The Ketchikan miner., 1908-09-12

 shortened, and his place in llIe has been exalted more aud more each year luail now he is Il facter 10 be reckon ed with in the worlds enterprises.
 The lahoring man once with wage for q mere meager existence, now re- eeives a fair compensation for his la bor and he is able to give his children leducation and have 2 comfortable home. In speaking of judiciary, Mr.
 Mitchelll was respectful but criticised lthe courts for some injnrefions which lhaye been rendered.
 Duluth, Minn., Sept. s.--Tha Mesa- ba iron range in tie northwest part lof M1nnesota is threatened with q fresh outbreak oi the forest fires tlat have been sweeping over that import Iant mining region. The fires that destroyed the town of Chisholm on Saturday last, and devastated vast lrea, which seemed conquered, has started afresh. It is reporetd that 5Gowball, a small town, is already destroyed, hunndred people home less and other towns are in grave danger. A heavy pallof smoke hangs over the entire irou range hiding the sun and c,fsting . gloom over the vast region and lliany towns greatly fear lhe outcome unless rain speedily falls.
 
 Seattlr, Sept B. his city was the scene of romat tic " sdding last night. It was the marriage of Ser seant George Bowling of7the 22nd [. ,. iuniantry to Miss Annie Gertig on
 he eve of his sailing for his winter slation at Fort Davis in Behling Sea, ] few miles from Nome. It was the. outcome of most unique friendship ofa few days which began during the recent military manouvers at Amer can Lake near Tacoma. During Il iavalry charge when the oneoming lorsemen were fspdly approaching amid the cheers of thousands, Bowling to his horror discovered a young wo- nan right in the path of the cavalry. Wifh a heroism which brought gre;t applause, he spraug to her side and rescued her from beneath the feet of the florses. Utter strangers till then, toey will sitil away for thu far north faeay IS bride ard groom.
 Pekir, China, Sept 8. The Pei Ho aid Ho-ahg rivers are flooding the whole of northern China. Crops are a4eng destroyed in the4 whole region .5stwaen ble mountains and the Gulf oi Pe- ehi-li. The tbiokly populated provinces Of Saansi and Fi-ehi-li con tanipg the eitics of Teantsn Footing md Pelsin, and the whole district be- tgsen the rlvers aud the Great Wall is threatened witha disastrous famine
 Victoria. B. C., Sept j.. F'he steam- sr Empress of InGia, just arrived aomsthe Ofiept, hus braN ght the de- sils of the trial of the Jananese seal loaehsfs who were recently captured
 Ieeen miles out from the entrance t9| he Bering Seq. The trial has been
 sitl in Vad gostok, and has resulted n The repriese, tor the present at
 ast, six men who wete condemn q Ut first to summary execution by sh iotipg The poachers were fshing iess han three mles from shore in some cases though it is ssated that thsy had been informed that they Inust keap thirty miles from the Rus sian shores. The Japanese claim tbat fhey we're hatbarously treated ly their R ssian ean.prs, heinz given insufi sient anu bad food, and being sahiect- d to terrible treatnleut bY their Rus ian gnsr,ls who had them at their aerey
 Mc!boprne. Sept. 5. The American aeet weighed anchor and sailed at tight clock this morning for Alhauy i2u cuslafd. Esvfy yessei in the har- bor was decorated with flags, and Us he great visiting ships slowly gather- ad slged and departed in perfect of- der, husdreas of whistles bade them apaNell in . chorus that ceals' be nsard Tor many miles. Ihe 1lccSs md shores were lined with ? ofie foq miles, cheering the sailoFs as heartilY IS iflheN were sailing pGder liie home iag The sailors stihaed their uaus uaiIy long stay in AIelbouina tp the limit, and their performances will be remembered until the death Of the oldest inhabltaat. The good feco q made tha ifst ie@ days was pfeserged q to the lsst and thele weie L0t few eases uf even trisiai disorder.
 Seattle, Sept. 5.-A tiust desd ta the exposition property was hIea tiis moraing with the 1Yashingoa T4rst Gonting 10 secure an Issue of loads 10 the amount of three hundrsd ald aity tbousaud doli4ls. This action eas taken alter long and careful con siderRtion by the directors, @llp feel entirely justified in assaming ttiS extra indebtedness in yi9w of the re-. tnrning good times asd constantly iu- ereasing good prospects Of tue hig far. This money will ba employed