MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS
Ho was bronzed and weather beat
en and bore the unmistakable aspect
of those who go down to the sea in
ships. The gray stain of salty spray
streaked his souwester and his oil
skins were limp with long contact with !
Hying Spume.
"I Just got ashore," he said. "We!
have been to the island while the blow i
was on. When we was coming back,:
about 9 miles off Cripple River, we!
saw somethin’ floating in the .water
dead ahead. When we came near we I
saw it was a tight corked bottle with
something inside.
"When ye see a bottle floatin’ like
that", says Bill me mate, " pick it up if
you can. I hcarn tell of sailor men
in distress settln’ bottles adrift with
a paper in ’em tellin’ how they was
lost or somethin' .
“So we picked it up," he reached
under his salt grayed sou'wester and
drew forth a long, foreign looking
glass bottle, "and here It is.” As he
held it forth he added, "There’s a
Paper in it what maybe tells somethin’.
The thrill of deep mystery gripped
the little group who heard the marin
er’s tale. Clearly visible through the
blue green of the glass held forth in
his salt cracked hand was a slip of
brownish paper bearing the marks of
a lead pencil. Visions of tall ships
beset by angry billows: of pitiful, half
starved castaways struggling - for life
in open boats in the maw of raging
seas, floated Into the mental vision of
those who gazed upon the strange
What dark mystery was to be re
vealed with the opening of that bit of
weather blown glass won from the
tossing waves?
As the torn bit of paper sacking
with Its vagrantly scrawled message
was extracted with due solemnity from
the glassy depth, a sharp gasp of hor
ror broke from the little group. For in
the midst of the dimly penciled lines,
the- minster word "killed" stood forth
like a flaming- beacon.
The message indeed spelled death
Was it a tale of Ri-ewsome murder
borne from the far oflT Russian shore—
the last pathetic words of some unfor
tunate victim of Rolsheviki rage, be
fore death eased the pain of mortal
wound? A shudder ran through the
circle of tense watchers.
“My God! Read it.” one of them
gasped in husky tones.
With pale, drawn face, the one who
held the fateful message stepped to
where the dim light of the low lying
western sun shone fitfully through the
scudding storm clouds. Holding the
crumpled scrap where the fading light
fell clear on the scrawling words, he
slowly read the sad, sad tale of mur
der on the high seas:
“Peter Lynch, Bill Titz and John
Darling of the schooner Bender Bros,
killed this one in the roadstead off
Nome, Alaska. July 30. 1920.”
SEATTLE-NOME SAILINGS
The Alaska Steamship Company
announces the following sailings from
Seattle for Bering Sea points.
Latouche leaves Seattle. Aug. 8 for
St Michael only.
Ketchikan leaves Seattle Aug. 12
for St Michael, Golovin and Nome.
Cordova leaves Seattle Aug. 20 for
Teller and Kotzebue points.
Victoria expected to sail from Seat
tle about Aug. 15th.
South hound sailing date announc
Alaska S. S. Co.
R. A. CARROLL, Agent
Joseph Sakata, a well known pio
neer Japanese resident of Dawson died
recently at St Mary’s hospital or pneu
monia. He was 54 years of age and
a resident of Kobe, Japan. He was
'mown to Dawsonites as “Big Jim.”
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NOME, : SEATTLE, 8
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ANNOUNCEMENT.
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open to the public for
business as usual
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JEWELERS and OPTICIANS.
NOME, SEATTLE,
Opposite Nugget Office. 5th Ave. opp# Fredrick A Nelson
Front 8treet 1608 Westlake,
Id? Lincoln Hotel
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Home like and comfortable
quarters for Transient or
permanent guests
By Day, Week or Month •
MR«. BARNEY QIBNEY, ProprietMK
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T^Hr Shipman to are handled by expert graders and New York Market
W«Af are paid on correct grading the day received. If desired, your
s tilg they to will he kept separate in order that our prices may he ap
wwpt tf you. Providing that our valuation doee not prove satis
Jpetary.' the Furs wWr he returned to you. transportation charges
pTfpuW, Ship by Insured Parcel Post or Bxpreas. Ship In a dry
eeniltlen. Always enclooe an Itemised list of contents with name
>nat nddroon Also place'duplicate list on tho outside of package
fr bale. All peysMBMs’are made by check on the Seattle National
■an*,.erln any other manner desired. Special Instructions, if any.
SHIP TO
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Alaska auU^Pt
127 W. 27th* Street
NEW YORK
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NOME FLYERS WAITING
FOR DISABLED COMRADE
Prince Oeorge. It. C. Aug. «—The
Nome hound army flyers are Ntill here.
