THE NOME NUGGET
VOLUME XV. NO. 305. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. , NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRICE £5 CENTS
NORTHWESTERN 1!
REPLACE THE (ICTHRIA
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Oct. 15.—(Delayed In
transmission )—Officials Of tile Alas
ka Steamship Company are debating
the matter of placing the steamer
Northwestern on the Nome run for the
last trip of the season in case that the
Victoria does not get back in time. I
the event of this change being made
ttie Victoria will not make another
trip.
SALVADOR QUAKE
KILLED 20G
A. P. A. Service.
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 16-—Over two
i hundred people were killed in the re
cent earthquake in Salvador, aeording
to announcements received here h
mail from San Juan Del Sur today.
The greater portion of the number are
said to have been drowned by the hurc
tidal wave which swept the coast fol
lowing the quakes
In deference to the funeral of the
late Joseph D. Jourden the Nome Gun
Club has decided to postpone the mer
chandise shoot, scheduled for eleven
a. m„ Sunday, to Monday at 1 p. m.
Oh you Boston Frijoles—and Brown
Bread. Nuff sod. October Fair, Eagle
Hall, 23.
School Supplies Lomen Bros
BULGARIA FACING
TROUBLE AT HOME
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; t. P, A, Service.
."I LAM, Oct. 16.—Dispatches from
: • It.an sources today state that the
in government Is threatened
i:h rious trouble at home owing to
i i i ml dissatisfaction of the peo
• at the action of the. king In de
war on the Serbs at the ln
.; iiiou .if the Teutonic allies,
it- ng repressive measures have
I then to prevent an uprising and
inunv of the army officers of pro
f P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 15.—(Delayed
11 a n. nlssino.) Lawrence Grant, an
u ho lias been visiting in
pair arrived In the capital today ;
bringing i letter from Pierre Font,
tin- president of Andorra, the oldest
mi second smallest republic in the
'world, congratulating President Wil
son on Ills neutral stand during the
v, i' period. The letter was presented
to the president this atfernoon. An
dorra is situated in a little valley In the
P>ranees between France and Spain
and contains an area of 175 miles and
population of 15,000 people.
School Text Books, 1915-16. Lomen
' Bros.
NOME GUN CLUB TO SHOOT
MONDAY AFTERNOON
The Nome Gun -Club will hold their
big merchandise shoot at the Steadman
avenue grounds at 1 o’clock Monday
afternoon and there will undoubtedly la
a big turn out of the sportsmen. A
fine list of prizes donated by local
business houses will be offered in ad
dition to two trophies donated by the
Dupont Powder Company. The follow
iug is the list of events und the prizes
offered.
First event—Ten targets straight,
open to ttie public, 10 targets, entrance
50c; prize, best store, 1 bottle Louis
Hunter whisky, the Horseshoe saloon
Second event—Added target handi
cap, for members only, 25 targets, en
trance $2: prizes. First, picture. Mr.
Gault; second, leather vest, the Non
pareil; third, turkey, Pacific Cold Stor
age Co., fourth, bottle Bourbon whisky.
Nevada saloon; fifth, flash light, Elec
tric Light Co.
Third event—quail shoot, open to
the public, 15 targets, entrance $!;
prizes, first, hunting knife. Durilng &
Dean Co.; second, box candy, Rose
Candy store; third, five pounds coffee.
Jack Young.
imirth event, distance handicap, for'
in nil is only, 25 targets, entrance $2;
first, leather vest, Geo. E. I„o
H "ii .v Co.; second, pearl pocket knife,
C W Car'eton & Co.; third, cap, J.
Kirsten: fourth, bottle Monogram
whisky, Tlio Eagle saloon; fifth, melon,
A. Polet,
1 irinn is shoot open to the public,
I targets, entrance $1; prizes, first,
medal, Dupont Powder Co.; second,
la x of cigars. M. A. Gunst; third, na
tive basket, Ira Rank; fourth, post card
ibum, Dr Fromm.
Sixth event- doubles, 10 pair tar
gets. for members only, entrance $1;
prlzi s, first, hunting coat, F. H.
Thatcher; second, hunting knife, Lo
men Bros ; third, box apples. D. E.
Crawlee; booby prize, H. H. Moller.
A souvenir spoon, from the Dupont
Powder Company, will be presented
to the one making the longest straight
nin in any event.
A box of cigars from J. D. Jourden
and a bottle of Scotch from Russ
Downing, will he at the club house for
the members and their gdests.
Russian sentiment have been retired.
The reports declare that the unrest
among the people is widespread and
threatens to break out Into open revolt
at any time. It Is also reported that
reprisals are already beginning against
the property of subjects of the entente
nations.
FATHER OF FOUR
PAIR TWINS DIES
A. P. A. Service.
MARIONETTE, Wls„ Oct. 16.—Peter
Benedict aged ninoty-nine and the
father of twenty-two children, includ
ing four pairs of twins, died here to
day after a brief illneds. The oldest
of the children born to Benedict is aged
seventy-eight.
NOTICE.
All resident Pioneers of Alaska are
requested to meet at the Igloo at 1:30
tomorrow( Sunday) to attend the fu
neral of our late brother, Joseph D.
