Yukon Valiev News
VOL. III.
RAMPART, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1007
No. 37
MANY ARRESTS MADE
Petitioners in Harper Case Held to Answer
For Trying to Influence Grand Jury.
I'itrly last Monday morning! there was
unmistakable evidence that something
unusual was happening in the vicinity
of the courthouse. In a little while the
town awoke to the faet that Heputy
Marshal John F. 1'rake had returned
from Fairbanks, the day before, armed
with authority to make wholesale ar
rests of people indicted for endeavoring
to influence the action of the grand
jury.
As one after another the accuse., were
taken into custody and marched before
Commissioner Ballou to cither furnish
the required bail or stand for commit
ment to jail, a panicky feeling took pos
session of the residents and there was a
widespread hustling for prospective
bondsmen by people who were not yet
called but who wore apprehensive ■ t the
worst.
The indictments had grown out of a
certain petition to the grand jury. The
petition bore fifty-three signatures. No
one of the accused would he accepted as
bondsman fora brother in adversity; so
it was plain that difficulty would he ex
perienced in scouring hail if the w hole
fifty-three were taken into custody.
The Petition.
The document that started the hall a
rolling was a certain petition circulated
in Rampart anti forwarded to 11 *• grand
jury at Fairbanks for the consideration
of that body in eonmelion with thecas*
of Charley Harper, who was sent I Wore
the grand jury by the commissioner -
court at Rampart charged with felonious
assault on Sarah Yaska, a native woman.
The wording of the p« titi« n ha-been
a matter much discussed -ince M- ndav
morning. No two of it- -ignt r- seem t"
agree as to what it -et forth. None deny
that it was gotten up with tin* intei tion
of is-netiting Harper; and it i- pretty
certain that it contained allegations not
in accordance with evidence which l ad
gone before the-grand jury. It i- -ml
the document freely cited the law t"
that UhIv.
Nurn*rotis signers of the petition -
sert that they n* \« r read ii at .ill, and
Busy on Little Mi nook.
Messrs. Frank and tiruham, in from
Little Ml hook y«-!erda\, ««dd »ho\rlihj
in is in pr«*gr< ** .»ll along the creek.
There is plenty of water, and Frank
and • »ratuMi * dam i■* doing its r*gdar
splashes. ^
Yuk IV rod* L \* to Ik44itg«d at
FairUmk* **n a date t*» t** ** i l.v Jtidg*
t •tmni«oii. Th* «D|»IHinf court affirm***!
thr j«t*igt«*t nt ■ f the pisfri* t court in lls
cane.
one or two declare they signed with the
stipulation that certain parts which they
considered objectionable should he cut
out.
S. It. Hudson is the father of the pe
tition, and it is believed he will stand
ready to shoulder . 11 the responsibility
for getting it up : nd soliciting signa
tures to it.
Those Arrested.
The arrests up to last night are:
S. n. HUDSON.
A II. MAYO.
K. \V. STICKNKY.
C. A. DAVIDSON.
W. \V. CROCKETT.
JACK HADRIAN.
ROBERT SCHABKR.
A. L. COLLINS.
K. P. HILL.
O. C. CLEMENS.
Mas. CLEMENS.
i p iu- oriiH'K inifi iiiietnoon no ad
ditional arrests have been made. Some
who are expecting the thunderbolt to
descend have gone t«» the ereeks to ar
range for bonds; others are scattered
ov, r a wide area engaged in the spring
work in the mines.
All those taken into custody have
made bond in the sum of $">U0 each. In
most cases cash or golddust was put up.
Should the whole fifty-three be taken in
the aggregate of their bail would amount
to $:!»>,500, and the c amp would have to
serupe the bedr»»ek to raise the money.
It is not believed, however, that all
the sign**!** of the jntition are booked
Kir arrest.
Iho Penalty.
No one seems to have a clear idea of
what |»enalty may be impo-ed fur the
alleged offei.se. To every one who is
called to Fairbanks, however, it means
-• rmii- |Hcuniary b*—. It is understood
that the accused will go on the first
boat. Tle.se wle.se work is on distant
creeks will ie>t know when the Unit will
come and will have to come to town and
wait. Tie-* iii business in town will 1**
called away at a time when their busi
»u ss w ill ne.st ih t-I their attention.
The Mail.
J'»* Minard got in with muil from up
ri.er Monday evening, lie started cm
the up trip Tuesday.
|tit»> Sipnry and IVn Mayo g» t up
Tanan.i yesterday a*tern«»»«t. Kd
Paedermai; was to start down this morn
ing.
