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New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
THE THIRD PRIZE WINNER.
LAST OF THE LETTERS WRITTEN FOR THE
JANUARY COMPETITION
New-YOrk, January -, 1902
CHARTERS.


CHARTERS.
To the Editor of Little Men and Little Women
Dear Sir: Charters bodies of laws given
to cities corporations. clubs, schools colleges
etc. by a king, OF, in our country. by Iesis-
IatUre.
The charter of a city directs it's organizations
tells how officers are TO be elected or appointed
how long they are to hold office and what ara
their duties. Ii also describes the various civ
departments and fixes the method of conducts
ing them.
NeN-YOrk City has had charters ever siacA
the Colonial days, when the kings of England
gave them. Every few years the legislature
makes new charter for New-York When
greater New-YOrk was formed, in 1896 New
York had charter given 10 iL which. after be-
ing in force for four years. made way for a new
charter, which we have at the present time
This charter changes many things. among
others. il decides that To have new
Mayor every two years, and il abolishes the
City Council. 1t gives a better chance for
good government. which we hove t0 have in
the coming two years. \ good cA8rter is a
help in securing a wise aHd economical man
agement of city affairs, but IL is Of little use
unless have good officers.
PIERFEPONT DAVENPORT taSe thirteeD
No. 4uo West Gne-hUndr-i-and-tifty -second-st
NeW-Gurk City, y Y.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23


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1902
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it means-that all nations to have the same
rights to trade there.
SO England wants China kept whole, and
wants the door of China kept open. That is
what Japan wants too, and England and Japan
have made this new agreement, that they will
both try to keep China unbroken and its door
open. The United States is getting to be a
greater trading nation, too, and we want just
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
COrLD TAKE ms cHOICE.

From Chums.
Coachman driving stout old man on a lonely
road in a very high WiudD-Please. sir will YOU
old the 'orSes While / run after my at. Will
YOU run after my at while old the 'orscs?
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
A PRIZE or $40 IN GOLD.
TWO OTHER PRIZES OF BOOKS FOR
YOUNG READERS OF THE
TRIBI' NE.

The Tribune viii award;
The Nome nugget., 1902-08-23
BUT A FOOL
An !mpersonatOr of the
 Late Bandit Tracy.
A Policeman Nearly Clubs a Sc. attIe Idiot to Death...Said
 lie Was Harry Tracy.

Seattle, July 2S.--William Nixon tried to win a woman's confidence in the guise of Outlaw Tracy, and is nearly dead as result. He told an actress in music hall that he was the desperado and threatened her life if she told. Later he re-entered the the ater, and was attacked by a policeman and the proprietor, Joe Williams, a brother of Deputy Sheriff Jack Williams, who was wounded in battle with Tracy. Nixon was pounded into insensibility, and has not fully re- gained his faculties yet The mistake was discovered when the mans feo- lures were compared with a photo graph at police headquarters. It is almost miracle the policeman did not shoot him first and investigate after ward, as he was told positively the man was Tracy and reward of nearly S7, GOO was offered for the desperado, dead or alive.
The Nome nugget., 1902-08-23
RUDE RUST Essays the Role of a Moral RefOrmer. Keeper of a Cheap Booze Joint Circulating a Petition to
 Stop Gambling.

One William R. Rust, who keeps q cheap booze joint down on Front street. is securing signatures to petition ask ing that gambling be prohibited
 Rust's motive, it is said, is well known. He is actuated by spite, and not from any desire to purify the moral atmosphere of Nome. II he were, it is alleged, he would close his own hootch dispensary, and by good works show his change of heart. Rust, it is alleged, early last spring conceived the idea that the gamblers were against him, and he forthwith began to cast around to see how he could retaliate.
 So far as any one knows, Rust is not built on any high moral plan, nor is it known that he makes any such pre- tensions. He ''has it in'' for some- body and it makes nc difference who may suffer, so long as the Russian theory of what constitutes revenge is carried out to the letter.
 MT. Rust, it is said, uses spacious language in attempting to induce people to sign his petition. He points out how the miner comes to Nome from the creeks and '.blows in" his poke at
The Nome nugget., 1902-08-23
MINING NOTES.

