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New-York tribune., 1902-06-29
TOPICS IN CHICAGO.
INVESTIGATING THE SANATORICMS-
HOSPITAL ABUSES-CRIME IN
COOK COUNTY.

Chicago June 2I-Chicago has become thor
oughly aroused and indignant over the lax
methods which prevail in the public inspection
departments of the city, and the officials who
are responsible for the protection of life are
being vigorously prodded by the press and the
City Council. The present agitation is the di-
rect outgrowth of the St. Luke Societys San
atorium fire. in which twelve persons lost their
lives under conditions which shocked the entire
city. The verdict of the coroner's jury resulted
in holding the president and manager of the
sanatorium for the Grand Jury. charged with
responsibility for the deaths of the twelve in
mates. The jury finds that effort made
on the part of the responsible heads of the
institution to the inmates serious
portion of the verdict declares that the presi-
dent of the sanatorium violated the medical
practice of the State and that he employed as
nurses and attendants, almost exclusively, un-
trained incompetent persons. IN view of the
conditions which the investigation showed
listed at St Lukes, and which, it is believed.
exist in other similar institutions in Chicago.
the jury recommended the passage Of IN ord-
nance giving to the Commissioner of Health
power to close any hospital, sanatorium
home where sick persons treated when he
shall believe that the lives of the patients are
in danger. The verdict practical arraign-
ment of the city for its failure to provide for
the Health Department such power long ago.
Acting upon the suggestions of the coroner's
jury. the City Council has already begun a
thorough investigation of the fire, and some
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scenes been witnessed in Chicago as followed
the announcement of the serious illness of King
Edward. That the people Of Chicago were
deeply interested in the event at Buckingham
Palace was evidenced by the unusually large
crowds which surrounded tho bulletin boards
to learn the latest details Of tho Kings Illness
On every hand were evidences Of genuine SYM
pathy, not only for the King and tho royal
family, but for the nation that was threatened
with tho loss Of its respected ruler. The un-
Usual interest that has heen rnarifented hara
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him to make the running His first step will be to
fev0te nnse ser TO- aliayng among his followers
throushout tne state the feelings OF bitterness en-
gendereu py their defeat at the last State
uIii, anu 10 giving especial service in districts
where It may be effective in eectins Republican
I'm against the dangerous fusion candi
oates Inc electon of such candidates will be the
, supreme EFFORT OF the Democratic managers in the
Inc prospect OF the entry OF Mr. Elkin into the
Cotltest iol CHlted states Senator is giving more
Worrx w 10 certan leaders of the recruits from
,ne iusuIseIit ranks into the QUAY camp than in
is gvg 20 Ins Quay following II It is true as
PTIvsleiy ciICuiated report has 1t. that the Sena-
{oria has been promised to one OF these
4afa sanAur4cof leadeTa there 1. certain to be an
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official heads may fall as g result. The COM
mittee in charge of the investigation is author
lied to look into the conditions at all hospitals
and to recommend such changes as it shall find
necessary for greater safety. While the sub
ject has been under discussion the Building
Inspection Department, aroused by public in
dignation over official careIessness. has been
engaged in a still hunt for violators of the
ordinances and has ordered changes looking to
the better protection of life in a large number
of hospitals and other public institutions.
A public hospital for inebriates is now sug
conditions which made the st. Luke's Sana-
torium disaster possible, and both the city and
the county authorities have taken up the prof.
sioners has offered the land for such insti-
money for it's operation 1t is pointed out that
since the city gets the license fees from the
saloons 1t should take of the people who
suffering from the abuse of liquor. The
project will be laid before the Council at its
next meeting.
A community of interests scheme between
employees of hospitals and undertakers has
been revealed to the City Council Health Com
mittee which the council has taken steps to
investigate. Through hospital employees 1t is
charged, the undertakers learn of deaths and
obtain the bodies. When the relatives of the
deceased appear with their undertaken the
who is first on the scene refuses to surrender
the body until he has been paid for the work
already done. The council will endeavor to
stop the practice.
Not since the time President Mckinley
lying lis deathbed at Buffalo have such
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OPPORTUNITIES IN PORTO RIC0-

