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The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30
1 N V 1 I l N 6
Is This Country, But
 Protection Is Needed.

J. D. Minto, manufacturer of Prov idence, R. l., and John Tower>. an English mining engineer of ability, ar rived on the Oregon. They will go to Cape York, where Alr. Minto is inter- ested in tin claims. He states his in tention to return to Nome next year with his family, and the tin properties will be opened up in an extensive man. ncr.
 "These are millions of dollars in the far EaseCrn states that can be secured for legitimate investments in Alaska, '' said Alr. Minto, Eff security of title could be assured. But from what hear am afraid that the jumper and blanket" locator are altogether too numerous for this country's welfare, and the administration of law is too devious and uncertain. The business men of Nome should get together and take united action in alleviating Cer- tain conditions which are observable. This country has great future, and men with money to invest should be made to feel at least reasonably safe. :"
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30
Returned From the East.

l.. w. Suter, the ieweler, returned on he Oregon from trip which in- cluded visit 10 his old home in Swan. ton, Vt., from which he had aeen ab. sent F years. Mr. Suter found a great deal of interest evinced in Alaska, and he was kept busy telling about the country. In Worcester, Mass, where he stopped for d couple of days, he in. advertently registered from Nome, which he had avoided doing elsewhere, in order to escape the interviewer. The result was that newspaper re- porter caught him, and a column and a half article resulted. Mir. Suter brought back fine stock cf jewelry, etc., from Chicago and New York.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30
IS
 BLACKMA|L Growing Out of Alleged
 Medical Graft.
THREE ARRESTED
Councilman Hill, Chief of Police WalIingfOrd and Police.
 man SaCkett.

Councilman Ed F. Hill Chief of Po- lice Wallingford and Police Officer Sackett were arrested Monday evening on complaint of Anna L. Brown. The charge is blackmail.
 A discreditable story of alleged graft on the part of the men arrested is re- lated. Those alleged to have been the victims of the graft are the women of the tenderloin and the 'rustlers" in dance houses. The story starts from June %, last, when the city council passed a resolution, not an ordinance, as fellows:
 'Councilman Hll seconded by Coun cilman Stevens, moves that all sporting women be compelled to obtain from some reputable physician, twice during each month, certificate showing themselves free from all venereal dis eases, and that the chief of police be instructed to see that such certificates are displayed in their abodes."
 Mayor Iiustgard voted agsinst the resolution.
 At the same meeting of the city council the following resolution was passed:
 "Conncilman Hill, seconded by Coun- cilman Bard, moves that each of the several councilmen be given police au- thority." This resolution was also op- posed by the mayor, Councilmen HoX- sic and Calvin being absent from this meeting.
 At the time that this malodorous resolution was uttered by a ma iority of the city council THE NUGGET not only denounced it, but the system which it encouraged. It was then asserted that the resolution would be breeder of graft and species of deliberate black mail.
 It is charged that Councilman Hill, as health officer, issued certificates to the women of the tenderloin: that they were not required to undergo q med ical examination SD long as the fee was paid There is no record in the min utes of the city council showing what the fee should be. But it is understood that tbe fee charged for these ''indul- gences' in the month of July was $20 in August, it is alleged, it was reduced to $l0 per woman, without regard to whether they inhabited ''crib" in the row, or were working in dance halls or variety theaters.
 It is also alleged that these 'indul- gences" were carried to the women by the chief of police and Officer Sacllett :: that they were notified to ''pay up, v under pain of arrest, and as rule they preferred to pay. It will be seen that the entire sum taxed these unfortunates was supposed to go direct into the pockets of those issuing the medical certificates" the chief of police and any councilman who might so choose to act, being invested with power, pre- sumably to compel the women to buy these "indulgences." That is to say the legal machinery of the municipality was to be used to enforce the collection
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30
RAMPART'S
 OUTPUT It Will Reach S4OO,0OO
 This Year. SOME RICH GROUND
Tanana Country Is Looking Up and Mt. Mckinley Is Prom.
 ising Section.

