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Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, December 31, 1904.
No. 27
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GRAND JURY
THAT INDICTS
Federal Grand Jury At Portland Ore.
Return Numerous Indictments In
Land Frauds — Legislators In Toils—
(SPECIAL TO KORUM)
DORTLAND, Ore., December 29.—
Federal grand jury has returned
several indictments in ldnd frauds case.
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They include Dr. Davis, mayor of Al
bany; Simon B. Qrboy, formerly • gov
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eruient agent; Clark Loomis, formerly
forest agent, and others unknown.
Mitchell asks leave to testify in his de
fense against accusations.
Oregon's Senator Involved
SEATTLE, December 29.—Horace
indicted for land frauds by fedei al
grand jury at Portland is here. Sena
tor Mitchell and Congressman Herman
will possibly be indicted and Mitchel.’s
reign in Oregon over. Some big pe >
_ pie will go to jail.
May Be Cut Out
- ^WASHINGTON, December 29.—The
forest bill giving agricultural depart
ment jurisdiction passes provisions m
> eluding timber. Alaska may be cut out
and removal of legal resti ictions.
Heavy Storms in Central States
NEW YORK, December 29,—Fierce
snow storms reign throughout Missouri
Ivanovo, and Iowa. Zero
- weather everywhere.
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Old-timer Joins Majority
Archie Burns, an old-time Klondiker,
died in Fairbanks recently. Burns left
an estate of considerable vaiue.
News From Nome
(NOME NUGGET NOV. 12.)
A. L. Valentine, formerly manager
of the Nome Trading Co., has been
elected county surveyor of King couuty.
Ice floes from the north are plainly
observable this side of Sledge island,
A few days more and Nome will be
locked in by the ice king.
On the evening of Nov. 9, a special
meeting of the Alaska Humane Society
was held, and it was voted to engage a
special officer during the coming winter.
A preliminary survey has lately been
completed for a railroad from Lost riv
er to Buck creek. A Mr. Rogers is at
the head .of the proposed line, which,
if built, will open up the placer tin
mines of the Buck creek country.
The Nome Exploration Co. has begun
suit against W. O. Carlson, E. R. I>unn
H. T. Harding, F. H. Waskey, diaries
ar.d Joseph Earner. r»
of the noted Snowflake fraction, :
bench on Dexter.
In the case of Von Sohner vs Ottc
Halla, et al., for the possession of a om
half interest in the Halla bar claim and
No. 11 below on Solomon river, judg
ment was rendered in favor of the de
fendant.
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W. W. Getchell, recently appointed
U. S. deputy marshal for Nuiaio, and
John Bom, late of the Nome police
force, left the early part of the *> euk,
the former to-assume the duties at h's
post, and the latter on his way to Fair
banks.
Returning prospectors from the Kou
garok report that Surveyor M' L«in is
now making a final and definite survey
of the big ditch line. The ditch line
has its source at the head of the N*»xa
depaga river, and crosses and is feu by
Boulder, Garfield and other creeks. A
spur of the line wiU run to Dahl creek,
and another will run up the Kongafok
as far as the grade will permit. The
line will be abotft forty miles in,length.
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RUSSIA’S WAR
COSTS MILLIONS
Russian Newspapers Denounce Policy
Say After Expenditure of One Hun
dred Million Nation Is Disgraced—
(SPECIAL TO FORUM)
OT. PETERSBURG, December 29.—
Russian newspapers condemn the
policy of favoritism. They say the
past policy of the government has cost
one hundred and fifty million dollars,
and war has covered the nation with
shame and disgrace.
The Hague coriference announces
that nations must extend no favors to
Baltic fleet.
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May Stop isthmian Traffic
SAN FRANCISCO, December 29.—
Pacific Mai! company announces today
; that the company will abandon the Pa
j nama route if traffic contract with the
; railroad now owned by the government
I is cancelled.
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; Suit Started Under Trust Laws
| ST. PAUL, December-29.— Attorney
| general Moody begins suit under anti
trust laws to dissolve trust, s
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Black Invited To Cabinet
NEW YORK/ November 18.—Frank
Black, ex-governor of New York state,
has been invited to b,ecome Attorney
General by President Roosevelt.
NOME, November 30.—A petition is
being circulated in Nome and vicinity
requesting the president to appoint J.'
H. Dunn permanently to the position
of United States marshal. The appoint
ment of Mr. Dunn by Judge Moore is a
temporary one, being only to such time
as the-president shall ner** a sc rc*3sor.