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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-24

line at present seems to be in the manu-
facture and circulation OF brass filings
as gold dust. One arrest has already been
made on this charge and others may fol-
low The brass filings are in some in
stances mixed with real gold. in the pro-
portion OF half and half, and one-thfrd
and two-thirds. and II is exceedingly diff
ficuit for the newcomer I'm Alaska TO dis
tinguish the real from the false. This his
thrown doubt on gold dust as a medium
OF exchange. that makes the average new
conner hesitate in accepting 1t instead Of
money.
The decision of Commissioner Stevens
preserving the integrity OF claims on the
beach above the line of ordinary high
tide has not yet been contested In the
district courts Thousands who were af-
fected by the decision were not. In n ma
jority Of cases, getting enough from the
beach TO care whether they were re-
moved or not
An edict has also gone forth from the
military in the last week clearing Che en-
tire water front OF this city for width
OF sixty feet back from the waters edge
OF all tents and distractions to naviga-
ton AS a matter of fact, the number OF
tent dweiiers affected by this order Is
small those who feel the order princi-
pally being merchants who have allowed
their freight 70 accumulate on the beach
rather than move II TO place where
they would have to pay storage. There
are pieces of machinery and piles Of lum-
Der and coal that have been lying on the
beach just beyond reach Of the waves
to be removed by August 81, or the mill
tsry authorities will proceed against the
owners in the court.
CHARLES p. BURNETT.
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SEATTLE PEOPLE IN NOME.
Personal Mention OF Meil-Known
Folk Vow Living In the NORTH
eru Cnrun.

Special Corresponds nee Post-Intelligencsr-
NOME, Aug: l2.--Ihe number Of Seattle
faces on the streets grow fewer and fewer
as the departing boat takes away its
homeward- bound passengers.
Among the young Seattle men in bust
ness here Is Reuben Allan. He has bought
a building which rents for several hum
bred a month. and will open up next week
a mems furnishing goods store, in part
lately Mrs. Henderson, OF Seattle. has a
ladies' furnishing goods establishment, ana
Is doing a good business. Her sister Miss
Merkeley, is here with her. Henry Tom
linson. who came TO Nome as a partner
Of Adams, IS now managing the Casco
hotel.
Miss Marguerite Mckinney is one OF tho
leading prirna donnas of Nome. she has
given several successful entertainments
here. and r. very popular. Another Sc
attic girl in Nome Is Miss Helen Healy.
A flying visit was paid to the camp re-
Of " Sol q, Simpson ON
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dickinson have a
comfortable home here on what Is known
as the Snake river spit. Mrs. Dickinson
Is now recovering from an Illness
Charles Holcomh. who used TO be In
working almost continuously since June
on Il. G. McMieken's Sparkle gulch claim.
Nome river. about thirty-five miles from
here. In the same party with Holcomb
are C. Thomas Hall. Charles Rockingham
and Arthur Warner. They are working
hard and are in rugged health. Bedrock
but the boys are horeful that their propo-
sition will pay. Dan Bass was for time
with this same party, but has now re-
turned TO Seattle.
Mrs J. l.. Struve and Mrs. f. w. Clay
ton, sisters. are running private board
ing house.
Mr. and Mrs. ~ b. Soluer have one of
the pieasantest homes in Nome. being in
the building OF the Bank OF Cape Nome,
OF which Mr.. Solner Is manager.
Harry Gordan, who came to Nome TO act
as secretary for the Standard Theater
Company, has been conducting a laundry
here IN partnership with William Ger
maine. formerly chfcf clerk In Simison
Bros shoe store, Seattle.
Sidney Gale. ex-collector for the Seattle
Gas and Electric Light Company, is work
ing on an Anvil creek fractional claim.
Miss Tilias Sutherland Is stenographer
in the Nome recorders office.
George Waller Is cashier of the United
States Mercantile Company, at good
salary. Ira Rank is manager OF the com
pany.
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ROLL CALL OF THE DEAD.
seventy-One Deaths at NOME Since
June f-Rccord Of Deputy
Coroner.

