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■ tfsip ' < - . i .< ; •; * ► -«-*-•»* —vt*- - ^ „ Alaska Hist. Lib ami Muhuu. 11 S 12—Juneau, Alaska PRICE 10 CENTS KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JAA. a, iwi« , VOL. VI. NO. 52 Chicago, Jan. 3—Justices Baker, Seaman and Kohlsaal, sitting as the Circuit Court of Appeals in this city for this circuit, have ruled that 32 labor leaders convicted at Indianap olis of illegally carrying dyna mite may be released on bail, pending the hearing of their | appeal. The bond in every in 'stance except Ryan was fixed at $10,000 per year for each year sentenced, while Ryan bail was fixed ■' ' 70,000. prosecution nu de a hard b against admitting the prisoner io bail, l.mt the court overruled them. * in-lb tomorrow. \\ i! tc lunn v,:t»!i eing transferred from tin cruiser to I ie shore, id l the vessels fired the ambasst uoria salute. -+ PROMINENT FI3H MEN ARRIVE R. Liudenberg and It. Ber gman, accompanied by G. Joi st rop and O. Jarnev, their friends, arrived up on the Northwestern last night and will make a tour of inspection of the Lindenberger interests in this region. Capt. Jimmie Sayles went to Roe Point yesler day and brought back the Ber lin which will he used by the party on their trip. lie made close connections, beating the Northwestern in by less than half an hour. IT IS TO LAUGH Frozen water pipes as a rule are no joke, but the Miner Man ran onto one this morning that was. As he was passing Founts plumbing shop he saw that worthy out with all the thaw ing paraphanalia so dear to the heart of a plumber thawing out his own pipes, and it was such a good joke that we had to pass it along. -4, A pretty fair show at the Bream tonight adv SMOKE FISHERMAN IN THIS MORNING The steam halibut fisherman Chicago was at anchor in the iv.. i>lcod I his morning. She has a crew of fishermen on board who 1. ve been brought In- this coast from Gloucester. iTi rase this experiment proves a success, crews for the other boats now tied up on account I of the strke, will also be .se cured. Tlie Clicago belongs to j the Chlopeck Fish Company of Memphis, Jan. 3—An epi demic of spinal meningitis has struck (his eiiy and deaths are resulting by the score. The hospitals are all filled, and the nurses and physicians are tax ed to the prostration point in trying to lake care of the cases THREE BOATS IN LAST NIGHT The steamers Northwestern, Alki 'ini Curacao were all in last night, the former on her way north, (lie other two head led back to the Sound. The Ketchikan passengers on II. Northwestern were W. li. Me Arthur, R. Lindenberg, If. Bergman, O. .turner, O. Jet strop, 1*. J. Philbiu, G. M. Scott. R. Scott, E. A. Purdy, C. ,M. Zillcr and J. Abolin. | It is a rattling good show at ;ilie Dream tonight. adv But in the meantime go to 'the Dream. 1 THE STEDMAN | Serves the Best Meals in \ own 25 cents and up $5 0 STRONG STOVE CO. W. G. STRONG. Manager Monarch Ranges Coal and Wood Cook Stoves i Hot Blast Heaters Camp Stoves Heckman Bldg. New York. Jan. 3--All the medical fraternity of this oily is discussing the new discover} by which Dr. Carroll claim to be able to heal a broken leg h one day. The doctor has made demonstrations in several id' Ihe hospitals of this city, in every instance of which liis patients have been able to walk out of the hospital in an in credibly short time. -+ few York. Jan. 3—Fifty one thousand garment workers have joined the strikers in this city, and factories bv Ihe hun dreds have been forced to close on account of the lack of op erators. -* ALASKA S. S. CO. GOES SACK TO OLD RATES The Alaska Slenmsmp corn, any has issued a new tariff for freight rates between the Hound points and Southeastern 'Alaska. General merchandise roes .up one dollar per ton. from $2.00 to 93.00; meal is ut from $33.00 to $ 15.00 per I ion, while fresh fruit and veg etables are advanced from $2. : to $ i.00 per ton. VACATiON ENDS MONDAY The long vacation the kids ave been making so much of j fur the past several weeks will omc to an end Monday, when ihe hell will ring again, and the work of the year will lie re sumed at the local schools. : -* Three partially furnished rooms for rent, see C. H. Fiee' _ '■ Wushiiigton, Jan, 3—While I emporarily insane, W. W. Wedemeyer, of Ann Arbor, Midi., member of Congress mm the Second Congressional district of Michigan, jumped i.