The Ketchikan miner., 1908-12-26

letting them kt ep up all repairs. This in the mind If Major Richardson would do away with all the complaints to the depa,t nent and give better satisfaction in the end.
 NEW PORT. R. I. Dec. 1l-Inform- ation recieved here from Washington is that Narraganset bay may become the greatest naval station on the coast. The first act toward this end was the order from Secretary Newberry of the navy consolidating the naval war col lege, naval training station, naval tor pedo station, naval coaling station. naval hospital and navy pay office in Newport under one head with Rea, Admiral John P. Merrell, U. s. N. as commander with the same office in connection with the second naval de- fense district.
 An immense dry dock will soon be finished Tn Narragansett bay, ant with the dry dock there will come g urge repair plant, and other depart aents with it. Naval officers point with pride to the fact that Rear Ad- .niral Charles $. Sperry, U. s. N., commander in-cLief of the Atlanti, .leet could bring his entire fleet into Naragansett bay, coal, water, and provisions. and there would still he room enough in the bay for all the navies of the world to come in at any time night or day. The fact is being 'alled attention to that at the New York navy yards but one ship at d
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 FLUSHING, l.. l., Dec. 22.-Mrs. Annis, widow of the late editor of tn, '1urr Mcintosh magazine who was slain by Lieut. Haines, concluded he. testimony today in what proved E ,evere blow to the defense. Mrs, Anns who occupied the stand most Of the day gave thrilling account oi fer husand's murder, going into de-
 ails with matters that the public has athreto known nothing of. Mrs. Annis. whose physical condition has ,een none too good broke dow
 completely at the conclusion of her ,,slimoDy and had iu be carried form
 he court room having ainted com.
 netely away. The doctors worked yer her for more than an hour before he could be removed to her hotel. ihe is fow confined to her room with prostration and may not be able to go m the stand should it be necessary to call her again for further detailed testimony in minor matters.
 PARIS, Dec. 19. The Venezuelan situation seen to be growing worse' as tine progresses. Columbia, after
 xhaustipg every means at her com nand 10 adjust the differences be tween the two countries has failed. So Colunhia is forced to the last re- sort which is war. Troops are being hurriedly masscd at all the principal cities and rushed to the front as soon as organized. From all advices obtain alle Venezuela seems a doomed country.
 Chicago, Dec. 22-Little Elmer ;sirdSeye lad of seven years, while out shopping with his parents, got caught ia jam at the elevator in the Boston store ard was crushed to death. Tie building at the time ot the acci,lent was ja,nme1 with Christ mas shoppers wno paid no heed to the cries at the elevator when tine little fellow was crushed to death. Other accidents occurred during the day il tle same store but none 50 serious a. that to the litle hoy.
 OLYall'lA Dec. ? For some iime past countertit coins have beeD in ci,culatiuG which each time could be traced to Olympia where the trail would become completely lost. Int best men in secret servlce were called upor tine case but the result was always ii same. The last week or more the officers have had John Fleming who is Sterotyper in the state printing oliic. under survelianc. Yes terday il is claimed he was caught with the goods and was immediately locked up and will now have a chance to tell why he used a state office iot counteriting den.
 The a, O f mn, being e . ployed by the state made the casl much harder to hadle than it other" i' @ wbuuld h ve been fio he fact that state officers are always held above suspicion.
 PASADENA. Cal, Dec. 2l. One of the sad,lest cases of neglect that has ever come to the notice of the Humane Society of Southern Calit- ornia was brought to light in the hom of Warren Brokaw and wife of Pasadena. The attention of neigh burs was attracted to the children some time ago as they played in th ir neglected back yard. their sunken cheeks and slender bodies showed only too plainly that they were in hunger and want. The mother and father being busy writing books on singie tax, refused to be disturbed and t @ children were forced into the back yard where they must remain qliet and play like m,tes that they Tn aht