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Vol. 8.
Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, January 28, 1905.
No. 4
NO COMMISSIONER
UNTIL NEXT MARCH
Canadian Minister Slfton Telegraphs
New Member That Congdon’s Suc
cessor Will Not Be Named Yet
r\AWSON, December 30.—To set at
the public uneasiness over the re
appointment of Congdon as com
missioner, the News has obtained from
Dr. Thompson, parliamentary member
elect for Yukon, a copy of the telegram
received by him from the minister of
the interior, Clifford Sifton, Tuesday
night. It is seen that the telegram is
an answer to the numerous telegraphed
protests from Yukon against such a re
appointment. The telegram is as fol
lows: “On consideration it has been
decided to leave Major Wood in charge
for the present and defer making per
manent appointment. Shall be open
to discuss matter with you when you
come down. Siffton.”
Perkins For Marshal at Nome
WASHINGTON, D. C. December 26.
—Colonel W. T. Perkins is being strong
ly urged for the position of United
States marshal for the Second judicial
division. *
Britt Defeats Nelson on Points
SAN FRANCISCO, December 26.—
Britt defeated Nelson last night on
points. Twenty rounds were fought.
Nelson finished in fine condition. Nel
claims that his manager, Ted Murphy,
stole $10,000 of his money.
Masonic Meeting Tonight
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Rampart Masonic Association meets
\ tonight at the residence of Dr. Hud*
AH Masons are invited to attend.
Nome News Items
Copies of the Nome Nugget and the
Gold-digger of Dec. 28, were received
last night’s mail, from which we cull
the following items of interest. ~
The merchants and business men of
Nome enjoyed a fine trade during the
holidays, an increase in volume of at
least 25 per cent over last year.
Thomas Simmons, a colored man who
left Nome some ten days ago bound for
Council City, ultimately arrived at his
destination with both feet frozen. Drs.
Ramsay and Anton amputated the
members.
At 12 o'clock on Doe. 24, the first
mail teached Nome over the ice from
the outside, it weighed 69 pounds in all.
This mail has beat all former records
by 22 days. The first over the ice mail
in 1902 and 1903 arrived here on Jan. 15.1
Suit has been instituted in the dis
trict court by A. H. Anderson ageing
W. A. Gilmore et al over the owner
of Lucky 2, a bench claim off 13 below
on Dry creek. A rich strike has been
made on the claim by the defendant’s i
laymen. Anderson moved a cabin on
the claim Dec. 6. and the defendant
promptly hitched a team of horses to it
yanked it off the claim, dumping it in
to Dry creek.
A dispatch was received from Attor
ney general Moody by Marshal Dunn
to the effect that the sum of $80,500
had been placed to his credit in the Se
attle National Bank. The marshal has
prepared a telegram to the attorney
general asking for authority tt trans
fer the money to a local banlC in order
to avoid the discount which would fol
low were the money not deposited here.
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Mai! In Both Ways
Mai) arrived from both ways. The
mail from Nome Friday evening, and
the Eagle mail from Eagle yesterday .
, Mail agent Marion accompanied Carrier
Krhaaber from T««an*.
Japanese Fleet Hard After Russia's
Baltic Squadron—Russia Protests
Against Japs Using India's Ports
LONDON, December 30.—The Rus
sian minister is understood to have
lodged a protest with the British
ministry against the harboring of Jap
anese ships of war at Indian ports.
Fleets Rushing Together
ST. PETERSBURG, December 30. -
The reports of the positions of the Jap
anese fleets stealing westward to meat
the approaching Russian fleet from the
Baltic are bulletined as soon as they
arrive, and are read by thousands of ex
cited citizens, who realize that a fate
ful day for Russia is fast arriving.
Denies Reported Resignation
NOME, December 28.— Judge Moore
denied that he had resigned, or that he
any intention of resigning. What call
ed forth this denial was a dispatch just
received from Washington. This dis
patch stated that Judge Moore had re
signed, to take effect next spring.
NOME, December 26.—A bill has
been introduced in congress giving a
Nome railway a subsidy of $10,000 per
mile.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., December
26. —Governor Brady, in his official re
port, says the population of Alaska is:
Whites, 20,000; natives, 2,000.
M. p. Flieshman and Miss Lizzie
Wiehl were married by theRev. M. E,
Koonce last Sunday evening. The
wedding- was private. .