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The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-24
LEGISLATION For ALASKA

president. This division of sentiment
will be largely overcome this winter,
as the senate will be disposed TO abide
by the Judgment of it's subcommittee
that visited Alaska during the past
summer. If that committee favors a
delegate, to be chosen by the president,
the senate will unquestionably favor
such delegate; if the subcommittee is
inclined to the election of delegate,
the senate will accept it's judgment in
that direction.
The chances are very bright for the
passage Of some form of an Alaska
delegate bill this winter. 1t may be
such bill as the house approved last
winter, authorizing the election Of one
delegate, or it may provide for two or
more delegates to be so chosen. But il
the senate committee reports adversely
on the election plan, the delegate bill
that is to pass will empower the presi-
dent to appoint one or more delegates,
as the senate may deem advisable.
Whatever legislation is enacted
must be satisfactory to the senate. The
house may pass bill that will not be
satisfactory to the senate in which
event the house will have a chance to
reconsider, and accept the bill as
amended in the senate. But, as a gen.
eral rule, whatever legislation is ca
acted at the long session for the benefi,
of Alaska, will closely conform to the
recommendations Of the subcommittee
of the senate.
1t is expected that the house will be
the first to pass an Alaska delegate
bill, ana this being SO, it is probable
that the bill which will pass the lower
body will be substantially the bill in
troduced by Representative Cushman
Whether or not that bill will be
acceptable to the senate cannot DO tolt
in advance.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-24
THE WOLF AND THE LAMB
The Way the People of Seattle Regard Alaska
THE Troubles of the De Soto Company
and the COrson Gold Mining Co. i
Nome People Who are Winter. I
ing in Seattle.

A well known Nome man, who is
spending the winter in Seattle writes
an interesting letter to Attorney J. F.
Hobbies, under date of December IL,
from which the following excerpts are
taken:
Seattle is quiet this fall, and every
one predicts an exceptionally duh win
ter after the holidays. The weather
has been bad almost continuously since
my arrival here, and is in nowise an
improvement upon the Nome climate.
Most of the Alaskans have left Seattle
and scattered all over the "Outsde. "
When arrived here Nomeites were in
evidence on every hand, but now only
meet one occasionally. The Seattleites
seem to pay a good deal Of attention to
Alaskans, but from my observation they
do so from much the same considera-
tions that q wolf regards a lamb. l
should not say, from what | have seen,
that there is any likelihood of much
Seattle capital being dumped into A las
ka. Seattle is more of a place where
Alaskans may come and spend their
money with ease and dispatch, but those
who have come down to interest capital
in Alaska enterprises have here met
signal failure, and been compelled to
go east
The de Soto Company, which have
offices here, are trying to extricate
themselves from some financial en-
tanglement, and their alleged troubles
have been advertised in the Seattle
papers. The company gives out that
their difficulties will be Strengthened
out by the first of the year. see Judge
Ferguson and Dick Ryan very often.
The Corson Gold Mining Company
have also had trouble, stockholders in
the east having kicked up the disturb
ance, according to newspaper dis
patches, and attached property of John
Corson upon allegations of misrepre-
sentation in the sale of stock.
Sullivan & Fink have opened q fine
suite of Offices in the Pioneer block
and Fink is now on trip to New York
Judge Hannum and John T. Reed
were here until the middle of Novem-
ber and then went to Frisco and the
East.
Judge FentOn has gone to San Fran
cisco to open up Offices there
C. NJ. Thuland is in town. but is not
practicing.
DR.. Chambers is practicing here, and
has an office in the Lumber Exchange
building.
Morton E. Stevens, attorney, for
merly of Nome, is also in the Lumber
Exchange building.
Frank A. Steele, attorney, is in the
Pacific block.
Gen. c. w. Turner, attorney, is in
the Pioneer block.
j. X. Brown is also in the Pioneer
block.
f. T. Casey. of the California lodg-
ing house, has real estate Office in the
Arcade building.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-24

Washington, d. c., Dec. Rep
resentative Cushman is determined
to have legislation for Alaska this win
ter. One OF the first things he did
when he arrived in Washington was
to call on the president to urge him, in
his message to congress today, to
strongly recommend various forms of
much needed legislatson for the terri
tory, principally provision for one or
two delegates in congress-, and an
appropriation for good roads. He also
wants territorial form Of government
for Alaska, as we'll as the authorize
tion OF the establishment and main
tenance of government salmon hatch
cries on the southeast coast of Alaska.
Mr.. Cushman during the last two
years Of his term in congress, has be-
como known to some extent as the
delegate from Alaska" because of the
interest he has shown in matters per-
tanning to the territory. He has, in
past congresses, advocated liberal
legislation for the territory, and in the
last congress secured the passage
chrough the house of his bill giving
Alaska a delegate 10 congress. When
this bill had passed the house. Mr..
Cushman followed it to the senate, and
day after day urged Senator Beveridge,
the chairman OF the committee on
territories, TO take up and report the
measure, so that it could be passed
upon by the senate. But Senator
Beveridge was obstinate. He was
worked up over the statehood fight,
and said he would not consider the
Alaskan bill until the statehood meas
ure was out OF the way. OF course that
meant that his committee would no,
take up the Cushman bill at all. There
happened to be division OF opinion
among senators as to how the delegate
should be chosen, some advocating
election; others appointment by the
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-24

