Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, April 5, 1902.
.No. '1H
* UULRS CAPTURE
BRITISH GENERAL.
st Disaster to British Anns of
he War-Boevs Chase British Four
> iles-Methuen Wounded in Thigh.
L ndon, March io.—G c n e r a 1
** Methuen and four guns have been
captured b}T Gen. Delarev. Follow
ing is text of Lord Khcheaer’s dis
» patch announcing the capture:
*‘Greatly regret to send you bad
news ot Methuen. He was moving
* with 900 mounted men under Maj.
Paris, 500 infantry and four guns
and pompoms. Yesterday morn
** ing he was attacked by Delareyds
I force between Twebosh and Pam-<
ietknill. The Boers charged on !
three sides, 550 men have come in
at Maribogs and Kraa>} an. They
were pursued by the Boers four mi- j
les from the scene of actt >11. They ;
report that Methuen and Paris, to
, i
gether with guns, baggage, ete. j
were captured by the Boers. When
^ last seen Methuen was a prisoner.;
Have no details of casualties and
P . • . . I
suggest delaying publication until
I can send definite news. Think
| . I
[ _this sudden revival of activity on ;
*
the part of Delarev is to draw off ':
the troops piei-sinc Devet.” A.!
k . |
later dispatch from Kitchener says:
p '‘General Methuen was wounded in j
the thigh, three British officers kill- j
ed and 18 men. Five officers and
l !
?2 men were wounded. O.ie offi-1
■f ■ m i
t cer and 200 men missing. Fight
k
occurred before dawn March 7th be
tween Wynburg and Litchenburg
Orange River Colony. The British
fo. ce numbered 1,200 men. ’ *
Washington, Feb. 27.— f he
president sent to the senate today
the nominations of Clarenee W. Ide
to be collector of customs for the
district of Puget Sound, and Gluts.
B. Hopkihs to be United States
marshal for the district of Wash
ington.
A master is wanted at Ft. Gib
bon to take charge of the Argo.
Mrs. Batv lias nearly completed
arrangements with Elmer Town
send and two other miners to go to
work on her claim on Dead wood.
Mrs. Baty will run the mess.
R. H. Wright is over from Glen
for machinery supplies. Gill and
Wright have worked out their pay
on 4a Glen and are now setting up
pumps to get a sluice head this
summer.
R. F. Noble, the freighter, has
secured the contract to land 12 ton
of government telegraph wire at
Deakyme. Noble got the conUact
at nc and left yesterday with the
first consignment.
Ross Menard left town last Sat
urday morning early to overtake J.
Belsea and hand him copies of the
Forum announcing the injunction
had been granted in the 4a Glen
litigation. He caught Belsea at
coal mine and returned to town the
following morning.
SPRING RUSH
ON TO ALASKA.
Thousands Awaiting The Departure o.'
First 15oafcs--Noyes is Finally D:s
posed ef--Secretary LOng llesig-i-.
Seattle, March io.—T w e n t v
steamships and sailing vessels are
announced for service in the Nome
trade during the season. The vessels
have an aggregate freight carrying
capacity of 40,000 tons. They will
furnish accomodations on the first
trips alone for over 8,000- passen
gers. So many passengers have al
ready been booked that shipping
men are confident every available
passage will be taken long before
the steamers co mtnence to sail.
Eagle, March 12.—The senate
has raised the question whether the
president may remove Judge Noyes
for cause or whether impeachment
proceedings are necessary. Until
he is removed no new judge can be
appointed. Judge Harlan is mak
ing a fight for the appointment.
Los Angeles, March io.—Arthur
H Noyes, who has been removed
by President Roosevelt from his
position as judge of the Uuited
State court for the district of Alas
ka, is at a sanatarinm near Red
lands where he expects to remain
until his health improves.
Washington, March io.—Secre
tary Loug today handed in his res
ignation as secretary of the na\ v
to the president to take effect on
May i.