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The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27

not word of Spanish origin, and va may point outfof ths;benefit oi those newspapers who cry out against it that Alaska has been the resort of official boodlers for many years. Revelation uponfevelation of official corruption has been made, and the good people and newspapers of "the States" have merely looked askance when stories of official malfeasance and misfeasance were related.
 We are indeed glad that the press of the United States is taking s stand against the official plum dering' of the Filipinos. Glad would we be. indeed, if the news papers would come to the rescue of Americans in Alaska who year in and year out are compelled to sub init to the great and small eXac- tions of horde of petty official grafters, who toll not, neither do they spin, but wax gross upon their ill-gotten gains. The time may come when an Alaskan official may walk abroad without the finger of suspicion being pointed at him. Alaska has had a few good and up- right federal officials, but some have resigned in order to preserve their own self-respect, and others are dead.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27
THE REINDEER PROBLEM.

We do not know that the intro duction ofreindeer into this country has as yet proved of great practical value. Nevertheless it has been demonstrated that reindeer will thrive in Northwestern Alaska. Their introduction has possibly been of some benefit to a few of the natives. To the white citizen but little good has resulted. It may be, however, if the native should not become extinct in the meantime, that in the course of time the rein deer will be found to be of great value to the natives and, perhaps, the white men of this coast. But we think that the animal is not one destined to be of much use to the American. The horse and the dog are his favorite animals; the rein deer is not an improvement on either, since the horse is much more serviceable on beaten trails, and it has been demonstrated that the dog can find his way over the wintry tundra wastes when the reindeer cannot, because 1t does not seem to be adapted for making long and aiduous journeys.
 We are told, however, that the herd which Lieutenant Bertholfi of the revenue cutter service is bringing to the Bering coast are of . much superior kind to that whicl. has hitherto been imported from Siberia; that they can travel with considerable ease through five or six feet of snow, and that full grown deer vii carry man on its back with the ease and celeritv oi a horse, It may be. If the rein deer is to become a domestic animal in this section q permanent supply of moss must be ensured. The moss areas are in danger of ex- termination by reason of the reck- less manner in which fires are started on the plains. This is to be regretted, for we believe that the completest experiments in reindeer raising should be tried. We are not at all averse to the government spreading itself" in this direction, even if the deer only be used for affording food and clothing for the natives of this coast.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27

The tax rolls have been com pleted, and if a levy of one per cent, the maximum that can be assessed, is collected, the sum oi $22, 492,j4 will be covered into the city treasury. These taxes will be payable on and after September 1. next. In view of the present in debtedness of the city, we fail to see where the money is to come from to carry on the ordinary ex- penses of government. Rctrcnch- ment is needed, and it is needed badly.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27
COLONIAL EOODL.ING.

There has been bad batch of scandals affecting the agents of the American government in Manila. This was to be expected. We have had scandals affecting government agents in Alaska for quarter of a century. And we may be sure that the end is not yet. Ancnt charges of boodling in the Philippines, we learn that Governor Whitmarsh, of Benguel province, has been sum- mOncd to Manila to answer the charge that he has been using his office Ito his personal advantage, in acquiring land and mining rights from the natives"
 As consequence Of the al!cga tions of ''boodling" by officials in the Philippines that have been. made, many of the newspapers in the States are devoting much edi- torial space to the denunciation of the alleged boodlers. Boodling is
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27
THE CHARS BLUE PENCIL.

It is but natural that our prox- imity to the domain of the czar should excite in us considerable interest in tie gradual evolution which the Russian empire is now undergoing. There is little doubt that Siberia will be thoroughly ex- plotted within the next quarter of a century, and there is as little doubt that the richness of the re- sources of Siberia will astonish the world.
 Russia is making marked pro-
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27

been an edifying sight, the other night, with the chief in the dealer's chair, while, we suppose, the judge 'kept cases," and the crowd gaping consumedly at the layout"
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27

The spectacle of Chief of Police Joliey and Municipal Judge Stev- ems as smelling committee to de- tect crooked gambling games would jar most anybody. It must have
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27
RECORDERS, FEES.