Special Correspondence post-rnteliigencer
NOME, Alaska, Aug. HIN view OF the
side concerning the death rate In Nome,
7 have secured from Deputy Coroner G.
Hiram Rabcock complete list OF the
names OF all persons who have died in
Nome from June I last 10 date, their
places OF former residence, where known,
and the cause OF death
The whole number Of deaths Is seventy
one. OF which twenty-nine were natives.
There has been only one death from
smallpox. There have been in all twenty
cases OF smallpox in the hospital. nearly
Of the deaths are from pneumonia
Deputy Coroner Babcock was appointed
weeks ego He is from Seattle. and
was formerly with Bonney & Stewart.
He runs the Nome morgue. in connec-
ton with his ~. Undertaking King establish
decent burial. The United States gov
eminent has provided for the interment
OF the bodies of natives. There IS only
one death. so far as known. the deputy
coroner says, that IL not in the follow
Ing Nst:
monia.
Mclean, Alexander, Seattle. Wash.
Rawlins. Henry. Portland. Or. pneu-
monia.
Murray, - Oakland Cal. suicide.
King. BENJAMIN. Dawson. Y. T.. suicide.
Campbell. Francis pilot steamship
Harland. Harry W.. Chicago, Ill.,, pneu-
monia-
whiteside. Capt Joseph. San Francisco.
Cal, pneumonia.
Swigert. Mary. residence unknown
bronchial pneumonia.
Macdonald. l.. visalia, Cal. pneumonia
Elburg.. Louis. residence unknown.
Beatty, John W. San Francisco. pneu-
monia
Kelly, william. residence unknown.
Rouse. J. D.. residence unknown, acct
dent.
Wheaton. William r., Oakland. Cal,
Lucas, Joe. residence unknown, MUIR
dered.
Ross. John, residence unknown. pnet,-
monia.
Beroxzi, Victor, residence unknown.
pneumonia
Hanley. John. residence unknown, sui
eide.
strouse. s. residence unknown. pneu-
monia.
Campbell. Charles. residence unknown,
Farral, Michael. residence unknown.
pneumonia
Adenson. Gabriel, native half-breed.
Rustin, Capt. C. b.. Omaha. Neh, pneu-
manla.
Anderson. Carl. residence unknown.
Mckee, Lester H.. residence unknown.
suicide
WAtsmey' J. w, residence unknown,
smallpox.
Nolan. John. alias George Smith, resi-
deDce unknown. murdered
smith. Michael. residence unknown,
murdered.
Gastonsuye. Oswald residence m
known, found dead on beach, probable
murder.
Holden. Ole, Tacoma. Wash. accident
Ryan. -., san Francisco. Cal, unea-
monia-
f7egmann. Robert. Rapis City. 5. D..
pneumonia
Waterman. A. c. Company. muir
dered
Two sisters Suricd by parents. pneu-
mou3a
Man buried on Anvil creek no record
Man buried between Nome and Cane
York. record
TIVE bodies washed ashore near Tooknk
no record
Two men buried nsar mouth Of Nome
river. no record
Fourteen natives AZ Nome
Ten natives ~ Dexter spii
Five natives AZ pehny river
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NOME THEATERs AND SPORT
Varieties and Prixefighters Attract
Many MISUNDERSTANDING
Known In seattle.

Special Correspondence Post-rnteIligencer.
NOME, Aug. Zone indication of the
change for the better that has come to
Nome IL the business being done here by
the theaters.
When Robert Biei. who is known all
over the United States as n skyrocket
theatrical schemer, failed to make a sue
cess of the Columbia theater here Il was
predicted that such an Institution could
not be supported here. Shortly after Biei
4 Spitzcl sold out the Columbia, however.
Frank Simons arrived from Dawson and
opened the Standard. He has been doing
good business, particularly In the last
week.
Last night n prlzehght In the Standard
was attended by fully 900 people 1t was
between Nick Burnley and Ed Cummings,
both of Seattle. The fight itself was a
sort of childs play for Buriey. Cummings
being knocked out IN the third round;
but the occasion IS worthy OF mention as
indicating the presence Of ready money
In Nome and disposition on the part Of
at least zoo men 10 put It i'm circulation.
There have been several fights here, but
not until very recently have they attract
ed paying audiences. Among the fighters
here are Dick Case, Nick hurley. Curly"
Carr. Billy Cooper and Billy Walker All
these men have had fights In Seattle and
are known to Seattle sports.
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PASSENGER SHOT ANOTHER,
William keennn aud ,. "a. Mcdonald
Engage In Alteration Aboard
the ra~oms--Lnf9~r Is Uurf

