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Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, July 18, 1903.
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V NOME’S GRAND JURY
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Returns Most Sensational Report—The
Marshal’s and District Attorney’s
* Offices Scored and Strongly Censured
, The report ©f the Grand Jury at
Nome June 17th, was a mast sen
sational document. It deals large
ly with the conduct of the Federal
jail by Marshal Richards, and a
scathing arraingraent of the dis
trict attorney and his crooked prac
+ * tices. The Grand Jury finds that
the government is paying $360:1 a
* year fof the galvanized iron shack
used as a jail,*that barely cost that
amount to construct. That the
0' cost to the government for feeding
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prisoners is exorbitant," the price
being $1,50 per day for each pri
soner. .The total cost for the sub
sistence of prisoners for the period
* Jane 1st, 1901 to Dec. 31st, 1902,
amounted to $21,543, the average
c>stto the contractor per month
did not exceed $4.15. They find
* that three cast irons consumed 113
tons of coal costing $3003, and it
required 102 cases of oil at a cost
of $432 to supply two lanterns and
two lamps, all for the same period.
Seven guards are employed to
do the work of four at all expense
of $20,670. The total cost of main
ly taining the Nome jail for eighteen
months amounted to $58,126, more
than double the cost of maintaining
McNeil's Island penitentiary.
The-report scores the action of
District attorney Grigsby in leav
« ing his post and placing the affairs
of his office in incompetent hands.
A. R. Heilig. clerk of the court
will winter at Eagle the coming
'■ + season instead of at Valdez.
LOCAL JOTTINGS
J. Belsea and W. Beardsley of
the Eagle Mining Co. and Frank
, Stevens came over from Glen a few
days ago. E. M. Jones is, also in
town.
There will be a meeting of the
Rampart Masonic Association at
Xhe Postoffice tonight at 8:30 for
the election of officers. A good at
tendance is desired.
W. H. Porter is adding an add
ing an extension to his saloon prem
ises on Vine street. This is the
| building which Joe Anicich has en
tered suit to have declared a nui
| sance, it being erected on a public
! street.
Frank Moses, an old time Ram
parter, and former Register of the
Land Office at St. Michael, favored
Rampart with a visit per Sarah. He
returned to Tanatia on the Argo,
and will await the arrival of the
Jeff Davis at that place, proceeding
to St. Michael in her. Mr. Moses
is assistant in the quartermaster's
department, and taught school on
the island last winter.'
The str. Sarah arrived from St.
Michael Monday, twelve days on
way. She was towing a barge load
ed with oil for consumption on the
round trip. The boats officers say
that the oil burner is a great suc
cess, and is giving satisfaction in
every way. The daily consump
tion of oil by the steamer amounts
to 134 barrels. The steamer dis
charged 220 terns of freight here, in
cluding a heavy shipment of hyd
raulic machinery consigned to the
Rampart Gold Mines Co. for their
Big Minookf hydrauiic project.
! NEW MANAGEMENT
!
For A. T. & T. Co. In Alaska—Stev
ens Enters Suit Against Mrs. Struth
ers—Seven Cabins Broken Into—■
Nome Nugget, June 20.—The
personnel of the Alaska officials of
the N. A. T. & T. Co. has been
changed somewhat, and this year
there are a number of new men but
not strangers to Alaska Among
them are Capt. Humphrey, an old
time Alaskan, formerly connected
with the Pacific Steam Whaling Co
and J. E. Ramar, for several years
purser of the Roanoke. Captain
| Humphrey has assumed the posi
: tion of general manager of the com
pany for Alaska, and Mr. Ramar
•is in charge of the transportation
j department.
Suit was filed in the District
court yesterday by Frank Stevens
against Mrs. Struthers for damages
j in the Sum of $18,760. Stevens
( alleges that he has been damaged
I in this amount on account of the
injunction applied for in the 4 Glen
case by Mrs. Struthers, he having
a lay was compelled to stop work.
Miss Martha Mayo and her three
brothers arrived from San Francis
rti
co on the Sarah.
Right Rev. P. T. Rowe, Bishop
of Alaska, passed thro on the Pow
er. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Rowe and his son Leo.
Seven cabins were broken into
last Monday in west Rampart. The
cabins were gutted. The follow
ing are the names of the owners;
Bowen & Cooil, S, I. Chase, Cap
Hoaglund, Tom Evans, Thumm &
Boothby and two owners unknown.