NEWSJTES
And he wired the Juneau gang that
fleorgie would carry Nome over
whelmingly.
Rert McCarthy was a visitor from
Rangor creek during the past day or
two. He reported that there is noth
ing doing in the mining line lr that
locality at present.
The fishing tug Orion returned to
the roadstead from Sledge Island this
morning. The stiff wind and heavy
sea of the past day or two caused the
tug to seek shelter behind the island.
W. J. ltowe has gone to Sanders
Creek to oversee the work of placing
the former Middaugh dredge in condi
tion preparatory to bringing it to
Nome for use in dredging the Snake
river harbor basin.
A private telegram reaching local
parties announces that the Alaska
Mines Co. will operate two dredges
in this section during the coming sea
son. The message says Rod Sargeant
will he in charge. The dredges re
ferred to are probably the Bourlion
and Wonder Creek boats owned bv
the Alaska Company.
Reports say former Culled States)
Commissioner Milton R. Luther, of the'
Port Clarence precinct, has purchased
or leased one of the tin dredges in th“'
York tin section and contemplates tin
dredging operations during the coming
summer. It is reported that Max
Rapp of Teller is engaged in placing
tlie dredge in condition.
A message from Ralph Lomen. who
is on the steamer Victoria, although
ids name Is not mentioned in the press
list of passengers, announces that he
has secured the services of a photogra
pher for the Lomen photo siudio. The
name of the new recruit to our Indus
trial ranks is R C Gibbs and he will
arrive with Mr. Lomen and family on
the Vic.
Under pressure of the strong south
wind and a somewhat rough sea de
veloping yesterday, a quantity of large
ire cakes from the departing ice pack
were driven tip on shore and resulted
in sonto damage to the Alaska Lighter
age dock. Several piles were knock
ed out of place along the_dockway but
no serious damage resulted from the ice
encroachment elsewhere along the
beach.
The Bureau o' Education has cent*-,
inenced a thorough cleaning up of the
native cabins on Belmont Point. The
shacks, most of which have been un
occupied since the death of their oc
cupants during the Influenza epidem
ic. are being thoroughly fumigated and
cleaned in an effort to rid them of
lurking disease germs. The work is
being done under the supervision of
Percy Blatchford. It is stated that
the fumigation of the cabins has res
ulted in the death of hundreds of rats
and mice, which formerly shared the
dwellings with their native habitants.
CLOSING OUT SALE
$3,000 worth of
Olothing, Haft and
Rubber Ooodo
AT CIST
As Hardware A Gants’ Furnishings
do not go together I have decided to
close out entire line for cash at once.
SALE BEGINS MONDAY, AT 8 A. M.
$1,000 worth of Hats at Cost.
$2,000 of Gents’ Furnishiifgs at cost.
$1,000 worth of Rubber goods at cost.
Rubber Boots any Brand.$8.50
Men’s Shoe Packs, Pair..4.25
Overalls or Jumpers, Best.1.50
Stetson Hats, Best .3.50
Gordon Hats, Best, .2.50
Imperial Hats Good . . . .1.50
Medlicott Underwear.2.00
Work 8hirts, Each . 1.00
Insoles Hair or Cork.10c
Shoe Lacss 6 Pair for,.25c
Rubbers Gents’ or Children .... 50c
Men’s Vests Cashmere, .1.00
Neckties Good ones.20c
Men’s Best Oregon Flannel Shirts. 2.25
Men’s Vests, Cashmere.1.00 (
Children Shoes, Pair .2.00 ,
Thread. 6 for . .25c
Bring the Cash <
HOLT’S CASH STORE <
The work is being slone In systematic
■manner. All old .bedding, clothing
and other articles lHa?ly to harbor dis
ease germs are being burned. The
cleaners are also burning away the
refuse littered grass around the cabins
as a further precaution.
Martin Itavenkildc arrived in town
yesterday to participate in the elect
ion. He reported that the water sup
ply is still scant in the Jess creek sect
ion owing to the head of the ditch in
take on Penny river being covered
with a large glacier, preventing the
water coming through the ditch in the
usual volume. Uavenkilde and part
ner. Tom Jensen, are improving the
shining hours by sluicing when water
is available and devoting themselves
to pipe laying and other preparations
when the water supply is low.
Dr. Neuman received a telegram
today announcing that his daughter.
Elizihcth Neuman, has completed her
course at the University of California
and will graduate with honors today.
The former Nome miss has made re
markable progress in her studies and
is completing the course several
months ahead of the normal schedule
of progress. The message reachingi
her proud parent here says her grad
uation thesis has been pronounced ex
cellent by Professor Bruce of the col
lege faculty.
