The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-20
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Employers Declare War
or Unions
BITTER Fight IS ON
The Nome Colony is in Evidence.
Dinner Given to Alas.
Kan People.


San Francisco, Dec. ll.-Since writ
ing you last nothing of a startling ma
ture has occurred save perhaps, that on
account of the employers of labor hav-
ing taken the bull by the horns, have
declared war on the trades unions
The latter probably are stronger in
that city-certainly they are better or
ganized-than in any city in the United
States. They virtually dictate to the
employers, have their half holiday on a
saturday, and it has reached that stage
where their every request. unreason-
able though, in many cases it may be,
is granted. The restaurant keepers,
however, have grown tired of their eX-
actions and have declared war to the
knife. The result has been that last
Monday morning more than one-half
of them closed their doors, and the eat
ing public, only with the greatest diff
Guilty and inconvenience. find the Oppor-
tuuity of satisfying the Inner man.
They have all signed a petition that.
on the coming Monday, in the event of
the unions not coming to their terms.
to close their doors. When 1t is con-
sidered how vast a number of this city's
population obtain their provender from
the above source, it may readily be i'm
agined how far reaching will be their
inconvenience.
The Nome colony is still on the in
crease, notably among whom to be met
with around the corridors of the Lick
and Palace are DR.. Whitehead. Billy
Emerson. Oscar Ashby, Roxy Reber,
Mike Sullivan, Nose Rosencrantz Dave
Lane. Frank johnson and on and on
until | could enumerate the cream of
Monies population. The three former
start for New York tonight. Roxy
Reber and big Mike go to Harder
Springs in few days to join Judge and
Mrs. Crane, the latter of whom has
written glowing accounts of its many
virtues.
Jim OSullivan and Manuus wilkins,
the Grass gulch magnates, have just
returned from Byron Hot Springs,
looking thoroughly rejuvenated.
Nose Rosencrantz, the impressible
Nose. together with Jack Britzhoff, are
the busiest OF Nome's busy bees. They
have floated mining scheme of proper
tions-the most malestlc-and the firm
intends soon leaving for New York TO
foster its advancement. 1t may not be
known to many of your citizens, yet the
fact is that Nose had and let slip
through his fingers fortune just prior
to his advent into Nome, and many
there are who believe in him.
Traehan's tavern, the best and most
exclusive here, had quite a distin-
guished, not to say distinguishabe
gathering for dinner a few evenings
ago. That old Alaskan warrior, Capt.
Carlson, was the host. and around him
l. lNlN
Capt. Crane, Roxey Reber, John Dex
ter, Mike Sullivan, Mike McManus,
Walter Soderberg, Judge Soderberg
Nose Rosencrantz and Jack Beritzhoff.
They occupied large table in the
center of the dining hall, and wine was
as plentiful as snow water in Nome's
streets in the early spring. We know
gathering such as the above would |
make little noise, but what did attract
and hold the attention of the lpatrons
of that place was the report which |
somehow leaked out that it was a
gathering of Alaskan millionaires.
Judge Soderberg was the first to fall
under the table, the weaker brothers
following gradually. Big Mike" as
might be expected, outlasted the rest
and was the boss of the occasion. They
say it was mistake that Mike called
patrol wagon, leastwise he earnestly
claims that it was.
News OF the decision of the district
court in the Hot Air case has but re-
Gently reached US: needless to add it is
topic Of much discussion.
Lindblom and w. H. Nelson are in