Capt. Steel, commander of the ex
pedition. whose plane was badly dam
aged while landing here on his ar
rival from Jasper, announced today
that repairs to his plane are proceed
ing so rapidly that it Is likely he will
be able to resume the flight. Parts
for the damaged plane have Keen rush
<d from San Francisco and are ex
pected here tomorrow. The next
jump will be to Hazel ton. A levee,
followed by a dance, was given in
honor of the airmen by the Hoard of
Trade last night.
PUBLIC RECEPTION TONIGHT
The public is invited to attend a
Public Recaption and dance, A. B
Hall, tonight, in honor of Capt. Roald
Amundaen. Sea other side of the Bul
VIOLENCE MARKS DENVER
CAR STRIKE
Denver. Aug. 6—Rioters overturned
Cathedral of the Immaculate Concep
tion. The strike breakers manning
the car sought refuge in the cathedral,
where they barricaded themselves. A
mob also entered the* Denver Postf
building and wrecked the presses and
other equipment. It had previously
broken practically every window in
the building. Several wcie beaten
and four were shot in riot which I
started when tramway cars collided i
with automobile.
Two Killed, 39 injured in Di
two thousand citizens to volunteer usi
.special ofTleers for the protection of!
life and property in Denver wa« issued'
today by Mayor Bailey following a
night of rioting in connection will the
street car strike, during which two
were killed and thirty nine injured,
several probably fatally.
The dead are A. O. Smith of Den
ver and John Blake, a former soldier.
The injured include ten policemen and
nineteen strike breakers.
SPOKANE I. W. W. CONVENTION
RAIDED—10 JAILED
Spokane. Aug. 6—Ten I. \V. W.*s
are in Jail here as a result of a raid
on an I. W. W. convention held in
the timber three miles north of Hill
yard. Washington, by city nnd county
authorities today.
ALLIES ARMING FOR ENCOUNTER
WITH BOLSHEVIKI
Paris, Aug. 6—England is reported
calling for volunteers and French
troops arc said to be mobilizing for
possible hostilities against Soviet Bus
sin. This would make five nations in.
tluding Poland, participants in a new
gigantic European alliance against the
Bolshevik!. Reports from Mayence,
dermany, today said orders have been
given to transport entente troops
across Bavaria and Bohemia. The
Bavarian authorities are reported urg
ing the population not to permit the
passage of the troops.
Poles Recapture Brody and Radzivow
Paris, Aug. 6—A polish statement
today announces the recapture by Po
lish forces of the towns of Brody and
Radzivow near the east Galacian bor
der. The Russians are reported to
\ have occupied Novegorod.
French Troops Ordsrsd Ready For
Amsterdam, Aug. 6—A ha tall ion of
French troops quartered at Luxem
burg has received orders to hold it
self in readiness to start for Poland,
according to a(dvices from that place.
Poles Preparing to. Defend Warsaw
Warsaw. Aug. 6—The municipal
council of Warsaw has appointed a
council of defense to undertake the
defense of the city against the on
rushing Bolshevik! nnd a home guard
has been formed and Is taking its
stand on the right 'hank of the Vistula
river preparing to defend the bridges
along its banks.
The Bu8alan Soviet armies are
steadily driving in the Polish lines de
fending Warsaw and are advancing at
an average progress of six miles a
day in the direction of this city. In
the south the Russians nre being held
and in some places are being pushed
ba^k by the Poles from tho districts
east of Lemberg.
Hungarian • Roumanian Offensive
Vienna, Aug. C—The Freepress
prints a Budapest dispatch stating that
a Hungarian-Rumanian offensive
.against Russia is being formed under
5>ench direction, with England report
ed calling for volunteers.
nuts ADDS TO
Hojie nun seen
Detroit, AU*. t—"Babe" Roth
again added a home run to liis ion;;
string in today's game, making a total
of 39 home run tallies scored this sea
son. Detroit won. however, by a score
of 7 to 1. Ruth's home run smash
came in the second inning, lie was
the first man up ami knocked the Ini
tial offering over the screen into right
BLOODY AMERICAN
ITALIAN RIOTS DEVELOP
IN ILLINOIS TOWN
Marion, III Aug. *>- Five compan
ies of stub troops have arrived .t
West Frankfort to take charge of a
situation which has outgrown the 1. -
cal authorities and caused the dc th
of five persons and the injury of forty
others, in addition to the burning of
forty dwellings.
