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The Nome nugget., 1904-06-25
Fresh mint juIeps. Board of Trade.

Dr. Smith, 3l6 Front street, Nome, over the Valhalla, is prepared to treat Rheumatism and kindred diseases suc- cessfully; outside prices; consultation free
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-25

For hay and grain see Tanner X Clark. For Wellington coal-the gen. uine-see Tanner X Clark.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-25

LOst-Sllver purse, containing $50. Finder may keep money, and return purse to Nugget Office. No questions asked.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-25

The Lacey will open tonight at , o'clock.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-25

Corrugated iron and black sheet steel at Darling X Deans.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-25

Infinite, La Rosa, Lurline, Upman, Africana or Book at the MonOpole Cigar Store.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-25
Timing supplies at Giese's.

Full line of rifle cartridges and load ,d shells: Darling X Dean.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-25

The Lacey will open tonight at 7 o'clock.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-25

Steamship Valencia will sail for Sc. attle direct on rlOnday, June 77, at
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-25

CHEAP, some rich claims, tin and gold, must A sell on account of i'll health. Address
 Miner, Nugget office 6lS-S5t
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-25

THREE ROOM nicely furnished house; in | quire barber shop, 324 Front street St
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-25

Best whisky in Nome at The Nevada.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-25
FOR SALE

CIX furnished cabins on the sandspit Impure O Ern & Co.,
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-25

EIRST-CLASS rooming house, IS rooms. In | quire Nugget office.
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-25
FACTS ABOUT RUSSIA.

md one half times as large as the tates and Alaska.
 thousand miles of coast line, half
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-25

' LAUNDRY, doing q first-class business Apply IL at No. II, First Avenue east. 3t
The Nome nugget., 1904-06-25

HOUSE, furnished, three rooms, bay window, u Praveled yard' central location. Inquire Nugget office or J. l.. Mckinney. Steadman ave.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
Cheap Rates East.

II you are going to Worlds Fair get cheau
rate and go via Northern Pacific Railway and
Yellowstone Park. Ask about it, T. X
STATELER. General Agent CAT Market St.
San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
IMPERSONATES
CITY OFFICIAL
Board of Works Finds Insur-
ance Inspector Imposed
on Building Contractors
WILL CALL IN BADGES
Street Work Is Stopped Be-
cause Funds Are Lacking
to Improve City's Part

II having been brought TO the atten-
ton Of the Board Of Public Works that
some employe Of the Board Of Fire IN
derwriters had represented himself as
building inspector employed by the
city for the purpose Of intimidating
contractors, the board yesterday took
summary action by recalling all badges
heretofore issued TO employees Of the
department and 10 insurance inspec-
tors.
some three years ago the badges to
the number OF forty were issued by
resolution OF the board and among
them were eight allowed TO as many
inspectors for the purpose Of deter
mining the rates Of insurance based
on the safety Of the buildings. one
emplOye Of the Fire Underwriters.
whose name President Schmitz has
been unable 10 ascertain, used his
badge, IL is alleged. for his own pur-
poses and several contractors of build
ings in course Of construction com
plained Of his tactics TO the board. No
charges OF extortion, however, are
made against the man who imperson-
ated a building inspector.
After calling in the old badges the
board viii issue new badges to its own
employees only. These viii have a par
ticular number so that the public may
identify the man in case Of any wrong
doing. Schmitz says that the extent
Of the irregularities cannot be ascer-
tanned owing TO the incomplete condi-
tiOn Of the records kept when the
badges We're issued, but that in future
rigid regulations viii be adopted for
those holding the badges.
The board was compelled to deny a
petition for the Improvement Of Third
avenue. between I street and Parnas-
sus avenue, because the Supervisors
refused 20 appropriate funds for the
Improvement Of streets in front Of city
property, although the board had re-
Quested SlS7 962 for the purpose. The
lack 0f funds viii retard improvements
10 such an extent on that account that
the board viii again ask the Supervis-
ors TO appropriate some money from the
urgent necessity fund TO tide over the
difficulty as far as possible. All such
applications viii have 10 be denied un-
less the city agrees TO do its share of
the work
The board ordered the construction
Of stone sidewalks on both sides Of
Spear street, between Market and Mis-
sion.
Plans were ordered prepared for an
engine-hOuse on Twentieth street, near
Missouri, the intention being TO erect
the building before the rain sets in.
Grades were ordered esra bIfSbed on
Mission street at various points pre-
paratory 10 the bituminizing Of the
street, for which $4,000 has been ap-
prOpriated.
Flattering reports Of the improve
ment in the sweeping Of streets since
the city undertook the work were re-
ceived from various sources and or
dered filed.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
GRAHAM SETS
BALLINCER FREE
Former Captain, Charged
With Embezzlement, Is
Out Of County Prison

