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THE NOME DAILY NCGGET
VOLUME XVI. NO. 69. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 NOME, ALASKA. TUE9DAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1916- TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRUECBCENT^
SHERIFF KILLED IN BATTLE
WITH ESCAPING CONVICTS
A. P. A. Service.
EL. PASO, Feb. 22.—Dwight B
Stevens, sheriff of Luna county. New
Mexico, was killed and Deputy Sheriff
Buck was seriously wounded in a bat
tie at Lincoln today in which the
sheriff and his assistant engaged with
five fugitives who had escaped from
the country Jail at Deming, N. M.
The prisoners, who had escaped by
sawing through the bars of a window,
were evidently intending to make their
way into old Mexico, when overtaken
by the sheriff, Stephens and Buck
did not think the men were armed and,
on finding them gathered together in
a small gulch on the outskirts of Lin
coln, attempted to arrest them.
The men draw revolvers and opened
fire. A pitched battle ensued which
resulted In the wounding of the depuity
and the killing of his assistant. One
i
>t the fugitive# was also she* down |
ot.d died shortly after the rest of the'
gang were rounded up by officers from
Lincoln.
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urday night
PRIBLOFFS HOLD MILLIONS
IN FERTILIZER
A. P. A. Strvict.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—That there
are several million dollars worth of seal
and seal bone deposits on the shores
of the Prlbloff seal islands in Bering
sea, forming vast stores of govern
ment owned fertilizer available for
pr;>i tical use, was a matter called to
t*e attention of the house merchant
marine committee by Secretary Red
field today.
, The secretary Intimated to the com
mlttee that the deposits will form an
Important source for ship cargoes that
may be made available to the govern
ment by the pending ship purchaes bill
of the administration Redfleld told
the committee that the fertilizer de
posits .would alone keep a considerable
number of government vessels employ
ed In transferring the material to the
walling markets of the United States
In addition to being a valuable source
of revenue to the government,
SUPREME COURT GIVES
IMPORTANT DECISION
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A. P. A. Se'vic*.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—The su
preme court today upheld the consti
tutionality of the law providing for
levying corporation taxes on mining
companies. The decision is important
as It brings within the range of taxa
tion laws much property otherwise
inaccessible to tax levy.
HOUSE COM. AGREES
ON NEW ARMY HILL
P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21—The house
committee on military affairs today
agreed on a new army reorganization 1
bill which has the effect of federallz-'
lng the national guard and securing a
considerable increase in the regular
military establishment.
The measure provides that the stand
ing army shall be increased to a total
cf one hundred and thirty five thou
sand men and also increases the en
gineers corps by fifteen companies of
engineers besides doubllng the artllery*
forces.
Provisions are also made for the
creation of four squadrons of air craft
and also an entirely new cadet corps
to be recruited from the collegop of
the country which provide military
training. The bill has not been def
initely decided upon but has been ac
cepted by tentative agreemnt.
COUNCIL TO PKOTEST
ALEXANDER BILL
Councllmen Lehmann, Lomen, Burgh
and Thompson were all the city dads
on hand when Mayor Diamond called,
last night's meeting of the city council
to order. The minutes were read and
approved and there were no cominun*;
lcatlons and no reports of city officers, j
Under the head of committee reports,
Councilman Thompson stated that^
there had been one fire, In the Reed
establishment, damages about fifteen
dollars and also that the Are suction
was now In better order than at any
time during the winter.
Councilman Burgh stated that he;
had consulted with Councilman Blake, j
chairman of the special committee ap
pointed to Investigate the Darling and
Dean tax assessment, and Blake had
requested him to ask for another week |
In which to make report. The request
w>‘ granted.
Claims and accounts against the city
In the sum of $14.65, all of which was
for labor on the fire suction, were read
and ordered paid under a suspension
of the rules. Bills approved by the
finance committee totaling $34.50 were
read and ordered paid.
Under the head of new business, the
city attorney stated that he understood
that the city clerk had the delinquent
tax list ready for publication and sug
gested a motion authorizing publi
cation, therby clearing the road for
action according to the terms of the
ordinance. The motion was made and
passed . *
Councilman Lomen then spoke In
l'avor of the council taking action In
the matter of the fisheries bill, staling
that the Pioneers of Alaska and the
Chamber of Commerce had already
wired to Washington protesting
against the purpose of the bill. He
suggested that It was perhapa not the
function of the council to take action
In such a matter but it would do no
harm. He then read dlspathes which
had been sent to Key Pittman, and
Wna. Houston chairmen of the senate
and house committees on territories
and to Delegate Wickersham, by the
Pioneers and suggested that similar
messages be sent by the council pro
testing against the Alexander bill. As
no one offered any comment he then
moved that the mayor be authorized
to prepare telegrams along the lines
suggested, to be forwarded to the dele
gate and to the chairman of the con
grsslonal committees on territories.
The motion was seconded and carried.
