company
 store
 4 WILLARD MCDONALD. clerk in the
 store.
 X ANDY GRILL, delivery clerk,
 BARTEN, ROsSI and
 r iTOGLIATI, Italian miners,
 MRS. MOFFIT.
 f Seattlel, July 1.-The steamship Virtoria cleared today for Valdez
 on her second trip to Nome. The
 Pennsylvania sailed for Valdez with a full passenger list and heavy cargo.