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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-18
GOVERNOR RETURNS.
Says He Told President Crum
is a Good Man.

Governor Stanley returned this after
noon from Washington. He gives Sen
ator Burton credit for Crum's appoint
ment-
How was the president feeling about
Crum when you got there?" the gov
ernor was asked.
Il really do not know" he said. 81
did not see him more than ten or fiji
teen minutes. I told him l had known
Crum for years and thought he was d
good man. The president has wanted
all along to do as Senator Burton has
desired. He wants to follow the sena-
tors wishes"
Then why the delay in Crum's ap-
pointment?"
Il really did not ask the president"
What is your guess?"
81 think there were some knocks on
Crum."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-18
CREDIT SCHOLARSHIPS
Predicted That German System Will
Be Used in u, S.

Ann Arbor, Mich. Jan. 1S.-Dr. Victor
c. Vaughan, dean of the medical de-
partment of the University of Michigan
and chairman of the national commit
tee for the utilization of courses, an
nounces that the committee expects the
German credit system will be in opera
ton in the large medical colleges of the
country by September. By this system
a student can go from one college to
another and take work under professors
who stand at the head of their special
ty without the complication and delay
that is experienced at the present time.
In other words, the student can have
the advantage of one college containing
the best professors of the country in all
branches
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-18
Chicago Livestock Market

Chicago, Jan. 1S.-CATTLE-Receip
800 head. Market steady to slow. Good to
prime steers, $650G7.40; poor to medium,
$400d6.O0; stockers and feeders, S2.25d4. rs;
cows, 81. 25G465 heifers, 81. 25d5-00: Gamers.
ESQ; Texas fed steers, So. 25G5. 60.
HOGS-Receipts today, q. 900 head; esti-
mated Monday, 10000 head; left over, q
O59 head. Market stronger. Mixed and
butchers, $5.90a6.4o; good to choice heavy,
$565a6.10; bulk of sales S60O@6.35.
SHEEP-Receipts, 1000 head. Sheep
slow; lambs 10c lower. Good to choice
wethers, 81. 30d5.00; fair to choice mixed.
Sc. 7564.40; western sheep, $4.25G5.10; native
lambs s.. SOFAS. 80: western lambs, IS. 0016. 90.
Official receipts and shipments yester-
day:
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts $3.50. ........ 1904 29,064 TO- FOG
Shipments -. ...... 3, 494 4,363 253
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Topeka Markets

Topeka, Jan. Is.
HEAVY-s5 75G6.1O
LIGHT-$4-50 d5.75.
ROUGH-$5. 0065.50.
CATTLE
STEERS 0Od475.
HEIFERS+$3 .0G@I4.25.
COWS-$3 006I3.75
VEAL CALVES.
HEAVY-S3 5o(f4. so.
LIGHRs4 e0q5.00.
GRAIN
NO 2 WHEAT-76c
NO. 2 WHITE CORN-63c.
MIXED CORN-62c.
OATS-50c.
PRODUCE.
BUTTER-17c.
EGGS-20c.
PRAIRIE HAY-By the car. $9.00@1350
by the ton. $10.O0d1400.
ALFALFA-By the car, $11.Ooq1300; by
Aae tom S12 0OG14.00.
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Market GOSSIP.
FURNISHED by A. G. Goodwin. Commits
sion Merchant. COL Kansas ave.1

Kansas City: No rain or snow any
where. This is the bull card and is what
is helping to create a bull feeling.
Opening Liverpool cables: Wheat, ed
hig hieg eoT grain IN receipts Wheat 50 cars
corn 81 cars; oats, ISL cars.
Northwest grain receipts: Minneapolis
40 cars: Duluth, 81 cars. A year ago:
MINNEAPOLIS 3S2 cars: Duluth q cars.
kansas City grain receipts: Wheat, Z
cars: corn, So cars; oats 20 cars. A year
ago. Wheat, Is cars; corn, 63 cars; oats,
10 cars
Kansas City futures, good Monday: May
wheat-Puts 1880; calls, SO1sc. May corn
Puts, 664c; calls, 6114c.
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Strikers Return to Work.

Maynard Mass, Jan. 1S.-Under the
promise that the American Wooden
company will meet them half way"
the striking spinners of the Assabet
mill, who stopped work early in the
week to enforce a demand for an adjust
ment of grievances, will return to their
places Monday pending a further agree
ment with the company. 1t is under
stood the state board of arbitration
brought about the compromise. When
the spinners struck the mill shut down,
throwing out LOO hands.
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Chinese Exclusion Act.

