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The Nome nugget., 1903-01-24
NOIlCE CF FORFEITURE.

To J. F. Coles:
 You ure hereby notified that the undNrSigned co-owncr with you oI that certain placer mining claim known aS and being the Nugget bench cl i'm, which iS bounded on the east Uy claim No. below discovery on Cement creek. and on the south by the Bird cIUin, on Cree gulCh. l. tributary of Sinrocil river, in the Port Clarence mining district District of Alaska, has eXpend ed the sum of SlUO in labor and improvements thereon during the year ending Dec. 3l. i 02. us rrQLiIe. by section 3,24 of the Revised Statutes of the United tatcs to hold same and if Witn m 90 days from the date of service of this puoli cation, you fail or refuse to contribute your pro portion of such expenditure to me your interest m said cIaim will Uecone the property of the subscribing co-owncr under the said section of the keviscd Statutes of the United States.
 l.. w. SLOAN.
 Co-owner. Date of first publication Jan 10. 1!N.
 Date of last publication April II. IH3. s
The Nome nugget., 1903-01-24
NEWS NUGGETS

Tomorrow Sunday will be specially observed at St. Mary's church, being the Festival of the Conversion of St. Paul." the first apostle to the Britons. and the founder of the great Anglo Celtic church, of which the American Episcopal communion is component part.
 A team of horses belonging 10 Rowe & Will, arrived lew days ago from Dahl creek, kougarSk, where they were used in hauling wood. On Salt lake blizzard Was encountered, anu the tsamsler became lost. Fortunately, III the height of the storm, the team bumped against d roadhouse and safety.
 J. E. Cranes delivery team ran away on Front street yesterday but il Wa. caush Int before it had uone much dam age.
 The demand for mining machinery is on the increase and the business Is 5 times as se as last year. Large plants m larlICuIar are wanted anu prIcts are good. several boilers are ueIn. sent to Solomon for lhaWirs pun poses.
 Nome Aerie. No. -, r. 0. E.. gave Il social session Iaat lueouay evening. wnIch Was 4.rs seIy ateeuueu aud thor ou.hlA tuJu! yea, d, EagIeo' sUc.al oes- l>ans always are.
 ttne n.eeulu9 of the LiterarAs oci- ct! Muuoay cNeLlua next, leAlute Wall Ue al auulesa b! l,cN.L. l.. H! uel..
The Nome nugget., 1903-01-24
SCHOONER
 WRECKED Little Vessel J. B. Ward,
 at Unimak. THE CREW ESCAPED
But Five of Them Came Near Starving to Death...Res-
 cued by Manning.

The little schooner J. E. Ward, of Cualaska, which was in Nome last year. was wrecked last fall in lnanudak bay, Unimak island. Her passengers and crew escaped through the greatest goo fortune. Five of the number near! starved to death after reaching land.
 Particulars of the disaster reached Seattle about Oct. 20. The passenger Snd crew of the wrecked schooner were taken to Dutch Harhor by the revenue cut CT Manning, which rescued five ol the vessels survivors.
 The Ward left Unala~ka August 2' for Sunelsa island. famous for its blue foxes, with two passengers an lun Der and stores for tEe settle ment on the island. Heavy weather was encountered at Inanudak bay and the vessel put in there for harbor Sept. 5.
 Wind and sea drove in so strong that on the evening of the 9th. both chains
 