AT We stated q tew 0ayS ago that : ws believed the time had arrived in Northwestern Alaska when mining recorders. should not be permitted to charge fees in excess sof those allowed by the department ofsjustice. During the early settle mont of this section and the organ izatiort of mining districts by the miners it was we'll enough to allow . somewhat large fee for recording !, placer locations and the like. But ssinceithe establishment of a judi cial district and with it the formal establishment of recording districts s VIC are inclined to the opinion that tho 'prospector and miner should not be called upon to pay exorbi- ~4tant'fees in order that few pets of the judicial power may secure the lucrative offices at the expense of the people.
 Under the system of fees prevail ing a miner must pay $2.5O for every location certificate or other legal instrument recorded. Indeed \ weare told that in some districts fees in excess of that sum have been charged, and this notoriously illegal system has been allowed to prevail without let or hindrance. We confess to being unable to see any justice or equity in the people ! who develop country being made tosupport, if not in exact idleness, at; least in ease, a number of off cials who seek the office that it -'Ahay be used for purposes of purely personal gain. A recorder, as a rule, counts but little upon the amount that he will receive in fees, but be does reckon largely upon the opportunities which his posi- ton will give him in securing claims for himself and others. This, therefore, being the chief in centive in securing office, we in cline to the opinion that the fees as scheduled by the department of justice should obtain, and not those which are now illegally levied. We do not apprehend that there will be any dearth of appli- ,cants for office who will be content to take the offices and the fees which the law authorizes. We need scarcely point out a custom pre- vailing in this judicial division: It IS to see that the expenses of con ducting the office shall at least equal the receipts. Therefore we think that the time has come when the people should not be mulcted longer by rapacious officials under cover of alleged Claw" or ''instruc- tions."
 The fees which the department of justice provides shall be charged by recorders in the Second judicial division follow:
 For making any record author ized by law 10 be made, per folio, 20 cents.
 For filing and recording each in strument or other paper deposited for record, 15 cents.
 For making in the several in dexes the entries required of the recording of any instrument, 15 cents.
 = If the above schedule only were charged the fee for recording the average placer location certificate would not exceed one dollar, or for recording a deed one dollar and
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27

For the benefit of splenetic, venomous, shylockian and utterly irresponsible contemporary, we may say that it makes all the diff ference in the world as to whose OK is gored, doesn't it?
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27
Famous City of Chicago.

This wellknown hotel has just beer reopened as a beer garden: a stein O beer, l24 cents; pork and beans, chil con carne. limburger cheese, or any kind of sandwiches with stein of beer p cents: nice spring beds, 50 cents rooms. Sl.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27

We rather suspect that that re- ported beach strike in the vicinity of Teller is for the purpose of "wak- ing the corpse."'.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27

Two suicides within week show that Nome is not entirel y devoid of those who are tired of life.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27

Hotel Golden Gates dining room i now q popular resort. The cuisine unexcelled in the city.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27

Waterproof and fine dress shoes at SimSon Bros, 22S Front St.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27

The Nome Trading Co. have 200 barrels Centennial Best Flour on hand
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27

It is the pig under the gate that always Squeals.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27

For medicinal and other purposes call for ou Re imported 10 Year Old Whisky. Horseshoe 21S Front Street.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27

ELkS CLUB-Over Reception. Regular meet A ing Friday evenings, at s o'clock
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27

EAGLES Meet every Sunday afternoon at 3 L o'clock in the Golden Gate hall
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27
SOCIETIES
MEETINGS

A 0. U. w. Club meets every Saturday, at Hs P. M at 23O Front Street
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27

Myron NJ. Parker, President C. J. Bell Vice President
 Ward Thoron, Treasurer Cabell Whitehead Gen1 Manager 5. H. Merrill Cashier
 C. N. Everett. Assistant Cashier
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27

TranSacts Central Banking BuSncss: Buy, assays and handles gold or commission. makes a speciality of the eXami-
 nation of ores and minerals
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27

Fire and Burglar Proof Safe Deposit Boxes
 For Rent.
The Nome nugget., 1901-08-27
ALASKA BANKING ARD SAFE DEPOSIT co.

Stcadman Ave. and Front St., Nome. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, S50O,OcO
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14
ITALIANS ARE TERRIFIED
Dust and Ashes and Blood Red Rain the
Cause.