George T. BalIinger, who was a
captain in the First California Regi-
ment in the Philippines. was ordered
released from Jail yesterday by Su-
perior Judge Graham. who heard his
application for a writ Of habeas cor
pus a week ago. BaIlinger was ar
rested on March 6 on charge of hav-
ing embezzled 1920 from the Califor-
MIA AK Glass Bending and Cutting
Works on a check issued by w. p.
Fuller & CO. Ballinger had been in
the concerns employ for nearly sew
enteen years and was bookkeeper.
cashier and outside solicitor. After
his arrest he was held for trial before
2 jury by Judge Cabaniss, but his law
yers cOntended that the evidence was
not sufficient to warrant such holding.
After reading the transcript of the
evidence Judge Graham took the same
view Of the case and ordered the
mans release.
In the argument of Ballinger's at
tOrney in was set forth that the art
glass concern had a very fiimsy sys-
TEN OF bookkeeping and was careless
IN the handling Of its money. It had
been shown that Ballinger had pre-
Niously been permitted to indorse
checks, pay bills and deposit money.
II had not been proven that he had
not disposed Of the Fuller check in
any OF the avenues within his author
ity excepting that he had not given
the money 10 Schroeder. president Of
the firm.
II was also brought out that Schroe-
der did not threaten BalIinger with
prosecution until he learned that Bal
linger was about to go into the same
line Of business on his own account.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
WIDOW IS LEFT
SMALL ESTATE
Susan Seymour, Wife Of Pho
neer Hotelman, Decides to
Contest His Last Will

When Simon H. Seymour, the 80
man, met his death in Cache Creek,
near Bartlett Springs, last month, it
was not known that he had left a will
bequeathing his wife nothing of his
large estate except a community inter
est in the Seymour House, on Second
street in Los Angeles, and half in
terest in property on Mission street
between Third and Fourth, in this city.
Susan Seymour, the widow, has de-
cided to contest the will, and yester-
day filed a hastily prepared document
in the Superior Court through her at
torneys, Henry C. MePike and Sulli-
van & Sullivan, in which she alleges
that at the time of making the alleged
will Seymour was Of unsound mind
and that he did not sign the paper.
The will named P. e. Towne and C. S.
White as executors and the residue Of
the estate, worth about $750,000, was
left to his sister, Henrietta F. Edwards,
the children of deceased sister, Louise
Hebrock, and the children Of a deceased
brother, Henry Kordmeyer, in Ger
many.
Shortly after Seymour's death, the
widow, representing that he had died
intestate, secured letters of special ad-
ministration upon the estate and was
awarded a family allowance of $500 a
month. She also secured the courts
permission to distribute $500 among
twenty-one men who assisted In the
search and recovery of the old mans
body
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
WOMAN CRIES
CAUSE ARREST.
William Blythe's Residence
on Taylor Street Entered
With a Skeleton Key
WIFE SURPRISES PARTY
Thieves Break From Her, but
Her Calls Attract the At
tentiOn of Two Policemen

