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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22

The action of wheat today demon
strates fully that there are two sides
to the market. The merit &hcat is
kr ,wn to pos sese ty reason of the
general scarcity IF he same and world
wide demands nave been written and
talked about for weeks. yet the mar
kct has decIine.j until now the trade
l. of the opinion that before wheat
can be bought SAT, ly, the condition
OF finances must b., restored to normal
bases. OF cours. ii is only cues
ton of time until this has bae1 &C.
C m plished but what the average per-
Sc n would like to know is whaG Will
be the course o.: prices in the mean
time.
1 must admit that just now the
market acts weak and it seems that
until monetary matters have gone
through the process Of reimbursement
the tendency of the market will likely
re towards a lower level. There will
of course be the usual rallies, the ex-
tent of which will be governed by the
news from Argentine and the amount
of wheat exported to European coun-
tries. The following quotations show
the various wheat fluctuations from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
MAY AVOID SOME OF ROCK.
City Engineer Rogers Says Fifth Ward
Sewer Won't Be So Expensive.

"The people living in Martin-Dennis
addition. where the new sewer is going
to be built, are unnecessarily alarmed
over its probable COST said John Rog-
ers, city engineer, today.
TITS true that we are finding large
quantities of rock but that's what we
are trying to find. We went out with
the intention of discovering all the
rock that existed and for that purpose
we are making our borings deeper in a
great many instances than the sewer
will be built. Having this information
at hand we will be able to swing the
sewer so that we can avoid as much as
possible this rock. We are not going
to have any more rock excavated in
this sewer than the other sewers that
have been built and 1t accordingly won't
cost any more"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
BUSINESS IS BETTER.
Increase in Currency Supply Is Becom-
ing Effective.

New York, Nov. 22.-Considerable
Improvement in commercial. financial
and manufacturing circles throughout
the country is indicated in reports from
various centers which have been re-
ceived by R. G. Dun & Co. Some of the
cities where the financial stringency
was most severely felt, week ago
have a steadily increasing supply Of
currency and as a result business gen.
orally is In a more satisfactory state.
The increase in currency supplies at
Minneapolis has made it possible for
the large elevator concerns to resume
the purchase of grain and as result
trade is assuming normal proportions.
Collections are moving more freely and
the disturbance in money matters has
passed The restriction governing de-
posts in Cleveland savings banks is to
be lifted. At Boston commercial and
industrial conditions are more hopeful.
There is noticeable retrenchment in
all directions, however, tendency to-
ward curtailment of production and
slowing down of manufacturing plants.
Boston, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Cleve-
land and some other cities report good
retail buSin ness. Although the currency
supply is much larger than a week ago
in Philadelphia the financial stringency
restraints activity in the wool market.
Cloak and suit manufacturers and job
bers of wooden and wholesale dry goods
houses note a decreasing demand.
In some of the lighter lines condi
tons are nearer normal
At Portland, Oregon. the reaction in
wholesale and retail trade as result
of the financial furry which caused the
suspension of two Portland banks was
not so great as was feared. The strfn-
gency in the money market, however.
stopped business in grain and hops and
has checked real estate buying and
important building operations. But
wheat buying is now resumed on a
moderate scale and is expected to at,
tain large proportions as soon as more
cash is aVaila ble as there has been a
heavy tonnage engaged. for which
cargoes must be provided.
Oats are going into consumption
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TRAIN WRECKERs AT WORK.
Investigation Shows Attempt to Ditci,
Santa Fe Train.

