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Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, August 12, 1905.
Yellow Fever Epidemic,
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Yellew Jack Continues To Spread in City-Fever Cases Reach
206 and 44 Deaths—Panic in Southern Cities Spreads
NEW ORLEANS, July 29.-There
were 26 new cases of yellow fever and
two deaths reported yesterday, ' Since
the outbreak of the epidemic there has
been 206 cases and 44 deaths. That it
is shown by the fact that there were
more cases reported yesterday than on
any day since the first case was report
ed.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 3.—Several
new cases of yellow fever were report
ed today and several deaths. They are
causing a renewal of the panic that
was subsiding as a result of the reas
suring statements of officials and the
apparent warrant for their confidence.
Refugees have been prevented from
crossing the line into Mississippi.
Russian Torpedo Boats
Attack Japanese Merchants
TOKIO, Aug. 3.—Two Russian tor
pedo boat destroyers appeared on the
northern coast of Korea this morning
and bombarded Japanese merchantmen
in those waters. The captain of one
of the merchant ships was killed with
several others. After accomplishing
that much the Russians steamed off.
High Officials Accused
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Ellis H.
Roberts, treasurer of the United States
and Horace A. Taylor, assistant secre
tary of tiie treasury, are accused of
useing the United States revenue cut
ter Manning at a* cost of $6,000, on
which to rush to Nome on private bus
iness. The matters will be investiga
ted as soon as Assistant Secretary Tay
lor shall return here.
The entire stock of odds and ends of
N. A. T. &T. Co. will be shipped in a
few days. They will not stock their
station here.
Railroad Telegraph Operators
, Strike For Higher Salaries
SEATTLE, Aug. 2. — All the opera
tors between here and St Paul on both!
che Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific lines are out. All trains are de
layed all along the line. The officials
express confidence that they will be
able to restore the service.
Later. —Telegraphers employed by
the Great Northern and Northern Paci
fic systems are going out the full length
of the line between St. Paul on the east
and Seattle and Tacoma on the west.
It is likely that a general strike will be
declared today or tomorrow. The trou
ble results from the action of the Great
Northern in shutting out the telegraph
ers in three divisions because they de
manded higher wages.
Capt. Collinette has secured the in
terest of Mr. Henry in the garden pro
duce farm on Rampart creek.
Louie Iverson has disposed of his in
terest in the California Kitchen to Jonn
Wilson. The restaurant will hereafter
remain open all night.
Phillipine Natives
Try Cannibalism
Famine Caused By Drought Force the
Starving Natives of Cebu to Eat
Their Babies-Relief is Given—
From the Skagway Alaskan.
MANILA, July 29.—As a result of
the long continued drought in the pro
vince of Cebu the starving natives have
been compelled to resort to cannibalism.
The harvests have been burned up and
absolutely destroyed by the scorching
sun. The Filipinos have been forced
to eat dogs and roots. In at least two
cases which have been authenticated
babies have been eaten. Other cases
of cannibalism are reported.
The merchants of Manila have con
tributed $6,000 and the government
$60,000 for the suffers. 1 he payment
of all taxes in Cebu has been suspend
ed.
More Officiais Not Required
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 29.
Northern transportation companies
have urged upon the treasury depart
ment tho necessity of providing more
customs officers along the Yukon river.
Collector Hobart, who has just been
over the ground there, to whom the
matter was referred, has reported,
saying the increase asked for is not
needed.
Tanana Railroad Equipment Lost
Capt. Brown of the steamer Powers
reported the total loss of the barge
Mitchell and cargo in the Flats. The
steering gear of the steamer gave way
and before headway could be stopped
the nose of the barge was driven with
such force into the bank that it tele
scoped, sinking immediately. The scow
was loaded with cars and equipment
for the Tanana Mines Railroad.