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TI1E NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI- NO. 36. ELEPHONE MAIN 46. NOME, ALASKA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1916- TELEPHONE MAIN «. PRIwE 28 CENT8
TEXANS WANT TO
INVADE MEXICO
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A. P. A. Service.
EL PASO, JaJn. 14.—Rage and in
dignation of the most intense char
acter has taken possession of the peo
ple of this section over the killing of
Americans by bandits In the state of
Chlhauhua and resulted in the calling
of a meeting last night at which plans
were discussed for forming a regiment
of one thousand American mining and
cattlemen for the purpose of entering
Mexico and running down the bandits
responsible for the murder of Ameri
cana.
Those concerned in the movement
avow that It Is their intention to form!
such a regiment and proceed Into Mex-|
Ico If the Carranzists do not at once'
put a stop to the outrages. The more'
sober minded citizens are endeavorin';'
to discourage the Idea but with little
success as the hot heads are appar !
OKUMA’S ESCAPE
ALMOST MIRACULOUS
A. P. A. 8erv io*.
TOKIO, Jan. 13.—The escape of
Premier Okuma from death at the
hands of assassins shortly after mid
night today is looked upon as almost
miraculous. The premier was return
ing from a conference at the royal
palace at the time of the attack.
The would-be assassins hurled their
bombs while the premier's auto was
passing along a dark and narrow street
where they had evidently laid In wait
during the entire period while the
premier was In consultation with the
emperor. Two of the deadly missiles
were thrown at the car, both provi
dentially missing by a few yards.
The clo8eness of the escape Is Indi
cated by the fact that a fragment of
one of the bombs struck the body of
the car, tearing a ragged hole In the
wood work but falling to reach the
Interior. The premier wai not In any
way Injured by the explosions. The
reason for the attack has not been
ascertained but is believed to be ani
mated by the premier’s uncompromis
ing attitude toward the radicals. Sev
eral suspects have been arrested but
nothing has been found to connect
them with the crime beyond the fact
that they are members of radicals so
cieties and were found in the vicinity
of the attack.
ENTIRE MIDDLE WEST
SWEPT BY STORMS
A. P. A. Service.
CHICAGO, Jan. 13—The entire mid
dle west Is In the grip of a terrible
storm, and heavy snows are falling ac
companied by cyclonic winds. Tele
graph lines are down In every direction
and transportation Is paralyzed In
many localities. Cattle and live stock
are suffering greatly in many districts f
and It is feared that a continuation of(
the storms of the past two weeks will
result in the death of much live stock.
The storm area extends as far south
as Texas and hardly a state that has
not suffered In some degree. Although 1
the storm Is one of the most severe of'
years there has been no loss of life
reported.
8EATTLE SHORT OF WATER. ,
SEATTLE, Jan. 14— Seattle Is short -
of water owing to numerous breaks
In the main distributing pipes be
tween the city and the Cedar river
reservoir. There is no dearth of water
for drinking purposes but the use of
water for commercial purposes has
been forbidden by the authorities.
ORANGES
AT
OUTSIDE PRICES
MARKET ON ORANGES WAS HIGH LAST FALL BUT THAT
IS NO REASON WHY YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE ORANGES AT
YOUR BREAKFAST TABLE DAILY, REMEMBER ALSO. THAT
ORANGES MAKE DOZENS OF GOOD DESSERTS
| THIS IS THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU WILL HAVE
TO LAY IN A SUPPLY A* WE WILL SOON HAVE NO MORE,
| IF A CASE IS TOO MANY WE WILL SELL ONE-HALF CASE
LOTS AT THE SAME RATE AS FULL CASE LOTS, AND FOR THIS
WBBK WE WILL OFFER ORANGES AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES
40C PER DOZEN, 2 DOZEN FOR .76C
I 60C PER DOZEN, 2 DOZEN FOR .I6C
«0C PER DOZEN, 2 DOZEN FOR .,.*1.16
Polet's Stores
WE ROA8T COFFEE DAILY .AND FRE8H R0A8TED PEANl
ently determined to put their plans1
Into effect In the event of further mas
sacres . It Is believed here that the
reports of the murder of ten additional
Americans In the vicinity of the Hurst
ranch are untrue as nothing can I
learned which seem to substantiate the
story.
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BRITISH MINERS WILL j
OPPOSE CONSCRIPTION
' K A. Btnrlo*.
