The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-08
TelegraphiC News

' NN ''' t'tiN'it'SN st ta h tttlittStils If B,ughamton. \. Y. as judge of Ike F.as; district of Alaska. to sue cte,i Judge Brown. who resigned.
 Washington. Dec. 5-The gov erumltn; has decided ;o pat q stop 10 advertising guessing contests in laperS that % through the mails.
 Dublin, Dee. 5-owi-g to . faii- ure ci the potato crop in Ireland famine is threatened. Peat is scarce and the poor are without fuel.
 Duquo;in, Ill. Dee. 3-Joseph Letter. the mine operator, has been indicted bv the grand jury on the charge of importing armed men in- io the state.
 Panama. Dec. Secretary Taft who came here tu complete ar ranscments for occupation oi canal strip. has iinished his work. lie Was ieadered a banquet hy officials and all is quiet.
 Washington. Dee. 5--The 5S.h session oi congress convened to- Gay. Thousands oi sishiseers thronged the galleries ;o witness the lruceediugs. In the House. bending the presentation oi the annual "le>>age. nothing beyond the merest routine was accom- ] piished. Cochran, o: New York. introduced bill providing Tor the appointment oi q special "ommis- sion to inquire into the an cunts epent by both parties n presiden- tial elections since lSJD.
 Washington. Dec. Roosevelt has announced that he fayors ;rue reciprocity and better trade rela- lions wi;h Canada.
 Vancouver. Dee. 5-Bri.ish Columbia will ask par,iamen, to impose Il tax an American lumh her. . Trenton. Dee. 5-Invcn;or Edi- son k now involved ill litigation over patents which seriously effects electrical manufacturing firms handling his patents.
 l Washington. Dee. 5-Russia has Signiiied her willingness to rartici- pate in Il peace convention, hu; asks that il be postponed til some future date
 Tokio. Dee. 5-The Mikado has called second war diet io consid- CT raising funds 10 continue the war.
 1 Chicago, Dec. 6-A great scheme for the organization of gigantic combin with . capitalization oi s.00.C00.GG0. to put all ihe inde- i pendent telephone coMpanir, out oi business, has just come to light in Chicago. An eas;'ra syndicate has been quietly obtaining options 1 for some time.
 Tokio, Dec. 6-The Russians are nightly attacking Meter hill. They are making q desperate attempt to recapture this h:ll to prevent the .)ars destroying the feet, which is within easy range of Meter hill.
 St. Petersburg. Dee. 6- The marked independence oi attitude oi various classes here since the meeting of the Zrgn-tvos is illus trated bv the action ;a',en by the bar association to-day. Three hun members marched to the town hail and called a . eeiin-. The prcSi- dent declined to preside. calling the meeting illegal. but the members refused disperse. and after electing another chairman passed resolu- tions censurine the Procurator. and declaring that laws could not pro- tect citizens against misrule until freedom of press and conscience is guaranteed.
 ! Heretofore the participants in such q meeting would have all been ! punished. but it l. evident now that the Czar intends to grant re- forms asked for by Zcmsivos.
 Washington. Dec. G-General James A. Iyner. who vas post master general in 1876. during Grants administration. died here yesterday.
 Washington. Dec. G-The presi- dents annual message to congress l contains strong recommendation regarding legislation for Alaska. He contempla,es radical change. in the powers of the federal officers and iavors 3 delegate to congress.
 Los Angeles, Dee. G-An atiemp; was made at four o'clock this morning to rob the express ear on the wes;bound santa te overland. .t DaaDat Moiay.. Io.ar& Th. ax