On one of Capt. Bright's Dry creek i,bench claims one of the laymen on Thursday banned Ss0 in eight hours.
 Work is steadily progressing on Ore : gon creek and adjacent benches, and . there will be a fair yield of gold this year.
 Reports from Willow, iByuidrr and Ruby district> in the Ca~adcpoga dis strict, continue to be good In addition to creek mining there is considerable prospecting being done on the benches.
 On Stella creek, Cripple river dis % trict, excellent prospects have been found. In fact the whole Cripper river |. country is taking Q ,purt with sys- . tematic work, and it promises to be- come a biz producer within short time.
 Capt. F. Nj. tcderbereh will estab- fish two winter camp, on Cripple river, ~ one at Buster and one on Anvil. Capt. sCederbergh'- company owns q number of valuable claims in this section, and fit is his intention to develop them a. thoroughly as possible this winter
The Nome nugget., 1902-08-23
WOmen'S Club Notes.

The Aurora Club held an interesting meeting on Wednesday afternoon at the high school building. A number of interesting papers were read, which included one by Mrs. Mary F. Hart on Reindeer Farming" and another or the Flowers of Alaska" by Miss Cora B. Young. Miss Edith Seliner ren- dered recitation, and Miss Todman read a poem entitled 'How the Gold Came to Nome.' Mr. J. sC. Widstead. who had promised q paper, was unable to be present.
 The regular weekly club meetings will be discontinued until the arrival of the books which the club has sent for, when regular course of study will be taken up. Afternoon informal receptions will be held weekly in the meantime. Mrs. Chas. D. Lane will give a reception this afternoon at her residence to the ladies of the club and lady friends between } and , p. Tn.
 The Aurora Club now numbers B members.
The Nome nugget., 1902-08-23
ALA!SI!!! 4 Little i.an Gets Out
 His Hammer. .nr. Steal, N10 Assumes to Think That He Vas Once Clerk of fhe Court, ShoHS His Cho'ef. [

The reappoiltmert of George V. Borchseniu, a. clerk Of the court at Nome. which position be held by ap- pointment of Crater Noye, under the iatter's hold-up administration there. i, a mistake; if not, it i, suspiciou-.y like an indication tha. Nome k again in the hand, of tie Philistine~. - Rampant Forum. Aug. ?.
 The above, taken from the Rampant Forum of Aug. ,, is republiehed just for fun and for the edifca.ion and in formation Of the little pin-head who says he is "editor and manager" of the News. This mecaloccphalitic person once filled" the position of clerk of the district court for this judicial divi- sion, and in some way CT other the idea percolated through what does for him the duty of brain that THE NUGGET. in an editorial comment based upon the Forum, paragraph, was shooting 'poisoned arrows" at tho little dummy who for brief season stood around the court house, like a diminutive gander, first on one foot and then on the other. and tried to look wise. The dear man. nikin. THE NUGGET never once thought of him as clerk of the court. The little head must have become in Hated to q degree near bursting. Go to, mannikin, go to,
The Nome nugget., 1902-08-23
PERSONAL

Christ Webbcr. who has beCn mining on Candle creek since carly last spring, i, in town.
 William Colder, Of the N. C. Com pauy's force at St. Michael, was in town for few days this week.
 Rt. Rev. r. T. Rowe. bishop of Alaska, is expected in Nome during the first week of September.
 A. \. Scottness i, down from kee- walik, where hc has been operat- ing boat on the river between the spit and Candle.
 A. II. Wilkes. deputy United states at St. Michael, i, in town on d business trip. Mr. Wilkes, who is one of Marshal Richards most trusted deputies, states that St. MioAac. is eX- tremely quiet and the record for the preservation oi law and orl,r is good.
 Chief cf Police Jolley, who has been dangerously i.l, i, somewhat better, ard hope, are now entertained of his .r,poypr1
The Nome nugget., 1902-08-23
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
Ed Rotch, II. A Buchenau and Charles H
 ark, their heirs and usSi,,nS.

