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Yukon Valley news., 1906-12-19
HOLIDAY
 PAST|MES
A. B. Dance Christmas and Pioneer Bali New Years Eve the Prin.
 cipaI Announcements.

A dance by the Arctic Brotherhood Christmas night will be the first public gathering of the holiday season.
 For while the A. B.'s held back in the belief that good many people would want to attend the Christmas festivities at Hot Springs, which prom ise to be very attractive; but it appear ing that but few ore none would make the trip any way it was resolved to have the pleasantest time possible at home.
 The only other affair of public na- ture announced up to the present is the grand Pioneer ball to he given New Years Eve. Of course 1t will be great, and if the number attend from across the divide, and especially from Hot Springs, that it is hoped there will, it will be the hugcst affair in the modern days d the camp
Yukon Valley news., 1906-12-19

Chapman and Sinclair are reported to have drifted into water on Russian creek. It was not learned whether or not the flow was sufficient to stop their work. Others on the creek had not got to bed rock at last accounts.
 The late cold weather closed the open space in the river at the upper end of town. IL has not been known to close so early before, and two weeks before it disappeared bets were offered, with no takers, that it would be open after Christmas.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-12-19
TO FIGHT ON
WickerSham's Foes Gather Bitterness as Time
 Goes By.
(From the Fairbanks Times J

(From the Fairbanks Times.) Washington, Nov. 25.-There can be no question now but what Senators Nelson and Hansborough will continue to assist Senator McCumber in his pro- test against the confirmation of Judge Wickersham, of the Third district of Alaska. While not officially stated by them, or any one speaking for them, it is known they depend much on the report of District Attorney Hoyt, of Nome, who was ordered to make an investigation.
 It is known that Senator McCumber wrote the president in June urging a new investigation and said he could place in the hand of the investigator new facts concerning the old charges It has been ascertained that these spe-- cific cases were in regard to where Nlckersham IS alleged to have decided cases in favor of Captain Barnette, banker at Fairbanks.
 While new investigation has been ordered it is said that it is not to be taken as a change in Mr. Roosevelt's former position, but it is known that he replied to Senator McCumber by say ing that if the facts were as he had pre- sented them he would act accordingly.
 In his letter to the president it is known that McCumber represented to the president that the newspapers of Alaska considered Wickersham unfit for the position.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-12-19

invited, but up to today it has not been learned whether or not they will come.
 Preparations for the feast are under way and there will be plenty of good things to eat.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-12-19

about dollar per minute per man. This creek has many small ones enter ing it nearly its whole length on which good prospects have been found. There are also many more creeks which have prospected very well, namely, Big Squaw, Little Squaw, Tobin, Wood- chuck, Big Mcclellan, Little Mcclellan, Rock, Dictator, Grave, Slate and nu- merous others.
 ''The formation of the country shows that it has had run of gold through it for number of miles. Many think the best ground is still to be found.
 'It looks more like a placer country than any in this section, the hills being worn down smooth, the creeks mostly large but we'll confined between the hills, making prospecting much easier. In most places when you get well to the head of the creeks there is very little timber, and in many places they have to haul it ten or twelve miles.
 ''There is quite number of new
Yukon Valley news., 1906-12-19
CHANDLAR AND ITS MANY CREEKS
Has Every Appearance of Good Placer Country Shoyed in $ Minute Each While Water Lasted Somehng Regarding Routes

Mir. R. Donaldson, bookkeeper for the Northern Commercial Company at Ram part, received letter this week from cousin at Coldfoot with the following information about the new Chandar district:
 "You must have heard by this time of the new strike made on the Chandlar about sixty miles from this point
 'There has been nothing much done as yet, as it was almost impossible to get grub over there until the past few weeks.
 'I.ast fall on the head of Big creek Gone of the largest creeks in the dis trict, being forty miles or more long Newton, Bolds and Jones were banning and raised good prospects Newton went out one morning and banned $52 out of the gravel in two hours-all fine money. They afterward set up boxes, and owing to the shortage of water were only able to shovel about five minutes at time. Their shoveling paid them
Yukon Valley news., 1906-12-19