Jourden. SECRETARY.
NOTICE.
All resident A. B.’s are requested to
meet at their hall at 1:30 tomorrow
(Sunday) to attend the funeral of our
late brother, Joseph D. Jourden
GRANT JACKSON,
Recorder.
FUNERAL NOTICE.
The funeral of Brother J. 1). Jourden
will be held at Eagle Hall at 2 p. m
Sunday. All are invited to attend.
THE P. B. O. E.
NOTICE.
All resident Elks are requested to
meet at the office of Ira D. Orton at
1:30 tomorrow (Sunday) to attend the
funeral of our late brother, Joseph D.
Jourden.
EAGLES ATTENTION.
All members of the order are re
quested to meet at Eagle Hall Sunday
at 1 p. in. to attend the funeral of
Brother Joseph D. Jourden, deceased.
By order
E. W. CARLETON, W. P.
Attest W. M. Eddy, Sec.
NOTICE.
All resident members of the Loyul
Order of Moose are requested to mee<
at the Moose hall at 1:30 tomor
row afternoon to attend the funeral of
Bro. Joseph D. Jourden.
CHAS. THOMPSON, Sec
ALFRED LOMEN, Dictator.
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SERBS AND BDL6ARS IN
DESPERAIEJAIILE,
A. P. A. Service.
ATHENS, Oct. 16. Fifty thousand
Bulgarians have hurled themselves on
the Serbian forces guarding the eastern
border of their territory north of the
Un ek frontier uud a desperate battle
lias been in progress throughout the
! the day. 1 lie Serbs are strongly in
jiranched and are offering a lierce re
; dstenee against the superior numbers
Iof the enemy. Up to a iate hour the
battle had not been decided.
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PRESIDENT GRANGES
SUiliitR ROME
A. P. A. Service.
Washington, oct. id.- (Delayed
ill transmission.) - it is announced that
President Wilson has decided 10 make
a change in lus .summer residence next
year and has lenm i "Shady Dawn” a
magnificent count) y iioues in New Jer
ey fur the season, shady Lawn Is sit
uated close to the great watering re
sort. Long Beach. The president will
not return to Cornish.
PRESENTED WITH CRIBBOARD.
Captain Cochrane of the coast guard
cutter Bear was the recipient of a
handsome gift from the natives of the
| cape Prince of Waits section on the
■ uci usion of his lust trip to the north
I for the purpose of conveying to their
! homes a number of the aborigines who
I been visiting in Nome during the
summer. The gift is a handsomely
carved ivory crib board ornamented in
ornate style and containing the in
ertption: “Presented by the Cape
Prince of Wales natives to Captain
Cochrane of the L'nited States rev
enue cutter Bear” with the date ap
pended. The genial captain is a great
favorite with tiie natives whom he has
[aided and assisted in many wavs during
| his many seasons in Arctic waters and
; he is very proud of their handsome
token of appreciation.
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JOE JOURDEN DIES.
Mr. Jo0 Jourden, one of the best
known of Nome’ citizens, answered the
■ all of the grim reaper last night, pass
ing away at his Steadman avenue res
jtdence about eighty thirty. The death
lot Mr. Jourden was most unexpected
las he has been ill but a matter of four
or live days. The cause of demise is
I stated to be Bright’s disease compli-1
1 rated by a severe atack of la grippe.
Mr. Jourden was one of the oldest res
idents of the community, having come
;u this locality during the days of the
great rush of 1900 and has resided here
j continuously. Previous to coming to
N’ume the deceased had been a rcsi
! dent of California and had also been
located in Dawson. He was sixty years
| old and Is a member of the following
I orders: Elks, Arctic Brotherhood.
Moose, Odd Fellows, Masons and
I Commandary. Arrangements for the
funeral have not been completed up t>
the preesnt time.
FEDERATED CHURCH.
Services will be conducted tomorrow
at the Congregational church as fol
lows: Bible school and children's ser
j vices 11 a. m. Adult Bible class will
|study “Elijah's Flight and Return."
Christian Endeavor meeting 7 p. m.
Worship and sermon 8 p. m. Subject
“A Tide of the Spirit.” Parents are
invited to send their children to the
Sunday school, and all are more than
! welcome to all the services of the
| church.
In deference to the funeral of the
! late Joseph D. Jourden the Nome Gun
Club has decided to postpone the mer
chandise shoot, scheduled for eleven
a. m., Sunday, to Monday at 1 P- m.
Boston Brown Bread and Baked
Beans, just like you get 'em down east.
October Fair, Eagle hall, October 23.
Mining and Dredging Editions of the
Nome Daily Nugget 60o each, $5.00 a
dozen.
CORDOVA FIRE DESTROYS
WIRELESS PLANT
A. p. A. Serv e®.
CORDOVA, Oct 16. An explosion
of a tank of alcohol in the naval wire
less station at seven o’clock last night
resulted in five men being severely
burned together with a loss of over
eight thousand dollars damage to the
machinery and testing and adjusting
instruments recently installed in the
arc room.