It ««t vna that but httV is to V gan.fl
by It, but It U Mte policy to keep lb*
mad moving. The wilt pwh it up
at various |»*ii»tc along the river
RIVER TO BREAK SOON
Thaw Kept Coming After It Got Started
But the Early Record Will Stand.
Indications now arc that the ice wil
start not later than the lL’th. It is up
parently cut clear in two between tin
mouth of Minook on one side and tha
of Squaw creek on the other side of tin
river, and the anchor ice has beet
rising and floating down the sides it
increasing quantity since Monday morn
ing. All that is needful to start tin
whole mass is a sufficient volume o
water, and the rise is getting faster al
the time.
The river broke at Dawson at 5:5(
p. m. on tin* 5th. It generally range!
from six to eight days later at Rampart
The Yukon broke at Tanana 11:14 a. m
the Oth. Telegrams yesterday said tin
ice was all out at Nome and Nortor
sound. It was still in at St. Michae
bay, but would move with the first fa
vornble wind.
Three weeks ago' in was the general
opinion the breakup would come late;
but when the thaw once started it con
tinued with but slight checks, even at
night, when much harder frosts are
usual at the time of year. In former
years the opening was:
In 1S9.H, May 17; 1899, May 22; 1‘HX),
May 15; 11)01, May 24: 1902, May 21;
1903, May 19; 1904, May 11; 1905, May
10; 1900, May 13.
The Boats.
Wires said the steamer Ella left Fair
banks for Tanana at 3 o’clock yesterday
afternoon.
The first boats are scheduled to leave
Dawson lor down-river points May 12.
The first boat to arrive at Rainpart
from Dawson last year was the Tanana
on May 21—a week after the ice moved.
The Hannah was first from down river
on June 1.
EARTHQUAKES REND MEXICO
Volcanoes Become Active and People Flee From Flowing Lava-Gulf
of Mexico Boils Like a Cauldron and Sends Up Jets of Steam.
laite eopie* nf the Fairhnnk* Tinas
contain graphic account* of volcanic
mill carthi|iiukc di*turliunci ■* in Mexico
aiul in the Mexican gulf.
\t Washington, April IB, the *ei*ino
graphio instruments recorileil a fearful
shock at 2 o'clock in the morning. After
two hours of violent markings the pen*
cil ulippiil off the tafH- ami the rcconl
wan lost.
For four minutes anti a half the same
morning the earth rocked with a swing
ing luotion at the City of Mexico.
More ilamagc was ilorn- at Kingston
In Mexico, April HI. the extinct vol
rams s Colima and Jorulla, w hich had
laid dormant for centum"*, h-oane act
ive with a fury that has seldom Iseii
eipialed in modern time*. The title* of
Tixla. Ciillpaiuin/o and Chllapu were
destroyed, each with a |*'ptilation of
#,tMI Twentv thousand people lied to
ward tin* im»l tti i«i ape the Hewing
lava.
At the Citv of Hi mu, \pril I*. re
port* were coming in that hundred* of
mite* of lie.tch line m>ftb and iHuttli of
Yvaptilco have mink Itt t*» 31 feel tadow
the former level. I verv citv southwest
of the City of Mexico an<l between that
place ami Colima was destroyed. Oov
ernment estimates placed the killed at
In the state of Morelos the earth
was so badly cracked travel is ditlieult.
Steam was isstiinj; from many of the
cracks. At Zittald stani|<edino cattle
ran into an immense crack and disap
(sared as if drop|<s| into a Is.t tom less
pit. The earthi|uake ■ 1 i--1rie-t extends
aero-s the states of Morelos, tiuerrero,
Mexico and Verti Crnz, and is 1,000
miles square.
In southern Chile, April la, hundreds
of miles of forest was hurtling from hot
ashes and tire thrown out hv Pnyepue.
The steamer Tropic, arriving at Hal
vest on April la, said that when the ves
si I was northwest of Klcrmejo island the
gulf Isgan to Is ill and for an hour or
•n**re tlii' steamer was in the midst of a
marine disturbance which to-«cd the
ship around like a cork. The heat was
nit* ns,-. After clearing tin- disturl>ed
area jets of steam ami water were seen
thrown Lim |o -"am feet high, I'sr off on
could Is- seen jets of steam and water
thrown from Asi to am feel in the air.
The orth-er* of the vessel had picture*
of the awe-ins (wring seen*.