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I'Hi >NE MAIN 4k
Entered as aecond-claaa matter Feb
26, 1907. at the Poatofllce at Nome.
Alaska, under the Act of Congress of
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NOME. ALASKA MARCH 15. 1915.
HOPES DEf ERRED.
The news that th VTcnident hu ■ tr
ialed to reserve the publication of the
report of the Alaska Huiiroad Com
mission until thi- next session of Con
gress will no doubt be a somewhat
severe blow to our neighbors of the
Southeastern coast who have been
waiting in anxious expectancy for the
announcement which will have su* h
.,n overwhelming inllunm e on the fut
ure of practically the entire middle
section of Southeastern Alaska Espec
ially in those towns most prominently
mentioned as the probable terminus <>f
the future road, will the disappointment
be most keen and we may shortly hear
a wail of protest at the decision of the
executive arising from the purlieus of
-Seward and Cordova, both of whom
confidently expected that the honor
would fall to them and thenceforth
superb opulence would be theirs. They
can. however .console themselves with
the thought that their disappointment
is shared in a large measure by the
people of the whole territory.
The many assertions, emanating
from those in authority, that the time
was short and that the completion of
the labors of th« Commission would
speedily relieve the suspense, have
raised the hopes of the people to the
highest pitch of expectancy, and the
sudden and unexpected change in af
fairs has, no doubt, been in the nature
of a body blow What may be the
true reason for the surprising deter
mination to leave the matter in abey
ance until the next congressional ses
sion can only be conjectured at the
present but it may be assumed that
there is a most vital reason and it is
no hazardous guess that the crux of
the matter lies in the question recently
ar«ked of tho Attomey-aenen.il by Sec
retary Lane as to whether or not the
1'resldent had authority to igate the
government for more than the sum
appropriated by Congress at the re
quest of the Secretary of the Interior.
Also there has been noticeable of
lute a seeming lack of decision as to
the policy to be pursued, displayed by
even the Secretary htmsetf This lias
teamed so significant t.» many who are
in touch with public affairs that the
prediction has been voiced more than
ouce that the administration would do
very little more than the merest pre
liminary work during tho present year
and it seems from the present outlook
that the prophecy is not going to fall
far short of the mark.
Despite the assertions of the ad
ministration that the work wii to be
Pushed tn completion as rapidly as
possible, the fact that the sum asked
for preliminary work by Secretary
Lane was less than half of the ap
propriation he had publicly announced
would be requested, was ample indica
tion that there was a rift in the lute
utid also it formed a most cogent reason
for the surmise that things were not
(working as smoothly as the adminis
tration might desire
The reason for all this backing and
tilling is not very clear unless it lies
in the probability that the contract is
far larger than was at first anticipated
and the expenditure of the fund al
ready provided for initial work would
serve no useful purpose ut the present
time Whatever may be the reason it
is clear that Alaskans will again have
to wait until the administration de
cides to more Anyway, In the light
of the [last. It was really too much to
expect that an ente.rprise of such tre
mendous Importance to Alaska and its
people, should be handled with expedi
tion bs the government In the past
Alaska lias had to be content with the
scraps which successive Congresses
have grugingly dong to Iter and al
though we have of lute been led to
believe that better tilings were in
store, it seems apparent that rve are
in but little belter case than before.
It is true that Congress has treated
us with extra ordinary munificence
during the past year or two, that is if
we make comparisons with former
rears, but aside from the pitiful meas
ure of self government granted, the
majority of congressional benefactions
have not been of a nature which might
tie termed vital
Alaska is still tile orphan child md
must therefore, continue to wait with
1 patience for what the gods will send
! There is still reason to believe that the
i ail road will bo ultimately huilt at
! least as far as tbo Matnnuska coal
I Held for the simple reason that there
1 is a present object to he gained, but
there is positively no assurance that
it will ever he extended a rod beyond
that point in spite of the declarations
• >f the benevolent and popularity sock
ing administration Still if we got that
i much it will he -a start and the rest
aill probably come in time We have
'town user! to waiting in the past and
i should, therefore, be willing to return
t,> the job of sucking our thumbs until
'lie next concession is forthcoming.
We opine, however, that the rudeness
"f the shock to our hopes would have
been somewhat lessened if we had been
informed as to what were the actual
reasons for the delay.
REINDEER CIVILIZES
ALASKAN ESKIMOS
Washington. .March —The
reindeer industry established in Alaska
j twenty years ago has civilized the Es
i kimo population and made them a
j thifty people, the Federal Bureau of
i Education says in it statement Tho
hureau's educational system in Alaska
is linked closely with the indrstry. and
in the northern and western parts of
tho territory school superintendents
have charge of the reindeer service.
This industry has given to the Es
* kitties not only food and clothing hut
a means of transportation superiot to
dog teams. Instead of being nomadic
hunters, the Eskimos, according to tho
bureau, now have assured support and
opportunity to acquire wealth by the
sale of meat and skins to the white
man
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ODDITIES
IN THE'
WAR NEWS
Items which have not reached u* by
wire, culled from outside exchanges
iif 340 patients treated by the Ameri
can Red Cross in the Kieff Hospital
since Dec. 5, only one died and 192
have completely recovered.