Washington. Jan. S-Representative
Kahn of California today introduced the
Chinese exclusion bill agreed upon by
all Pacific coast interests as represent
ing their views. 1t was referred to the
foreign affairs committee. and Mr..
Kahn says hearings will begin next
week and the bill urged to speedy con-
SideratiOn in the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-18

Ellis, Kas Jan. 1S.-John Whitman,
a young Russian, living near Victoria,
was killed by falling under a freight
train that was switching at Victoria.
Whitman was hanging on the side of 4
car when he lost his hold and fell on
the track Several cars passed over
him, severing the body near the waist.
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Kansas City Produce.

Kansas City, Jan. 1S.-Close-WHEAT
May. 7915c; July. 79c. Cash: No. hard,
77@T1@c; No hard 76G761sc; No. 2 red,
see; No. red, S8c; No 3 spring. 151aql612c-
CORN-Jan. 6534c; May, $3.50 6634c. Cash
No. 2 mixed 65d66c; No. white, 69Q6912c;
oATs-No 2 White, 47%@4S1kc.
RYE-No. g 631HG64c.
HAY-Choice timothy, $13.50Q14.50; choice
prairie, $500.
BUTTER-Creamery. 1sQ22c; dairy. fam
cy, 1Sc.
EGGS-Fresh, 216211kc.
WHEAT-Receipts, cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-18
Ask For a Resignation.

MarysvilIe, Kas.. Jan. 1S.-At a spe-
cial meeting of the city council the res
ignation of DR.. Charles c. Cochran as
city health officer was asked for. Five
members of the council We're present
and the vote in favor of this action was
unanimous. The charges against him
were violation of his office and neglect
of duty. DR.. F. w. Turner was APP
pOinted and confirmed as his SUCCESSOR.
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Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City, Jan. 1S-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, 100 head. Market unchanged. Ma
tive steers 475a6;75 Texas and d = Indian a.
native cows and heifers. 81. 1889; stock
ers and feeders. $3.25Q4-60; bulls, $2.5Oa45o;
HoGs~Reeeipts. 5000 head. Market
steady to SC higher 4 CO. Bulk Of salss s SEQ 5
medium, $6.10d6.50; light, $5,5OQ635; york
ers', $5.25Q6-25; pigs, $4.5o@5S5
SHEEP-ReceiptS none. Market un-
changed. Muttons, $400q5.OO; lambs, 500
d6.25: western wethers, $4.ooQ4.75; ewes,
81 OO0I4. so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-18

WE pay so a week and expenses to men
with rigs to introduce poultry compound
International Mfg. CO., Parsons. Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-18
win Call Special Session.

Denver, Colo, Jan. Ex-Governor Or
man announced today that he will issue
a call for a special session of the legis-
lature to consider the following sub
jects: The revenue bill, which was at
tackled by the corporations and has been
pronounced unconstitutional in part by
the courts; the control of corporations,
especially railroads, by commission or
otherwise an employers liability bill,
and a measure for financing the Gunni-
son tunnel and canal for irrigating pur-
poses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-18
SIGOURNEY IN FORM.
Amateur Billiard Player of Pacific
Coast Reaches New York.

New York Jan. 1S.-Wilson H Sig
Quincy. champion amateur billiardist oe
the Pacific coast, who is to take part in
the tournament of the Amateur Athletic
union, which begins at the Knickerbock-
er Athletic club on February 3, has just
arrived here. In an interview he said:
while have beaten the best men on
the Pacific slope 1 feel that the coming
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-18
Distressing stomach Disease.

Permanently cured by the mastery
power of South American Nervine Ton
ic-" InValidS need suffer longer. be-
cause this great remedy can cure them
all. 1t is a cure for the whole world of
stomach weakness and indigestion The
cure begins with the first dose. The relief
it brings is marvellous and surprising. 1t
makes no failure: never disappointS. No
matter how long you have suffered your
cure is certain under the use of this great
health-giving force Pleasant and always
safe. Sold by George w. StansfieId drug
giSt, and the Swift & Holiday Drug Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-18

Washington. Jan. 1S.-The Republican
members of the house who have been
urging a caucus to consider a reduction
of war taxes, have decided not to press
the matter until the ways and means
committee completes consideration of
the Cuban reciprocity question, now be-
fore if
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-18
Topeka hide Market.

