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his owners knees, and weighs only
70 pounds, though fat and plump.
The pony is seven years old and
is 22% inches-5h hands-tall.
Lilliputian has history that is al
most as remarkable as his diminutive
size.
The Mexican who disposed of him
claims he stole the animal, and as
he Immediately disappeared there
seems no reason for doubling, the
assertion.
The willy senior, it appears, got Lii
liputian from an island off the coast
of South America, between Guate;
mala and Samoa. The natives there
worship the pretty little horses and
keep them constantly guarded on a
high cliff.
opposite took this and another
dwarf-the two smallest he could
Finland made away with them by
lowering them from the cliff with a
rope. He was hotly pursued. Be-
fore reaching Mexico the other horse,
less hardy than the one here pic
tured, died.
The tiny pony came near being
eaten up the other day by big
black-maned lion that has been on
exhibition in Los Angeles. The lion
was in his cage and Lilliputian was
browsing near by on straw that had
been scattered about. 49,
There was an opening in the cage
where the keeper could put in q
bucket of water. The lion reached
his heavy paw through and caught
Lilliputian by the tail.
The little fellow gave a~kick and
a squeal and parted with handful
of hair and flesh.
Mick, Mr.. Morrison's bulldog, went
to the rescue and seized the lion by
the under lip. In the mix-up Lillipu-
tian escaped. He was photographed
for this article few minutes after
ward. He will become family pet
at Mr.. Morrison's home.
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chosen governor of Missouri in No
vember, 1898. BY profession he is a
lawyer. He is man of family. He
achieved particular distinction a few
years ago when he succeeded in reor-
ganizing the state central committee,
then controlled by the sound money
wing of the party, and adding sufsi-
Gent number of new members to make
it free silver body. Having acquired
control of the party machinery, be
proceeded to organize every county
in the state on the 16 to 1 basis, and
was so successful in his purpose that
when the state convention met at Sc.
dalia in 1896, of the COS delegates in
attendance all but seven were radical
free coinage men. AS a reward for his
services he was made national com.
mitteeman from his state.
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deeds purporting to be for only small
portion of the Kentucky lands, while,
in fact, he secured deeds for the entire
holdings of the baroness and her
daughter, and paying them only $1,000.
1t is set forth that the signatures Of
the baroness and Mrs. Maybrick were
secured while Mrs. Maybrick was in
the prisoners dock in a Liverpool
court on trial for her life, and when
the baroness was in half-crazed state
because Of the accusations against her
daughter.
Suit has been begun in the chancery.
court, Richmond, Va, by Hayden &
Yarrel, to recover the lands which, it
is alleged, Armstrong fraudulently
decided to certain citizens of Virginia.
The attorney general Of West Virginia
has brought suit against Baroness Won
Roques and Mrs. Maybrick to take
away their title to valuable coal lands
in West Virginia., and the suit will
soon come up in the circuit court Of
Cable county.
Mrs. Maybrick's attorneys in WASH
ington have been making strenuous eff.
forts to have Ambassador Choate se-a
cure the release of Mrs. Maybrick in
time to allow her to appear in court
and thus protect her property inter-
eSts.
They have precedent for this action
in which the United States, as a especial
act Of comfy, permitted an English
earl, imprisoned in the penitentiary at
Canyon City, COL, to return to Eng
land in order that the estates to which
he was the only heir might not lapse.
This precedent is to be used in the
case of Mrs. Maybrick. Ambassador
Choate will be asked to represent to
the foreign office that unless Mrs. May
brick can appear and testify in the
suit, not only will she, but her mother,
be deprived of their interest in vast
estate,
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NAY LOSE 4 FoRTUlg


Mrs. Florence E. Maybrick and her
mother, Baroness E. Won Koques, will
lose all title and interest IN 1850, 900
acres Of land in Kentucky, Virginia and
West Virginia, valued at about ST.
100000 unless Mrs. Maybrick Is re-
leased from prison in England in time
to testify in suit now pending in Vir-
ginia.
Baroness Won Roques and Mrs. May
brick, in their declarations filed in the
suit, assert that their attorney in the
United States, w. D. Armstrong, fraud
ulently secured their signatures to
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Lovers for Thirty Years.