Many planting oranges, pineappes ana sIdpo
fruit in Porto Rico. They grow wild there IN ti
utmost profusion as Porto Rico is OF the plass
without frost. and the climate so fosters t"y shs
growth, that the island seems able 10 supply 'As
tropical fruit trade of the United States IN
The Citrus Fruit Company. whose ornceS- AZ. ,r -
the St James Building Broadway and Iweny
slxth-st-. among the largest of these ,rs
who sell small plantations TO nOn-residents anu
we'll prepared 10 answer any questions resdIuilaS -
the industry which promises to be the clel uii
the island. No frost. cheap labor no lrIiSa Ia
low transportation cost, would seem TO conouce -
place Porto Rico beyond composition IN toe HSE'
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RUST IN STEEL SKYSCR4PERS.

Architects. Builders and the owners and occu-
pants of steel frame structures greatly inter-
ested In address of General William Sooy-
smith IN Chicago two three months ago That
well known engineer pointed out the danger to be
anticipated from rust if the metal skeletons OF
modern skyscrapers were not properly protected
with concrete valuable suoDlement to that ad-
dress was another, delivered at nearly the same
time. by Professor Spencer B. Newberry, and now
reported somewhat fully by The Engineering
News" This second contribution the discus
sion affords for confidence In the preserva-
tive agents recommended by General Sooysmth
Professor Newberry goes into this chemistry of
rust, and shows that carbonic acid, well
moisture, must come in contact with iron in order
10 lake C)rrosion possible. 1t is because Portland
cement after being made up into concrete pre-
vents carbonc acid from getting access TO the
metal that il serves the purpose in question. The
concrete may be rorous, and moist air may pene-
trate it, but the carbonic acid is absorbed by the
outer surface of the concrete and stays there.
BY way of illustration Professor Newherry men
toned some cement and steel pipe that laid at
Grenobe. France. in 1850. A year ago last FebrlI-
ary. after lying in damp earth for fifteen years 81
section was taken up for inspection Both the
metal of the pipe proper and a network of rods
only one-quarter and one-sixth of an inch in
diameter was found to be bright and perfectly
sound.
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attempt to force Quay's position before the cIoss
of the present contest.

The deal which has just reached Its culninatio,
in the agreement by which the Postal Telegram
Company replaces the Western Union with IN.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company is more inportsn,
and far reaching than any ever made by a ta,a
graph company. 1t is no secret that The nsv
contract is the outcome of Pennsylvania's resent
ment at the encroachment upon its territory =.
Pittsburg py the Wabash, which opens I'D IN m.
latter a line to tidewater Officials of the Penn.
syyania road deny that the success of Mr. Cyoul5,s
Wabash road had any influence in determining the
break with Mr.. GiOuld'S telegraph line bur o1a -
them has acknowledged that no attempt WAS 49, -
to effect renewal of the contract by an Offer ~
the Western Union of the terms upon which ~
Postal Telegraph will operate nor would snes
terms have been accepted by the railroad con1psnv
If they had been offered by the Western J7ior -'
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the last of several hundred that have stood be-
tween the stockholders and their money II the
directors were to make distribution now, as
they had announced, they would be compelled
in the fall to mail twenty thousand checks for
a few cents each If they won the suit, and they
bid the anxious stockholders to wsit in pa
tience. on the other hand, the latter think
that their share OF $4,000 would be of more
value to them than would a 9lghtly larger
dividend paid in the fall.
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SQUADRON 4 HOLDS TOURNAMENT.

Dates selected for tho polo tournament OF Squad
ron A eft Van Cortlandt Park are follows:
Wednesday. J5y 2. headquarters agt, Troop Two;
Wednesday. iuiy g. Troop One agt, Troop Three;
"Wednesday. July i6. hnaie This tournament VIII
be b FOR the adjatanrs enns offered by Lieatenant
teurnamsEt are as folews. Headquarters. Willis
MunTrei Iroop One. 6. y. Talbot 1r.; Troop Two,
Barry. "|'>'sN -
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WILD ORANGE TREE

stan OF Brigadier General George Moore Smith
Private George w. Swain. Of Company H has been
appointed commissary sergeant
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AERONAUTS MOTTO.

