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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-30

lHen mHalalJ 'SfiP'
Zaigler was Immediately pat under
sort of martial law by it's owner
Mr. Letter Between SGS and lOV
guards were employed. Each Wai
given a5-caliber CUR. which nc to,eq
Dy means Of a shoulder stfap
and belt This was his only insignia
Of Office. These guards were rerr'
cruited largely by the detective
agencies" Of Chicago and st. Louis
And they have not worked them
selves very deeply into the affections
II the farmer folk of the country
round about
To this day miners insist that
fhsre's no strike on. They say they
we're hired to leave their jobs in VIII
hanson county ami when they found
The wages were not satisfactory III
zeigler they quit work that then
they were evicted, ana that's all
there is TO It. Tney say they are
,ampirg four miles from ze gler and
that that is Eobody's business. They
are being assisted by the United Nine
Workers.
lrdependent Principslity.
Although Zeigler is in town the
whole twelve squaEe miles is private
property, and even the roads are
held to De private ways. Although
there is a United States postoffiCe in
Zeiglcr you can't get your mail which
may be- addressed Is you there unless
YOU have written pass. because you
can't get into town The miners think
that there Is gomething wrong about
this, bu: the Washington authorities
haven't taken any action
The Illinois Central railroad will
sell you ticket TO Zcigler. but tae
trains stop two miles away in the
midst Of barren prairie and YOU
have - got ch there or else go clear
through. for you cant get OF at Zeig'
ler II you accept the first alternative
and get OFF the train on the prairie.
you fall right into the hands of the
Letter guards and. without written
pass, that's as far as you get.
Besides the picket stations the
town Is fortified by six guard stations.
These are connected VIII each other
and with the superintendent Office
by telephone
Camp Of the Bsseieers.
The beseiging force is encamped
some four miles away in grove and
it numbers forty. including women
and ba lies. They are the evicted
miners aud their families. and they
have passed the summer iH tents
They have dug q we'll cleaned out
the brush and spent the eummcr ia
raising vegeiabieE. They say they
don't intend to blow Ieigier up They
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sTENoeRAPHER WANTED

To begin work first Of year: young lady pre-
ferred Must be first class stenoxTapheT ara
able to doffher Office work. Ad iress y. \ l.'
care Bulletin.
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Of the company's houses. They sol
pttt
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A Model Plant.

Letter owns five or ten thousand
acres of land and has in his plans
the establishment of huge coke
plant. He has sunk mine with
capacity to employ five hundred men
All the buildings at the mine are
first class and the machinery is per
feet in every respect, the houses in
which the workmen live, the stores
in which everything needed in a fam
lily is sold have been built by Letter.
The main store is built on an arc Of
a circle and everything from groceries
fnc big school house is now in course
OF erection. A hospital with accom-
modations for forty of fifty patients
has been completed and it is as fine
as ever saw. Every modern con-
venience and every requisite of
hospital Is there. Hot and cold water,
medicines. surgical instruments a
resident doctor and nurses. all paid
BY Letter. have been assigned TO the
town
And rher a Church.
Letter told me- that he intends 70
construct q church later en- TIE
ycune millionaire speads about .en
days out of the month at the town.
He has rooms with a family. He says
he is absolutely fearless of evil con-
sequences. There IS NJ stockads or
fence abort the town or works There
are two block houses near the tipple.
A searchlight on the tipple is lighted
every nigat and close watch Is kept
of the roads and surroundings of the
property There is also a gatling
gun on the ground and in vault IN
the brick cfhce building there Is a
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res have been called for. By tele.
phone from Zeigler, one who inquiries
learns that the besieglng forces OF
the strikers" have "again resorted
70 violence" In the camp of the
miners it is declared that nothing
more exciting than the gathering OF
corn and hunting squirrels is being
INDUCED ia, and that il there is any
shooting going on over at Zeiglcr i
must 10 the result OF nix-up be-
tween The Colt 45s. the zeigler guards
and some bad whisky.
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From tine to time there have hesn
reports Of shooting and shsfiHs Pos-
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FoR SALE.

