The Ketchikan miner., 1909-02-06
We take the following from the

we bak6 tu6 lOIlOWluS IfOm Uue Daily Record :- General Allison Will
 mer, special assistant attorney gener. al, was on the Ohio on his way tC
 Valdez to investigate the charges made against Judge Silas H. Reid. The previuos rumor that Judge Reid had been ordered to Washington is incorrect, he was ordered, however, to Valdez to meet General Wilmer, who will begin his investigations al that town. Judge Reid is now on the trail between Faribnkss and Valdez and is accompanied by Marshal Love and District Attorney Crossley of the third division. While waiting fol the Ohio in Seattle, General Winner had lengthy interview with Judge Haight, at one time counsel for the Alaska Central Railroad Co. and now acting in the same capacity for Pres dent Frost of the same corporati on. It is said that Judge Haight imparted much information bearing on the re- ceivership proceedings. General Wilmer comes clothed with plenary powers in the investigation of the alleged charges of graft against Judge Reid.
 The charges are that Reid unnecess- arily apointed receiver, "his own brother-in.law'', for the Alaska Gen. tral Railroad at Seward and allowed him salary of $500 per month, which is declared by president Frost to be exhorbitant and unreasonable.
 General WiImer, the man who as come ouv to investigate the charges, is Civil War veteran and has been detailed on some of the famous official graft prosecutions in the east and for many yaers has been connected with the attorney generals department at Washington in an inquisitorial capaci- ty.
 Washington. Feb. 3.-The Senate today appropriated $20O, GOO for the purchase of the new automatic rifle which IS for the use of the arines in the U. s. Navy.
 /: Washington, Feh.3. The resolution s of the Seattle Chamber of Commert e regarding the million dollar appropria- ton for Alaska roads was turned down in the senate this morning on tech uicaiities in it's reading and it was stated that there would be DO ad- ditionals-.appropriations made except for the continuance of road building previously laid out. The Chamber. of Commerce has as yet not lost hope and will make determined fight for the amount they asked for at their meeting. Senator Piles who has ai- ways been a champion of the bill is busy forming an amendment of the original bill and still has hopes of get ting the million dollar appropriation.
 Washington, Feb ,. In 1909, while Fritz Strombach was visiting his mother in Russia, he was executed there for some crime the nature of which was not at the time, nor has it yet been made clear to the officers of this government. The State depart men1 called on Consul Riga today and are Investigating the case and will make their report public in d few days.
 San Francisco, Feb. 3.-The Federal court of appeals has rendered decisions in several impol tanr cases, among them being the judgement of the lower court in the case of Vuko Perovich, of 4 Alaska, who was convicted of murder. The findings of the lower court was affirmed and Perovich must hang for Mildred Gold Minrg Co. against w. Ebner, the judgement of the lower court was affirmed and juogement en- tered in favor of the Alaska Mildred. The decree was also aili,med in favor oi R. Mcdonald and t. Garter agalnst I. Whistler, VI hich involve, the title to certain Alaska mines. Judgement was al>o affirmed in tavrt ui the Nome Beach Lightering and Tran ortation Co. against the Standard NJ. rine h.
 urance Co. on the ship Catherine Sudden.
 Washington, Feb. 5. 3.-After q stormy dehate in the sentae this morning, by a vote of sixty to eighty, the appro- priation of b5O0, GOO for aeronau!ic ex- pei iments was reversed, and as it now stan, s there is no bill before the House fur any amount for the purpose of carrying on experiments now under way. 1t is thought however that be- fore the senate adjourns smaller ap- propriaition will he considered and passed without dissenting voice. The bill has been considered out of reason by many of the senators who convinced enough members to secure a reversal.
 Washington, Feb. 3.-The House locked horns this morning over SIP, 900 appropriation for an automobile for president elect Taft and refused to accept an amendment to the urgent deficiency bill striking the appropria- tion. Many short talks were made on the subject and sharp things were