LONDON, Jan. 14.—The Miners Fed
eration of Great Britain at a meeting
in London last night unanimously re-1
solved to oppose the Asquith bill pro
viding for compulsory military service!
with the full strength of the organlza- j
tlon.
The miners assert that they will
leave no stone unturned to prevent tin 1
Anal passage of the bill. This Is taken
to mean that the federation may even j
go to the extent of calling a genero
strike of the miners by way of protest-1
CLOWES SENDS INTERESTING
NOTES OF NONIEITES
George Kitroy received a breezy lot
tor from T. M. Clowe* on the last
mall, dated Seattle, Nover-.ber 24, con
taining the following reference* to well
known people:
Dan Sutherland and Frank Aldrich'
aro about to swing a big deal which
will not them several hundred thou
sand. The property Is located near
Juneau.
T. M. also refer* to the newly ar
rived addition to the house of Suther
land and say* that the little lady Is a
fine youngster.
—
Louis Lano arrived In Seattle from I
the Arctic on November 24 bringing
only eight skins, all silver fox. Tho
rest of his season's trade was left in
the Arctic and will be brought out
next summer. Ho and the family left
for San Francisco to visit the fair,
and will later proceed to New York.
Daniel Amasa Jones saw all there
was to see In Seattle and then left for
Chicago with his wife, taking a lot of
Seattle money with him.
Charles Herron turned over the
dredgo noar Seward to Bernard for tho
balance duo on construction. Tho i
ground was a flzzl<v
NEWSFLASHES i
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A. K Servlo*.
Martial Law Declared in El Paeo. j
EL PASO, Jan. 14.—General Porsh-|
Ing declared the city under martial
law owing to the rioting In tho Mexi
can section of the town due to the re
sentment over tho killing of Americans
in Chlhauhuo. Troopa from Ft. Bliss
are now patrolling tho streets.
Huerta la Dead.
EL PASO, Jan. 14.—Vlctorlano Hu
orta, rno time president of Mexico
dlr>l ir> this city last oldfct
TEX RICHARD
AGAIN IN FIGHT
GAME
A. •*. A. Service.
NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—Tex Rickard,
the noted sportsman who staged some
of the biggest fights In the history of
boxing some t, ara ago Is again back
In the fight f-romotlon game. This
time Tex Is out with an offer for a
championship go between Willard and
Moran. Rickard today made a formal
iffer of a purse of forty.nve thousand
dollars to the strappers for a ten-round
contest to be pulled off here some
time during the month of March. Ow
ing to the considerable size of the
purse It is believed that he will land;
the match.
ing and it is commencing to be feared
that the railroad men will also become,
imbued with the same idea and by
calling a general strike will paralyze,
the traffic of the country.
It Is generally accepted that consld
l iable opposition is likely to develop
in Ireland in spite of the sudden change
of attitude on the part of Redmond,
'vho is now avowedly in favor of the
1*111 as a necessary war measure
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John Ilegness is organizing t„ com '
pany to enter tho white whale Indus-'
try at Nome next summer.
Ilealy, Gene Winter and others are l
also organizing a company for tho
purpose of going into the walrus hunt
ing business. They will charter a boat
and try their luck in the Arctic next
summer.
"Dutch" Ferber is in Seattle visiting
tho Dashley's.
Hank Fries, Tom Donohue and
Felix Drown are also very much In
evidence in Seattle,
Wm, Doran, who was with Welch
on American river, Is planning to bring
In some Spokane capitalists next sum
mor to look over some promising prop
erties In that section
Wilson expects to go In overland
with Cole and Middaugh In the spring.
Referring to himself, Clowes says
that he has sold his Green Lake house
and Is now living on Alkl Point with
his family. Ho Is associated with the
New York Llfo Insurance Company
and reports doing well.
To get the news read the Nugget.
Escaped Qermana Captured.
WILMINGTON, Jan. 14.—Four mem
bers of the German navy who escaped
from tho Interned German warships
were arrested by government agonts
boro today. Tho men have boon miss
ing for several months. Two of the
Germans wore found omployed on a
government dredger engaged in the
work of constructing fortifications and
all four were boarding within a short
distance of the Dupont works which
have been tho scone of several ex
plosions.
AK8ALA CARNIVAL.
All those having bills against tho
Carnival are requested to send them
In at once to ths treasurer. Mr, J. V.