Resieuce For aaie--Nine rooms, all modern
conveni uccs. sis seye-t street. j. j. JAc<-
son.
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Scott Tells Of zeisler.

| Springfield, Illinois, Nov. 20 -
Adjutanr General Scott, who has
just returned from zeigIer, tells an
interesting story of what he saw and
Inexperienced there. He went TO the
seat of Joe Letters coal mines and
troubles to investigate the conditions
for himself
1T is a sparsely settled country in
to which Letter has gone with his
ambitions to build a model industrial
town" said General Scott. You ride
through barren desolate country
whose col shows on its surface is
unproductiveness. You wonder how
human life is sustained in such a
land Suddenly you come upon the
town of Zeigler with its fine brick
buildings and bustling activity. There
| in a little valley in the country |
have spoken of, a town has sprung
up, and it Is Letters declaration that
In five years he viii have a city Of
ten thoucand people about his mines
and coke ovens Zeigler is located in
southwestern Franklin county about
five miles from the little town Of
Christopher on the Eldorado and Du.
Quoin branch of the illinois Central
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-30
POSITION wAnTED.

Naturalization In DENTS s or doctor
office or invalid nurse. In city CT cut. Coco
renmau. Address r.
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19
HAVEMEYERS
j. GET MINES
Ia the Copper River Country--
A Railroad Will Be
Built.

Valdez, Nov. 2S.-Judge Wickersham
today gave his opinion confirming the
title of the Alaska Copper Company to
the complete and undisputed owner
ship of the Bonanza mines, back of
Valdez, the key to the Copper River
Railway situation. The decision I'M
doubtedly means the building of the
road, as the Havemeyers are the finan-
cial hackers of the victorious company.
The Bonanza mines are valued at
$1,000, 900, though this is just approxi-
mately, as estimates of their value can
be made only from surface indications.
. Senator Hepburn, Of Idaho, Congress-
man Cushman and Andrew F. Bur-
leigh, formerly receiver of the North
ern Pacific Railway Company, repre-
sented the defeated plaintiffs in the
big suit.
The questions as to the titles of the
properties arose through misundsr-
landing YER grubstak rights.
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19

a thief and worse. II is not alone the
loss of the provisions that is to be de-
plored The mail has to be in on time,
and often mail carrier has to do two
days travel in one, and must use up
every ounce of strength he and his
dogs have TO arrive at the several
stages of his journey, kept up only by
the hope that when he arrives it will
only be q few, minutes before he will
have a warm cabin and something to
eat. What are the conditions when he
arrives? The door of the cabin open.
fuel gone and provisions gone. The
tired mail carrier must then, after
hard days travel, if he would preserve
his life, cut wood and maybe have to
90 a half mile or more through deep
snow to get dry wood, and in many in
stances go to sleep hungry or depend
upon the dog salmon he may have in
his sledge. The above are some of the
conditions under which the mail is car
ried today in Alaska, and l think that
when the matter is presented to the
public they will do what they can to
make the conditions under which the
mail carriers travel easier, knowing
that they are the only connection be-
tween many people and the loved ones
on the outside during the long winter
months. Il. A. p.
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19
R0bb|NG
CABINS
Of Mail Carriers on the
Yukon River.
IA reward Offered
OF One Hundred Dollars for In.
formation Leading to
Thieves Arrest.

