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VoL 9. Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, August 26, 1905. No. 9
Arctic Exploration
Party Is Rescued
Members of American North Pole Ex
pedition Rescued—Ziegler’s Ship
America Crushed in Polar Regions
HONNIGSVAG, Norway, Aug. 10.
The Norweigian,steamer Toranva ar
rived here today With the members of
the Feha-Ziegler Polar expedition.
Antony Felia and his party of 37 mem
bers were rescued bsyfebp Toranva. Fi
- Ua’s ship, the Amernfik Was crushed in
the ice in Neplitz b^lithe winter of
1908-4.
First Work of Road Board
Will be Fanbanks-Valdez
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The first expenditures in the interior
of Alaska by the road commission will
be made on the Fairbanks-Valdez trait
It was decided, says the Alaskan, to
expend 000 on the trail between
Fairbanks pod Valdez. Of this sum,
$6,000 will be placed on the trail be
tween Fairbanks and the Delta river.
Another $5,000 will be used in repairing
the trail from Valdez to Copper Center
and in building one from the Valdez
Eagle trail to connect with that to
Fairbanks at the Delta.
Alaskan News items
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The United States cable to Seward
has been completed.
Assays of the gold from the Kantish
na district, made recently at Fairbanks
dhow it to be low-grade—$13 per ounce.
Lieut. S. C. Orchard has been desig
nated as disbursing officer of the Alas
ka road commission to succeed Lient.
G. B. Pillsbury. The change was made
in the interests of a more effective or
ganization of the board.
JAPS INVADE SIBERIA
TOKIO, Aug. 9.—The Japanese have
landed at Port Imperator, Siberia, 150
miles south of Kastri bay, and nearly
500 miles north of Vladivostok. The
Russians fled when the Japanese ap
proached. It is not stated whether the
movement is intended as a portion of a
plan for a general invasion of Siberia.
Chinese Striving To Make
Boycott More Effective
.HONGKONG, Aug. 15.-The meet
ing of the Chinese, called for today, to
discuss the boycott on American goods,
has not been permitted by the govern
ment.
The Chinese then formally presented
a second petition praying mis
cnonto meet. &K s
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A strong anti-American feeling is
ipparent among the Chinese, who are
vastly
-1 k* ill
raged
which is meeting
hand.
the "SSsy success
efforts on' every
The growing impression with the Eu
ropeans here is that the boycott is a
development ofJBoxerism, taking a new
and unpreventable form. It is being
suggested by American agents that
Chinese success in their American boy
cott win mean eventually a similar boy
cott on the products of aU other nations.
The government at Washington is
following closely the development of
the boycott at this and other points.
Daily reports, containimj\exhaustive
details are prepared by united States
representatives.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.-The de
partment of the interior has began an
investigation of the, alleged slavery of
native girls in tne Aleutian islands of
Alaska. Letters on the subject were
yesterday sent by the secretary of the
interior to Gov. Brady and Sheldon
Jackson.
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Is Not Fit To
Hold The Office
Governor Brady Denies Recommend
ing Reynolds For Commissioner—
. Makes Kick Against Wickersham.
From the Skagway Alaskan.
SITKA, Aug. 10. —Governor Brady
denies ever having recommended H. G.
Reynolds to Judge Wickersham for a
commissionership. 'The denial is in re-,
sponse to a charge made by Judge
Wickersham that H. D. Reynolds said,
in an application for appointment as
United States court commissioner, that
he made it at the suggestion of Gov
ernor Brady.
Gov. Brady* very emphatically stated
today that Judge Wickersham is not fit
for the office he holds.
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