Nome gold digger., 1903-03-25
JUDGE BROWN ON WARPATH Issues Orders to Commence Action Against Gamb-
 lers
American Sailors Killed. Sec retary Chamberlain Gives
 Details

Skagway, Jan. TIA report from Ju neau is to the effect that Judge Brown has issued an order to the prosecuting attorney to commence an action against all the gambling houses and try all the proprietors and stamp out the evil. Also to bring dealers and dance hal keepers at Juneau and Douglas before the court day.
 Washington, Jan: Admiral Hig- ginson cables from San Juan, Porto Rico, .tlrat an explosion of powder in the ejght-inch gun turret of the battle ship Massach asetts- killed five men and ihjpreai f0urr There were no conmis- sioned oftiGegs among them.
 The explosion. occurred while at tar gebl practice. on, the starboard after turrets. A. fulll charge exploded and killed or injured allthe gun crew, num- bsring nine men4
 Johannesburg, South Africa, Jan. 17--Colonial Secretary Chamberlain at banquet given him last evening, do livered al speech in which he gave foI the first time details which had been arranged for the financing of the colO- nies. He described the arrangement as unique and unprecedented action on the part of the Imperial government and one satisfactory to the representa-. tive associations which met here to. day.
 The government undertakes to sub nit to the Imperial parliament to guar. antee loan of S175O00.000 upon the security of the assets of the Transvaal and Orangia. The money to be raised upon the assent of parliament and de. voted to paying the existing debts oi the Transvaal, buying railroads, pro- viding for construction of new lines, ex- .pend!tures for pubic works and pro- viding for land settlement. It then provides for second loan of Sl50, ,000,- 900 to be treated as a war debt. Local fnanciers have undertaken to raise the first $50,000,00 without prefential se- curity.
 London, Jan. Yesterday the For eign Office handed lengthy communi- tion to the United States embassy. It is believed to be q reply to President Castros last note.
 Juneau, Jan. 13- The Steamer Shili- kof, running between here and the westward is ten days overdue. The Bonita arrived from Sitka three days overdue on account of storms. The Shelikotf is a new vessel and it is feared she has been lost.
 Tangier, Morocco, Jan. IT, Four columns of troops have left Fez for Taza.
 Tangfer, Jan. 13 The latest ad vices from Fez are that the pretender has re-established camp twelve miles from Fez and is preparing to assume the of- fensive.
 Seattle, Jan. .13 - The MarcOni wire less telegraph company thas. estab- lished offices at all Dominion cities along the line from Seattle to Southwestern Alaska.
 < Ottawa, Jan. IT - The Canadian De- partment of Commerce has issued a regulation permitting an area of $40 acres to be reserved far prospectors who will place machinery on the ground.
 New. Y YoPk, Jan, I7-The most pow efful gun ever built in America, using the highest explosive, sixteen-inch coast defense rife was successfully tested today. The tests demonstrate most wonderful.accuracy and the great range of twenty miles.
 . Washington, Jan. E-,The Treasury Department under authority of an act approved January. 18th state that it will collect duty on foreign coals, re fundinp the. drtias films maid thus nut