The Alaska prospector., 1904-11-24
TelegraphiC News


 here n few days ago, has been crushed and order is again com pletely restored.
 Washington, Nov. 2O-Thc pres ident has the matter of Alaskan appointments still under consider ation. The marshal for the Sec ond division will be named soon. and will he expected to proceed to Nome at once, over the ice. to re- lieve Richards.
 The successor of Judge Brown. of the First division, will probably be named tomorrow.
 Chicago, Nov. 2O-Twcnty-two gas tanks. which are used for charging passenger cars in the Northwestern yards, exploded yes terdav. The shock did great dam age to surrounding buildings, and the fire which ensucd Is still spread ing. Five of the bodies of those killed have bee: recovered. There were a large number injured.
 San Franrisco. Nov. 2O-The convention of the American Feder- ation of Labor. which completed its session yesterday, adopted petition lo congress asking that Japanese labor be excluded from the United States by immigration laws.
 Seattle. Nov. 2O-The Burnside left this morning for Sitka to re- pair the Seattle-Ealdcz cable. IL will take her about three days to make the trip and probably another day to repair the break. SO that communication will be re-cstab- lished by Wednesday afternoon.
 Panama. Nov. 20-Fifteen hun dred Americau marines have land- ed and taken possession here. An extensive revolution is on foot against the government. and the marines are expected to he kept busy preserving order.
 Fernie. B. C.. Nov. 2O-GaS in a mine at Carbondale, ten miles from here, exploded yesterday, Ten miners were killed. All the bodies have been recovered. The mill is total wreck.
 S;. Petersburg, Nov. 20-News comes from Mukden that the great est battle in the history of the pres ent war is now raging along the Shakhe river below Mukden. Ku- ropatkin assumed the offensive and drove in the Japanese outposts, but Oyama has massed his forces and launched the army of 300.OOO men against the Russian force of 275.- GOO. No further details are avail able.
 Tokio. Nov. 2O-Advices from the front are to the effect that ku- ropatkin has assumed the offensive again. He captured and burned Hungreashetzu and several other villages south of Hun ri' CT. Oya- ma is preparing for another big fight.
 Elizabeth, N. J.. Nov. 2l-The submarine boat. which was built here, and shipped Oh steamer For tune. June 20. has reached Russia and was safely delivered to the authorities.
 Tokio. Nov. 20-That the cap ture of Port Arthur will be accom- plished in d few days is now prac- tically certain. Yesterday the forts of Erulangshan and Sanshkushan were blown up from tannels which had been run under them, and as soon as arrangements are complet- ed Port Arthur will meet with the same fate
 All tine important outposts and even the city proper are now un- dermined.
 St. Petersburg, Nov. 2O-For the first time in forty years the Rus sian papers suggest council of the nation. They say the people are weary of the intrigue> of the pal ace, and something must be done at once to avert internal war.
 Seattle. Nov. 2l-The Alaska Club has taken up the Perkins fight for the governorship of Alaska. At the last meeting they unanimously endorsed Col. Perkins, and wired d copy of the resolutions to the pres itls.nt They ursra that oply tvo