Shelden at the Alaska bank
ALLEGED MURDERER
OF AMERICANS IS
REPORTED CAPTURED
A. P. A. Sorvice.
EL PASO, Jan 14.—General June!
Rodriguez, who la said to have been
the instigator of the murder of the
eighteen Americans whose dead bodies
arrived here yesterday has been cap-,
tured near Madero, state of Chihauhua, j
according to reports received here to
day.
The message stated that the capture
was effected by a party of Carranza
oldiers assisted by a number of Am
ericans from Chihauhua and the sur
rounding country.
A pitched battle was apparently
fought between the alleged bandits in
which a number of the Rodriguez men
were killed. Americana In the Chl
hauhua section are calling for help
owing to a fear that the Mexicans who
are very hostile toward Americans gen
erally will attempt further attacks on
the ranchers and miners In the Inte
rior. Indlgation over the killing of the
Americans brought here yesterday is
responsible for all manner of wild ru
mors and It has been currently report
ed that the ex-VUlalataa are prepar
ing to rise against Americans through
out the territory. These are given lit
tle credence however as the Carranx
lsta have the country with the ex
ception of the more isolated districts,
well under control.
MAILS ARE DELAYED
DY DAD STORMS
A. P. A. Special 3»rvie«.
FAIRBANKS, Jan. 12—The malls'
from the coast have been delayed by!
bad storms but three shipments will
get in this week, probably raising the
consignment for Nome to fifteen hun
dred pounds. There aro eight hun
dred and seventy pounds of mail here
now fur Nome awaiting transportation.
There are five hundred and fifty
pounds of mall going forward from
here for Nome every week now. Fair
banks gets a thousand pounds of mail
a week for the town. The balance re
ceived here goes to lower river points.
Note.—The above is In reply to a
telegram sent 10 our Fairbanks cor
respondent In an endeavor to ascer
tain the reason for the small Quanti
ties of mail matter reaching Nome
since the commencement of the win
ter service. The correspondent was
evidently unable to ascertain the
amount of mall so far dispatched from
Fairbanks as no reference is made
thereto. As will be noted the tele
gram states that a total of five hun
dred and flft> pounds Is being for*
. nrded weekh but, as this probably
Includes the mall for lower river points.
Nome only receives a portion of each
consignment.—Ed.
NEW BANK IN
FLOURISHING CONDITION
A. P. A. 8*' vice.
SEWARD, Jan. 13.—dus Borgen,
formerly a merchant of . .ome and
now in business In tills city, was elected
to the directorate of the Harrlman
National bank of Alaska at a meeting
of the board of directors today.
James Dougherty, formerly of Fair
banks, was also added to the list of
those In charge of the destinies of the
new banking establishment.
Although organized less than eight
months ago the Harrlman bank is In
SEATTLEITE
MAKES MILLION
IN STOCKS
V P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Jan. 14.—Word reached
his city from New York today stating
that Dr. Rufus Smith of Seattle has
made something like a million dollars
ti stock speculations on the eastern
stock exchanges since leaving this city.
Jr. Smith went to the oast for the
purpose of attending the wedding of
his daughter Margaret to John Davis,
a well known Soattlo business man,
some time ago and soon commenced
to dabble In stocks with such success
that his stock deals soon commenced
to run Into hundreds of thousands and
eventually resulted In hls cleaning up
nearly a million dollars
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At the present time the Institution is
carrying local deposits of one hun
dred and four thousand dollars, Gas
ton Hardy, vice president and local
manager loaves on the first boat for
New York city for the purpose of hold
ing a conference with Joseph VY. Har
l'lman tho president of the Institution
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CHINESE REBELS
ARE DEFEATED IN
SEVERAL SECTIONS
HONGKONG, Jan, IS.—The revolt
ing Chinese In the Interior provinces
have been heavily defeated In a series
of battles with the government troops,
according to advices reaching here
Pitched battles have been fought In
the Hoan-sul, Montogo. Pe-ko and
Yentz-wo districts with the rebellious
natives suffering great numbers of
killed and wounded. The trouble over
the attempted accession of Yuan seems
to bo extending Into the far Interior
and reports from Pekin state that
troops have been dispatched to several
of the remoter provinces for the pur
pose of suppressing sedltlonlous up
risings. From all accounts the gov
ernment troops are proving more loyal
than anticipated although many of the
troops have deserted to the anil-im
perialists