wedding was celebrated at a Leeds
Wesleyan chapel on recent Saturday,
to which a pathetic interest attached.
The groom was IS and the bride year
Younger. They had been counting con-
tinuously for over 80 years, but the
bridegroom had a s;ckly mother, and
the bride had also invalid relatives
whom she could not leave, so that the
happy event had to be postponed time
after time. An enthusiastic crowd of
friends assembled to- see the faithful
lovers united, and they left the chapel
amid a shower of confetti and salvo
Of cheers.
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putting in 'Dutchman'-a small piece
of rail-for the broken one. Later, of
course, he'd put in whole new one.
While he was working along comes an
extra around curve less than quar-
ter of a mile away. She was the d.
vision superintendent and they al
ways 60 as fast as they can-70 miles
IN hour when they think they're in
specting. When the engineer saw the
man at work on the track he gave her
the sand and put her brake on emer-
gency. The consequence was that he
knocked out a cylinder head by try
ing to avoid a wreck. and even then
the kettle went into the ditch.
''That superintendent didn't wait to
hit the ground before he discharged
the section foreman. The Jacksnipe
said he had only one man and had sent
him to the east, not knowing an extra
was coming.
"'You lunk-headed loafer,' the SUI
perintendent yelled, you ought to
have sent him to the west
"And the foreman just reached for
a chair that had come through win
dow when the car went over and let
the wise boy have it on the ear. Then
he drew his pay and went to st. Louis
to tell the general manager all about
it. He got another job and is road
master now, but his outfit still makes
one Jacksnipe and Jerry respon-
sible for six miles of bed and track.
And it still has unnecessary wrecks.
''Then if you'd see some of the lines
they build! No bed and light rails or
secondhand. The first wet spell and
they're digging trains out of swamp.
It used to be that they wouldn't use
ties with anything under 12-inch
face, and they were hewed ties; now
it's hard to find one with an eight-inch
face and about II to 3O-foot rail,
where it used to be 20. Anything to
cut down first expenses and raise them
later. An extra gang rebuilding or
track raising used to have so or 30
ginneys, now it's generally Is.
"But there are roads constructed
perfectly from the start and then they
let 'em run down. There's one near
here that's got clerks and brother-in-
laws for roadmasters and superintend-
ents. They can't think more than one
Jump; to try to make two jumps at
once hurts their heads and they have
to lay off. That company pays more
for wrecks and damages than it does
for maintenance. The rails are all
right, the ties are all right and the bed
was all right, but as soon as they find
out section boss knows more about
track than one of the brother-in-laws
the Jacksnipe is fired.
"a man doesn't need three legs and
four arms to be a good superintendent
or roadmaster or construction man.
He can get along with leg and an
arm if he's got one good head. What
gets him his Job, though, is usually
that he's got good brother-in-lav.
Nearly every man around the top Of
a railroad has a brother-in-law who
aeeds money; SID ne gets it. "
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WILLIAM JOEL STONE.
Succeed Mr.. Vest in United
States Senate.

Ex-Governor of Missouri William
Joel Stone was born in Madison county,
kentucky, May 2, 1s4s, was educated
at the Missouri state university, and
filled the office of prosecuting attor-
ney of Vernon county from 1873 to
1874. He was an elector on the Tilden
and Hendricks ticket in 1876, and was
elected to the Forty-ninth, Fiftieth
and Fifty-first congresses. He was
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The Song Of the Shirt.

Census returns give 1884 children
under 16 years of age who are en-
ployed in making shirts for men in the
United States. More than 1900 of
these are employed in factories. There
are LAS employed in making wom-
ems skirts and similar garments.
Nearly 5000 are in the stocking fac:
tories, and over 5000 in the miscellan-
eous employments connected with the
production Of ready-made attire.
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a republican. He ran for a third
term, but the certificate of election
was given to his democratic oppo-
nent. The latter was, however, un-
seated by the house and Mr.. Pearson
was readmitted to congress. Mr..
Pearson became consul to Genoa in
1901. He is an uncle of Naval Con-
'structor Richmond Pearson Hobson,
the hero of the Merrimac affair, of
Santiago, Cuba. Mr.. Pearson was
one of the members of the congress
sional team which played famous
chess match by cable with team
composed of members of the British
parliament in 1897, the contest result
ing in a draw.
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NEW SUPREME JUSTICE.
VILLAS, r.. nay, McIxinley's F1lena
sad Nelghbor. to Succeed Mr..
Justice Shlras.