Albuquerque, N. M, Nov. 22-Further
investigation of the causes of the derail-
ment of Santa Fe passenger train No. 1.
as 1t was passing the switch at the Tie
that it in all probability resulted from
the nefarious work of train wreckers.
DIVISION Superintendent F. L. Myers,
morning. said that the condition of the
switch at the crossing showed clearly that
some one threw the switch while the
train was in it. If the train had thrown
the switch accidentally the frogs would
have been badly damaged. AS 1t is, they
are not even scratched. No clue to the
identity of the men seen to run from the
switch has been found. Their description
has been sent abroad and the detectives
are working on the case. The damage to
the track was not repaired until 7:3O yes
terday morning, and the wrecked smoker
was taken to the car shops at 8 o'clock
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including Novem-

october IA to and including Novem-
Der 20. 1907.
Chicago, Oct. 14.-Dec. wheat.
107%; May wheat, 112%; Nov. 20.
Dec wheat, 92A; May wheat, 101 u,
decline Of is cents on December wheat
in five weeks and of 1OA in May
wheat.
The freight rate from Chicago to
Liverpool is unchanged at ID cents
per bushel. Doubtless various differ
erences and declines in various wheat
markets CT the world are more the
results of Wall street than legitimate
conditions of supplies and demands.
Freight rates on account of small sup
plies arc said to be the lowest on rec
ord. Chicago has less grain in store
Of al kinds than one year ago. Chi
cago wheat visible, in private and pub
lie elevators is about two-thtrds as
large as last September. The same
is true in other markets of the United
States. The Canadian visible has
gained only four different weeks since
July 1st. Chicago decreased since
then about 100000 bushels. In 1906
the same time it increased 12,0S0,000
bushels. The worlds visible, COM
pared with one year ago, has made
radical changes declining nearly Co.
100000. The continent has less than
two-thirds as large a visible either
of the past two years. The worlds
crop is about II per cent less. For
the information of spectators and
grain dealers. I give below the crops
Of wheat, together with the average
prices, since 1901:
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Nov 2.-wHEAT-Trade in
wheat was only moderate today: The
market was weak, a decline of about a
penny at Liverpool and more favorable
weather. conditions in Argentina being the
chief influences. December opened A@4sc
to 7s@1c lower, at 901e@911sc, and for a
time held within that range. May opened
A@hc lower at $100Q1O0A, sold at 99Ac,
advancing later to s1.O0as. Minneapolis.
Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of
$40 cars.
The market armed up during the first
hour on covering by shorts. December
sold up to 91Tc and May advanced to
81 .01h. The tone later became easier on
additional bearish news from Argentina,
December declining to s77sc and May to
991sc.
The close was weak with December off
CORN-There was a fair trade in May
corn. The market was weak on lower
cables and clear weather in the corn belt.
December opened NC lowe, at 541kc and
sold off to 5414@54a.c. May opened A9asc
The corn market declined on Hquida ton.
December sold off &c, touching 52Ac. May
sold off to sac, the market closing weak,
with December corn down 23sc, at 52asc,
and May off 11sd1Ac, at 547s@5413c.
OATS-Trade in oats was very light.
and corn. May opened 1s@14c to Sc lower,
at 49M @497sc. and sold at 1880. 9
PROFESSIONALISM were quiet
and the market weak. Hogs were off 10c
and the weakness in grains being the
other chief factor. January pork was off
10c. at $1240. Lard was PIC lower, at
81 a5 Ribs were a shade lower, at s6.75.
RYE-Cash: Toe.
BARLEY-Cash: s0@9Oc.
TIMOTHY@Cash: $3.60@4.0 90.
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Open High Low {
Kansas City Love Stock Market.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov: 22.-CATTLE..
southerns. Market steady. Native steers.
So SOFAS 80; southerns steers, $275@4. Is;
southern cows. 81 75@Soo native cows and
s.. 75@4,1o bulls s2.50@4.o0; calves. $500
$50; western steers, So. 25@4S western
cows, s20O@3.6O
HOGS-Receipts today 5000 head. Mar
ket 5@1Oc lower. Bulk of sales, $44oQ4 90 |;
heavy, 81 45@4.55; packers, "a. 4Oq460 pigs
and lights. 81 25@4.55.
SHEEP-Receipts today 5000 head. Mar
ket strong Muttons, 81 25Q4.s so; lambs. $3.50
$3.50; range wethers, $3.75q4.75; fed ewes
& 25Gi4 81
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$3.50 Cash: No. 2 mixed, 5oQ51c:s No:
mixed. 494 Q501zc; No. 2 white. 50qo2c; NO
g. white Soc.
OATS-Unchanged No. white. 45@451zc;i
No. mixed, 44G4415c.
RYE-Steady, 6SQ72c.
prairie, $9O0d9.50
BUTTER|Steady. Creamery. 261kc; pack
ing, Ice.
EGGS-Steady. Extras, 25c; firsts, 23c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22