Al : O'Clock -. m ga Friday. August
and slightly wounded J. T. Mcponaa ~
ElAWeon CITY. on thc trip saur gro-,s
Nome aboard tAr stse-axhip Taruu,a
which ArLsYed u THIS port yesterday an.
srnnan The aTruy created rsras75s.,s,,f
cxriSrFunnf aboard the boat faF tirns
owing % the belief that NrftonaM uas
merta.lg wounded. which. howawr~
proved 90 ~ untrue. The wa4nSeA MAJ
cara@ ashore when the boat arrived a. ~
inck. and aos4aYrd 80 have almost s-oF,,
pieieiY recovered FROM the Effects - so
cu2~t. which eStcrvd his hsadr near 49,
shoulder Made. glanced downward ana
came 0wt through hts sart
According 20 The arcounts OF eaaSs-
gers aboard TIE -aiq. Ncuoraid Sad hNs.n
intoxicateG ever since the vessel i,gs
N---.. using both abusive and insult,
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HIS OPINION or NOME.
Charles Watson Says Conditions Are
settling and Camp Is Rich.

Charles Watson. well-known finan-
ctai agent and insurance man OF this city.
returned last night from a business trip
70 Cape Nome. where he Is Interested IN a
large mining venture with New York cap
italists
1T will take a year or so for business
conditions 20 become So settled as to
place the Nome camp on a firm and per-
manent basis, he said last night. There
~ far too little gold production under
present conditions 20 support a pnpula-
tion ~ 5000 or 1890 people. which was
the estimate Of weli-poStrd people AZ
Nome during the middle Of the summer
with litigation tying up many prop
critics and the country overburdoned
with inexperienced and unskllled pros
pect0rs. the mines cannot possibly make
a showing commensurate with their real
value. The idle and ffca pacitafed will
feave the carnr and next wear mining
operations can be conducted on a legfti-
will produce annually n very large
amount % gold"
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KEEPING TIRE COURT HrsY.
Many Cases FiIea for Hearing before
Judge Nayes.

Special Correspondence Pnst-tntciiiganccr
NOME Aug. iz.-Tha district court.
while Il has heon formally opened Va st.
III after Septsnbeg Emergency caso~--
and they are plsrtiful--Rre now being
heard by Judge NCves tg cha M eTE
So far the civil business has shown
great prer9ndsrance Of mining suits
though contests on Nome real estate are
beginning 20 come IN rapidly. Tho adj
mirAlty hte. toe e dcfnr q rushing hnsl-
ness because % tho n1mernuB suits FOR
salvage. Every man who takes hold nf
a lire 20 dFsE schw ashore iurinE
storms comes into court with a hiA The
records have been enifNehcd rs cora
plants fled In two salts far divorce One
Us against Rnh taaloF, formerly Ia paw-
INK abused ard threatened 20 Kui her
Bath husband and Wife arm ROW IN N0aae
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ing language toward several passengers
He finally encountered Keenan,, whom ne
had abused earlier In the evening, ana
drawing a pocket knife threatened 10 AZ
tack him
Keenan, drew his revolver and during
the scufie which ensued shot NC
Donald. INJECTING painful put SUI
arrived at Port Townsend her cap
tain communicated with she authori-
ties in this port, and Deputy United
States Marshal Tyler removed keenan,
TO the county Jail pending instructions
from United States Attorney Gay.
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FIRE an COUNCIL CRY.
Twenty Mincr~' CshIns Consumed by
tho Flames

Special Correspondence f'ast-Tat Gus gfnrer
NOME. AiaskE. Aug. Ia News n r big
IRE 81 Council city. where there are
some 700 people has reached here
Forrest fires have been raging ~ the
vicinity and despite the efforts ~ the
population 20 cheek the Names che cab
IRIS "a Fish river were gradually ca
craHrhsa upon md ahegf twenty 1--WE
ca bins consumed The crrUuznta haf
plenty ~ time n Whlch 10 reu@va their
provisions and personal heior gsnga No
lives were last. Further partlcuiars are
not cegagnahie AZ tails tirne
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-24
BRAVE EXPLORERS

