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SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1904
J. R. Forbes, an Englishman,
will farm the strangest ranch in the
United States at Shakati bay, Alas
ka. His specialty will be the rais
ing of skunks—for their fur. He
has secured an island lor his pets,
and it was only after making a con
tract with the transportation com
panies to dump the skunks over
board in case of trouble, that he
was able to lan 1 the animals on his
island Forbes will be a walking
advertisement for his business.
Considerable speculation is in
dulged in regarding the fact of
Judge Wickershatn calling a spe
cial term of court at Fairbanks for
June 13, and his appointment as
district judge expiring June 1.
There can be only one logical con
clusion—that he will be reappoint
ed before June 1. Alaska needs
men of Judge Wickershatn .cali
ber, and his reappointment, pend
ing the passage of the delegate bill,
will be hailed with pleasure.
Oom Paul Kruger is .lying at
The Hague. A dispatch says: “His
memory gone, his eighty years
! pressing upon his whitened head,
. his steps feeble, his passion for out
door life, gone, the man who stag
gered mankind in South Africa and
was four times president of the
Dutch republic cannot live much
, longer.’*
The attitude of Great Britain at
New Chwang will be watched with
I interest. A clash between Russia
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;and Britain can only be averted by
most diplomatic measures.
NATIONAL CAPITOL NOTES
Washington, D. C., April 7.—A
bill providing capital punishment
lor any one assaulting the chief ex
ecutiqe, whether the attempt is
successful or not, has been intro
duced in congress. The bill is al
most certain to become a law.
Secretary Moody urges enlarge
ment of the Puget Sound navy yard.
The Russian commissioners have
now withdrawn from their position
on the Bering sea suit. Wheu the
award of damages is made it will
be confirmed by the czar’s govern
ment. The suit has been pending
settlement for a long time.
Senator Kearns recommends the
reappointment of Marshal Shoup
for the Second Judicial district of
Alaska.
E. R. Brady returned from a
mouth’s visit to Chenoa and Fair
banks yesterday.
Stoel & McQuesten have located
their logging camp 25 miles above
Ft. Hamlin. Bederman and Noble
will help them bank their logs.
They are in an extensive group of
good timber.
Rumor has it that John Duncan
is at Tanana in the interests of S. E.
Heeter to put in a bid on the big
saw-log and cord-wood contract.
It is also thought that an effort will
be made to secure the Tanana Chief
for towage purposes.
Frank Hiatt arrived from and
returned to Chenoa the past week.
Frank declares that there is plenty
of provisions in the new district;
but a big premium must be paid to
secure them. Many who took up
shorts from Rampart were unable
to dispose of them.
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