Rome. March IA terrible Afri-
can wind swept over Italy. All south
ern and central Italy was in its bane-
full grasp The air, hot and enervat-
ing, was laden with sand and dust.
Since early morning Rome has been
enveloped in a suffOcating cloud of
dust which for centuries has been the
bane ana terror Of countries border
ing on the Mediterranean sea. At
Avellino, Naples, Sorrento. Caserta
and many other points fell showers of
what appeared to be dust and ashes.
While the scorching, parching winds
blew the heavens We're ahame with an
CRY color, making a spectacle at once
awful and terror-insp iring. he
whole of Sicily was visited by blood
colOred rains. At Rome the sky was
yellow: at Naples red. The inhabi-
tants are Reconstruction. In Naples
every one Of the churches was packed
with frightened and superstitious peo-
pie, frantically beseechng the saints
for protection. Some dreadful disas-
ter is looked for, the red sandstone. ac-
cording TO popular belief. always pres
aging some mighty calamity.
A dispatch from Palermo, Sicily,
says: The "blood-rain" is falling all
over Sicily. Ii is an infrequent phe-
nOmena here and is terror-inspiviug.
The rain drops resemble cOagu,ated
blood. They are thick with hloOd-red
dust, which is probably swept up from
the African deserts and borne hither
on the strong wind now blowing
Ever since Sunday night a red cloud
has stretched across the heavens, the
sky being eolOred deep red. storms
of this nature usually last from TWEEN
tyfour to forty-eight hours. They
have been known to last for week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14
Born.

At Muscoda, Feb. II, to Mr.. and Mrs Jos.
Obrecht, son.
At Hickory Grove. Feb ! 10 Mr. and Mrs
Peter Boichen, DR., "a daughter.
At Livingston. Feb. . TO Mr. and Mrs Alvin
GoldthOrpe. daughter.
At Smelser. Feb. 6. to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Vannetta, a daughter.
At Enenboro. Feb. 20. to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Watts. a son.
Al Smelser. Feb. g. to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Rouse, daughter.
At Ellenboro, Feb "A. to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Matthews, a daughter.
At Glen Haven. Feb. Is, to Mr. and Mrs
Elmer Prichett, 4 son.
At Glen Haven, Feb. IA, to Mr. and
Mrs. Raenar kirschbaum a son.
AT Bagley. Feb. ?. to Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
Ready. son.
At Wyalusing. Feb. 16, to Mr. and Mrs
Thos. Harville. son.
At Mt. Hope, Feb Is, TO Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
Bird, son.
Al, Mt. Hope, Feb 2s, to Mr.. and Mrs Robt
McLimans, son.
Al Boscobel, Feb. "A, to Mr.. and Mrs. D.
Bachine. son.
At Potosl, Mar {. to Mr. and Mrs Ever
Berge. daughter.
At Wyalusing, Feb. %, to Mr.. and Mrs,
Charley Amber daughter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14
nenie, Attennt tn RInokmniI.

Omaha. March 11-Ernest J. Wolter.
the Schuyler. Neb.. merchant, has
been held under bonds of 1000 TO APP
pear before the federal grand jury on
the charge of having attempted to
blackman United States Senator
Keams of Utah. Wolter was ar
raigned before United States Com
missioner Anderson. and after his pre-
liminary hearing returned 10 Schuyler
He denied that he is guilty and add
ed: The ease may look bad upon its
face but l have no misgivings as to
the outcome. There are other parties
in this. That's all l care to say at
present"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14
Goods Delivered Free In The City.
FATALITIES N THE sourn.
storm sweeps states, Causing Loss of Life
and big Damage.

storm sweeps states, Causing Loss OF Lille
and big Damage.
Houston, Tex. March 12.-Reports
Of the storm coming from all over Tex
as shows that the casualties We're
many the extent Of territory visited
large ana the property loss fully ST.
100000 At least a score of persons
were killed and a large number in
iurcd. 1t New Boston several houses
We're wrecked and the property loss
VIII reach So. 700. At Blossom the
damage to residences was great At
and near Emery, Raines county, one
man was killed and many persons
We're hurt, two fatally. The damage
10 property was heavy. Several towns
between Uvalde and Wits Point re-
port damage, but it was not until the
last named place was reached that the
tornadO's effect was felt.
Three persons met death and many
others We're injured in the vicinity of
Forest city, Ark. by the tornado.
Pinkey Watson. colored. and her in
FAINT child We're killed in the deStruc-
ton Of their home. four miles west Of
this city sixteen other houses and
miles of fences and many trees were
RACED, In johnson township, ten miles
northeast. the house of j. \. Woody
was shattered to fragments Woody
was Killed and his wife and stepsOn.
lob Allen, We're badly hurt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14
GENFRAL LouIs BoTHA.