rapidly and only trif1ing proportion
of the barley crop remains unSold.
Inability to supply currency needs at
st. Paul still interferes with the mar
keting of farm products and collections
are below the normal. Buyers are more
conservative but there are few cancel
1ations and jobbing trade holds up well.
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Cotton Market.

| Galveston, Tex, Nov. 22-COTTON-
Market higher, at 111sc per pound
| New York, Nov 22.-COTTON-Sales to-
day 1000 bales. Spot cotton closed steady
and IL points higher. Middling uplands,
$11.20; middling gulf. Sn-45
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 22.-CHEESE-Mar-
ket steady. Daisies, 121zc; Twins, 12c;
Young Americas, 13c.
POULTRY-Alive weak. Turkeys, lac;
chickens, TIC; springs, &c.
BUTTER-Market steady. Creamery, 211a
@27c; dairy, 20024c.
EGGS-Steady. At mark, cases included,
171100O1%c
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, Nov 22.-CATTLE-Receipt to-
day about 1900 head. Market steady to
strong. Beeves IS. 2d6.4O; cows, S1159
475; Texans, s.. 2564O0; calves, Sc. 00q7. %;
westerns, s32o95. Is; stockers and feeders,
s.. 25d4. 35.
HOGS-Receipts today about q. 900 head.
mixed, So. 3O@4 so; heavy, 81. 30G14.75; rough,
81. 3664. As; pigs, $3.75945o; bulk of sales,
81. 50Q14 65.
SHEEP-Receipts today were about 5000
head Market strong. Natives, S200q5. 20;
western, s2.O0@5. 20; yearlings, 81 70Q5.50;
lambs, $4O0d6 so; western, 81 O0@650.
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New York Sugar and Coffee

| New York, Nov. 22-SUGAR-Raw su-
gar quiet. Fair refining, So. 20; centrifugal
Sc test SO. 70; mo1asses sugar, $2.s5. Refined
sugar quiet. Crushed, $3.50; powdered, 81 80;
granulated, $3.50.
COFFEE-Market quiet. No. Rio. &C.:
No Santos, TAG.
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New York Stock Market.

Wall ST., New York, Nov. 22.-STOCKS
General declines were shown by the first
prices Of stocks. Those in which the fall
exceeded " point were Illinois Central 21z
and Bethlehem Steel preferred 2 points,
Western Union ~ points, Atchison IL
points, Southern Pacific, Northern Pa
cific, st. Paul and Reading a point and
Great Northern preferred, Pennsylvania
and Louisville and Nashville large frac-
lions.
The open selling was not pursued and
Union Pacific led the recovery and rose
point. The movement in the other prom
inent stocks was not so wide, but prices
were rigidly held all around. Keokuk &
Des MoineS included points, Information
al Paper preferred points and Erie sec
ond preferred and St. Louis Southwestern
1 point.
The market gave evidence that forced
liquidation had ceased and prices rallied
quite briskly. Operations became very
dull. Union Pacific rose IA points over
last night and Northern Pacific, Canadian
Pacific. Pennsylvania, ST. Louis and San
Francisco second preferred and American
Sugar 1 point. international Paper pre-
ferred fell 4 points. Pacific Coast ~ and
ST. Louis Southwestern preferred and Ma
tfona1 Biscuit 1 point
Bonds were weak.
Active selling of ST. Paul carried 1t
down 2 points below it's early high price
and caused some of the favorite stocks to
recede fractionally below yesterdays clos
ing The decline in ST. Paul was stopped
when the shorts began to cover and the
caused the general market to harden.
Denver and Rio Grande preferred fell ~
points and Atchison preferred and Gener-
al Electric 1 point.
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Kansa civ Produce Marked

