Vol. 8.
Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, February 25, 1.905.
No. 8
' Nome marshal
STARTS NORTH
Will Make Trip to Nome by Dogteam
Via Valdez and Fairbanks—He is
Accompanied by J. C. Taljnan—
SEATTLE, Feb. JU.—Special to Fair
banks News.—Thomas C. Powell,
the newly apppointed Nome mar
shal, who is to succeed Marshal Dunn,
the man serving from the time of Rich
ards' dismissal until another man could
be put in his place, leaves here today
for Nome.
Marshal Powell will make the trip
by way of Fairbanks, crossing from
the coast via Valdez. He la accompan
ied by J. C. Talman, whom he has ap
pointed deputy marshal. Powell has
^ never been in Alaska before and Tal
man will act as his guide on the long
trip over the ice.
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r Dawson Man frozen To Death
DAWSON, Feb. 15.—James Gilbert
Johnson was recently frozen to death
while travelling through the Fortymile
country. His body has been brought
to this place for burial.
Johnson is a well-known Klondike
* miner. He has been in the country
several years, having come from New
► Zealand.
Steamer Seized by Japanese
SEATTLE, Feb. 14.—The American
steamship Tacoma, sailing out of Ta
coma, has been captured by the Japan
ese. She was en route to Vladivostok
with a shipload of fresh meats and
stores.
Secty, Shaw of the treasury depart
ment, has ruled against Fairbanks as a
*y port of entry.
To Educate Natives
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Tbe sec
retary of the interior has recommend
ed to congress that an appropriation of
$100,000 be made for the care and edu
cation of the natives of Alaska. He
argues that the Indians and Eskimos’
are deprived of funds that were for
merly available for them by the recent
ly passed Nelson bill, which diverts the
portions of the fund created by the lic
ense fees, not given to public roads, to
the care and treatment of the insane in
Alaska, and the education of white
children.
Another fund for Alaska, recommen
ded by the secretary, is an appropria
tion of $17,000 for the care and treat
ment of Alaskan insane patients now
in outside hospitals a;id asylums.
Sunny South Freezing
MEMPHIS, Feb. 15.—The severest
cold ever known in the history of the
South is being experienced at the pres
ent time. The sudden change is caus
ing a lot of terrible suffering, the peo
ple being totally unprepared for such
severe weather.
Thermometers in Missouri points are
registering 12 below. In Chicago and
Des Moines today as low as 26 below
zero was registered.
The frosts are killing many of the
crops in the Southern states, causing
heavy losses to the farmers.
Big Seattle Fire
SEATTLE, Feb, 15. —Schwabacher’s
new eight-story building was complete
ly destroyed by fire here today. The
loss is estimated at $800,000. The build
ing was one of the finest business struct
ures in the city. It contained a large
and valuable stock.
The total Russian losses at Heikou
tai during January aggrega.cu j.
COAL CARRIERS
TO BE SUNK
Japanese Give Notice That Nationality
of Vessels Supplying Russian Ships
With Coal Will Not be Regarded
9 i'OKIO, Feb. 14.—Special to Fair
* News.—The only intelligence giv
en out by the council in regards to
plans for the navy's movements i* that
| the Japanese will sink any colliers they
find in company with vessels of the
Russian navy, without regard to the
| nation's flag they are carrying. It was
believed something definite of the
movements in the immediate future
would be learned today when Admiral
Togo left the capital. This did not
prove true, however, as the admiral's
destination is kept a secret.
The ovation given Togo before he left
wras one of the greatest farewell dem
strations ever witnessed in Tokio. The
day was transfoimed into a holiday, the
\\hole city being decorated and all the
more prominent business places closed.
It is estimated the display cost the citi
zens of Tokio in the neighborhood of
$1,000,000.
Russians Suffering
LIAO YANG, Feb. 15. — A recent
arrival here reports terrible conditions
existing in General Kuropatkin's com
mand along the Sahkhe. He was in a
position to look over theentiic Russian
j line, from the lowest extremity on the
Sahkhe to Harbin. He declares that
the Russian troops are suffering terri
bly from exposure to the bitter weath
er, fuily 200,000 men being stretched
! out in unsheltered positions along the
! fighting line. The army is short of all
! supplies, particularly shoes and cloth
ing*. Many have no shoes and are forced
V\ e*i bandages and makeshifts.