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The Nome nugget., 1902-02-26
ORDINANCE NO. 70.

He It ordained and enacted by the common council Of the city Of Nome:
 That upon the day of any general or special election held in the city of Nome, Alaska, all toxicating liquors ire used or dispensed shall be closed and the doors locked between the hours of q. and p. of such day. and no liquors, spiituous or malt, of any kind what
The Nome nugget., 1902-02-26
Temrerature Record.

Following is he temperature record since January 1, the observations being made each morning at s o'clock at the NUGGET office:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-22
HACkMAN LANDS ASSAILANT
IN JAIL AFTER A FIGHT
Fare Uses Weapon and Runs But Is Captured
and Taken to the Police
Station.

In John Rothwell the members of
the Chinese Hackmen's Union believe
they have found the man who has been
preying upon them He was arrested
early yesterday by All Lin, a husky
young Chinese-Hawaiian, after a fight
and chase which covered a block on
School street, and resulted in some
blood letting.
All Lin tells the story of his en-
counter with Rothwell in this way:
He was driving up Fort street at i. 80
O'Clock Sunday morning when he was
aceosted by fare who said he wanted
to go to School and Fort street. At
that point he told his driver to go on
to PunchbowI and Emma street, ana
when they got there wanted 20 80 on
out the Punehbowl road. An Lin re-
fused to go any farther, and then the
fare asked if the driver had any mon
ey. At the same time the passenger
looked about, AMI seeing no one, struck
the driver over the mead with stick
of fire wood. The blow dazed All Lin,
but he turned and tried to grapple
with his assailant, but received anoth-
er blow before he could catch The arm
of the passenger.
Rothwell then jumped out of the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-22
CANADIAN CABLE
DOING BUSINESS

VANCOUVER, Dec. II. The deep
sea cable laid between Bannfield creek
and Australia and New Zealand via
Tanning island, Fiji and Norfolk island,
will be opened for regular business from
tomorrow morning-notificati to that
effect having been made by the c. p.
r. telegraph company yesterday morn
ing. The rate from any point in Can
ada to Australia, Norfolk island, New
Zealand or Fiji, will be 80 cents word,
and 90 cents word to flaming island.
With the commencement of telegraph
charged for messages via Europe by
the old lines was almost prohibitive to
business men) it is believed that much
business will be worked UP between
Canada and the Antipodes, The test
ing engineers have shown the cable to
be the fastest in the world, and with
the use of the Dearlove transmitter, the
operators expect to be able to send 110
letters a minute over the cable. The
cable is in operation fully month be
fore the time of it's guaranteed COM
pletion. for according to the agreement
made with the Telegraph Construction
& Maintenance company the work was
to have been completed on or before
Deeembr 81. 1902. The contract price
agreed to be paid for the complete cable
was e1, ,795, 900, divided as follows; Sec
tion A, from Bamfield to Tanning isl
and, e1,O6760 Section B, from Fan
ming island to suva, eSsS.S5S. Sections
C, D and E. from suva to Norfolk and
to Australia and New Zealand, eS5s,o4o
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-22
RESCUED
FROM THE
STREAM
Native Woman Is
Very Nearly
Drowned.
FELL OFF A
RAILROAD BRIDGE.
Lost Footing While Crossing the
Structure and Drops Into Nuu.
anus Rising Waters.

The sight of a woman struggling for
her life in the rising waters of Nuu-
anu stream, at about 6 o'clock last
evening, just below the Pacific Heights
Railroad bridge, caused two Portu-
guese to put forth strenuous efforts
until she was saved. They dragged her
from the muddy stream half dead
from wounds received in striking
against houlders, and as we'll half
drowned.
The woman. who is known in the
upper valley as Mary, attempted to
cross the railroad bridge during the
heavy rain storm and had got about
half way over when she made a mis-
step and fell from the side of the
STRUCTURE Owing to the rainfall Of the
afternoon, the stream was swollen to
the banks and this undoubtedly saved
the woman's life, as otherwise she
would have been dashed to death upon
the rocks in the bed of the stream.
When she struck the water she scream
ed and the attention of the two Portu-
guese was attracted. She was seen to
struggle in her efforts to keep herself
upright, but she was whirled about and
tossed against the larger boulders, be-
ing half the time under the water,
until she became exhausted.
Finally the men plunged into the
water and dragged her out in a faint
ing condition. She was taken to
house near by and resuscitated. and
then taken to her own home and a
physician called. The police were no
titled and the patrol wagon was kept
in readiness to take her to the hos
pital if necessary. The woman had
quite recovered last evening from her
unusual experience.
STORM WAS GENERAL.
The storm which struck the city
about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
continued unabated throughout the
day and evening There was but few
intervals when the rain was not de-
scending in torrents, and the storm
sewers down town and along King
street in the residence section were
oyertaxed. The rain became so heavy
toward evening that the streets be
came deserted, and only the most de-
yout braved the storm to attend serv-
ices in the churches.
The rainfall merged into foods as
the water reached the lower levels of
town. The slopes of Punchbowl seem
ed reservoirs which opened with full
force into the streets, emptying into
Beretania and King streets, which
were soon transformed into muddy
lakes.
The car lines were both affected by
street muck piling up ON the tracks,
and progress was retarded in many
places. The Rapid Transit was espe-
cially affected on its Lunalilo street
line, and cars were thrown from the
track at the intersection of Lrinaiilo
and Pensacola streets, and also at the
Beretania pumping station. Gangs of
men were sent out along the road to
watch the most dangerous places ant
keep the tracks free from stones and
mud. In this way the system was
open, although cars were not running
on the exact schedule.
Nuuanu stream became river as
the night wore on, and rose high below
, the falls, below Kuakini street. Prof
Lyons predicted for today continua
) ton Of yesterdays storm.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-22
TRANSPORT SOLACE
IS FUMlGATED

