WICKERSHAM SEEMS RE-ELECTED
HOME HARBOB APPROPRIATION PASSES HOUSE
WICKERSHAM LEADS IK CANVASS—
CLAIMED ALMOST SURELY ELECTED—
CORRIGAN PROBABLY BEATS REED
Pacific News Service.
JUNEAU, Jan. 26.—The election
canvassing board, consist.ng of Gov
ernor Strong, Collector i'ugh and Ter
ritorial Secrctniy Davidson, which has
been reviewing the returns from t'
entire territoiy for a week adjourned
yifterday afternoon subject to the call
of the chairman, Governor Strong,
without completing the count. An
nouncement vas made that some re
turns are still to come in and the
oath of election judg s in some pre
cincts has been telegraphed for. Un
til ell the data are available the board
will be unable to complete the can
vass.
It wa3 stated that it may require
three months to complete the canvass.
But this will not necessarily mean any
delay in the issuance e»f ccrtilicnt.es of
election to members of the legisla
ture for there is only one- place in
doubt. I a the Second elivision the
acceptance or rejection of the I’tie i
\uii' w.ll decide the contest for the
legislature between Corrigan and
Reed. The Utica vote will be can
vassed as soon as the oath of the elec
tion judges, which is now understood
to he on the way, reaches the board.
Fiom present indications the Utica
vote will stand. This will mean the
election of Corrigan and add nine more
to Wickersham'3 plurality.
Yesterday the board released the
following figures as the count standB
to date:
The First division is complete and
gives W'ickershtim 1,906 and Sulzer
2,*95.
Tin Second division is complete ex
e.it t'e. Ftica which has been passed
for furtliei consideration and give3
\\ ckersham 8S6 and Sulzer 673.
Tin Third dieision is complete ex
cept for i f) ee Bristol bay precincts
which will soon be received. They
will give Wickersham 15 more votes.
The official figures for this division
now are Wlckershtim 1,972, Sulzer
1,683,
The Fourth division is still incom- :
ph te and the figures so far given out
are Wickersham 1,168, Sulzer 1,145.
it is figured that when the Fourth bi
vinion count is completed Sulzer will
lead by 14 votes.
Wickersham now leads by 30 votes
so far as officially canvassed. The
final result will doubt! ss give Wick
ersham a certain plurality of 13 votes
wi'hout l tic;i. if this be counted, as
now seems probable, the final Wick
ersham plurality will be 22 votes.
New laid eggs at Prosser's Harness
Shoo $1 00 oer dozen. Phone Black 1.
SNAKE RIVER HARBOR PROJECT
GETS APPROPRIATION BY HOUSE
THROUGH WICKERSHRM’S EFFORTS
A. Polet, president of the Nome
Soward Peninsula Chamber of Com- J
merce, recelvod what most people of
this section will regard as exceed
ingly good news regarding the oro
pt.sed Snake river harbor in the form
of a telegram from Delegate Wicker
sham.
The telegram is plain upon the im
per'ant matter that the appropriation
is in a fair way to be made as it
needs now only the approval of the
senate, but it does not state exactly
some of the details as to how this is
being executed. The delegate says
the appropriation has pass d the
house us an amendment to some lei 1
%
which is not stated.
The important fact, however, is
that the appropriation ha3 passed t! - e
loner house by the help of Delegate
Wickershatn and will probably have
no trouble in the senate where Sen
ators Lewis, Pittman, Poindexter and
other friends of Alaska will surely
give it their aid.
The telegram reads us follows: ,
"Washington, Jan. 2a.—Antonio I’o- |
li , President Chamber of Com
merce, Nome,, Alaska: Noma harbor
Plej ct reported from war department
tou late to get in the rivers and har
bor hi. 11, but this morning my arnenu
im.nl wa3 adopted by the house of
representatives and Nome harbor ap
propriation for one hundred and five
thousand dollars was. included in the
bill and passed.
.[AMES WICKERS 11 AM,
Delegate from Alaska."
Members of the chamber of com
merce and others who have the in- i
terests of this community at ho,ir;
and who have b< n made acquainted |
wi'h the contents of the telegram arc |
greatly elated as the harbor dream i3
new almost certain to be realized.
VILLA TO OCCUPy POSITIONS
EVACUATEDBV PERSHING’S MEN
Pacific News Service.
FL. PASO, Jan. 20.—Dispatches from
Cnihuahua, both of an official anil un
oftcinl i.t.iuie, state that Villa pro
poses i o laUi advantage of the with
diawal of ePrshing’s column and will
attempt to rarj the section which has
been protected by the American
tn ops.
Villa has come up from the state
of Durango, according to the reports,
wi'h a force of three thousand men
and has already captured the city of
Parral which he seized two months
pgo when he executed the Carranza
leader. General Herrero who fell into
his hands there.
Parral is the headquarters of the
Alvaredo Mining Company, an Am
erican concern which has already been
forced to contribute to Villa's war
ch< st to secure immurtty from raids
on its property and security of the
lives of American employes.
Die Villistas are said to be pushing
on northward where other Villa band'
will join them. Their evident purpose
is to fall la behind the retreating Am
ericans and occupy the fresh territory
which has not yet paid toll to tho
bandits.
•
In opposition to this plan of the
Villistas, Carranza forces of consider
able strength are preparing to take
the place of the Americans. One
I
Calranza commander occupied El Val
le thi3 morning with a strong force.
A series of battles between Carran
zibtas and Villistas Is looked for
within a short time when the Mexican
ofTcials say that the bandits will re
ceive a death blow because of the
fact that Mexic tis have been united
by the success of the government in
obtaining the withdrawal of the Am
ci'can forces.
