The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-01-01
EDITOR FLE[S FROM
 TRE kLOND|KE COURTS
Semple, of the Cleaner, Has,
 tens to American Side.
FAST RACE TO SKAGWAY
Record TIme and Fox.Like Eva-
 sion Made over tco and snow Papers were Oat for his Arrest.

Dlvld William Sempie. editor and pro. prirtor Of the Dawson Sunday Cleaner. has suddenly quit ihe publication of the paper in lhe Klondke capital. and has ar rive in Skagwav after an exciting reeord smashing race from the Canadian authori' ties. Not TWO moons ago Semple was fined sIooo in Dawson for contempt of court on account of an article published in his paper, He was in ill 4S minutes until the fine was paid. The day alter hls re- lease he issued two warm extra publica- lions of the Cleaner, and again aroused the ire of the court. A second summons was issued for him but he made moecssln tracks, and is now in Skagway bound for Victoria to appeal the case. and to Seattle to resume the publication of the Cleaner.
 Ten days and a half IS the time made from Dawson to Skagway by Semple, and it is the record time over ,he trail this winter. He travelled with dog ts ms 10 Caribou. There he left the al m and walked every foot of the iemelmng dis tance to SkagwaY in the brief interval Of 10 hours.
 "Ah, but was tlckled," said Semple, "when got under the dear old stars and stnpes on the White Pass Summit"
 Semple left Diwson hastily 20 days ago. After arranging a few personal and busl- ness details, the day previous to the date set for his second appearance before Judge DugaS. he started al noon down the Yu- l<on ostenSlb y to reach the American side at Eagle City. Going some 2o miles, he doubled his tracks and returned to Diw- son at midnight the following day, re- mIining in seelusion with tried and faith ful friends for over q week and in daily G mmuniention with the barracks and knowledge Of what they were doing In oifltiilium. Reports were circulated that he wa, seen passing Fortv.Mile with feet and hands frozen. and a vigorous search instituted by the officers who haStene1 In pursuit. While this was going on down the river Mr. Semple was Speedilv making his way tO American territory via the White Pass and after successful and sperdy trip of 10 I-2 days covering the distance pfinclpIllv at right, he arrived h Skagwav at one o'clock D. m. Sunday after numerous exciting escapes from iten tiiieatiOn by the police and trail travellers at roadhouSeS and on the trail. The Sun day afternoon or his arrival in the land Of the E igle bird he visited at the Sreidl SeS- sion of the lodge of Eagles in SkaGwav.
 Mr. mple saws that In Victoria he will Iav scase before the court Of ap- peals, and ln endedver made to have it re- viewed bv tie Minister of Justice st Ot- tawa. He says the case Is lik ly to be. come international before terminated and fthat lt will be followed with interest.
 Mr. Semple vesterdav gave the follow ing statement as to the treatment accorded him:
 "A paper iI Diwson, In glarlng head lines, told the story O. the 'sleuth like work of twJ slick tetettives,' otherwise common constibrs of tte N. w. N. F., detecting the dealing of marked cards in d prominent gambling houS. in DlwSon, and cr,dlting them with Hiwkshaw abi itieS lf dn eXtr ordinary character. The cir ,umstinces looked rather like bldekmail or ne VSpaper nntrety, upon the part Of the two itemen. when the Cleaner com mencei it's investigation of the case, and with ut comment of its own upon the evidence published what 1t had benn Sitis- tdttorv prove tO to be case ol black mail. and which testimony; It money had been demanded by the policemen W $
 nplv proved In the trial of the accused card dealer in the criminal court. The publication of the information ascertained Dv the Cleaner WAS m ,ie the basis of the charge of contempt of court and l was summoned to appear before Judge Dlgts. 1 was denied hearing. was not permitted tO make defence, ,nor to file any afil1dvlts, nor to reply through counsel. was sum. marlv adjudged guilty of contempt, fined sIooo and SIoo costs, total of sIIoo, and in default committed 10 the Dawson jail for % days. Asking for IS minutes In which 10 .btan this amount. the court re- fssed saving, You should have come pre- pired." 1 was taken to jail where ie- miined AS minutes, or until the money was brought into court and was released.
 Public sentiment was wrought into a state of high excitement over the apparent hastiness oi the Judge az ,inSt newspaper man who had dealt to the officials Of the Yukon so many blows. The day follow ing my release 1 of course issued an extra of the Gle ner and with the two following regular numbers might be considered as 'warm numbers
 "Asain was the strong arm of the law laid upon me by the crown prosecutor, F. | C. Wade, but not under charges where a iury might te obtained. but the same charge of contempt of court, summary proceeding and without appeal, practically shutting out the right of appeal to the courts of Victoria, which is the appellate court of the Yukon. Assured by my counsel that a fair trial could not be had In the Yukon Territorial court, and a;ting under such, left for Skagwav."