Yukon Valley News
VOL. II.
RAMPART, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25. 1906.
No. 48
ARRESTED
The Man Who Bought the
Shot Substituted for
Stolen Gold.
FAIRBANKS, July 20.—George Ra
phael, porter for Louis Spitz's saloon,
has been arrested in connection with
the big gold robbery.
Officers found out that he purchased
05 pounds of shot which tallied with
that found in the tampered-with box
found near Tanana July 16.
The accused man declares that he was
an innocent purchaser; that he did not
know what the shot was intended for,
and that he was paid to buy it.
He says he does not know the parties
who hired him to make the purchase.
The officers are up against another
stone wall.
Looking Out at Dawson.
DAWSON, July 18.—(From the News)
—Detective Welsh, Sergeant Frank
Smith and several others left in the
launch Kmil Stauf this morning for a
run down the river to meet the Sarah.
They are searching for the men who are
supposed to have taken the missing 1m>x
of golddust from the Ida May on the
Tanana river a few days ago.
Many laid characters from the coast
are known to have gone to the Tanana
this year via Dawson.
TO EXAMINE
THE NEW ISLAND
Tlu* Washington bureau of geological
survey in sending out a large expedition
the chief purjnrneof which is to examine
a new inland re)H>rt«d to have Imen
thrown up on the count of southwestern
Alaska, alnuit which much curionity in
exprenned by the ncientitic societies of
the world.
It in naid the infant inland prenentn a
nu|>erticiul area of feveral ucren, and
with Itarnnlov and another nmuller
inland forma one (mint of a ninull triangle
almut 7U milen went of I'lialaska. The
timt newnof the new inland wan brought
to t'nalanka l>y finlieriiieii, who were
unable to appmueh it beratUM the waters
surrounding it were ntill seething from
tlte lieat.
Krom reportu already received the
hureatl eX|»rtn exprenn tvhef that I lie
>an Pranciaro tpiake had no run nee lion
with the furmalion o| Hm> inland, which
ia undoubtedly of voiranir origin.
MITCHELL
Killed by His Own Sister
for Slaying Holy Roller
Creffield.
SEATTLE, July 13.—George Mitchell
was shot anti killetl last evening by his
sister, Kstlier Mitchell.
Mitchell is the man who shot and
killetl Cretlielil, the prophet of the Holy
Rollers, and who was acquitted the
evening previous, and who since the
acquittal was lionized beyond precedent.
Sinco the killing of Cretfield by Mitch
ell Esther had not spoken to her
brother, the avenger of her dishonor.
She appeared in the crowd waiting for
the train anti offered her hand in fare
well. The acquitted brother eagerly
accepted the proffered hand. He ltxtked
in her face and some friendly words
passed, and then, as the brother turned
to take the train after saying goodbye,
she whipped a gun from a cloak which
site was carrying on her arm and tired a
bullet into (ieorge's head right behind
the year. He fell over dead.
The girl talked freely of her crime.
She saitl she had determined that George
should tlie when he was acquitted on
Tuesday, anti that she had talked the
matter over with Mrs. Cretfield, the
prophet’s widow. It was agreed be
tween them that whichever first got the
opportunity should kill him.
J. W. YOUNC MADE
COMMITTEEMAN
J. W. Young has been ap|>ointed
republican central coinmitteinan from
Kani|>urt district.
He received notification to this effect
yesterday, coupled with a request to
meet Nominee C. f). Murane t<»lay, who
is on the Power Imund for Knirlmnks.
Jt'NKAl', July 16.—The republican
territorial committee has Iwn made up
as follows:
tieorge Irving, of Ketchikan, chair
man.
M. J. O’Connor, Ihmglas.
T. -\. Man|uam, Skagwav,
T. li. Lyons, Juneau.
P. Met'onnat'k, Wrangell.
ft. Blum, Valdet.
