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The Nome nugget., 1903-08-01
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To T. St. Clair Jones, co-owner in the Pinto Mining Claim or No. 3 on the left limit of Hol- yoke gulch, E. E. Williams. co-Owner in the Rainbow claim or No. 1. in the left limit or Holyoke gulch and Louis Bernstein. cOOwner in bench claim No on the left limit of holyOke guch.
 You and each of yoh are hereby notified that I, the undersigned, co-Owner In the above placer mining claims. have expended one hundred dollars in labor upon each Of the following placer mining claims. tO-wit: Pinto.' or No. $, left limit of Holyofc gulch Rainbow. or No !, left limit Holyoke gulch, and No. 2 left limit Holyoke gulch, in Cape Nome recording district district of Alaska. in order to hold said claims under the provisions of Section s3A Of the Re vised Statutes of the United States and the amendment thereto approved January 2end. iSsO, concerning annual labor upon mining claims: being the amount required to be done on said locations during the year ending on the 3lst day of December, 1902, to hold said locations: and you and each Of you and all persons interested In said locations are notified that if within ninety (9O days after the date Of the final pub iication of this notice you or any of you fnii or refuse to contribute your proportion of such ex- penditure as cO-Owners. your interests m tne said claims or the interest or interests of those so failing or refusing, will become the property of the subscriber your cO-0wner who has made the expendfture required by the terms or said Section 2a24 of the Revised Statutes, and the amendment thereto.
 Date of first publication July I. 1903.
 D. W. LEACH,
 Co-owner of aforesaid property.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-01
JUST A TRIPLE "BIGGITY."

The people of Southeastern Alaska, citizens of the territory, but utter strangers to do not want Northwestern Alaska to be included in Alaska" should they get the territorial government for which they are clamorng. This is an unkind snub indeed. We had thought that brethren of the southern section were broad guaged men. But, if reports true, they are insuar and provincial to degree. Of course We are not unmndfu of the fact that the peo pie of the state of Washington California know moro about Seward peninsula than do the people of Skag way, Juneau, Wrangel Ketchikan. Citizens of the former states have visited and know something about us, but the people, perhaps, should say some of the people, of the southeastern section, know as much of this section they do of the North pole They are "waiting and hoping" in that section for something other, while we are working and accom- plishing something The trouble with our southeast. ern congeners is that they talk" politics while they should he devoting their time to the development of their section of Alaska. Politics will scarcely bring them bread and butter but attention paid to their magnificent natural will not only pay them we'll, but will make politics come to them Under present circumstances and conditions inclined to look upon the Mcawber politicians of Southeastern Alaska with degree of pity. We do not know that Northwestern Alaska has any favors to ask of the southeastern section--certainly none at all if they are inclined to get triAe "bssity." Up here we can have, and will have, pretty good territory" of our own.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-01
ALASKA FOR ALASKANS.

There is probably little doubt that the Senatorial Committee, which is now in Nome, have heard Q great deal concerning federal officials in Alaska. They have had ample opportunity, at any rate. and no doubt jealous partisans of the aforesaid federal officials have "told them all about it." But the prob ability is that they have not struck at the root of the evil Perhaps they have not said that the perncious "carpetbag system" of appointing federal officials has been the root from which much of the evil has sprung The man from Maine or Florida or elsewhere who is appointed to federal position in Alaska, cannot in the very nature of things be expected to acceptaby fill that position. His former environments are not to be shaken off at Q moments notice He has be- fore him the task of learning something about the country, its people and its conditions Some federal officials that we have known in Alaska have been men of unimpeachable integrity; others have been the opposite. We contend however that all such ap- pointments should be made from Alaska. We have
 lots of material, permit us to say, just good be imported from any of the states of the union Capable learned, intelligent lawyers be found in Alaeks, who can fill any of the judicial poatiops In
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-01