When the alcohol supply was ignit
ed by a backfire, the flames spread
through the plant and threatened com
plete destruction. After heroic work
mi the part of the operating staff to
gether with a number of the mechan
ical stuff of the collier Premethou, the
lire was checked but loo late to prevent
Inestimable damage. Two duys busi
ness was destroyed, John Olllis the su
perintendent was slightly burned. Dave
Olllis. the was slightly burned. Dave
i Harry, a civilian, one of the working
party from Ihe Prometheus, was bad:
1 burned about the face, hands and
body and is likely to die, A. J. li -don,
a gunner of the collier, received so
\ ere burns about the face and hands.
George O'Hara and M. Si * ijkowski of
the radio staff were nso ' ... burned.
Gillis, Barry and Hurra jui reded
in escaping fr rn the burning build
ing by jumping through a window.
Barry's clothes were atiro to
such an extent that he resembled a
pillar of tire. Barry, lloiton and
Schajkow-8ki were latei removed to tin:
Cordova hospital. All three are in a
precarious condition although the lat
ter two may recover. The interior of
the new addition to the plant was
completely gutted and the wireless was
put out of commission.
EARTHQUAKE SHIES
SEWARD
A. P. A. Service.
SEWARD, Oct. 16.—A nolay earth
quake shook Seward last night at 7?10
and startled many of the Inhabitants
of a year's growth owing to the gen
eral peculiarity of the attending phen
omena. The disturbance commenced
with a roar like a great explosion and
was felt in all parts of the peninsula
No damage was done any where as
Car as has been reported. It Is snowing
heavily today.
GREEK RULER MIES
WAR HU
rt. P. A. Service.
ATHENS, Oct. 15.— (Delayed In
transmission.)—In a statement to the
[public today King Constantine declar
ed that Greece Is loosening her sword
In Its sheath, not for purposes of con
quest, but In order to preserve the na
tional Intergrlty and freedom of the
Greek people. The words of the ruler
are being accepted with a smile.
TOUR OF CHAMPIONS
CALLED OFF
A. P. A. Service.
I pllll,\I >EI,PH1A, Oct. 16.—It was
annc id today hat the contemplat
ed tour of the Pacific coast states by
it lie Boston Red Sox and the Phillies
has been declared iff by the National
Baseball Commission because of the
II nabiltt • of the management of the
j I earns to come to an agreement In the
! niater of financial arrangements. The
.nnouncement will be a sad disap
pointment to the Pacific coast fans
who have been looking forward to the
tour with great interest.
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RUSSIA CONSIDERS
SELF AT WAR
WITH BULGARS
A. P. A. 8ervios.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 16.—The official
announcement was made today that
Russia considers herself at war with
Bulgaria although no formal declara
tion of war has been made. The move
ments of the army said to be on the
way to invade the Bulgarian territory
is shrouded in complete mystery and
no hint of the plan of invasion has
been ascertained. It is generally felt
that an attempt will be made to force
a landing at some point along the
Bulgarian Black sea coast.
FORMER BANKER
LANDS IN JAIL
A. P. A. Servlw
SEATTLE, Oct. 15.—(Delayed In
iransmlsslon.) -James Howard, a for
mer Auburn banker, was jailed this
morning on a charge of perjury on
warrants sworn to by the bank com
missioners. The complaint specifies
that Howard made false statements to
depositors while in charge of the Au
burn bank.
NEW BUDGET
CALLS FOB HUGE
EXPENDITURES
A. P. A. Service.
Washington, Oct. 15,—(Delayed
in transmission.)-—The budget for the
next fiscal year which aws submitted to
the secretary of the treasury todns
provides for the expenditure f '
huge sum of one and a quarter billion
dollars
YORK TIN DREDGE SUCCESSFUL.
Mr. W. W jonnson of the Union
Construction Company states that tl. ■
results of the present season’s opera
tions in the Buck creek section ar
eminently satisfactory and the tin ut
put is fully up to expectations. A
total of 103 tons of concentrates wort
extracted during the season. The
dredge started up on July 19 and work
ed continuously until the 18 of the
present month. The quantity of gravel
handled was large and two full claims
were mined together with a portion of
a third. Operations were slightly
hampered by frost during the earlier
part of the season but this was ob
viated by stripping. The depth of
gravel averages about six and a half
feet and the bulk of the casslterite is
contained In a clay deposit about two
feet In thickness lying on bedrock. The
mineral is found In particles from
small grains up to chunks of nearly
pure casslterite almost the size of one’s
closed fist. The stream content car
ries a considerable quantity of gold
but no attempt is made to save It
owing to many difficulties. Mr. John
son estimates that fully ten thousand
In gold is shipped with the tin concen
trates each season from which there
is no return.
MONDAY A HOLIDAY.
Monday, Oct. 18 being the day des
ignated by the late legislature as “Al
aska Day” to be observed as a holiday
throughout the territory, the public
offices, banks, and probably the schools,
will be closed In due observance. Tho
intentions of the school board could
not be learned with certainty up to the
hour of going to press but It Is proba
ble that the children will be given a
day off. The post office will be open
from 10 to 11.