The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-17
Pays Death Penal y fr Murder
Of Davenport.
pro oaEss on TELeeRAPH LIN
Dawson VIII BE Connected with the
Outside World Before Christma'-
smallpox In the kiondike-New
Placer strikes - Rush of the
Inst Freight shipments Before
WInter-eaie of Crown Claims

gneciat correspaudence Post-Tnteliigencer.
DAWSON. oct. Alexander King was
hanged in Dawson al o'clock yesterday
morning for numbering Herbert Dayen-
port on the Yukon river July -, 1900 KING
died braveiy. He was more than % years
old, and his hair was gray.
The old man showed no fear. no trefn-
bling, and his bravery and fortitude were
greater than that Of a number OF specta-
tors TO the hanging. lie slept wen the
night before. and his walk to the galio"s
was steady He required no assistance
II guess that rope will last me all my
lifetime" remarked King as he stepped
upon the scaffoid.
sheriff.
whatever-no lies 10 tell" replied King
BE sure and fix Il ali right; don't
strangls me- said King as the hangman
Rev. Mr.. Grant prayed, and then the
Icser was sprung and King shot through
me Ar and died without the culver OF
muscle on the upturned face
only few witnesses were present
Kings body has been buried here He
had no property OF consequence and no
relatives so far az known. lie had been
prospector many years. and for a long
time had been In the north. At his own
request he was hanged IN his miners garb
OF rough clothes and moceasins.
News comes by the steamer Louise,
from st. Michael that n rich placer strike
mas been made on Washington creek
tributary 70 the Yukon, 100 miles this side
OF Circle: q 70 30 cents 10 the pan has
been taken ont. Thirteen claims have been
athked. The best pay Is twenty miles from
the Yukon A stampede Is on from Circle.
Steamers Just In from st. Michael bring
word that the United States telegraph sys.
tenn In the Yukon will be completed from
Nome to Tanana by Christmas. The line
from Dawson northward TO Eagle on the
American side, will be completed a month
hence The line between Dawson and tho
outside world Will be completed In two
weeks. so BY Christmas the stretch be-
tween Eagle and Tanana alone Will re-
main to be built TO connect Nome with
me world at large That stretch IL 500
miles
The United states government wifi dis.
patch mail from Dawson TO Tanana every
week this winter This will bring Mono
materially nearer the outside world than
N was last winter
The telegraph constructors OF the Unit
"a states line are scattered along the Yti-
knn from Eagle 10 Nulato at the point
81 beginning Of the overland cn,-ofr 10
Nome, In numerous crews One or more
crews were sean daily by steamers conn
Ing up the river.
smallpox has developed In the Kiondike
70 large extent In the last week or two
Eleven cases are In the pest-house and
several suspected persons have been lao
lated. The majority ~ the cases are
from Discovery on Hunker creek One
case was found today on Bonanza Grand
FORKS mas been quarantined because OF
suspected eases IN the vicinity
The mounted police are on guard Mai
Wood, IN command. says ne has no doubt
,hat the disease will be stamped out soon
riEh'een eases have developed IN the
camp since last winter
All along the Yukon there Is n hurry
'ne and erowding OF trafhc just now The
steamers on the lower river bound nm
neam are making all haste 10 get
throush before the river freezes or he-
comes blocked with Ice which II exncrt-
ed TO occur by October 10 to n nm tba
upper river the fifteen large steamers thar
n my, hrrn running between Dawson and
Mute Horse are beginning to withdraw
frem the run and 60 into winter auar.
ters, and those s,ill running EXPECT 10
make no more than one round trip al the
The mail carrying this letter xtn ,ho-..
fore probably be one Of the last or thn
ihst 70 get up the river before the fcn
BLOCKS The stream Then thor. may ~
az interval Of four to six weeks dtring
Of Dawson However. ID viii he .,n, o AZ.
regularly by canoe and other hest nrae.
tmahle means, and carried forward t,s,
IS last ~ possible After the winter trail
ioIMSa ever the ICE Il will be carried
eht With little trouble IN faur or Az
GAYS To White Horse teams tfaVelip,r ~
relays day and night q"
,Withln the last week the steamers sn.
&c. hoek Island, Barr, Kerr and T01ise
have arrived from ~ Michael we,ti ~,
cfal cargo for the his trading eonsnan,ss
NO brought an aggregate az ~ rass
tnseFN, hAh ~ whom We're fronn ~,
ana na8 from way points 1shc pas~en-
gets from the steamer fav.us -.
rlvet f'' $3.50 ar
Steamers expected 20 a., through ,,cr,