DR.. Cofer, of the Marine Hospital
service, said last night that case of
varioloid had been found among the
men of the transport Solace yesterday.
The patient was removed to the quar-
antine station. Steps were Immediate
ly taken to fumigate the Solace, The
ship was removed from its berth to a
mooring in the Row during a hard
shower. The sailor who was taken i'll
with the disease was placed in boat,
together with his clothes, and towed
by two natives in another boat to the
Quarantine station. 1t was stated at
the station last night that the man
was getting along comfortably.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-22

hack and started TO run down School
street, and the hackman followed him.
Two native bows appeared at School
and Fort streets, but they did not want
to tackle the runner, as they feared he
had a knife. He was cought by the
hackman, however, overpowered, and
put in the hack and driven to the sta
ton, where he was locked up.
Rothwall, who Is known TO the po-
lice, and who until recently was a
machinist at Cation & NeiI's, says
there is nothing in the story, but he
wanted TO go to a point on Punchbowl
street and hired the hack. When
School and Emma was reached the
hackman refused to go on and demand
ed the fare, which led to a row. A
stick of fire wood, with some blood on
it. is at the station house and the
driver has a cut head.
w. Kwai Fong, secretary of the Chi
nese Hackmen's Union, has taken up
the matter for the organization and
has announced his intention to prose
cute fully. Yesterday he took to the
station Lee On, the hackman who was
held up in the neighborhood of the
Kalihi camp last week, and said after
ward that the hackman identified the
man held there as his assailant.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-22
Committee Declares for the King
Street Plot Without Dis
senting Voice.
Government and Estate Officials Will Confer
on Terms at Once---Favor Customs
House Park.

event of a proposal which seems salts
factory, there will be little more to do
than the mere fixing up of the title,
which will take only a few hours at the
most The lands of the estate have
perfect title and there would be no diff
ficulty on this score.
The action of the committee on Sat
urday increased the size of the plot
which is now desired by the committee
for presentation to the government. The
size of the block is to be 1876 feet on
King street and the same on Bishop
street. This will not make a perfect
square for the site, owing to the jutting
out of the Boston Block property, which
is only 14S feet from the King street side
and which would mean that there is an
on the Bishop street side of ninety
by fifty-two feet. The added surface
means that the value of the land is in
creased from $4,000 to $13o, 900. This
is on the, basis of S4 a foot for the prop
erty. Il
While nospropositions have come from
either side as yet, there are a number
of properties which have been under
consideration by both the government
and the trustees of the estate The
present site of the postoff1ce has been
considered and is still being talked of
by Estate folk. The vacant lot on the
other side of Bethel street as well has
beep considered. It has developed that
the assessment upon these blocks of
land, as well as adjacent corners in
Merchant street is at the rate of S5 a
foot. as against 81 for the Bishop street
plot.
In addition to these central lots the
estate trustees have discussed certain
Esplanade lots which still rest in the
Territory. There are also lands at yAiea,
which are variously valued at from
$4,000 to $4,000 and also some lands on
Hawaii, adjacent to lands now owned
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-22

With plans for a magnificent build
ing to house the postoffice, courts and
other Federal departments located at
Bishop and King streets and three
blocks on the waterfront devoted to a
Customs House and surrounding parks
and gardens, the committee which for
two weeks past has been considering
public building sites has completed the
first part of it's work on lines which
mean much for the future of Honolulu.
Conferences which will have for their
end the transfer of the block of ground
for the first mentioned structure from
Bishop Estate to the Territorial gov
ernment, and then to the Federal au-
thorities, will begin this morning and
will be pushed to as speedy a. conelu-
sion as the nature of the negotiations
will permit.
In the event of the coming to terms
of the two parties to the deal, Conn
missioner, Eustis win bear back to
Washington the title to the land, with
the opinion of the United States Attor-
ney that it is good and sufficient. as
well as the assurance to the Secretary
of the Treasury and Congress that the
majority of the people of the city hope
to see erected upon the grounds build
ing which will set the note of municipal
progress.
The absence of Governor Dole viii not
materially delay the action of the local
government, in its efforts to arrive at
a satisfactory exchange for the property
which is the choice Of the majority
of the committee and which received its
unanimous vote. This Governor will be
in touch with the local. officials by tele-
graph, and this will mean that in the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-22

