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Yukon Valley news., 1907-02-20
MARSH GIVES
 HIS VIEWS

Commissioner J. Lindley Green, of Rampant, received a letter this week from Commissioner S. J. Marsh, dated Caro, Feb. 8. Among other things, the letter said:
 "I have obtained from the prospectors, including Carter, the discoverer of the district, all the information 1 could, and, while I am very favorably impressed and am, as always was, of the opinion that camp will be opened up here, still lack the practical details which you should have before making the venture of which you speak. I should very much like to see you here, but still l cannot say come. 1 firmly believe that this will also prove to be a quartz country, but it will be slow of develop ment, as few have supplies here at pres ent and it will probably be late before many get started.
 "I shall have my 25 tons of supplies shipped to Fort Yukon and will get them up during the summer, and l ex- pect to do considerable work. believe this district to be the most likely one of the undeveloped ones of Alaska, and it is my intention to stay with It.
Yukon Valley news., 1907-02-20

II. A. Dempsey, business man from Council recently arrived at Fairbanks, according to the Northern Light roasts the lower Yukon mail carriers.
 He made the trip with eight dogs and says that but for the hospitality of the Indians he would have had hard trip All the mail cabins between Melozikakit and Fort Gibbon were locked. The mail carriers, save with two exceptions, he claims, treated him as though they were afraid he would steal something, and he says all the time he has been in Alaska he never met . more surly lot, and regrets the fact that the old-time hospitality oi the sourdough is getting to be a myth suitable only for fiction writers.
 This kick" k reprinted for what it i- worth. Of course the Valley News is not in A position to pass judgment on the merits oi the ease. lt is patent
Yukon Valley news., 1907-02-20
MAIL MATTERS
 PUZZLE OUTSIDERS

A Rampant mans family, living in the State of Washington, are perplexed because neighbors of theirs receive mail fiom Fairbanks several weeks quicker than they get theirs from Rampant.
 The reason is that Fairbanks mail is sent out over the Valdez trail, while that from Rampant must follow the tortuOus course of the Yukon. It may not be generally known, but it is fact, that the postal regulations do not per- init of Rampant mail being sent by way of Fairbanks and Valdez. However, at least two weeks is required between here and Fairbanks under the present arrangement, and mail would therefore be that much longer in rva. hing the outside from here anyhow.
 Panama and all river points below that place are served over the Val'lez route.
Yukon Valley news., 1907-02-20
MIR. AND MRS. BALL0U
 IN THEIR NEW HOME

This week Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Ballou moved into the Judge Green residence, which has become their own by pur- chase and will be their permanent resi- dence. It is cozy little home place.
 The spacious garden and well-prepared grounds will undoubtedly be appreciated by Mrs. Ballou.
 MT. Ballou will be sworn in as United States commissioner March 1.
Yukon Valley news., 1907-02-20
RAMPART MAN BACK FROM
 THE CHANDLAR

Billy Mann arrived in town Monday evening direct from the Chandlar. He went into and came out of the diggings with Jules Marion. Upon return to Fort Yukon MT. Marion proceeded to Eagle.
 Mir. Mann says the Chandlar trail is boulevard: men carrying in 800 pounds with four dogs, without any trouble. Caro- is 120 miles from Fort Yukon and it was only found l.ccessary to camp out one night.
 Caro is located at the mouth of Flat creek. Mir. Mann said there are already seven or eight buildings in the place. Commissioner Marsh has an octagonal structure about Is feet across. Charley Stevens, of Circle, (easier iden- tified as the Grumpy Kid) has saloon building up and has gone back to Circle to wait for the camp to grow. Curly Munroe, of Dawson, has a cabin under way. There is no business house of any kind in operation.
 After about fifteen days spent on the different creeks, Mir. Mann came away very we'll pleased with the country, but there has been nothing beyond f,a prospects found since last fall. Jimmy Funcheon, of Circle, has located eight miles of creek near Flat creek and claims to have found 8 pan. The claim is discredited, but Funcheon Is preparing to stay with the creek.
 MT Mann says that upper discovery, Big creek, remains the banner find
Yukon Valley news., 1907-02-20
FIRTH STORY
 A JOKE

