The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-13
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Items of Interest From All Over the World, Told in Short
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champion wrestler of the world has signed for a match with Hacken. schmidt to be pulled off here No. vember 9
 Cordova, March 10- The Chamber o1 Commerce gave reception and ban- quoted Joseph Diggs last night in re- cognition of his attracting capital to open operations here.
 Washington, March 1O-Contracts were signed today by the war depart ment for two submarines to be built by Moran Bros. of Seattle. The work will begin as soon as preliminaries can be arranged.
 Brinkley, Ark, March 10-Thirty people were killed and million dol lars worth of damage done in the cy- clone which struck this town yester- day. Reports of the dead and pro- perty destruction are coming in al- most hourly. At Little Rock six are dead and many injured. Many are homeless and relief is being sent in.
 Nome, March lO--A report comes from Point Barrow, a cape on the northermost point of Alaska, that a dozen native hunters were eaten by sharks. It is presumed that the men were hunting seal in an open boat when the sharks attacked them and capsized the boat and made Jonahs out of the whole party.
 London, March 1O-Considerable alarm is felt here over report from Barritz, France, that King Edward died last night. The foreign office discredits the rumor.
 Biarritz is a watering place in the South of France, on the sea coast, where the king has gone to enjoy the bathing and beautiful climate.
 Later-It is officially denied that King Edward is dead, but is admitted that his health is in very precarious condition and it is feared that he can't live.
 Washington, March 1.-The tariff revision bill will contain copper, lead and sugar unchanged from the present schedule and iron ore will be put on the free list. The duty on humber is to be increased.
 Philadelphia, March ll-Abe Attell put it all over Young Pierce here last evening, knocking him out in the sixth round. The fight was fast and furious but Attell showed superiority from the start.
 Salt Lake, March 1l-George and Jerry Peterson, two brothers. were rescued from mine here to-day alter having been fifty hours entomhed. The men were dragged through an eighteen inch hole nearly dead from hunger and terror.
 Washington, Mach 1.-The Fourth Division bill for Alaska is now q law and will become operative in July when appointments will he made. There is already big scramble for places and wires are being laid from all points of the compass.
 Spokane, March 1.-The Colville Indians are starving as a result of the Governments failure to pay them for their land. The severe winter and their destitute condition makes their suffering terrible. Towns all around the reservation are raising funds and supplies to be sent to them.
 Washington, March 1l-It is an- nounced here today that President Taft will not re-appoint Judge Gum nlson, and that Lyons is working for Shoup's place. There are three can didates out for the judgeship Over field, Sheppard and dark horse in this city. The marshalship p candidates are sullivan of Fairbanks, Shea of Nome, Driebelbis, Powell, Harvey, Sullivan and David Sutherland.
 Seattle. March 1.-The Portland sailed this morning for Alaska taking six hundred cases of eggs and large passenger list.
 Bert Doane goes to Kodiak to buy furs, Applegate to survey Dutch Harbor, Ferdinand Dejournal and L.. ponnott and son were DaSsenpers for