A woman's cries of stop thief! stop
thief!'' awakened people from their
slumbers in the neighborhood of Tay-
lor and Geary streets early yesterday
morning. The woman was Mrs. Will
liam Blythe, 511 Taylor street. Po-
licemen O'Brien and Orr had seen a
light in the front room of the Blythe
residence and were wondering at the
unusual sight when they saw three
youths running out of the front door
and heard Mrs. Blythe's voice. The
policemen grabbed hold of two of the
The policemen returned to the
Blythe residence with the two prison
ers. Mrs. Blythe said she had been
awakened by a noise coming from
a room occupied by a friend, Howard
Love. She threw on a wrapper and
went to the room, where she was sur
prised to see three youths busily en-
gagged in ransacking the room. She
caught hold of two of them, but after
brief struggle they broke away from
her and ran from the house, the other
having preceded them. Then she ran
to the front door and shouted stop
thiefr
The two youths under arrest were
taken to the City Prison and booked
on charge of burglary. One gave
the name of John Benson and his oc-
cupation as a bellboy and the other
Thomas P. Gere, alias Thomas Nc
Lain, and said he lived on remittances
sent by his parents from Sioux City,
Iowa. Each is II years of age. They
claimed to have known Love for the
last three months and visited his room
for joke. They had packed up sew
eral pairs of socks, several handker-
chiefs, other articles of wearing ap-
parel and a lady's gold watch, all of
which were booked as evidence
against them.
When searched at the City Prison a
skeleton key was found in Benson's
pockets and it is supposed they ef-
fected an entrance by means of the
key. They positively refused to di-
vulge the name of the youth who made
his escape.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
ALL DAY FIGHT
AT A PICNIC
Alameda County Officials
Fail to Investigate the
Murder of julius Wolfe
Jewellers ARE HERDED
Deputy Constable Green
Tells a Remarkable Tale
at the COrOner's Inquest

Witnesses yesterday told the Cor
oner's jury the story of a series of
drunken fights in the barroom at the
dancing pavilion in Shell Mound Park,
Emeryville, on July 4, which resulted
in the death of Julius Wolfe, a veteran
of the war with Spain.
Wolfe attended a picnic at that
place with four friends and in a free
for all fight was felled to the floor at
$50 o'clock in the evening by some
person unknown. His friends carried
his unconscious body to the ferry-boat
and when they arrived at the foot of
Market street in this city they took
him to the Harbor Hospital, where
he was treated for alcoholism. DR.
Boscowitz not discovering that Wolfe's
skull was badly fractured. Wolfe died
on the following morning, never hav-
ing recovered consciousness. Wit
nesses swore yesterday that there was
a succession of fights at the dancing
pavilion from o'clock in the morn
ing until late at night and that nearly
all the picnickers were drunk. There
were three Oakland constables on the
Dul lIcy Qlu AlOl WITH
the Bacchanalian orgies.
This fact was brought out by the
testimony of Charles Green of Oak
land, a deputy constable, appointed
by Constables Hampstead and Lane
Green said that he saw Wolfe lying
unconscious on the ground, but as his
friends were taking care of him he did
not interfere. The picnickers were
fighting all day, he said.
1T seems to me very strange" re-
marked the Coroner, that seeing a
man lying unconscious after a fight
the constable did not make any inquiry
as to the person who had inflicted the
injuries"
Hadn't time" said Mr.. Green
cheerfully. I'VE had to herd them
like cattle all day and we had our
hands full
do the Oakland people stand for
that sort of thing?" asked the Coroner.
"Oh. it's the same all the time
there" replied Green.
Did none of the officers attempt to
see what had happened %
Well" was the response, I'VE tried
to keep them from fighting as much
as we could"
Does the Sheriff allow that kind Of
business in Alameda County?" the
Coroner continued.
I'VE did our duty as well as we
could. We stopped lots of fight. They
had been fighting all over the place
since 9 o'clock in the morning."
Coroner Leland asked whether there
was no way of getting the injured man
to Emeryville for treatment and Green
replied that it would take a long time
to do that. Besides, Wolfe was in the
hands of his friends.
Did you report this affair to the
Sheriff ?" was the next inquiry.
Il didn't know he was dead until
the next day. when I saw it in the pa
pers," was the answer.
Green added that Bert Hampstead
and Morris Lane were his employers.
They, in turn, had been employed by
Captain Siebe, the lessee of the park.
Owing to the absence of witnesses
from Oakland the taking of testimony
was postponed indefinitely.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
Judge Trout Enloins HAYES.