The story of Kinney Mcleod having made strike on Firth river, sent from Fort Yukon by Garnet Brown and printed in this paper last week, seems to have originated in joke
 Young Ernest Mcleod, on the Chand- lar, received letter An inquisitive individual evinced so much curiosity to know what was in the letter, and asked so many questions about it, that the plausible story was passed to him and received at it's face value
 The curious man told Brown Brown, in good faith, wrote the tale to John w. Duncan. This paper considered itself lucky to get to print it.
 The story excited considerable inter- est in Rampant, because it is known here that Kinney Mcleod is a pretty level headed prospector, has faith in the Firth, and is now supposed to be in that region.
 Billy Mann made known the origin of the false story of the strike.
Yukon Valley news., 1907-02-20

the district. Upper discovery is high up-l above reaches to the summit Newton and partner, discoverers, are drawing wood by the back-of-the-ne plan twelve miles over high divide and trying to determine the extent of their pay.
 Lower discovery is 10 miles below upper. It appears that Big creek is both deep and wet. Fine prospects are found all along in the gravel, reaching in one instance, it is claimed, as high as 10 cents in one pan.
 Squaw, Grave and Mcclellan creeks have prospected well.
 There are not many men in the coun try now. The Koyukukers have all gone back to Coldioot for more grub. Most of the work is being done on Big creek. Decker and Van Beeber, the mail launch men, will try to get down on the bench at 46 below lower, where Mann and Marion left them a boiler.
 Men keep drifting into Fort Yukon, some coming from the diggings but more going in.
 Mir. Mann said about dozen were lying at Fort Yukon eating their grub, among them being one or two Rampant men.
 Mir. Mann will not venture a predic- ton as to the future of the Chandlar. He says, however, that the country has pleasing shape, and one of its distir- guishments is large percentage of quartz in the gravel.
Yukon Valley news., 1907-02-20
MASK BALL
 FRIDAY NIGHT

Next Friday, Washington's birthday, is the time set for the masquerade ball at A. B. hall.
 Everybody is expecting to have a great time.
Yukon Valley news., 1907-02-20
WEATHER CONDITIONS

Number of days: Clear, B: partly cloudy, O; cloudy, 4. Snowfall, inches.
 FREDERICK F.. RAIDER,
 Voluntary Observer.
Yukon Valley news., 1907-02-20

Messrs. Cronk X Wiehl came in Mon- day from hunting tup to the Russian creek divide. They went for both cari- bou and shcep-and got nothing.
Yukon Valley news., 1907-02-20

LOST, DOG wHIP-Between Ram part and Little Minook Leave at the Miners Store and receive thanks.
Yukon Valley news., 1907-02-20

Mir. and Mrs. Jerry Ford and Mir. q. w SpiceF came in wiih Ileeter from Eureka today.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
CANNOT CHARGE STATE TOLL,
Commerce Commission Decides San Fran
cisco Case Against Southern Pacific.

Washington, July ia case of particular i'm
portance to San Francisco and the Pacific Coast
generally decided to-day by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, the opinion being rendered
by Commissioner Lane. 1t was what is known as
the San Francisco toll case. which involved the
right of the Southern Pacific Company to charE,
as part of Its rate 70 San Francisco Il toll
Of five cents a ton 1t appears that the Southern
Pacific reaches San Francisco by two lines-thc
Ogden route the traffic by which Is ferried from
Oakland TO San Francisco and the Coast Line,
which enters the city by all rail route. The
waterfront of the city mas It's title in the state
Of California. and the State Harbor Commissioners
have fixed schedule of tolls merchandise pass
ing over the state premises. On all freight enter
ing San Francisco by Oakland the toll has to he
paid to the state The Southern Pacific company.
reaches San Francisco by the all rail route
which the toll does not have to be paid to the
state.
In the hearing of the case the defendant CON
shipments which did not the bay because 1t
might properly impose transContnental business
rate. not unreasonable in itself. which ii could
get in competition with water carriers. and there
fore might include in It's rate an amount equva-
lent TO the state toll In it's decision the commits
sion says:
This argument is adroit but does appeal to
conclusive. The tariff would make IL appear
that this toll charge actually imposed upon all
freight entering San Francisco. This we perceive
IS the fact. The history Of this toll provision
leads 10 the conclusion that It never intended
part OF the transportation rate. Moreover. the
law does not contemplate that rate shall be made
by including charges which the carrier does not in
meet. 1t Will be ordered. therefore. that the
defend ant. the Southern Pacific company shall
strike from It's tariffs applicable limo bust
that paragraph quoted in this opinion entitled
Toll at San Francisco Cal and shall cease and
Francisco when such toll charge is actually
paid by the carrier"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS NOTES.

