The Ketchikan miner., 1909-01-09


 l PORTLAND, Dsc. Se.-1smes Finch, who some time ago murdered
 Prosecuting Attorney, Ralph Fisher, was today convicted ottns crime. The jary brought in s yersiics of murder ! in the first degree and made no rec characterization so it is presumed tha, when ssn,snce is passed by ,he judge,
 Finch will hang.
 ] WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-Ths Red Gross dispatched sloo. ooa to the refu- gees around Messina this morning and areh usy Sling ships with provisions snd clothing for the stricken district, Supplies are coming by the carload Snd are being stored in the vsssies as fast as the cars are placed on the docks, Men are working. night and. day and k Is thought two steamers will be ready to sail inside of q hours ROME. Isn. 4.-Ssromboli Island, one of the Lipari group. of the coast or Sicily. experienced violent earth qusks shock of three seconds duration winch ruined every building on the island. The Volcano from which the island takes it's naEe is in eruption and the entire Ltpari group is hidden in smoke and ashes. No deaths were reported hu. information is hard to get ss the present time owing to un- settled conditions.
 ROME. Jan. 4.-Pellaro has had several shocks today. some of them severe enough sp precipitate populat- ion into the sea. Hundreds of people are going insane daily snd there is DO place 10 care for them. Oters are panic stricken and fleeing from place to plaee wihs TO nxed destination or purpose beyoni getting away.
 WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-The Geo. logical survey has completed anu made public it's report on Alaska which shows Alaska to have populs- tiou estimated 10 De 3l. 010 permanent whites. LOO transienSs and 5. .o0 natives Alaska also has 1a,, 32O acres of workable coal of B quality far in excess oi any of the hilumipous coal vest of the Rocsy Mountains. The hsei report is on the value of products shipped 10 the states which for the year Is s-S2, Oss1 Oc1. This vast sum represents nearly s500 for every white nan. woman and child in Alaska and Is far in excess Of any state in the union according so she number oi people
 W WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-Em bsssador Griscom cables 10 The department st Washington, that money must De sent oy cable 50 the refugees as they are D dire need ot is- at the present time rot being able to wsiE until is arrives by steamer. The money the Enbassa- dor asks for Is for ,i1s relief of desii- tnta Americans in the earthquake disrr-ct.
 ROME. Jan. 4.-The orders issued ny .he officers 10 rhe soldiers ou guard are being carried out 10 the letter. \ repors states that sixteen looiers have been killed and six hundred arrests made. in nearly every case sbe persons arrested haiBg articles of iewelry in .heir lnossesion which they could not account for. T.,e looters are being shoGn TO ercy ard are heinz hurried 10 dungeons in tne near by towns, under heavy guard.
 Jackson, Ky. Jan i--What prom ises 10 be the bioOdiess fued in the history Of Kentucky is ,hst of ths Ca = lah4c- -4a-k ns clans oh comes be fore the courk shis coming week. Armed bands are docking to ihs sun port of ex-Sheriff Callahan who is to he tired for the murder of James Dat or Rash of Seosstain and she town is in terror. Judge Taurebeee fed 10 sbe woods aud declares be will not try ihs case without the protection Of sroorss which is is thought ill be sent at once. Nearly me vhole population has tasen sides and all are armed io the teeth. The firing of 3 gun or ar angry word would at this tiu ne be sfiI cient to sar rthe hlnodiest battles be- tween elan ever koosn io the state. . Later dispatches state tha. the clans have been called together and a blood! battle i- predicted before Mon day. All eTOr.s 10 locate the Judge have Jailed and is ]. feared he is eith- re he'd 2 prisoner or has iIeen killed by some mem Der of one of the clars. Erie. Pa, Jan. i-DBring per'o. : nance as focal theatre a fire Lroke ost in the huI,diug. The manage meni used evres precsutiOn in order 10 nos ,righten the occupants ot u e building and succeeded until ;he arris- al o, fFemen when panic bfol c oni. Women scream cd and started for tic exits but were met by fireman LOche who aas able to quite ibe tbiong ard get shem out Of the building in safs- sy. Through the euset determination of I,0eLe no doubt several lives were