Rampant district will produce about $i00,0 900 in gold dust this season. of which Glen gulch produced probably S250, GOO.
 This is the estimate made by J. E. Tibbits, who has been in that district since 1898. On Glen gulch, the richest creek in the district, there was a scarcity of water, but the creek showed up we'll. A bench owned by Mr. Tib- bets and partner yielded from $25 to S40 day to the shovel. Other benches are equally as promising.
 Hydraulic plants are working on Hunter and Big Minook, a S35, GOO plant having been installed this sea- son.
 The Tanana country is looking up, a number of men who came out for sup plies having stated that the country would soon be a good producer. A number of parties have gone up the kantshina into the Mt. Mckinley country, and MT. Tibbits looks for good strikes in that section The Wickersham party, last spring, when they penetrated to the base of Mt. Me Kinley, had no shovels or mining tools, yet they found colOrs on many bars in the creeks and streams which they crossed. Judge Wickersham will have party prospecting in that section next winter
 There are about 300 people left in Rampant and on the adjacent creeks. The N. C. Co. and N. A. T. X T. Co. have big stores. anl there are three other mercantile concerns, seven sa- looms and five restaurants. Mr. Tib- bits is en route to Seattle, where he will spend the winter.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30
of this fee, but no part thereof was to be turned into the city treasury.

of this fee, but no part thereof was to be turned into the city treasury.
 On September IS the complaining witness, Anna l.. Brown was arrested, and according to her statement, she was confined in the city jail for 24 hours. Then she was given trial and fined $5 because she could not produce one of the official 'indulgences. She asserted, when notified that she must have a medical certificate, that she was not ''woman of the town" al- though she frequented dance halls oc- casionally. She ayers that she was notified by the chief police and another officer, whose name she did not know, that she must "pay up" or go to jail. She says she had only S2.50 and she went to jail, afterwards paying that amount lon account" Subsequently she was fined $5
 It is alleged by those who have been watching this mode of collecting "pri- vate revenue" for some time that the women upon whom it was levied have all along thought that they were pay
 ing it into the city treasury, and some of them state that they did not object to paying a monthly levy, as they thought "the city needed the money"
 The defendants gave bail immedi- ately after arrest, and the cases were set for hearing Tuesday morning. At that time the cases were continued uatil this morning at 10 o'clock.
 Chief of Police Wallingford states that he has simply obeyed the instruc- tions of councilmen in notifying the women to pay their monthly assess ments.
 The cases were called yesterday morning in Commissioner Reeds court. Assistant District Attorney Grigsby appeared for the United States, and John l.. McGinn for the defendants. The cases were continued until this morning, when they again went over until 10 o'clock tomorrow, the defend ants in the meantime being released on bail.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30
Alleged City Council a
 Mere By-Word.
MUCH HORSE PLAY
The City Council Seems to Have Outliyed Its Usefulness, Ex.
 cept in Its Own Eyes.

The usual weekly meeting of the city council did not take place on Mon- day evening. Mayor Rustgard and City Clerk Chestnut were on time, and after waiting half an hour Councilman Stevens appeared. Then the mayor called the council to order and, a quorum not being present, the meeting was adjourned.
 Ten minutes afterward Councilmen Hill, Bard and Calvin showed up, and Hill announced his intention of holding special meeting. Chief of Police Wallingford was sent to notify the city clerk and the mayor, but the attempt failed, and ut a conference held in Dr. Hills office, Stevens, Bard and Calvin being present, il was decided to call a special meeting at p. ID. on Tuesday,. It had been rumored for the sixteenth time in the past few months that Mayor Rustgard was to be deposed, but no one gave the rumor credence,
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30
$50,00O
The Output of Gold Run
 This Season.

Gold Run and other creeks in that section will produce this year at lea-t $J0,000 according to an estimate mad c by L. C. Wynegar, an old timer of that district, who is ln town. Gold Run is looking good" he said, ''and by another lear people will know ttiet we have a irst-class mining region. One of the new enterprises is that of C. D. Haskins. who year ago bought Capt. Hummond's claims on Gold Run. He is running a iive-mile pipe line from Canyon creek, which will furnish water next year to large number of claims. No. ?, Alder creek, ha, cleaned up at least $l5,000 this year. The Sloane brothers are doing well, and so is Tom Dunkin on Nc. ,, who is taking out from $200 to $2j0 a day to the man.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30
l N SIBERIA
American ProSpectors
 Will be Brought Out.