ST Joseph Mo- July 12-Raymond Teson pleaded
insanity and the unwritten law a defence for
killing George Mayham. and acquitted by a
Jury to-day. The jury decided that Teson in
sane when he shot Mayham. and is still OF unsound
mind The slayer will be committed to asylum.
1t was proved that Mayham WIS more than friend
ly TO Mrs. Teson
Lexington. Ky. July ia grand jury at Pres
tonburg found indictments to-day against Joseph
I'ttzpatrick and four his cousins charging them
with participating in n feud which resulted in the
murder of Andy" Coburn a few days ago. The Fitz-
patricks who at their home fifteen miles back
in the Knobs, say that they will not surrender.
Coburn was seated in court listening to a case
when Joseph Fitzpatrick ii Is charged walked up
and shot him three times in the back The slayer
escaped from the room unmolested.
St PaGl, July 12.-PhIp Kempien. formerly pay
ing teller at the Capital National Bank, was sen
fenced to-day to four years in the state peniten-
tiary He pleaded guilty to misrepresentation
funds He was arrested in Seattle some weeks ago
after he had left the employment of the bank. He
took S25cOO.
winston Salem, y. C.. July 12-George A. Peters
was convicted at Hillsboro. Va. to-day of the muir
der of the Rev. Joseph Easter, Dunkard preacher,
who was called 10 his door and assasslnated on
the night of May q. Peters made full confession.
Raleigh y. c.. July l2.-The case against Dr. and
Mrs ID s. Rowland charged with the murder by
poison of Charles r. Strange. then the husband of
The present Mrs. Rowland, Avas to-day continued
until SeptembeI The court admitted dispositions
taken in Tennessee and Virginia going TO show
that Strange was "a sufferer from heart failure, and
he states attorneys given time TO obtain evil
dence 10 controvert them.
Hattiesburc Miss July Fin n head-on col
lision to-day between a Gulf & Ship Island work
train and an incoming passenger train the
Mobile Jackson & Kansas City Railroad, the en-
gineer of the passenger train killed and nine
other persons. chiefly railway employees. were in
Aaretas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
MAN A HIVE OF TUBERCULAR GERMS
Bacilli in Grapelike Bunches on Append
citis Patients Intestines.

rive surgeons who witnessed operation yes
teruay at St Gregorys Hospital for appendicitis
were much surprised TO find that the patient was
SUFFERING from an extraordinary case of tubercu-
4osis OF the intestines and mesentery. covering
OF certain parts Of the intestinal digestive ducts
The patient. Edward Murphy OF No. 10 Maple
street. kearny. y. j.. taken the hospital
yesterday afternoon, suffering great pain. His
case was diagnosed appendicitis Dr. c.
II. Duncan decided to operate upon him imme-
diately. and sent for DIR. Ralph A. Stewart pro-
fessor of surgery of Flower Hospital At the op-
GRAFTON the entire staff present.
When the patient was put on the operating table
DR.. Stewart made an incision into tho patients
side to remove the appendix. and found that the
patients intestines and mesentery were literally
covered with innumerable tuberculosis caIcareous
spots extending up 20 the gall bladder The ply ISL
clans found that they could not the CAL
careous spots unless they removed the entire
tents OF the intestinal cavity.
Speaking of the operation yesterday, Dr. Stewart
said that. although AIurphy's not
common il was very unusual because OF the great
of ths tuberCular germs the organs
They hung there like lunches OF grapes" said
DR.. Stewart.
The lungs and liver not affected said DR.
Duncan. but It is only matter Of very short
time before the germs will spread to them. For
such a young man. who IS only twenty five years
old his organs in a terrible state. There are
millions of those calcaTsous spots spreading all
over the intestines. almost completely hiding them
from view We removed the appendix although
the patient suffering moro from his tubercular
condition"
The patient is a bookkeeper employed by the
American News Company
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
ENTERPRISE INVESTIGATION ENDED
Entire Testimony Will Be Presented to Gov
ernor Guild To-day

