Yukon Valley News
Yol. I.
RAM PART, ALASKA, MAY 3. 1905.
No. 39.
GAVE NATIVE WHISKY
ACQUITTED BY JURY
Important Hilling Made by
Commissioner Green on
Last Monday.
Dick Hudson, miner and pros
pector in this country since ’97,
was befoie Commissioner Green
last Monday, charged with giving
whisky to Maria, a native woman.
Little Ellen, 'I'erese and Maria bad
visited the man’s cabin on Sunday;
he had gone off with the tlnce, and
later Little Ellen had laid charges
against him.
There was a jury trial and a
speedy acquittal.
Hudson conducted his own case
and testified in his own behalf, and
before the case went to the jury he
had surrounded himself by an array
of damaging evidence that was only
overcome by the greatest good
fortune
His own good reputation was
established by plenty of witnesses;
but the court refused to allow
testimony intended to show its
malice in bringing on the prosecu
tion.
Mr. Hudson elected to testify for;
himself. When asked by the couit |
if lie had furnished the w oman the ■
whisky as charged, he claimed the
right not to answer. It was held,;
however, that as he had elected to
testify he would have to answer or
be deemed in contempt. Mr. Hud
son asked for oppoitunity to consult,
a law yer on that phase of the prop
osition, which was granted. After
a short absence he resumed the
stand, and when the question was
reput he answered that he had.
This closed the evidence, and the
accused briefly addressed the jury.
In charging the jury the court
instructed them that native women
who had been lawfully married to
American citizens had under the
law lost their identity as natives
and become ofequ.il standing with
American women; and that it the
jury found the woman in question
had been so married it would be
their duty to render a verdict of not
guilty
It had been proven by answers
to questions asked by the court
that Marta had been so married,
and the jury had but one course
open
Young Steven’s Trial
This Afternoon
Layman George W. Chilson, of I
St. Andrew’s mission, last week!
swore out a complaint against
Young Steven, a Fort Hamlin In
dian, charging him with assault
and battery. Mr. Chilson acted on 1
information brought from Forti
Hamlin by Gordon Betties. It is
said the Indian had torn the clothes:
from his wife and beaten her shame
fully.
Deputy Marshal Chas. Dreibelbis
left for Fort Hamlin last Friday and j
returned with Young Steven and •
his wife yesterday afternoon. An
other native was also brought along
as a witness.
The accused was arraigned this
morning, pleaded not guilty, and
elected to be tried by jury. A jury
was ordered for 2 o'clock this after
noor. C. B. Allen is for the de
fense.
In case of a conviction Young
Steven will be liable to a penalty
not to exceed $500 or three months
in jail, or both.
The natives were glad Steven
was arrested. They ate afraid of
him.
W. P. SHIPMENTS
TO THE TAN AN A
Dawson, April 3.—The Daily
News says: The White Pass lias
made a tiaffic arrangement whereby
it will enter the Tanana field this
summer by the upper river route
and by way of Dawson with through
shipments by connections with the
steamers of the Northern Commer
cial company and the North Amer
ican Transportation and Trading
company.
It appears from the agreement
that the White Pass will not run
any ot its steamers to the Tanana,
and that all the through business
coming this way over the White
Pass will l»e carried from Dawson
to destination on the steamers of
the two big lower river lines men
tioned
It is presumed that the White
Pass will send no steamers what
ever to the Tanana, ami that the
local freight ami |stsiengtr business
to amt from Dawson and Fairbanks
will be left to the big c« tnpanics of
the lower river and what imk j cm!
cut lines tuay trv tor it.
Ladies on the Creeks
Opposed to License
Pioneer and Eureka Creeks,
April 26, 1905.
Editor Yukon Valley News.
Dear Sir: In the name of all
that’s good and decent, will you
kindly publish the following?
That we, the undersigned, do
urgently protest against the grant
ing of a license for a saloon 011
Eureeka creek, Rampart precinct;
and earnestly hope, for the good of
the here'ofore clean and respectable
neighborhood, that proper and de
cisive steps will be taken to stop it.
Mrs. J. E. NELLANY.
Mrs. A. H. LANE.
Mrs. \V. C. NICHOLS.
The rule is that two-thirds of the
petitioners within a radius of two
miles of a proposed liquor business
favor the proposition before a li
cense will be granted. This places
it as nearly as possible within the
option of the people of a commu
nity whether liquor selling be per
mitted or not.
Only one of the signers of the
above communication resides with
in the two-mile limit.
TIDE OF WAR
MAY BE TURNED
It was currently reported in
Tanana a few days ago that the
Kus.'i in forces under General I,ine
vitch had gained two complete vic
tories over the Japanese. This is
the news brought up by Mail Car
rier Robert Schaber.
N'o particulars were learned and
the report is only given for what it
is worth; but it is extremely prob
able the officers at Fort Gibbon had
received news to that efl’ei t.
The Dawson News savs the A.
H.’s of that place nut to bear what
Godfrey Chtalander had to say tn
favor of an exhibit at Portland,
and bee.line enthusiastic lor the
scheme A « nimitwe was ap
pointed to arrange the matter, as
follows; J II kogers. J.»s O'Neil
A. F. George, I*. A Shindler, \l
II Craig and Charles T.m lor Tin
committee wias given lull power*
promise to get up a cpiendnl ex
hibit, representative ol the lerritu
ry 's tivnucot
RAMPART EXHIBIT
FOR PORTLAND FAIR
A. B. Committee Appointed
to Secure a Collection.
Officers Elected.
The following telegram was read
; at the regular meeting of the Arctic
; Brotherhood last night:
Fairbanks, Alaska, May I, 1905.
Arctic Chief, Camp Rampart No. 15,
| A. IS., Rampart, Alaska: Have camp
; start work for gathering material Lewis
■ ami Clark exposition. Send gold ex
I hibit Ladd’s bank, Portland.
G. Chealandkk,
Special Commissioner Alaska Exhibit,
Lewis and Clark Exposition.
The message aroused much en
thusiasm, and the A. B.’s will do
everything possible to get together
the most ci editable exhibit possible
in the short time allowable. The
following committee was appointed
to secure exhibits:
John Stanley, J. Lindley Green,
\V. W. Crockett, II. F. Tkumm,
S K. Heeter.
The committee is an excellent
one, and it is hoped citizens gener
ally will aid its efforts by a hearty
co operation.
Rampart is capable of sending a
gold exhibit to Portland second to
none, and a little local pride may
yet accomplish a great deal.
Officers Elected.
At the meeting last night the
following officers were selected for
the ensuing term:
Arctic Chief- J. I.indley Green.
Vice Arctic Chief— G. A. Ketterer
Arctic Chaplain- J. H. Hudgin.
Arctic Recorder- \Vm. Sipary.
Keeper of Nuggets— Julius Kalitn
storf.
Board of Trustees—G. A. Ket
terer, C. H. Gibbons, B. \V. Stick
uey, 11. 1; Thintim, G. W. Spicer.
The bright promise of an early
spring which was held out by the
mild weather preceding Master is
gone. The nights are all a dozen
or more degrees below freezing and
neither the cleanup nor the breakup
is in sight
Letters are in the postoflicc for
Om if Ohnian, Miss Marta Metlou
gall and James A. Klwell. and will
be -sent t» the dead letter ufto1 It
not called tor wtihitt thirty dare.