word IN modern language being TAX
en-, the words having in them ten let
tiers or in the event of their being q
great number, the charge is made for
two words A plain message, where
the words have no hidden meaning, is
the form generally used in land line
kilograms, and in such messages words
are taken up to fifteen letters in length
There is no way in which words
which have no place in modern Ian
guage can be sent except as cipher mes
sages. have never heard of any plan
whereby combinations of syllables
which do not make legitimate words
are accepted as code messages, and we
viii certainly refuse to take such mes-
sages other than as cipher. There is
now proposal that the rates for trans
mission be by letter. and this appeals
TO me as the proper way as the letter
is the absolute basis for telegraph SER
vice.
When the official vocabulary is cut
then there will be a certain basis for
all messages ana codes. No word not
contained therein will be accepted and
all the codes and private arrangements
must be on that vocabulary The pow
ers which unite in the convention will
make this compulsory and no message
having in it a word which is not seen
in the vocabulary can be transmitted.
The necessity for such uniformity
is apparent. Take for instance mes
sage filed here for transmission to Yo-
kohama. This would be sent over the
Pacific line to San Francisco. Then by
Postal Telegraph land line it would be
sent to our cable station at Hazel Hill,
Nova Scotia. The Commercial Gable
would take it to the Azores, where it
would come under the eye of the Por-
tuguese government. TO which we must
pay a tax for each message transmit
ted. By our lines it would then go to
Lisbon, where is would be transferred
to the British cable and sent to Gibral-
tar. Still on the British cable line it
would go to Malta thence to Alexandria,
where by another switch it would pass
to the Egyptian land lines for transmits
sion to Suez.
Again the British cable would con-
vey it to Alden and the same carrier to
Bombay. From Bombay to Madras the
wire would be forwarded by the British
Indian government land lines, to be
sent on from the latter point to Singa-
pore by British cable which system
would carry further to Hongkong and
again to Shanghai. There another
transfer would be made and the Danish
cable would take the message to Naga-
saki and from that point to Yokohama
the japanese governments land line
would complete the transmission. The
fact that there are so many changes
would make it impossible to send
through any words not in the official
vocabulary.
Another feature is the official nomen-
clature. There is issued volume CIV
ing the names of all telegraph and ca
BILE stations. The address and destina-
ton, as well as the signature. must be
paid for in cable messages. There are
many cities which are put down in the
official nomenclature which go through
without any addition of the name of the
country or state or county. If these
are watched there may be many errors
and delays escaped"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-02
At Washington.

The question of whether or not the
administration continues to hold that
there is a state of war in the Philippines
has been passed upon by Sec. Root, who
declares in communication to the sec
rotary of the treasury that state of war
prevails in the archipelago.
The President, at the instance of the
Veteran Associations, has amended the
civil service rules applicable to the
rural free delivery service. so as to ex-
cept from tue operation of the age limit
veterans of the Civil and Spanish Ameri-
can wars.
President Roosevelt has been assured
by Andrew Carnegie that the gift to the
United States of $10,000.000 for use for
higher education will be made in the
form of money or acceptable securities
that will draw a large annual interest.
The sum will not be in bonds of the
United States Steel Corporation, but in
shape that will be perfectly satisfact.
DRY to Congress and the country.
A statement circulated broadcast by a
publishers bureau in Chicago that the
post office department has ruled that a
subscription to any publication entered
as second class matter must be discon-
tinued on expiration of the time for
which it has been paid in advance, is
given vigorous disclaimer in instruc
tons issued by Assistant Postmaster
General Hadden.
1t may be stated on the highest au-
thority that there has been diplomatic
exchange of views between the United
states and Germany In regard to Ger
many's present attitude toward Vene
zuela, and that an understanding has
been reached. This seems TO dispose Of
the war scare.
One OF the most elaborate functions
the White House has ever known and
the first social affair held there in the
new year will be the formal presentation
by the President and Mrs Roosevelt of
their daughter Alice to diplomatic and
social circles of Washington, Friday
evening
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-02
Political wiseacres see in the appoint