IN JAIL I OR MING
BIRTH CONTROL
International News Servico.
NEW YORK, Jan. 25.—Ethel Byronu
who was arrested, tried and convicted
on a charge of disseminating litera
tute urging birth control as a duty all
women oWe themselves and the coun
try during the recent hunger strike
today beg..*- the fifth dp v of her .dir
ty day sentence in Jail.
Vany women of advanced Ideas are
making her out a martyr by their
Q!««U&ga sad pkmphlcls. Her days la
jail arc marked by presents of flow
ers and delicacies and she has many
visitors.
MAROI GRAS NOTICE.
The Arctic Brotherhood wishes to an
nounce that to gain admission to the
Rlf.rdi Gras to be held on Saturday
evening, all guests must be In cos
tume and present their Invitations at
the door.
_
Ail kinds of sleigh and ski wood on
sals at Ros*’ mill and shop. Also
building and mining timber.
You should keep posted on the war
and international and local news of
the day by subscribing ftr the Nome
Daily Nugget. Id.00 per meath.
KILLS WIFE
AND ARMY
PARAMOUR
'I'.crnational Newt Service.
SAN ANGELO, Tex., Jan. 6.—Harry
SpMnnel is on trial here charged with
th" murder of his wife and Colonel
Butler of the United States army
whom he is said to have caught in
a compromising situation and to have
slot on tho spot,
The state expects to close the case
against hi mtoday. It is the an
nounced plan of the defence to plead
th>- unwritten law in complete exoner
ation of the act. Public sentiment
is strongly in favor of the .accused.
ALLIES TO WAGE RELENTLESS
WAR ON SUBMARINES
Irdernational News Service.
LONDON, Jan. 28.—Persistent re
ports are in circulation that as a re
sult of the recent entente war con
feionce3 the navies of the allies ore to
wage relentless war on German und
Austrian submarines. The admiralty
officials have made no comment on
the reports.
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BRITISH IABORITES
FAVOR LEAGUE TO
ENFORCE PEACE
International News Service.
MANCHESTER. Eng.. Jan. '..-In
spite of the overwhelming vot" of
three to one in favor of continuing
thr war to a victorious conclusion
yesterday in the conference of the
labor party which is in session here,
lit members voted unanimously today
to support the international league
to enforce peace along lines laid down
by President Wilson upon condition
that the plan 13 approved by the Ib it
isl. foreign office and secretary for
war.
A resolution to this effect was in
troduced today and after being rous
it gly supported in five minute speech
es was passed unanimously.
(me party leader declared to the
press that there is no conflict be
tween the resolution of yesterday to
upheld the government in the conduct
of the war and the one of today sup
porting the international league for
peace subject to the approval of the
government. Today's resolution Is
said to reft particularly to after
war conditions unit is not intended to
hamper the government in any way
either at present or in the future.
GERMANS ANNOUNCE
SUCCESSES AT VERDUN
AND iN RUSSIA
International News Service.
RKRLIN, Jan. 2(i.—The war olliec
statrs that Gorman activity on 'he
Vi’.dun sector has bun increasing of
late with results that are favorable
to th> Germans.
!l is announced that a battle vns
ought last night on a front nearly a
mile long at Hill 304. The G' mum
lioeps fell upon the French He-C ’lj
n i general charge and inflicted heavy
losses on the enemy.
Five hundred Frenchmen were tak
en prlsioners.
Tin bulletin also -an that more
Russian positions on the A a river on
both banks liavi been captured from
the Russians. Seven liundred pris
oners were taken along with guns and
machine guns.
Tin Roumanian front is declared to
1" quiet owing to tlie prevailing cold
wt lie r and activity elsewhere has
been reduced to a minimum.
NAVAL CLASH SUNDAY
CLAIMED BY GERMANS;
BRITISH LOST MORE
International Newt Service.
FERLIN, ajn. 20.—It is somi-oft'i
cially announced that the clash be
tween German and ipi itish naval
forces in the North sea on Sundav re
sulted in a victory for the Germans
although they suffered considerably
and returm d to port. A victory Is
KAISER MAY
OFFER NEW
PEACE PLAN
International News Service.
PARIS, Jan. 6.—A story, said to
have some foundation in fact, is print
ed in this morning’s papers to the ef
fect that the kaiser will celebrate his
birthday anniversary tomorrow by an
nouncing another peace move of some
serf.
It is declared that he contemplates
such a step in the near future and it
is thought more than possible that he
mi.y take advantage of his natal day
to promulgate his plan
claimed because leii enein> suffered
the greater losses.
1' is declared that one large British
destroyer was sunk and that another
of the same class was seriously dam
aged.
The losses of the Germans are stat
1 d to be the death of Captain Shultz
j o'' one of the torpedo boats when tho
biidge on which he was standing was
'struck by a shell and demolished. The
' -hot or (lying fragments killed the
j captain, ills executive officer, and two
officers of low rank. In vessels the
Giimans had no losses though two
torpedo boats were injured and were
compelled to put in a port of Holland
where they will be Interned.
GRAND TRUNK STEAMER
ASHORE ON COAST
Pacific News Service.
SEATTELE, Jan. 26.—The Grand
Tiunk steamship Prince John is
ashore on Wrangel island with eighty
passengers aboard. As soon as the
sti uck, S. O. S. calls were sent out
by wireless . In response a steamboat
sailed from Vancouver for the scene
to render aid. The Prince Albert of
the same line is now reported to be
3tt ndlng by.
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