The Ketchikan miner., 1908-06-13
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1OllDdlA Ol DdWoOii io toeos two hundred men to Dawson to in- augurate the summers work. It IS stated that the company is unwilling to take any chances with the labor market during the summer months when time is the greatest factor In the success of the seasons operations. The company is planning to make big clean up this year.
 Norwalk, O., June ,. 5.-Congressman Laning, vice. president of the defunct Ohio Trust Company who until today has not been involved in the con- pany's tangled affairs, was today ar rested on an indictment charging him, on seven counts, with embezzlement of the funds entrusted to him. As the investigation proceeds, Lannlg positiou becomes worse and it HOW ap- pears probable that he got away with total of about fifty six thousand dol lars.
 Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 4.-James ]. Hill, head of the Great Northern railway, in the course of an address delivered before the Associated Boards of Trade in this city last night. stated positively that it was the intention of his company to extend the Great Northern to Winnipeg and Calgary next summer. As is well known, Hill
 is an ardent advocate of the great northwest, ana in his speech dwelt most enthusiastically on the future ot the country.
 Annapolis, June GA terrible ac- cident occurred here today, two street cars running at high speed meeting on a curve with terrific force, The cars were shattered and every passen- ger killed or injured. Eight have died, and several others are in crit ical condition. No student in the Naval Academy was on either car.
 Chicago, June 6.-One of the most heartiess schemes in criminal annals was unearthed by the police here to- day. It has deve !oped that six year. ago syndicate was formed to work fictitious aid society, purportlng to give relief to the aged and feeble. The work of the organization spread rapidly and the victims are scattered all over the United States. The police have discovered that the office head e charters in this city has been receIv ing the almost iuor edihle sum oi twelve hundred doIiaes Il day, secured by false representations to old anu poor people. many of whom wili now bs left pennless and helpless. The men responsible for the neiarious scheme eluded the police, apparently having Teen warned that they were
 uspected, and have CSC p ].
 Salt Lake, June 6.-Reports from the flooded districts of Montana are being received here by telephone. They state that majority oi the towns in Sou hern and Central Mon- tana are flooded, and that tine electric light plants are all out ot commission The smelters are standing in three feet of water,
 Missoula. Montana, Juae 6.-t'locd reports continue to come iii and the latest advices show even 2 worse con- dtion than at first reported. Commu- nication with Helena has been entire ly cut of, the last wold which was received from taere stating that the water was rising rapidly in the streets and t!Iat the prospects were exceedingly bad. Thousands of head 0f stock have been drowned all through this eni of the state. Traffic aaz ben absolutely cut off, and the height Of the flood has apparently not yet cone.
 Later is just reported that Sen ator ". A Clark power d.m above lhi> city is seriously threatened. Ii { S cam is ca red away. te r.b.e loss will follow.
 San Pedro, Calf. June 6. One of t most terrb accidents in the his t) of the Aneri an Navy took place -oday not far from this port. The c )iser T. nnesee was placed on a ,peed trial and when running under full pressure, a steam pipe broke in the engine room. In an instant the room was filled with binding. scald- ing steam which blew out from the broken pipe with terrific force, over coming all the men who were at any distance from the door bef1re they had a possible chance for escape. George Weed. water tender, F. C. B0ggs and George Meeks, firemen, and A. Reinhold. machinist, were scalded to death almost immediately. 5. Stematis and r. 5. Maxfeld, fire men, received terrible injuries and there is no chance of saving them. Eight other firemen and helpers who were at slightly greater distance from the break were scaided seriously and are suffering agony, but the sur geons state that they hope to save their lives. The accident occurred only few seconds after Admiral Se-