short, we want Alaskan lawyers for Alaskan judges especially, and there is any number of good repub- licans, bona fide residents of Alaska, who will fill acceptably all the other offices be they what they may. If we were to offer the gentlemen of the senate any advice as to off cial appointments in this territory, which is not even a territory, by the way-we would say: "lf the administration will appoint to Of. ficial positions only bona fide resi- dents of Alaska, the people will answer for their sins of omission and commission. But under the present system we cannot so stul' tify ourselves"
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-01
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To E. H. Bergquist co.owncr No. 3. Balto creek Cape Nome mining and recording district: You are hereby notified that the undersigned have expended III labor and Improvements upon the placer mining claim known as No. 3 on Bal to creek in the Cape Nome mining and record ing district, as co-owners thereof, the sum of one hundred Csi0O) dollars. the same being the expenditure required by law to represent said ure to contribute. within ninety (90) days from the date of the final publication Of this notice. your proportion of such required expenditure, all your right, title and interest in and to the said placer mining claim above described. will be forfeited and become the property of the undersigned. Dated April 29, 1908.
 First publication May ,, i9G3.
 Last publication Aug 8. 1V03
 NoRTHLAND MINING Co.
 CHAS. l.. LEWIS. S Coowners.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-01
OUR SE.,,ATGREkL VISITORS.

The Senatorial Committee have visited us. and each has made the most favorable impression upon sal whom they have met In the parlance of the northland they "gcod fellows" They are more. They are cultivated hgh-minded gentlemen of ab- itv They are matured men of the world, with wide knowledge of affairs Their respective states have bestowed suppn them the highest honor within the gift of ther citizens. The senators have been ab- ssrbiuH knowledge and seeking information concern inE Alaska. That is what they came for and in the pursuit of knowledge they have been not only obser- want, but indefatigable in its requirement. Their anabilty is not to be mistaken neither is their evil
 dent desire to learn all that they about this great territory.
 At the banquet given on Thursday evening at Arctic Brotherhood hall the members of the Senato rial Committee spoke quite unreseryedy In this connection it may be stated that this the first occasion upon which they had spoken publicly dur ing their Alaskan itinerary. The gentlemen from Vermont. New Hampshire, Minnesota and Colorado each and every one, eloquent speakers Each made an excellent speech and all spoke in the highest possible terms of Alaska and it's people, Each fo. himself and the other members of the committee promised to do all that possible for the betterment of conditions in Alaska and keynote of each speech and especially that of Senator Patterson simply 10 the effect that while the committee would do thing in their power for Alaska and Alaskans, the latter should not abate their endeavors to have ap parent wrongs rghted and existing grievances re dressed. They could not promise any more, neither could they do less. THE NUGGET has "many time aud oft" told Alaskans that they "must work out their salvation" And they will We have the stuff in Alaska which overcomes all difficulties, whicf carves out territories and which founds ane maintains states. Our turn will come one day. IT the meantime, let us do the best VIC can. If we do 80 we will "get along' all right a
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-01

If the miners, business men and members of the bar will formulate mining law for Alaska it will be passed by congress. Such is the statement made yesterday by Sena- tor Patterson and acquiesced in by the other members of the Senatorial Committee. That material changes in the mining laws for Alaska are needed is almost universally con- ceded. The question now before the people of this section is to agree upon what they want in the way of mining laws for Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-01
CREED CHALLENGES CREED.

Ono Mirsa Ghulam Ahmad of Quadan, Punjab. India who professes to be the Messiah has challenged "Dr." John Alexander Dowie to Q duel of prayer, each contestant to petition the Almighty "that of us two whoever is tho liar may perish first" Part of the text of the challenge is worth quoting:
 "Whethsr the God of Mohammedans or the God of Dowie is the true God may be be settled without the loss of millions of lives which Dr. Dowes predic ti9n would involve That method is that, without threatening the Mohammedan public in general with dsssruction, hs should choose me az his opponent and pray to God that of us two whoever is the liar may perish first. l look upon the son of Mary as . weak human being, although I recognize him as q prophet of God, while Dr. Dowie takes him for the L6rd of the Universe. Which of us is right is the real point at issue. Dr. Dowis is certain of the divinity os the son of Mary. hashould publish the proposed prayer with the signatures of at least one thbusand men affixed to it. Upon receiving it, l should address the same prayer to Almighty God and publsh it with the signatures of the same mum. ber of witnesses. If Dr. Dowie has the courage to aecpt this challenge hs will thereby open way for al 0asr Christians to the acceptance oi truth. In making ss proposal, have not taken the initiative. but the jealous God has inspired mo upon Dr. Dowies presumptuous prediction that all Mohammedans shall pAi,h." >, 1
 The commsndable points of this method of deter minisg tho true religion will occur at once to every prretieal pezson. Instead of being obliged in the puit of truth to study the hundreds of arring sects and cresds, people will bs enabled by tho process of elimination. outlined in the Indian Msssiah's cha
 enOs to cit down quietly and give their faith to the sligioo whose vprsssntativs survives. The result will be definite and decisvs and will make easy what is at present very difficult matter to determine.
 ey ,s the est without scsptura precedent for it rs
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-01
Notice of Settling Final Account