A wireless reaching the radio Mat
Coast Guard Cutter Bear was expected
to arrive at I'nalaska yesterday after
noon. Where the vessel has been dur
ing the interval since she departed
from Seattle on June 13. none but the
official powers know. While we of
Nome have been expecting to hear
daily that the cutter was nearing
Nome with the much desired spring
mail, she lias apparently been treking
around the Aleutians or along the
southern coast. If the vessel pursues
her usual custom of remaining at
Dutch Harbor or I'nalaska for a week
or ten days after arrival, we probably
will not see Iter around this part of
the Bering Sea coast much before the
arrival of the regular fleet. And the
mail—forget it! Such is the way of
the high gods at Washington!
A recent Alaska Engineering Com
mission bulletin reports the presence
of a curious geological formation In
the bed of the Susitna river along the
right of way <*f the government rail
road about 150 miles north of Anchor
age. Soundings for a proposed rail
road bridge disclosed that the bed of
the stream is composed of an extreme
ly fine sand in which are mixed large
boulders. The sand is so fine and
loose that the boulders refuse to re
sist the drill. Instead, when touched
by the drill they sink into the loose
sand. At a depth of 39 feet, the sound
ing drill had not reached bedrock. The
strange formation is reported causing
considerable worry to the construction
engineers.
COUNCIL SEEKS ANNULMENT OF
STREET CONTRACT
After a long period of debate* par
ticipated in by every member of the
councilinanlc body, the Nome Common
Council decided Monday evening to
undertake the annulment of the much
discussed street contract, entered into
with \V. J Howe for a period of three
years by the 18th. Common Council,
last year. Pursuant to n resolution
passed with but one dissenting voice,
the council decided to serve notice on
Mr. Rowe of its desire to annul the
contract under the provision contained
therein providing that the contract
may be terminated on five days notice
for failure to conform to the coven
anted terms. The present condition
of the Dry creek bridge and the alleg
ed failure of the street contractor to
comply with some of the contract pro
visions regarding the a§re£plng of the
streets wore designated as the causes
which justify annulment of the con
tract.
All members of the council were on
hand when Mayor Holt called the
council into session. Following the
reading of the minutes, a school board
communication asking for $800 for
school expenses was presented by the
clerk.
Under the head of commute re
ports. the Finance commute reported
on the question of heating the city
building s and informed the council
that the Wild Goose company would
not consider reducing the price charg
ed for heating the city l.all and Are
dat ion below $100 per month.
The committee figured it out that
he cost of heating the two buildings
vith stoves would be fully ns great
ind, therefore, recommended that the
ouncil accept the price designated by
he company. '
The councirwas not satisfied, how
ver, and again referred the heating
uestlon to the Finance and Fire and
VICTORIA SAILED WITH
BIG LIST OF PASSEHGERS
SiH.-ml to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Preks.
SEATTLE, Juno 3—The iialntlnl Bering Sea liner Victoria of the Ala
ska Steamship Company sailed on the initial voyage of the reason to Nome
and Bering Sea ports at ten oSclock this morning, carrying a full cargo of
freight awl with every passenger accomodation filled. Four hundred and
twenty five passengers were aboard the big steamer when she • swung her
nose Into the channel and headed for her far off destination.
The \ ictoria is piloted on her way by Cap!. Warner who lias succeed
ed the veteran Capt. John O’Brien.
hollowing is the list of first cabin and intermediate passengers
booked for Nome.
V strerff. Harry Bay, Leonard Smith, Frank Hall. D Runyon, Miss J
..l Jones. Miss A Goodman, Mr and Mrs J J Cole. Chauneey Anderson. S Simp
son. A W Kali. Mrs Ralph Lomen and two children. D L McDonald. J P Daly.
R A < nr roll. Dr. Arnold and wife. Harry Riley. Henry Bergh, Jack Mathews,
Mrs B Milvin. R O Holland. G II Thomas. C W Mitchell. J V Sheldon. Sam
Gaylord, Ira Orton. Harry Dobson and wife. Mr and Mrs Jas. Frawley. Mr and
Mrs H Frioso. Mr and Mrs W J Keene. L Ketchum. Wm. Ritchie. Mr and Mrs
B W J Reed. George James. Geo Malila. E M Blackwell. Dr <’ Welsh. Miss
T llydeen. Mrs C Welch, otto Hnlln, McClure Gregory. H S Whittard. R II
Gibbs, W J Segorstrom. W F Code. I Proud. B Magids. Chas D.inkert. George
Counts. Wm O’Brien. G D Schofield. S J Bakke. Andy Anderson. H D oisnn.