Judge Trout yesterday issued an in
junction preventing Thomas R. Hayes
from disposing of $4,000 worth of
securities sued for by Elizabeth G..
Messer and also restraining the vari-
Gus companies interested from trans
ferring any of the stocks pending the
hearing of her suit for their possess
sion. She claims that the securities be-
longed to her at the time that Charles
Hayes, the defendants son, met his
death by accident in Golden Gate Park
last year and had been intrusted to
the latter by her in trust.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15

Vincent Sorentons, who keeps a ful
niture store on Filbert street, betwee
Powell and Stockton, will be sentence
to-day by Judge Mogan for havin
made a workshop of the sidewal
fronting his premises, despite repeate
police protest.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
Game Law vioIators Punished.

Justice of the Peace Danner of
Kernville has fined F. A. Kelly $25
for killing deer out of season. Justice
of the Peace provinces of Healdsburg
has fined Clyde carp SIS for having
deer meat in his possession. Judge
Pierce of Los Angeles has fined George
Wilcox and Cyrus Weeks $25 each for
having a dove and a quail in their
possession. Deputy Fish Commits
sioner Reed of Santa Cruz County has
captured some hounds that were run
ming deer. The owners of the dogs
have not yet appeared.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
Carleton Held for Trial.

Charles H. Carleton, the alleged
half-interest swindler, was held yes
terday in $4,000 bonds by United
States Commissioner Heacock to an
swer before the Federal Court at
Cleveland, Ohio, on the charge of using
the United States mails for the pur-
pose of defrauding his correspondents.
In default of bonds Carleton was COM
mitted to Jail. The prisoner said yes
terday that he would give up the fight
against his removal and that he was
willing to be taken to Cleveland for
trial
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
Justices Court Suits.

Suit was filed yesterday in the JUS
tees Court by William Koopman
against the United Railroads to re-
cover 800 for being elected from a
Fifth-street car, Notwithstanding that
he produced a transfer issued from
the Haight-street line. Suit was filed
by Edward Deering to recover S25
from the Master Painters Association
for money advanced.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15

DENIES SMI1 e.. ) PETITION.-Judge Gra-
ham Yesterday denied the petition Of Clayton
G. Smith for revocation OF the letters Of adop-
tion granted in the case Of his two -year-ol6
daughter. Airline. The child was adopted by
Mrs. Jackson. stepmother of Smiths wife. and
the father has tried in various ways to get
Il possession of the babe.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
TO YOSEMITE VALLEY.

Grand Personally Conducted Excur-
sion
Leaves Saturday, July 1e; s2s SO round
trip. In one way and out another
around the famous double loon .
Passes directly through two groves Of
giant sequoias- Special care for women
and children. You will get the best of
everything on the Santa Fe. A rare
chance 70 visit the famous valley. In
44ce.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15