 upon the beach. The crew and pa~seu- gers got ashore in open boats wlth the greatest difficulty. They came neal being swamped repeatedly. A two- hatch bidarka was dispatched to Una laska for assistance. arriving there Sept. p. On the following day the Manning arrived at Uualaska from pa trol duty in Bering sea. She at once set out to the rescue of the Ward . shipwrecked, leaving in the face of a terrific gale. Upon her arrival in ln- anudsk bay she could get no communi- cation with the shore on account Of the heavy seas. At $ a. m. Sept. 2S, she attempted to send boat, bat found il impossible to get through the surf.
 Three hours later successful land. ing was made with the whale boat and |. . picked crew in charge of Lieut.. $. F. Edmonds. The boat passed ,hroug h three lines of breakers and took in con. siderable water, washed out spare oars . ana gear and 1t was due 10 the strong pulling of the crew that the boat sue. . ceeded in making the landing withou, . capsizing.
 They took on board the shipwrecked ed , men and returned to the Manning after the surf had subsidcd somewhat. The . men were destitute, having lived or fish for several days. The Ward's . master, Hugh McGloshan. of Unalaska reports there is nothing left of the yes sel.
 The people of Unalaska were enthu siastic in their praise of the Mannin. in going out so quickly and in the fac, Of such adverse weather conditions.
The Nome nugget., 1903-01-24
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To Frank Buell. s. F. Heist and Fred c. Spray: You are hereby notified that l. the under signed. have caused to be perJormed work labor and services to the Value of two hundred dollars placer claim No. 2, Snow Gulch in the present Cape Nome mining district, District of Alaska, for the years lYUl and 1yoI, and if you do not. within 20 dave from the date hereof pay. or cause to be pdid to lhe undersigned, your pro. pOrtionate share of said exp nditure, as CO., owners, your interests in snld claim will become {, he property of the undersigned, under Section 2}4 of the Revised Statutes of the United States.
 DHt" heleof, and of the first publication Jan ], 1903.
 LATE SPRAY l-3-imS Co-owucr of afOres old artieH
The Nome nugget., 1903-01-24
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To Great Northern Mining, Milling and Tran%,
 portation Company: .F
 You are hereby notified that we have expen@ nd during the year l5O2. SlO0 in labor and i'm provemtntS upon each of the following placer mining claims Discovery on Smoke gulch. n tributary of Patterson creek u tributary of Candle creek; No. above discovery on said smoke gulch; discovery on Viloa gulch tribu- tary or Patterson creek. a tributary of Candle creek; end No. above discovery on said Vioa gulch; each of said mining claims being situate In the Fairhaven mining and recording district, District of Alaska. whereof the notices of locn- ton are found of record in the records of said recording district, in order to hold the said claims under the provisions of section 2ts4 of the Revised statutes of the United States and the amendments thereto concerning annual labor upon mining cnms, being tls smouUt E,Q tTf. ed to hold the said claims for the period ending on the "lSt day of December, 1902 and If, within ninety days after the publication of this notice, you fali to contribute your proportion or such expenditures as coowner, your interest ln the Salu claims will become the property or the sub ScriberS, your coowners. who have made the expenditures required by the terms Of said sec jon.
 .t R. l.. HOWE,
 As,4i. JERRY HUNTER
 Dated Noms. Alaska. Jan. 3. ls0& s
The Nome nugget., 1903-01-24
DISTRICT COURT NOTES.

A number of Candle creek mining suits have occupied the attention of the court during the week. These are: Pack and BIankenship vs. Tweed: Blankenehip vs. Meyers: Young ct a vs;. E-pen>cheid. Defendants conleud thaI BIanken>hip. the original locator of Candle, located more Claims han tie law permits: must of the claims SD sr- cured being located by BIaukenohip as agent. The court has held against the defendants contentious, generally 5pedEIup
The Nome nugget., 1903-01-24
GOV, BRADY Writes of Nome Schools
 and Scholarships.

According to a letter received from Gov. Brady by Mrs. A. L. Staples. Of the publIc schools of Nome, \ .a.ka, will probably be allowed two of the Cecil John Rhodes scholarships in OXf, I'd University. The scho.arship carrlts wit 1t $i500 per year for four years. Gov. Brady, letter follows:
 oitka. Alaska: Oct. 1, l9JO. Mrs. A. l.. staples,
 D, ar Madam:
 The report of the board of education of the city If Nome. April 3, 1902, reached Sltka in due time, but 1 was of on d Visit to the seal islands when it arrived. Since my return l have been engaged upon my annual report. which have just finished and sent off. The ho,0graph pasted in the repoI t io very good, ana shows up the children well. l siluIl put thl, in the files ot he distr.ct library. Alaska will probably England, on the Cecil John Rhode, fou 4uii,iuu. hope there may be some worthy aspilant in Nome. The allow an # i, 43JJ Der year. 1 hope that you may pass d pleasant winter and have q successful school. Respectfully yours,
 JOHN G. BRADY.
 Governor Ol Alaska. The photographs referred 10 were kindly furnished by Capt. Whistler, who did the work free of charge.
 Pr.nclpal Henry wlll have photo graphs taken of the different school ruums and sent to Gov. Brady, who will also be informed of the progress of tue Nome school and that Nome has num- Der of worthy aspirants who would be glad to get the Rhodes scholarships.
The Nome nugget., 1903-01-24
His Nan!e Was helriCk.