Howard Vines. R S Oglesby. E L Carpenter. Cftrl Lomen. Alfred Lomen. Mrs
Alfred Lmion and baby. W Dclanthie, F Nicholson,-J D Arnold. Anna Daniel
son. Miss F Chase. Miss A A lex Ison, J Kusted. F Boekman. A llydeen. Mr
and Mrs Victor Julian and two children. Rev. li a Post, Chester Mulligan. K
Anderson. G Adams. Richard Lee. Kitty Thornton. Mrs A Carter. Sam Mals
gow. Jack Malsgow. Geo Hanson. Theo Karoff, Robert Shaw. Jos Mcl-aren.
Arnold Anderson. Mrs Maude Jones. Mrs R Haugan. Mrs N P.nradself and four
children. Jack Young. Suncfbaek. Chas. McKay. II J Kirby. E Spinney. Swan
Johnson, W E Fairbanks. Clyde Miller. R L Proctor. Mrs Sam Malsg iw, I.
Baarstea.1, L D Lewis. J II McLean. I. P Tunst.ul, A C Stewart. T Lelmi;mi.
Victor Quintal. J C Kennedy. Jos Chilberg, John Farragut. Wm. Nelson, VI
E Beebe. Joe Amiable. Carl Albertson. Milton Roper, Geo D Campbell. Geo
Haloff. Nels Enander. VV A McKenna. AI Lowe, It Melvin. II Melvin, John
Bertcher. Ihe.l Johnson. |)r K L Craven. John Wick. Dan Kelly. Con Kelly,
Jas. CM onnor. It It Cox. Elmer Reed, Hans Graver. Joe Protopapas. Geo Scmalio,
F A Reed. VV II Siuitevnnt, It G Wendt, Jim Haroff. Gun Burns, Geo Schofield,
T Peter Ip, p Iverson, li Rolando. Nels Rem. G C Mahla. J Strangram, A
Chrlstholin, F Lewis, L Steinple. Jack Gale. E Billmeyer. A Hansen, A B
Orlando, c Murray. II Dowah. Hoy Wolla F I laid rid**, Ed Cross. John Ander
son. John Novnsel. J McHugh. J McClay. J McWilliams. J Patterson. J Maloney.
Bob McNutt. J Bogan. Oeo Vlg. Arnold Slather. E Fox. G V Olson, Qua Nelson.
Andrew Gunderson, Gus Hendrickson, and one hundred and twenty four steer
atre.
STEAMSHIP VICTORIA. CAPTAIN WARNER IN COMMAND.
LODGE DECLARES STATE DEPARTMENT WITHHELD
PEACE TREATY FROM SENATE
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Ptcss.
WASHINGTON. June 3—Senator I*odge declared in an address to the
senate today thatghe saw in New York business houses a copy of the treaty
presented to the Allies by Germany which was given out by the American
peace conference representatives in Paris but withheld by the State Depart*
meat from the Senate.
Lodge declared that the State Department deliberately withheld the
tronty from the senate.until lone after It hail heeome widely known nutskle
of the government.
VANDERUP RESIGNS PRESIDENCY OF
FAMOUS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
NKW' YORK. June 3—Frank A. Vanderllp has resigned his post as
president of the National City Bank, according to an announcemnt today.
The cause of the resignation is not determined. Vanderllp has been
the guiding head of the bank, ope of the most important banking institutions
in New York. Since 1909.
Water committee’s with instructions
to report at the next meeting. One
of the cnuncilmen stated that the
company is furnishing heat radiation
at a price of forty cents per foot and
voiced the opinion that if such was
the case the city could. cut down the
number of radiators with a consider
able saving in the heating costs.
Health Officer Dr. Neuman reported I
that the public had been notified to1
clean up their premises by June 3 and
were complying therewith.
| The question of observing the- cur
few ordinance was brought up and the
police committee was instructed to
[warn the Nome hopefuls of tender
years to betake themselves home by
I ringing the fire bell at 10 P. M.
A question by a councllmanic mem
| ber regarding the sanitary condition
of the public eating houses resulted in:
the City Health Officer being requested
to investigate the rear premises of
restaurants in the interest of elennli
jncsH and the public health.
Hills against the city referred to
'the Pi nance committee at the last
meeting were ordered paid, with the
exception of the street contractor’s
bill for last month, which was held up
pending the action of the council with
respect to the proposed annulment of
the contract. Councilman Tamutzer
reported that he had had interviewed
Mr. Howe regarding the contract and
the alleged non-performance of cer
tain specifications. Howe told him
that the contract had been In his op
inion fully lived up to and he saw no
reason why the city should desire a
change. Mr. Rowe had told him that
the costs of repairing the Dry Creek
bridge and repairs to the streets
since the breakup had amounted to
far more than the price allowed him
under the contract. City Attorney
O. D. Cochran was asked to give his
opinion regarding the prospects for
annulling the contract. He stated
that the city council had full authority
to enter into a contract of such char
acter and he considered that the pre
sent contract is valid npd binding on
both Rowe and the c|ty. If the con
tractor had not lived up to its provis
ons it could be terminated on five days
lotlce and a sufficient showing of viol
ation of its provisions. The'contract-1
or could also be held to the perform
ance of his duties under the contract
bond.