Schooner Lily L., Capt. Russian Nel- son, is in port. The Lily l.. brought over five American miners from Siberia. All of the American miners will be returned to Nome this fall, though at least two of them have re- fused to leave the country. Capt. Nel- son says that good samples of galena, silver, copper and gold quartz have been found on the Siberian side, as well as platinum. Capt. Nelson will be in charge of the Northeast Siberia Co.'S station at Plover bay this winter and A. NJ. Baber will be in charge at St. Nicholas. They will be the only Americans left in that section. but there will be about 45 Cossacks who will guard the coast against foreign traders. Capt. Nelson speaks highly of the Russian officials there, who, he says, are thorough gentlemen.
 The Lily l.. brought over 5000 pounds of whalebone 2000 pounds of ivory and number of polar and brown bear skins.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30

and there were not more than dozen citizens present at the meeting, not withstanding the added interest that Councilman Hill, the chief of police and Policeman Sackett had been ar rested few hours before on the charge of blackmail. But the special meeting was pulled off" at p. m. as arranged.
 Mayor Rustgard stated that it was illegal for any other business to be brought before a special meeting other than that mentioned in the special call served to the members of the council.
 The finance committees report was approved and adopted. The meeting then ad diourned.
 Councilmen Hill and Calvin then presented notice to Mayor Rustgard calling special meeting immediately on adjournment.
 A communication from the city clerk of Juneau enclosed resolutions in re- gard to needed legislation passed by the council of the city of Juneau and presented to the territorial committee of the senate of the United States while they were in Juneau. The reso- lutiOns ask that the common councils of the different incorporated cities and towns of Alaska be fully empowered to legislate concerning the control of all matters that are purely local and affect only the inhabitants residing within the corporate limits of their respective cities. The resolutions were adopted.
 The committee on law, ordinances and printing reported re the Nome Shook Mining company and the city of Nome, in respect to patent for the townsite, that the testimony in the Arthur case had been taken and com pleted before C. E. McConnell, the commissioner appointed by the local officers for that purpose. It twas deemed necessary for the city to have Il repre- sentative at the land department in the city of Washington, to which the case will in all probability be appealed. The matter was laid on the table till the regular meeting on Monday night next.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30
A Big Lumber Firm.

Mir. and Mrs. l.. E. Tanner and their two children arrived on the Oregon from Seattle. Mr. Tanner, as is well known, is member of the firm of Tan ner X Clark, and this season the firm has shipped to Nome no less than 8,000,0C0 feet of lumber of all kinds. The capacity of the firms saw mill will be increased at once by the addition of new machinery. Alr. Tanner will re- turn to Seattle on one of the last steam CTS to look after the firms outside lun.- Der interests.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30
DISMISSED
From the Army, Sentence
 of Lieut.. KnudsOn.

Washington, Sept. 12.-The record of the court martial in the case of First Lieut.. Knud Knudson, Seventh infan- try, who was tried in Alaska on the charge of embedding S4,O0O, was re- ceived by the war department today. The fact that the record was sent to Washington shows that Lieut.. Knud- son was convicted and sentenced to be dismissed. The sentence cannot be carried into effect without the approval of the president.
 Lieut.. Knudson was appointed sec t0nd lieutenant fcOm Wisconsin in June, 1899. He was assigned to duty at Fort Davis, Alaska, in 1900, and last year was transferred to the Presidio, Cal.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30
y ]: NE I ! IA
A Creek That Is Steadily
 Coming to the Front.

Several claims have been worked on Venetia creek this season, and most of them with success. The claims oper- ated are Nos. ,, 6, ', s, F and b. Good pay has been found in the creek claims at u depth of about five feet. Barney Rolando, the man who made the first discovery on Venetia, came to town yesterday. He has had success ful season and his claim is still work ing. Pay has also been found on the benches, which are deep, and con siderable work will be done on num- Der next winter.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30
To be Provided for Sol.
 Omon District.
DITCH IS UNDE:R WAY
A Rich Mineral Country Will be Opened Up by the New
 Enterprise.