Mayor Diamond suggested that it
would probably be well to send a wire
to Major Richardson relative to the
Snake river harbor urging him to take
action In the promotion of that pro
ject. He said that Richardson was
about the most Influential personage
to whom and an appeal of that nature
might be made. Mr. A. Polet, who was
present among the spectators, address
ed the council saying that he had
received a letter from Delegate Wick
ersham In which the latter said that
the report of the examining engineer,
Captain Embark, bad not benn dellv
ered and he could not say when It
would be ready. He Informed Mr. Polei
that as soon as the report was pre
pared, he would have It printed and;
forward a copy and If it were favorable
he would at once intlroduce a bill for
the construction of the hr.rbor. Mr
Polet said that he was stating this for
the Information of the council but that
he endorsed the mayor's view relative
to communicating with Richardson
Councilman Burgh opined that It would
probably be best to wait until the
report was ready before taking any
action. This view was also shared
by Lomen, who said that all necessary
arguments In favor of the harbor had
been supplied by the city, and he did
not think that any further action was
necessary. However, he would like to
know what line of communication the
mayor would suggest. Diamond re
sponded that the Pioneers had receiv
ed a letter from the delegate sugges
tion that pressure be brought to bear
and he therefore thought It was prob
ably advisable. Mr. Polet also de
livered a few remarks relative to the
same letter and stated that he too
thought that some action should be
taken. The matter was subject of some
more discussion but w-as finally laid
aside for the present. At this Junc
ture Councilman Thompson, who had
business waiting elsewhere, asked that
he be ecused. The request was grant
ed but before he could reach the
door council adjourned
TWO KILLED, THREE INJURED
IN PASSENGER COLLISION
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SKOPANE. Feb. 21.—Five persons
were killed and Injured in a passenger
train collisio i at South Cheney, Wash.,
a few miles south of here today, when
the Northern Pacific North Coast lim
ited, crashed into the rear end of the
Northern Pacific Burlington train No.
41. smashing up several cars and
wrecking the engine of the limited.
The accident happened In a dense
fog which concealed the head train
from view until to late to avoid the
smash. The North Coast limited train
apparently overlooked the signals whon
leaving South Cheney a few minutes
after the Burlington train and was
running at a high rate of speed when
the accident occurred.
Tw'o out of the five persons were
killed when the traina came together
and, in addition to the three serious
ly injured, several others receivedj
minor Injuries, including the fireman
and engineer of the limited, both of
whom Jumped In time to save their
lives but were badly bruised by their
fall The dead are both prominent
state officials. one being Prof. E
Fulmer, who Is the chemist at the state
agricultural college at Pullman, the
other is I. J. Mlnneek, deputy state
military inspector of Spokane. The in
jured are L. M. Conroy, traveling agent
of the Northern Pacific railway, Ben
jamin L. Berkley, a traveling sales
man of Portland nnd J. J. White of
Spokane.
Pi°ne°rs Card Party and Dance
Wednesday, February 23. Ann'vara*ry
Members and Lady friends
BATTLE SHIPS MAT BE
BUILT AT BHEMEHTON
V P. A- Servioe.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22.—The World
today say* that the administration Is
preparing to ask congress to author
ize the construction of warships at
the government navy yards at Urem
reton. Wash. The statement is derived
from excellent sources and asserts that
the government . ill immediately make
provision at the Puget sound yards
for carrying on ship construction of
every class from tdrpedo boats to
dreadnaughts In the event of congress
returning a favorable answer to the
proposal.
BRITISH CRUISER
SEIZES PASSENGERS
AMERICAN STR.
A. P. A. Service.
SHANGHAI, Feb. 22—The American
steamship China which left Shanghai
for San Francisco yesterday was held
up a short distance from port by a
British cruiser, which was evidently
lying in wait on the high seas and
a total of thirty eight Germans were
taken oft, according to wireless advices
this morning. The message says that
the British vessel was cruising slowly
when first sighted and Immediately
signaled the China to halt. The
British then boarded the vessel anil
commenced A hurried examination of
the pasengers with the result that all (
Germans were soon picked out and
taken aboard the Britisher warship.
STENOGRAPHER
SUICIDES
A. P. A. Ssrvios.
SEATTLE, Feb. 22.—Miss Alice
Barea, a pretty stenographer, wandered
Into a vacant residence this morning
and a few minutes later shot herself
dead with a small caliber revolver.
The girl was noticed lingering in front
of the residence for some time before
entering and grave the Impression that
she was looking over the place. Par
ties in the neighborhood noticed that
she did not emerge and later Invos.l
gated only to find the girl fast growing
cold in death. The unfortunate left
no explanation. She had been out of
work for some time and had no money
and It is believed that worry led to
despondency and culminated in her
lUltlte
DAUGHTER RECEIVES
SMITH FORTUNE
a. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Feb. 21.—The bulk of the
estate of the late Rufus Smith has
been turned over to his daughter, Mrs.
Davis, of this city, after being held
In trust for a period of fifteen years.
According to the terms of the will left
by the dead millionaire the daughter
was withheld from all but the inter
est of the estate until the present
time. The estate is valuable, being
worth several millions, a large portion
of which is in Seattle realty.
A P. A. Service
CHICAGO, Feb. 22.—Champion Wil
lard la a very 8ick man, according lO|
the testimony of his physician who
lias ordered the t>lg tighter to remifln
in bed despite his objections. The
champion is said to be suffering from
a severe attack of la grippe with
pneumonia complications which threat
ons to lay him up for some time. At
the present time there is every pros
pect that the light with Fred Fulton
will have to be postponed or declared
o'T a? the physician states that there
'» little chance for the champion to
c nnmence training in time to get into
shape by March 7.
KEGOAYAH KOZGA
BARN DANCE
A. B. HALL, FEB. 28
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Imported Swiss Cheese 8
Imported Roman Cheese .
Imported Roquefort Cheese g
Imported Qed Oat Cheese.
Imported In tins Camembert Cheese
j Imported In tins Roquefort Cheese l
Imported In tins De Brie Cheese 5
Imported In tins Llmburgor Cheese I
Imported In tins ZIg Zag Cheese
.Ymerloau Swiss Cheese, wheel p
American Bwlss Cheese, brtok.
1 'regun Cream Cheese, brick
Wisconsin Llmburgor Cheese, brick.
Wisconsin Cheese, twin.
Tillamook Cheese, Triplet.
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