Yukon Valley News
Yol. I. RAMPART, ALASKA, APRIL 19, 1905. No. 37.
NOME MARSHAL'S
CASE PRO AND CON
Secret Service Men Sent to
Smell Out Powell’s
Kecortl.
Washington, April 4.- The story
to the effect that United States
Marshal I’owell has been recalled
by the president owing to election
frauds at Portland, Ore , is denied
by the department of justice, but
the rumors seem well founded, nev
ertheless. It is known for a fact
that secret service men are in Port
land investigating the charges in
connection with the Nome marshal
and other prominent men. Senator
Fulton declares there is nothing in
the charges against Powell.
Portland, Ore., April 4.—Judge
J. C. Moreland, ex-Sheriff William
A. Story and Captain K. W. Spen
cer are said to be endeavoring to
take the scalp of Thomas Cader
Powell, recently appointed United
Slates marshal for Nome district,
Alaska. Complaints have been
forwarded to Washington, so it is
reported, of alleged crooked work
done by Powell in the general
election in June, 1904. At this
election numerous affidavits were
prepared which were used by per
sons whose names did not appear
on the register. 1 he law provides
that an elector w ho has (ailed to
register can only cast his ballot it
his right to do so is vouched for by
six freeholders, who shall subscribe
to an election affidavit blank known
as “Blank A.” This blank is sup
posed to be prepared and signed at
the polling place, and the signers
swear they are personally acquaint
ed with the elector, and to their
belief that he i-. qualified. On the
day of election in June, 11/04. a lot
of “A” forms were to !>e lotinil at
Republican headquarters, signed
with the names jf the necessary
freeholders as witnesses, and the
elector's uame lett blauk Many of
these affidavit blanks bore the sig
nature of T. C I'owell, and copies
of them are said to have laren sent
to President Roosevelt with accom
panying explanations.
The ebaiges against l rated States
Marshal llopkius, of Spokane,
Wash , were nut sustained
Suicide of Arthur Johnson,
In a Kit of Despondency
Arthur Johnson, about 21 years
| old, committed suicide by shooting
| himself in the head with a 30-40
rifle last Thursday afternoon. He
and K. Backer had occupied a cabin
in the upper end of town, on the
creeks trail, for a week or ten days.
The young man was despondent,
and Backer suggested that they go
down town and stay around the
saloons awhile, ulieie the surround
ings would be more cheerful. They
started, but had gone only a short
way when Johnson said he would
return and go hunting.
When Backer went back to the
] cabin some hours later Johnson was
i lying on the tloor dead. Deputy
Marshal Dreibelbis was summoned
and found that the man had been
shot through the heatl.
Two bullet holes were in the
wall: one, high, a mere puncture,
showing that the wall was the first
object struck; the other lower, a
jagged, irregular opening, evident
; ly made by the bullet which passed
through the man’s head. It is
supposed that the first shot missed
on account ol the man’s head being
thrown back when he pulled the
trigger.
Commissioner C.rten was across
the divide at the time, but returned,
and an inquest was held on Satur
day. Burial took place Sunday.
Johnson was from Minneapolis,
Minn. He came into the country
last spiing as packer lor the gov
ernment road survey party. He
had a letter in his possession stating
that checks for the amount due for
his services in that capacity—sup
posed to be about $120- had been
sent to Eagle. The man had writ
ten to Eagle to have the checks
forwarded to Fort Yukon, and from
F'ort Yukon they were ordered to
Fairbanks, and later from Fair
banks to Rampart. They have not
arrived here, and may have been
sent to the dead letter office.
Johnson and llacker spent the
winter between here and Eagle.
They were in the- Beaver district,
and came into Rampart from Salt
creek.
Before shooting himself Johnson
wrote a misspelled and nearly illeg
ible note, as nearly as can be made
out as follows:
Backer cause of Eagle stealing. Send
government money home. Tell'em noth
ing. Nets at Sheep creek and I)all river.