MT. J. s. Wheeler, who has just re turned from solomon City, says of the work being done in that section of the country;
 "The talk Of all Solomon ,.t t.c nres- ent time is the canal d. the m,u.1- call it, being constructed by A.1 o.'-
 ivan and D. NJ. Began, known a. the Solomon River Ditch C.. This tch when completed will be the ,arecst without any exception in the north- west, that is, provided the original plans are carried out.
 "Some five teams and fifteen men are blowing and stripping off the tundra along the line of the ditch in order for it to thaw out carly next spring when the work will be pushed with as many men as can wort; to advantage, for the claim owners along ube line of the ditch are contracting for water to be delivered not later than the lst of Sep tember next year.
 "The ditch when completed will le ten feet on the b1ttom and fourteen at the top, by two Geep, and twelve miles long, and will carry about three thou slnd miners inches of water. The intake is at the mouth of Cole and John creeks, where they flow into Solomon river on No. 2j above, which is owned by Sullivan x Brogan then following Ina ri ,rbf limit pf Solomon nial,ip,r ,,t, the waters of Cheyenne. Butte and Winnebago creeks, it reaches the east fork of Solomon with an elevation of ninety feet: thence on to Big Iurrah, where the elevation will be over l50 f, ct; from there it turns westerly and crosses Penny creek near it's head, and will furnish water for all the claims on that creek, which are known to be rich, but cannot be worked on account of the creek being dry during the sun- mer. The ditch from Penny continues on to Shovel creek and Moran gnlch, where there are large deposits of gravel which will average about Sl.0o per cubic yard, and are to be worked by hydraulic giants from the water furnished by the ditch, which will have an elevation of about 200 feet in the vicinity of Shovel creek.
 "The miners are very much elated over the prospects of being able to get water in the near future, and are talk ing hydraulic elevators, giantsI /etc., which will be established along the creek in the next year or so.- It does look as if solomon will turn out to be a large producer in the near future, for the gold is there and very evenly dis tributed throughout the gravel, from No. 4O above to few claims below the mouth of Moran gulch; but the only way it can be extracted to an adyant- age is by means of ditches which will furnish plenty of water and at pres- sure of not less than 100 feet.
 During the present month quite - number of nuggets were picked up on the different claims being worked and just before 1 starred down S6 40 mug get was found on No. 34 above. The gold in Solomon is coarse, aud very lit- tie -four gold i, found on the river or it's tributaries.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30
Outside Telegram.

Herbert Spencer and Henderson Smith, of Geo. l.. Fish X Co.,, on Satur- day received a telegram from Geo. L. Fish in San Francisco. The telegram was five days en route by way of St. Michael.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30

good work is being done on Daniels creek. No. bench on the same creek is promising. Eldorado creek is also showing up well. On claim on that creek there is body of gravel F feet deep which will average five cents to the pan, and bedrock has not been raaabad
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30
A TRY-0U1
Between Sheehan and
 Riley Tomorrow.

Tomorrow (Thurslayl evening, ,Oct.l, Con Sheehan and Jim Riley will have try-ont at A. B. hall for the entire gate receipts and Il side bet of $500. Great interest is being evinced in this contest, from the fact that the men have met before, and that both are old-time boxers, each with a game record.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30
Library at Candle City.

Capt. c. s. Aldrich, commissioner at Candle, has written Rev. c. F. Ryberg to get donations of books, magazines, etc., for Candle City. Let everybody give a book or n magazine. Leave de- nations at THE NUGGET office. G
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30
Down at Bluff.

Judge J. H. Tam is in town from Daniels crec.a. The Toplsok Ditch Co. $ new ditch is great success he says, and with. the water obtained from it
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30
Wall paper. Nome Trading Co.

Before sebuying your lumber see Tanner& Clark. 'Acomplete selection is now in stock. The first shipment oi kiln dried house lumber to arrive in Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30
St. Mary's Guild.

