The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
Use of Military Power Re
lievesthe Situation Some
what, but Cannot Bring
Fortune, Nor Even Daily
Bread, to Thousands OF
Disappointed Seekers At
ter Fortune.
srrcrAL cnEEEsroNnENcE.

sFEC1AL CORRESPONDENTS.
Nome. Alaska. July TINTED states
troops are in virtual control % Nome. and
as A result a uluch greater feeling 81 public
security exists Martial law has not been
officially proclaimed hut that Is virtually
the condition Of affairs which exists at pres
ent S-If;rrs with loaded rifles ar" on duty
at the rr;uCipa! places and patrol the streets
regularly. The lawlcss element. which M
10 this time has sc1fed at and refused 10
obey the civil authorities. now rndS itse't
confronted by the Federal !aw, and has been
quick 10 realize ;he difference in the matter
OF authority.
one ~ the first Illustrations Of the inten-
tinn OF the military authorities 10 stand no
,.rserss from tns. lawloss viass was at
forIed on the morning Of June -. when a
row took place in Wyatt Earp's saloon and
gambling house on Front street. carp. who
IS well known throughout the United States
aS a dssoerate character. having killed
more than Il dozen men in Tombstone. Ariz..
and elsewhere, but never. it is claimed by
his friends, without just rrovocation, was
not one Of the principal actors in the row.
t7a fighters being one of his hartenders
and a gambler but carp took a hani IN
the difficulty. soldier who was an dutF
in The street near by ran into the saloon
IifGl hearing ina: ptstp4S E'i Nt'i4 si''NN'i
and placed carp and the other two men
under arrest.
The prisoners were marched down the
street between several soldiers and taken TO
military headquarters. carp WAS re'eaSei
soo. afterwards, il being shown that he
was not actively engaged in the trouble
II was through a request from the Cham
her of Commerce that General Randall.
commanding the Department of Alaska
consented 10 assume limited control OF the
.1Hra,sf
local government The 'hainieF ftdliztH
tha, tina civil authorities We're rowerless 10
enforce law and order. and. therefore. made
n united request that the military ofncials
take control.
The re1Usst was embodied in resolution
adopted by the Chsnber Of Commerce "f
Nome. Alaska. ~ = special meeting held on
Tnua q 1900 saving II was undertaken II
provide protection FOR person and property
IN the camp ard vicinity NJ Nome until me
arrival Of the United states District Court.
also to enforce certain necessary ponce. S'ti-
irary and quarantine regulations until SUI n
time as a municipal government may re
organized ana established under the ne"
civil code Of Alaska"
Arms and Fireworks.
All needed support VIII be given 10 the
Commissioners court in the execution IF lis
orders and persons a-e warned against the
unlawful posse ssion Of properties previously
entered or located and 20 which they have
no lust claim" The carrying IF firearms in
the town 10y unauthorized persons is prohib-
tied. and offenders against THIS regulation
are 4. he summari.y dealt vita by ths mill
tarv authorities
DETAILED instructions IN regard to police
and protection against fire Will be given TO
the comm anding officer 81 the local military
io.Ce. " HON il Is expected the citizens Will
cooperate with and support
As the result OF the order Of General Ran
DAN offenders agairst the law VIII he ar
ra.gref before one the other Of two of
the United States Commissioners until such
time as the United States District Court is
convened. Civil cases viii be heard by the
third Commissioner.
General Randall has also forbidden the
Use Of fireworks Of all descriptions on July
1 and at all other times In view of the i'll
darauable material Of which the town is
constructed and the immense quantity OF
infammabie goods that are stored here the
order is generally regarded as an excellent
one.
Nome would he practically helpless If
serious FIRE should take place and a strong
wind blowing. II IS likely that within two
hours the iiirnSily constructed place, con-
sisting Of frame Sha mites and tents. would be
swept away. together NTH the hundreds Of
thousands of dollars worth of provisions
and supplies which ill the stores and ware
houses and line the narrow strip Of beach
for severa! miles Seven-righths of the food
supply OF Nome Is contained on this narrow
piece Of land, and with this destroyed there
is every probability that hundreds Of pep
sons might starve to death before supplies
could arrive mere by ships from distant
points.
Imported Disease.
\ condition which has been expected and
upon Nome. There are to-day fortv-ana
cases officially recorded. hut IL is believed
that there are many more that are being
concealed from the authorities.
Rrmor has Il that there are go cases
IN Nome, but this is doubtless an exagger-
alton Fortunately. the disease Is not of
vi;ulent type. Vaccination is being freely
practiced, hut the supply of virus IS rather
limited All cases, by direction Of the mil |
itsry authorities, are isolated at the small |
pox hospital, established In large tents and |
located at Nome River, four miles from the |
town. Up 10 this time there has been but |
one death, that OF William Wormsley, who |
died few days ago. He was a native nr |
Texas. and arrived here on the steamship |
Oregon from Portland. about two weeks |
ago.