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VOLUME XVI. NO. ua. TELEPHONE MAIN « NOME, ALASKA. THURSDAY, APRIL 13, tc,i6. telephone main w pri-ECB cents
APACHE SCOUTS
UP TO DATE
A. P. A. Service.
L PASO, April 13—The arriv
al here of the Apatche Indian
scouts employed by the govern
ment to take part 'n the search for
the elusive Villa discloses that the
savage trackers are about as far
from the popular conception of
the unwashed Lo as can well be
imagined.
The untamed trailers, the be
painted, feathered and breech
clouted child of the wilderness is
not to be seen in the nattily
dressed, brown men who stepped
oft the train yesterday carrying suit
cases and the other impediment!
of the civilized traveler. And to
further shatter the romance they
all wear sun goggles to protect
their eyes from the desert glare
while several wear wrist watches.
WOMAN KILLED
IN TRAIN STREET
CAR COLLISION
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A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, April 12—Mrs.
Simmie, wife of Captain \V. J.
Simme, a San Francisco shipmas
ter was killed ‘n a collision be
tween a street car and freight j
train accident last night in which
several other people were injured.
The fatality was causeod by the
freight backing into the street
car while the latter was crossing
the tracks.
LATE NEWS FLASHES
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A. P. A. Service
Johnson ..Will Stump Washington.
SEATTLE, April 13—It is an
nounced that Governor Hiram
Johnson of California will stump
the state in May.
investigation Street Car Collision
Ordered.
SEATTLE, April 13.—The
coroner has ordered an investiga
tion of the train and street car col
lision occurring here yesterday
which resulted in the death of
Mrs. Capt. J. YV. Simmie and the,
injpry of several others.
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Spoilers Heroine Marries Alas
kan.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 13.—
Mrs. Maud Monroe, said to be
the heroine of Rex Beach’s fam
ous novel, “The Spoilers,* was
quietly ntarried to J. Edward
Crane, a former United States
commissioner of Alaska.
LOCAL NEWS'
Thirty one days out from Seat
tle, Prank Middaugh, the well
known Hobson creek dredge man.
and Charles LeClercq, also well
known in the city, arrived from
die outside yesterday evening,
t he men left Seattle on March n
and encountered excellent trav
eling throughout their journey.
I he time made, 31 days is, as far
as can be ascertained at present,
1 record between Nome and the;
■ ’u%et sound metropolis.
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It is learned that the - council
lect held a sorf of informal cau
;us last evening but nothing was
lone in the way of framing up
>eyond that the members attend
ing decided that all applicants for
city jobs should be required to
end in a written application for1
die position desired, depositing!
the same with the city clerk. It
was announced this afternoon
that any who have an eye on a
place at the pie counter should |
send in their application inline-1
Jiately or it may not receive con-1
sideration. It is not exactly de-j
cided when the next meeting will!
oe held but we are informed that
it will probably be next Sunday. 1
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The gambling cases are attract
ing great attention in the district
court at present and the sessions
ire attended by a considerable
number of people. The trial com
menced yesterday afternoon with
Messrs Grigsby and O’Neill rep
resenting the defendants ancTIMr.
Saxton the government. Accord
ing to the record the proceedings
yesterday did not develop any
thing particularly startling in the
u'ay of evidence against the de
fendants. Six or seven witnesses
were examined, two of whom were
members of the marshal’s staff,
DeputiesMiller and Holland. Mar
shal Jordan was also‘called to the
stand. Other witnesses examin-,
ed were N. P. Nelson, J. Terrill
and F. J. Meikle A considerable
PARRAL FI6HT REPORTED
SERIOUS INCIDENT
A. P. A. Service.
• SAN ANTONIO, April 13.—
Following the publication at
Washington of the official report
of the encounter of American
troops and Mexican civilians at
Parral, General Funston announc
ed today that the engagement j
oetvveen the Americans and Mex
cans assumed the' dimensions of
a small battle in which many of
the Mexicans were killed and
wounded. The American losses
were slight, one trooper being
killed and another wounded. It
is generally accepted here that the
incident is not without a great
deal of gravity and may possibly
lead to complications with the
Mexican government.
quantity of cards, chips, etc., were
introduced in evidence ami mark
ed as various exhibits. Af the
conwnencement of proceedings
Attorney Grigsby moved that the
prosecution be required to elect
as to which of the counts the gov
ernment would proceed to trial,
l'he motion was overruled by
Judge Tucker. Grigsby took an
exception which was allowed.
Witnesses were examined during
the remainder of the session
Court met this morning but as
the government could not find a
couple of witnesses and proceed
ing were continued until two this
afternoon.