Topeka, Jan. IS.
Prices paid in Topeka this week Baset
on Boston quotations
GREEN SALT CURED NO. 1-7Ac.
GREEN SALT CURED NO. 2-6zzc-
NO. l TALLOW-5c.
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New York Money Market.

New York. Jan. 1S-Noon-MONEY-
mercantile paper, 41E051a per. cent: sterling
exchange barely. steady, with actual bust
demand and at $4S41s04.S4ss for 90 days:
posted rates, S4.S5 and SASS; commercial
bills 81 S33s04. 1875.
SILVERSBar silver, 5515c; Mexican dol
lars, 444c.
BONDS-State bonds inactive; railroad
bonds irregular; government bonds steady
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General Fitzhugh Lee

Will deliver his lecture on Peace and
War in the United States and Cuba .
at Auditorium. evening of February IA.
under auspices of Frank c. Armstrong
camp No. 1, S. A. w. V.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-18
Frank For Mrs. MCKINLEY.

Washington, Jan 1S.-The senate
committee on postoffices authorized Sen
ator Mason to report the bill granting
the franking privilege to Mrs. McKin-
ley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-18
Sugar Market.

New York Jan. 1S-SUGAR-Raw weak.
Fair refining, 27sc; centrifugal, SO test. 3ssc;
molasses sugar, 25sc Refined steady.
Crushed, Sis: powdered, $4.75; granulated,
$4.65.
UNSATISFACTORY. New Orleans, $40
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WANTED-Short order cook, white wo-
man; 2 mattresses, house girls; man
Employment office, $40 Kansas ave- Phone
631- Bishop & Rathburn.
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wANrED-FEMALE HELP

WANTED@Competent woman for house
work, hot water heat, electric light, no
washing. Prefer one who can go home at
nights. Mrs. Whiting, 1917 Warren St,
near Washburn college.
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Cotton Market.

New York. Jan S-COTTON-Spot cot
ton closed quiet and Lice higher. Middllng
uplands, s slice; middling gulf, 9-l6c-
Sales 21S bales
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SALESMEN-2 for staple line. regular
trade, permanent position. salary and
penses to right men. Address Staple, Box
$50, Chicago ILL.,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to sell lubricating
oils and greases salary or commits
sion: excellent side line The A @. Har-
baugh Co., Cleveland. o.
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Range OF Prices on Stock.

FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall. Commissions.
Grain, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. Of
flee ITO West Sixth street. Phone 4S6.
Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock
Co.. Kansas City, Mol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-18
Range of Prices

FURNISHED by J. E Gall, Commissions
Grain. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. Of
flee ITO West Sixth street. Phone 1856
Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock
Co.. Kansas City, Mol
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New York Stocks.

Wall Street, New York. Jan. -1s-..
strong stocks were shaded on realizing at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-18
BUSINESS GRANGE.

ARE you interested in having a little
permanent cash income, bigger every
week than whole years legal interest
upon the same amount? If SO. send your
name and address; no speculation or
gambling scheme. but legitimate business.
First class references in any part of the
United States. e. J. Arnold g. Co., 9Th and
Pine SITS. ST. louis. Mo.
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Death of Marchetti.

Rome Jan. 1S.-Phillippe Marchetti,
the composer, is dead. He was born in
1881
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FREE MESSENGER FOR WANTS

~
I'LL Postal Teiegraph-Cable box or
.cali by telephone No. All and have your
want Ads brought to the State. Journal
once by free messenger No charge TO
ned ads cents per line of words to the
line and every fraction thereof.
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sBid. +#Asked.
Kansas City Grain.

