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Vol. 8.
Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, April 15, 1905.
No. 15
WILL SOON
RENEW FIGHT
^Battle Near That Will Decide New
Russian General’s Ability to Cope
With Oyama—In The Last Ditch
VP*UNSHU PASS, April 3.-A renew
al of fighting between the two
maih bodies may be resumed any mo
^ment. The Russian army officers are
concentrating their entire force seven
ty miles north of Tie Pass, where it is
expected they will make a determined
stand against the advance of the Jap
anese.
General Oyama is screening Die
movement of his main body behind the
play of cavalry. But even the short
respite given the Russians has enabled
them to get into some kind of fighting
trim. Fresh troops have greatly streng
thened the army, and the next fight
will be something in the nature of a
real test betweeu General Oyama and
General Linevitch, the recently appoin
ted Russian general who succeeded
General Kuropatkin.
From the Fairbanks News.
Newcomer Commits Suicide
*
Arthur Johnson, a recent arrival in
camp, committed suicide Thursday in
the McDonald cabin, by shooting him
self through the head with a 30-40 rifle.
x The body was found at 7 o’clock on the
same day by the deceased’s partner,
E. Becker. The suicide left the follow
ing note scrawled on a piece of paper,
^ torn off a bag;
Bacher cause of Eagle steling. Send
government money home. Tell em
nothing. Nets at Sheep creek and Dell
•t river.
Becker disclaims all knowledge of
any stealing at Eagle. An inquest will
:, be held this afternoon. The dead man
was 21 years old and a native of Minne
apoli3 where his parents reside.
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GOVERNOR BRADY
ASKED TO RESIGN
President Roosevelt Will Not Permit Him To Act as Governor
and Be Identified With Mining Company at Same Time
WASHINGTON, April 4.-President
Roosevelt, through Secretary
Hitchcock, has made a conditional re
quest for the, resignatknr of Governor
Brady of Alaska. It has just leaked
out that the request was made a month
1
Governor Brady is identified with a mi
ning company which extensively adver
tises its business, and is said to make
capital oat of the official position held
by the governor.
The president has made it plain to the
governor through Mr. Hitchcock, that
he must either sever his business con
nections with the mining company or
else resign his position as governor.
Although the request was made more
than a month ago, no reply has been re
ceived from the Alaskan official. It is
believed that the president left instruc
tions with Secretary Hitchcock before
he started on his hunting trip for the
Southwest, in reference to what actios
te take- mease GwerBerBnlyis net
heard from soon, but the secretary,
when approached, would not either af
firm or deny the rumor.
The news is being freely discussed
and has caused a ripple of excitement
among officials here, especially among
the friends of Alaska. The charges in
reference to the Dawes commission a
year ago are said to enter into the of
ficial request from the president for
the resignation of Governor Brady.
C. R. Corbusier Will Wed Soon
Mrs. Edmund S. DeLong announces
the engagement of her daughter, Belle,
to Mr. Claude Romeyn Corbusier, of
Tanana, Alaska.
The above is copied from a recent is
sue of the Lexington, Ky., “Leader.”
Mr. C. R. Corbusier is one of the best
known men on the Yukon, and for the
past five years has been in the employ
of the Northern Commercial Company:
the last three years of which he has
been superintendent of the company’s
lower Yukon mail routes.
Mr. Corbusier will leave for Lexing
ton on the first boat after the opening,
of navigation. The Forum extends
congratulations.
Mail leaves tonight for. Tanana.
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