LOCKE ESTATE DIsTRIBrrTFD -rno d.
cree 81 final settlement Of the estate OF SiIas
NJ Locke was hled yesterday. II provides for
S2Sl .2Ol -. the largest sums going to Frlor5nds
Walker. Alice Rix and Abbie Butler, who re-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-16

his team. but his man Friday. just landed
Friday is of very dark complexion. mere
lad. but he says he can pilot W amer
team to victory just as well as though ne
weighed a ton. The Newark Sunday News
thinks the lad is all right and derotea
more than half a page 10 pictures ana d
writeup of the new mascot. After NE
boy had been logged out in the best tiiS
town afforded. Walter had to tachle HIS
mother and the News tells the story tnuH-
ly: With Friday dressed to Kill
Manager Burnham sought his parents |"
get permission from them to have the poy
accompany the team. Managing q baNe
ball team is no easy task. but IN MS tW"ii
ty years of ruling power over haSehaii
players Burnham never experienced Suti,
hard proposition as when he SoHciled
Mrs. Amos to allow little Rufus To hc
company him to Newark and he ihStairu
mascot of the team. "lor 9 massey
man." the colorad woman SoDbed -
five head o chllun, but Rufus IS ma
fav'rit chile. No. Sahee; no Sdhee Low
ma Rufus to go way off from home ana
NANNY: Slan't do it. Mr.. Baseball
Man: shan't do it, But Walter : Well
known way of overcoming the greatest
difficulty prevailed and the hoy Is now
with the team, a permanent MIXTURE ana
on the payroll. On another page OF me
same issue the News gives three lal2r
pictures of the Newark players. the
paper believes in good. honest sport. be
iievcs in baseball and is willing and anXi-
Gus to uphold and aid it III every posi-
bic way.
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WORLDS RECORD.
TweIve-Inc Gun Crew of the Texa:
Gains Title.

Pensacola Fla. April 1.-The Finch
gun crew Of the battleShip Texas now
holds the worlds record for fast and ac-
clrate work. snatching the laurelS from
the battleShips Wisconsin and Alabama
between which ships there was a dispute
as to the championship.
The Texas concluded her practice in
the Gulf today. and came into the harbor
when it was made known that she had
an average of about 50 per cent. hits.
which is about per cent. better than
that of the Wisconsin. which vessel has
been hcralded az possessing the prize
Srn-crews of the navy. This record is
also better than that made 10y the Ala
bama which was thought to be the
worlds record. and far ahead OF the flag
shin kearsarge With her Finch pieces
the Texas made in one string Of shots IL
hits in 10 minutes, more than MT per
minute This was with the forward T.
inch gun and with the after T. inch piece
~ hits were made out of II shots III ~
minutes With her 6-inCh pieces tn"
Texas also carried off the h"norS. from
all that can hc learned. Her general aN-
eragc is said to be higher than was ever
before made by Il naval vessel.
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OXFORD.
DixEIElD,

The funeral of the late John Ward
Howe who died Sunday morning, was
held 1T his home in this village, Tues
day afternoon. The simple services
were conducted by Rev. Stanford
Mitchell of the Rumfcrd Falls Uni
versalist church. Mr.. Howe had long
been one of the prominent citizens of
this part of oxford county. He was
born in Canton 13 years ago, and
resided there most Of his life, moving
to DiXfield, Il dozen years ago. He had
been in poor health for several years.
He was man highly esteemed by all,
upright in every relation of life and
good neighbor and citizen who Will be
much missed. He is survived by his
wife and two sons and three daughters.
One son is T.. w. Howe of Rumford
Falls, the present representative to the
Legislature from Canton, and the other
is Carroll Howe, the grain merchant
of this village. The daughters are
Mrs. J. G. Minot of Augusta, Miss Cora
B. Howe Of Dixfeld and Miss Abbie NJ.
Howe of Boston.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Washinqton County.

