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The ('al)inet--Tan}uia News Items.
Vancouver, Dec. 26.— The peo
ple of Ska^way are much excer
cised over a rumor which has vain
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cd gn und that the United States
government will cede to Canada
t ie territory borderin'* on the Chil
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e it river and Pyramid harbor, ;c
carding to advices brought down
by the steamer Amur tobav. ft is
reported in Skagway that a party
of civil engineers is now o i tie wav
to Pyra nil harbor to begin a pre
liminai'y survey of a raiiroad from
salt water to the interi >r following
generally the ine of the old Dalton
to ili»_ boundary line and thence a
1 >.ig the same route to Port Selkirk
on the Yukon.
Washington, Dec. 20. — Lite ad
vices at the state department from
its agents in Turkey show t iatt e)r
have uot remitted their efforts to
secure the release of Miss Stone,
and are seeking to open up com
munication with the brigands with
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probability ot success. It if^eliev
ed that the kidnappers at last have
begun to realize that the sum of
$60,000, now in the hands of Mr.
Dickenson, represents all the mon
ey that can be secured for ransom.
Washington, Dec. 21.—Secretary
John D. Dong has signified to the
president his intention to resign
soon, possibly when the Schley
case shall have been disj used of.
There is little doubt but that his
successor will be Judge W. H. hhift!
now president of the Philippine
commission. Long does not leave
the cabinet with the consent or ihe
president, but the president is not
able to influence his determinate n.
Manager Corbusier arrives at
Tanana from Nome todav.
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Miss Parke has opened a very
neat restaurant in the building for
meriy occupied by Geo. Love. j
Dr. Hewitt assisted by Dr. Twee
die, performed an operation on Jim
Risdon for hernia at Tanana last
week. The operation was a com- ,
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plete success and the speedy con
valesence of the patient reflects
credit on the surgical ability of the !
doctor. ■
Noble’s horses left him the nisjht
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he camped at Schieffelin creek on I
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his way to Tanana, and returned ■
to Bear creek. Noble put in the j
next day rounding up his stock and
was delayed one dayr in reaching
Tanana on that account.
Rev. Konce left this morning
with a dog team for the States. Mr;
.
Konce expects to make a quick
trip out; attend the Prespyterian j
conference in the East, and return
to Rampart next summer. Mr.
Koonce is a most pleasant gentle- j
man and will be missed in camp, j
Billy
( oiiiing [iihI^i* Am'st-<i(iv»*riim< i.i
Oil Missing-Marshal Dri l>:'l bis I’. -
rai ling Prisoner to Kam}iari-Tria i.
Biily Corning leaves Xanana this
morning under arrest, in charge »>i
Marshal Dribelbis. Corning was
arrested by the military autiiorili s
at Ft, Gibbon, charged with Laving
stolen government goods in 1 is
pos cs ion. The tekgraj h stati ns
along the river below Tanana v c, c
well stocked with oil, but a lecent
inspection by Lieut. Gibbs di.-c.us
ed the fact that there was a great
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scarcity of the illuminant. Light
cases of oil was found in Coniine's
cabin at the time of his arrest.
It is hinted that such an amount
of oil could not be taken without
the knowledge of the operators but
this is most improbable. Corning
was turned over to the marshal at
Tanana and is being brought to
Rampart for trial.
Carrier Scott arrived from Tana
na yesterday afternoon, with mail
from St. Michaels. He brought
up Charley Brown, the sick Indian
who has been lying dangerourly i.l
at Bear creek, with him. Scott
made the distance between Bear and
Rampart in 5 hours. Brown was
taken to the Mission hospital, a.id
is in a critical condition.
Carrier Scott leaves this moni
tor np-liver. He will meet Old
field and exchange mails.