Vol. i.
Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, Feb. 2.1, 1903.
No. 8.
MURDER AT NOME
Chief of Police Jolly Shoot* and Kill*
Officer Sam Jame* On Nome Street
A Dastardly, Cold Blooded Crime
Nome, Jan. 14.—The old adage j
’‘Dead men tell no tales” probably |
flashed, through the feverish brain
of Caief of Police John Jackson
Jolly, when alter sending two bul
lets into the body of Police Officer
Samuel James and gloating over h.s
horrible deed for a few seconds, he
sent a tinal leaden pellet u ashing
into the skull of his dying victim
lying helpless on the frozen streets.
And this was the rev\ ard of Officer
James at the hands of his chief,
whom Le had shielded many times
ly false testimony, always his will
ing slave for two years and it is said
had at one time savej his life.
The killiug of Officer James,
which has stirred the very city to
its foundations, occurred during a
ragin blizzard last Friday afternoon
about 3 o’clock, on Frontstreet, op
posite Simpson Brothers. The dy
ing mau never spoke after sinking
unconscious to the frozen street and
expired thirty minutes lat^§& on the
operating table in the Holy Cross
hospital. Chief Jolly, after direct
ing the attention ot the avve-strick
eu ctowd which had gathered at the
sound of the shots, to a small
ringer which lsy half concealed by
James’ cap, calmly sheathed his
deadly guu and walked to the fed
eral jail where he gave himself up to
authorities. Monday he was held
to await the action ot the grand jury
in $5,000 bonds.—Gold Digger.
Jim McCue is rapidly improving
from his recent attack of rheumat
j&dj ill
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Spe clals to Dawson News
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Skagway, Jan. iv—Secretary
Root recommends a cable from Se
attle to Juneau, tke same having
been reported to the honse.
Skagway, Jan. 13.—Advices
from Washington look strong to
the probability that Nome may be 1
ma le an open port for foreign •
entry. !
Juneau, Jan. 13.—The steamer
Shelikoff, running between Jnueau
a.id the westward, is now ten days
overdue. The steamer Bonita has:
ariived at Juneau from Sitka, j
three days overdue on account of
ba l storms. This is the Shelikofis
first trip. i
Skagway, Jan. 10.—Word comes
from Was li.igtoa to the effect that
Bi lger Hermau.i, commissioner of l
the general iand office, has resign
ed, taking effect the first of the year .
He will he succeeded by W. A.
Richards, who was formerly assist
ant of the commissioner, Mr. Her
mann did much for Alaska.
Smagway, Jan. io.—Fifty more
soldiers are coming on the City of i
Seattle for the barracks here. Word i
has been received from Washington !
that the military post at Haines has j
been increased to take in practical- j
ly all the land between the Chilkat |
river and the beach betweeu Haines
and the Chilkat villages.
Ed Mnllen left for Chenoa Thurs
day last. He took a load of over
400 pottuds provisions.
Agt. Windt, arrived from Tanana
last Wednesday. Mr. Windt is on
his way fpr Chenoa City. He will
look over the new camp iu the in
CROOKED OFFICIALS
District Attorney Grigsby and Marshal
Richards Mast Answer Charges
—Demand Their Instant Dismissal.
[bpecial to Dawson News]
Skagway, Jan. 9.—Judiciary
scandals at Nome have broken out
anew among the same elements in
the Nome committee whicu succeed
ed last whiter in securing the dis
missal 01 Juuge Noyes and District
Attorney Wood.
1 hey are now determined to oust
United States Aiarsaal trank Rich
ards and District Attorney Melvin
Grigs by, S \v ee i: i g
c* v? r y,?> i t • ■ • ; >
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been made against those officers.
Some of the testimony is backed by
affidavits.
Half a dozen citizens of Alaska
are at. Washington for the purpose
of urging the matter upon the atten
tion of the president and the attorn
ey general, and the campaign bids
fair to last all winter or until the
officers are turned out of office.
Dawson, Jan. 6.-r-A giant nug
get was found on Wade creek, on
the American side, last Sunday. It
was worth between $500 and $600.
It was fohnd on claim No. 7. This
is one of the largest nuggets ever
found in the Fortymile country, bnt
not the largest. Another was found
some time ago worth more than
$600.
Jack Wade has always been noted
for its coarse gold. The major part
of the gold taken from the creek av
erages the sise of ordinary brown
beans, and is similar in shape to a
flint bean or a pumpkin seed. Itas
says amongst the highest of any gold
in the upper Yukon. ?;
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