TO Ed Rotch, II. A Buchenau and Charles H
 Clark, their heirs and assigns:
 You, and each of you. your interests may appear, are hereby notified that the under signed, The Bering Sea Mining & Development company corporation, has expended the sum or not less than two hundred dollars (x200 O0) in iapor ana improvements on each of the follow Ing placer mlnlng claims in performing the un- nuhi representation work for the years 1900 and ieoi Tor the purpose of holding said claims Whlch are situate in the Cape Nome mining uStrlot, District Of Alaska, known and de icrlDea aH follows: The Combination placer mlhing clalm located August 1, 1899, location certlncate or which was filed in the office of the recorder or said district August Q, Is09 and re- co!ucu Tn vol. XVI at page 73, Of the records of Saiu oi;cc' also the Aspen placer mining claim located August z, lsgp, location certificate ,yf %1nch was hled in the office of the re Said district August II, 1899, and re vol. XVI, at page go, of the record Office. Said labor WIS performed and mentS made at the expense of the UT as and for the annual representatiC IGlning claims for the said years 1901, as required by the provisions 232i of the Revised Statutes of States, and the amendment thereto January 22d, 1880. and the srlie vast required for said claims for said year
 You are further notified that unl ninety t90) days after the personal this notice upon you or within after the publication thereof each your portion of such expe owner, to-wit, the sum of tw (S25.00 each for Ed Rotch and their heirs or assigns. as ueii
The Nome nugget., 1902-08-23
4 False Impression.

The report that a case "t smallpox had been discovered at the White fiou-c on t'jr-t avenue ha, been proven 70 he false. There were grounds for alarm. however. for. upon examination, 1t was found that the victim was suffer- ing troUI d fever and was covered with d rash.
 . order ,0 prevent q spread of dis- ease Health OGcer 1iecemann fumi- gated the house, di-infected the fur ui~h;uL, a.d ya,tiuated all the inmates. The case was under the care of Dr. Lloyd and ha> now been dismissed.
 out of justice Co Mi,- Adams. the prcnrietre>>, it must be said that the White House L- d, i5 wA~ before, per f,J.,y safe r.ace To step: everything Is orderly ana lLe house Eas a clean bill et health.
The Nome nugget., 1902-08-23
NOTICE OF MARSHAL'S SALE.

United States of America. second Judicial Division Of the District cf A!a~ka:-,N.
 Public notice i, hereby given that by virtue Of q writ of tier facaN tor eXecution) dated Aug. 1~t lgO2 i~>u"G out oi the District Court. of the Unlted States. for the Second Judicial Division. District Of Alaska. oa d judgment rendered in said court, on th" 18th day of Oc- tober, 1901. in favor of J. NJ. Standlcy and against Frank Osborn. l having heretofore under and by virtue of writ of attachment issued out of the said district court on the 18th day of October iHtu in >:.id cause. upon the datcS hereinafter mentioned levied upon the | following described property situated in the Cape Nome mining district in the District of
 october 18th, lepo-Thc upper half of claim No. 1 on Grouse tulcn, H tributary of Dexter creek: claim No below discovery on Extra Dry creek claim No : above discovery on Dry creek.
 october IS. 1900 The lower half of claim No. 3 on Specimen Guich q tributary Of Anvil creek: claim No. 1 below discovery claim on Glacier creek: claim No, 1 above di>coveEy on Lind blom creek; claim No. below discovery claim on Mountain creek. a tributary of Snake river october l'th. l@n- That certain piece or pag eel or land, situated, lying and heinz on the norlherly side Of Front Street and on which StaEdS that certain two story frame building known a> the southern mOw known as the Royal tafe) and fronting on Front Street hay ing a frontage of about twenty-five (25l feet and about eighty feet (,0) feet iu depth also
 That certain piece or parcel of land situated lying and heinz on the nUrthrrlV side of Front street, and fronting on Front street and on which nov stands that certain frame building known as the Bohemia" formerly known as the Elk (now known the ''Waldorf') said piece of land having frontage Of about thirty rect on Front street and being about one hund- rcd feet or more in depth. all of said pgoper,y being in the City of Nome. in the Second Judi clial Division Of the District of Alaska.
 And that will accordingly offer said real es. tate for Sale, at public vcndue to the highest and best bidder, for cash on the 2rd day of Sep teinber. A. D. 1902, at II o'clock am. Ut the south side or front Of the court house of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska second Division, at the City of Nome. District of Alaska.
 Dated this lst day Of August A. D. 1902
 FRANK II. RICHARDS, S-2 5tS Division pi.trict nS ,in,i,n
The Nome nugget., 1902-08-23
ERQnI
 M HELL 7 Recorder Pease in Town From That Section.
Pn0M!s!HG aEeI9N
No Placer Ground Has Been FOnnd, But Quartz Has Been
 Discovered.