Judge William r. Day, OF Canton.
O., has accepted the appointment to
succeed Justice Shiras on the SUI
preme bench of the United States.
Few men have made as rapid rise
to national prominence as that which
has marked the career of William r.
Day in the last six years. He is one
of the men to whose ability the Span
ish-American war served to call at
tention, for after being appointed as.
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sistant secretary of state in 1897
and succeeding to the secretaryship
upon the retirement of John Sher-
man in April of the following year.
he gave up that high post to act as
one of the United States peace COM
missioners at Paris, which closed the
war.
When these negotiations were end.
ed he was made United States circuit
judge in Ohio to succeed w. H. Taft,
who was made governor of the Phil
ippines. Previous to his connection
with the cabinet Day had figured
prominently among the judiciary Of
Ohio.
He was born at Ravena, o., April
II, 1s49, being the son of Luther Day,
chief justice of Ohio. He was gradu-
ated from the University Of Michigan.
studied law there, was admitted to
the bar and began the practice of law
in Canton. o. From 1SS6-0O he was
judge of the court of common pleas,
being elected as the nominee of both
political parties. In 1889 he was APP
pointed judge of the United States
district court in the northern district
of Ohio, but was unable to accept tho
position because of ill-health.
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of the wireless telegraph system
known by his name.
The De Forest system has been
tested between Annapolis, Md, and
the Washington navy yard. It was
used to convey the news of Secretary
Moody's recent accident at the naval
academy to the department in Wash
ington. That the government has
faith in the system is indicated by
the fact that it has bought the i'm
struments used in the test.
How useful wireless telegraphy
may be in other than government
employ the recent experience of pas
sengers on the st. Louis proves
What would they not have given to
be able to flash home news of their.
safety at sea! Wherefore, more
power to Marconi and to De Eoreakl
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why Parisians Like Yankees.

Four million dollars is the sum an.
nually left in Paris by visiting Amer
leans, according to writer in the
Petit Parisien. Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes
is credited with spending $40, 900 year
on gowns purchased there, and Mrs.
Mackay sometimes orders $4,000 or
$4,000 worth at time. Among male
customers the best are said to be Nor
gan, Carnegie, Schwab and Vanderbilt.
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AN ASSURED SUCCESS.
tenn ~ Efficient ~ signOr Mar
conrs Older Method. #

That within Is months wireless
messages will be sent from the Phil
ippines to the United States by q.
system simpler and swifter than Mar
coni's, and that Cuba will be placed
in communication with the United
States in three months on the same
plan, is the interesting prediction
made by Lee De Forest, the inventor
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women m Gate Keepers.

In France there are $3.50 women
employed as gatekeepers at the rail
road crossings. They get very small
salary, but the railroads provide each
one with a house and small garden
patch, rent free.
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EQUINE TOM THUMB.
Though Fat, PlamD ana Well.
Formed, This Horss Weighs Hut
II Seventy.Three Pounds.

What is undoubtedly the smallest
horse in the world has just been
brought into this country by Tabiato
opposite and sold to A. j. Morrison,
of Los Angeles, Cal.
This Tom Thumb of equines, which
is appropriately named Lilliputian,
stands just high enough to reach to
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DO Not Marry in Haste,

In Swedish towns the average mar
rying age of males is 3Oh years and
of females 27A.-
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-29
MADE A HIT
Maj. Strong Tells of the
 Needs of Alaska.

Major J. r. A. Strong. of THE NUG- GET, responded to the address of vel come in behalf of Alaska. The Post Intelligencer speaks thus of his ad- dress:
 "The most astonishing thing about the addresses of men from differsnt sections of the country was the fact that the biggest wheat crops in the world are prodpced by at least four different states: not less than six states and territories beat all the rest of the world in the production of minerals; all sections are long on, climate and short on disagreeable features, and Major Strong was emphatic in his declaration that Alaska beats them all. The Alaska men believed every word he said and applanded heartily, and he got hearty response from the Seattle men when he said that one great mon- ument to Alaska is the city of Seattle: Alaska made this city what it is.'
 "The delegates from far off were sur prised to hear the major hold forth eloquently upon the agricultural re- sources of Alaska, and President Gresham was frank enough to admit that he always supposed Alaska to be the iceman's paradise. Major Strong made few telling points about the needs of Alaska and how that country had been left to shift for itself in the Dastf
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-29
FOR. l i l THE
 TOWNSHIP The Question Briefly
 Stated. VALUE TO BE SHOWN The Value of Ground for Placer Mining Must be Shown to De. feat City's Application.
VALUE TO BE SHOWN

