The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10

expected to he on his way to Alaska.
 The break came yesterday when Hoggabt and Shackleford made a written com munication to Frank H. Hitchcock, postmaster general, in which they said that the Alaskan towns all wanted to be permitted to allow gambling, that they all were clamoring for a wide open policy, especially Fairbanks. They said that Delegate Wickersham was openly and notoriously elected by the liquor and gambling interests and he should not be recognized as representing Alaskans ir any sense of the word.
 New York, Leo Stevens is becom- ing active in having the government regulate hal,ooning. He has enlisted the support of the Aero club of New York who will take the question up with the National Association. The object is to pre-, ent death by foolhardy experiments.
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 Washington April 5-Senator Cullom offered resolution today favoring the extension of the presidents term to six years. The senate adjourned until Thursday.
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 San Francisco, April 5-The grind began again this morning in the Cal houn bribery case. This is the four teenth week that the work of trying a lury has been going on. But seven jurors have qualified so far.
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 Lyons, N. Y., April 5--Georgia Sampson was placed on trial today, accused of having murdered her hus- band, a nephew of the late Admiral Sampson of the U. s. navy. Her en- tire family has been summoned by the prosecution.
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 Pasadena, April 3.-Ernest Leifing- well leaves today for Seattle to prepare for two years tour in the Arctic. He will atten pt the northwest pass age and may try for the north pole. H is trip will be style one of discovery and scientific investigation.
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 San Francisco, April 5-The steamer Indiana erroute from here to New Y ork went on the rocks in Magdalena Bay last night.
 The United States cruiser Albany went to the relief and rescue of the crew and hundred passengers. The boat is stuck fast and the cargo is be- ing salvaged.
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 Washington, April > President t Taft has entered upon his second month of the presidency. He has lost conf- dence in the strenuous policy of Roose- welt, and intends conducting his ad- ministration along milder lines. He has announced that the "big stick administration will give place to a "feather duster" system that will he totally reactionary. All those who formerly feared Mr. Roosevelt have lined up under the banners of Presi dent Taft and his policy of meekness.
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 Naples, April 5-Theodore Roose- welt and party arrived here late this afternoon.
 They were greeted abuard the Hamburg hy the city council and officials, taken ashore in launch, whisked away in an automobile to a luncheon with Duke and Duchess Asota, the crowds cheering them on the way. Women strewed the road with flowers and many panquets were held in honor of the distingui shed Americans.
 They will sail tomorrow on the steamship Admiral for Mobosa.
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 St. louis, April 5-Four Judges are in session at the circuit court hear ing the arguments presented by the government today seeking the dissolu- tion of the Standard Oil Company,