The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-15
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.


 vorce at Paris fipm her Turkish husband. She Otains the c,ist odv of her children.
 London. Dec. S-The Standard asserts that the entirs aissian arr my division which has been sta toned in Caucasus has been or dcred to the Afghan frontier.
 Mukdcn. Dec. S-It is reported that the force sent to turn Gen. RennenEamps flank has been re- pulsed with great loss. The Japs ran into an ambush and left over 1900 dead on the field besides the wounded. The Russian loss was about 10.
 ! Vancouver, Wash, Dec. 5-Pri- vate Stubbs, who shot and killed Private Nandever at American lake encampmua5. lat summer. has been found guilty of murder by court martial. He will appeal to the civil courts.
 Tokio. Dee. 9-The bonn 7iardl mcnt of the Russian fleet at Port Arthur continues. The battleship Poltava is sunk. the Bayan is a. ground. :he Retvizan is listing baol ly and will sink, the Pobeida and peresvia are badly injured, and ! the Paltada is full ef holes. It is momentarily expected that the vessels now above water will be abandoned by the Russians and blown up.
 Cheioo. Dec. 9-Ths Russian fleet at Port Arthur has been en- tirely wiped out by the Japanese fire from Meter hill. All the battloships, cruisers and gunboats are sunk. and only q few of the destroyers re ain. The crews have been taken ashore. The Japs are now searching for transports and destroyers in the harbo4-for targets.
 Mukden, Dec. 9-A very heavy cannonading is now going on at Pontiloff hill. No move of iupoza- ance made yet by either side.
 Washington, Dec. 9-The Japan ese government has advised the de- partment that they will join in the Hague conference, providing it avoidsy consideration of the present war
 Washington, Dec. 9-Senator Dei,rich, of Nebraska, proposes that a commission of six, besides the governor, be appointed to gov ern Alaska. His. idea is to have three elected, and three appointed by the president. There is strong movement under way to reduce the power of the Federal court. Washington. Dec 9-California senators, are threatening to block the confirmation of Henry NJ. Hoyt H of California, who has been named for district attorney at Nome: They claim that he is not a repub- lican.
 Washington, Dec. 9-Collector Jarvis has been ordered to proceed here at once for a conference with the president on customs matters in Alaska. The Alaska colony i; here is sanguine that this means the removal, of harrassing regula- tions along the Alaska British line. The matter of making Fairbanks d sub-poft of entry will also be con sidered.
 Washington. Dec. 9-Subpsnas have been issuee for Senator Mitch ell and other Oregon representa- tives, to testify in the Oregon land fraud cases.
 Seattle, Dec. 9.Tex Richards and Lee Little. witnesses in the Beasley case, left for Juneau day before yesterday. It was generally reported that Beasley had jumped his bond and gone to South Africa. but he reached here last night and took the Jefferson for Juneau. He had been sick in New York, which accounts for his delay. Portland, Dee. 9After 8 min utes deiiheration the jury in the , public land fraud cases returned a verdict of guilty against Butler, Mackinney. Watson and Tarpey. This is the ease in which Senator Mitchell and Congressman Herr man are implicated
 Seattle. Dec -9-The Alaska Club p' sending out memorials to con- gressmen urging that delegate be allowed Alaska.
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