L.C. Pea-e, recorder for Mt. Kelly district. north oi Kot4ahac sound cane down on tho Bear from Point Blossom last Wednesday Nr. rca-, ha- be- in that section Cop Jh, past year. lie Is inclined to believe that he country presents good .-s .ar uartz pr ~- pcctor-. X, f,r placer c.u.-.rs noae have a- y...e.s taa:. I-.err.nG ,o hi, di,u+.,. '.. ..--,.--...
 50 fs. -- .. ... .. aecr disco erie, of a. -e L.. re-l nal, in eur e.-.. past ve4- That i~ r.- veve- -.e on.y ah ..r~ l4,r been at ..,s rr out proof of ,l. ---. .... ... .ypet4Me-- of t-e uc- :.- ..a nae ..-. mtea,icr ,t - - n. year. Nu ..-- r- lA-e been reeor.,a .ua. s- .-. Be-v..a 2o and Boz ...-- ..-.-.- "a crrC r-- corded however.
 ''.' .''r T'.'.. NAA--- simmer -cme lMtlc- have been .N- ploriag 8 moIuta.n5ae re-ion of tAs district. Lever heretofore ,zamlned by white men. l. would b. Nr.l, perhap-. for any experienced rock men to -.ve Uni, .oue attention. Js,t A. present. however wo-.a rather nct say much about il .o, taa- there i- any occasion to affect the silly 'Ai,reriou,' buslLe,>- but we would rs-4er know uose about it.
 OarG-.,:..t -- 90 ro rste that to get iato i for tae puspa-" of -pectjpg ry .l.r-- .otoi money ..r the average miner. Icca4't oo aatt..a- with less than tNo leur- -pg4e-. aaa should have more, ~o # "ouId acuo.ning short oi crim,na. 10 promote or encourage any stampede not based upon genuine d.>corer.e, of considerable eqtcut.'
The Nome nugget., 1902-08-23
hEWS huGGEfS.

A. J. Cody has removed his office temporarily to room ,, Lawrence hotel.
 Attorney Albert Fink is building a handsome residence on Fourth street, near St. Mary church.
 On and after August 24 the Nome postotlice will be open sundays only be- tween the hours ot 10 d. m. and r. o'clock noon.
 Officer James has been appointed acting chief oi police during the illness of Chief Jolley. and r.. ". smith has been added to the night force.
 ". (. Garrard came up from WLitc Mountain Thursday. He has severed hi, connection with the Wild Goose Company and wi5l leave shortly for his home in san Francisco.
 The long distance telephone line is completed to tae camp ot the Topsok Ditch Cu. near N,uG City. The line will be continued to toJucil on the arrival ot the Ccnteauial which la, mater.ai on board.
 Eubeu,tcin the tailor wi-hcs to rc- ura thank to the fire department and fu.aG, and ueighbor- ho SO promptly aLd kindly a.-l-ted i4 saving h.- good, and building from destruction by fire l1>. Tuesday!
 There will ue only two more steam boats 20 Gp tae Iunou th., season. The Hannah wlI. leave St. Michael on September and the Rock Island on the 5th, the latter connecting with an other steamboat for ko.ukuk stations.
 X lady'~ gold chatelaine, that i- a work o' ths jcwclet's art, has just been c)mr!e,ed hT Joe Jona,on, Of Del k.a', jeue.ry establishment. The ch@teiaue i, made Of l,727 nuggets, linked together iu the hi highe,t style of art, The nuggets came from Alr. Del Nlu'a claim on Willow creek, Caeldc- po1a.
The Nome nugget., 1902-08-23
New Suits Filed.