Rioting developing between en.ageJ
citizens and the Italia a res* lent* late
last night as a result of the need, r
by Italians nf two hoys, Tany I’empcl.
aged IS. and Amiel f’aleaterrn, lf». c >n
i iuued spasmodically throughout le
night. Th" situation is quiet today
with the troops patrolling the town.
HOSTILITIES BEGIN IN
LOWER CALIFORNIA
San Diego. Aug. 5—Hostilities
have begun nt Knsenado in the rebel
lion of Governor Grintu against the
Mexican t'entral federal government,
according to advices reaching here.
The first hostile act of the bloody
drama to l» enacted below the border,
■was the seizure by Cantu authorities
of the Mexican patrol .ship Leeate and
the killing of Captain Leonardo Zep
eda, her commander.
Mexico City Demands Surrender of
Los Angeles. Aug fi—I'ncondition d
surrender has been demanded of Gov
ernor Cantu of Lower California n.v
representatives of President He La
llui rta, advices reaching here sa.v.
SAYS BOTH PARTIES BURIED
SOLDIERS BONUS PROPOSAL
Seattle, Aug. P»—\V. C. Jerome, the
noted Washington correspondent, as
that the soldiers bonus proposal “has
gone the way of all earthly thing*.
It was directly ainterred at Chicago
tor Har<lin« lias set up a monu
on the grow and can he depend
pon to provide a suitable inscrip
All of which means", he con
's, " that , inasmuch as both poll
parties this year are side step
the bonus question, their <andl
for president are to d*> the
TRANSCONTINENTAL MAIL
PLANE REACHES
SALT LAKE
Salt l*ake City, Auk o—Monoplane
No I of the air squadron engaged in
blazing an aerfnl mail trail from New
York to San Francisco arrived here
this afternoon from Cheyenc, piloted
by Bert Acosta and Eddie Rickenbnek
STRIKEBREAKERS USE GAS
ON IMPEDING MOB
T>nver. Colo.. Aug. »—flnn attacks
inl> mlcil by a strike l»reaker crew of
tin* Denver Tramway Company to ilia- j
perse the large crowd that gathered I
to impede the progress of the few cars I
that left the central car barns today j
wet.- summarily closed when a score
of victims were quickly overcome hy
the gas. A score of policemen were
called hurriedly to the scene to pro
tect life and property, with the result
that a dozen officers were temporarily
incapHciated hy the gas deluge sent
out h\ the strike breakers.
POPE NOMINATES NEW
VATICAN OFFICIAL
Rome, Aug. 5—Pope Benedict Jus
nominated Monsignor Carlo Irigoyen.
Bishop of Trujilla, Peru, for the post
Of Assistant to the pontifical throne.
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RUSSIAN REFUGEES ARRIVE
FROM KAMCHATKA
Forced to the very brink <>i star
vation ;im .1 result of tic present gnat
depreciation in the value of tie Siber
ian paper money and lire < • -iisequent
refusal of the Japanese traders to «>■
rept it in payment for food supplies,
two Russian families, each consisting
of i husband and wife ami several
irildron. nrriveil Thursday from tie
Kamchatka i ■■>.<<• on the trading
schooner Fredolph t.Jek, owned and
jriloted by Max <iotts* balk. a former
Nome man According to the story
told by them, the value of the Russia ,1
ruble notes have reached a point where
they arc almost worthless and the
Japanese trading vessels, which it
present form practically the only
source of food supplies along t!ie
eastern coast of Siberia north of Vlad
ivostok .absolutely refits*- to accept
them at any price. There are several
brands of this worthless currency in
circulation, some issued by the old
Romanoff government, some by the >1**
fwnel Kolchak government and some
Bolshevik!. Hut all arc practically
worthless as a. purchasing medium.
The Japanese will accept furs an I
other irticles of salable value hut
diun ilie Siberian money. Tn con
sequence the refugees, who hail from
i section of the Kamchatka coast
north "f Petropn ulovski. found them -
selves this spring almost unable to
secure the necessaries of life, although
possessing some money. Describing
the situation through an intorpeter.
they said starvation is facing the pop
ulace along practically the whole coast
north of Nicolalevsk. Hundreds have
been reduced to a state of where body
and soul are kept together l»y eating
roots, bark and leaves. Many are al
seized upon for clothing. There is a
semblance of government only In the
larger centers and life is no where
secure. Conditions of the most ap
palling character obtain everywhere
families appear to be ,.r the better
are sturdy built ami bright minded,
lire women are young and comely and
the children are bright and vigorous.
Dne of the families is said to be plan
ning to make their way to Canada
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