corners in the section already and many more they report on the way. But think, myself, that the best trail would be from Panama, as there is trail which the mail carrier has to Bettles also one to Coldfoot, and good trail cut to the diggings from this point. The distance is about the same from Fair banks via Circle and Fort Yukon as it is from Fairbanks via Panama, Bettles and Coldfoot, the latter route being the better one owing to the grub supplies, as man can travel from Fairbanks to Panama light and from there to Bettles light, and through to Coldfoot, where he can get his supplies, have them freighted or haul them himself the balance of the trip, about sixty or sixty five miles, there being cabins up all along the line. Coming the other way they will have to take sufficient supplies to carry them to Circle, then to Fort Yukon; from there they have haul of about TO miles to take their pro- visions
Yukon Valley news., 1906-12-19

Seattle, Nov. 25.-District Attorney Hoyt, who is here conducting the Newth- Bodfish trials, refuses even to refer to the Wickersham subject and made no comment whatever when shown the above dispatch. It is not even known if he has his report written.
 Alaskans now here declare that if the fight comes up again it will be far more bitterly fought than before.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-12-19
WEATHER CONDITIONS

Number Of days: Clear, 5: partly cloudy, 0; cloudy, ?. Snowfall: Noue.
 FREDERICK F.. RAIDER,
 Voluntary Observer.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-07-25
The Children.
AMBITIOUS.
By Dorothy Tilbury.

when l grow up" said little Dick,
CPL be an acrobat"
III be an organ-man," said Ned,
And pass around the hat"
And what will Tommy be?" we asked,
And Tommy glowed with pride.
when l grow up I'll be man''
The stolid child replied.
Selected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-23
MR.. WEBBER's THEME.
Declares Bill for Prohibition Of Liquor
Traffic Will Pass Congress.

REPRESENTATIVE Amos r. Weber of Ohio,
the author of a bill to prohibit the sale Of
Itouor In the District Of Columbia. was the
principaI speaker at meeting held under
the auspices of the Central OF the w. c.
r. u, which was held last night at the
First Congregational Church. a branch Of
the Young Women's Christian Temperance
Union The meeting. which was in charge
of Mrs Clayton e. Emig. president of Cen
trail Y, and mss Fairfield. president of the
Christian F!ndeavor Society of the church,
delivered an address of welcome.
Reports as to flower mission work. moth
ers' meetings, the cradle roll and work for
the soldiers and sailors were made by Miss
Francis, Mrs. George Otis Smith. Mrs. Nc
Mel and Miss Walker
Vocal solos were given by Mrs. Melville
D. Lindsay. Miss Lydia Hughes and Miss
Lena Woodruff. this part Of the program
being In charge of Miss Elsie Clahin. the
vice president of the ~" representing the
First Congregational Church.
The address OF Representative Weber
was listened to with the closest attention.
With regard to his bill to prohibit the sale
of liquor In this District. Judge Webbsr
said 1t had been reported that the bill had
been referred to The committe on the Dis
trfct of Columbia and pigeon holed'' in the
committee room. 1t was a mistake, how
ever, to assume that that was to be the
end of the matter The eighteen members
of the committee represented districts in
which there were churches and Sunday
schools. w. C. T. US and Anti-saloon
Leagues. The temperance people are on
the watch. and any member of Congress
who stands in the way Of temperance legis-
lation will be called to account by his con-
stituents He advised that letters and pc
titions be sent to members Of the House.
especially to the eighteen members Of the
District committee. urging favorable action
on this bill
The temperance people of the District
should go before the committee, he said,
and make their influence felt. II the bill
can be reported from the committee and
placed before the House It is sure to pass.
he said Very few members will vote
against it. It will pass the Senate also. he
declared.
Judge Weber said that for twenty-five
years he had been fighting the liquor traf-
flc part OF the time as prosecuting at
torney of his county and then as a Judge
on the bench. His experience had taught
him that the worst saloons. the places
which do the most harm. are in the big
hotels. It was here that men and women
were started on the road that in many
cases landed them finally In thu low grog-
gerdes. He Ia q new member Of Congress,
he said, and might not be returned, but he
was determined to exert all the force be
could command against the evils OF tho
Hquor trafac.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-23
TO PROTECT THE GAME
DRAFT OF NEW LAW PROPOSED
FOR THE DISTRICT.