Kansas City. Nov. 22.-C1ose-WHEAT-
Receipts II cars. Market unchanged to
lower Dec $3.50; May. 954c. Cash: No.
2 hard. s41kaesc; No. 9 hard S41za951kc;
CORN-kQ1c lower Dec..F SIC; May.
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Corn also shows a tendency to sag.
Husking returns are not UP to expec-
tations. Corn may go lower for the
time being, but 1 believe sensationally
higher prices will be witnessed later
on. Fo- the information of specula-
tors and grain dealers, 1 give below
the last six crops of corn, together
with the average price:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22

Oats hold well for the May option
around so cents. The crop is about
100000 bushels less than one year
ago. One Chicago broker writes that
they are not getting enough oats to
feed the plugs that make their head
quarters in that city. 1 give here be-
low for he benefit of spectators and
grain dealers the last six crops of oats,
together with the average price:
Ave. price
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Kansas CITY Nov

Prospects of market at Kansas City:
CATTLE-Receipts today 1000 head.
Market slow and steady.
HOGS-Receipts today 5000 head. Mar
ket 10d15c lower. Bulk of sales, 81 $50
$50; top, A.6o.
bot CT 6u
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wHEATaNo. p ssas TSDf No,, J NO scS e
No. 4, 75Q7Sc. % oVVooc'
OLD CORN4c.
NEW CORN-4Oc
OATS-No. 2, 40c; No g. sSc.
Liverpool opening cables: Wheat asa
higher; corn 1z@ssd higher. 40
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EGGS AND POULTRY.
Furnished by the Topeka Packing Co.,
114-116 West Laurent St.J
This is wholesale markell
POULTRY-springs, all sizes. &c; hens.
Keys oid 12G dueks. &c. gees s s00a
EGGS-Fresh country, 22c.
BUTTER-Fresh country, 15022c.
Furnished by The Continental Creamery
Co., Topeka, Kanl
BUTTER-Elgin, &c per pound; New
ESGGs-chicago. 24c per dozen; N. Y,
'O"'lc FRUIT Gsf rE1 AND VEGETABLES.
[Furnighed by by :. 81 e. Lux 30 Kan. Ave-I
PA Ac DATEsCAnchor brand. per
case, s2.25; Royal, per case. $40.
oUINCES-Per box, $3.50.
XRAN oBE ri Sbi Fie per bbl 500;
HONEY-Per "a rack case, $S.50Q3.65.
GRAPES-Almira. per Dbl, ;z75Gs. Is;
Catawba, per basket. &c.
LEMoNs-Per box. Leningwell. 1900
'S OSiRANGEsFancy Navel. per box. ss.7s
GRAPE FRU1T-Per box, $500.
BANANAs-Medium sized punches, $500;
ia HfPP%Es@New York per Dbl g
coCoANUTs- doz.. 75c: por sack.
CELERY-Jumbo. per bunch. soc; Blu.
s125.
PARSNIPS-Per bus 75c.
CARROTS-Per bu., 75c.
BEETS-Per bu., 75c.
SWEET PoTAToEs--Per bu., soc.
oNt4NSM er erat or yellow per bu.. 800:
POTATOESaNorthern Rurals, 75c; Red
River Early Ohio seed, per bu.. Sc
A, 1ec; n. Y. State white, nc: Blocl;
Swiss. 1sc; Limburger. 1sc: Daisy. isc.
Dairy Twin. 2 to box. i5c; wisconsin y vel:
CANNED oYsTERsLN. Y. Extra se-
lects, 45c; N. Y. Counts, SOC; STANDARD *
BULK OYSTERS-N. Y. Counts. raiisn'
81. 40; Extra Selects, $3.50: Chesapeaks
Standards, $50; Blue Points in shell. per
100 S100. -
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Kansas City Grain Market.