P. 0. DEPARTMENT
ADMITS MAIL
CONGESTION
A letter to President Polet of
the chamber of commerce from
Delegates Wickersham states
that up to February 18 nothing
had been heard from either Cap
tain Ernberk of the war depart
ment relative to the Snake river
harbor report. The delegate also
refers to the kicks from Nome
concerning the mail service and
states that lie is passing them up
to the postotfice department as
fast as received and has secured
results in the shape of a letter
from the second assistant post
master general, which he incloses.
The communication referred to,
among other things, admits that
there was an accumulation of sec
ond class matter at Cordova cmr
ing the early part of the winter.
This seems to show that, in spite
of the denials from this end of the
line there was some congestion
after all. We had suspicioned as
much already.
The Family Paper Is the Nome
Dally Nugget.
CARRANZA ASKS
AMERICAN WITHDRAWAL
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V P- A. Service.
WASHINGTON, April 13.—
Mexican arnbassaor Arredondo
expects to formally present a note
from Carranza during the day re
questing the withdrawal of the
American forces in Mexico.
The Carranza representative
announced this morning that he
was aware that such a communi
cation had been prepared and
U. S. WILL NO! ACCEPT
GERMAN CLAIM
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, April 13.—
The United States will not accept
the claim of the Berlin govern
ment that the Sussex was not
attacked by a submarine vessel,
according to an announcement
given out by Lansing today
The state department is said to
be in possession of evidence that
the same submarine which appar
ently attacked the Sussex attack
ed a mine layer at the same time
and very close to the same place
where the Sussex was torpedoed.
It is admitted by the German for
eign office that the mine layer
was attacked and also another
vessel, the name of which is not
given but upon which an attack of
the submarine is also admitted.
This fact is held by President
Wilson to make complete a cir
cumstantial case against Germany
that American lives were endan
jgered without warrant. It is in
jdicated that Germany will be af
| forded an opportunity to reissue
I her previous pledge that the inter
0. S. TROOPS CLASH
WITH MEXICAN CIVILIANS
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, April 13.—
l'he first loss of American Iive«
in the expedition into Mexico oc
curred at Parral where the Am
erican forces were fired upon by
Mexican civilians, according to
advices reaching the war depart
ment today The reports, which
are official say that Mexican civil
ians fired into the ranks of the
troops while they were passing
the town and one American was
killed and another was wounded.
The reports state that the troops
replied killing a considerable num
ber of the Mexicans.
The '''amity Paper la the N me
Dally Nugget.
would probably arrive today. .
"The note raises a new issuse in
a situation already much compli
cated as the note contends that
tile American troops crossed the
frontier into Mexico without per
mission of the Mexican govern
ment and are, therefore, illegally
occupying Mexican soil.
The Carranza government con
tends that in viev\ of this fact the
troops should be withdrawn until
i proper and formal compact can
be entered into between the two
governments. It is officially stat
ed that while the question is be
ing discusesd with Carranza the
pursuit of Villa will be rushed
with renewed vigor in the hope of
running him to earth.
Subscribe Vow tor the Nugget
national law will be observed in
the conduct of submarine opera
tions. It is stated that this was
the decision of the president to
day and the matter will at once
be carried forward by the state
department.
LANSING SAYS BRITISH
REPLY UNSATISFACTORY
A. P. A. Service
WASHINGTON, April i.y—
Secretary T.ansing announced last
evening that the British note on
the seizure of thirty eight Austri
ans, Germans and Turks from
the American steamship China
near Shanghai some weeks ago
does not close the case to the sat
isfaction of the lTnited States
government.
The British note, which was
received today, asserts that the
men taken from the China were
engaged in efforts to interfere
v ith allied shipping operations in
eastern waters. The British for
eign office claims to have indispu
table evidence that they were
guilty of acts which justified their:
seizure.
ALEX WOODSIDE
KILLED TODAY
Alex. W'oociside, of the min
ing fir mof Watson anti Wood
side was instantly killed about 3
this afternoon by the falling of a
To pan bucket in the shaft of the
Mint claim near the Center creek
lam, according to information
reaching the office of Commis
- ion A Fravvley abouit 3:30 this
afternoon.
The matter was reported to the
commissioner by one of the men
employed on the claim who walk
ed in immediately after the acci
dent. As far as can be ascertained
ip to the time of writing, Wood
side was standing at the foot of
the shaft, which is about eighty
feet deep, when the bucket drop
ped crushing the unfortunate man
to death. Commissioner Frawlcy
left for the scene at once.
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our old milkman, Herman Hoop from Ellensburg, Wash., last fall.
We did so for the purpose to be able to offer something good in
j the spring days when it wouUf be appreciated
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