In the United States Commissioners Court for
 the precinct of Nome, District of Alaska
 Second Division, before Hon. T. M Reed
 U. s. Commissioner and ex-OfficiO Justice of
 the Peace.
 In the matter Of the estate of w. E. Warren, deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that E. M. Rininger. administrator of the estate of w. F.. Warren, deceased. has rendered and presented for settle ment and filed in said court, his final account Of his administration of said estate: and that on Wednesday,, the s6th day of August. 1903. at II o'clock au.. at the court room of said court in Nome, Alaska. has been appOiated by the said court for the settlement Of said account, at which time and place any person interested in said estate muy nppenr ana n,aE Exceptions in writing to the said account und contest the same.
 F. NJ. RININGER. G27 5tS Administrator.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-01

The opinion of the Alaska people concerning the personnel of the United States senate has been greatly raised by their contact with the distinguished gentlemen of that body who are now in Nome. The best tribute that we can pay them is to say that they are plain, every day patriotic Americans, big men, tally, broadminded, sincere repre- sentatiyes, not of their own states alone. but of the Union of states.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-01

It would perhaps be interesting to know just how many tales of woe were poured into the ears of the visiting senators, notwithstand- ing the emphatic refusal of the sen ators to listen to any public kicks. They were not here for the purpose of investigating public officials, they pointedly remarked on sev- eral occasions.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-01

Those of the people of Nome who have had the pleasure of meeting Senators Dillingham;, Nelson, Burn- ham and Patterson cannot help but hope that at some future time they will return to this section of Alaska. They are Americans first, last and always, and their Americanism is not of the circumscribed kind.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-01

Senator Nelson says tLat the best nuggets he has seen in Alaska are the magnificent types of American manhood and womanhood." or words to that effect. Thanks sena- tor, you, like your colleagues, have a fetching way of saying pleasant things. And you are not an Irish man, either.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-01

Senators Dillingham;. Burnham, Nelson and Patterson are eloquent speakers, and their speeches Thurs day night at the banquet rendered them by the citizens of Nome, will long be remembered. They breathed the spirit of justice and liberty. Who can ask more
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-01

The "Alaska spirit" is infectious. Even tho grave and dignified sena. tors who are visiting us, eeem to have become inOculated with it.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-01

Under the circumstances, gentle men of the senate, please remem- Der "small favors thankfully re. ceived, larger ones in proportion" :"
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-01

The Siberian correspondence Of THE NUGGET published in this issue will be found interesting reading. It may be that as our expansion" policy progresses we may desire to peaceably annex Northeastern Si. beria.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-01

General Manager Dickson, of the Council City X Solomon River railroad, seems to be a man "who does things" judging by the pro- gress made in building the rail. road.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-01

The present wish of the people of Alaska is that Senators Dillingham;, Burnham, Nelson and Patterson may continue to be members of the United States senate as long as life shall last. There's no politics in this either.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-01

Alaska needs no exaggerated tales told of it's wonderful mineral resources. These epeak for them selves.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-01

We'll, we think the people of Nome discharged their full duty.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-01
PROFESSIONAL.
PHYSICIANS
nR. E. NJ. RININGER

Office and Residence, White Drug Store. oi flee hours to and to 2 p. III, Calls answered promptly day or night. Telephone No. l.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-07
REPORTED TO HAVE
MADE CONFESSION