With the ayowed purpose of securing leg
islation "for the protection of the public
from the annoyance and danger of the dis
charge of firearms the preservation of birds
and small game and the consequent con-
servation of the attractiveness of the parks
and suburban regions" the Commissioners
today forwarded to Congress- with recon-
mendaton for favorable action, the draft
of a bill ito prohibit the killing of wild
birds and other wild animals in the District
of Columbia.
Agitation looking to this end was started
not long ago by the Game and Fish Pro-
tective Association, and at one of their re-
cent meetings a letter from President
Roosevelt to the Commissioners was read
in which he gave expression to his Denel
in the necessity of absolute prohibition OF
hunting within the confines of the capital
The association subsequently brought the
matter before the Commissioners, and the
drafting of the proposed law was the result
Proposed Law.
The projected measure, which is drastic
in its provisions, provides that no person
shall at any time. OF at any place. in the
District Of Columbia. kill or attempt to kill
any game bird or any other wild bird
whatever, except the English sparrow, un
der a penalty of IS, or imprisonment In the
workhouse for not more than six months,
or both. for each bird killed or for each
attempt as aforesaid.
Section provides that no person shall at
any time. or at any place, In the District
of Columbia, trap, catch, kill, injure. pur-
sue or attempt to trap: catch. kill. inture
or pursue, any squirrel or any chfpmunk
or shall shoot any rabbit or other wild ami
NAL without special written permit, the
penalty being the same as for the bird
section. 1t Is provided. however, that any
wild animal may be killed when suffering
from injury or disease.
=. Section 3 sets forth that no person in the
District Of Columbia shall kill any English
sparrow or any wild animal suffering from
injury or disease without a special written
permit so to do, under the same penalty.
In section 1t is provided that no person
In the District of Columbia shall at any
time hunt, pursue or needlessly disturb any
Wild duck goose or other water fowl on
any of the waters Of the District of Co
lumbia with any boat propelled by any
means other than oars, under a penalty
OF $40. or imprisonment in the workhouse
for not more than six months, or both, for
each offense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-23
Employees Reassured.

Engineer Commissioner Biddle today re-
ceived report from MAJ Sylvester stating
that number OF employees Of the pension
bureau entertain grave fears as to the safe
ty OF the building occupied by them at 613
18th street northwest. The matter was
brought to the attention OF MAJ Sylvester
by Mr.. Brooks, whose father lost his life
in the Ford's Theater disaster.
The building was inspected by Snowden
Ashford, inspector of buildings. who, in re-
porting to Commissioner Biddle. says he
called on AR. Brooks and explained the pre-
cautionary measures being taken in the al
tering Of the south wall of the bureau, and
said no danger need be anticipated. The
District government has the work in hand
on the pension bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-23
212 VICTIMS OF DISASTER.
Brazilian Warship Blown Up-Few
Officers Survived

