The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-14
MORE LIGHT.
Crew of the Jesse Who Perished
In Alaska
Not Murdered by Indians as at
First Supposed.
NO SIGN OF VIOLENCE
Found on Six Bodies Washed
Ashore.
Missionaries Give the Indians a
Good Name.
no SIGN OF VIOLENCE

St Michael, Alaska, Aug. 81, via Seattle,
of the disaster of the Jesse party which
occurred at the mouth of the kuskoWlm
their lives, was brought here BY Dr..
Romig of the Romig mission at Bethel.
ta1en off the 1ap bodies i f Of these % washed
ashore at different points. Six bodies are
6Pord to h4Ys been found r GFp6R or 66Res Of
Frankfort, Ky. Another body is thought
Wan missionary who was acting as guide
for the Jesse expedition.
DR.. Rom1g scouts the theory that inc
party We're murdered by Indians. The
bodies show no trace of violence. He
says the Indians have no murderous trait
in their character. DR.. ROmig was una Bile
to be present at the investigation held by
the officers of the revenue cutter Corwln
The missionaries are taking great in
terest in the discovery of the bodies Ow-
ing TO the supersutlous dread OF, lne ma
tives to handle q corpse, description of
the bodies could not be obtained. d. citIl, The
revenue cutter McCulloch sailed Tor Sltka
this morning, having Governor Brady and
party on board. Governor Brady, always
enthusiast on Alaska, expressed him
self as more than ever impressed with
its future possibilities, not only as a min
era1 producer but as country capaDIe
of agriculture and other pursuits. He
says two more courts should be created,
Nome. In his annual report to congress,
he said also that Alaska should be vested
for a cable from the Pacific coast to the
Governor Brady estimates the Cape
Nome gold output this season at a Inili n
and a half. lie thinks IL Is WOndertully
rich country.
United States Marshal Shoup while here
appointed James H. Lee deputy marshal
at Cape Nome. United States Dis. .rict
Judge Johnson appointed A1onZo Ralston
United States commissioner for the same
district.
A. J. Stone, corresponding member of
the geological and chronological museum
of natural history and the New York Zoo
logical society in the geographical dis
tributiOn of animals, has arrived here af-
ter one of the most remarkable trips in
the history of the North American conti-
nent. For two years he has Travelled
about the entire circle in quest of NAM
mails and information regarding the var
iouS tribes of natives. In both quests he
has been singularly fortunate from a
scientific and historical standpoint.
The river steamer St. James belonging
to the Alaska Commercial company,
turned turtle in the Yukon river near
Hamilton last Saturday night and is a
total loss. Her crew escaped in their
a cargo of general supplies for the COM
pany.
The revenue cutter Thetis, which has
been engaged during the summer in
transporting reindeer from Siberia to
Alaska, has gone to Cape Nome. Rev.
Sheldon Jackson, who is aboard will be
taken to Dutch harbOr. where he will
catch boat for Sitka- DR.. Jackson says
the seasons work has been very SatiS-
have been left at the different stations in
payment of the debts contracted on the
famous trip Of Lieutenant Jarvis last win
ter in the relief of the whaling fleet. The
Thetis will go to San Francisco from
Dutch harbOr.