Bill McPhee and Capt. Gegef w. e
down from Valdez recently.
George Jeffries, formerly ! Judge
Wickersham's clerk, also CAME dowr
this fall, having been discharge with.
out any reasons asked or givenj
Jim Beasley got bail here land lef,
for South Africa, accompanied by Tex
Richard. Beasley should be back so as
to appear for trial at Juneau in May
next, but whether either ha or Rickard
| will return is, think, prof lematical.
Judge Wickersham shdrt time age
handed down decision disposing OF
the great case of the Alaska Copper
Company VS.. Copper River Mining
Company, involving the Bonanza
quartz mine near Valdez, where it is
said ST, OOO 900 worth of Dire is in tight.
The decision is in favor off the Alaska
Copper Company. This is the case on
which Volney T. HoggsLt tt went to the
Philippines. HOggatt is on the losing
side of the case, | am sor3 ry to see. An
appeal is threatened Since the deci-
sion the members of the losing COM
pany are fighting themselves, stock
holders in the East alleging fraud, lar
ceny, ETC.. as shown by newspaper dis
patches published.
There is little being said about Nome
right now, but nearer spring interest
will revive. Col. Grigsby left some
weeks ago, and has probably gone to
Washington. Whether he is "to DE or
not to be-, is Question.
There have been rumors of a strike
at Ketchikan, and Louis Lane has gone
up there. What he has got in on | do
not know.
Today II big report comes down from
Dawson by wire of strike in the
Tanana, greater in extent than the
klondike. The following creeks are
particularized: Gold Stream, Gilmore.
Pedro, Twin, Cleary, Bedrock and
Fairbanks. No doubt the same news
will have reached Nome before this
letter.
hope all goes well in Nome this
winter and that the fire fiend again
spares the city; also hope the health
of the community is good and that
may see all my old friends upon my re-
turn To be honest | wish | had
stayed in Nome during the winter and
come out for few weeks in the sum-
mer. A six months vacation is too
long-too long to be idle, and not long
enough to establish ones self at any
thing. | have seen no one who did not
wish to be back. I was simply lost
until | got settled down somewhere
where | could read a little and attend
to several matters | took out with me.
am quite at home in the city, but
should prefer to be in the North.
No provision has as yet been made
for sending second-class mail through
from this end, except little that may
straggle through to make up weight
when there is a deficiency in the guam
tity of first-class mail.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-24
Notice of Forfeiture.

To J. H. Hunt, J. G. Paulscn and all Others
whom it may concern;
You and each of you are hereby notified that
| have expended the sum OF at least one hun
dred dollars in work services and labor upon
each of the following named placer mining
claims, situated in Cape Nome mining and re
cording district District of Alaska, for the
year ending December 81. 1903 to-wit: The
sullivan group of bench claims and claim
No /, Little Derby creek. certificates OF loca
tion being recorded in Vol. l22 pages 3S and 81.
of the records of said mining and recording dis
trlct.
And you are further notified that If you dc
not. within ninety 900 days from the date OF
final publication hereof. cause to be paid to the
| undersigned your proportiOnate share of sale
expenditures as co.owner, your interests In said
claims will become the property of the under
signed under Section 1924 Revised Statutes OF
the United States.
Date of first publication. January % 1904
Date of last publication April 80 1904
w III. NJ. BERTsCH.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-24
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To a. c. McNcvin, X. i. Boris. Is Pyne, II. Nc
kcnzie, l.. IL. French, Is. w. WOrey ant
Dr. y. Barduc and all others interested il
the Lookout Mountain group claim, Derby
creek, Cape Nome recording district, Dis
trict Of Alaska.
You are hereby notified that |, the under
signed. have caused to be performed work. ser
vices and labor Of the value of one hundred dol
lars upon the Lookout Mountain Group claim
Derby creek. Alaska, for each Of the years 1870.
and 1903.
And you are further notified that il you do
not, within ninety 90 days from the date OF final
publication hereof, cause to be paid to the under
signed your pruportlonate share OF said eXpen-
ditures as cO-ownerS your interests in said
claim Will become the property OF the under
signed under Section 232i Revised Statutes of
the United States.
Date of first publication Feb. 3, 1904.
Date of last publication May T. 1904.
w HAIRY b. WATSON.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-24
Notice of Forfeiture.