From The Cincinnati Commercial
The up-to-date aeronaut twists the old saw
ABOUT s a. iaalewsi '9t ven don't succeed, ny, ny
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NEW OFFICERS OF THE SEVENTH
Colone. Appleton of the 7th Regiment has ap-
pointed Sergeant Major William F. Wall adiutant
OF the list Battalion, vice Scott, appointed on the
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GENERAL BUTT STILL SICK

Brigadier General McCoskry Butt is still troubled
with his lungs, and will shortly 20 to the Adiron-
dack Mountains for the benefit Of his health
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in the coronation has turned to a feeling or
keen disappointment over the abandonment OF
what has been looked upon as a grand spec
.acular event of universal and historical IN
terest.
Crime is on the increase in Cook county. Inc
cause of this distressing condition, according
to Judge Kavanagh, is the emlnentiy western
practice of carrying weapons. Unless this prac-
tice is broken up Chicago is likely to revert TO
cowboyism. For murders committed IN COOK
County III persons have been committed to
iail in the last year. Four times that number
have been indicted for assault with intent TO Kill
The hab of carrying concealed weapons mas
grown prevalent that it is alarming SAID
Judge Kavanagh. Il shall try to bring the law
into play to break up the practice Inc Juose
saws that citizens of Chicago have got into
the habit of arming themselves whenever they
go out at night, and that this leads to much
trouble and many shootings. 1t is evident that
the judge has never encountered Chlcaso
holdup man or he would be more lenient with
citizens who seek to the protection which
the police apparently cannot give to them when
abroad at night From the statistics of the
number of concealed weapons carried in Chi
cago It would seem that the recent testimony
of non-residents that Chicago is not a safe place
to live in is not far from the truth.
Because of litgatio involving $4,000 the
directors of the Columbian Exposition have
again postponed the distribution of the S4SO,OOO
surplus, this time until fall Many Of the
twenty thousand holders of Worlds Fair stock
are disappointed by the decision of the board
of directors and are clamoring for a dividend
The man who is holding UP the dividend is
W. H. Stebbins. who had the contract for paint
ing the Liberal Arts Building. and his suit is
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Not since the time President Mckinley was
lying his deathbed at Buffalo have such
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Az every one knows, there hundreds Of houses
IN which Washington has dined and slept. but there
only gilded ieaden statue OF George III
melted into its original elements and cast into
another form TO inspire the British by putting q
little of bis majesty into them
In the orchard behind the wolcott house one
morning IN l11s there was unusual activity. Be-
meath some kettles set upon stones brushwood fires
were cracking Women were running back and
forth between the kettles and the house They
erouxht out baskets that. from the manner in
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NEWS NuGGETS.

The Firs; COny1e e-&tipHaI church has "ccr.N. i d new ccat Of paint, which adds 2tca.ly to it's apl carance.
 The ''Sand,pit Kid and Kid" Har- ria fought .0 rounds to q draw at the Mon.e Carlo la.t Thursday night. The go w2s d lively enc, and the house was crowded.
 Monday. September l, being Labor Day, the postotiice will be open from 10 a. m. to l2 m. only: registery window, open same hours: money order window, chsed all day.
 Lighters for the steamer Senator will leave the Pacific Packing and Naviga- tion Company's warehouse, east of the N. A. T. X T..Cempany, at F o'clock BOon tomorrow.
 Curly Carr and Indian Joee Gregg are training hard for" their contest, which takes place Nat the Standard theatre u week from tonight. It un- doubtedly will be the contest of the season.. Mir. Simons. of the Standard, guarantee" that the men will be in the ring at 9:31. sharp.
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A New Gas Plant.

The newest thing i1, town and the late,'s addition to Nome's long list of luxuries is gas plant, owned and oper ased by Oscar Witt. This enterprising young man has established small acetylene gas manufactOry at his shop on Front street. He has a tank some six feet high and three feet in diameter, which will furnish an incessant light from 1l burners for "A hours. The light is exceedingly brilliant, being abouS2Jcanale powerr and can be pro- duced at a very nominal expense. The plant is simple and there is no danger of asphyxiation from escaping gas. In short time there will be-a number of them in town.
The Nome nugget., 1902-08-30
SJirluONS.

