LIBEL SUIT
THREATENED
Edna Stevens, a woman who
tarried some time in Rampart, was
lined $50 and sentenced to twenty
five days* in jail for drunkenness
soon after her arrival in Fair
banks.
The above item, printed in the Yukon
Valley News Aug. 15, lias elicited the
following communication (printed with
a few slight corrections):
Tanana, Alaska,
Aug. 29, 1SKH».
Mr. S. Callahan, Manager Y. V. X.:
Sir: l see in your paper of 15th
inclosed article of a Miss Edna Stevens.
I would like to know who the young
woman is that has the same name as*
myself, who was in Kampart the same
date as myself. If it is me whom you
refer to I want you to rectify the mis
take that you have in your paper. I
have not been in Fairbanks, and further
more I have never been intoxicated or
been fined for the same, in court, or
been in jail. Waiting your next issue, I
hope to see the rectification of the mis
take on your part, or I shall take other
means in seeing to it myself.
Yours exjiectantly and sincerely,
Miss Edna Stevens,
Tanana, Alaska.
Now, if the Yukon Valley News has j
offended in this matter, the publi
cation of the above letter .vindicates
the writer of it to the fullest possible j
extent. Not having been in Fairbanks,
not having been drunk, not having been
fined, in court, or in jail, she can not
consistently insist that she is the Edna
Stevens meant in the objectionable
item. If there are two Edna Stevenses
they were both probably christened be
fore this paper was born. If one of
them shunned Fairbanks and other
woes, then the case is only half as bad
iiH it might have Wen. This jiajier is
truly glad that only one of them got in
jail and sympathises most heartily with
the one that got drunk. If only one of
the Edna Stevenses stopped in Kampart
and that was the good one who wrote
the letter printed above, the printer
man suggests that she defer timil action
until he can communicate more fully
with her. Then jierhaps she will be in
a |»isitioil to ehoose lie tween a suit for
libel and one for breach of promise.
The Tatuina Citizen of Sept. 1 con
tained tlie following:
We understand Mr. (ieo, A Salisbury
has Wen retained by Mrs. Edna Stevens
us counsel iu her ease with The Yukon
Valley New-. The article Mrs. Stevens
tikes exception to is as follows—
Edna Stevens a woman who tarried
some time in Kampart was fined ♦•'■O.tlU
and sentence*! to 2o days iu .fail, for
drunkenness «»m after her arrival at
Fairbanks"
Mr Hulislairy says a retraction will
Is1 demanded or suit will Is* immediate
ly mjmmcnced.
Mrs Sieve ns is the owner id a road
house and is favorably kn> wn Will in
Yuk**n Territory and mi vhe Yukon river
Furthermore flit* was never in Fair
bunks.
OUTSIDE POLITICS
Tlit' Cannon boom inaugurated by
organizing the Uncle Joe Cannon Club
at Washington has not gained much
headway in the eastern states.
The Nebraska republican state con
vention tabled a resolution favoring
President Roosevelt for another term.
However, the convention endorsed the
president’s administration. Norris
Brown was nominated for governor.
Senator Tillman, of South Carolina,
showed such personal strength at the
recent primaries in his state that he
will lie returned to the senate without
opposition. However, returns indicate
the defeat of the state ticket favored by
Tillman in the primaries.
Upon Bryan’s arrival in New York
Aug. 29 “Hail to the next president”
was the favorite shout. He told news
pajier men that w hile he is interested
in the next presidential election, he will
take no part in the campaign until the
nominations have been made.
At the Alabama state primaries there
was no npi>osition to the re-election of
Senators Morgan and Pettus. Owing to
their extreme age, however, alternates
were voted for to take their places in
the event of death liefore the expiration
of their terms. Pettus is Sir years old
and Morgan 82.
Republican leaders in the eastern
states are urging leaders in other states
to see to it that the delegates sent to
the national convention he those who
can not be stampeded by any one, not
even Roosevelt. They say the greatest
danger lies in a sudden whoop, which
■night result in nominating the wrong
man.
Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, made
the principal speech at a grand rally in
Portland ojiening the Maine republican
congressional campaign. He urged the
election of congressmen who will sup
port President Roosevelt in his attempt
at purifying American business methods.
He said this is the sole issue of the
campaign.
I lie chairman ot the Jew \ ork re
publican committee bag announced that
Governor Hiding will he a candidate
for renomination. This announcement
means that there will he a light in the
republican convention. Former Gov
ernor B. B. Odell favors the nomination
of Charles K. Hughes, the man who
prosecuted the insurance investigation.
