New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-04
THE PASSING THRONG

One Of the prominent Western mining ,,,-.-
in speaking yesterday at the waIdorf-Asto,
some Of the legal aspects - !"
ANOTHER recent gold discoveries in A. .as
REASON FOR said: "Tne comments TIA. Aa
SEATTLE-TA- American pape-s have fro-n 'ns
COMA FEUD. to time made over the str,ctns.. Aas
the Canadian mining laws
teresting in view OF the fact that an a1, NJ
American soil may not take up a mining cIa,. %
ALL and therefore. under the principle tha, ~
a loaf Is better than bread the Can.ss
laws. no matter how stringent or srasn,,, s-
may be- are far more generous TO the aliAn 49,.
are our own. eS
There seems no manner OF question -b,. .
discoveries at Cape Nome Will call 10 AIasks -
ing the coming summer a far greater nu,,.
people even than did the original discoveries q, ~
klondike. and all sorts of legal complcat,o .- s
controversies will be likely 10 ensue The -, 80
Jurisdiction Of the Territory Of Alaska Is at,aos,
20 the state Of Washington. ard cases have bsr.
tofore been tried In Seattle which has b.
additional reason for bad blood between tbat I'd
ana Tacoma. which latter town feels nc, cz
should have n percentage Of the AIasks-- a.. Sic
tried there This attaching Alaska 10 the S, eases
washington has been solely for convs11s se o.
as otherwise the only way 10 have ternno r.ass
secured laws at Cape Nome and the otbarp rasiy
OF discovery, under the United States s,s yOtas
M,ouIu nave oeen to take advantage OF the r-S-.es
niSrlct regulations. which provide thar ~ ns s
Is known as an unorganized district the WAT wat
which become the law for the time bei5ss 1iauons
provide f,rlfo
Alaska, and If II passes Alaska vii b tr
WI Senerls. ana no longer attached 70 the ssss
bTheTe Is another bin before Congress. M,
OF The roId and importantly on large porrso
doubtless know the gold has basn ZONE fC| As you
paying quantities in the beach sands wing ba. re n
question belongs to the Government So o any
snv oS , qI legal claim to 1t can have existed 70
during the summer of 1899 That tbs syis =, on Il
or the part Of NV was Simply an act Of toeraa1
or on tsoe Nome have heretofore been vor. sands
acco one q,,y
~ LIS 20 the Dill now under Consider oea
tb Wi VII Dc changed and not only the bescb al
limit will be placed under placer n15t anree-nile
lions and the claims staked on. will = resuia-
he I AZ the same time all dredging permits ma ma
Inc other night on Nassau-st that no, A.
'reSsihs or all distressing sights drunken -
was seated the curb She 49,
oCENE IN fallen and bruised her ,sc -
DOWNTOWN clothes were bedraepIs1 - - ns'
STREET. mir. OF the s,-aa., 80 win the
there. rocking to and I'm 80
grooming song to herself she presented a, -. a.,
picture OF the degradation TO which II Is po..,sI
Tor human being to fall Although the bo,- -
late and the streets OF that sectton q. 49, s
seemingly deserted. small crowd soon coT...s
ana an ltalian-American assumed charge snda.
ored 70 assist her to her feet and start her an g.
way; put she was too far gone and after u.sI.s.
on
curD and resumed her monotonolIs sfngsonv O ne ne
crowd IN the mean time had steadily gov, 10
latest ADDITION being three young men Of tv1 rs
hnoWh IS the "Bowery heller" The outs,i. -
~nte OF race and prominent OF Jaw with sh Jr
eyes ana t1e vice OF sixty imprinted on the So
twenty eyltently seeing chance to crafty NJ.
pCre!y animal propensity for fight and ~ os,.ts
II with safety to himself. for the Italian was ~
, W nat tel youse dom wild DAT Io,dv v,,,.
qaso and the reply of the Italian was answers
~ dow on the chest from the tough thai All h..
nnoChed MN 20 the ground Unobserved bv thosa
present, VINO Were absorbed IN the progressing -Hr
d giant member or the force had been advsncI.y
up the street to investigate the crowd he saw 20
Iected- he arrived the tough struck the SON 4,
sunny ItaIy. and clOut on the back OF the bssd
sent that astonished worthy staggering ahead In
VAIN EFFORT TO keep his feet. while the elbow ~
newspaper man who was present. and agans:
Whlch ne ran. dropped him in a sitting position an
the pavement With his hat IN his hand and
streaIn OF profanity issuing from his Iios "a
scrambled TO his feet. glimpse OF the brass hr--
tons on the coat OF his asSaflant however toox rs
iSht out or him. and caused him at the same tina
20 take 10 MS heels, while the object OF his atfars
ned In another direction. The big policeman bent
over the nsure on the curb and shook her gently
Dy the shoulder. then sliding a hand under her arm
ne hoisted her TO her feet and guided her tott.rr
steps toward the station house As they turreS
the corner she was still grooming her song oblfvtous
tnat had all but ragged about her