Alfred Niilima, Ole s~ten.field and Oliver Olson have fled an amended complaint ia q suit brought against George \. shea. a> administrator of the estate of Johan r. Johan>on. to re- cover an interest ir bench claim No. l above on snow gu!ch. Johanson was frozen to death last March near Good Hope bay, and Probate Judge Reed ap- pointed Mir. Shea administrator of he estate. The plaintiffs in their com plaint allege that the claim in question wa, located jointly by Johan,on. Nil lima and Stensfield in 1900, but it was recorded in Johan,ons name. Later Johanson refused to deed them an in- tere,t, as it is alleged he had agreed to do. W. T. Love and Oliver Olson are attorneys for the plaintiffs.
 J. ". Kelley and W. V. Rinehart have hled supplemental complaints in number of suits involving the Nam moth claim on Peluk creek, names of the plaintiffs being substituted for that of the Ncme-SinoOk Mining Company. These suits are against J. NJ. Duggan, on lot , of the Mammoth claim, and E. J. Bell, on lot of the same claim.
 Walter II. Soderberg yesterday en- tered an action against Charles Cook and others to recover possession of No. 6 above on Ophir creek, Council City district The claim, it is alleged, was located April 25, 1898, by N. o. Hult- berg, who subsequently, conveyed it to MT. Soderberg, who asks for possession of the claim and Sl0,0 damages
The Nome nugget., 1902-08-23
SHIPPING NEWS.

Revenue Cutter Bear arrived We'd tuesday from the north. She sailed last might for St. Lawrence island.
 Steamship Senator is due to arrive from Seattle tomorrow. Should she .srrive on time sle will sail for Seattle - on Wednesday, August 2.
 The steamship St. Paul is due to ar rive Monday from San Francisco.
 Steamer Centennial is due at any hour from Seattle. She was advertised to leave Seattle on the evening of August 10.
 The Dora win arrive at 3 p. m. today and leave again for Golevin and St. Michael at o'clock.
The Nome nugget., 1902-08-23

the gambling table, instead of going to Rust's place and "h!o"ing in Tor Rust's cheap booze, and prolong de- bauch thus begun untlthe miner either oses the poke or it is cNbau.ied' or he IS conveyed to hospital to recover from the effects of lis dcbauch.
 \ weil-hEown business man re- marked yesterday that places of the kind kept by Rust are far more danger ou. to the public than are the gambling houses.
 Rust, petition is receiving q few signatures as there are some who can not resist the elGqucnce of thjs mora! reform spciIbuder.
The Nome nugget., 1902-08-23
Cug:Y Carr Wins.

The fight at lhr Standard theatre last night between Curly Carrand Billy Devine lasted four rounds. ll the last round Carr ia.ard two blows under Deviae', hear, that mi-h, have fclled all oA. Dev'ue went down and was coIA.'I out. HI Price, Bodie Dayi, and Frank S.m5ns were t1mei;sepers; Ft D,ian and toiTey seconded Carr, and Joe Gregg and Dutch were behind DeviAe. r.. +. Lane. as referee, gave excellent sati,faction.
The Nome nugget., 1902-08-23
THE REPORT 2 For the Year of District Attorneys Office. 4 Good Zeal of Business Trans. acted...Number of Criminal
 Prosecutions 5,.