Furnished by A. G. Goodwin, Commits
sion Merchant, COL Kansas avenue.l
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WHEN You want to hire a man or boy,
call up Y NJ c. A. telephone 81: We
nave e list of men and confidential ref
erences concerning them. Y. NJ. Z. A.
Employment Bureau. III East Eighth st
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sPECIu.ATORSt

Inside information regarding active
stock selling under SO New York Stock
Exchange, paying per cent quarterly
absolutely reliable; handle your own mon
ey; every dollar invested will double it.
self. Send 81 for details. Address +. d.
Whitaker, 2131 Madison ave, New York.
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money, from $40 upward, earn for you a
permanent cash income. bigger every
week than a whole years legal interest
upon the same amount? If so, send us
your name and address. No speculation
or gambling scheme. but legitimate BUSH
ness. First class references in any part
of the United States E J. Arnold & Co.,
9Th and Pine sts.s st. Louis. Mo.
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inc1ose stamps with application. Wo-
mans Western Employment Bureau, Box
49, Quincy. Ill.
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WANTED-Reliable men everywhere to
introduce and advertise stock and
poultry foods, SIS weekly and expenses
Address, with stamp, Boyder Food CO.,
Chicago, Ill.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

@---~-"~-~~-~~-~~~-~-0
WANTED-A place as housekeeper for
or out of town. Address A. L., care of
Journal
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WANrED-sALEsMEN.

TWO commercial statesmen for one year
contracts, salary and expenses; must be
hustlers. Address NJ. Dick, care Traise &
Co., Unity bldg. Chicago.
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WANTED-Ladies to work on sofa pill
lows; materials furnished: steady work
guaranteed; experience unnecessary. Send
stamped envelope to Miss MCGEE, Needle
work dept, Ideal Co, Chicago.
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WANTED-AGENTS,

WANTED-Bread baker. $500 per week.
Ladies' Exchange, 119 West Sixth.
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ACTIVE statesmen, good pay, easy sellers,
experience unnecessary; have excellent
side line proposition for drummers. Hol-
land Cigar Co., St. Louis, Mo
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| ACTIVE Catholic lady to work at home.
s36 in cash paid for u days trial, promo
ton and permanent position if satisfac
tory. Address John Engwall, Lakeside
bldg, Chicago.
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I4ADIES-The most wonderful discovery
electric polishing cloth, price 25c. Wheat
ley & Co, 1898 N. Sawyer ave-, Chicago.
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$12 WEEKLY for copying letters home;
either sex; send stamps for particulars.
Eagle Mfg. Co., SO Dearborn St, Chicago
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WANTED-Lady in each county to repre-
sent house established 10 years, solid
weekly cash salary SIS paid by check each
"Wednesday with all expenses. direct fronl
headq uarters Money advanced for ex-
penses. Manager. 329 Caxton bldg, Chi
cago.
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WANTED-Traveling salesman who pos
sesses clean record, business, tact and
energy; special contract and permanent
position to right man. Address, with ref
erences, box 50, Cleveland, o.
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PERMANENT position for the right man
to represent old established manufactur-
ers having; 100000 capital; $500 per year
and expenses, payable direct from our Of
flee. Straight salary, not conditional upon
results, but upon faithful work No, ex-
perience required Chance for promotion
State age and give references. Address
Manager, Box S24, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-26
The Townsite Question.

Yesterday Judge Moore heard arEu- ment- in the ease f tho City of Nome y- the Nome-Sinook Mining Company on motion of defendant Q compel the p!HiutiG to make its complaint more deGni and certain. The piaintIU the City of Nome, alleged that it's suit wa' brought in behalf oi the city and jo' other property holders to determine the right of the Nomc-1inook Company to the greater portion of the town~ite The ease was taken under advi~cment City Attorney lIoggatt appeared foi the city and r. L. Fuller for the Nome Shook Company.
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-26
On TIE
 KOBUK Recorder Weeks in Town
 From That Place. SMALL pAY FOUND The Williams and COogan Parties Camped on
 The k0buk.
SMALL pAY FOUND

1 A-a T. Weeks, United States commits -iuncr and recorder for the Northerly district, which includes the basins of the Kcbuk, Selawik and Noatak rivers aud their tributaries is in town from his headquarters at Squirrel creek, on the No0tak.
 Very httle real prospecting has been done in that sec,irn, but excellent sur- face prospects have been found. Judge Weeks slent last winter at squirrel creek. several prospecting parties wintered On the kObuk and Noatall. but so far as has been learned, they did little work.
 Among these are portion of the Williams party who, last year, went in 10 that section with q number of horses, on the strength of the statements made hy George Williams, who claimed that the previous year he had discovered rich pay somewhere in the far north. Williams and party never reached their destination ii they really had one. which is doubted. Williams went out side last fall and returned this spring and again started north. The prospoc. tors up in the north country don't ''go much" on Williams alleged find. In fact they state plainly their belief that he is fakir, who uses this means for obtaining grubstake to prospect in an unknown country. Last year he re- celved as much as S2J0 for taking 6 power of attorney along with him, prom i.ing to locate the maker in the New Eldorado which he alleged he had found. A portion of the Williams par ty wintered on the kobuk. They had>A number of horses but those died last November.
 Capt. Coogan is still on the Kobuk in the John Reilly at the mouth of Amber river. Some of his party are near the headquarters of the Noatak, on Lucky Six creek, where the natives re- port they are prospecting benches, lit tie pay having been found in the creeks of that section. It was reported that Capt. Coogan would come to Nome In August.
 Judge Weeks will return to his head- quarters in a couple of weeks. He states that quite number of prospect. ing parties are going into the kobuk and Colville river districts.
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-26

