THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI NO. 136. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 NOME. ALASKA. SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1916- TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRIwE 25 CENTS
GOV. STRONG OPTIMISTIC
OVER LEGISLATIVE OUTLOOK
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ft. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON. April 29.
ln the opinion of Governor
Strong, who is now in the capi
tal in connection with matters
pertaining to Alaska, the out
look for legislation favorable to
the northern territory is exceed
i gly bright at the present time
After a conference with several
of the leading congressmen today
thr governor said that he believ
t-d that there is a' good chance for
the enactment of most of the
pending Alaska legislation
Tu governor was especially
optimistic concerning the chances
for the bill providing for a new
government building at Juneau
for which Delegate Wickershnm
introduced a bill increasing the
limit of cost to $450,000. He
also believes the chanecs arc
gcod for the passage of the bill
to transfer to the territory the
land on which the Pioneers Home
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at Sitka is located. Referring to
the work of constrijction on the
Alaska railroad, the governor
said: “Congress has provided the
snip of two millions for the con
tinuation of (vork this summer
and f believe will also appropri
ate the additional eight millions]
asked by Secretary Lane.
I also think there is little
loubt about the passage ot other
pending bills except the Wicker*
sliam homestead bill. The mcr
chant marine and fisheries com
mittee is to hold a hearing on
Rcdfteld’s bill prohibting the ter
» iltoi^v from taxing the Alaska
fisheries, on May 18, but I seri
ously doubt if it will receive fa
vorable action.”
AU performers taking part in
the Grand Duchess are reque»ted
to meet for stage rehearsal in
the F.agle haU tomorow, Sunday,
at i :.i j |3. m. PROMPTLY.
TOWNSEND F CAPITULATE
AFTER FIVE MONTHS SIEGE
A. I*. A. Service.
LONDON, April 29.—Gni
cial reports state that General
Townsend destroyed all his mu
nitions and guns together with
everything that might be of use
to the enemy before finally cap
itulating to the Turks in order to
escape starvation.
The little force of Britishers
has been shut up in the beleagur
ed town for a period of one hun
dred and forty five days during
which time fighting was almost
constantly in progress.
The town is surrounded on all
sides by marshes and is a verti
hV pest hole where disease of
several kinds took constant toll
from the small force of’British
troops. Just how many of the,
little band remain after the
months of fighting and living on
a starvation diet is not known at
the present time but it is pre
sumed that 'here was but a piti
fully small remanent left to en
dure Turkish captivity.
TOWNSEND FORCES
NUMBERED t3,oooj
A. P- A. Service.
LONDON, April jq.—An offi
cial anouncement this afternoon
states that the forces under Gen
oral Townsend which were com
pelled to capitulate to avoid star
vation numbered thirteen thou
sand. It is said that the troops
had long been reduced to the
most meager diet and were in a
greatly weakened condition Gen
eral Townsend continued to wait,
however, hoping aganist hope
that relief would come but was
finally compelled to give up after
enduring one of the most re
markable seiges of modern times.
The Chamber of Horrors—ntif
sed—Be there, Federated church
Tuesday, May 2.
SEATTLE MAN
KILLED BY AUTO
—
A. P* A Service.
SEATTLE, ApAril 29.—James I
Gibbons, a boiler maker of this
city, was ruii down and killed
by an auto driven by E- H
Kolas, a lawyer, early today. The^
machine was running at a high
rate of speed at the time of the
accident. Kolas has been arrest-1
ed.
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EATS LIKE MOTHER MADE
it »s rot necessary to fill your
bread basket at any one table—
try all seven tables—Festival and,
entertainment Federated church.
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FIERCE FIGHTING
MARKS SIXTH DAY OF
IRISH REBELLION
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, April 29—Five
hundred persons have been kill
ed and wounded in the revolt in
Trealnd, acording to unofficial re
ports received today and fighting
iVfween the troops and rebels
still continues with savage in
tensity. That the situation is
most serious is indicated by the
calling of a cabinet meeting this
- t J
morning, the first time that Body
has met on a Saturday for over
a generation.
The first boat load of passen
gers arrived here from Dublin
this morning bringing further de
tails of the disturbances and dis
closing that the disturbance? ex
tend to at least seven counties
and that rioting continues in Dub
lin and pitched battle between
the troops and rebels are of daily
occurrence. The arrivals state,
however, that the troops com
mand the situation and express
the opinion that the rebellion will
soon he broken up. According to
the same testimony the revolution
broke on Monday and rioting has
been almost continuous since that
time.