Unalaklik, Feb. 4.-One hundred
dollars reward for the arrest and con-
viction OF any person or persons enter
ing and robbing any of the mail cabins
or the portage or Yukon river is
offered by c. r. Corbusier, the mail
superintendent, with whom patience
has ceased to be q virtue, because of
the long-continued robberies Of the
mail cabins. Mr.. Corbusier, in an in
terview with the writer, was justly in
dignant with the way these cabins
have been robbed. He claims that
time and again when the mail carriers
arrive at a cabin, after a hard days
travel, expecting to find provisions and
fuel as they left it. find the door open,
fuel gone, provisions gone, and In some
instances the cabin partly filled with
snow. This seems to be condition OF
things that the public ought, as far as
they can, take q hand in rectifying, as
the prompt delivery of mail is neces-
sarily dependent upon good accommo-
dations for men and dogs. This has
been attended to by the mail contract.
ors in erecting mail stations along the
route, trusting that people would re-
spect the mail cabins; but it seems
that the travelling parasite respects
nothing, and, not content with quilting
residents along the line, must also be
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19
Imported Mechanics for Nome.

Carpenters, painters, plumbers and
timers are requested to attend the
meeting at Hunter hall Sunday next at
2:3O p. m. for the purpose of forming a
mechanics union. Unionizing is neces.
sary Immediately, in order to stop the
influx of mechanics from the outside,
who are being mislsd by big placards
bearing Inscriptions us follows: "Five
thousand mechanics of all kinds want
ed at Nome; steady work"
If proper precaution is taken by the
mechanics here mail can yet be sent to
the outside, which will stop such an
overestimation for skilled labor.
BY request OF last meeting.
MILTON LEE.
Nome, Feb. 16, 1908.
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19
CHANGE or
PROCEDURE
Quick Awards to be Made by War
Department of Bids
for Fuel, Etc.

Lieut.. ]. NJ. Waling, post quarter
master at Fort Davis, has received the
following from the Assistant Quarter
master General of the L. S. Army.
Department of the Columbia Fort
Vancouver:
"Referring to General Order No. IA
current series War Department, am
ending Army Regulations No. 63l, you
are advised that in future quick awards
will be made by this Office in the mat
ter of bids for fuel and forage, for sup
ply of posts in this department, and
bidders will be promptly notified OF
award either at time Of opening or at
least within p hours thereafter, and ii
is desired that the public be made
aware that they are to be informed
quickly of the result of their proposals
in order that the government may
secure the benefits of current prices,
and not receive the bids figured on the
future, or with margins to cover delays
in completion and operation of con-
tracts, as has heretofore been the case.
This is the object of the amended
regulation referred to, and you are re-
quired to use every effort to let the
public know of this changed method of
procedure by the Quartermaster 5 De-
c,,,,,nr,
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19
The Oregon Chartered.

Seattle, Dec. 1.-The steamship Ore
gon, for nearly 20 years one of the Q.
r. & n. California liners, but for the
past five years in the Alaska trade out
of Puget sound, has been chartered by
her original owners to ply on the Port
land and San Francisco route for three
months, from January l. At the expi-
ration of her charter the Oregon will
be overhauled and refurnished for the
Nome run next season.
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19
STEADMAN AVENUE
AFTERNOON SCRAP

A one-round fight was pulled off about
$50 this evening on Steadman avenue
between Editor Stevens OF the Gold
Digger, and Frank Pratt.
Stevens, it is said, approached Pratt
and asked him if he meant what he had
said. in communication to local pa
per, concerning Duncan and Griggs'
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19

o. A. Classell, who was severely fro
zen on the Kobuk about Jan. 20 last,
as exclusively told in THE NUGGET, is
at Deering, where, on Feb. 6, his nose,
three fingers of the right hand and his
left foot were amputated by DR.. c. S.
Buck. Although so terribly frozen it
was thought that Mr.. Classel might
recover, although very weak in both
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19

