Yukon Valley News
Vol. I.
RAMPART, ALASKA, MARCH 29, 1905.
No. 34.
450.000 MORE MEN
DECREED BY RUSSIA
Remnant of Ann) Retreating
Northward—Linevitch
to Command.
St. Petersburg, March 16.—The
Russian ministers are exercising a
strict press censorship on all official
dispatches. From what can be
gleaned, however, there is reason
to believe that the remnant of the
Russian army is retreating north
ward, and its fate is problematical
Kuropatkin Disgraced.
St. Petersburg, Maicli 17.—Gen
Kuropatkin has been dismissed in
disgrace by the czar. Russian mil
itary annals contain no more bitter
rebuke *han an imperial order of
discharge. It has caused more than
one officer to take his own life. It
was thought at first that Grand
Duke Nicholas would be named as
Kuropatkiu’s successor, but the
choi. has finally centered upon
Gen. I.iueviteh, commander of the
First army.
io Continue the Struggle.
St. Petersburg, March 17.—The
Associated Press is reliably inform
ed that the decree has gone forth to
ic-cruit another army of 450,000
men with which to continue the
struggle.
WHITE PASS PEOPLE
BACK ALASKA CENTRAL
Washington, March 15 It is
claimed that the White 1’ass j>eople
are now in control of the proj>o.sed
railroad from Seward to the Yukon,
known as the Alaska Central, and
are trying to prevent the govtri;
nient trom giving aid to any other
railroad in Alaska. It is claimed
the Alaska Central is willing to
build without government aid, but
contends that the government
ought to retUMr assistance to other
Alaska lines, otherwise private in
lerests would hardly care to > '>m
pete with the gown.merit.
A jury at Cleveland, Ohio, tound
Mrs. Chadwick, the swindler, guilty
«>l conspiracy to defraud She as
seited her imHcriH* and was taken
tu a cell in a wild state «rf hvstents.
iNO GAMBLING
ON THE CREEKS
i
Deputy United States Marshal
George Dreibelbis has announced
that no gambling will be permitted
in Fairbanks district except in the
I towns where proper police protec
tion is maintained.
The marshal said to the Fair
banks News that he acted solely on
his own responsibility when he or
dtied gambling on the creeks to
close. Wlieie such things are al
lowed he considers police surveil
; lance absolutely necessary, and he
has neither the men nor the time to
give them the attention they will
require.
Wickersliam Case
Held in Abeyance
Walter Sut’dborg. the freighter,
arrived with his outfit from Fair
banks Monday night.
From what Mr. Sundborg was
able to learn in Fairbanks, it seems
that, Judge Wiekersham's appoint
ment not having been confirmed,
he was promptly reappointed by
President Roosevelt after the ad
journment of the senate, and his
name will go before that body when
congress meets in extra session.
<). A. Diver ami A. H. Lane, of the
What Cheer company, have found good
prosp cts on the left Fork of Pioneer.
C. I. Jordan is drifting to determine
the width of the pay on his and Pete
Johnson's claim on Seattle bar.
Johnson & Spicer, on discovery, Ku
reka, have located pay 50 feet wide and
will work it out during the summer.
S. K. fleeter hauled a fine lot of saw
logs the past wiek for Jordan & Johnson,
: of Seattle bar, and Johnson & Spicer, of
I Hureka creek
Kd Hopkins* of the What Cheer Bar
company, and his sister Mrs. Hall were
at Hureka roadhour-e Monday night, on
their way to What Cheer.
Peek and I.aboski brothers were driven
out of their latest shaft on No H Little
Miuoak bv water yesterday They will
pump the water out and resume work at
once.
The lletm brothers came m Suuduv
from the work of making a preliminary
survey to determine the feasibility of
bringing water from llootlanaiia to Pio
neer creek ami adjacent benches. Water
can >w brought by tunneling through the
hill at either Kentucky creek or Kir
phant gulch, or. without tunneling at all,
I by constructing a ditch much further
o*»omi It it >• not known wb it owe
wdl Sr adopted by II K Thuu»*•• who
m the parte naat interested
LIEUT. BOONE
DIES DISGRACED
Vancouver, Wash., March 15.—
Lieutenant Francis M. Hoone is
dying. Me was convicted of deser
tion at a court martial and sentenced
to serve one year at Alcatraz. He
was under guard and attempted to
escape. Corporal Brandt and Pri
vates Irwin and Wilson were or
dered to fire, and three shots struck
the escaping officer in the head.
