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Vol. 3
Weekly: Rampart, Alaska,
Saturday, Oct. 18, 1902.
.No. ]f>.
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f EMILE ZOLA DEAD
^he Great French Author Dicg From
Asphyxiation-Cutter Nunivak Sold
For $5,000 Cost U. S. $30,009
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/ Paris, Sept. 29.—Emile Zola
; died today from the effects of as
phyxiation. Zola hed jnst return
e , irorn his country honse at Medan
a id a ad ordered the heating store
« i 1 his bedroom t> be iigated. ine
stoAe ourned badly but Zola and
* Madame Zola retired at ten o'clock.
Not hearing any movement the aer
^Vants .cuici'cu lae chamber af 9:30
this morning and found Zola dead
fretn asp yxiation, Madame Zola
was almost daad although the doc
tors resusciated her.
Government Sells White Elephant
Washington, Sept. 17.—The
Treasury department today received
an offer of $5,000 for the revenue
cutter Nunivak, and under condi
| tions, accepted it. The Nunivak
Jvas built for special service on the
‘ Yukon river, but proved unsatis
factory, and since last fall has been
.. on the flats at St. Michaels, in
f charge of the deputy customs collec
tor there Capt. Healy and feieut.
Jarvis recommended the sale and
fixed tte value at $5,000 but no
„offer was received until today. A
| telegram dated Seattle came from
E. B. Eeddy, and made a proposi
tion the Nunavik if he could obtain
f possession immediately, as it is
f wanted to bring her down before
winter. In. the afternoon a reply
was sent that the offer would be ac
cepted and on deposit of the cash
in the government depository at
Seattle the vessel would be turned
^ver at once.
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Seattle. Sept. 29.—Mayor
Humes of Seattle disappeared last
Thursday. He went bear hunting
and was not heard fromfor two davs. I
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Parties searching found him Satur-1
day night suffering from a sprained
ankle. He was completely ezhaust-j
ed and his condition is now regard
ed as critical. ■ > \
Washington, Sept, 29. — Ex.
Secretary of War General Russel A.
Alger has been appointed senator
senator from Michigan in succession
to Senator McMillan. The ap
pointmeutis effective until the next
election. !
I Jim Oldfield arrived with two big
! scows from Dawson last Monday!
| night. He brought n tons of fresh
beef, pork, mutton, and all kinds of
poultry and game. Also a large
stock of oysters, eggs, aud other
goods. He has rented the record
er’s building for the winter. Daw
son was loft Oct. ist, and with the
exception of getting stuck on a bar ■
in the Flats for three hours, the!
trip was uneventfnl. About eigh
teen passeugers came down ©n the
| scows, among whom may be men
ioned; Dr. Hedger,"Tom Gardin
er, Geo. Lucas, Wm. Goff, T. Blom
A1 Wissel and wife, Mrs. Keller and
daughter, Billy Salmon, Harry
I Burress and Joe Brown.
Jim reports Dawson very quiet.
Th^ upriver boats leave there load
ed down with passengers and re
turn empty. Oldfield brought a
fine dog team and three mules and '
besides delivering his own goods!
ree of charge on the creeks will
ry and secure his share of the
( freighting business this winter.
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NEW RAMPART JUDGE
J. Lind ley Green Receives The Appoint
ment As Commissioner For Here
“Skylight Kid“ Gets Six Months.
The mail arriving here Monday
last brought the news that Judge
Balliet had handed in his resigna
tion as commissioner at Rampart to
take effect Oct. ost, and also blot
the appointment of J. Tv. Green to
fill the vacancy. The appointment
of Judge Green has given general
satisfaction and was the only logi
cal nomination from our local ranks
The excellent record of Judge
Green at the late session of court at
Eagle was a strong factor in his ap
pointment to the office. The oath
of office was taken by the new com
missioner Tuesday before Deputy
clerk Wingate and the uecessary
bonds filed, so that the commission
er's office could qe opened for bus
iness without any further delay.
The Rampart Masonic Associa
tion will hold their annual meet
ing next Saturday night at the
Forum office.
E. H. Zander, “Skylight Kid”
was arrested last Tuesday on a
charge of petty larceny. Zander
stole a lantern valued at $2 from in
frout of The Northern. Judge
Green sentenced the kid to six
months imprisonment at hard labor
Michael Izzo, the insane barber,
was committed to the custody ol
the marshal by Judge Green last
Wednesday. The matter will come
up for hearing Oct. 27th. Izzo and
Zander are confined in the old jail.
Keep in touch with the do
ings on the creeks. Take Fokum