The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-08-02
NOmeites Barred From Go.
 ing Up Yukon River.
SOME COME THIS WAY
Utopia Arrives at Skagway from the Boring Camp With n Big Party for the Interior-Problem Arises as to Hcw to Get Paupers Back.

The steamer Utopia, Capt. Ginger. ar rived yesterday afternoon from Nome. She got away from Skagway for Seattle in the evening. The ship did not call at Dutch Harbor. She left Nome July P.
 Passengers on the Utopia coming here included 25 for Seattle and 25 who were bound for this port and Upper Yukon points. Those for the Yukon points came this way, say some of the number, because St. Michael has declared q quarantine against Nome and no one is permitted to enter there from Nome, nor to go up the Yukon river on the steamers.
 "lhe passenger business between Nome and St. Michael and up the Yukon from its mouth," says 'Buc" Arbuckle, formerly Hired Hand" of the Bennett Sun, who res turned on the Utopia on his way to White HotSe, 'iS cut off. There can be no stam- pede of prospectors from Nome up the river until the quarantine is raised. One of the big river steamer lines had out big sign at Nome saving it was not taking passengers to up-river points.
 Seventeen cases of smallpox prevail in Nome, but they have been isolated, and no one fears the disease in the camp. The fever may become very bad when the fall rains set in.
 "Although passengers cannot go up the river from Nome, those from Seattle direct can, of course go, because not from an in fected port. Freight from the South also goes without interruption
 Hundreds of people are on the beach doing nothing, and 1 understood 1900 had signed paper stating they were paupers. and desiring the government to take them back to the states. Gen. Randall said he scarcely knew what to do. Perhaps he will have them sert back in some whole sale manner.
 High rates from Nome still prevail by regular steamers. The Utopia charged $75 second class, and $Ioo first class.
 Living in Nome has dropped to almost Skagwav prices. At first meals were $I or more. but now 35 cents is a common price. |"
 The object of the Utopia calling here was claimed by the officers of the ship be- fore Collector Andrews of the port, to be to get coal. Although she came from a smallpox infected port, she entered the harbor without ado, and allowed her pas sengers to land and scatter throughout the town before the customs people could board her, or scarcely knew of her arrival and whence she came.
 The Utopia had cleared from Nome for Seattle, but she nevertheless called here. Collector Andrews men went to the ship as soon as possible, but owing to the fact she had landed at one of the wharves sell dom used, the customs people were not there as soon as she put in. Collector Ans drews, however, had the vessel examined, and says he would have had her passen- gers examined by doctor were it not they all got away from the ship so soon.
 The officers of the Utopia held that none of the people who came on the ship were afflicted in any way, and she was permit ted to proceed to Seattle.
 The Utopia piled between Nome and St. Michael for several weeks, until the quar- antine was decl ired against Nome. Then she was forced to withdraw, and there was nothing else for her to do on the coast.
 The Utopia had three stowaways on the way south, and put them off at a mining camp at Unga.
 w. J. Maxwell is purser of the steamer and Harry Hill, steward.