VOL. II.
RAMPART, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, Al’KIL IK, 10CK1.
No. !I4
BRIBERY CASE
AT CLEARY CITY
Attempt to Corrupt U. S
Marshal’s Office.
Fairbanks, April 'I'l.—Rob
ert Warren, night patrolman
of Cleary City, has been ar
rested, charged with trying
to bribe the United States
marshal's office to allow
dance halls and gambling in
Cleary City. The hearing
was postponed until tomor
row.
It is claimed he was acting
as agent for saloon men in
Cleary City for the purpose
of “fixing” the marshal’s
office. The latter, it is said,
was to get $1,000 per month
rakeoff. A trap was laid by
placing witnesses in ambush,
who claim to have overheard
the conversation and that
$500 was paid on account.
Warren was formerly an
officer at Nome and was
known as “the gold-machine
man” in Dawson.
He was admitted to $1,00(
bail.
Fairbanks, April 14.—Rob
ert Warren waived examina
tion and was bound over in
the sum of $1,000 on a charge
of bribery.
Triple Alliance
Against Germany
St. lVtrr*l>urg, April Hi.—
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[CREAT DISASTER
IN CALIFORNIA
A bulletin posted at the local telegraph station said there will
be indefinite delay to all California business on account of a seri
ous earthquake early this morning.
Later advices say fully a thousand dead bodies have been
recovered in San Francisco. The city is in flames and the fire
department is unable to cope with the situation.
Further particulars are unobtainable.
Danger Past
From Mt. Vesuvius
Naples. April lb.—The past
week has been one of excite
ment. Several hundred peo
ple were killed and thousands
of homes destroyed. \Y hole
villages were wiped out com
pletely. The scientists in
charge of the government
observatory near the crest of
the mountain were cut off by
flowing lava and witnessed
the entire eruption. They
describe it as a glowing hell,
and declare that the flowing
lava was in excess of that
which destroyed Pompeii.
They think all danger is now
over.
The Latest Man
to Go for the Pole
Seattle. April lb.—('aptain
MikeU.m has purchased the
schooner Duclies* and will
try for the north pole in
May. Two British officers
eave cabled for permission to
accompany the expedition.
Seattle, April lb.—The
Alaska fair commission i' to
b' meor|N.rated for >,inmi.
It i* likelv (lie tilin' will Ik*
extended until 1!ni*»
Railroad Magnates
Set Men at War
Portland, Ore., April 1(3.—
In a fight between construc
tion crews of the Columbia
Valley railroad (backed by
Harrinian), and the Portland
and Seattle road (hacked by
Hill), the laborers threw
dynamite at each other with
lighted fuse. Hut for prompt
action in catching the explo
sives and putting out the
fuse many lives would have
been lost. One man was in
jured befalling rock from an
explosion. The sheriff is
rushing a large posse to the
scene of disorder.
To Build Smelter
Prince Wm. Sound
Seattle. April 1(1.—Kngi
neers Held and Walker are
on their way to Oreu to build
a smelter at the terminus of
the new railroad to the inte
rior. behind which i~ sup
posed to he the While Pa-s
people.
Mrs. Nirli.>l> Mini Mr- Stri. kl.iml are
'viui^iny their town ml.in f..r tin- tiro
tiinr within it n it. Mr stri< klaml has
■irutnl hunt* r In-iu tin- Stanley mill
ami in hnil.liiiii an aiklilh.n In the mt.iii
Mr Nuln.ls will i-ntne t«« Mm litth
later.
MAN FROZEN
ON VALDEZ TRAIL
Another Missing, May Be
Dead Also.
Fairbanks, April 12.—Gus
Jrl i 11 was found frozen to
death on the Valdez trail,
near the head of the Big
Delta last Monday.
Sixty people had been
stormbound three days at
Baxson’s roadhouse. Gus
and Victor Hill left Sunday.
They reached within sight of
Yost’s roadhouse, 1(5 miles
distant, early Monday morn
ing, having nothing to eat
and buffeting the storm in
the meantime.
Victor was a hundred yards
ahead and signaled to his
brother, and then struggled
on to the roadhouse, so ex
hausted that he could not
speak for a long time. The
minute he recovered speech
he had to be held by force
to lie kept from starting out
again. A searching party
found his brother’s body
about noon.
Another traveler left Fax
son’s Sunday morning and
lias not been heard from
since. He is supposed to be
dead.
the storm extended .">0 miles
down the 1 >elta.
for a Million Dollars
t'liifa^n, April 1«*.— 1»«.wi»*
liiif fuinproiniscil with Yu|
via tt» hf n in-tati.l ;it Zion
I'ity. 1 ntIt*r tin* arm up
iiifiit lif i~ to rfffivf a piil
limi tliillar* ami thru n-tirt*,
I lit* halrtiiff ut* tin- pru|M-rtv
p*in^ to tin* «’• nil in ti it i t v.