Boston, July 12.-The investigation OF conditions
on board the Massachusetts nautical training school
ship Enterprise, ordered by Governor Curtis Guild
last Monday result Of the strike OF thirty five
cadets at New London. Conn. July Z, who COM
planned that the food served aboard the snip was
unfit To cat was completed day by the specially
appointed board Of inquiry, and the entire testi-
mony will be presented to the Governor tomorrow.
The board Of inquiry. which consisted Of Surgeon
General William Dev!ne. CoInmissary General J.
4 White and Commander Edgar, OF the Governors
staff began taking evidence board the Enter
prise Wednesday. The first day devoted to
an examination Of the conditions prevailing aboard
ship. Commander William f. Low and the officers
and forty-one cadets aboard the Enterprise were
Intercepted Thursday. To close the evidence the
thirty-five striking cadets were heard, and this
evidence completed late to-day.
Aside from the inquiry relative TO the food served
the Governor ordered the state commission In
charge of the training ship to fix the responsibility
for allowing a newspaper man to accompany the
ship from New London to Boston. after an investi-
CATION OF the ship had been ordered.
The Governor received the report of the commits
sion late to-day, 1t that the newspaper man
either misunderstood misquoted Secretary HILL
of the commission, whom he asked the tele-
phone for permission to go TO the ship and that
Commander Low allowed the reporter aboard on
what he considered verbal order from the com
mission. II further said in the report that the
ship sailed before Commander Low an
order for an investigation had been made. Any
further action the matter will be taken after
the Governor has made his finding on the principal
investigation. which IL IL expected will be for
several days yet, the testimony taken by the
board of inquiry is voluminous.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
GENERAL ALARM OUT FOR COL. PEEK
Commissioner Bingham Wants Every Effort
Made to Find His Old Classmate.

general alarm has been sent out from Police
headquarters for Colonel De Witt Judson Peek
hfty-slX years old, of No 217 East 18th street who
has been missing from his home since July g.
Colonel Peek and Commissioner Bingham were
classmates together at Cheshire Academy. Cheshire
Conn, and the Commissioner has ordered that
According TO his daughter, Miss Maud Peek of
NO. . West Goth street her father has been a
sufferer from rheumatism for number Of years.
and she thinks that ne may have taken his own
life. Colonel Peek visited his daughter on Satur-
day night and as he departed. said that he was
gong out Of town over Sunday.
She received a letter from him Tuesday post
marked Station ID. in which he said that he had
nothing to live for. he suffering extreme
agony. He said that he felt alone in the world
owing TO the death of the Governor. and that he
would say goodby.
The Governor referred to is his stepfather ex-
Lieutenant Governor George G. Sill of Connecticut.
who died last May. Colonel Peek's father was De
Witt Clinton Peek. descendant of De Witt Gin
ton.
Colonel Peek formerly secretary Of the
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company. of Hart
ford, and was educated at Trinity College He IS
close friend of Senator Buckley. of Connecticut
and was on the staff of Governor Charles r. niger
soil His first wife was Harriet Greene daughter.
OF Edmund Greene. of California. His second wife
was Mrs Iiauser. Of Poughkcepsie, from whom
he is separated He has two daughters Miss Cecile
Peek and Miss Maud Peek, who live In West Goth
street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
mr.. CLEVELAND TROUT FISHING.
His First Catch Three-P ounder-Enjo
Sport in Northern New York.
[By Telegraph TO The Tribune ]

IHy AfIplU"
Oswego n. Y, July l2-Ex-President Grover
Cleveland is recuperating after his recent illness
at Redfeid among the foothills OF the Adron-
dacks He Is the guest OF John u. Davidson, OF
New York. who has an extensive estate. MI
Cleveland arrived yesterday. making the journey
from New York IN an automobile. and will remain
two weeks Angling for trout Is Mr.. Cleveland
chief diversion. and his first CATCH trout weigh
ing three pounds, made after his arrival.
While the effects OF hts recent illness ap-
parent Mr. Cleveland told Il reporter that he was
enjoying the sport 10 the utmost and hoped to re-
turn 10 Princeton much improved in health
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
RECEIVER FoR PROSPEROUS BUSINESS

Cincinnati, July RIO protect solvent and
prosperous business, William II. Stewart was ap-
pointed receiver for the Enterprise Lumber Com
pany. OF this city. to-day The appointment de-
yelops a peculiar situation. James Myers pres-
dent of the company disappeared July g. and
notes aggregatng $4,000 signed by him as pres-
dent OF the company have since been passed in
this city. Covington Ky. and Chicago As no
reas son for the issuance OF the paper is known to
his partners. they applied for the receiver pro-
,ect the business, which IS capitalized $25OOOO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
THREE YEARS FOR SHOOTING NEGRO
TBy Telegraph to The TrlbureJ

Suffern y. Y. July ia. GreciO a saloon
keeper, who arrested here a few weeks ago
for shooting Arthur Degroat, negro.
fenced three years at hard labor 10 Sing Sing
to-day. Degroat visited Grecios saloon while
drunk and refused to leave when ordered 10 do
SO. Grecio drew a revolver and fired, the bullet
entering DegrOat's head DegrOat taken
the Good Samaritan Hospital in serious condi-
ton, but recovered Grecio first entered plea OF
guilty OF assault in the second degree and later
Withdrew II and pleaded guilty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
INDIVIDUAL STRIKERS ENJolNED.

