The Alaska prospector., 1904-10-27
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Seattle, Oct. 21-Attorney Tom Page was yesterday sentenced to jail for contempt of court. He was appearing in case before Judge Ia .siBan and refused tossit down when ordered to do so by ths. court.
 Washington, Oct. 21-The post office department has issued orders to all postmasters to enclose all registered matter for Atlin, Bennett Dalton. Discovery. Lake Bennett, Log Cabin, and Pine Creek in reg istered packages marked Canada" and addressed to the postmaster at Skagway.
 Washington, Oct. 23-In few days invitations will be dispatched to the different powers to name delegates to peace conference, which will be held at the Hague. The purpose of this conference is to attempt to end the Russian-Jap- anese war. The date of the confer snce has not been set.
 St. Louis, Oct. 22-Yesterday. while attempting to capture three men, who were suspected of being implicated in the Illinois Central robbery of last month, two detect ives, Shea and Dwyer, were killed and detective McClusky shot in the stomach. They surrounded q house where the suspects were, and fight ensued. One of the robbers Ross, was killed, and Blair and Vaughn were seriously wounded and are in the hospital.
 Spokane, Oct Russian spies visited the Great Northern railroad yards at this place trying to locate the torpedo boats which are enroute over this road to Japan. They failed to get the required informa- :tion, but it is feared that they will finally locate the boats and destroy them. An attempt was made to wreck them near MinOt few days ago. The boats. are due in Seattle to-day.
 Seattle, Oct. 22-The steamship Olympia has arrived from Nome. She encountered the same fierce storm all the way that so nearly disabled the Garonne.
 On Oct 2nd the second steward, E. J.. Hogan, jumped overheard and was lost. He had been drinking heavily for several days. Hogan is brother of Purser Hogan of the Topeka.
 There are a number of smaller vessels now enrou,e from Nome and it is feared that this terrible storm of the past 10 days may have injured some of them.
 Seattle, Oct. 22-The Topeka, which sunk at the wharf some time ago, has been raised. It is proved that the sinking of the boat was caused by an open headlight and a bursting water tank.
 Boston, Oct. 24-The board of naval officers which is to supervim. the trial of the battleship Colorado met here this morning. The trial trip is to be made Wednesday.
 London, Oct. 25-Count Benek- endorf, the Russian ambassador returned to London yesterday from Silesia, where he had been to cele- brate his silver wedding. He was met at the Victoria street station by a great mob, which followed him to the embassy, hOoting and jeering. There was no violence offered, but corps of special po- lice have been detailed to- guard the embassy.
 Butte, Oct. 25-In a duel with revolvers here yesterday, Harry J. Callahan, bailiff of the federal court, was killed by Miles Fuller. Fuller was accused bv Callahan of stealing gold from slure boxes. Fuller has been arrested.
 Eondon, Oct. 25-The only off, cial news given out regarding the North Sea outrage is that the Rus sian government has received no word from the admiral of the Bal tic fleet as to the cause of his at- tack on fishing fleet, and in the absence of definite news can do nothing further than express regret for the occurrence. Public feeling is so strong that the government will have to stick to demands for