'Dawson News’ Notes.
Dawson’s new court house has
been completed.
Chris. Sonnickson, the well
known Yukon pioneer, died from
heart disease.
T. G. Wilson, the Dawson com
mercial man, is building a brick
warehouse costing $30,000.
The best metnod of handliug the
city’s garbage is being discussed
from a great number of points.
The O’Brien murder case is still
on, with heavy legal sparring. The
crown has eighty witnesses.
Gold dust will be allowed to be
taken across the line, provided it
can be proven satisfactorily that
the royalty has been paid upon it.
Frank Phiseater and his wife
narrowly escaped drowning in
crossing the raging waters of Bon
anza in a buggy.
Mrs. Dr Dewey is confined to the
women’s department of the bar
racks jail for treatment for insan
ity.
Dawson celebrated Victoria Day
in mafinificent style. Parades, ath
letics and racing events were the
order of the day.
A fierce contest between the A.
C. and Scotch tug of war teams re
sulted in a victory for the former4
Time, one hour and twenty min^
utes.
Transfers of mining property in
the Dawson office of the gold com
missioner this year have been twice
as numerous during the last several
weeks as during the corresponding
period last year.
Thos. Lippy and family are ex
pected in on the first boats in June.
Mr. Iyippy is owner of 16 Eldorado
and has taken fully $2,000,000 out
of the claim.
B. F. Germain, a Dawson cater
I er, leaves for across the line. His
! bondsmen will lose $500 by his fail
I
; ure to appear in court to answer to
| a charge of having embezzled $50
entrusted to his care by C. A.
Wikedell.
Items Around Town.
About twenty tons of rush freight
was left at the barracks by the Ham
ilton. It was all commissary sup
plies.
Frank and Tom McGraw, M. N.
Kimball, W. B. Ballou and Skag
way Kate were passengers on the
Hamilton bound for the outside.
Dr. D. B. McCann, register of
the land office at this point, has re
ceived notice that his resignation
has been accepted and that it will
take effect June 30.
Captains Hanson and Hibbard,
of the transportation departmeni of
the combine; arrived on the Ham
I ilton. The result of their stay has
closed the old A. C. store, and all
I
| stocks will be consolidated at the
jA. E. store, now the Northern
1
Commercial Co.
Society items, in a San Francisco
j paper, say: “Mr. Alvia Liebes, A.
■ E. Co. agent at Rampart, Alaska,
j is expected to arrive on an early
boat, to wed Mrs. Daisy Fleish
man.’’ We tender our congratula
tions. Mrs. Fleishman has resid
t
ed here and is a most estimable
lady.
ALASKA’S POPULATION.
Increase of 30,000 Iii Ten Yeajs. Tabu
lated Figures Along the Yukon.—
Captain Wright’s Wife Joins
Him at Fart Gibbon,
The population of Alaska, as
shown by the census taken last
summer, is 63,592, a gain of 31,540
over the census of 1890, when the
count showed 32,052 souls within
j the territory. Thirty-seven towns
in the territory have less that 200
population; 31 have more than 200,
but less than 500; six have more
i than 500, but less than 1,000, and
four have more than 1,000, namely:
Nome, 12,486; Skagway, 3,117;
jjuueau, 2,125; Sitka, 1,306.
i Anvik village. 166
' Cape Prince of Wales seitle
i ment. 296
I Cape Smythe settlement. ... 314
1 Cheennik village (Dexter). . 140
I Circle City village. 230^
Eagle City village. 458
Katun village. 70
1 Fort Yukon. 155
j Golovin City village. 186
l Ikomute (Russian mission). 166
Kangernak village... 143
Kesuna village. 208
Ktnak village. 279
Kosereisky village. 135
Naparagarak village. 197
Nome City.12,485
Nulato village. "281
Oldboreliki village.. 192
Peavey village. 35
I Point Hope village. 623
i Rampart village. 211,
St. James Mission. 161
St. Michael village. 858
Sifarnak village. 148
Sillitmute village. 242
Tan an a village. 186
Unalaklik village. 241
Mrs. W. K Wright was a pas
senger from the outside on the
Hamilion. Her destination was
Fort Gibbon, where she will join
her husband, Captain Wright, the''
popular post commander at that
place;