A cablegram from Rio Janeiro, Brazil,
last night gives further details of the dis
aster reported briefly in The Star yesterday.
The Brazilian turret ship AQuidaban was
sunk at 1O:45 o'clock Sunday night at Port
Jakerepagua, south of Rio Janeiro as the
result of an explosion on board. or those
on board 212 were killed, ninety-eight saved
and thirty-six wounded Nearly all the Of
ficers were killed or wounded. One report
Is that only one officer was saved.
The bodies of the dead will be brought
to Rio Janeiro and given a national funeral.
There is general mourning and all the
theaters are closed.
Three rear admirals persisted on board
the Aquidaban. which had been used for
the accommodation of a number of super
numerary officers and men attached to the
fotilla escorting the cruiser Barroso. The
Barroso had on board the minister of
marine and his staff, who were inspecting
the sites proposed for a new arsenal
The following members of the commits
sion which left the arsenal on board the
Aquidaban. accompanying the minister Of
marine. were drowned: Rear Admiral Rod
rigo Jose Da Rocha, Rear Admiral Fran
cisco Calheiros Da Graca. Rear Admiral
Joao Candida Brazil, Capt, Alves De Lar
rigo.
Two commanders, two German photog-
raphers and one reporter also were
drowned.
The explosion on the Aquidaban occurred
in the powder magazine The vessel sank
in three minutes.
The cruiser Baroso has arrived at Rio
from Port Jakerepagua, with those In
jured by the explosion.
The Aquidaban was of 1850 tons dis
placement and $500 horsepower. She was
built In England in 1885 at a cost of 81, 725.-
600. The armament consisted of four o.
inch guns and four 5.5-inch guns and a
number of smaller guns. She had five tor
pedo tubes. Her crew numbered $50 Of
ficers and men.
The Aquidaban was one OF the foreign
battleships that took part in the memorable
demonstration in New York harbor in 1893
In honor OF the worlds Columbian expo
sition at Chicago, when the three Spanish
caravels, representing Columbus ships,
were brought from Cadiz.
The battleship was the flagship of Ad-
xniral Mello. who led the great Brazilian
naval mutiny and held control Of the har-
Dor Of Rio Janeiro for some days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-23
SEARCH FOR A DRIVER.
Man Alleged to Be Responsible for
Injuries to Mrs Newton.

The police have been requested to find
the driver of the team that inflicted Sc
we're Injuries to Mrs. Newton. widow Of
Gen Newton. Mrs. Newton was knocked
down and run over by a brougham while
crossing 10th and L streets the 18th of this
month The animals seemed to be rather
spirited and were driven by a colored man.
Mrs. Newton sustained a fracture of her
right wrist and one toe Of her left foot
was broken She was removed to her home
in Stoneleigh Court, and has since been
under the care of a physician Detectives
Peck and Warren are investigating the
case and making an effort to find the driver
OF the team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-23

dent. today sent cahiegram to the Ameri-
can embassy at Rio. to be transmitted to
the president of Brazil, expressing the con-
dolence and sympathy of the government of
the United States with the Brazilian people
at their sad loss
Secretary Bonaparte has sent the follow
ing cablegram of coincidence to the minister
of marine at Rio de Janeiro Brazil:
I'm behalf of the United States navy per-
nit me to extend to the Brazilian navy, and
all others concerned. the deepest sympathy
for the loss of life they have sustained in
the unfortunate destruction to the battle
ship AQuidaban."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-23
Death of Richard G. Young.

Richard Grant Young died last Monday
at his residence. 1877 9th street northwest.
BY his sterling worth and jealous friend
ship he endeared himself to his associates
in business and home life He is the son
of the late John Nelson Young OF Forest
vile, Md. His wife, Margaret Shuler
Young, a, young son and his mother and
sister survive him. His funeral will take
place from his residence Thursday al 10
am, fnterment being in the Epiphany
Church cemetery at Foresyille. Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-23
TAKES A GLOOMY VIEW
NATURALIZED AMERICAN ON
RUSSIAN CONDITIONS.