Special dispatch The NUGGET.
London, Feb War has been declared by Japan against
Russia Immediately following the declaration of hostles
attacked the Russians off the of Korea
upon Russians torpedo boats and
ships
Eight Russian cruisers and three batteshps disabled
1t conceded by the ST. Petersburg, London and Berlin
that solar plexus blow has been given to Russia
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that certain
lease of the Lodi bench claim ON Dry
creek, purporting to be signed by
Annie Ginivin and Louis Olsen, is of
no force or effect, and Will not be
recognized by the undersigned.
Nome. Alaska, Feb. IL, 1904.
ANNIE GINIVIN,
LOUIS OLSON.
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19

is possible that Bulgaria and Turkey may declare
against Russia.
London Feb THE cruisers and batteshps of the Russian
fleet injured below the line The japanese fleet cap
tured Russian cruiser Russian transport the Chinese
coast, with 1000 troops IN board.
Paris Feb 8The attitude of France will be neutral long
Great Britain does not interfere.
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19
0. A. CLASSELl'S
VERY BAD PLIGHT

body and mind, owing to the intense
suffering and exposure he had under
gone.
The above news was brought to Nome
few days ago by Thos. w. Bullene,
who came down from the Inmachuk.
DR.. Buck, besides being practcing
physician, is extensively inertested in
Iumachuk property.
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19
Hunter Rye and Old Grow Bourbon
IS cents per qt bottle at the Bodega.
A Surprise Party.

Miss Marion Lowe was given de-
lightful surprise party Thursday even
ing last by Il number of her young
friends, very pleasant evening being
spent. Delicate refreshments were
served. Present We're: Misses Moore.
Wolf Gliding, Lewis and Murray;
Messrs. Cody, Westby, Gaffney, Wall
ingford and Lomen.
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19

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 Nome nugget., 1904-02-19

U. G. Croker, upholsterer and
draper. Carpets sewed and laid; also
manufacturer mining hose, tents, avn
ings, tarpaulins, wagon covers, bags,
etc. No. III Second street, four doors
west of Lanes way.
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19

alleged gold discovery on Midas creek.
Pratt said he did, and then Stevens
biffed him, knocking him down. Pratt
arose and landed on Stevens, who went
to the street. Both were arrested, and
were released until 10 a. m, tomorrow
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19

Intinito, La Rosa, Lurline, Upman,
Africana or Book at the Monopole
Cigar Store.
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19

Fresh beef, mutton, pork, veal. poul
try, ETC., just received by the Pacific
Cold Storage company
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19

Choice beef, mutton pork, veal and
poultry at Pacific Cold Storage com
pany's markets.
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19

Warm and cold storage freight for
Council. See G. l.. Morris, 40 Front st.
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19
WAR HAS BEEN
DE CLARED
JAPAN IS VICTORIOUS IN FIRST BATTLE

The Japanese Fleet Engaged That of Russia On Feb
and Eight Russian Cruisers and Three Battle
ships Were Disabled.--A Transport Also
Captured by Japan, with Troops.
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19

II you want to hire horse and cutter
see c. l.. Morris, 419 Front street.
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19

Drink Green River Whisky, with
out a headache, 12ic at Board Of
Trade Saloon.
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19

Drinks two for 2Sc, the same as
formerly 7Sc each, Board Of Trade.
The Nome nugget., 1904-02-19
Go to the North Pole

Bakery for the best bread and pastry
The only coffee house in town.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-14
EXTENSION
OF TROLLEY.
On South Side of Raritan To-
wards Jamesbmg- Will
Inspect Route.

An inspection will be made within
three weeks which may result in the
proposed extension of the lines Of the
Public Service Corporation from
South Amboy in a general southeastern
ly direction, through the territory GOV.
cred by Old Bridge, Spotswood and
Helmetta.
Superintendent Malcolm G. TIudlum
said yesterday that he would go ON a
tour of inspection through those towns
within two or three weeks, with a
view of getting q thorough insight in
TO. tho possibilities there.
The mills aud other industr lie
throughout that territory, it is claim
ca, would supply n large patronage.
1t is estimated that there are 20, 900
people who would probably take adj
vantage of tho trolley. within a radius
of ten or twelve miles.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-14
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.
Is in Session at Trenton Today
Local Delegates Went
this Morning.

