The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-04
Confederate Veteran Dies

Confederate Veteran Dies
 New Orleans, May 29-Gcn. stephen D. Lee, commander of the United Confederate Veterans, died here today.
 Ia Toilette In Fighting Mood
 Washington, May 3O-Scnator La Foilctt" d"nncd his fighting garments this morning and entered the lists as opposed to th" currency bill. He re- sorted to extreme measures to en- compass the defeat of the measure Hmd may be successful as he has sue. """d"d in preventing, for today, it's h"cUming a law when it was believed that favorable action was assured.
 Oklahoma Crops Ruined
 Topeka, Kansas, May 3O-Rcport comes from Oklahoma that a tornado has laid waste nearly all the crops in that state.
 Railway In Hands Of Receiver
 Pittshurg, May 3O--A receiver has been appointed for the Wabash, Pitts burg Terminal Railway Company. The court acted at the request of the railway management.
 Geological Surveyors cn Route
 Seattle, May 90 Fred Monit, gov "rmmcnt geological surveyor in charge of q force of assistants is in Seattle NI.ill in, r., T Copper river company for his sum mcr's work. Also here and waiting to go northward are F.. M Kindle and Philips Smith who are going to Nome to do geological survey work.
 Chicago Iii Storms Grasp
 Chicago, May 3O-Onc of the most severe wind and electrical storms known to this section in years swept over here this morning killing one person, injuring twcnty-two others and destroying numerous buildings. For time the wind blew at tbe rate of cighty-siX miles an hour.
 Bubonic Plague Is Raging
 Caracas, Ncnezula, June 1-Bu- bonic plague is raging in this city and throughout adjacent provinces. The death rate averages eight d day and all efforts to stay the ravages of the disease are unsuccessful.
 Laguaira port is closed by the authorities.
 Milk Dealer Is Convicted
 Seattle, June IA. /. Erickson, q prominent milk dealer of this city was this morning in the superior court found guilty of conspiracy in raising the retail price of milk. This is the first conviction resulting from the crusade started by the prosecuting attorney to break up the attempt to control the food market of Seattle.
 Hoggatt Coming TO Alaska Washington, June I-Govcrnor lloggatt of Alaska, and Mrs. IIoggatt, left here today for Juneau. En route they will mako q short visit to rcla- lives in Indiana. Wainwright Now Rear Admiral Tacoma, May 3O--lt is now "Rear Admiral Wainwright", for Richard Wainwright, Spanish American naval battle hero, today raised the rear ad- miral pennant over his ship.
 Senator Jones Is Dead
 Washington, June 2--J. K. Jones, | formerly United States senator from Arkansas died this morning. Shohts Defends Name Of Dead
 New York, June g. Theodore Shonts, former chief engineer of the Panama canal returned from Paris | today. Mir. Shonts went abroad to l be with his daughter, called to her side by the death of her husband of q few months, Duo de Chartres. To the nowspapermen who met him as he came of the steamship, Mir. Shonts declared that there is no truth in the reports that his son-in.law died as the result of taking opiates and that he was drug fiend. Mr. Shonta says that death was caused by heart dis. ease.
 Mickey Davis Ia Trouble
 Seattle, June 2-~Miokey Davis, a labor agitator who has been In Seat tic for several months attempting to