\ Belgian soldier tolls how one Sun
day. when King Albert was on a tour of
inspection with his staff officers, lw
noticed the men digging trenches look
ed tired Ordering them to rest awhile
he and his officers took up spades and
dug ditches
Lord Kitcuner's sister. Mrs pallo r,
addressing a club for wives of men in
the service, told these war secrets
"Prom all I can pick up in ten minute
conversations once a fortnight with my
I brother. I. gather that lie thinks the
war will last a bit longer. The longer
it lasts the more men will be required,
and the more men we must have"
Thomas (lendle. a bandsman of the
Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry lias
received the Victoria (’toss for crawl
ing along the surface exposed P the
enemy and rescuing wounded British
soldiers near Wulverdinge, Pi ttu e
For the first tittle 111 sixty years
since the Crimean War the Oxford
Cambridge boat rare will not b< al
lowed Ibis year on the Thames, the
leading oarsmen of the two universities
having Rone to the front
Sir John French directed all the
operations of the British army bv tele
graph for three days from his home
near ffvde Park. London where lie
v isited for three days.
Petrograd has a noveltv in the form
of “bomh merchants” who are street
hawkers selling German shupno!
splinters picked from the battlefield of
j Poland.
To test war fabrics. 10.000 recruits in
English camps are wearing suits of
khaki of different texture over their
ordinary clothing.
A returned London artillery officer
says that in all his weeks at tlio front
he was not in a trench, did not see a.
German or French soldier, and no
English except a few dead ones The
reason was the artillery stays about
two miles back from the nctunl tiling
line.
KENTUCKY TO SUPPLY
ALLIES 60,000 HORSES
LEXINGTON, Ky R. F. Cnnunn. a
noted turfman, acting as special agent
for the French armies, arrived in Ken
tucky commissioned to buy 60,000
horses for the allies. His headquarters
will be in Lexington.
Already about 12,000 horses have been
furnished the allied armies Py Ken
tucky.
Weekly Nugget, only 50c a month
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DEMAND FOR DIAMONDS
KILLED BY THE WAR
l.uVIiOX South Africa has been hit
hal'd hy the war. DeWctt and Beyers
have cost the Union (Government a
large slice of the $.15,000,000 provided
I for war purposes there hy tiie Imperial
| Treasury itt London.
But a serious loss of a very different
sort is provided b\ the closing down I
'.. t tiie diamond mines. The war lias
killed the market for such luxuries as
I diamonds.
Ev en in the United States, which is j
not at war and has still an abundance!
,.f millionaires, no diamonds are wanted ,
just now or while the war lasts Non- j
teals as well as belligerents feel that,
war makes it Imperative upon them to]
husband their resources.
MINNESOTA OFFERS
LAND TO BELGIANS
DULUTH. Minn.—The first step In j
the movement to secure a Belgian set
tlement in the agricultural districts of I
st Louis count} recruited from the war
sufferers of Belgium was taken when
Mine Pliillipine Vitois. a Belgian wo
! man. presented her colonization plan
before the agricultural committee of tiie
Duluth ("nmtnerolal club and others in
terested.
Impetus was given Hie scheme when
at tiie close of MYne. Artois’ lecture .1
! I,. Washburn, in behalf of a laud com
! p.'iny, offered 100 acres to be used for
| the purpose. Mme. Artois is on a trip
[throughout tile United States in behall
j,.f (lie war sufferers in her country.
RAILROAD MEN FORM
A WATER WAGON CLUB
PITTSBURGH—The elimination of in
dulgence in Hcoholle beverages on the
Bessemer A- Lake Erie rail road is in
dicated in the establishing of tiie Water
Wagon ('lull, for which application
blanks have been issued to employes
It is understood the organization is be
ing formed with the approval of tiie
company, and indirectly under the aus
!, i s of iis officers.
The plans include establishing of
club rooms in Albion, Greenville. Butler
and possibly other points along tiie line
Many employ* s arc signing applications
for membership.
Th» Daily Nugget. $2.00 per month
For freeh peanut candies, salted
peanuts and salted almons go to the
Rose Candy Store.
AT THE NEW EAGLE.
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Old Lewis Hunter Rye and the Fa
mous Atherton Bourbon whiskeys, Dis
tilled spring 1904-1905, bought in bond
and reduced to 90 ppr cent, by U. S
government by the bottle or gallon.
A COOK WANTED
Wanted, a good woman cook for road
house. Write Mrs. Lucy Pendergrast.
Marks Roadhouse, Council, Alaska.
100 TONS OF FLOi.tR.
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Bread only 6o. North Pole Bakery
and Anvil Bakery.
WE CAN DO IT.
For first class work and prompt de
livery phone Main 151 and the People’s
Steam Laundry will call and get your
laundry.
W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop...
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HAVE YOU HEARD? |
j THAT THAT 1
, DRIED RIPE OLIVES 1
A -1 SAUCE |
i . Art fully matured on the tree before S
Is a big improvement on othor sauces. ... . . . „ . 3
picking and contain all the natural oil. ■
One# tried, baeomes a permanent ar- per poimcj 35c I
tielo on your table. Sells for 35c and 1
65e. In order to indue# you to give it jl
a trial w# will sell same at 25c and 50c THAT jl
. . . . GEORGE WASHINGTON COFFEE 1
for th,a week only. IS A TIME SAVER {
- TROUBLE I
|B H WAITING I
THAT AH BOILING X
_ AH ■ V STRAINING 1
FIDELITY HAMS AND BACONS All GROUNDS 1
Are the beet at a grade of emeked ^|^H COFFEE POT 1
meat eepooially selected for the finest IB «B WASTE 1
family trade. The hams are lean and ft
weigh not over 11 pounds; the bacon Special price for this week: 1
very lean and email slabs, averaging Large Tins 90c i
abeut 4l/i pounds to the slab. Small Tins 30c I
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Paid-l p (apitdi $125,000
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