Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, February 4, 1905.
No. 5
IS UNDER ARREST
Czar Orders The Entire Regiment In
‘Charge Of Gun Loaded With
Schrapnel Arrested
ST. PETERSBURG, January 21.
The entire regiment to which the
gun containing schrapnel fired over
emperor’s head Thursday belonged has
been placed under arrest. Not only the
men, but the commander and all his
subordinate officers are included.
lout action was taken as a result of
the reported discovery that the sehrap
nei was left in the gun through care
lessness. This would indicate that no
plot 'existed, but that the shooting was
accidental.
This view is not accepted by many,
there being a growing impression that
the authorities are seeking to put down
all revolutionary effect the incident may
have had by apparently passing the
matter off lightly.
It is argued as strangely coincidental
that the loaded gun was practically the
- only one trained in the czar’f direction.
Had the schrapnel found its mark the
whole Romanoff dynasty would have
. been terminated as standing . with the
Czar was the entire royal family.
I
Should Be Killed For Safety
^ The town is full of poor and ill-bred
curs, unfit for the purposes dogs are
used for in Alaska. _ Pedestrians have
*to fight for room on the sidewalk or
take the street, and leave "the walk in
the possession of the mangy curs who
^preempted it. Several men have re^
ported narrow escapes from attacks
. . from apparently masterless curs the
1 ^ week. Last evening a lady near
1 ^l|,P6stoffice, was set upon by one oi
Mejse curs and severely oitten on the
breast.
Fifty Dollars Reward
DAWSON NEWS, January 6.
Novikakat P. O. Tanana, November 26.
Editor News: Last spring some In
dians reported the finding of a coipse a i
few miles above here, and upon going
to investigate we found the body of an
old man w ho had been murdered in his:
bed. Around him were scattered his
belongings which he personally brought
with him in his boat, and among them
were two gold sacks, one a large-cue,
and both showed at one. time to have
contained gold.
Now, our precious officials around
here, (they might be called other names
with more truth), seem to think it
right and proper that this old man’s
body lie and rot cn the ground. Hke a
dog, because, as our worthy commis
sioner remarked, 4 ‘our government has
no money appropriated for such pur
poses.” Well, I have not lived long
enough with “our government,” to get
used to their rotten ways. If they
have no money for such purposes, why
we have, and so we make the enclosed
offer and earnestly hope Jt may serve
to benefit the eld man’s relations ana
tor help hang the cold-blooded brute
that murdered him. I enclose the fol-1
lowing ad. for your paper. Send bill j
if the inclosure is insufficient.
I remain yours truly
Edgar Crompton.
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD
T6 any -person giving information
leading to the identification of the body
of an old man, found last spring at the
mouth of Novikakat river, below Tam
ana..
Hair, gray; height, 5 feet 6 or 8 in.;
short gray beard and mustache. Light
brown soft felt hat. Had in possession
small medical electric battery, consist'
ing of induction coil and four celis. A
large miners' compass with sights and
attachmonts in case. Sm^Jl medicine
case; No. 12 shotgun ammunition. Fur
mitts made from Siberian cog, alarm
Continued on fourth page
IMS MONEY
Falcon Joglin Promoter RaiIroad._ Fro»_
Chena To The Creeks Haa~Se
cured Necessary Funds.
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SEATTLE, January 20.—Specialttot
Fairbanks News.—Falcon JOSlin,,.
j|| presicent of the Tirana Mines Rail-"
way Ccmpany, has just returned tot
this city ir cm-the East) where he has .
been in connection with financialiftjtfrs .
I of his road.
He declares hg has succeeded in,get* .
ting all the capital needed for pushing^ *,
the cntiie fystem through tcrccnspUfe,
tion. Theccnpany, he-states, has .for
its backers mostly wealthy English
men.
4
Will Abolish Canal Ccntmtssron
WAtHlMilQN, Jaimary'5.-rNotion
has Leen given of the,iniention.fcyvle0*
islaticn cl congress to. dispose -of ' th#»
pietent Pant ue.sl canaLecn mmitm
u> place the .construction of-then caaaki
unuer the. soperintendent-- - of the* en«*»
g meeting department.
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May Get Her liberty
NEW YORK, January -
habeus corpus has been ' issued te
lease-the actress*Nan Patteraojv-mede*
returnable today.
This action ?is, being 4ajseiu»t thfjiitv
stance of. her.friends, who. haye-rar-*
tained the services of additional,:law-—
yers* and .will insistupon eitherapeedjft y
trial or a dismissing of the accused*.■
i l >.r*»
Mail: arjctved! both v ways/* sods ntiHtf :
leave in the morning.
J dhn Jack- andJim Fraser'- wrilSHsk'* -
oh 2-la Hoosier, as soon aai Fftaaer -rar
turns from Huron creek.