FURNISHED by J. E.tGall. Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
office no w. Sixth st. Phone 1851
New York. Nov. q.
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The Grain Market.

View of the grain market by Thomas J..
Myers. broker, ground floor Columbus
building, Topeka, Kan.1
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Topeka Hide MarIxe,
Topeka. Nov ~

prices paid in Topeka this week base,
on Boston quotations.l
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Range of Price on Stocks.

Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 w. Sixth st. Phone 1851
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GREEN SALT CURED No. / Wv. q e,
GREEN SALT CURED NO. 2............S Sc
NO. l. TALLOW... Observation-Disclosures W - -
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Kansas City Live Stock Sales Today.

THE following sales were made today at
the stock yards, Kansas City, Mo, and
telephoned to The Topeka State Journal
by Clay, Robinson & Co.. live stock COM
mission merchants, with offices at all
markets.
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Liverpool opening cables: Wheat 5000
lower; corn I'D lower.
Liverpool second cables: Wheat BQ1lsd
lower; corn sd lower.
Car lots at K. c.: Wheat, At; corn, AZ;
oats, g.
Estimated car lots at K. c. tomorrow
Wheat, II; corn, As; oats, 4.
Car lots at Chicago: Wheat, p; corn,
222; oats, 116.
Estimated car lots at Chicago tomor-
row: Wheat, 20; corn. ISL; oats. 26.
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat B@asd
lower; corn 1zQ5sd lower.
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Chicago Market.

Chicago Market.
Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 w. Sixth st. Phone 1885,
Kansas City, Nov. o.
Omen High Low Close Yes
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Market Gossip.

Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions,
Office 10 w. Sixth st. Phone 4S6.l
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Grain Marble.

FURNISHED by ]. B. Billiard CORNER r.
sas Ave. and Curtis Ell
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~OpcIxn Market.

Furnished by Charles Wolff Packing G
Yards close at noon Saturday.
Topeka Nov %
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MIXED AND BUTCHERS ...... 80. 95@4 10
HEAVY ..... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4.00(J406
o-JUI4OO
TCan not use hogs under $50 pounds. Do
not market hogs unless same ar well fin
ished, as we can not use half fat stuff
Wolff Packing Col
CATTLE.
We give below prices of cattle effective
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HAVE 0Ss orH SOCK osfsas M So
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Court adjourned until today.
Yukon Valley news., 1907-01-30

 SHOOK SHIRLEY

George Shirley, lately from across the divide, says the earthquake shock the night of Jan. II shook up his cabin ou Chicago creek so that he had to hold on with both hands to keep from being dumped out of his bunk He also heard a loud noise like distant thunder.
 MT. Shirley says there has been very little wind across the divide this winter, which is rather remarkable when we remember how it has blown on this side.
Yukon Valley news., 1907-01-30
WOLVES CAUGHT
 MUSHERS' DOC

On the trip from Rampant to Fort Yukon Jules Marion and Billy Mann had quite an adventure with wolves.
 They were hitting the trail a pretty lively clip through the Flats, when they suddenly heard great racket on the trail behind them. Looking back, they saw three wolves stretching out in the snow a loose dog of theirs that was fol- lowing the sled.
 Mir. Mann seized the rifle and tried to fire at the brutes, but it was ''froze up and wouldn't work. He then clubbcd the gun and ran to the dogs assistance. One of the wolves dil not desist until he was within six feet of it.
 The dog had been severely hurt in the short time the unequal combat lasted. In minute more it would have been killed.
 W. F. Ballou received letter which told of the circumstance.
Yukon Valley news., 1907-01-30
THROW UP LAY
 ON LIT. M|NO0K