Eastport-Bcnj. F.. KiIby to Edith T..
kilby. ct al. 81. &c: Almira Stevenson e.
frank frank r. Wadsworth; 81. &c: George
fhelpS to Hannah Phelps 81 Nc
lubcc-James NJ. Parker ct all to VIII
liam W. Baker, sl,W0; Eben II. Hcnnctt
TO Walter Kennedy. 81, &c; Fred +. Ken
nedy ct al. To Eben II. Bennett. $7SOi.
pcrry-William y. Reynolds Jr. To-
catherine Shea. ST: Catherine Shea to
Nellie G. Reynolds. 81: Ad"lIidc S Smart
10 William Il. Reynolds. Jr.. 500
aharlotte-JamcS w. Howe to Milton
liitchings. $500: IL. Z. Munson to Geo. Nj
Hanson. 81. &c.
Rohhinstor-Jane G. Nosc TO Bessie 4.
Robinson. 81. &c; Alice NJ Woods to
S%acoaSt Canning Co. 500: Charles ".
Robinson To Nicholas Jollotta. 81. &c
calais-Charlcs w. Robinson to Sea
coast Canning Co, $50; Mary Doyle to
Edward J. DOYLE. 81. &c: Annie Kelley
To Emma NJ Morrcll. 500: David Thurs
ton to David f. Thurston. 81. &c
East Machias-Nancy y. Berry To VII
liam T.. Berry. value.
Baileyville-Robert Towers to Norman
Storey. 81.
Observation-Disclosures ". IittlrGcld to
Maggie Leighton. ST.
Princeton-Minnie NJ. Bailey to Horace
Mclaughlin. S600; Nancy Brown. ct al. to.
Orrnston Brown. $40. &c: Est. of Carl IA.
Edgerly. ct al, to Orrington Brown. ct
al S667J
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STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
CHELSEA.

The rain OF the past few days was
doubtless just what WAS needed, as Tie
quicker the frost is out of the ground
the quicker the roads will be settled.
Most people are vc:y glad to remain at
home now. unless driven by necessity
to travel either by train or on foot.
The schools in town are to begin,
next Monday morning, for the spring
term of 10 weeks.
Mrs. Il. r. Fisher and daughter
Helen returned, Friday, from few
days visit to friends i'll Augusta.
Mrs. y. l.. Hayes and Miss Ida
Scaries attended the East Maine Con-
ference at Pittsiicll last week, and
visited friends i'll Clinton ana Water
Willie.
The little son of George Lewis. who
had his eye removed last winter. died,
last Thursday. Funeral services We're
held from the house, Saturday after
noon, Rev. Mr.. Plant Of Gardiner Off
ciatinG. lnteiment was i'll the cene-
terry ut beech HILL" Pittston.
Col. T.. g. Stevens, +. {. Mcadcr and
Patrick Iiaycs attended the Republic
Wednesday, as delegates from this
town.
G. i. Page. who works in the pulp
mill at South Gardiner, is at home sick
NORTH AUGUSTA.
Rev. L. :. Cudwurth is still confined
to the house and will not be able, sun
day, to assume the duties as pastor of
The Methodist church at Livermorc.
Julia May Williamson is slowly re-
covering from Il severe attack of pncu-
monia.
Mrs. Il. Tracy who was reported as
recovering from appendicitis has had Il
relapse and is confined to her room. As
help is scarce. Miss Bertha has to be
hnuSekeeper and nurse.
Nearly every family here has one or
more oc its members Sick
George NJ. Eean., ST., assistant as
SCISSOR. reports the names of fiftceE
babies III this ward.
Sylvester Shute recently injured his
wrist and hand.
\ person living in this vicinity, who
years ago lived in distant city, saw 4
t'il VI blt IkuSSldll meet WHICH, IL blSll-
cd this country.
Learhia Rean has gathered the first
maylloWers seen i'll this vicinity.
MONMOUTH.
Work is progressing on the house for
the accommodation of the fire engine.
Simon Cloush has taken the contract.
Mrs. Lane accompanied the remains
OF her husband home
Died in Redlands, Cal, San Bernar-
dino Co. Sunday April Sd. 1904. Lewis
Lane, aged 20 years, months, native
of Readfield, Maine. Mr.. Lane was at
one time we'll known and respected
citizen of Monmouth, he having resided
there since 1863 During his residence
III Monmouth he was extensively
engaged i'll the business of exporting
country produce and was well known
among the fruit and produce dealers Of
Boston and throughout New England.
Before going 10 Monmouth, Mr.. Lane