The Ketchikan miner., 1908-04-25

Los Angeles, April 20.-The great feet of United States battleships re- ceived warm welcome upon its ar rival here and is now being visited by vast crowds of sight seers. Thousands of persons are trying to obtain an in- spection of the vessels, but the crowds are so large that it is impossible for the fleet to accomodate all those who desire to board them.
 Washington, April, 20.-The quar- termaster has received instructions from the war department, authorizing him to call for bids for installing n gymnasium at Fort Egbert.
 Seattle, April 21.-The death here today in the Wayside Mission Hos pital of young man named Willis Chapman brought to light story Of peculiar misfortune. Unknowingly he had fallen heir to a fortune of fifty thousand dollars through the death of a relative living in Chicago. When he was taken to the institution he was penniless and entered as charity pa tient. At the same time he was over come by illness, two brothers arrived in Seattle in search of him, bringing the news of his gcod fortune. They were unable to find him until, in vis- iting the hospitals of the city they learned that young man answering the description of their brother had just died there and had been taken to the morgue. Here the body was iden- tfiied and will be taken to his former home for burial.
 Seattle. April 2l.-Mrs. c. R. Key holds of Juneau appeared before the Children's Home Society at meeting held last night and urged the society to take up the matter regarding the sale. by mothers in Southeastern Alas ka, of their daughters. She urged the society to use its influence with congress and to urge the passage of legislation making the offense crime and punishable. The law should be made to apply to all nationalities, since the natives are not the only class among whom this system is in vogue. She stated that class of people of Russian origin were even more con- irmed in this method of disposng of their daughters than were the Indians
 Washington, April 2l.-The Alaska coal land bill is meeting with consid- erable disfavor among congressman who hold that the bill is entirely illogical. They express the belief tn at in the event of the bill becoming a law the restrictions now imposed against corporations would be nullified and the lands fall into the hands of the corporations. There is little hope that the bill will ever he reported back from the committee to which it was referred, with afavorable report.
 New York, April 21.-The black hand society has decided to tackle bigger game than usual. The Rocke- feller family and the Mccormick fam fly have received warnings in the usual form demanding the payment of a large sum Of money, in lieu of which the society threatens to kidnap the children. As a result the children are accompanied, whenever they are away from home, by heavy guard to pre- vent the threat being carried into ex- ecution.
 St. Petersburg, April 2l-News has been received here that detach- ment of Russian soldiers have been surrounded on the border of Persia by horde of Kurdish brigands and are appealing for assistance. The effect of the news has been dsquieting to the Russian officials who fear tbat the brigands have been joined by a body of Kurdish troops and acting in the name of brigands, the troops are wag ing a war against the Russian troops
 Washington, April 2l.-The dove of peace has settled ovet the house of representatives. An agre. ment was reached today whereby Speaker Can non and Representative Williams have decided to bury the ha;chet. Mir. Williams today stated that he concurred in the action Of Speaker Cannon in adjoulning .he house last Saturday when the session developed into a deadlock.
 Seattle, April 2l. -Prospector Oliv- CT. who has spent four years prospect ing in the Mackenzie country near the Great Slave lakes, has returned here and gives an enthusiastic ac- count of the country. He states that it is richer in gold deposits by far