The name Uf the man who without doubt met ueath on the NoXaposa d. vIue n Dec. .S, wa, trederlcK Hetrick. and not HedrIcks, as va, published in the last issue of his paper. W. J. Burger, former partner of Hetrick, a !sO states that Iletrick was native of Maine and not of New York.
The Nome nugget., 1903-01-24
TO THE CITIZENS OF NOME.

WYE take this method of inviting you to at
 W tend the Grand Edgles' Athleuc Tourna- incnt to be helu at Golden Gate Hall on the evenings of Feb. ith, oth and T h. and assuring YOU that the athletic events V Il of the high est class. Whl.e the prizes are nut as 4lr,se ., we would have liked them to be, we feel that we have done our best because the expense attached to a tuurnulnouL of this kind S ;i great deal. This being the first of what will undoubtedly ue q ScrlcS Ol athletic affairs, win open up to the merchant. the inner aau the younger mem berS of our community new GicIu of development, and assist Us in measure to pull through the long winter months.
The Nome nugget., 1903-01-24
From Prince of Wales.

Hugh J. Lee, government agent at Cape Prince of Wales. arrived in town this morning. From Teller he was ac- companied by Judge Henton. Mr. Lee left the reindeer headquarters last Monday with team of eight deer. The trip was without incident, but the weather was extremely cold. A native at the Cape was recently frozen to death, cause, too much hooich, ob, aimed from Cape native hOotch factory.
The Nome nugget., 1903-01-24
Ee!s' Naptha af .Nortkwe stern.' '

The fact thai the boxes for the Cath olic Ladies midwinter festival are al engaged and the tickets selling so raj . idly promises the affair to be the nov el- ty of the sea son.
The Nome nugget., 1903-01-24
Temperature Record.

Following is the temperature record for past two weeks taken at 6 am. and p m. at the United States court house: "Below zero" is indicated by the minus mark -.
The Nome nugget., 1903-01-24

If you want to have a game of pool ,r billiards go the bLaru Ut Iraue saloon. | nO ltAe IdUltS hd\ t just been eCcINtu
The Nome nugget., 1903-01-24
The Uiu Reliable hunter

Sells GeuulLe ola Grow Bourbon and OIu huAter It!e N hlehl at S-.UU a bot ,Ie or l27 cents a urIhh.
The Nome nugget., 1903-01-24

Hot chili con carne every Tuesday and Saturday ut the Board of Trade saloon.
The Nome nugget., 1903-01-24
Wall paper, Nome Trading Co.

Fine Teas. Nome Tram. Co.
The Nome nugget., 1903-01-24

w. J. Rowe Transfer, 425 Front street. lghting to creeks. Phone Black B.
The Nome nugget., 1903-01-24

Capt. Johnson, formerly of the Golden Gate hotel, says: "'The com- forts of the Spencer, in Council, are equal to those of the Golden Gate"
The Nome nugget., 1903-01-24

' OST OR STULEN-oiray mtlamule cog,
 L anSW CTS to name of "Bruce.' Reward by Tt turning to Nugget office.
The Nome nugget., 1903-01-24

Hydraulic pipe speclalty at Oscar Witt's tin shop
The Nome nugget., 1903-01-24

Skates sharpened at Barlow & Chase, SandSpit
The Nome nugget., 1903-01-24
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BEAR Skin Coat. betwt en Dr; Cle k and "A town. Rev ard for return to NUGGEt office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-21
ROASTED TODEhTH
Twenty-seven Italian Laborera
Perish in q Burning Shanty.
A Score or More Others We're
Seriously Burned.
WERE In THEIR BUNKS.
1876 Men We're in Building
When Fire Broke Out.
Some Escaped and Returned to
Get Their Savings.
Bodies Found Near Melted Gold
and Silver.
WE'RE IN THEIR BUNKS.