Denver, Aug. "A Republican spe-
cial from Idaho Springs last night
says:
Confessions that are said to incrim-
mate union leaders in the plot to de-
stroy the Sun and Moon mine with dy-
Mantle have been secured from men
now in Jail here This is what is said
by everyone connected with the inves-
tigation whose official position will
permit him to talk Of the develop
ments Of the past two days. The dis
trict attorney will make no statement
further than to say that incriminaung
evidence has been secured against the
leaders and that the plot extended SO
far as intended assassination of Man
ager Sims of the Sun and Moon mine
William Bates. eX-president of the
Miners Union. has refused to be in
terviewed by p F. Carney, the lawyer
of Senator Patterson's firm, sent here
to defend him. A detective. represent
ing himself as an attorney. first saw
Bates, and through him, it Is said,
Bates was drawn into a complete con-
fession. William Broad. another union
miner held in Jail, is also said to have
confessed.
The executive committee OF the CitL
zens' Protective League tonight issued
statement that the expelled men.
should they return. would be arrested
on warrants charging them with anon
ard other crimes
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-07
GOVERNOR PEABODY'S REPLY TO
APPEAL OF BANISHED MINERS

THE constitution of this state guar
antees to all that courts of justice
shall be open to every person and a
speedy remedy afforded for every in
jury to person. property or character;
and that right and justice should be ad-
ministered without sale. denial or de-
lay. Your claim of the right OF being
heard before a legal tribunal is. there
fore, amply provided for.
by the constitution it is expressly
provided that the powers of the gov
ernment of this state are divided into
three distinct departments, the legisla-
tive. executive and judicial. and no per-
son or collection of persons. charged
with the exercise of powers properly
belonging to one OF these departments
shall exercise any power properly be-
longing to the either Of the others. ex-
Cept as by the constitution expressly
directed and permitted.
ANY action on my part would.
therefore. be in violation of the consti-
tuition as an attempt by the executive
department to exercise the powers OF
the judiciary.
by another provision Of the same
constitution it is also expressly stated
that the military shall always be IN
strict subOrdination to the civil power.
and until the civil power has been eX-
hausted and found incapable Of pre-
serving order and protecting persons
and property. and the fact is made to
appear to the governor by the sheriff of
the particular county. or the mayor Of
the particular city or town. the gov
ernor is not empowered to call out the
militia.
You will, therefore, readily see, as
no such fact has been made to appear
to me by such authorities. that l have
no authority to furnish military pro-
lection, as your communication posi-
bly, suggests. and that your remedy Is
to be found in the institution and
prosecution of proper action in the To-
cal courts.
You will also appreciate the chaos
and anarchy that would result if every
person upon his statement of false i'm
prisonment. had the right to apply to
the governor for military interference.
Il have. therefore. to inform you that
under the constitution and laws Of this
stae, | am vested with no right, power
or authority to act in the matters re-
ferred TO in your communication. Re
spectfully yours.
JAMES H. PEABODY.
Governor"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-07

Denver, Aug. Yesterday marked
another epoch in the history of the
new Moffat road when the Colorado
Utah Construction Company. which is
building the road. let the contract for
the construction of the temporary
track over the continental divide to
Streeter & Lusk of Chicago.
The consideration for the construc-
tion of the road bed is announced at
$275 900. Streeter & Lusk will sublet
portions of the work and pay premiums
for rapid work. The work of the
switchback. as it is called. is to begin
Immediately and the contract states
that dirt must actually fly by the 18th
Of August There We're six other firms
which bid for the work
The work on this branch of the line
will be largely in rock and the cost per
mile will be high. The switchback will
begin near the mouth of the tunnel on
this side Of the range and will extend
over into Fraser canon on the other
eide of the range near the west side
opening Of the tunnel. There will be
about 1900 men employed, and the
work is to be completed by May LIST Of
next year.
The road is to be temporary, to
take the place OF the tunnel. which
cannot be completed inside of two
years. The switchback will be in It
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-07
LARGE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
LET ON NEW MOFFAT RAILROAD

