The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
Te|e}Iaphi( News
Gymnasium For Egbert


 the soldiers stationed at Fort Egbert, Alaska. Work will be begun as soon as is possible.
 General Linevitch Dying
 St. Petersburg, April 2O-General Linevitch, the officer who was in charge of the Russian forces at Man churia during the war with Japan is dying as the result of an attack of pneumonia.
 Wreckage on Vancouver Island Seattle, April 2O-Word has just been received from Carmanah Point, Vancouver Island that large amount of wreckagc has been found. Local shipping men have no theory as to the identity of the vessel lost. Roller and Westegaard Matched Seattle, April 2O-D. B. F. Roller and Herman Westegarrd have been matched to wrestle April P. The men met in March and Roller won in two straight falls.
 Bad Fire Tn Frisco
 San Francisco, April 2l-Morc than one hundred families are homeless and John Macey and his wife may die as the result of fire which swept through the tenement district in the neighborhood of Buchanan street this morning. The fire started in Il garage on Buchanan street.
 Guatema1a's President Shot
 Guatemala City, April 2l-Six shots were fired at President Cabrera on the street this morning. The pres ident escaped with slight wound on the hand and the would-bc assassins escaped. The shooting is the out come of political troubles.
 Congressmen Bury Hatchet
 Washington, April 2l--Onicial Washington is abuzZ concerning the peace treaty that has closed the breach formerly existing between Speaker Cannon and Representative John Sharp Williams. The hatchet has been buried deep and Williams has come out with a statement in which he declares that the speaker did right in adjourning the house Saturday during dead lock.
 Auto Race Bet Offered
 Seattle, April 2l-H. Maluin, q French mining expert who is now in the city from southeastern Alaska has offered to bet two to one that the Paris Journal automobile, the inde- pendent entry in the international race, will be victorious.
 Father of Base Ball Dies
 New York, April 21-Henry Chad wick, known to sportsmen as the father of base ball died last night in local hospital. Chadwick has been ill for more than week, suffering from pneumonia.
 Russ sia Rushing Achievements Tiflis, Russia, April 22-Stirrcd into immediate action by the report that Kurdish brigands have detachment of Russian troops at their mercy, the war department has started thou sands of soldiers to the relief of the beleaguered men. A report has been received to the effect that Russian troops now on the Persian frontier ands.
 Bubonic Plague Raging
 Guayaquil, Ecuador, April 23-Bu- bonic plague is raging here and the death rate is averaging thirty deaths day. The spread of the plague is extending through a large area and the daily fatalities arc rapidly increas- ing in number.
 Bondsmen Surrender Forger
 Bellingham, April 23-Cashier Mathis, recently indicted for forgery in connection witk his wrecking of the Blaine bank, has been surren- dered by his bondsmen and is now in jail. Mathis and his father-in-law owned the hank and Mathis disap- peared several months ago. An in- vestigation showed that he had ap- propriated all the deposits, amount ing to about $5 1000.
 Bryan Urges Free Pulp
 New York, April 23-William Jen- nings Bryan, in an address delivered last night before the American News paper Association and Associated Press at banquet, scored the white paper trust and urged that congress be forced to pass such tariff legisla- ton as well permit the free entrance