J. Me*, inn, Fairlsink*.
F. K. Youngs, Seward.
J. W Young, Kanipart.
A. f*. kepoer, Candle.
N. II t'»Mle, Council.
1str» • •umlerson. Kngurok
N J. t.oamun, Nome
ROOSEVELT
Talked Of, but His Secre
tary is Positive He Will
Not Run Again.
NEW YORK, July 16.—Before nailing
for London last Saturday, where he goes
an a delegate to the international parlia
mentary congress, John Sharp Williams,
the minority leader of the house of rep
resentatives gave it as his opinion that
President Roosevelt would yet consent
to run again.
lie said there was nothing about the
president’s promise prior to election
which would make it imperative that he
decline the unanimous demand for his
renomination which would spring up
from all corners when the end of his
term was approaching
OYSTER BAY, July 16.—When the
interview of John Sharp Williams was
shown to President Roosevelt’s secre
tary, Mr. Loeb, today, he said positively
that the president had meant exactly
what he had said on the night of his
election, that he would not be a candi
date again for the office. That state
ment was irrevocable, and had )>een
made without any of the qualifications
suggested by Mr. Williams.
Asked how it would 1h“ if Mr. Roose
velt was unanimously nominated by the'
party without being a candidate for the
nomination at all, the secretary pointed
' out that the words of the president had
had nothing to do with the nomination,
but with the election.
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CANDIDATE MURANE
HERE THIS MORNINC
Judge C. P. Murane, the republican
nominee fur the long ami the short term
•lelegatexhip to congress, wax on the
steamer Power, which arrive*! here at 8
o’clock this morning.
Judge Murane hail hut slight oppor
tunitp to get acquainted with our peo
ple, for the Imat remaineil a scant half
hour ami he went on his way to Kair
Isuikx, where he will *|*>nil a brief
|ierioil lie fore leaving for his home at
Nome, which place he hopes to reach
1 s'fore the ilay of election,
Jmlge Murane is is eviilentlv alive to
the fact that the victory is not to Is- won
with<sit an effort. U he fails in getting
a considerable vote in the populous
Tauana his ileleal is almost certain.
Juneau is *«m to have a street rail
way.
RUSSIA
Will Receive Aid from
German and Austrian
Emperors.
PARIS, July 19.—The Journal says
that during the recent interview be
tween Emperor Franz Josef of Austria
Hungary and Kaiser William of Ger
many it was decided that both Germany
and Austria should interfere in Poland
with armed forces in case the Russian
emperor finds it impossible to control,
the three emperors thereafter to act in
perfect concert for the maintenance of
the status quo in their respective pos
sessions.
Emperors William and Franz Josef
will not await the last extremity before
marching troops across the boundary,
but will seek to meet the revolution in
time to find it at its weakest. Emperor
Nicholas has been advised of the nature
of the decision arrived at, and his fears
are expected to secure an invitation to
proceed to act long l)efore the world in
general shall regard the step as neces
sary.
CUCGENHEIMS SHIP
THEIR OWN GOODS
Duwhoii News.
One of the most notable figures that
has appeared on the horizon of the
Dawson markets for many moons, and
one that has not been seen here before,
is the Guggenheim concern.
It is assuming grotesque and strange
form to the old-time traders here be
cause of the fact it is not buying all its
goods in the Dawson market. Thousands
of tons of material are being shipped
into camp by the Guggenheims, and
among the consignments are hundreds
of tons of groceries and other stock sucli
as is carried by the Dawson wholesale
and retail houses. The company is
shipping for its big construction cani|>s
on the Twelvemile, and perhaps for
mess houses and other establishments
that will lie opened near the dredges it
is alsiut to put to work. All otlier big
construction couqianies in the camp
heretofore have Isnight their supplies
from lhiwson houses. Kven the Klon
dike Mines railway is buying in the city.
Tlie Guggenheims Isnight hundreds of
tons of supplies here this spring from
Dawson mere bants, but it now seems
they intend to ship their own stocks.
They have leased the big Chute A Wills
warehouse from t)ie bank of Commerce,
the present owner, ami liavv moved
tlssi Itowson office to the laulue office
building directly opposite the l..tdue
quarts mill.