Judge Day Now Knows
Why It Is
That Nome is Corrupt
From the Sail Fnmeisco Call.
Startling evidences of bribery and
perjury were carried away from |
Nome by Assistant Attorney Gen- '
eral Day, who was sent out by
President Roosevelt to make a tour
of investigation in Alaska. During
his stay in Nome the attorney
general must have discovered that
the half has not been told in Wash
ington of the way in which the
Nome district is honeycombed with
corruption.
An instance of the way in which
certain companies have made it the
accepted thing to purchase evidence
openly and flagrantly occurred dur
itig Day’s visit in Nome. The case j
in point is a deposition made a few
days ago by Miner Bruce, a leading
citizen of Nome, before attorneys i
for plaintiffs and defendant in the
cases now pending in the United
States district court in which the
plaintiffs respectively are Louis
vSloss Jr., \V. L. Blatcliford, J. L.
Wilson et al., against the Wild
Goose Mining and Trading Co., the
suit being for the possession of five
claims on Ophir creek, valued at
$ i, 000,000.
When asked at whose solicitation
he had offered to become a w itness,
Bruce stated that he had visit“d
attorneys for both plaintiffs and
defendant and offered his testimony,
on condition that the side for whose
benefit he refreshed his memory.
should pay off the mortgage of
$1,200 on a piece of property in
which he was imere.-ted. When
asked by attorneys for plaintiffs
wnai iic was gumg give m ic*
turn lor the money he replied, “I
was going to give evidence.”
Bruce stated that after canvass
ing both sides, he returned to Al
bert Fink, attorney for the Wild
Goose company, who agreed to try
to get him a position with the com
pany. Later Bruce was sent with
one of the attorneys for the Wild
Goose company to Ophir creek to
look over the ground. His expenses
^were paid and he was to receive
a day. He also stated that he had
received $500 from source not ex
plained. He gave it to Fink to be
applied toward pavidg off the mort
This is one sample ot the sort of
evidence which ha» l>een presented
to the a-si-tant attorney general
in Nome. The tw > crying evils
in that caiup are generally acknowl
edged 10 he perjury ami jury bri
bing Hay is now in a position to
understand why it is ilmost itnpo*
sd4e to t.-ctire a unanimous jury in
Nome, and why, as a von«e«{ueiHe>
the United States district judge is
practically helpless in his efforts to
clear the calendar of cases that have
already been tried and retried.
From the Nome Gold Digger.
Washington, Oct. i.—Judge W.
A. Day, assistant attorney general,
returned today, and was immedi
ately driven to the department of
justice, where he had a long con
ference with the attorney general.
Although Judge Day was reticent
n regard to his investigation of the '
Alaska judiciary, it is asserted on
he best of authority that Julgej
Moore will not be removed.
BrG BROWN BEAR
DUG FROM A DEN
Ford, Palm and Cassidy Got'
Him in the Wolverines.
A week ago last Thursday. Jerry
Ford, John Palm and Fred Cassidy
lug up and killed a brown bear in
he Wolverine mountains. The i
nen found the burrow where the
jig brute was taking his winter
deep, and dug it out and killed it.
It weighed over 800 j ounds.
Mr. Cassiday came in from Ap
jlegate creek, at the head of Taula
rana, last Wednesday and returned
lext day. He said Messrs. Palm
ind P'ord have nine holes started on
Cariboo. They ate bothered by,
,vater. Mr. Cassidy will prospect
jn Hootlatotna after the holidays.
PATHETIC SIDE
OF THE WAR
” !
St. Petersburg, Nov. 14.—M.
Fertoff, a millionaire merchant of
Moscow, has received a pathetic
letter from Mme. Stoessel. wife of
General Stoessel, dated Port Ar
thur, Nov. 24, appealing to rich
Muscovites for money to assist the
helpless wounded defenders of the
fortress, some of whom have lost
both arms, others either an arm or
1 leg; some being blind and others
suffering from wounds of the spine
which will render them cripples for
life. There are, she adds, man/
such in the fortress.
Paris, Nov. 14. The Anglo
French treaty has been latified by
the French chamber.
S. A. CUTTING,
ASSAYER.
Assaying of Ore and Bullion.
Milling, Concentration, Amalgamation and Cyanide Tests Made.
WALTER SUNDBORG,
Freighter and Packer
Goods Delivered
To All Creeks
Personal attention to all consign
ments insures good service.
DRY WOOD DELIVERED.
Leave orders at Miners Store.
MIDAS CREEK
MEN ESCAPE
Duncan and Griggs Embark
In a Fishing Smack.
Nouiff Gold Digger, Oct. li.
According to a story brought to
Nome by J. Eastman, who reached
this city trom St. Michael Monday
last, Duncan and Griggs have made
their escape to the outside. They
were met on the portage between
the Yukon and the Kuskokwim by
Joseph Twitched, the trader. They
stated to Mr. Tsvitchell that they
intended going up the river to es
tablish a trading post near Lind’s
station; but the Indians later in
formed him that they went down
stream and were taken away on a
fishing smack that was lying at the
mouth of the Kuskokwim river.
Mr. Eastman states that there
ate a number of Midas creek stam
peders at Anvik and St. Michael.
Most of them are broke and trying
to secure a passage to Nome or up
the river to the Tanana.
Valdez Man III.
Fairbanks, Nov. 14.- Albert
White, a well known Valdez man,
is seriously ill at Hennett’s road
house at the mouth of the Delta.
We carry a complete line of
Miners’ Wenring Appnrel
U iTj llLV We sell Watch,* nearly at
•» .111IIL. ,«it*nle pricev l-lgm amt
Waltham (it. fully guarantee)! fix i year
Nugget Jewelry m.»>!c to or*l» r
rtHMl. giHI »»!>•*. »*l.r
Full line of y ig tr*. Tutmcray Smoker*'
Article") amt Stationery
Agent* lor tale of Folhoewf •
WiM ami Dnmvita
im
Traeger &
Falkenberg
MINERS STORE
(In the Postoffice Building)
General Merchandise
Outfitting
RECEPTION RESTAURANT
OPEN ALL NIGHT.
Short Orders a Specialty
Lodging House in Connection
Fresh Beef, Fresh Eggs, Fish and
Game of all kinds.
Quick service.
Give us a trial
S. K. HKKTKK, Proprietor
W. H. WATSON,
Chef and Manager
John the Bear Hunter
Is ready to do any kind of
chore work.
JULIUS RAHMSTORF
Gen e ra 1 Merchant! ise
Kntmh. 1899 KAMPAICT
Blizzard in the East.
New York, Nov. 14.—That the
effects of the storm around New
York t»xlav were more far reaching
than in any similar disturbance
since the great blizzard of 1888 l>c
came evident today. Up to 10
o’clock the disaster to the wire
communication continued. The As
sociated Press, however, succeeded
in reaching many points between
Baltimore and Chicago.
bird in flit* Surf.
Sandiego. Cal , Noe. 14. Miss
lasador Rush, actress, died vester
dav nl heart failure, while bathing
in the surf, from shock caused b\
an immense wav* which carried
her into deep water. Halt a dozen
members of the the itrtcal comparts
rescued her in an unconscious cuu
ditto** l*h\»Kian* worked over her
| for an hour, hut la vain.