The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-09

from those who are familiar with the private life of the Vanderbilts it Is learned that the differences which have eliminated in the action are of long standing and that the couple have despaired of arriving at an agreement.
 Jefferson Gets Postoffice
 Washington, April 3-J. D. Jeffer- sons nomination as postmaster at Valdez, Alaska, was confirmed by the senate yesterday afternoon. There was no opposition, all factional differ ences have been settled prior to ac- tion by the senate.
 Cannon After Paper Trust
 Washington, April 4-Speaker of the house, Congressman Joe Cannon, yesterday indicated that he is going to start war on the white paper trust by introducing resolution calling up on the attorney general to make re- port as to what has been done to- ward prosecuting those responsible.
 Major Richardson Transferred.
 Washington, D. C., April 4-Maior "ilds P, Richardson, at the head of the Alaska road commission has been transferred from the Ninth to the Thirteenth Infantry. The transfer will not interfere with Maj. Richard sons work with the road commission.
 Big Money for Wrest1ers.
 Chicago, April 1.-The advance sale Of tickets for the Gotch-Hackcn- schmidt wrestling match which takes place here tonight exceed 5000.
 Fighting Bob Is Better
 Paso Robles, Cal, April 6-Rcar Admiral Robley D. Evans who has been confined at a hotel here suffer ing from the illness which compelled him to leave the fleet at Magdalena bay is much improved. He declares that he will rcjoin the fleet when it arrives off San Francisco
 Kelly And Atte11 Matched
 Seattle, April 6--Eddie of Kelly Buffalo and Abe Attell have signed arti- cles to fight near this city April 20. The fight will probably be held at Pleas ant Beach in Kitsap County, few miles down the Sound.
 Taft Talks To Conductors
 Chicago, April 7--Sccrctary Taft today addressed the convention of railroad conductors. In his speech he asserted that men controlling cap ital have the same right to combine for mutual interest that laboring men have.
 Cheap Rate For Delegates
 Chicago, April 7--Thc railroads have made special rate of 1ls cents a mile for delegates to the republi- can national convention.
 Delaware Apparently For Knox
 Dover, Del, April S-Senators Du Pont and Richardson controlled the state primaries yesterday, insuring the election of uninstructcd delegates to the national republican convention It is understood that both senators favor Senator Knox of Pennsylvania for the presidential nomination.
 Sasses the Guggenheims
 Washington, April S-Bakcr Stew art, who is interested in a Valdez Fairbanks railroad project, says here that "the Guggcnhcims have n mon opoly in steamship freight carrying in In lya T., the steamer lines to Alaska arc al- most prohibitivc and asks the prose cution of the steamship combines. Sues Senator Fulton For S1ander Salem, Ore, April 8-Statc Senator J. s. Smith sued United States Scna- tor Fulton today for $5OOO damages, charging the senator with islander in the alleged statement that Smith re- ceived $1500 from the late Senator MitchelPs corruption fund in sena- torial election.
 Canadian Pacific to Extend
 Winnepeg, April S--Thc Canadian Pacific Railroad Company announced today that it will build second rail- road line through the Rocky noun tains, connecting tho Edmonton branch with Hardy bay, Vancouver island.
 Gray Boom Popular
 Washington, April s--The boom of Judge George Gray of Delaware for the democratic nomination. for the presidency is meeting much favor and the conservative element of the narLv