After the council had granted the,
request of the school board for an ap
propriation of eight hundred dollars,
by allowing that sum from the territ
orial school fund. Councilman Peter
son brought the street contract ques
tion to a focus by presenting a motion
that the street contractor be given five
days notice of the Intention of the
council to annul the contract. Peter
son asserted that the contractor had
not complied with the provisions of
tho contract requiring that the streets
shall be swept once a week and also
claimed that the provision calling for
the sprinkling of the streets before
sweeping had'been ncgletced. He al
so asserted that the repairs made to
tho Dry Creek bridge were of a char
acter to leave that edifice in a far;
from safe condition. All of these fail
ures and omissions by the contractor
were sufficient, grounds for annulling
the contract, he said, and he therefore
moved that the council take action to
annul the contract on the stated prem
ises. The motion passed.
The council then took acticp with
respect to delinquent personal taxes
by ordering the delinquent personal
tax roll published in the next issue pf
the Nugget.
Mayor Holt suggested tho necessity
for opening a road way through the
Hobbes property between Third and
Fourth Avenue, stating that an open
ing between the two streets is needed
to facilitate traffic. The matter was
referred to the Street Committee with
Instructions to investigate and make
recommendations at the next meeting.*
M. W. Griffith, Who was in the aud
ience, called the councllmanlc attent
ion to the fact that loose horses have
committed much damage to sidewalks
in various parts of the city, and re
quested that the council take proven
atfve measures which would relieve
property owners of the expense of re
tiring sidewalks damaged in this
nanner. The council left It to the
Police committee and then adjourned.
lubseribe New fgr The Nemo Nugget
TWELVE DEAD IN DAWSON RESULT OF PTOMAINE POISON
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
i>A\MSON. June I—A total of twelve persons have died os a result of
ptomaine poisoning since May 22nd. It has developed that all of the victims
were attendants at a dinner given at a Hunker Creek mining camp on that
date. The entire supply of food commodities belonging to the camp has he^n
destroyed in an effort to wipe out the fatal poison.
GERMAN OEFENSE MINISTER CAUTIONED DEFEN8E
STATIONS TO PREPARE FOR EMERGENCIES
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press. f
PARIS, Juno 4—It jp reported here that Ouster Noske. the German
Minister of Defense, recently toured the German coast defense stations and
gave orders to the personnel t<> prepare for emergencies.
It is believed that if the report is true. Germany may he planning to offer
armed resistance to the Allies after refusing to sign the pence treaty.
PARIS WALKS TO WORK ACCOUNT OF TRANSPORTATION STRIKE
Special to The Nugget *»y The Associated Press.
PARIS, June 4—Paris walked to work this morning on account of a
strike of the caimen and taxicab drivers, which formed the second stage of
the,projected general strike of union labor. It is IttUpved that fully five
hundred thousand workers of all trades will be out on strike by tonight No
riots or disorders have attended the strike up to the present.
MILLIONAIRE WIDOW VICTIM OF MURDEROU8 THUGS
Speciut to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press. ^
SAN FRANCISCO, June 4—Mrs Sarah Coburn, a widow and reputed
to be a millionaire, was clubbed to death in the most brutal manner at her
home at Pescadero, a small town located near here, last night.
Robbery is supposed to have been at the bottom of the murder. Mrs
Coburn, who was aged eighty years, was apparently attacked while asleep.
REPORTED AU8TRIA TO ACCEPT PEACE TERMS
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
VIENNA, June 4—Reports are current Jn official circles that the gov.
emment will accept the pence terms presented by the Allies without objection
to their provisions.
The cabinet Is said to have decided that acceptance Is the only
course to pursue.
RETURNING SAMMIES HAVE NARROW ESCAPE IN TRAIN WRECK
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
LINCOLN, Neb. June 2—Fifty returning soldiers enroute from the
Atlantic coast to San Francisco sustained n narrow escape from death When
the train in which they were traveling was derailed by a washout and plunged
over a steeep embankment in the vicinity of Omaha yesterday evening. All
cf the men sustained injuries hut no deaths have occurred as a result of the
accident. \
84% of the business houses
that fail in business arc
non-advertisers.
Statistics prove the above.
JOHN LAND TaHor
Suits made to order
Repairing, Pressing and Cleaning