Lorain. Ohio July 12.-The American Shipbuding
Company has appealed TO the federal court for pro-
lection against possible damage to property and
violence against employees, result Of the second
strike. The shipbuilders walked out again this
week account Of not desiring to work with
former strike breakers Injunctions Issued
by the United States Court in Cleveland to-day.
A separate injunction against each striker is
sued and served There hundred and
twenty-five orders forbiddinR the strikers inter
fere with the company its employees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
TRANSMITTED COMPANY INCORPORATED

Albany. July l2-The Yetman Typewriter Trans
mltter Company OF New York City. formed TO
manufacture transmitting typewrters, telegraph
Fansrlitters automatic telegraph machines. etc
HE'D articles of incorporation to-day with the Sec
Rotary Of State II IS capitalized at $4,000 The
directors include: Samuel Johnston. Charles f.
ietman. William VI. Williams and Gabriel Morton,
81 New York and James J. Stevenson, 81 Osh-
kosh WIS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
BANANA EXPORT DUTY VETOED

San Jose. Costa Rica, July 12-The government
has vetoed the measure passed by Congress pro-
vfding for an export dutv bananas. AIter ADOPT
ing this bill Congress adjourned but it has
reconvened to consider the veto.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
STATE TAKES RAILWAY TO TASK.
Practical Supervision Provided by Virginia
for Lax Washington & Falls Church.

Richmond, Va. July I2.-Laxity In the methods
OF the operation of the Washington and Fails
Church Railroad resulting in q series OF accidents
and complaints, has led the State Corporation Com
mission TO take the company severely TO task. 10
prescribe for its government list OF rules and
regulations designed for tho protection OF the pub
lie, and virtually TO provide temporary super
vision over the conduct OF the road
The road Is the which person
killed and a large number injured recently as the
result OF failure Of a conductor 10 transmit a
verbal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
sAep To ACCEPT pIREcToRsHiP.

Norfolk Va July 12.-"I shall accept the position
of director general of the jamestown Exposition,
ord shall so notify the committee Of directors.
This announcement made to-day by James
N Rarr 10 TO this time acting advisory executive
head OF the exposition following ms return III,
vTaebinpton where he had a satisfactory interview
with Secretary Cortelyou on exposition subjecte.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13

Buffalo. July 12-The date for the dedication OF
tho Mckinley monument was decided and an
nounced this afternoon II will take place on
Thursday September g. and that day Will be OBJ
served as Mckinley Day of ola Homo week Gov
ernor Hughes and his STAFF will be invited and va
rious other state and national dignaritares, both
mil civil.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
VALUE OF eosToNs IMPORTS GROWS.

Boston, July 12-Imports at the port or Boston
for the fiscal year ended June 30 last were s24 1872
955 compared with 44207 for the previous year
The value of the exports siG0s9 1893. compared
with SqS 1875 647 for the year ended June 80. lSOJ
This IS the first year that Bostons exports have
exceeded $lG0 100000 and is the third consecutive
year when the imports have been greater than the
exports.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
NoRRIs SCHOOL REPORTED DESTROYED

Union, S. G., July l2-The main building of the
Norrfs Industrial School for Negro Boys and Girls
six miles this city is reported to have been
totally demolished by storm to-day. The build
ing was nearing completion and was unOccuped
but would have been dedicated this month. This
school has received substantial financial assistance
from the General Educational Board OF New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
GEORGIA RAILROAD COMMISSION UPHELD

Atlanta. July l2-The Supreme Court OF Georgia
iaie to-day rendered important decision up
holding the right OF the State Railroad Commits
son 10 establish continuous mileage rates over
two connecting lines one Of which is owned,
aged controlled by the other. The case was that
OF lie Wadley Southern Railroad Company against
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
RATE LAW LOSS TO PANHANDLE.

by Telegraph The Tribune.I
Indiana polls. July I2-The Panhandle Railroad.
h statement issued here. reports that compli-
ance with the two-cent' fare and full laws
mas added $1,000 a year operating expenses and
resulted IN a loss $500 a week.