self great piece of engineering There
will be one loop in the line and 1t will
be more than twenty miles long Tho
tunnel, of course, will go through the
continental divide in a much shorter
distance. but it is considered import
ant by the officers of the road to get
the line into running order SO that
trains may cross the range with sup
plies and traffic begun pending the
completion of the tunnel.
This switchback will begin about
twelve miles beyond Rollinsville and
will wind around over the divide in a
some what circuitous route.
This is another step" said Genera!
Manager Ridgway of the Construction
company yesterday, in the advance OF
the line to Salt Lake City This Will
bring the line over into Grand county
and the Middle Park district, and will
be one OF the difficult pieces Of work
We have.to use this expedient Of the
temporary track in order to get the
road completed early and to get trains
running into Salt Lake City. The prob
able cost will be in the neighborhood
of s275, 900, though it may be more or
trifie less than that amount. Work
will begin Immediately and some time
next year early we will have trains
running on the line. Work on the rest
of the line is progressing most satisfac-
tOrily"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-07

August. 174o. Cardinal Lambertini
tBenedict NlN) was elected Pope in
the evening, but that the conclave post
poned the proclamation of his cleo
tion until the next morning, keeping
the fact of his election secret, even
from the conclavists. On that occasion
the head which was to wear the
crown was uneasy Cardinal Lamber-
TIM could not sleep and his conclavist
hearing him moving restlessly several
times. inquired the cause of his ner-
vousness. At last the cardinal, no
longer able to contain himself, shout
ed:
Il am Pope. Now can you sleep?
Just try"
One of the daily sights in the vati-
can now is the arrival of the nun
whom Cardinal Vaszary. primate OF
Hungary, brought with him from
Hungary to act as his cook. Cardinal
Naszary is the wealthiest of the cardi-
mails. and Is raputed to have an in
come OF s4oo 900 annually. He desired
to have his cook enter the conclaye
But, the presence of women being for
hidden by all the rules, he arranged to
have her cook his dinner outside and
bring it daily to the Sistine chapel.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-07
CARDINAL SART0, PATRIARCH
OF VENICE, is ELECTED POPE

Rome, Aug. 4.-Cardinal Sarto, pa
triarch Of Venice. has been elected
Pope. Cardinal Sarto was chosen at a
vote taken by the cardinals at 10: 80
o'clock this (Tuesday) morning.
Rome. Aug. S.-The OSseryatore Ro-
mano. the organ Of the vatican. Off
cially announces that Cardinal Herrera
being gravely i'll, hassreceived the last
communion.
1t is reported that when Cardinal
Sarto patriarch of Venice. received the
good wishes of his friends, he replied
smillngly:
"Oh. no. I purchased return
ticket when left Venice
Those who are superstitious are say
ing that as the conclave opened on ST.
Ignace Loyola day, it will probably
close tomorrow, the day of ST. Domin
&c, one of the fighting saints in the
calendar. thus fulfilling the prophecy
OF St. Malachi. who predicted that the
motto of the next pope would be "Ig-
mis- Ardens.'
There are those who profess to-
night to believe that Pope has al
ready been elected. but that the fact is
being kept secret. They recall that in
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-07
Anti-Merger Case Decision.

St Paul. Mimi, Aug. Judge Lo-
chern yesterday in the United States
Circuit Court handed down his decision
in the case of the state of Minnesota
against the Northern Securities Com
pany, the Great Northern Railway
Company, the Northern Pacific Rail-
way Company, and James j. Hill, as
president of the Northern Securities
Company. and individually. in which
he sustained the contentious Of tho
defendants and dismissed the bill OF
complaint of the state. The Judge re-
fused the injunctions asked by the
state of Minnesota, to restrain the Sc
curities company from voting the stock
of the two railroad companies, or eth
er OF them.
This decision affects the results OF
the federal governments victory in
the Circuit court in no way whatever.
The federal suit involved the same de-
fendants and the same general state
OF facts. but was based on a totally
different contention of law. The fed
eral suit. in which the Securities com
pany was beaten, was prosecution for
violation OF the Sherman antitrust
law passed by the federal congress
Inc state suit. in which the Securi-
Ties company wins, was based on an
allegation that the defendants vioat-
ed acts of the Minnesota Legislature.
forbidding the consolidation OF paral.
lei and competing lines of railway.