Political wiseacres see in the appoint
ment of Gov. Shawl Of Iowa a very
shrewd move of President Roosevelt to
pave his way for the Republican nomi-
nation for the presideqcy in 1904. Yet
Gov. Shaw was the sebnd choice of the
President. Gov. CRAM Of Massachusetts
was offered the place tfore Gov. Shaw.
Was the President see3Atg for delegates
for 1904 when he asked Gov. Crane to be
his Secretary Of the Treasury? The
President wants good men for these high
positions and is bound to have them If he
can get them. He does not appear to
worry over the situation. He assure OF
the nomination in 1904 unless his adj
ministration of the great Office should
prove failure In essential particulars,
and 1t does not look that way now. The
calling upon such men az Gov. Crane
and Gov. Shaw to his cabinet indicates
that his administration will be one of
strength and popularity.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-02

Harrison F. kimbal was born in
SkoW hogan, Nov. 4th, 1856, and died at
his home on the river road, Dec. 2lst.
1901, il the Goth year of his age.
Mr.. Kimball has always lived in the
town Of his birth. For some years he
WAS in business in the village, where he
gained many warm friends and the re-
spect Of the community. Fer several
years be WAS leader of the NJ. f. choir
and took prominent part in the must
ca! affairs Of the vicinity. OF gentle
manly department snd agreeable man
ners, atfahle, kind, sympathetic, it was
always pleasure To meet him. or to be
entertained u his home. He WAS dc
voted husband. an afteliouate father
n great hearted friend bur however
much he ei joyed society his own home
Was his paradise.
The fatal illness that took him II was
of short duration. hut man Who had
been member of Christ church for -
mauy Years was certainly ready when
wife. X son aud daughter mourn his
loss. The church, the Masonic irater-
nifty and the Town have been losers b
the translation of our brother.
On the morning Of Dc. 2+th, s very
simple service was held al tie family
home and then his body ~as laid To re-
in our beautiful little cemetery To await
the call Of God,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-02
4 Daring Horseman.

The famous John Mytton once gal
Hoped full speed over a rabbit warren
ito try whether or not his horse would
tall" The horse did fall and rolled
over Mytton. who. with good luck. got
up unhurt.
Shortly after be attained his major
ity Mytton gave a dealer an order for
some carriage horses and went 10 see
what the man had got for him. He
put one of the lot in as tandem leader
to try 1t and, with the dealer at his
side. drove out on the highrosd As
they drove Mytton inquired II the
horse were a good timber jumper. and.
the dealer giving a doubtful answer TO
a query he did not expect in respect of
a harness horse, Mytton instantly said
he must try" him. Forthwith he
drove at the turnpike gate which b f.
red the way before him. The he
cleverly cleared it. leaving the VII
er. the gig and its occupants on the
takeoG side Wonderful to relate. mel
Their the horse nor the man was hurt
The gig. however, stood in urgent
need of repairs London Stock Jour
nol
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-02
A Sad Casualty.

Mrs. Anna Nichols, wife of Game
Warden Charles C. Nichols of Foxcroft,
Maine, WAS drowned In Moosehead Lake,
December oath. Mrs. Nichols was the
daughter of Mr.. Randall H. Nye of this
town, formerly of Canaan.
Mr.. Nye and Mrs. Nichols were up
near the lake where he was in charge of
the new hatchery that has lately been
put in that locality. About half past
four p. M, Mrs. Nichols, with her hus.
band and two other gentlemen, started
in double pung to ride down to Green
vile village on the lake to spend the
evening with friends at Christmas tree.
When within one mile and half Of the
village, without any warning, the horse
began TO lose his feet and in a moment
of time they all four were thrown into
what is known as an under wrinkle or Il
trough. Mr.. Nichols being good swim
mer, very coon had his wife onto her
feet with him. But the sudden shock
had paralyzed her so she was unable to
try to help herself, and without strug-
gle, save little culver of the muscles,
she died in his arms. While this strug-
gle was going on the horse was making
an effort TO reach solid ice with one OF
the men clinging to the pung. AT last
the horse drew himself out and the man
came up also. And by shrewd planning
he backed the team up to the edge Of the
trough and both men were landed on the
ice in numb and frozen condition. By
exerting all of their strength, they sue
ceeded In getting into the village, where
willing men returned to search for Mrs.
Nichols. They were successful and
found her in short time with all the
belongings Of the sleigh. There was
less than five feet Of water in the trough
but they could get no foothold on the
slanting glare ice.
MIR. Nichols was ia the water about
twenty minutes and soon was insensible,
caused by the terrible struggle that went
on in the water and the chill. For twen-
ty-four hours he was in dangerous con-
diton, but survived. Mrs. Nichols was
buried from her home in Foxcroft, Dec.
30 There WAS a large attendance of
sympathizing friends from Foxcroft and
other towns. Mrs. Nye, her mother,
and Mrs. c. n. Bragg, her sister, Of
Skowhegan, attended the funeral.
Mrs. Nichols had many acquaintance
and warm friends in Skowhegan and in
Canaan, where she was born. The cold
waters of the lake received her on the
third anniversary Of her married life.