Yukon Valley News
Vol. I, RAMPART, ALASKA, NOVEMBER 9, 1904.
No. 14
FINAL
STAND
Struggle at Port Arthur
Almost Ended.
Chefoo, Nov. 7.—The defenders
of Fort Arthur have retired to Liao
Ti hill and. are now intrenching.
With ren large guns the Japanese
are advancing with irresistible en
ergy. Russians are deserting and
surrendering.
HEAVY ASSAULT.
Port Arthur, Nov. 1.—Heavy
assault continues, with hand-gren
ade and hand-to-hand fighting.
Tokio. Nov. 1 .—Japanese are
raining heavy fire on Port Arthur.
STOESSEL WOUNDED.
London, Nov. 2.—It is reported
that General Stoessel, commanding
the Russian forces at Port Arthur,
was wounded on the leg.
The last attack cost the Japanese
more men »han ..ny during the
campaign. The final assault has
about begun.
ANGLO-RUSSIAN
CRISIS RENEWED
London, Nov. 1.—All reports in
dicate a renewal of the Anglo
Russian crisis. Newspa|rers are
without official information
Vigo, Spain, Nov. t.—Russian
warships [the Ualtic fleet] sailed
from Vigo. The channel fleet ready
for battle.
Gibralter, Nov. i Lord lleres
ford's flagship Caesar fired a rum
recalling officers of the channel
squadron aboard ships. Britaius
warships patrol at night. The gar
rison has been mobilized.
VLADIVOSTOK STRONG
AS PORT Ainill K
Chefoo, Nov. 7 Officers ol ves
sels arriving here state that Vladi
vostock in as atronglv protected as
I'ort Arthur. Many months have
been devoted to the preparation*.
Sew ottner* appointed in every
corps of the artny indicate that
General Is in »| at kin will not as
sume the otfeusive in this year •
campaign.
A REPUBLICAN LANDSLIDE
RESULT (IF THE. ELECTION
New York, Nov. 8.—At 9 p. in. Chairman Cortelyou of the
jRepublican National Committee made this statement:
“At this hour indications are that the country has given
an overwhelming vote of confidence 'n the president and the
administration.”
ESOPUS, N. Y., Nov. 8.—At
8:30 p. m. Judge Paiker sent this
' telegram to the president: “The
i people by their votes have emphat
S ically approved your administra
| tion, and I congratulate you."
NEW YORK, 8:45 p. in.—Fig
ures from New York state and city
indicate Roosevelt’s plurality above
Bronx to be about 260,000; Par
ker’s below Bronx 35,000- giving
the state to Roosevelt by 228,000.
Returns from about one-third of
the state above Bronx show Roose
velt’s vote to be 17,000 heavier
t .an McKinley’s four years ago,
and Parker’s 7,000 smaller than
Bryan’s. For governor. Higgins is
apparently 165,000 ahead in the up
state counties, and Herrick, demo
crat, 80,000 better than Higgins in
j the city. Higgins is governor by
I about 85,000. The legislature is
! undoubtedly overwhelmingly re
publican, securing the election of a
republican United States senator to
succeed Chauncey M. Depew.
ST. LOUIS, MO . Nov. 8.—At
both democratic and republican
headquarters it is admitted that
Roosevelt will run ahead of the
state ticket. The republican chair
man claims “a Roosevelt landslide
has struck Missouri.”
LITTLE ROCK, ARK., Nov. 8.
—All democratic candidates for con
gress elected.
AUSTIN, TEXAS, Nov. 8.-—
Early returns show that the vote
cast today hardly exceeds 355,000,
of which 250,000 were cast for
Parker, 60,000 far Roosevelt, bal
ance scattering. Democratic can
dsdates for congress elected.
RAMPART DISTRICT
Was in line with the balance of me
country. The following table shows
the result of informal balloting yes
teiday. It is to be telegraphed the
president:
A’.
Rampart. 49
Thanksgiving Creek 7
Omega Creek. 4
Glen Gulch. 4
Eureka Creek. 10
What Cheer Bar. . 14
Australia Creek ... o
P. Total
9 5»
3 10
1 5
3 7
6 16
4 18
4 4
30 u 8
Totals
88
Echoes of the War.
Chcfoo. Nov. 2 The report of
the sinking ol the Japanese battle
ship off Dalney is confirmed.
Berlin, Nov. 3.— It is known the
Russians fire«i on their own fleet
during the Hull excitement.
Mukden, Nov. 7. Japanese re
inforcements are arriving. The
hue is taring extended and an at
tack on Kuropatkiu's position is
expected soon
Mukden Nov. 1 Japanese are
lafttig rapidly and heavily rein
forced. Ihsultory lighting is going
on along the entire line. Japanese
amt Russian feeling is at a high
tension
Tacoma. \\ «sh . Nov. 1. I mil
Carlson aged to. killed his hither
by *h* sating him live times
On a Foul.
San Francisco, Nov. i.—Britt
lost to Cans on a foul in the fifth
round.
St. AdiIitw'm Mission.
Sunday Services.
Morning prayer and sermon at n.
Keening prayer amt sermon 7:30.
Friday Service.
Litany at 4 p u>.
Prt^bjflerian f liun li.
Services at the courthouse Sun
day evenings at 7.30
M K. k<>oncr, Missionary.
Ureters freight tram left on
Monday with Bush, Graham and
T’>m Antons..n « boiler and part «t
their oot&t for Kuieka. Scribner
A Henderson* outfit a too aent.
NO NEWS
OF MAIL
Another Consignment of
150 Pounds.
The mail which left Eagle Oct.
15 has not yet made its appearance
in Kampart. There was no reason
apparent from the condition of the
river at this place why the carrier
should not be able to come the en
tire distance in a small boat, and he
was expected to arrive here not
later than Oct. 26; but as time
passed and he did not appear it
was concluded progress had been
blocked by a heavy flow of ice from
the Porcupine.
Oct. 23 Manager Duncan dis
patched Alvin Paxson up river
with instructions to wait at Fort
Hamlin till after the 25th and then
continue till the mail was met.
Three other carriers are up river
ready to assist in bringing down
the missing mail.
Manager Duncan is not inclined
to think anything serious is the
matter. He does not know who
left Eagle with the missing con
signment.
Another lot of 150 pounds left
Bagle Oct. 30.
RUSH OF WORK
AT HEETER’S SHOP
Heeter’s workshop has been a
busy place for some time.
Billy Graham, Joe Bush and Tom
Antonaon, from Kureka creek, atid
H. F. Tliumm, from Doric, were
in camp last week making new
thawing points for use this winter.
Ott it Swanson, from Hunter creek,
made a riveting bar for their hy
i! ran lie piping.
Herman Schweitzer has com
pleted four new freighting sleighs
for S. K. fleeter, and has made
several Yukon sleighs, which he
will offer for sale The workman
ship is said to be excellent.
Joe Hush has been making point*
the past week for the miners. He
has just tirushed putting Spicer's
boiler in working shape.
c H Alien is Juing assessment
work ow Big Mmook.