Deputy Marshal Ilreibelbis ac
quainted tlv* authorities at Eagle
with the contents of the note. He
received the following message:
Eagle City, April 17.—Clias. Dreihel-■
his, Deputy V. S. Marshal, Rampart:
Nothing reported to this otlice, or any
complaints to us. Either man unknown
to us. Geo. G. 1'hkRV,
Deputy t'. S. Marshal.
President Roosevelt
After the Governor
Washington, April 4. President
Ki losevelt, through Secretary Hitch
cock, has made a conditional re
quest for the resignation of Gover
nor Brady of Alaska. The order is
'due to the fact that Governor Brady
is identified with a mining company
which extensively advertises its
business, and is said to make capi
tal out ot the othcial position held
by the governor.
Although the request was made
more than a month agu, no reply
has lseen received from the Alaskan
official. It is Believed that the
president left institutions with Sec
retary Hitchcock lieioir be started
on his hunting trip m reference to
what action to take in case (.over
nor llrady is not heard trout soon,
but the secretary would not cither
affirm or deny the rumor.
William J. Bryan
Sniffs Victory Afar
lies Moines, la., April 3.—Will
iam Jennings Hryarr predicts the
early dissolution <>t the* Republican
party. The present reiortn move
ment, he stated, is the beginning < f
the end.
This was the burden oi a speech
delivered at the Jetfersomnti ban
quet. Mr. Bryan predicted .1 tri
umphant victory tortile l>emocralic
party at ti e* next national election,
lie -ant the present lelornr move
ment was exposing the corruption
of the Republican party. Too long,
he asserted, ir.nl the power of gov
ernment been centered in one partv.
and that it could never be cleansed
by any one man, not even Mr
Ko -ertll hinisell.
Next Sunday. April Jj|. will be
Piaster.
THINKS DAWSON
IN THE “POSSESSION”
Illinois Educator’s Idea that
Uncle Sam Has Swallowed
the Klondike.
Some time ago this paper offered
a few words of protest against the
custom of people in the north re
ferring to a very considerable por
tion of Canada as “Alaska.” The
error is not confined to the Ameri
can side of the boundary and is not
peculiar to any single nationality;
Indians, strange enough, being the
only people free from it. Coast
and Puget Sound newspapers gen
eralize all of Yukon Territory and
a large part of British Columbia as
“Alaska,” and it is possible some
United States senators may believe
Edmonton, Medicine Hat and even
Moose Jaw are included in the
“possession.” But it is the ones
who know better and still persist in
the error iff speech who are culpa
ble. and who are responsible for
much ot the ignorance about the
matter in the States. Still, it is
hardly fair to lay all the blame on
them for the following letter printed
m iht Dawson News:
Bradford, Illinois, Feb. 16. 1905.
To the Worthy Postmaster at Dawson,
Alaska: Mv dear Sir,—Today when
studying at school about lichens, mosses,
etc., of Alaska, it was suggested by the
pupils that it would be so nice to have a
lew specimens of these plants from our
far away, though valuable, possession or
Territory of Alaska, and the pupils this
afternoon brought their pennies and re
quest that we intrude upon your good
nature by soliciting of >011 a favor;
namely that you procure for us in your
vicinity a few small specimens of lichens
and mosses, etc., as may It found about
Daw < n and kindly send them to us by
early mail. To pay for the postage, etc ,
the pupils include pennies represented
bv the inclosed stamp*. 35 cents. Should
it V* that n<» lichens and mosses can pos
sibly be procured about Dawson then
semi us other curios from your vicinity,
please
Thanking you in advance lor the so
licited favor, ami trusting that this child
like request may not greatly mconve
nu nee you, «v are
Yours %rry truly.
(• W Cm mts.
SuprrmtrmU*lit Sclmols.
The News s«*>* Punt muster Hart
mi 1. tied withstand tug the little ge
ographical error, will ask **»n*e ot
the instructor* tu Dtawvon *cb«*>W
to send the desired iiiomih and
Ik hens to the Hrarlkml w'boois.