Inun interview William Travers Je
rome, of New York, said \V. K. Hearst,
like Murphy, is of no im|sirtanee. lie
said llearst is surrounded hy irrcs|s>nsi
hte i-rsons who work on his addled
brain as they did on that of fzolgoz, the
slayer of McKinley, and called him a
Moses who hr<>ke all the Ten <'ommaiid
ments in one day. The only wuy to
settle the New York tight, Jerome said,
is to ilrpsr Murphy. The indications
are that Tammany will sup|s>rt llearst
for the governorship, in which case he
will get the democratic nominatiiiu.
Prof, Parker, I he scientist for the
Conk |silty which left to scale Mount
McKinley, on his return to SMtllr, said
two attempts to clinth the mountain
had tailed, hut that another attempt
will he made from the northwest spur.
All the trails followed led to sheer cliffs.
8. K. IIKKTEK.
HARRY BURRUS8.
HEETER & BURRUSS,
FREIGHTERS^! PACKERS
Freighting and Packing to and from all Creeks.
Good Equipments and Service Unexcelled
Many of the earlier residents of the
Dawson country will remember Chris
Betscli, who for a long time was an
chored to the ticket booth at the Klon
dike toll bridge. Along in the winter of
18!tf)-liHK) he married a pretty, rosy
cheeked, dark-eyed little girl who had
liecn serving him with lunches and who
lived near the bridge. The Nome stam
pede was on, and Chris bundled bis
bride into a basket sleigh and behind a
crack 4og team they hit the long stretch
of ice for the golden beach.
Lots of good wishes went with them;
but to most of their acquaintances
their subsequent careers are unknown.
Now comes the Nome Weekly News,
however, announcing the arrival of
Chris Betscli and M. I’. Johnson in that
city, and it must be the same Chris
Betscli who was formerly on the Klon
dike.
The News says lie lias been trying to
locate quartz ledges in the Kuskokwim
country for the last five years. He spent
most of his time in the interior and
knew nothing of the rush to the Kusko
kwim until he struck the river on his
way to Nome for supplies. He says
there are quite a number of men pres
iding in the Kuskokwim, but gold
has not yet been found to any great
extent.
One of the interesting things Mr.
lietacli tells of is an earthquake he and
his partner exjierienceil in the early
part of,I une while prospecting in the
Aleutian mountains, about seventy-five
miles from the Kuskokwim. He felt the
earth shake violently. The shock lasted
a few seconds, and was succeeded by
another tremor that shook down a large
quantity of loose rocks from the moun
tain sides. Cracks and fissures were
formed in the mountain side.
Mr. Betsch says in the country where
he and his partner have recently been
there are !HKl square miles of nothing
hut mountains.
They were successful in trading with
the Indians for furs, and brought with
them to Nome a large quantity of beaver,
mink, fox and .ls-ar skins, which they
value at |5,Utk).
Col. 1,. S. Ilowlett, of North Yakima,
Wash., has lieen ap|>oint«d United
States commissioner at Seward to suc
ceed 11. H. Hildreth, resigned. Colonel
Ilowlett has been a resident of the l*a
cific coast for more than a quarter of a
century. At one time he was managing
editor of the 1‘ortluiul Oregonian. He
was |* rmanenl chairman of the Wash
ington state republican convention in
IHlr.v—Skagwuy Alaskan.
K. It. St.sldard, the well-known
Tanana bnainma man, is pr,qsiring to
go autshle
(1 nr VHII on< of ^0I( People whov
Ant I UU seldom write home? \
They will know you are all right if you I
send them the YUKON VALLEY NEWS. I
Mail yours or let us send one weekly./
Major T. S. Clarkson hits lieen ap
pointed a special agent for Seattle to
vinit every state legislature that will
meet this winter in the interest of the
Alaska-Yukon-Pacitic fair. He will
urge appropriations by the states un<l
eonler with the governors.
Judge .1. K. Kivaril, the well-known
ami impnlur attorney, has lieen appoint
im| Inited States commissioner at t'hena
hy Judge Wiekersham, to till the va
earn-y caused hy the resignation ol
Judge I.. James.—Tatiana Teller.
Clinton I'uMire, an »IU Rampurter
who has la-en running a Iwrlwrshop at
Tatiana, has rksel out and moved to
PairUutks.