In the United States District Court for the Dis
 tricC Of Aleska, Second division.
 -Sundbaek, plaintiff, vS. W. Dittring, de The President of the United States of Amer. l ica sends greeting: To w. DittriEg. defendant. ! You are hereby summoned to appear in the United States district court, District of Alaska. | second division. at Nome, in said division Of | Alaska, and answer tho e mplant of. the plain ' tin or judgment for want thereof Will be taken 1 against you.
 You shrl appear and answer the complaint in this action Wi.an thirty (30) days from the date of the service of this summons upon you. or | judgment for w,Lnt oi said appearanse and an Swer will be taken ugainst you
 | Said action is instituted to sccover the sum of $2ai 10 and interest on said amount from the 18th day oi July, l90i at legal rate, and for | costs ot this suit. The said amount iS com | priACd in three causes of action, to-wit: One l for gOor,s. wares and merchaCdiSe sold defend ant. Whi rh amounts to the sum of Si2.25: for work and labor the sum of 3li3. and for money | laid out and expended for said defendant the ! sun of tiO9.sj
 The relief sought by pGiutif is for the total sum of.@2S4.!a and for interest on said sum from the i3lh day Gf July, 1901 at the legal rate, and 1 for the-CCSts and disbursements of this action 1 By an order of the above court. made and filed | in the oHlcc Of clerk thereof. at Nome in the said District Of Alaska on the 25th day of July | ls02 this Su'nmonS has been ordered served by | publication n inc NOME NUGuEr, d newspaper i published at Nome, Alaska. And said publfca- tion by said order has been directed to be made | Gt least ouCc q week for six consecutive weeks The date Of'tre first publication of this suvu.
 
 mons will be July 2jth l90? and the date of the last publication September 18th. 19)3, at which time said publication will be complete and you the said defendant, are hereby ncthed that you are hereby required to answer the said com. plaint within thirty days after the said l3tb day of September. l9o2, that being the date of the completion Of such period of publication. and that If you fdil to appear and answer said com plaint within thirty days from the date last aforesaid the piaintlH will take judgment against you for the sum of fsSi 40 together with interest on said sum from the 18th day of July l9Ol, at the legal rate, and for costs, and dis. bursements of this suit, the amount set forth in said complaint " Witness the Honorable Alfred S. Moore. judge Of the said United States district court and inc 1902. " o1' GEO. V. BoRCusENIUs Clerk of tue Uaited States Dis trict Court, District of Alaska Second Division
 ,c By JOHN T. REED, iSe'il Deputy Clerk.
 l. :. Thompson. attorney for plaintiff Nome, fAiaShh' 7267wS
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WE'LL KNOWN PEOPLE

trip is made on the advice of his physician, Dr.. Iiininger.
 l. r. Slocum, rurser of the St. Paul. was ashore for 6 short time yesterday. Mr. SlOcum is one of the most popular pur>ers on the Nome route and has many friends in this city.
 Councilman W. F. .Geiger will sail on tie, it. Paul accompanied by his family. They'will make their homein Seattle next winter, and Capt. Getger will visit Valdes >and make a trip to ! Mexico to visit lhs brother, H. o. Geieer, w hO k a resident of that coun- try.
 (. N. Keller, general manager of the 1 Ihsbu.ne-Alaska Coal Company, ar rived on the st. Paul from St. Michael. 1 Mr. Teller is mining engineer of 1 iarge experience ant will personally | superintendent the opening of. the Lisburne coal mines, which have been acquired by his company, as told else where in this issue of THE NUGGET.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