There seems to be some misappre- hension as to the right of the cit to obtain a patent for the tow~ ,site THE NUGGET has. taken some pains to in- vestigate thi- oro.,,or i, heino one of great rno.,.roo ho,b ,o citv covorn- ment and property owners, and we are prspared to say that the fact that placer locations were made on the ground now occupied for residence and business purposes, although made before all the land was occupied, will not defeat the application for townsite patent
 The ground upon which the Land Department will decide the question is as to whether the land occupied is more valuable for placer working than for lownsite purposes, regardless of the dates of settlement as townsite or the location of the placers. Aside from this 1t will devolve upon the placer claim
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-29

ants to show that the land settled upon
 was known to contain valuable mineral
 deposits that would justify the expendi-
 ture of money by prudent man in the
 extraction of the same, and this must
 have been actually demonstrated by
 exploitation before or at the time of
 settlement as a townsite. Mere belief
 in it's mineral value will not be accepted.
 It must be known to exist and all land which is not demonstrated valuable for mining will be included in the city patent.
 In the city's survey the boundary on Boring sea will be placed at high water mark, and although it may be conceded that the beach contains some gold that may pay, yet this will not sustain the placer locations as. against the townsite entry.
 The survey of the Nome town site has been completed by surveyor Lewis. The entire area covered is indicated by the posts-No. being near the beach just west of Lanes derrick on the Spit. No. ? on the right bank of Snake river. No. 3 on the left bank, No. about a quarter mile north of Standard Oil Co.'S plant on the f|Indre, and No. , about a quarter mile below the Standard Oil Co.,, on the beach. The total area covered by the survey is 52a acres from which 6l acres is excluded, including the Simpson and Arthur placer claims, owned by s. G. Simpson and the Sinrock Mining Co.,, which are temporarily excluded. The x. A. T. & T. Co. $ site is also excluded temporarily. The permanent exclu- sions are the Snake river basin, it being a navigable stream and the L. $. mili tary reservation. The plat of the sur vey and the field notes of the surveyor have been accepted by Attorney Coston and will be submitted to the board of aldermen next Monday. The survey will probably be contested by number of different people who own claims in the district survey. It is understood that the Eskimo Mining Co. will also contest the survey before the U. $. Land office.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-29
The Oregon in Port.

The Oregon reached Nome last night with fifty-four passengers on board. Among the well-known passengers were the following: Miss Emma Ky berg sister of Dr. Ryberg, Mrs. J. F.. Phillips, George George Allen, Mrs. R. Logan and children. w. Ii. Hesse, Miss Florence Mauzy. C. D. Heath, C.. N. Crouch. Rev. NJ. White, Miss With. erstress, Rebecca Kroewen, Miss Yetta, Miss Andrews, J. N. Black, Mr. and Mrs. T. w. lIansbrough, F. Secrist, Saig Harris. Mrs. II. c. Houston, Miss NJ. Saunders, Mir and Mrs. J. w. Williams. Major F.. M. Roth, Tex Rickard, Mrs. Bernardi.
 The Oregon also brought up large cargo of freight, leaving several car loads for the next trip. There is more freight in Seattle lthan the boats can handle
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-29

senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, an unas- suming young man, but one who evi- aently has a lot of brains in his Nor mon head.
 The Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress undoubtedly does good work, inasmuch as it brings in touch repre- sentatives from every section of the , Trans Mississippi region, where an in ,erchange of ideas is had concerning needs of each section, and joint cooper ation is thus secured when the various needs" are brought to the attention of the congress of the United States. And Alaska will also be benefited.
 Gearge Murphy is here, and he, will sail for Nome on the Ohio. He has done work for Alaska that has never been half appreciated by the people, but he is deserving Of it to the fullest extent.
 Volney T. Hoggatt (the same old Nolney) smiling and urbane as usual, is also here. He has just returned from visit to the Philippines. whither he went on legal business. He is now at- torney for a Valdez. Copper company, and is enjoying the luxuries which good fat salary brings.
 k. J. Heits. well-known old-time Alaskan, is also here. He is now citizen of Aberdeen. Wash, and is engaged in the real estate business. and is also president of the Aberdeen chamber af commerce.
 Jas. B. Brewster, formerly with the Wild Goose Go. at Nome, is located here, and so is w. B. Dean who has q fine meat market on First avenue.
 Otto Lonsdorf is also here, having re- turned from European tour, and so is E. w. Chester, who will shortly start OR prospecting trip in the Cascades. Billy Hannah, well known in Nome, is holding down a good situation with a leading local company. George J. O'Reilly, fat, jolly and rubicund as ever will visit Nome this fall and "Tex" Rickard will be passenger on the Oregon for Nome. A new visitor to Nome in few weeks will be Gus Brown, a leading clothier of this city, who, with his brother Felix, is inter- ested in the same line in Nome.
 One of the most enthusiastic Alas kan" one meets here is Jas D. Hoge, J., president of the Bank ,'of Cape Nome, who never loses an opportunity to give Alaska a boost. The same may be said of A. w. Hastie, a well-known attorney, formerly of Nome, and Donald Fletcher, who year ago led good light for recognition for Alaska at the session of the Commercial Congress. held at Minneapolis.
 Congressman Cushman, of the State of Washington, is also here, and he may be always counted upon to do everything in his power to "help out Alaska v
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-29
NEWS NUGGETS.

J. Berger and J. T. Sullivan, of Bluff City. called at THE NUGGET office last Thursday.
 Deputy U. s. Marshal Evans and his wife returned on the Oregon last night. Mr. and Mrs. Evans are on their way back to work.
 J. F. Wilson, who has spent the past three seasons in Nome, returns to his home at Gem, Idaho, on the St. Paul.
 Prof. E. Grimm has resigned as prin- cipal of the Nome schools, and at a meeting of the school board this after noon it was practically settled that Prof. D. H. Traphagen, of Seattle, will be chosen as his successor.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-29
Bonanza Keeps Busy.

Frank Harker, of Norton bay, is get ting his winter supplies at Nome. The miners in that section arc busy and arc working hard.
 The Nelsons have eleven men a, work on discovery on Bonanza.
 The Smith X Dwycr claim has crew of four men at work. Crews of men are also at work on Nos. l, and To- The prospecting done has developed the fact that the benches have good pay in them.
 On the left fork Nos. l, ? and 4 are being worked. On No. l pay dirt pans out from b to 60 cents. Steam thawers will be used extensively. Mir. Harker will have a thawer oa No. l.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-29
Court Notes.

In the habeas corpus process in the case of U. $. vs. Nicholas A. Belkoff the defendant lost and furnished bail.
 The Simmons case is occupying the attention ofthe court today.
 Baumgartner and Schell, who were running saloon at Sullivan City with out license were arrested by Deputy Marshal Hicks of Teller and fined by Commissioner Henton, and in addition were required to get a license.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-29
Married at St. Mary's Mission.

Married at high noon today, Aug. 20, at St. Mary's Mission, Bishop Rowe officiating, John C Hines and Miss Edith Marr. The bride was given away by her mother, Mrs. Cochran Albert Fink was the best man. The church was filled by the relatives and immediate friends of the young people, MT. and Mrs. Hines are both popular Nome young people, with host of friends here and in the surrounding towns.
 MT. Hines is timekeeper for the Wild Goose Mining Co at Council City. Mir. and Mrs. Hines will reside at Coun- cil. THE NUGGET, in behalf of host of friends, extends congratulations and best wishes to them.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-29
Back for New Trial.

Geo. Allen and George Hawkins are back from Seattle. Together P with Thos, Dolan they will have new trial for robbery they are said to have com mitted in December 1900.
 They were tried and sentenced in February 1901 and sent up for Is years. The circuit court of appeals gave them d new trial. The case will come up next month. The men are charged with robbery and an assault upon k. J. Embleton who at that time was the as- sistant manager of the N. A. T. N T. Co. at Nome.