To A. j. Baumgartuer:
You are hereby notified that |, the undersigu-
ed have caused to De performed work, services
and labor of the value OF at least one hundred
for the year ending December II 1903, to-wit
The quartz claim called the "CatSkill." situated
in the Cape Prince Of Wales mountains, il
Port Clarence recording district District oil
Alaska.
And you are hereby further notified that il
you do not. within ninety 900 days from the
date of final publication hereof cause to be paid
to the undersigned your proportionate share OF
such expenditure AS coowner, your interest in
said claim will become the property of the un
derSigned under section 1924 Revised Statutes
of the United States.
Date of first publication Feb. 3, 1901.
Date of last publication May 4, 1904
w. G.. j. BARTELS.
W BY II. c. BURK, Agent.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-24
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To J. ItInUn.
You are hereby notified that l. the under
signed, have caused to be performed work. ser
vices and labor Of the value Of one hundred dol
lars upon each Of the following placer miniuI
claims for the year ending December 81, 1909
to-wit: Nos. and Harris creek Nos. II am
- North Fork. in the kougarok recording dis
triCt and 40. 10 BlucStOue river in Port Clar
cnce recording district.
And you are further notified that II you IL
not, within ninety 1907 days from he date o
final publication hereof. cause to be- paid to tn
undersigned SOur propOrtiOHHtc share OF SAT-
expenditures a~ cO-Owncr. your interests in SAT-
claims Will become the property Of the under
signed under Section 233i Revised Statutes o
the United States
Date Of first publication Jan. lG 1904
Date OF final publication Apr IL 1904
w CHARLES ROSENTHAL.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-24

To Il. G.. Wilson:
You are hereby notified that |, the underSign
ed. have caused to be performed work, services
and labor of the value of ut least one hundred
dollars upon the following named quartz claim
for the year ending December 81 1903, to-wit.
The quartz claim called the "High-up, situated
in the Cape Prince of Wales mountains. in Port
Clarence recording district, District OF Alaska.
And you are further notified that If you do
not. within ninety 800 days from the date OF
final publication hereof, cause TO be paid to the
undersigned your proportiOnatc share OF said
expenditure as cO-owucr, you interest in said
the United States,
Date OF first publication Feb, 3, 1904.
Date of last publication May 1. 1904.
". c. j. BARTELS.
w BY II. G. BURK. Agent
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-24
Notice of Forfeiture.

To G. Laiblan, VIM. Green, Peter Mousseau
w. c. kurtz, II. s. Thompson, r. p. Borts
c. Y. SairS, and all other interested claim
ants in the Derby Creek Group claim neal
Derby creek;
You are hereby notified that /, the undersign
ed, have caused to be performed work. services
and labor of the value of one hundred dollar,
upon the Derby Creek group mining claim
for the year ending December 81, 1908 to
wit: Situated on Derby creek Cape Nome re
cording district District of Alaska.
And you are further notified that II you dc
not, within ninety 800 days from the date of ii
nal publication hereof, cause to be paid to thu
undersigned your proportonate share of sale
expenditure as co-owncr, your interest in sale
claim will become the property OF the under
signed under Section 1924 Revised Statutes o
the United States.
Date OF first publication Feb. g. 1904
Date OF last publication May 4, 1904
w HARRY Is. WATSON.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-24
Notice of Forfeiture.

To Albert BuCkman:
You are hereby notified that |, the under
signed, have caused to Toe performed work. ser
vices and labor of the value of one hundred dol.
lars upon the following named placer mining
claim for the year ending December 81, 1903
to-wit: Claim No below discovery on EldoIa-
do creek, formerly IN the Good Hope recording
district, but now III Port Clarence recording dis
trict, District of Alaska
And you are further notified that If you dc
not, within ninety, 800 days from the date OF
final publication hereof, cause to be paid to the
undersigned your propOrtOnate share OF said
expenditure as co-owner, your interest in said
claim will become the property of the under
signed under Section 1924 Revised Statutes OF
the United States
Date OF first publication January 6. 1904.
Date of last publication April & 1904
w JOHN MARTIN.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-24
Notice of Forfeiture.