Nome, August 60. 1902 To Whom T. MGE Concern:
 You are hereby notified that the undersigned has expended the sum of BOO on each of the follow r,is named placer mining claims during each Of the SCISSORS of lS0j and lFOl, according to the provisions of Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. and the amend ments thereto approved January 2,i 1880, con corning annual labor upon mining claims. SllC claims are located in Nome mining district. Dis trict of Alaska, to-wit: No. Twin Mountain creek; No. Buttertield canyon No, bench or Moonlight creek: No. above on Boulder creek No. below on Bangor creek: No. north fork American gulch No. east end American gulch: No. JeTOSa creek: No. Miller guich No. WcOhcr gulch: No. , Lookout creek: anC il within 70 daS after the service of this Hotc, by publi2atioA yol fail or refuse to coRtr butt yo.r proportion Of such expenditures as co owners to me or the. Pacific Coal and Trans port4 ion Con p"nS. IF, Milk street. Boston ihaSi.. at eXpi atioR. 0f AAid time your intereS In c2"h of sIil clJjms will become the propert, of the < lbS2ritcI under the provisions of sail sect oh 23a lu the amendments thereto.
 PACIFIC COAL x TRANsPo RrATIOS Co.,,
 A. c. kingsDury Agent. First publication. Aug. 90.
 | Last puhli 'Ht ion. Nov, 2u
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The New Institution OH Steadman Avenue.
DOING a0OD " DIRK
Tdf Patients Few in TheHospital The Majority Beng Fever
 pa!ients-..A Donation.

Probably very few people of this towr , ,realize that in the Holy Cross hospital Nome has q very valuable institu- stion, and one that itmay be reasonably proud Of. The large homely structure oli Steadman avenue which acts at once as city and private hospital, is conduct ed upon excellent plans. Business economy, cleanliness and godlinesS combining to make the establishment ar entire success. The sanctity that seems to,pewadc the inner atmosphere is of kindly natursandamu>t Geeds give sense of relief and rest to the feeble.
 Sister Mary Conrad, the mother superior, is'a gracious woman. For 30 yeafs.she hsssgiven her time entipely to hdkpital work, she is well informed upon all the branches ofsueh an insti- tuition and fulfus her arduous duties most admirably. With her are three assistants, Sister Roderick in charge of. the drug department and Sisters Napoleon and Lambert who are very capable nurses. Before Winter closes in. two more sisters will arrive from the outside to complete the full hospital force. A day. and night steward are also in constant attendance.
 There are ten rooms in the building for private patienss. one surgical ward, one fever ward, a parlor, one kitchen with well stocked pantry, and first class operating room on thesecond floor, well lighted and kept immediately clean. The chapel for the use of the sisters and those inmates who desire it, is beautiful little room. prettly fur nished on the sunny side of the build ind.
 There is no doctor directly connected with the establishment, but any and all of the profession are free to bring their patients there and treat them.
 At present there are ten patients in the hospital, the majority being fevsr cases. The city pays 9l.50 per day for indigent sick, who are well cared for; other patients pay S3 per day for ward cots and S5 per day for private rooms. The present inmates of the hospital are w. B. Jones, W. Cottrell, o. l.. Reisa- ter, J. Twombley, Victor w. Nelson, Mrs. R. Davis, (colored), Alfred Ander- son, Lewis Knoph, John Mathews and Trunk Landstrom. Dr. Rininger. and Dr. Chacs acting city physician, have most of the cases in charge.
 Much credit is due these sisters of charity, for they have taken upon them selves the burden of debt for the build- ing, it's furnishings and appliances; of. this amount several thousand dol lars is still outstanding. Jafet Linder- befg responded liberally last week by making the sisteUsn handsome gift of
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recorder of said district August 9, tEg9 and re- corded in Vol. XVI Gt pagc 73. Ot the records of said office; also the Aspen placcr lniaing clqiln located August 7 lot9 location certificate of which was filed in.tho ofiae ot the recorder of S;sla i 1ss,yict August II, lS@, and recorded in Vol. XVI, at page 9J, of the records of seid oince. said labor was performed und improve
 ments made at the evnense Of thc undersigned as ano ioT the anr --...' representation Of said mining claims ,soI the said years of IpOo and !n' a1i' us requirsd by the provisions of Section sas4 oi t1T Revised Statutes of the United StiIies, 9hd the amendment thereto approved January 22d, 1880, and the same was the amount reIuiredi iof said claims for said yearsl
 fouar9 further notified that unless within ninety (Y0) days after the personal service of tnis nottcc upon you, or within ninety (o0) days after thu, publication thereof, you contribute each your portion of such expenditure as a CO., owner, toswit, the sum of twenty-five dollars sssS.U) ench for Ed Rotch and II. A. Buchenau, tnear hepfs or assigns, us their interests may