The Ketchikan miner., 1908-02-22

the fair, are confident that IL VIII pass. It is thought, however, that the dismal failure of the Jamestown exposition will have a baleful influ- ence upon it. and besides, the orders are do nothing. and cut down the appropriation as much as possible. V
 The feature of the session was the second message sent by the President to Conrgess today. The executive scores the "wealthy malefactors, and deplores the inroa6s made on the national prosperity by predatory wealth He also suggests that the present use of the injunction is ini- ouitous. and should be revoked. The message was received with great and marked enthusiasm on the part Of the democratic members of both houses, but the republicans met it with a silence as cold as the ice on the Yu- kon ia January. The contents of the message were known in Wall street yesterday, and q slight depression in the price of stocks resulted. but it was not material. Prices tocay are as normal is they have ever been since the tianancial stringency commenced to stringe. The trouble with the stock market is that most of the spec ulators. that is. the ones who were playing on the outside of the game. ] have become aware of the fact that they were playing up against q
 brace" game, and one in which the cards were stacked, and they have TO further interest in quotations. The public is commencing to look upon the members of the stock exchange in much the sane manner that it gazes at the diamond-studded gentry who conduct little game with pea ano l three walnut husks at the count, l fairs. The bulls and bears are in the pool up to their necks. and is is use less for them to say, Come in: the waters fine.
 l Beyond the appropriation bill for the
 Alaska exposition. there has been
 very little done in the matter of Alas kan legislation, the only matter oi importance to Alaskans which has
 come up in the past week being the
 appointment of fourth judge for the district. This matter has been taken up by the judiciary committee, and Congressman Gale and Governor Hog- gait have both had hearing before that body. The committee looked
 favorably upon the proposition, and f
 is probable that when the bill is re-
 ported favorabiy it will be passed by
 both branches of the congress. The
 new judge will have a kind of rowing
 commission, and will visit all of the divisions in turn. He will also hold special terms of court in towns and
 settlements where it is not always convenient for the present incumbents
 to offieiate.
 Congressman Sulzer has been spend ing some time in New York lately,
 and is showing the Alaskans around the city. A ball given recently under
 the auspices of the Tammanv hall was
 attended by at least dozen sour doughs.
 Govrenor Brady was here few days
 ago. and is returning to Alaska to
 take up agriculture as means oi 1 livelihood. He stated to several i friends that he has been ruined by
 Reynolds and the company which h- promoted, and will return to the nortl.
 to start life anew The ex-governor
 will settle at Sitka, wheie he owns
 some land, which he will endeavor to
 make productive.
 Dr. Bruner, the promoter of the
 railroad from a point near katalla to Copper Center, is here. aud is doing l his best to defeat the Guggenheim
 on any legislation which will afrc
 his railroad project.
 The accompanying statement of the receipts and expenditures on account of Alaska for the year 1907, as issued ] by the treasury department, is some what misleading. The statement shows that Alaska received from the general government the sun of Sl.- 5s3. 609, and that the treasury received from Alaska only s5ll, ,692. The ex- penses of the courts are shown to be $ici, 9ll5s, but no accounting is made for the amount of money taken in by courts in fees. The expenses of the military telegraph and cable lines are charged against Alaska to the ex- tent of $209, ,0ll.55. but DO credit is given the territory for the amount which has been paid to the govern ment for sending private messages over the lire. 4 statement made by General Allen, chief of the signal corps service, shows that since the establishment of the Alaska telegraph system, the department has expended in all for construction and mainten- ance. s3G9, 600, and has received dur ing that same period for private mes sages sent over the line, exclusive of government business, s6O7, 600 which has been paid into the public