The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-14
About.

Colonel Il. II. Ripple yesterday re-
ceived several copies, including the first
number, of the Nome News published
at Nome, Alaska. The place is spoken
of in one of the issues as "the newest
city on EARTH" and is located on the
northwestern coast of Alaska, in the
centre OF a region which, it is prophe-
sled, will in a short time come to be as
celebrated for its gold fields as the now
famous Klondike country.
The paper is issued weekly, and sells
for the modest sum of fifty cents Il
copy or $24 year, delivered by car
rier." 1t is about 12X1S inches in size
and consists Of four pages of neatly
printed reading matter. with a fair pro-
portion of advertisements. out of a
total of fourteen of the latter in one of
the issues, eleven were for saloons, or
resorts" as they are called
a rather amusing illustration Of the
high price of even the necessities OF
human life in the frozen north is shown
in the advertisement of a hotel which
represents itself as the finest and
cleanest lodging house in Nome, with
meals from $1.5O upwards.
The news published is all live and in
teresting. In one copy there is an ac-
count of city council meeting, with
accompanying rumors of a franchise
deal. The place appears to be a para
disc for policemen, as the payroll for
the month of the police force, which
was passed at the meeting, amounted
to $500 for each officer for the month,
or yearly salary of $4,000.
STRIKES THERE, TOO.
In the same issue is an account of a
successful strike instituted by the
longshoremen for wage rate of 50
an hour. The strike lasted but one
day.
In another copy is an editorial which
is scathing arraignment of the au-
| thorities at Washington for refusing
| to transport mail from st. Michaels
| during the winter months. This is sal l
| to be simply the continuation of the
| policy of misgovernment that has OBJ
| tained in Alaska since it became a
| possession Of the United States. Con-
| tinuing the editorial writer says:
| Situated as we are, thousands OF
| miles from the seat of government and
without voice or vote in the congress,
we are at the mercy of red tape and
| bureaucracy and we will be until we
| become sufficiently strong to make our
| influence felt or we are enabled to en-
list the aid Of men of affairs who will
| take some degree of interest in one OF
the richest yet most foully neglected
| sections Of the great republic"
Here are some clippings from the
| different issues at hand:
| Il
embalmer, will erect a building Of his
own as soon rs lumber can be pro-
cured. In the meanwhile he can be
found in the two-story building oppo-
site the recorders Office"
A GO WITH THE MITS.
"Curly Carr and Ed. Kelly. well.
known weights. are booked for
n 20-rOund glove contest, 10 a decis
ion, tomorrow night, at Wyatc Earp's
saloon. 1t promises to be q warm
contest. Carr recently defeated Billy
Cooper, champion middle-weight of the
Yukon, at Dawson. in twelve rounds
Kelly is well-known locally"
The following is printed without quo.
tation marks, indicating that somj
| member of the News staff is prepared
to accept the responsibility:
Oh. look at the queer Esquimaux,
His nose is too pudgy to blaux;
His perfume is awful;
To describe it, unlawful,
The thought of it fills me with waux
"Mr Beals, Dawson's official dog
Keeper. has become a resident of Nom'
and Front street property owner Mr.
Beals brought down about a half hun
dred CANNES"