The Alaska prospector., 1905-12-21
lelegraphic News
 Of The Week

Washlngton. Dec. 14-Senator Plies Is to see the president to-day. and will ask him to receive the Alaskan delegates. and all Alas kans now in Washington, in a body. Arrangements have been made that Secretary Hitchcock will give the Alaska convention resolutions to the president, while Senator Ankeny will present the credentials of the delegates to the Senate, and Cushman will do the same in the House.
 Seattle, Dec. 14--A. E. Boyd. general manager of the Nome Tel ephone Co, has made an offer to te war department to lease the entire Alaskan cable and telegraph system. He is backed by eastern capital, and is confident of his abliity to make 1t paying propo- sition from the start. No answer has been received from the depart ment. A special act of congress would be necessary to make such a change.
 Tacoma, Dec. 14-The govern has brought suit to annul titles to lands amounting in value to more than half Il million dollars. claim that the land was fraudulentlv ac. quired. There are about one hun dred claimants to the land.
 St. Petersburg, Dec. 1.-The Czar, closely guarded, does not stir from the palace. He is plac- ing all dependence upon Vitte to restore order. The employees of of the Trans-Siberian railroad have sent word to the Manchurian army that even if a strike is declared they will bring home the army to fight for liberty.
 New York, Dec. 14-Sarah Bern hardt, is up against the theatrical tr, st in Texas, and will be forced to appear this trip in q large tent. The trust has closed the doors of all their theatres against her.
 St. Petersburg, Dee. Messen- gers arrived to-day after tramp of l30 miles, to announce the for nation of new form of govern ment at Livonia. set up by the in- surgents, who have captured Dvina fort. Many of the government troops have gone over to the rebels. There is a general uprising of the peasants, who are strolling over the country in bands, pillaging the smaller places.
 Toledo, Dec 16-The Nelson McGovern fight is called off. No forfeit was put up by McGovern.
 Chicago Dec. 16--1'he supreme court says Iohan Hoch. the mod- ern Bluebeard, must hang Febru- ary 23. for the murder of his wives.
 Los Angeles, Dee. 16-Eddie Hanlon was beaten last night in twenty rounds by Kid Herman. The fighting was fierce from start to finish.
 Milwaukee, Dec, 15-The civil service reform league is in session here. Resolutions condemning boss rule were adopted to-day.
 New York, Dec. l5-Miss Fitz, a Nome operator, was robbed here to-day. She had ordered iurs to the value of 5000 sent to her ho- tel, and on their arrival the deiiv- cry wagon was met at he door by strange man who receipted for the furs and disappeared. No trace of the stolen goods has been obtained.
 St. Paul, Dec 15-A big banquet was given here last night to James J. Hill. In speech Hill declared that extensive rate reductions, due to the rapid development of the west, would be made soon.
 VI dstiiil gun, i'SS. lc ifSlt IsS likely to be two vacancies on the Alaska bench soon. The term of Judge Moore, of Nome, expires next spring, and there is every probability that the new bill orcat- ing an extra judicial district will be adopted.
 Washington, Dec. l5-A delega tion of the Alaskans here will meet the president to-day. Delegate Ryan is to be spokesman. There viii be about twenty in the delega- tiOn.
 Vancouver, B. C., Dee. 16-In- dians kidl appel girl from here and took her to an interior village Poisonous herb jnices were used to disguise her, and sine died soon af- for baipu yapayara1