Boone was too free with women
and wine, and used some of the
company’s money and fled, but was
located in British Columbia and
consented to return and stand trial.
He was oi good family.
Haines A. Ii.’s
In Tlieir New Hall
The Haines ledge of ilie Arctic
Biotherhood recently dedicated
their new ball. They now have
one of the best ledge rooms in Alas
ka. It is 30 by 65 feet and is styled
after the Skagway A. B. hall
There were tuoie than a hundred
persons pre.scand the Skagway
Ala kan says they had a big time
Ja^. Green i.- .. from What Cheer Bar.
Stivens R Sinclair, on Glen, will l>e
through drifting l>y the close ot this
week.
Jim Mel Inch has delivered, so far,
11 ,ooo feet of wliipsawed lumber for
Green & Collier to different claims.
Mrs. F. H. Kader has been visiting Mrs.
\V. lb Ballou on Ruby creek during Mr.
Rader’s absence at Tatiana for some days.
She returned last evening.
Mr. Chilsoti desires it made known
that the hour for the Sunday evening
services at the Kpiscopnl church has been
changed to H from 7:30 o'clock. The
subject for next Friday’» address will be
“The Penitential 1 saltn of l>avid.”
Olson & lio; g’.and. on Thanksgiving,
have an tiniiu 1 dump out i.d it is said
their spring ilea nop will Ik* well up
toward the ttpial of any 111 the district.
They hive accomplish d wonder* with
only wimm! fltvs and ntndlass.
The dame at V H hall last ri ght, in
honor of Mr- Shri^um and Mrs. bang
ford, was thoi« ughlv enjoyed ami well
attended. th« number of people in trotn
the « ret k« 1« .eg notable large Among
thosr fit in | ittle Min* ok were Mrs.
kUck C k Ink. the I. a I •» k 1 brothers,
l.nstt Srkr nd b'ttis Sket|Min. Mrs
llrttei .. . .mp .M ' . Mr- t angford and
Mr*. She*|nut Is Li'.th Mtnutdi this morn
mg ami will remain us the efeeh fcw a
tew «lnvs.
KING’S DAUGHTER'S
WAYWARD HEART
Princess Victoria’s Affection
Gets Poor Fellow Into
Trouble.
London, March 9 —A scandal is
brewing in high court circles. The
one whom it most concerns is no
less a person that; Princess Victoria,
the daughter of King Edward.
It is claimed that for over eight
years Princess Victoria has been
exchanging letters with Frederick
Naylor, a poor leather gilder. How
they first met no one seems to
know, but it seems a most desper
ate love match and the princess is
ready to defy those in authority
over her.
The king has tried several plans
for getting the letteis written by
the princess from the gilder. The
latter's rooms were searched, and
even his person, without finding
1 them.
Finally, in order to get Naylor
out of tl.e way, so it is claimed, he
was arrested and declared insane.
He has been sent to an asylum.
Capt Jarvis lias resigned as col
lector of customs. Clarence Ho
bart. deputy collector, will succeed
Capt. Jarvis, and the latter will take
! charge ol Kosene’s canneries.
NOME’S NEW MARSHAL
CHARGED WITH FRAUD
A Portland, Ore., Washington
special of March 12, printed in the
Fait banks News, says the president
is trying to find T. C. Powell, the
newly appointed maisbal for Nome,
in otoer to cancel his appointment.
The Oiegon opp>< sitioii patty is
pre-sin,, rhaigts ol election fraud
against him. and the president does
1 ot want him to accept office until
they are investigated.
Mr. Powell left Fairbanks for
Nome March 13. The Ne*s»ays
he made a favorable impression in
Fairbanks.
»>r llud«tn. Mr Krosh and Jotmuy
Wi» hi left laal Thursday foe the hot
•pftaga near the bead ol ftav river A
•lav ol suHnieM l«HK«h W vvaunue Ilk
•petug* 4* l wiiMiailiiig <«a»ltr »nh a
> •* to I,, ruling m cimlvu>plated.