Vol. 11.
1
Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, July 7, 1906.
No. 1
Wickersham Case
Passed By Senate
From the Skasrway Alaskan.
^.^.SHINGTON, June 22. —The most
significant action which has been taken
on tjie nomination of Judge Wicker
sham, occurred,today in the executive
session of the senate. Senators Fora
ker and Bailey urged that a vote be
taken on the question of confirmation,
but there was determined opposition,
and <4*
the qaieqdai: a,soil call was demanded
on the. question of passing, it over in
favor of Barnes to be postmaster at
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Washmgton.
The roll call , showed twenty-nine .sen
ators for postponing action in favor of
the f&rnes case to seventeen against
any further delay in considering the
Wickersham case.
it is regarded as certain that the
case,will be allowed to go over the end
of the session without action. The
president will be urged not to give the
judge another recess appointment on
the ground that he could never be con
firmed by the senate.
The senate adjourned last Saturday
without taking any further action in
the' Wickersham case. i
The department of justice has order
ed Judge Gunnison to proceed to Val
dez and clear up the docket.
Late reports from Fairbanks state
that the president has promised to give
Judge Wickersham another recess ap
pointment and that the latter is now at
Tacoma awaiting the appointment be
leaving for Alaska. A special session
of the district court has been called at
Fairbanks on July 30.
’ The strike recently reported on New
York-creek has turned out to be with
out foundation.
Major J. F. A. Strong Retires
From Nome Newspaper Reid
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The Nome Nugget, founded by J. ,F.
A. Strong, has been sold to a syndicate
of Nome business men. The newcon
cern has also acquired the Nome News.
Major Strong retires under the, condit
ions of the sale .from the newspaper
field in that section for .five years. H. (
G. Steel has. been appointed editor and
manager..
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The baseball game and field sports of
the Fourth, held at the new ball park
jvei^e largely attended. The events
were numerous and well contested. As
usual George Woods carried of the hon
ors. winning five firsts. The Mayo
brothers also gave a good account of
themselves. The ball game was won
bv the Single Men’s team. The cele
bration closed with a dance at A. B.
hall in the evening.
A ten pound boy arrived at the home
of Frank Smith Thursday morning,
Mr. and Mrs. John Stanley, P. Kaf
fenburge and M. P. Fleishman depart
ed for Seattle on the Hannah. Mrs.
Stanley will spend the winter outside,
but the others return this fall.
Rev. Father Ragaru, pastor of St.
Aloysius’ church, Tanana, arrived on
the Hannah. He returned on the Se
attle No. 3. While here Father Raga
ru christened the infant daughter of
Marshal and Mrs. Drake.
Thomas McGowan, attorney for the
N. C. Co., and Capt. and Mrs. E. T.
Barnette were passengers from Fair
banks to Dawson on the Hannah.* The
latter are going on to Kentucky where
Capt. Barnette has made heavy invest?
manta.
Rainmaker Fails
To Deliver Goods
From Dawson Weekly News
DAWSON, June 29.—One of the big
subscribers to the Hatfield rainmaking
fund thinks it is time that Hat is told
that he is not delivering the goods, and
that when: he talks of his big rain ser
vice he is talking through his hat.
“I see in the morning paper that Mr.
Hatfield; the rainmaker, is pleased with
his work. If he thinks he is doing won
ders, just let him put on his hat and
take a trip down Bonanza and stop at
Bunker hill, Gold hill, French hill, Am-; •
erican hill and King Solomon. He can
not find any of the big plants running
on any of those hills .for the past fifteen *
rl n ttCI
uw y
“Then he can go to the individual '•
placer miners on the hill claims and the
same story is told—all lying idle for
lack of water. On Hunker creek it is
the same. After he looks over the ■
field, if he says he is satisfied with his
work, he is easily satisfied. And, he
will find a different tune among those
who subscribed to bring him here. If
he thinks a little shower that is good
for a strawberry bed or a flower gar
den will do for a mining country, he is
away off. Water is what they are all
waiting for. Still Hat says he is satis
fied.”
Supt. C. R. Corbusier Happy:
Father of Young Daughter
In the last mail from Tanana news
was received of the birth of a bouncing
young daughter to the wife of Supt. C.
R. Corbusier on July 2. Both mother
and daughter were thriving. This lat
est, additionto Alaska’s fairest will be
christened Frances Dunbar DeLong.