Like Stanley and Livingstone. found Il harder %
overcome Malaria. Fever and Asue, and Typhoid
disease germs than savage cznribals. but thorsands
nave found that Electric Bitters Is wonderful
cure far all msizrfsi dis<ases. II ycu hare ehiil.
with fever. aches in back o. neck and head. snd
tired. vermont feeling a trfaf VIII convince you
~ thefr merit W. A. Nun. Of Webb, Ill. writes.
ply cnidren suffered for rnorp than year WIN
ehi. and fever then bottles Of Electric Bittsrs
cured them Only DC Try them Guaranteed
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rwART & HoI.Mrs ORIG co.
MADE YOUNG AGAIN.

two weeks has PIT me in my teens again. writes
y. H. Turner. n Deinrreytown. Pa They're the
best IN the world for Liver. Stomach and Bowels.
Purely Vegetable. Newer grre Only &c. at
STEWART Il HOLMES DRUG co.
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QARNEY GRoGAN. well known

night. bringing with him n sack Of
ore which he took from his claim In the
Cascades about twenty-five miles from
Index.
'sThe boom In Index is over, and we
are glad OF it, he said when seen at
the Northern. In the past the camp
has been overrun with boomers, and much
harm has resulted from their work
There are n large number OF mines on
which much development work Is being
done There is some shipping from sew
eral claims close 10 the line OF tho Great
Northern. but we are nearly all watt
ing until we get the Sank branch through
Then the Index district Will be AS large
a producer as any section OF the North
west"
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Gossip. %
Heard IN
10000 Hotel Corridors.

L RANc1s GAY, wealthy sugar plant
or of the Hawaiian islands, ac-
conpanied by his wife and maid.
arrived in the city yesterday from
the south. The party Is spending a va
cation in the West, and today will go 10
Yellowstone park. Mr.. Gay has been
engaged in the sugar business in the ISL
ands for a quarter OF century
In an interview at the Rainier-Grand
regarding the feasibility OF . sugar re-
fnery and warehouse at Seattle, MI
Cay said:
.tThere has been some talk on that sub
iect in Honolulu. At tho present time
we ship the greater portion of our pro-
duct to the California and Eastern re-
fineries with whom we have just made
five-year contracts. It would be useless
for Seattle to think of securing our bust
ness until after these expire AT that
date. however. there Is no good reason
why large share OF our business should
not be diverted To this port. IL win re-
alire the erection OF a refinery and ware
house here and prices would have to
be maintained just as on the New YORK
Exchange. 1t would also require a large
fleet OF steamers between Honolulu and
Seattle. II these things can be under
taken and accomplished here, then Seat
tile can have good share OF the Hawaiian
sugar trade.
1--WE are now receiving a large amount
Of your lumber. and will give you larger
market then ever before, just soon as
YOU can furnish boats to bring us the
cargoes ordered Lumber is a much
needed article in the islands now. The
number of buildings DESTROYED during the
plague epidemic in the cities has caused
a great activity in building operations.
and so great has II become that IL is
almost impossible TO get the lumber we
need on the plantations
Building operations are very active all
over the Islands. Many new enterprises
have located. and a large number OF new
people have come among us, necesSi-
tating the building of many new homes.
Plantations are being worked on larger
scale and, therefore, our lumber needs
have increased
Z There is a shortage of labor in the
islands for plantation work. White men
cannot do the work we require, and the
supply of Japanese. Therefore, we are
now looking to import Southern negroes
and Puerto Ricans. IL we do not secure
them. we will be hard pressed during the
next year.
n EFT farming in Eastern washington
n is becoming thriving industry. and
the indications are that next year
n large acreage VIII be devoted to this
product, says l.. n. Barnes. OF Spokane,
who arrived in the city last night on
business trip.
1--WE are Just beginning to learn how to
raise sugar beets in Eastern Washing
tom" he said. "and this year all who
have engaged in the business know II
pays better than grain. The Waverly
refinery has not yet been able TO secure
enough homegrown bcets and this year
will import n large amount from Ne
braska.
for farmers 10 engage in the business
and next year we expect TO have double
the acreage we have this year. The ave-
rage proft this season per acre Will be
ABOUT So
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TIE funeral % George g. shoray. zhn
died suddenly In WhAtensn Tuesday. ard
whose remains were shipped 10 this city.
viii emcur tnts afternoon az = o'clock
corner 81 Spring street ara summit ave-
nue..
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REPORTS hy rounds Of the Fltz-Shar-
Key ewht -wiil BE- received and rad AZ the
standard Club. Friday night, AZ o'clock
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THE hest running watch Is the Louis
kl0dt Special No. S24 Second avenue.
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sPINNING wants your hleyols repalrlnE.
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one who jumped II later or HAD staked
IL previously and then abandoned IT.
would come In with an application for
receiver and he would have long and
expensive fight on his hands, or X would
have been worked out by a receiver when
he did finally win II and his share OF the
rents. issues and profits" would not be
the lions.
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AduitcrafIon OF the Dust.
Tho principal activity In the criminal
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-29
MORNING SESSION.