C. R Peck and John Wiehl have given up the lay on No. Little Minook After a lot of prospecting they failed to locate pay, and moved into town the first of the week Mr Peck and Miss Peck will live in the Ketter building.
 Mir Peck did we'll on No. last year. The pay was not uniformly good, but q few exceedingly rich spots ran the av- craze up pretty high.
 Most of the other men on the creek are having a very successful season.
Yukon Valley news., 1907-01-30
FORT YUKON
 COT WIRES CROSSED

Up at Fort Yukon there is eonsidera- ble excitement over rich strike sup- posed to have been made near Rampant.
 This news was received by Mondays mail.
 The strike has not been beard oi here. unless serond edition of the news of a small stampede to Fish creek of the Panama few weeks ago has reached Fort Yukon.
Yukon Valley news., 1907-01-30
VAULT CREEK
 RICHEST EVER

To boom, excite high hopes and then blast them, and finally shine forth as a golden wonder is the behavior of Vault creek in the Panama.
 \ wire from Fairbanks yesterday said |: ''The richest pay ever struck tn the Panama has been inuud on Vault creek. % Only hst week we copied an item from a Fairbanks paper saying Vault was a "frust.
Yukon Valley news., 1907-01-30
NO MAIL YET
 FOR CHANDLAR

Ii the camp justifes it a mail route will be established betYeen Fort Yukon and Caro, the proposed new town on the Chandlar
 Chief Mail Clerk Phillips, at Eagle, telegraphcd Postmaster Fleischman, Monday, inquiring if the news from the new district was such as to justify such service.
 The postmaster answered in the mega tive, He added, however, that Jules Marion, the N. C. Co.'S mail superin- tendent, will soon return from the dis trict and will be in position to furnish more accurate information.
 The outcome of the matter, therefore, will probably depend on Mir. Marion's rcOart.
Yukon Valley news., 1907-01-30
Pioneers to Hold Smoker.

The Yukon Order oi Pioneers will have smoker at \. B, hall saturday night. A iew friends Will iin them in an evening oi g,ssl fellow ship.
Yukon Valley news., 1907-01-30
NO ENCOURAGEMENT
 FROM THE CHANDLAR

The down-rver mail brought encouraging from the Chandlar Monday. In fact it might be said that there was no news from the district notwth standing several letters were received from Fort Yukon It appears that there had been comersout bring
 ing later word from the strike than printed in this paper week ago.
 Jules Marion and Billy Mann, who left Rampant Jan g. were in Fort Yukon the 20th. On that date the latest reports from the diggings
 the effect that prospectors had been unable to
 get down on account of water and that the country is
 practically just where last fall far prospect ing is concerned.
 Garnet Brown outited by John W. Duncan and associates, had become discouraged and lying up at Fort Yukon.
Yukon Valley news., 1907-01-30
W|CKERSHAM CASE
 HAS THEM GUESSING

For week past all kinds of rumors have been in circulation here regarding the udgeshp for this dvis ion. Finally it talked, and pretty generally be- lieved, that the president, after receiving unfavora be report of Judge Wckersham from Mir. Hoyt, had sent the of Judge Bainger of Seattle to the ate, and that within few days Judge Wckershams official career would be ended
 In order get at the truth of the matter this paper sent inquiry a member of the Fairbanks bar and received the following reply dated 4:45 D. Jan 20:
 "Hoyt's report unfavorabe. No corruption, but much dissatisfaction. Recommends change. President vascating Both factions strong at Washington. De- cision expected daily
 It will be that Judge Ballingers is not mentioned. He is highly spoken oi here.
Yukon Valley news., 1907-01-30
WEATHER CONDITIONS

Number of days: Clear, partly cloudy. 2 cloudy. 2. Snow lali, inches Rainfall, trace.
 FREDERICK E. RAIDER,
 Voluntary Observer.