that it must have been granted on the
solicitation of the Beers, and take the
view that Kitchener would never have
consented to it unless he felt practical
~ sure it would result in IN impor-
tant advance toward the termination
of hoStilities.
The Daily Chronicle says that Botha
was in close place ana that the terms
offered by Kitchener were that a gen
eral amnesty would be granted to all
who surrender, as well as TO all pris-
oners except those Cape Dutch who,
being British subjects had actively TO-
mented Boer resistance. DeWet and
Steyn were. however. expressly eX
Guided from the amnesty: that if peace
We're concluded the government would
assist in rebuilding the farm houses
and other buildings destroyed under
military eXigencies, would reinstate
the lawful owners. and would help
them stock their farms. DeWet and
Steyn both remained irreconcilable.
They declined any terms. DeWet add
ing that on his part the war had be-
come one of revenge and he intended
to do alhthe mischief he could.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14

At Muscoda, Feb !. Mary Pand aged.57 yrs.
= At:smeiser. Feb. 20, Patrick Murphy. aged
At Livingston, Feb 8. Harriet sleep. aged
At Patch Grove. Feb 6 Mary Mogans aged
!, AZ Paris. FeD. p Bernard Hesseling. aged
A. At MS y Feb. 20 Andrew johnson,
y, At !, M gs Feb. 20 Irwin Young aged Z
;, A. 4 Muscoda. Mar .. Buford Postel aged
!. Al Boscebel. Mar. :. Fred Mertz. aged 81
% At It. PotOsi, Feb 3, Conrad Kaltenbach. aged
At Potosi, FEB. %. Leo Mechler aged Z
!. At Bloomington. Feb. q, VIM. Lyman aged
80 yrs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14
FAILED TO ELECT sENAroR.
Delaware Legislature Adiourns with the
Deadlock UubrOken.

Deadlock UnbrOken.
Dover. Del, March 9-The last day
Of the present session Of the legisIa-
ture brought large crowd TO Dover.
Promptly at l. o'clock the senate
entered the house chamber where the
joint session Of the two houses was
held. There was intense excitement
when the presiding officer called for
the ballot for United states senator.
The vote for the fun term resulted:
kenney Dem1, %. Addicks Union
Rep9. IL: Dupont Irregular Rep, {:
Higgins regular Rep), 6: necessary
to a choice. -. The ballot for the short
term resulted: Salisbury -; Addicks,
%; Richards Irregular Rep9. Z.
The two houses at 12:22 o'clock sep
arated by vote of 80 to %. and the
senatorial ballot was at an end with
a double deadlock as the result. On
the motion 10 separate the seven regu-
lar Republicans who have steadfaStly
refused to vote for Addicks voted with
the twenty-thrAa Democrats. Forty
five ballots have been taken i'm Joint
session since the baloting began on
Jan. 16
Delaware has not had a full repre-
sentation in the United States senate
since the expiration of former Sena-
tor Anthony Higgins term in 1895. Mr.
Higgins was a candidate for re-elec-
ton, but was opposed by J. Edward
Addicks. who had recently moved to
Delaware from Philadelphia. Mr.. Adj
dicks deadlocked the legislature and
made the threat that the senator
would be "Addicks or nobody" The
deadlock has existed ever since and
the fractional fight has been perhaps
the bittereSt in the history of Ameri-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14
one Bov Murder. Another.

Chicago. March I2.-Thomas LACE.
kowski. Is years old was shot and in
stantly killed by Franz WiSniewSki
a boy of the same age. i'm a court be
tween tile II. StauiSlauS church and
school Bradley and Noble streets. at
. o'clock NJ night The shooting fol-
lowed the intrusion of young Lace
kowski into meeting Of the Maltese
Pol>ki. or Mother Poland society. an
organization for boys. which meets in
tho ha>nment ~ s. Sfanislnns srhnnl-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14
DEADLOCK is BROKEN.
Democratic Senator Finally chos-
en- by the Montana Leg
islature.
GIBSON OF GREAT FALLS NAMED
II. l.. Frank Withdraws in His Favor
delaware Legislature Fails TO
Elect Senator.

