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VoL 9. Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, October 21, 1905. No. 17
Russian Zemstov
Congress Session
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From the Skacrway Alaskan.
Moscow, Sept. 27.—The Russian
zemstovs congress meets today.. The
responsibility of officials and citizens,
who are members of the body , is on an
absolute equality. The congress will
vote to give the peasants the same
rights before the law as those possess
ed by the landed people and the nobili
* ty. The equality of all Russians in
rights and liberty is the watchword of
those who control the congress.
Government Survey Steamer
Strikes Bottom in Narrows
Seattle, Sept. 26.—The steamship
Excelsior, which arrived today from
.ne north, reports that last Friday the
- United States government survey ship,
Gedney, was discovered on the rocks on
the rocks in.Wrangel narrows. The
Excelsior pulled the Gedney off. The
government ship was not materially
damaged.
Gets Down To Work
Oyster Bay, Sept. 25.—President
Roosevelt will return to Washiugton
for the winter next Saturday. He will
at once enter upon the preparation of
his message to congress. The work
will be interrupted for a while next
month while the president makes a trip
to , New Orleans and other southern
cities.
Atlanta, Sept. 26.—Capt. G. C. M.
; ^-.-Godfrey, surgeon in the United States!
army, committed suicide yesterday by
shooting himself in the head. The
cause for the tragedy is unknown. He
is a son of Col. Edward S. Godfrey of
the Ninth cavalry. 1
Agriculture in Tanana
Prof. Georgeson, head of the govern
ment agricultural experiment work in
Alaska, was in Juneau recently, on his
way home to. Sitka, having returned
from a trip of inspection of the differ
ent stations in the interior. In speak
ing of his trip he said:
‘ ‘I found my greatest surprise in the
agriculural possibilities of Alaska, when
1 arrived at Baker creek, in the Tanana
district. Here I visited the farm of J.
F. Krashner, an old miner who has tak
en Up farming in preference to mining;
and lie has indeed the, greatest ‘mine’
in the twenty-five acres of farming land
that there is in the Tanana district, to
my mind.
“Mr. Karshner’s farm is situated on
the ground under which runs the' fam
ous Baker creek hot springs, and is con
tinually kept warm by these springs.
“In March Karshner made a green
house by the use of a large tent. Un
der this tent he planted his seed for
early vegetables. He found it unneces
to heat the tent by artificial means, for
the warmth of the ground was sufficient
to heat the tent and cause the seed to
grow rapidly.
“As soon as the snow was off the
ground the plants were transplanted to
out of doors, and when I arrived there
in July he had already marketed his
early crop of vegetables. He received
40 cents a pound for cabbage, $1 apiece
for tomatoes and $2 a bunch for celery.
“While this may be an exceptional
piece of ground, being warmed by the
hot springs, yet I consider that the low
Tolling land of the Tanana valley offers
equally advantageous opportunities for
farming, as does this particular piece.
“My first stop was made at Rampart
station, iii charge of Wm. Rader, for
merly assistant at the Sitka station,
and although Mr. Rader has been there
but a short' time, I must say the show
ing made there speaks well for his work
and the wonderful possibilities of-that
district Situated so far north.”
Chinese Object
Peace Agreement
Washington, Sept. 26. —The Chinese
government has made formal protest to
both Russia and Japan against the pro
vision of the peace treaty recently ne
gotiated. They object to the time al
lowed in the treaty for the evacuation
of Manchuria. They want the evaca
tion to be completed in nine months in
stead of a year. They are also oppos
ed to the provision allowing Russia to
have a force of men in there sufficient
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to guard the railroad. This means they
say, a force of 10,000 soldiers will be
kept there. The the Chinese regard as
a menace.
Chinese Nihilists Dynamite
Train Load of Diplomats
Pekin, Sept. 25.—A bomb was ex
ploded in a private car carrying men to
the seaboard to take passage for foreign
countries for the purpose of studying '
their policies. Four minor officials were
killed. Twenty persons, including the
Prince Tsai and Wu Ting Fang, former
minister to the United States, were in
jured. The perpetrator of the crime,
who was in the car, was blown to pieces.
He was the instrument of anarchists
who are opposed to the enlightenment
of China. ' '
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Chinese Call Boycott Off
Washington, Sept. 27.—U. S. Con
sul Rogers at Shanghai has reported to
the department of state that the boy
cott against American goods is over at
that place. He says products of this
country are now being sold freely.
To show the value of water at the
Nome placers, it is stated that the Sul
livan claim, xm Dexter creek, paid $1
000 for water out of a $24,000 clean ijfp.
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