Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, April 16, 1904.
Vol. 6.
LOSE ANOTHER SHIP
Russians Blow-up Another Warship—
S^ven Hundred Russians Drowned
Admiral Makaraff Among Lost—
Special to the Forum.
St. Petersburg, April 13.—While
going out to meet the Japanese
fleet off Port Arthur, the Russian
battleship Petropolowsk struck a
mine in the outer roadstead. There
was an explosion, the majestic ves
sel keeled over, turned turtle and
sank. It is estimated that 700 per
sons were on the Petropolowsk
when it sank. Twenty are reported
as having escaped, among whom
was the Grand Duke Cyril, who
was slightly wounded. Only four
of the officers were saved. The
vessel was flying the flag of Vice
Admiral Makaroff, who went down
with his ship. The Petropolowsk
was a first-class battleship of 10,
960 tons displacement and 14,241
indicated horsepower. She was
manned bj- 700 sailors and officers,
intense excitement is cause 1 here
by the report spread broadcast re
garding this and other disasters at
Port Arthur. The naval battle is
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still progressing off Port Arthur.
Seattle, April 13 —Spanish Pre
mier Maura was . slightly injured
by a dagger in tae hands of an in
tended assassin at the palace steps
in Madrid.
Washington, April 13.—The U.
S. supreme court has decided the
merger case in favor of the state of
Minnesota.
Washington, April 13.—Gen.
Wood reports today that the forces
of the Sultan of Taraca are utterly
routed.
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PILES MAY WIN
Special to the Forum
Seattle, April n.—The Wash
ington senatorial flght is growing
hotter. Sara H. Piles w 11 have
the solid support of King county,
and it now looks as if he will win
the election.
St. Paul, Minu., April 12.—Jas.
J. Hill declares he will fight no
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more battles for the northwest and !
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if he is beaten in the chairman j
fight now pending he will retire;
from active life
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Minneapolis, Minn., April 13—*
It is estimated that $600,000 dam-1
ages have been done in the past (
two days in Njerth - l)a kota^and
Minnesota by a.'blizzard The I
greatest loss was among cattle and |
sheep. j
Washington-r April 12.—The U.--j
S. navy department, will establish!
a coaling station on Kiska island, |
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Alaska, tor the use of the North j
Pacific squadron and the revenue
cutters, which have been obliged.
I to return to Sitka for coal.
Vancouver, B. C., April 13 —
1 The new joint freight tariff from |
! Swund and British Columbia ports j
to Dawson shows mateiial reduc- i
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' tions over last season, and is effect
ive on and after April 15. The
reductions are due to a desire to
induce shipments to Yukon points.
Washington, April 12.—April 4
a column of infantry under the
command of Maj -Gen. Wood,
marched from Camp Vicars to pun
ish the Sultan of Taraca. The
Americans were repulsed. Pri
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vates Newcomb and Wampler were
killed and three others wounded.
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BAD TRAIN SMASHUP
Trainmen Killed—Impossible to Save
Any of Wreck—Captain Roberts of
Str. Clallam—Manslaughter Charge
Special to the Forum
Vancouver, B. C., April T3.—A
bad accident is reported tonight
from the summit of the Selkirks,
where a train consisting of four
passenger cars loaded with navvies,
a private car and a caboose were
caught in a snowslide and swept
off the track into the canyon be
low. Conductor Dedds and Train
master Tom Dru- ey were both
killed, their bodies not being re
covered till some hours after the
accident. All the navvies were
dug out and beyond a few broken
arms and legs were very littlfe the
worse for their experience. The
engine and cars cannot be recov
ered.
Seattle, April 12.—The Clallan
wreck was sold at auction today
for $75,000. Captain Roberts still
remains in California to avoid pros
ecution for manslaughter. He was
found guilty by the coroner’s jury
of gross carelessness in not seeing
that the steamer was properly
equipped with life-saving apparatus
before leaving oort.
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Tokio, April 12.—Japan’s first
army, numbering 150,000 men, is
now complete in Korea. The sec
ond army of 150,000 men is being
mobilized and will leave for Korea
in a short time.
Sofia, April n.—An earthquake
killed 400 and injured 25 persons
and destroyed $150,000 in property
in Kossovo and Salonica, Mace
donia.