Helena, Mont, March 9.--At $50 in
the morning, although the legislative
clock testified that it was not yet mid
night, Paris Gibson of Great Falls,
strong Democrat, was elected United
States senator for the term expiring
March 4, 1903. For almost the en-
tire term of the life of the legislature
that body had been voting daily for
senator, but with no result. Thurs
day, at noon, the joint assembly met
as usual and took one ballot, adjourn
ing until p ~, for further ballot
ing. After taking few votes with
out indication of result The joint as
sembly took a recess until II o'clock.
at which time began the session end
ing with the election of Mr.. Gibson.
ii. l.. Frank withdraws.
In all twenty-five ballots were taken
during the day. At the conclusion of
the twenty-hrst ballot H. l.. Frank.
who was the leading fusion candidate,
announced his withdrawal from the
contest in favor of Mr.. Gibson. who
had not up to that time had more than
a nominal following. Mr.. GibSons
high character and unblemiShed repu
tation commended him To fusion menu
berS, and there was j stempede to him
on the next ballot, he receiving the
required number of votes, seven of
which We're furnished by the wing Of
the Democratic party known as the
DAILY faction Mr. Gibson was born
in New Hampshire, July l, 1880 and
was educated at Bowdoin college
graduating in the class of 1851. He
also operated the North Star Wooden
mills of that city.
Waterpower Enterprise.
He came to Montana III 1870. locat-
ing in Fort Benton in the stock bust
ness. In 1852 he became interested in
tile possibilities of the waterpower
that could be developed by tile falls
of the Missouri river at the site of the
present city of Great Falls. of which
he is called the father. He laid his
plans and hopes before James ]. Hill,
who joined him in the enterprise and
the result was the growth of a city of
1900 on the prairies by the side of
the vast waterpOwer. Mr.. Gibson was
a member of the state constitutional
convention and of the first senate of
the state legislature
As the Sergeant-at-arms was about
to turn the hands of the clock back
at midnight, one of the Republican
members Gregory of Carbon county,
tried TO stop him IN order to prevent
the election. In the struggle the time
record for fast fighting was broken,
along with the clock
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14
BoTHA GETS AN ARM1sT1cs

Ihat Is the Latest and Most Important
south African News.
London. March "a dispatch from
Forenzo Marques. VI rch ;. says: Gen
eral Kitchner has granted General
BCtha a seven days armistice to en-
able him TO confer with the other gem
erals
And a special from Pretoria of same
date says: General Kitchener and
General Botha had a lengthy confer
ence on Gun hill this morning"
Official circles here regard the an
nOuncement of the armistice with the
greatest satisfaction. They point out
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14
WAS VERY FArAL ~ ARKANSAS.
storm Killed sixteen Persons in THAT State
Far Reported.

Little Rock, Ark, March Pre-
ports from over the state show that the
storm was more fatal than anticipat-
ed. Thus far there are sixteen deaths
reported, as follows Mrs Gus RUFF.
Hammett.John Turner, boy Pine Prai-
rie; J. \. Wooley. Newcastle: Pinkey
Watson lcolored aud Infant Beeks;
Mrs. Mollie Davis ana osmer Roberts.
aged l3. Rockhill; Charles bowling.
Hear Paragould: seven miners. at
Huntington. reported TO have been
caught in a Hooded mine; John Fitz-
gerald, Bonneville. drowned in swol-
len creek
Al Greenway dozen buildings were
razed. Great damage was done nj g.
ceola Fiasott ana Paragould. hut no
lives were lost
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14
SIX MEN AND A MOB.
And the Mob Disperses-An Incident of
Porto Rican Life.

san Juan. Porto Rico March o.
mobs of enrased natives terrorized the
city for hours Thursday evening be-
cause 4 1o-year-old Porto Rican girl
had been reprimauded in school by the
American superintendent. They surged
through the streets shouting Down
with the Americans" Death to the
usurpers." and other incendiary SEN
timeuts ana 1900 Of them after stOn-
ing superintendent Armstrong as he
left the school beSieSed him in the
intendencia building. where he
sought refuge.
At Is y. m. the situation having be-
come serious. Corporal HiScock and
i've artillerymen. acting without or
derS, charged across the plaza fired n
volley into the air and rescued the be-
leaguered official For this tile corporal
has been arrested Ii is probable he
Viii he court mlrtialed
All is lut tn Ssu 'Iu3n now.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14
Chean Insnrance

Many man has been insured
against Bright's disease, diabetes, or
other dangerous ailment by a fifty
cent bottle OF Foley's Kidney Cure.
Hatch Bros, and.J T. Bennett.