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Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, March 18, 1905.
No. II
MRS. STANFORD
IS MURDERED
Widow of The Late Senator Stanford
And One.of The Founders of Ice
land Stanford Jr. College Poisoned
IIONOLULU, March 3.—Special to
* * Fairbanks News.—Mrs. Jane L.
Stanford, vHdrw of Senator Stanford
f* of California, died here last night as
the result of bein^ poisoned^ it is be
lieved, by some one who sought her
life. The poison was administered in a
giass of water which Mrs. Stanford
cL'&nk at her home in San Francisco the
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'middle of Jahoary. Her l«st words
were: “I haife befen poisoned. This is
a norrible death to die. ”
San Franfiisco.—Detecives have been
working on the suspected poisoning case
for a month and a half past. Mrs.
Stanford hurriedly left San Francisco
for Honolulu after being exposed to the
poison. The police are working hard
on the case, but* can find no tenable
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clue. The whole city is wrought up
over the case. .
Honolulu.—It is now certain Mrs.
Stanford was murdered. A chemist
has found the bottle from which the de
' ceased took a dose of what she belie\ -
ed was bicarbonate of soda immediate -
ly before her death, -in reality contain
ed strychnine, mixed wifetr-the soda.
The bottle is Jfche same as that used in
*** MfsT Stanford’s San Francisco home
when the mineral: water she drank was
poisoned.
San Francisco.—Ah Wing, a cook in
the employ of Mrs. Stanford for over
twenty years, is suspected of having
administered the poison that killed Mrs
Stanford. The cook and his Chinese
assistants are under guard at the Stan
ford mansion on California street.
The charges were made by the dr
ilceaaed’s private secretary who accom
«ded Mrs. Stanford to Honolulu;
Peace Offerings
OT. PETERSBURG, *Feb. 22.-The
terms upon which Japan is prepared
to accept peace overtures have been
considered by the Imperial government
and are as follows:
1. Japan to assume suzerainty over
Korea.
2. Port Arthur and the Liao Tung
peninsula to be ceded to Japan. ..
3. Vladivostok to be declared a neu
tral port.
4. “The open door policy,” as de
clared by the United States and Great
Britain, to be observed with regard to
China. *
5. That portion of the Siberian rail
roaa running through Chinese territory
to be declared neutral antkplaced under
an international, administration.
6. Manchuria as far north - as Har
bin to be Restored to China, and to re
main an intern*! part of the Chinese
empire. vJ
7. An indemnity to be paid by Rus
sia to Japan.
Around and About
Mrs. Shequin, and Mr. and Mrs. Bal
lou are visiting in camp.
Allen & Calham are preparing for
some extended prospecting this snm
mer.
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Louie Shequin is sinking some pros
pecting shafts on the lower end of 4a
Little Minook.
McQuesten has taken his team to
Baker creek, and will bank a quantity
of wood on the Tanana.
Walter Sundborg will bring down on
his return trip from Fairbanks, the
brother of J im Dalton and the former’s
wife.
McHugh & Smith, freighters, hauled
5,000 feet of outside fir lumber to Hoo
sier creek the past week. The lumber
will be used by Monroe & Lindsay to
: replace portions of their ditch with
flumes. " -
KUROPATKIN
ON THE RUN
His Army Cut in Two-His Losses
Enormous—Kuropatkin Orders the
City of Mukden Burned—Retreats
OT. PETERSBURG, March 5.-It is
officially reported here that Vie Jap
anese have won another signal victory
over the : czar’s forces. Kuropatkin’s
army beyond the Hun river is cut in
two; the battle is still in progress with
the Russians losing heavily. Mukden
is in flames. Kuropatkin ordered the
city burned before commencing his re
treat - northward.1 The Russian right
flank is completely crushed.
Archdeacon Slock In Camp
Archdeacon Stuck arrived from his
long and arduous trip into the Koyu
kuk, last evening with Carrier Harper.
He held services at Betties—the first
Episcopal services ever held in that sec
tion. The archdeacon had a very hard
trip; several heavy storms being en
countered on the divides. The primary
object of his trip was to decide as to
the advisability of the establishment of
a mission in that country. The arch
deacon will preach tomorrow evening
at St. Andrew Vehapel.
* Koyukuk News Items
Archdeacon Stuck brings the follow*
ing news items from Betties:
There are 179 miners in the country.
The output this winter will reach $300, -
000. Sixty men are on Nolan; the first
winter diggings ever strucK in that en
tire section. Agent Richmond will go
FairbanKs to succeed Agent Turner,
who has resigned, in order to attend to
his private business interests. Prices
of provisions at Betties the past winter
have been about fifty per cent, higher
than those on the YuKon.