The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-05
1e|e}Iaphi( News
Salmon Men Start North

gagged In the salmon industry sailed for Southeastern Alaska on the steamer Cottage city last night to prepare for the seasons work.
 Parliament Gets Excited
 London, Feb. 2S-Parliament Is aroused over the Macedonian crisis and the prospect of war between Tur- key and Russia over the boundary dispute.
 Ohio Adopts Local Option
 Columbus, Feb. 2s-The Ohio legis- lature today passed tho local option bill.
 Douma Members In Palace
 St. Petersburg, Feb. 2s-The czar today invited several members of the douna to Che imperial palace for the first time, Legislative projects were discussed.
 Hughes Loses Race Track Fight Albany, Feb. 2S--Gov. Hughes Is defeated i'll his effort to abolish pool selling at the race tracks. The lcgis- latnrc will not pass the legislation he recommends on the subject. Roosevelt Carries Chip on Shoulder
 Washington, Feb. 2s -- President Roosevelt declared in an address last night that he will continue his fight against rotteness and corruption as long as he is In office.
 Meeting Breaks Up In Row
 Vancouver, Is. C., Feb. 2s-A Jap anesc exclusion Dioeting broke up in a row last night. The debate was very ~arm and the meeting adjourned without taking action. Another meeting will be held by the cxclu. sion element to adopt resolutions against the admission of any Asiatics into British Columbia.
 Wills Teeth to Dentist Wade committed suicide today after writing A will in which he beuucatcd his teeth tO q dentist
 Marine Strike Ends
 Seattle, Feb. 29--Thc strike of the marine engineers ended yesterday and big fleet of steamers which have been tied up along the sound Is anchored In the harbor, awaiting orders.
 Juneau Will Produce More Gold
 Seattle, Feb. 29-C. l.. Hobart, col lector of customs fer the district of Alaska, says the Juneau gold mines will increase their output this year.
 Lumbermen Get Together
 Tacoma, Feb. 29--Lumbcrmen from all over the northwestern states are In the city for the meeting ot the northwestern association. The aban- donment of the 40-ceEt rate by the railroads will be made tho occasion ot an effort 10 have the rate restored.
 Great Guns For Fort Casey
 Washington, Feb. 29--Fort Casey, on Puget sound, may be equipped with two l2.inch guns.
 Whoops Exposition Aid S5O,OO0
 Washington, Feb. 29--The rhouse committee on cXpositions agreed to- day to add S5O,O0O to the appropria- . ton Of S7OO, ,0OO already voted by the senate for the Alaska Yukon. Pacific exposition.
 Fall to Recover Sealskins
 Victoria, E. C., Feb. 2g--Sailors of the schooner Ella G.. which was wrecked on the Barbary islands and sunk, came here today after several days intellectual effort to recover the t2 sea!skins on the vessel.
 Indian Senators Wrangle
 Washington. Feb. % Senator Cur tis of Kansas and Owen of Oklahoma, both of Indian blood, had an exciting and dramatic argument In the senate yesterday afternoon on the Indian question.
 Sentence Seven Terrorists
 St. Petersburg, Feb. 2J--Seven ter rorists, two of them women, wero sentenced to death today and the sentence will be carried out immcdi- ately,
 Complying With Nine Hour Law Washington, March 2-Amcrican railroads arc taking on many thous- ands of additional operating em- ployes to comply with the nine-hour day law. Swiss Avalanche Kills Thirteen Borne, Switzerland, March 2--Thir- teen were killed and fifteen injured by an avalanche which. covered n hotel yesterday.
 Persian Shah Escapes Bomb
 Teherau, March A--A bomb was thrown at the shah today but he yas