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WiM'klv: Kauipart. Alaska. Thursday. DuhoiiImt 27. 11)00
No. 11
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Kiidi Has Trar.Nfiir»’fl Sim'** Tlir l!j\«*r
('! Nr \V St am pr«| o>
i)ei\vson News, Oct. 12. Five
automobiles are at Skagwav aiul
will be used on the ice this winter
between here ami W hite Horse, tor
passenger and express traffic. They
are expected to average 10 miles an
hoar,
Oi ' So heavily loaded seow sleav
i 14 Waite II >rse oec. 5, o;er 40
per cent were wreexe 1 on HaBaree
and cau4! t o 1 bars further down.
Ore en at wood raft containing
verth of hay belonging to
Lilly Bros., is lost. Men are i 1 much
demand.
There is great excitement over
t re loc i! election t > occur here on
Oct. iS.
Two wild s'{impedes have nee ■ -
ed i;i the past two weeks. Mouse
hide hill on which hut sc a pan was
f mud is plastered with stakes. Tite
other was caused by t 'e discovery
o( 14c diit on a branch of Hunker.
The gold commissioner's olhce has
been blocked f <r 3 days.
Dawson, Oct to, Minister of the
' Interior Litton ot Canada, has issu
ed strict ( rders in regard to cam
bling and sporting houses of cverv
- description here, which arc to be
closed on or liefore June 1, 1901.
All wometi occupying cabins in the
business blocks have been relegat
ed to the cabins in tiie back streets.
' Old miners freely sav the action
means a black eye for Dawson.
Wages ( f miners ;ire reduced to $75
' a month. There are more people
in Dawson in October than at any
time in the four years previous.
. Many are preparing to enter Amei-!
ieau territory and others will mush
out over the ice. It is estimated I
that food will just hold out the win- j
ter and $40 a ton was asked for
freight’ng between here and White
Horse, while $10 premium from
Seattle is paid to push it through.
11 i ( licit<) t Ik* ] >ol icy (>I 1 Ik* <1< >
minion coxcnmieiit bus been to
charge toper rent rovaltv on all
the gold handled at C inadiau mints.
This royalty now has been abolish
ed and here alter, it is announced,
go d dust and bullion will be receiv
ed and paid tor at its full test value
the seller to receive payment in
gold certificates that arc at par with
gold coin. At the same time an e,\
port duty has been placed on gold
bullion. The effect of this will be
to keep much gold in Canada that
otherwise w ould find its wav to the
for
where no charge
o
I nite<t Stale."
mintage exists.
San I'ran cisco, Oct. ;v Tin* I'nited
States court of appeals lias just ordered
the arrest o{ both Judge Novcs and Alex
AIe!vin/ne for contempt and violation of
an order ot the court directing MeKin
zics discharge as receiver of the valuable
claims on Anvd creek in litigation at
X o; u e.
Skagway Oct. 5. Tin* 110 \ famous
I u;k Wade rases luive closed, resulting
for the defendants, Chas. llauge et al.
Canton, (). Oct.2. A ])lot to assassi
nate ])rcsident McKinlcv has been un
earthed. Chicago Italians had been hir
ed to do the bloodv work.
L<M‘al 'IV.11 j.m*ra I n rr».
Tiie weather report for the week
ending Dee. 27 as submitted I'>v Met
eorological < d>ser\*er Diehes:
Maximum.'' 0
Minimutti Drc. Jj
Mt\m. -S
j
I'uder the law | mitre Baliict is
recorder ol Rampart Precinct, and
all books of the various creeks are
required to be turned over to him
at once: there is considerable work
to be done and it will simplify mat
ters if the various recorders hand
in their records immediately.
■
H. O. Belden has severed his
connection with the A. C. Co. at
i
P't. Hamlin and will go to mining j
on Dawson creek, off 20 Hunter.
Bill Atwood is in from Eureka
and reports “nothing doing” over!
that way.
Homid Over.
AV;»»\«cl I'AomjioOion Is IT«• 1«I
I »► Tin* IHsirirl < >m r(
\X i i *| o i { $;,i i I.
The preliminary hearing in the
case ol Dun Carolan, chained with
the murder of J. I,. Muldowuey, in
Rampart on the 17, inst. was laid
belorcJudge IJulliet, \\ ednerdav at
1 1, a.m. The Stale presented the
guard, Ca lari us, to whom Carols 1
gave himself up; the Court aetui ;
as attorney lor the State in the ab
sence ot any. Atty.Green for Car
olan was not inclined to abide bv
the Judges ruling, in the matter of
cross examination of Dr. Tweedie,
and was lined S25. for contempt.
This morning the matter of the
line was satisfactorialy settled and
Mr. Green continued in the case.
Dr. McCann was called and upon
cross examination another long
argument was made by Mr. Green
in an endeavor to inquire into the
ant* >psy.
At i ]). m. Carolan waived exam
ination and was bound over witli
out bail.
Dan Carolan, the first prisoner
under the new regime has. since his
incarceration two weeks ago. been
visited daily by his wile and his
counsel. I le appears in good health
and spirits, bearing up well under
the strain ot the excitement hr caus
er!. Marshal (itnehlc has seemed
a cabin which he is converting into
a jail w here Carolan will be placed
Avuen it is completed. The guard
house at the barracks will be no
longer used in the care of civil pris
oners. \V. H. Breuuen and Hilly
Porter have been appointed guards
by the marshal.
The commissioner’s court room
and office will be permanently locat
ed in the first building north of the
Reception after Jan. i.
Morgan and Spooner have ilese. ;
ed Kureka and are working on i i
and 12, Slate wiiere they are sure
there is gold. Tibbits is on 8.