\er board from a steamer while on his way to this city, and was drowned. J1 e was serving his first term in the House of Representatives, by profession a lawjer, 03 years of age. --—+ — Washington. Jan. 3—Presi dent Taft slates that he will leave the Panama question to his successor, ince the latter will have a majority of Cong ress with him on any measure he may undertake. -4— LEADING ORE AT RUSH & BROWN’S The steamer Alki was in a.. ; bout midnight and took on board 300 boxes of frozen bah. j ibut at the New England plant. ! After completing that she wei over to Kart a bay where ■' will load five or six hnndr toils of ore at the Rush & Crown mine. She will go -'.yith from here tomorrow af ternoon. - + CORDOVA BRINGS COAL The Cordova of I tie Alaska S. A Co. discharged 100 tons of coal for I lie Ketchikan Wharf j company yesterday and left for i northern points later. 200 ad. > ditional tons will arrive on the ! LaTouche in about ten days. * --+-— Everybody go to Llie Dream to see a good show. adv j ■ -• ***■**—•■ ■**=-»»* —*■ ■ i —■ '—'Hi n uaj- tit< ii —i mi mum i — i rimrwti in mu ii j Is Will Help You Save. || -y. >r~ •;. sa j| Open a Savings Account | and we give you one of 1 these handsome home | banks. It takes all deno- 3 3 mirations of coins and paper money, and is of a j n i size and shape convenient j1 to carry in the pocket to ! PI the Dank for deposit [ I You Keep the Bank and gj We keep the Kay. ea mnsvaa -samt Pisasaa ssi |; I Savings Department Of The | I MINERS a MERCHANTS BANK ! 1 ■ London, Jan. 3—Both sides in •lie peace conference assert that They have made all ilie concessions they can. and that Turkey must either give up Adrianople or take up the sword and gun again. The Turkish representati\es stale that if the Bulgars had actually captured Adrianople they would have something to Paso their demands upon for I lie posses sion of that city, which is now the stumbling block to peace in the Balkans. PROF. SUiWPF TO TAKE A VACATION Prof. Jake Surnpf will be a passenger soul!) on the Alki to morrow on his way south on a vacation. lie intends to visit his mother in San Diego, and will of course take in all the sights on the way there and back. Ife tells the Miner that he intends to return about the first of February and will bring hack with lorn a trunkful of the latest thing , in music for the band and orchestra. < his return the Professor in tends to resume his Saturday night dances. _L__ THE DOOR New York, Jan. 3—The ser geant at arms oi' the House of Representatives lias wired lo Washington for permission to break in I he doors of William Rockefeller’s residence. A re port is in circulation that Mr. Rockefeller has chartered a small steamer at Brunswick, Georgia, and put If sea for an unknown purl. •-4* LOOKING FOR BOATS OWNER A. J. Johnson, of Pennock Island, was a caller at Hie Min.. • , office this morning lo se cure the paper’s assistance in locating the owner or owners, of (he gasoline boat J. Pedro, or at least that is as near as the Miner Man can come to lhe spelling as ho pronounces if. According to Johnson, the own icrs of !hc Pedro anchored her in the cove at the head of Pen nock about a couple of we U ago and have never been near I he boat since. The heavy gales of the pasl couple of weeks caused (he boat to break adrift and Johnson had to take his own lines to haul her cl; with and moor her again. Hr naturally is wondering v ‘ ; j has become of I lie crew, and why they don't go out and see j how I he i r boat is making it. “BERT” GOES SOUTH Manager Bertleson of Kirmsc .jewelry store expects -to leave mi the Humboldt for llie soulh. lie is on his vacation, which will last in the neighbqrood of a month. --*-~ 1¥3. E. CHURCH The Communion will be nd.. mirislered in the morning next Sunday. In llie evening a New Year’s Sermon will he giv > \ cordial invitation is given to all lc allend Ihose services. li. W. MICIIBXER, Pasler Did you notice how nice and cozy it is in the Dream these cold nights. adv i i tJM Lt _ Washington, Jail. 8—Senator Bailey of Texas, delivered his last set speech in the Senate last night. Knowing that he intended to do so, hundreds of I is friends parked Ihe gaUeric The speech was a croak in op position lo the Initiative and Referendum. SALVATION ARMY MAN IN TOWN Adjuslant Rob’t Smith, in I'harge of the Salvation Army I work in this region is a local 'visitor. Mr. Smith, who re sides and makes his headquart ers at Wrangell, is on a tour of jinspection of the army corps of Sou i heastern Alaska. OFF TO HONOLULU Charles Dcppe and wife are passengers south on the Cura cao, on their way to Honolulu where (hey will spend ,a month or two, that is providing Gluts, doesn’t get cold feet at Ihe lluuigha of making Hind ocean (rip from San Francisco lo (lie 1 slands. FOR RENT Fine front room, with all mod ■ - i conveniences, beautiful lo n1 inii. Two gentlemen prefer e l. Apply at Miner office. -+ Apoles at Zimmerman’s. .. ndv r ■wgjaBBBsag^a^aeaisasBiBiaaswBBegBBBB^BaaaHjMwwwMaiBwmBiaaew g »-*■*<& * «r T**&iV- * ,<i v«. •q. * «*"