The following i, taken from the aH- nual report e Lhe district attorney fer this judicial division for the year enJ- ing June 20, lav2: The number of criminal prosecution. was o2 clas,ihed d, follows,
 Emhclzlemeut, ;: miscellaneous. r.; total, 52; convictions. -: ac4uittal-. i: mol pros, discontinued or qGashed, Il: criminal prosecution, pending July l. 9j.
 Aggregate amount of fines, forfeit ure, and penaltie~ imposed, $3,33s.0 amount realized 53,c22.t:,; amount re alized on fines. forfeiture, and penalte, impo,e,i in former years, Sl,222G 76
 Suits to which the United States wa, not party: Number pending July l. admiralty, 32: other suits, 242: com meneed during fiscal year ending June %, admiralty. 2I; other suits 329: nun Der terminated during same period. ad- miralty, jl: all other suits, tj0: judg- ments for plaintiffs. admiralty. ,: other 98: judgments for defendants. admiralty ,: other suits 30: number dismissed or discontinued, admiralty. 36:other suits, 323: judgments for plaintiffs, admiralty, 8!, 7dA0j; other suits, SI37, iudg- ment, for defendants. admiralty, +37I. 25: other suits, S4.92s.%5 number pend- ing July l, admiralty, 6: other suits l~j.
 Aggregate amount of judgment, ob- tained during the year in favor of the United States. 57.O9l. .90.
The Nome nugget., 1902-08-23
Solomon River News.

On No. , Big Hurrah creek owned Dy Sibley stewart. r. Narrey recently found q nugget weighing nine ounces is dwt,. It i, valued at 9lj0.
 Mystery creek is q mystery, but it is an exceedingly bright enc, according to the statements made by those who are working on the creek, ard those who have visited it.
The Nome nugget., 1902-08-23

appear. in the said Combination placer mining claim and the sum of twenty-five Ndollars (s25.QQ) each for II. A. Buchenau and Charles H. Clark, their heirs or assigns, us their interests may appear in the Aspen placer mining claim your respective interests in said claim will be forfeited to and become the property of the un- dcrsigned, co-owner, who has made the expendi- ture aforesaid.
 Dated Nome. Alaska, June 28. 1902
 THE BERIHG SEA MINING DE 5-2S-3mS VELOPMENT COMPANY.
The Nome nugget., 1902-08-23
AaOt,!ef Week.

The oa-e 0f htn1a.'. -taI.. e>. Price lul- rramrer ..4 A.. -> >t.- .n and .r N.u probably at- rt .a5al ietare t-e .l~. 'j mex. wees. Twenty witnesses -arr a~eady been examined for ,he .ef.1da4J~ and - sad -aA, -hey nave . -.,r- -e 0a-su -te -laa&. The 7ie.1,r~ -r.e3,e. -ae -e-t.urrz ,t ...i witnesses
The Nome nugget., 1902-08-23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

United States Commissioner Court, for ,me precinct, District-of Alaska. Second 'iSion, before Hon. T. M. Reed, esq. U. ;. mmiSSioner and Ex-OificiO Probate J udge; le matter of the estate of Gottfried Sun !eo aSed. -, ee is hereby given that the undersigned, Lyng, has been appointed adniinistrator ! estate of Gottfried Sundeen, deceased. ors and all persons having claims against ceased, are hereby notified ta.presapt them he necessary vouchers within six Eonfhe he publication Of this -7''
The Nome nugget., 1902-08-23
NOIICE.

n the United States District Court for the D!>-
 tric- of N,a,k4 second Division.
 No'.r" hereby given that puTSuaLi to an or ter of sad court. heretofore made on the Huh day of August. 1909. special terra Of thr United states District court Of Alaska. Second division. viii tc held at the United state, District court house Al Nome. Alaska on the 10th day of Sep tem,er, lg2. at the hour ut II O clock d. III. In wltur~ whereof have n"reunto ,et my hand and .iiXcd the seal Of said court this 18th duy of August, 1909.
 SEAL GEO. V. BORCHS ENIUS.
 Clerk Of the Cnitrd States District
 InMrl of AlaetkM. Secnnl Division.