To T.. W. BeachwOod
You are hereby notified that l. the under
signed, nave caused to be performed work ser
vices and labor OF the value of one hundred dol
lars upon the following named placer mining
claim for the year 1903. to-Wit: That certain
creek claim known AS No. 10 above discovery
and in the canyon on the BlueStOnc river stu
ate in the Port Clarence recording district. Dis
trict OF Alaska
And you are hereby further notified that IL
you do not. within ninety 900 days from the
date of final publication hereof cause to be paid
to the undersigned your proportOnate share OF
such expenditure as cO-OWuer, your interest in
said claim will become the property OF the un-
dcrSigncd under Section 1924 Revised Statutes
of the United States.
Date of first publication Jan u, 1904.
Date of last publication April 10. 1904.
W j. POTTER WHITTREN.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-24
Notice of Forfeiture.
To |. o. NeguS:

To I. o. NeguS:
You are hereby notified that l. the under
signed, have caused to be performed work. ser
vices and labor OF the value of one hundred dol
lars upon the following named placer mining
claim for the year 1908. to-wit: That certain
claim known as creek claim No 12 above and in
the canyon on the Bluestone river, situate in
the Port Clarence recording district, District OF
Alaska.
And you are further notified that il you dc
not, within ninety 900 days from the date Of
fin al publication hereof cause to be paid to the
undersigned your proportionate share OF sale
expenditure as co-owner, your interest in sale
claim will become the property OF the under
signed under Section 1924 Revised Statutes o.
the United States
Date OF first publication Jan. 10, 1904.
DATE of last publication April 10, 1904.
w j. POTTER WHITTRBN.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-24
Drinks two for Csc, the same as
formerly 7Sc each, Board Of Trade.

Warm and cold storage freight for
Council. See c. l.. Morris. 4l9 Front st.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-24
Inquiries.
and AnsWers

In this column questions OF general interest
will be answered Address all communications
to j. Potter Whttren, care Of THE NUGGET)
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-24

If you want to have your claim sur
veyed and plated 60 and see Otto
Halla. He will charge you from $40
up, according to location of claim. You
can see him at any time at Eul's, Front
street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-06
THE ISLE OF UNREST.
Some Startling Facts and Figures About Santo Domingo.

-~~~~~
 Santo Domingo.
 Santo Domingo. theoretically a republic writes William Thorn in the May Worlds richest island In the West Indies except Cuba Its population can only be guessed at for the official figures are untrust- worthy. There are, probably. 50.O0O negroes and mulattoes scattered over the 1S,000 square miles. They are often half-starved for there is little incentive to honest indus try when a party of soldiers may come along at any moment and eat up the fruit of a mans labor. The country could easily support 5,0o0,000 people in prosperity and comfort. But 1t has been at war. with hardly any considerable intermssion. for about a hundred years. There is no other country in the world, not even venezuela, with such a record.
 The disparity in numbers between women and men is even greater in the country vii- Iares than in the cities, for the men are ant to flock to the towns, or to be marched off to fight by one of the numerous guerilla hards PolyEamy results in the country dis ,ricts peasant usually has four or five ui,ss who live in common and work for h,, ana the children. Yet the population dnas not increase That is the most strik- ing testimony to the condition or the coun- .r,, The men are steadily thinned down t. .he wars and three-fourths of the chill dren die in infancy, owing to the ignorance os their mothers and the lack of medical care have seen babies & few monhs old
 ,on raw plantain to eat when It cried r have known babies, too. to be killed by .a''arrrent :. soldiers before the eyes of their ,,oo,hers. because their fathers were fight in i, the ranks of the revolutionists. Eff teen women and children were slain in cold hIood in the town of San Pedro de Ma coris an important seaport in 190O' with tha deliberate purpose of deterring other rner from io,nins the revolutionists.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-06
THE 10. Al. R,. CONGRESS.

The following is written by woman from Washington of the D. A. R. Con- gress recently held there:
 ''The D. A. R.'s aftermath has enriched the landscape all week. 1t was bril- liant company of them that made the pilgrimage to Jamestown, returning Tues day The costuming of the late Congress was a record-breaker in sumptuousness. One delegate Is said to have appeared in twenty different toilets during the course of the meeting Mrs. Deliver. presi- dent general possibility, wife of the Sen ator from Iowa, a woman strfkingiy sug- gestive of Marie Antoinette in appear ance, was garbed in absolutely regal splendor always. She received at Mrs F'airbanks' tea in a gown of shirred green velvet with priceless floating laces and diamonds. The tempting April weather iured many of the delegates to play hooky' during their sojourn here ana enjoy the seductive seeing Washington opportunities that present themselves to the unwary on every hand. that the ad- visibility of the change of date from stormy February was questioned by the faithful, who had the interest on the congress seriously at heart, The Coun- tess of Yarmouths mamma, Mrs. Thaw' A delegate from her Pittsburg Chapter, is still lingering in our midst, in glad ap- parel, since the daughters scattered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-06

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