Yukon Valley News
Vol. I. RAMPART, ALASKA, NOVEMBER 30, 1904. No. 17
Judge Brown Asked to Resign.
Judge Moore Not Removed.
Marshal Richards Dismissed.
Gov. Brady Reappointed.
Washington, I). C., Nov. 18.—
The president asked Judge M. C.
Brown, of the First Alaska di-1
vision, to resign. He is guilty of
improprieties in office.
Marshal Richards, of Nome, was
summarily dismissed.
Judge Wickersham reappointed.
Judge Moore, of Nome, and Gov.
Brady receiving consideration.
This is the result of the investi
gation by Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Day last summer.
BRADY AND MOORE NOT TO
BE REMOVED.
Washington, D. C.. Nov. 23.
Judge Moore, of Nome, will not be
removed. While his administra
tion was not unsatisfactory, it is
claimed he was surrounded by the
worst kind of officials.
Gov. Brady was also investi
gated, his administration indorsed,
and he will be reappointed.
Judge Brown violated official
proprieties. Attorney General
Moody announces that his suc
cessor will lie appointed in a few
'lays.
Many application* have been re
i rrrcd to nat* senator*.
The president is flooded with
urgent petitions to appoint Col W.
T. Perkins, of N< me. to succeed
tlov. Brady. All object to a third
Term
The teat of Assistant Attorney
lleneral lray's report has not been
made pubbe.
Murk Tltinw iii Mattiioiat.
Winnipeg. Nov j] Horse amt
rattle thieves have been making
greot havos* in Southern Manitoba
The Manitoba government ha* de
rated to pot mounted polite to
patrol the Ummtary
OLD PROJECT
TO BE REVIVED
Oriental Communication Via
Bering Sea.
Seattle, Nov. 23.— Cable and tel
egraphic communication to Siberia,
the Orient and old world countries
via Bering Sea is proposed by John
Rosen, managing director of the
Northeast Siberia company. This
undertaking was under way at the
time of the successful laying of the
Atlantic cable, which caused the
project to be abandoned.
The cable ship Burnsides has re
turned to Seattle.
DAYVSON DOINGS
RY TELEGRAPH.
Dawson. Nov, 29.—Nearly all of
the district burned by the big fire
is now occupied by buildings moved
onto it from other parts of town.
Just about the same amount of
work is going on on the creeks
here as last winter. The big rush
to the Tatiana has not made much
difference. All work is being done
bv small groups of laymen.
Fred Baker's cabin at No. 44 be
low on Bonanza, was burned to the
ground last night. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
The White l’ass stage crossed
Yukon Crossing day before yester
day, and is expected here today.
The crossing closed two days ago,
and teams can now go over on the
ice.
The splendid Great Dane pup
brought here from New York by
Dr. Calto,|is dead from pneumonia.
The pup arrived here last June di
rect Irom New York by express, it
was the longest trip on record lor a
dog unaccompaniou by a man.
W. \V. Powell and Alex Me
I,at min leave tor rairnaii* . next
Monday, taking private le.ters and
small packages. They expect to
beat the regular mail twelve days.
John Kay. a 17-year-old boy for
merly ot l>awson, has been sen
tenced to hang lor the murder of
John Spcttal at Lulu Island, near
Vancouver, ft C. K.«y was sen
tenced to imprisonment at Ihtwson
two years ago, and was released on
bis father promising to take him
out of the country I. w claimed
the Ud was kicked in the head by
a horse when a hubs and ever since
has sh>>wu a criminal tendency
.Skating amt curling m m full
swing pa* members in the curling
club.
ARMY TRAGEDY
IN PHILIPPINES
Kills Brother Officer, Then
Suicides.
I Washington, D. C., Nov. 29.—
Lieut. Pritchard of the Thirteenth
cavalry at Camp Stokenberg, Phil
ippine Islands, shot and instantly
killed Lieut. Fred L. Dean of the
same regiment, and then committed
suicide.
Exact particulars have not reach
ed here, but it is believed that the
deed was done during a fit of tem
porary insanity.
| TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
FROM FAIRBANKS
Fairbanks, Nov. 29.—Tom Well
idon, formerly with the N. C. Co.
here, diee on the trail last Wednes
day night. He started out hunting
and the intense cold acted on his
heart. He was found frozen stiff.
Percy Palmer and Dillman and
Winters, his two mining partners,
| are preparing for work oh their
property, 3 above Fairbanks, this
winter. Pat Keys, the freighter,
has the contract for hauling their
machinery, including a 40-horse
' power boiler, aggregating five tons
j in weight. The entire shipment is
at Chena. Keys has decided to
haul it by way of Fairbanks, as the
trail from Chena is only suited to
light loads.
Balsimer and Hickman, of the
party that left a few days ago for
the Toolavana country, broke
I down at Cariboo and had to cache
the greater part of tlurir outfit. The
party will spend about a month on
the Toolavana itpicsenting and lo
cating ground.
Dr. Hall is seriously ill. After
fighting against the illness for sev
eral days he insists it is not alaun
mg.
Jim Cummivgs was brought to
Chena front the BonnihcUl country
suffering from a terrible ax eut in
the inste)>. He was chopping wood
when the injury was sustained.
The backward season will retime
the output. The treat hud of turn
inn property has just been nude on
* above Fairbanks creek This
ground gives pans running as high
as |ion. thie pan yielded a little
tu*>i« than an eves hundred. A
bucket u! Ike pay ruc ked out gave
the neat little cleanup Si fa***
NEARLY EQUAL
TW
I
Oyama With 300,000 Apinst
Kuropatkin With 270,000.
Port Arthur Campaign Con
sidered Ended.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 22.—The
greatest battle in the history of the
world is no raging along the Shak
he river below Mukden.
Oyama launcHed a force of three
hundred thousand against Kuro
patkin with two hundred and sev
enty thousand.
PORT ARTHUR.
Tokio, Nov. 22.—Port Arthur is
undermined. Eru Lang Shan and
1 Sansh Ku Shan forts have been
! blown up- It is officially stated
that the city proper is being uuder
mined by tunneling.
Permission is given the press to
publish reports that the campaign
is considered over. The fall of the
fortress is only a matter of time
VLADIVOSTOCK.
New York, Nov. 24.— A Herald
dispatch says that the steamer Ko
rean, arriving at Wonsong from
Vladivostock, reports gteat activity
1 on both sides, the fortifications be
ing strengthened by three large
warships. Repairs are now com
pleted any everything ready for in
stant service. Troops are arriving
! daily.
Canadian Kfriprooity.
Detroit, Nov. JJ.—A special from
Washington says President Rouse
vett Saturday gave hugenc N. Foss,
oi Massachusetts, to understand
that he was going to send a special
message to congress in l>ecemt>cr
tombing on Canadian reciprocity.
t it) t*f S-alllt* Aahort*.
FiiKiHirtr, EC.. Nov. tv The
steamer City ot Seattle is ashore lit
Ragle River, Alaska The mishap
occurred the night ot the ted while
the steamer was on her way to Ju
neau Mu lives lust. There w a
tug hole under her tauter, hot she
rests easy