Vol? 5.
Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, October 21. L90-1.
x\o. 17.
LATEST TELEGRAPHIC
War Imminent In The Occident-The
President Recomnitnds Better Roads
For Alaska—Late Dawson News
Special to the Forum.
^wson, Oci. 16.—The Dawson
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it „et is stili advancing. It is
stated on' good authority that a
shortage in several lines of staples ]
wiil prevail this winter. i
Skagway, Cct. 16.—Kearn’sjew
elry store on Broadway was broken |
into last Tuesday night. Large j
amount of money and jewrelry se- j
cured by the robbers. Most of the
stolen property found later under a
wharf. No arrests.
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Dawson, Oct. 16.—Apparently
littlechange in the Korean situa- j
tion. Russia is rapidly fortifying
all her Asiaic ports, and lushing
V>" v> and munitions of war to the
t ward. She is rapidly assuming
a position of stubborn defense. Ja
pan is eager'Tor war, but is evi
dently hel l in check by England.
Washington, D. C , Oct. 17.—
President Roosevelt is recommend
ing better roads for Alaska.
Dawson, Oet. 16.—The Yukon
is now 30 inches lower than when
closing last • year. The river is
running full of ice. Big steamers
have all made their last trip to
Wuitehorse.
The ten thousand dollar damage
suit against the N. A. T. & T. Co. ■
h f he parents of Richard Cameron 1
fu»-ibe loss of their child’s foot, h.,s
been' dismissed. % •
George Delfel. while hunting
Sunday, shattered his right arm by 1
the accidental discharge of his gun.
Seattle, Oct. 17.-- Booker T.
•Washington will colonize the negro
in Africa.
Fairbanks, Oct. 18.—Faank Ma
son returned Saturday after a two
weeks trip to all principal creeks
in the district. His report is as
follows:
Pay has beeii found on Gold
stream. from 12b to discovery; on
Pedro from 9b to 2a;' Cleary, from
12b to 6a; Chatham, from discovery
to 6a; Fairbanks, from 12a to 12b.
Other creeks are coming to the
lro.it. A strike b reported on
Wolf creek this we*;k.
WILL SPKINU NAUKS SOON
The Forum interviewed H. L
'Jledgt.c, judge -af*4V .to
take place Nov. io, on the proposed
incorporation of Rampart. Dr.
Hedger said: “We have telegraph
ad Judge Wickersham at Valdez to
appoint another inspector of elec
tion, Mr. Fleishman having rtfused
to serve. We expect an answer to
day.” Dr Hedger is a strong ad
vocate of incorporation; so is A. B.
Dewelln.one of the inspectors. The
new appointee should be a man op
posed to incorporation. Dr. Hidger
stated that no ticket had been se
lected, but there would be one made
public just prior to the election, he
thought. Whether this be correct
or not, tie names selected will be
awai ed with interest.
At a recent meeting of the anti
dueling league in Berlin it was re
ported that the largest number of
duels took place in Austria, Ger
many being second. It was pro
posed that an international agree
ment should be brought about.
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BARGE MISSING
Duncan Starts To Docate Missing Pas
sengers- Date Telegram States Th t
People Were Started Out In Boats—
John Duncan and Frank .Hiatt
left with two d^g teams, Thursday
morning, for upriver. They will
endeavor to locate the whereabouts
of the long»expected Large which
left Circle for' Rampart Oct. 9.
Three Indians* and a white man
arrived from Circle last Tuesday.
They left Circle Oct. 3 and were
compelled to abandon their Lcats
abovw Dali riv*r, making their way
to Rampart oil foot. The lady
passengers on the barge, so far as
is J«£iow!»,.«£?. Mrs. Duncan, Mrs.
Stoel, Miss McDonald and Miss
Ketchison. Marshal Dreioelu.s
and Dr. Hudgin are also amoi g
the Ramparters aboard. It is now
supposed that the party is camped
somewhere below Ft. Yukon; but
it is possible they succeeded in
making Steven’s village five miles
above Dali river.
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SHIPPED IN SMALL BOATS
It is reported that the passengers
who came from Dawson on the
! Louise, expecting to transfer at
| Circle to the Leah, were not sent
i out from Circle bv the N. C. Co. on
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a scow, but in small boats instead.
This means that the dangers of
'such a tripat this season of the
year have been multiplied tenfold,
it being criminal carelessness to
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split up a party in small se dors,
especially when a number of the
Lpassengers consist of women un
■ used to hardship and helpless in an
emergency.
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