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EVENING REPORTS
SAY OUBLIN IN
FLAMES
A. R A. Set vice
LONDON, April ,{9.—Dublin
is in flames and fighting in the
streets is almost continous with
artillery being freely used by the
troops- An evening news dis
patch filed at Belfast says that
Sackwell street in in flames and
fire has broken out at several
points in Grafton street, two of
the main thoroughfares of Dub
lin.
Street lighting is also reported
in progress and there is much
looting. The report, states, how
ever, that the reinforced militia
is making steady progress and
the rebels are being gradually
driven toward the outskirts where
their capture will be easily ef
fected.
The-troops have removed prac
tically all non-combatants from
the sections where fighting is go
ing on and artillery is now be
ing freely used to drive the rebels
from their barricaded positions.
The regulars now command all
rebel positions and their fall is
merely a matter of time.
Tiw Family Pap^r Is III* Nome
Onlly Nuwet
LONG BESIE6ED
BRITISH FORCES
FINALLY SURRENDER
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LONDON, April 29.—After
'tenths of waiting for reinforce*
ments that never arrived, and
with his forces greaTIy weakened
by battle and disease, General
Townsend, commander of the
British expeditionary forces so
long besieged by the Turks at
Kut-cl-amarah, has finally sur
rendered because of the certainty
of having his little force utterly
annihilated by the surrounding
horde of Turks who were daily
drawing the besieging lines closer
about the devoted leader arid his
little band of soldiers.
\n announcement to this ef
foot was given out by the author
ities today. The fall of Kut-el
Amarah is the result of the in
ability of the relief forces under
General Aylmer to reach the be
lagured city. Aylmer has made
i heroic struggle in tile face of
vastly superior odds Hut was not
ible to break through the sur
rounding Turkish cordon an i
uccor the little band so valiantly
lefending the Mespotamian
town.
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SNOW COVERS MASS.
AND RHODE ISLAND
A. iJ. A. Service
BOSTON, April 29.—Nearly
the whole southern section of the
New England states was visited
with a heavy snow fall last night
and today all of Rhode Island,
the greater part of Massachusetts
and a large portion of eastern
C onnecticut are covered with a
hvavy carpet of the beautiful.
The snow is not heavy enough to
'impede traffic on the railroads
but street car service is slightly
crippled in several of the larger
cities.
Nome Nniftfet. jf2.00 per month. Huh
Kcrihtt now
FOUR HUNDRED REBELS
CAPTURED IN BATTLE
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t KINGSTON, Ireland, April 2y
—News arriving here from Dub*
lin states that four hundred Irish
rebels were marie prisoners by
the British troops following a
pitched battle on Stephen's
Green near the center of Dublin
this morning.
The rebels had barricaded and
entrenched themselves and were
offering a stubborn resistance but
i ea-rt compelled to surender after
'Dig driven out by bombs and
hand grenades Fighting is said
to be occurring at several points
in the city and artillery is grad
ually coming into play
O- E. S NOTICE.
The ladies of the Order of the
Eastern Star will give a card par
ity and social for Masons and
their families and lady friends
Saturday, April eg \.dmEsio:
50 cents each.
Hi* pine* to got your job printing at
■ight Pricoe and prompt delivery t«
,it the Nugget office.
lutter—-Butter
We have kept back a branc oi butter that was shipped to us by
our old milkman, Herman Ho»ip 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 won >4 be appreciated
TRY A BRICK
85c for 2 pound brick
COFFEE ROASTED DAILY
NOME FAVORITE RLENO 3 POUNDS, 1100.
OUR FRESH ROASTED
COFFEES_
Cost Less
Taste Better
Go Further
Last Longer
Please All
Ask for free sample|and convince yourself
POLET’S
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Last Mail Brought Advices
THAT CODFISH
has risen in price as follows:
Bricks t©, per pound.loc |
Mrddles to per pound..12 *'2C
Whole to, per pound...8c
Consider merchants as well consumers that at 8c per pound in
Nom© and leas for large quantities that it is good business to come
and boy *11 that you will require for next summer. Our price is de
livered t© you, Seattle price the amount of two cents per pound
freight should be added
COFFEE ROASTED DAILY
POt-BVa EXTRA EL6ND, 3 POUND* 86c.