Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-04
THE DOLLAR IS SAFE
Steamship Arrived at Nome
September II.
ALL on BOARD REPORTED WELL
shipping Men Attribute the Alaska
storm to u Tidal WNve-WhttS
Horse Is booming.

Port Townsend, Sept. o0.-The
steamship Tacoma arrived early this
morning from Nome, bringing 524 pas.
sengers. The Tacoma sailed from
Nome September Is. aud brings advices
from tho place up to September :.
The steamship Robert Dollar, sailing
from here August 20, and for the safety
of which much anxiety was felt. ar
rived ut Nome September II, the even.
ing before the Tacoma sailed. with all
ON board we'll. On September II, the
body OF Captain Giese. wi the schooner
Prosper, was found in the surf near the
mouth OF Cripple river. and was taken
to Nome. Captain Giese was drowned
during the storm on September Ii.
The schooner Sequoia, which was
driven ashore during the storm OF Sep.
tember 6. was lying in an easy posi-
ton, and could have been tloated, hut
the storm Of september ID broke her
back and she il now n complete loss.
Shipping men at Nome attribute the
recent damage by water at that place
to a tidal wave. Captain c. q. Owens.
OF the schooner Zenith, which WAS
among the wrecked vessels, says his
vessel was at anchor three miles from
shore in nine futhohis OF water. and at
O'Clock on September Ii the water
begin rising rapidly, and by 9 O'Clock
the lead showed lOi. fathons. A
long.continuous blow from the south
had piled the waters up to the proper
lions of tidal wave. The protection
afforded by st. Lawrence island, which
mitigated the fury OF the gale. saved
Nome from complete destruction.
Solomon City, ut the mouth OF Solo
mon river. was devastated by the
storm. All the buildings were either
swept away by the waves or wrecked
by winds. The town had population
of 200, all OF whom are destitute aud
homeless.
A message from the sea WAS picked
mp ON the beach by ~ soldier on Sep
ton,ter II near the military reserva.
ton. The hottie was tightly corkei.
The message was written on IL common
Japanese paper napkin, and read as
follows:
"Off Port Safety. II. 100O-Wht
finds this please report to authorities
Eight OF us LETT Port Clarence three
DAYS ago; are now sinking fast, with
no hope. Signel Jack Danley, q.
l.. Myers, Sam Mark Cor Mack, John
Dolan, George Thomas, a. NJ. DEAN
The message was turned over to Cap.
tain Jarvis.
ga "tA.n.ar Dirigo arrived today
from Lynn Canal ports, ana, according
to interior PASSENGERS. White Ito, Sc is
experiencing u boom equal IL THO ..--l.
days OF the gold excitement All the
warehouses are packed fall OF Dawson
freight. and the accumulation is 30
large that cars cannot he unloaded.
Scows are loaded, but cannot find men
to take them down to Dawson. The
accumulation OF freight is so large that
shippers are trying to build scows and
are Offering men from IS to $40 per
day to work, hut at that price are un.
able to get help. 1t is estimated that
thousands of tons OF freight will re.
main at White Horse alter the river
freezes.
Dr-ysns Stiii Seeks Revision.
Paris. sept. 29.-'rhe l'resse pub
fishes rhe text OF an alleged letter from
Alfred Drcy ius to NJ. 1rei.ux, ex.n,in.
lister OF justice. dated Geneva, Switzcr.
land, september IL, in which the
writer says:
"The moral effects Of the iniquity
still exists. and the mental torture is
as great AS ever. Since justice has not
heen done to me, the aim pursue re.
maius the same until attai ned: the
legal revision OF my trial
The Presse cites the letter as prov
ing that tile Drefnsards are still agi.
tating and persist in their intention to
keep alive the hatred aud discord OF
recent years.
-Four Thousand lmmtgramts.
New York. Sept. 29.-More than
1000 prospective American citizens
were passed through the Immigration
bureau ut the barge Office yesterday.
They came from all parts Of Europe.
ana were passengers hy six different
steamers. The Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse from Bremen, brought 657; the
Oceanic, from Liverpool and Queens.
town. brought 1910; the Sraarndam.
from Amsterdam, brought 816; the
Furnessia. from Glasgow. brought 215;
the Frederick der Crosse bionKht
.O5O from Bremen, AMI the Milan0
brought 100 from Hamburg.
Murdered by BOxers.
Minneapolis, Mimi. Sept. 29.-M Mira.
NJ. D. Clapp. OF this city. today re.
ceived \ letter containing the iniorma.
ton that her sister. Mrs. q. +. Ward,
formally OF this city, together with
her little children, were murdered by
I boxers in China about eight weeks ago.
Their bodies were horrible Mutilated.
! Mrs. Wards husband, All Englishman
escaped. They had labored in South.
Dru China missions for years.