o Peace lentil Fight ng Ceases—
Powers May Turn Kncinics—-Hoys
of Akron Destroy Life, Property.
, The following dispatch was re
vived in Washington Aug. 23: The
ntire city, with the exception of
■ • imperial pa’ace, is occupied by
e allied forces. It being appor
ioned into districts for police sup
ervision. The Chinese army fled.
The imperial family have gone to
Sienfu. No representatives of the
Chinese government at Pekin, con
ditions are chaotic. Palace is taken
witn some loss. Thousand miss
ionaries safe, many started home
Captain Reilly killed. B )xersagain
' ncentraling about Tientsin, 100
lied in skirmish Aug. 19. Mint
s’ telegraph line through to Pekin.
“Congkr.”
Press reports Aug. 23 that before
aving Pekin the empres;dowager
'dered beheaded four of her kins
ieu and generals because t' ev dis
, ked her mode of warfare.
Id Hung Chang has asked for a
> -ace ct in mission and armistice to
hjust tae same; both were decid
diy refused at Washington. “The
hewers must come to a final under
tlanding quickly. Riots, ana:chy,
loodshed and misery will be t!;e
levitable result in China of a pi 1
v that does not immedially dis
use itse'f. The government in 11s
"fe re-established,”
P. C. Huntington is dead.
Akron, O. Aug. 23. Sudden
dtitbreak of 10,000 boys bent on rt
«nge on nigger rapist cause much
instruction of life and property.
1 A1 Allen has been given the right
0 work claim 24 Little Minoook jr.
A«d is at it with five men, turning
irer the net proceeds to Receiver
.jhris Baker, pending the decision
1 ‘
court next May.
JLooKh lake A (Jo
At a meeting held Tuesday night
! at the residence of VV. H. Brenner,
an organiza’ion was harmed havinu
for its objects the improvement and
development of the mining condi
tions ot Ram] ai t, the care of the
sick and that the organization as a
whole be enrolled as a volunteer
fire department. The name to be
the Miners Mutual Protective Asso
ciation of Rampart. There was a
large attendance and the aims and
'objects of the organization, as pre
sented, met with general approval.
Tire association a<jurned to meet
at the A. E. store next Satnrd ly
night at 7:1 5
i Lieut. H. Unek. 0.1, surveyor and
W. Yaunart, topographer, sent out
by the War I epartment, were in
kampart la.-1 w eek. Their actions
and wor .s weie sui rounded by a
•nvsltrious silence w hich thev ad
mit they dare rot cxj 1 dn but it is
said that, Colonel Ray’s road, for
Mr. Hca.v, from Valdes to Kagde,
is not aj proved ot as practical and
| the (1ep>ai tment thinks Rampart tin
] lace tor the m rtiu rn ter.ni ius.
• iotli men started u ) liicr Minook U
1 o
>e gone all w intei.
R •in] art, Aka. Sent. 2'
To ike I\,i ua ; It will no doubt,
interest tee your readets to learr
hat t! e cortruct for repaiiirg St.
.A n orews Hospitd daamge.l by fire
Sept, 17 has 1 een lei and that tut
'os] itaj v. idle put in order w ithou4
delay and made ready for tliereeep
ion of patie ts. The fhe is a ven
regrettable incident though it might
nave been much worse the write!
is gi rd of the opport nity of thank -
ing again the citizens of Rampart
for their prompt res] once to the
alarm be!! and their very efficient
work in extinguirhirg the flames.
K. J. Knapp.
1 Miss Park, Mrs. Wingate and
Mrs. Wiggin have enteitained de
lightfully, with an evening each, in
lie past two week.,.
J
Mail From Skagivny Weekly—Me jins
Mneli For Kiver Residents—
Regilining December 1,
The mail service for the eomimr
winter is a matter of vital interest
to all Yukoners, under the present
schedule we may expect a bimonth
ly service with the outside wo 11.
Beginning Dec. i the P. O. De
partment will dispatch mails fiom
Skagway weekly, so from Dec. i
on we will have weekly arrivals of
mails.
The following earners will o; cr
ate between Tanana and Circle: if.
Currier, J .Oldfield, N. Peterson, T.
Blom and H. Hoiton. These'men
are all reliable and good musher so
we feel confident that if the mu 1
does not arrive regularly during the
coming winter it will not be due to
any failure on the part of the aP ri
mentioned carriers to perform their
duties and make time.
Court Keport From Circle.
At the session of court held at
-ire e Sept. 3 Chas. N. Hubb.ir • ,
charged with the murder of Thus.
McNamee, was found guilty of man
slaughter and sentenced to 10 years
imi risonment. He plead not guilty.
Clias. W. Bentz, charged with the
robbery ol J. J. Philip s, plead guhty
and was given 2 years. Both n ca
were taken to McNeil's Island, n-^r
Seattl.', via. St.Michael.
In the opinion of the writer th"
icquittalol Calahan at Circle cliai -
ed with rape on the person of M ....
Joe Green, wife of the attorney <
that place, was a most unfortunate
proceeding. Mr. Green engage i
Calahan to pack him across f. v.m
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