MOSCOW, January 23.-A1exander Barry,
a naturalized American, who is among the
most prominent manufacturers of Moscow,
takes an exceedingly gloomy view Of the
situation, industrially and politically. Mr..
Barry employs from 300 to 5000 men, and
unquestionably has a more profound knowl-
edge of Russian conditions than any Ameri-
can in the empire. and is capable of giving
a close diagnosis of the situation. He is
convinced that the Russian people are not
ripe for a full constitutional regime.
The opening of the fioodgates of agita-
ton by the publicatio of the imperial re-
form manifesto only served to demoraliZe
a portion of the masses which had already
been disturbed by the agitators.
Continuing, Mr.. Barry said:
The ignorant me- asses really have none of
the political aspirations attributed to them
by the agttators. but owing to their poverty
they are easy prey to the appeals for lib
erty, which for them means license.
Neither Understand Nor Care.
'"That they neither understand nor care
for true political rights Is proved by the
fact that in Moscow less than ten per cent
and In the provinces not over two per cent
of the qualified voters will register. Con-
sequently 1t can be taken for granted that
the national assembly will be overwhelming
tuition to register the DEGREES of government.
This in turn is sure to drive into the
camp Of the extremists the liberals, intel
lectual classes and the visionary. imprac-
teal class, with ill-digested political ideals,
who throughout the crisis and since the is
suance OF the reform manifesto have stood
idly by, exercising neither influence nor
straint. The revolutionary agitation will
then enter on new and more dangerous
phase. Up to the present time 1t has been
a mistake to imagine that the revolu-
tionary ideas had taken deep root either in
the people or the army.
Agitation Was Manipulated.
''The agitation has been cleverly manipu-
lated to give 1t that appearance. Like ben
zine-rubbed on the surface it is very in
flammable, but it soon evaporates if not
set on fire. But agitators with matches are
everywhere. and future developments In
my opinion, will afford plenty of opportuni-
ties for a confiagration Fifty per cent of
the workmen in the cities of Russia will be
out of work in 1906. Impoverished, embit
tered and unemployed they will wander
back to their villages and find willing ears
among the land hungry peasants for the
doctrines of socialism and the division of
property, and crime and lawlessness viii
flourish. All the conditions will make for
desperation and anarchy, In which revival
of the revolutionary agitation will find the
best opportunity.
THE people are incapable in their present
state Of culture of a gradual evolution to a
stable, popular regime. 1t is impossible to
lead them to that end. Russia will be con-
fronted either by excuses of power or ex-
cesses of liberty There is. no middle way"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-23
sympathy Expressed to Brazil.

Senior Nabuco. the Brazilian ambassador.
today received cablegram from his gov
eminent oficially Informing him Of the
terrible disaster to the Aquidaban. which he
in due course communicated to tho Depart
ment OF State and to his fellow-memberS
Of the diplomatic body here. The ambas-
sad0r was obliged to send out cards imme-
diately canoeifng the invitations he had
sent out for dinner tonight IN honor OF
Secretary Root, at which It was expected
that al OF the members OF the South and
Central American embassies and legations
would be present. ~ wen az . number OF
0ther dlstin6uinhed guests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-23

CHARTERED oak: full swell front
dresser; handsomely carved bed: large
French plate glass and highly pol
ished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-23
peath Of Ms 1oth<oc,r.

The daath Of HrR Charlotte Lstspn Roth
rock, widow Of David b. Rothrock and
mckher-iu-lAw OF DR.. Jameg =. AcCaennhan
oocurTed ct an early hour thu morning IT
DR.. C7anAkAn1 horna. DaceAsod uAs DeVoz1~
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-28

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stocks was strong. The fluctuations
were sufficient to make a good buying
and selling demand. Gains were made
by the Comstocks on the opening. Mex
lean went to s1.20. Consolidated yir-
vinia brought $1.40. Savage was in de-
mand at SLIPS. yellow Jacket was
pounded down from s1.10 to 90 cents.
Caledonia dropped from 65 to 60 cents.
The Tonopahs about held their
ground in good sales. Some of the
leaders showed slight falling off. ne
Golddelds We're forced up and down,
but not sensationally as regards prices.
The star attraction of the day was
Great Bend, which advanced from the
closing price of $1.25 the day before to
$1.60- Red Top touched s4.071s. Blue
Bell was at 2S cents. Simmerone rose
to 81 cents and was strong. Stocks
increased or fell in price largely by
reason of personal preference. There
were no reports that could have affect
ed the market much.
Strength was shown by the Bullfrogs.
Montgomery Mountain sold at so cents.
Tramp Consolidated fell to S2.17h. Gold
Bar went up to s1.721a. The. full list
of sales is published elsewhere in this
issue