Johnstown, Pa, Nov. 21-while over
100 Italian railroad 1aborers were
asleep in a shanty near Lilly, Pa, early
today the building caught fire, and be-
fore the men could escape at leass q
were burned to death and score OF.
more were seriously injured. The men
were employed by McMenamin & Sims
on the Pennsylvania improvements be-
tween Lilly and Portage. There were
500 ON the job. all Italians. and in the
shanty which burned were 125 of these.
The shanty was about 100 feet long.
one story in height. and built in the
usual style of such quarters. The
eastern end was devoted to the cook
ing and eating while the men slept in
hunks like sardines in a can in the
western end. There was only one door
at each end. and the windows were few
and small.
The fire is supposed to have started
from an overheated stove in the east
ern end. The building burned like
tinder. and the flames were upon the
men before any of them were aroused.
Then began a struggle for the outside
and life. They fought and scrambled
for the doors. and the weaker were
crushed down and trampel. Others
We're roasted to death there.
Those who strove for the door were
In the widest sort of panic. They fought
and kicked, and among those who
escaped there are many who bear
marks of the fierce strife, which took
place in this battle for life. A few got
out of the small windows minus
clothes and with their bodies cut from
broken glass.
Many of those who did manage to
get out had their savings of years in
their trunks, which they left behind
them in the building. Remembering this
fact as soon as they got outside, they
fought just as fierce1y to get back. A
few succeeded, but for the sake of
their hparded treasure they gave up
their lives. One eye witness says he
does not believe that single man OF
those who returned succeeded in get
ting out again. In the ruins today
some of the corpses were close beside
the hooped bands of their trunks and
melted gold and silver which had been
kept in those receptacles indicated that
they had fallen and died with their
treasure in theiIs arms. The bodies were
all practically burned to pieces. An
italian who looked at them today and
who knew every man in the shanty
was unable to identify a single one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-21
GOMPERS AGAIN
Reelected President of the Fed
GRAFTON of Labor.

Boston, Nov. 21.-Samuel Gompers
was today reelected president of the
American Federation of Labor by a
large plurality
The first business of the day was the
reading of invitations from cities de-
string the next annual convention. In
VitationS were read from the trades and
labor organizations of Milwaukee and
from the governor of Utah and Salt
Lake City unions. No action was taken.
The committee on grievances recon-
mended no action necessary to the COM
plaint of the Wood and Wire Lathers
International union into the Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners and the
convention concurred.
In the case of grievance arising from
the question as to whether the black
smith helpers should join with the In
ternational Brotherhood of Blacksmiths
or the International Association of AL
lied Metal Mechanics, the committee
ommendation of the umpire in the mat
ter which was that the helpers affiliate
with the blacksmiths' union.
Without settling this question, the
delegates took up the election of officers.
Delegate Kramer of Richmond, Va,
placed in nomination for president
Samuel Gompers. Mr.. Kramer made a
brief speech eulogistic of his nominee,
whom he characterized as widely
known for the honesty and sincerity of
his purpose and for his earnestness in
the cause of labor and one who had
given his entire life to the cause of or
ganized labor"
Then Delegate DebaFrey of st. Louis,
in a few words. nominated Ernest
Kreft of Philadelphia, the man who had
been selected as the candidate of the
Socialist delegates.
The convention voted by roll call and
President Gompers was reelected by an
overwhelming majority. The vote stood:
Gompers. 1884; Kreft, 1.134.
The following were elected by accla-
nation:
First vice president, James Duncan,
Washington, D. c.; president of the
Granite Cutters National union; second
vice president John Mitchell, president
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea; third vice president James O'Con-
nell, Washington, D. c., president of the
International Association of Machinists
fourth vice president Max Morris of
Denver, member of the Retail Clerks
International Protective association
For the office of fifth vice president
John w. Slayton of New Castle, Pa,
representing the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America, was
nominated by the Socialists against
Thomas L Kidd of Chicago of the
Amalgamated Woodmakers Interna-
tional union. Kidd was elected, the
vote standing 10,625 for Kidd and 2.677
for Slayton.
D. A. Hayes of Philadelphia of the
Glass Bottle Blowers association of the
United States and Canada was elected
sixth vice president, and Daniel j.
national Longshoremen's union, seventh
Viz
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-21
WILL LET 1T PASS.
Democratic Senators Will Not
Oppose Cuban Bill.

Washington. Nov. N.-The Demo-
crat senators in caucus decided to con-
slider the Cuban bill on its merits and
confine the discussion to the bill itself
without bringing in collateral ques-
tions. This means that no tariff
amendments will be offered, and that
the tariff question will not be dis
cussed.
The conclusion was reached at the
end of a long conference. The session
was said to be quite harmonious. and
the decision reached was unanimous.
It was stated after the conference that
the Democrats want it understood that
in reaching this agreement they have
not abandoned the fight on the tariff,
but that they believe they can reach
the tariff in some other way.
The attitude of the Democrats means
early action on the Cuban bill and the
prospects are for final adjournment of
the extra session on Wednesday, with
an agreement to vote after a week of
debate in the regular session. if the
Republicans make the minority such
a proposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-21
LOOKS BRIGHTER.
Prospects for Settlement of Chi
cag0 Railway Strike
Better Than at ANY Previous
Time Since 1t Began.
GET TOGETHER SPIRIT
Appears to Actuate Both Sides
to the Controversy.
Company Refuses Service of a
Strike Breaker.