Everything went the way Of Hudson
county at the final session of the New
Jersey State Teachers Association in the
Newark High School, Newark, this morn
ing. Consequently everything was peace
full and the convention went like clock
work 1t was fully expected there would
be lively time when it came to the cleo
ton of officers and the revision of the
constitution, and Hudson county had
turned out fully a hundred strong, about
two-thirds of the entire assembage, to
fight for their rights as last year. but
there was no need. The new constitution.
with a couple of slight changes was
adopted as It stood, and the nomination
ticket, with Professor Langdon s. Thomp-
son, supervisor of drawing in the Jersey
City schools, was accepted unanimously.
The trouble heretofore seems to have
been in the fact that, according to the
old constitution, 'sany teacher, school OIL
GER or other active friend OF education
In the State of New Jersey may become
a memper of the ass 1c alton by the pay-
ment of the annual dues, > while, accord
ing to the new constitution. only teach
ers primo pals, superv sors and State su-
perintenuents may become members. This
cuts out All book agents and lawyers.
whom the teachers seemed to think had
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-29
H ONES for Horses.

Says a writer in 1.-THE Quiver":--It
is small wonder that, with the English
love for horses and under some sense of
the tremendous debt we owe to those in
telligent and patient servants. England
should lead the way in establishing hos
pital for the invalid and the aged, where
the less opulent among horse-owners may
give, their old favorites a peaceful autumn
to their Industrious lives and where the
poor mans beast is provided with rest.
care and ,doctoring to bring him as com
fortably as may be through the ailments
of horsefesh and send him back to the
shafts sound and we'll. But even in Eng
land the ultra-gratitude of manp has
probably not often left horse or donkey
mourning. The Home of Rest has had but
some thousand Of inmates. and how many
thousands of horses are there IN London
alone who stumble along in isaed weari-
ness, and at LAST die for want Of few
weeks in such q hospitals? How many
who, when infirmity shall have robbed
them Of the powers they have so obe-
diently and CALAMITY exercised for our
pleasure or our profit. are heart.essly
doomed. to an old age OF misery or who,
honest and faithful in their lives. receive
at our hands but the wages Of death?
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-29
WILL STRENGTHEN PARTY
Democratic County Com
mittee Resolves to Per-
feet the County's
Organization.

Secretary Murphy of the Democratic
County Committee sent out notices today
for meeting Of the committee on Friday
next. January 4. On that occasion COM
mitteemen whose seats were contested at
reelected, will present themselves for adj
mission to the meeting.
Among the general business to be trans
acted at the meeting will be the appoint-
ment of committees, and there will fol-
low discussion as to the plans for the
new year. Although the question Of the
abolition of the spring election is unset
tied no chances will be taken and prepar-
ations will be made just as if the election
will be held
Mr.. Robert Davis is anxious to have the
party in a thoroughly organized condi-
ton. In wards where the associations
are not as perfect as he could desire the
committeeman will be instructed to see
that the associations are brought up to
the high standard attained in downtown
wards. Another matter which Mr.. Davis
regards as highly important is that OF
every precinct being thoroughly cam
vassed for enrolment Precinct leaders
will be directed to see that every Demo-
crat in his precinct or district is on the
list. Thorough enrolment will be the
watchword.
AS to the rumor that the Republican
local leaders would introduce a bill at
the coming Legislature to do away with
spring elections, Mr.. Davis regards it as
a good measure with certain provisos.
Il am not opposed he said in referring
to it recently provided it be a straight,
clean measure and contains no provisions
to lengthen the terms of present Offices =