Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-08

being brought into Skaguay in dying
condition The number of deaths, Cap
tain Carter says, has been greatly ex-
aggerated. Fine weather preailcd when
the North Pacific left Skaguay last
Wednesday. White and ChIlknnt were
ut Tor travel and many had already
begun the journey inland. Outside Of
the trouble that arose from the opera-
tons of confidence men there was no
disorder in the town although the
troops had moved toward Sheep Camp.
Brig.-Ge Merriam. accompanied by
Captain Allison, chief commissary. and
Lieut.. Graves one OF his aides. left
Nancouver, Wash, Monday afternoon
Tor Seattle to make arrangements for
the shipment of the government rein
deer from that point to Taiia and Cop
per river. Capt. w. II. Abercrombie.
Second infantry. also left for seattle
to take charge of the reindeer when
they arrive there. He will select 200
reindeer and proceed mp the Copper
river and down the Tanana river to the
Yukon. He will be followed n few DAYS
later by Capt. Glenn and Lieut. BROOK
field and twenty-five enlisted men of
Capt. Eldrdges detachment now at
Taiia, who will accompany the Copper
river expedition. They will follow the
same route as Capt Abercrombie took
IN 1854 when exploring that part of
Alaska under instructions from Gen.
Miles
The citizens of Grand Junction, Colo.
are greatly inoensed over the proposed
purchase of the water plant by the
municipality and Mt u meeting held
Monday, the following resolutions were
adopted: Whereas, Five members of
the city council propose to saddle a
debt of $4,000 upon the city of Grand
junction and to pay the same to the
wafer A N
last city election the people, by very
large majority. voted to pay said COM
pany for all its claims and property
sum not exceeding S35,O00 and
Whereas, a matter of this Importance
should not be hastily entered into or
entered into at all against the wishes
of the people of this city: therefore, be
1t Resolved, That we. the citizens OF
Grand Junction In mass convention as
sembled. do urgently request the hon
orablc mayor and council to proceed
in legal and regular manner pur-
suant to the presidents heretofore es-
tablished and submit the proposition to
a vote and abide by the result of the
poll"
The steamer Alliance arrived at Seat
tie, WASH, Monday from Copper river,
Alaska. Captain Hardwick reports
everything quiet when he left. Pros
pectors are now going over the Valdes
pass into the interior without any
trouble. The trail is reported to be in
good condition. The citizens of Copper
City, on Valdes bay, have organized a
court for the purpose of dealing with
law breakers. On February sth the fol-
lowing officers of the court We're elect
ed c. A. King, judge; Delbcrt Stevens,
sheriff. and Frank p. Reed. clerk. A
set of laws have been drawn up which
provide that all offenses are to be tried
by jury of twelve, The accused per-
son is to have the right of three per-
emptory challenges, in the impaneling
of the jury. In the ease of murder the
penalty is to be death. In all cases of
larceny of over 800 the penalty is to be
the same as that for murder. Under
500 complete restitution is to he made
and the offender is given ten days in
which to get out of the country. The
Alliance came down the inside passage
and nothing was seen or heard of the
overdue schooner Bessie X.