Chicago Nov. 21.-Prospects of a set
tlement of the street car strike seemed
brighter today than at any other time
since the walk out. Leaders on both
sides inclined to this view, basing their
hopes largely on the ''get together"
spirit manifested by those in authority.
When the work of mediation resumed
today, however, there was still too
many uqtseoins unsettled to warrant a
confident prediction of an early settle
ment.
At least one proposition of the strik-
erS advanced by Mr. Darrow at yester-
days conference with Attorney Bliss,
of the company, had not been acted
upon by the directors of the railway
company and the executive board of the
trainmen had not taken official action
on two of three propositions made by
Mr.. Bliss. Mayor Harrison and his
committee of aldermen assembled early
at the city hall to receive reports of the
progress of negotiations. Announcement
of the fact that the company has re-
fused the services of a well known east
ern strike breaker, gave them much en-
couragement.
-Four lines of the City Railway COM
pany were in operation today as on yes
terday, cars running on the Cottage
Grove, Indiana and Wentworth avenue
and on the Halstead street lines. The
police declared it preferable to run an
increased number of cars on the lines
already in operation and did not un-
dertake to protect service on additional
streets.
To avoid attacks by pickets or other
persons. closed carriages were en-
ployed to convey supplies to the power
houses and barns where the non-union
men are quartered. The pickets were
unusually quiet about the offices. and
the ruse worked successfully.
A riot in which several thousand
men, women and children took part
occurred on Archer avenue today. The
mob, which gathered to intercept a
number of wagons under escort con-
veying food to the car barns. charged
the police and constables, shouting and
throwing stones. A constable was
struck on the head and badly cut. The
police drew their revolvers and made
a stand about the wagons, but re-
Trained from shooting.
The rioters were finally driven back,
and consoled themselves by burning a
wagon previously wrecked in the vicin-
ity of the barns.
Sensational rumors that an attempt
had been made to blow up cars on the
Wentworth avenue line by means of
dynamite caps proved groundless.
Three railroad signal torpedoes fast
ened to the rail were at first believed
to contain dynamite.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-21
HUBBARD's REPORT
On Recent Naval Operations in vi
clnitY of Panama.

washington, Nov. 21.-The naval de-
partment has made public the report
of Commander John Hubbard. COM
manding the Nashville, on the recent
operation of the men under his COM
mand at Colon since the revolution at
the isthmus of Panama was started.
These reports cover the threatened
firing on the city of Colon by the
Colombian troops under Colonel Torres,
which was prevented by Commander
Hubbard, and the arrival and depar-
ture of the Colombian gunboat Carta-
gena with four or five hundred troops
aboard. The statement made by Com
mander Hubbard gives detailed Off
cial description of what already has
been told III the Associated Press dis
patches.
In concluding his report Commander
Hubbard enclOSeS letter dated No
venber 9 from Commander Diehl of
the Boston, at Panama, who repeats
the substance of an interview he had
the previous day with the British vice
consul, Mr. Rhodes, and the agent of
Mr.. PEBBLES, regarding the British
ships Maniv and Quito, then at Buena
Ventura. The British vice consul ex-
pressed the belief that there was dan
ger of these vessels being seized by the
Colombians to be used as transports.
and that if they started with troops
under convoy of the Colombian gun
boat Bogota, the provisional govern
ment at Panama would send out a gun
boat and sink them. Commander Diehl
adds:
Il told him to keep me informed of
the movements of the steamers and
that I would attend to the matter
Commander Diehl says he requested
Senor Obarrio, who controls both the
army and navy for the provisional
government of Panama. not to move
his gunboats for any hostile purpose.
This was acceded to by Senor Obarrio.
ont
if the Colombian forces effected a land
ing at some distance from Panama, say
in Parita bay, the villages of Chiriqui
or TomasilIo, which he thought prob
able. it would result in a long cam
paign to disIodge them, with possible
defeat in the end