report lack ofaetivity. which, coupled " h Cudihee', disappearance and his avoidance of newspaper men. is at least sa-piciou.. The only new thing E. the following special from Gaveu~d,lc:
 John Burlington reports that he discovered some bloody rag. in an old shack al Henry, switch. one mile west of here. yesterday Near hy were the ashe- of q camp fire, Burlington says tn" rags looked a~ if they had been used ln dressing wounds. \ little later two railroad men saw my~tcriou, man carr, ,in9 a gun and hiding behind tree, in the same section. There are no deputies in town. Walter Lyon, see retarA to Governor Gecr. is here alone
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-26
JURY PANEL
J. B. Harris Appointed Jury
 Commissioner.
Will, With the Clerk of the Court Select Names of Boo Citizens,
 to Act as Jurors.

Yesterday Judge Moore appointed B. Harris jury commissioner. J, r. \ Strong, the late jury commissioner, was rendered a re-appointnent by Judge Moore, but he declined for bu,i ness reasons. Capt. Sundback was also mentioned for the place. but his mining interests would not permit him to accept the app, intment. The duties of jury @ nmissioner are merely nominal. He, . d the clerk of the court, select l5O na nes each, from which the panel of 24 trial jurors is drawn for the term, in the presence of the judge and the United States marshal. The compensation al lowed is S5 a day, not to exceed three days. It has been the practice of the court in this division to appoint a new jury commissioner for each term 0 court.
 The next term of court will open o, August II, when the panel cf iuror will be drawn.
 The assignment calendar will b. called in the district court next MO:!da, morning.
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-26
In Alasl<a'S Interest {.

Col. J, w. Ivey, former collector of customs for Alaska. has returned from "a trip to solomon river, where he has mining interests. Col. lvey takes great interest in all matters appertaining to Alaska, and it has been suggested that he address a public meeting in Nome prior to his departure for Valdes, i'll which section he is also largely inter- ested in copper properties.
 Last spring Col. Ivey addressed meet ings in Southeastern Alaska, and he was enthusiastically received in all the towns which be visited. He also ad- dressed the chamber of commerce Of Seattle on the needs of Alaska. and suc- cecded in enlisting the sympathy and support of that body.
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-26

sluice boxes, set them up on Highland creek and went to work, taking out quile bit of dust before their s!uice boxes were frozen. Work was con. tinued through the winter with satis factory results.
 w. J. Keene. who was interested with the party making the discovery came from Farview on Thursday. II, states that fair pay is being taken out He also says that during the entire time, outside of his own party, not an other white man has been seen in thai section.
 The country whereabouts was located in 1899. and since that time it has beer deserted. Not Il pick has been put ir the ground by any of the men who made their locations in 1899 and 1900.
The Nome nugget., 1902-07-26
0U I WIT I ! ED E:
Attempt Made to Rob Anvil
 S!u:Ce Boxes.
Would-Be Thieves Alleged to Have Placed Quicksilver in Nome tiy-
 drauIic Co.'S Sluice Boxes.

A report has been in circulation the past few days to the effect that a rcb- lery of gold dust from the >luice boxes o the Cape Nome Hyd a l C.. al ho month of Specimen -och. 1t i,alle. ed that a quantity of quicksilver was placed in the boxes and hasty clean up made of several hundred dollars. At the local office of the company it was stated that a considerable amount f quicksilver was found in the slucr boxes al the clcan-up on Tuesday la-t. and if robbery was intended. the guilty parties were anticipated in their pro- posed act, and the company sustained no loss.