The ladies of St. Mary $ Guild will meet at the lectory on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 2:30 sharp. All members are re- quested to se present.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30

Lacey and Marquette whiskies and a fine line of glassware, playing cards and bar supplies. T. J. Nestor A. c Co. s warehouse Front street.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30

Just received, Hume and sluioe lum- Der in large quantities Our specially is Hume lumber. Tanner & Clark~A
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30

The Nome Trading Co. received ty the Oregon a Mocha and Java coffee that is perfection.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30
Dr. Humphrey, Dentist,

For two weeks at Lawrence hotei. Or erations performed quickly and speedil!
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30

At last! Lumber of all kinds is arr irving. at Tanner x Clark's.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30

Choice beef, mutton, pork, veal and poultry at Pacific Cold Storage com pany's markets.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30
Go to the North Pole '

Bakery for the best read and pastry. The only coffee house in town.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30

Ii you want Good Coffee go to Cog gins for it.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30

Ne~ ssn;k wall paper. Nome Trad. ing Co.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30

Finest of teas at Nome Trading Co. $.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30

Fresh shipment fancy crackers af s iOoggiu's.
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30

White House Coffee at Oogxin's S
The Nome nugget., 1903-09-30

Diamonds and watches at outside prices at Suter's, the Jeweler.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-25
Marriage Licenses.

OAKLAND, Dec. 24.-The following
marriage licenses were issued by the
County Clerk to-day: Edward Rose,
5S, San Francisco, and Eta B. Will
son, 81, Meadville; Henry Speed, 43,
and Alice L. Lectere, 80, both of San
Francisco; John B. Guglass, 81, and
Efie Alt, 27, both of San Francisco;
Louis F. Gilmore, over 81, and Mabel
C. Martin, over IS, both of San Fran
cisco; Roy w. Cloud, 27, and Sophie
H. Robelt 20, both of Redwood City;
Charles e. Sutherland, 81, Fresno,
and Mary C. Dow. 81, Oakland; Les
ter E. James, over 21, and Elizabeth
G. Screens, over IS, both of San Fran
cisco; Andrew P. Stotts, over 81, and
Ellen Brendemahl, over IS, both of
Dimond; Frank Gularte, %. Oakland,
and Anna Gularte, %, Haywards;
Robert Olsen, 35. Oakland, and Min
ME Breuss, 80, Germantown; Freder-
ick D. Love, Sc, San Francisco, and
Mary Fenton, 80, Portland; Waller
F. Vance, %, and Emma ]. Haskins,
%, both of Oakland; Frank +. Rob-
erts, over p. and Mamie c. Calvin.
over IS, both of San Leandro; Albert
w. Olsen, over 81, and Matte J. Phar-
is, over IS, both of Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-25
FINAL ACCOUNTING IN
LARGE ESTATES APPROVED
Properties, Both of Great Value,
Go Into Other Hands.

OAKLAND, Dec. 24.-The final ac-
counting of the Erastus Bartlett es-
tate was confirmed to-day by Judge
Hall. The estate is valued at $780,
600 and is situated in seven different
States from California to Maine.
Bartlett died in 1902 and the Judge
took occasion to compliment Richard
Aver, the executor, for the diligence
displayed in the closing up of so large
an estate in so short a time
That part of the estate situated in
this State is valued at $141,741 %.
The property goes to an only daugh-
ter and her children.
The final account of Charles d. AL
len in the matter of the foreclosure
proceedings of Thomas H. Varney ct
al. VS.. Frank Garcia ct al. was approv-
ed to-day. Garcia was once reputed
to be wealthy, but lost everything and
mortgages aggregating 100000, COW
ering a large amount of realty, have
been foreclosed.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-25
Boy Has Heavy Fail.

OAKLAND, Dec. 24.-Willie Kuhl,
IA years old, cash boy at Talf & Pen
noyer's, was seriously injured this
evening while engaged in a friendly
scuffie with Joe BelagnO, another cash
boy, who lives at 1871 Thirteenth
street. The boys were skylarking in
the basement of the store when KuhI
was thrown, his head striking heavily
on the cement pavement. The boy was
removed to East Bay Sanitarium. DIR.
Carl Krone said he could not tell until
tomorrow whether Kuhl's skull was
fractured. Kuhl lives at Fifth and
Fallon streets.