The delegates from this city, elected
Tuesday night, went to Trenton today
to attend tie Democratic State con.
v%ention. The delegates are: First
ward, w. Parker Runyon second, B.
M. Cannon; third, Matthe W Smith
fourth, Henry loft; fifth, Robert
Harding; n sixth, John Reardon.
The convention, it is understood,
will send n solid Parker delegation to
the National Convent on. The dele
CATION will not be instructed as to the
candidate for President, but it will Lee
directed to cast its vote as a unit.
There will not he a single Hearst man
in the delegation. No candidate will
be indorsed by the convention.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-14
LOCAL ITEMS.

Miss H-len Staples returned to her
home in New Brunswick after VISITING
her aunt, Mrs. A. E. Jones, of 297 Pros
pecr street.
L,on Schwartz, Of Brighton avenne,
has moved his family to the house he
recently purchased In Market street.
Edward Sill is moving his family from
High street to one of Samuel Hall houses
In Brighton avenue.
H. Ramsay Crowell went to New
York yestei day and was shown
through the battleship Illinois by
friends.
Miss Carolina Wallby has returned
to her home in Keyport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin dePlanque ant
son, of Newark, are visiting Mrs,
O rnelius Jones, of 1913 Brighton
avenue.
Miss Margaret Mclaughlin has re
turned home after visiting her aunt
Mrs. Alfred Worth, OF Railway.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-14
WATER STILL HOLDS DIVER.
Comrades Will Not Give Up Rescue
Work.

BOONTON, N. j., April ii. = The
body of William Hoar, the New York
diver who was caught and held fast al
the bottom of the Jersey City reservoir
here on Monday afternoon while en-
deavoring to close a leak from an in
take pipe, has not been recovered yet.
There has been no signal from the
unfortunate man since Don Tuesday,
and 1t is believed he is dead.
Although hope of bringing Hoar to
the surface alive has been practically
abandoned, the air pump was kept 60
ing all night sending down air, as there
was a bare possibility that there might
be some life left.
The air pump was removed from the
raft anchored at the spot where the
diver went down and placed on the
stone dam. Gangs of men relieved
each other during the night at the
pump, which is still going steadily.
The men at the pump say they will not
stop work until the diver or his body
has been brought to the surface.
Another gang of men was at work
all night trying to dam the conduit
outside the dam.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-14
PO AMBO'S NEW VENTURE.
will Give a Smoker and Entertainment in
Columbia Hall.

A smoker and entertainment commit
tee wa appointed some time ago by Pc
Ambo Tribe, No. 65, and 1t is now an
nounced that they have everything ready
for a grand time April 90, at Kish Col
ubla Hall where there will be a surprise
for those who are lucky enough to re-
secured some fine vaudeville talent from
New York and some Of the best speakers
In the Red Mems ranks have agreed to
be present. This affair Is the first of this
kird attempted by Pc Ambo, aud If
made a success 1t will become one of the
trit es' yearly event. The committee is
trying to put on a wrestling team which,
if secured, will be An attrsction In itself.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-14
WAGON SMASHED
IN A RUNAWAY.
Horse Lift Standing in Mechanic
Street Became Frightened
at Object.

A driver for Spencer Dayton, the
contractor, went into a house in
Mechanic street. about 3 o'clock yes
terday afternoon and left his horse
standing. Before lie returned the
animal took fright at q passing object
and started down Mechanic street Oh
a run. Wien near Center street the
wagon struck O tree and the horse left
it.
Edward Sofleld, who was driving
one of the steamboat company
trucks, saw the runaway coming. He
jumped out of his wagon and stopped
it. The horse was uninjured but the
wagon was badly smashed up.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-14
ROOT DENIED 1T.
Decision In Northern Securities VIII
BE Handed Down TOdny.

Decision In Northern Securities VIII
BE Handed Down TOdny.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 14.-The de-
cision of the United States circuit court
as to the right of e. Ii. Hartman and
Winslow Pierce, as trustees for the
Oregon Short Line, to file a petition in
the case of the government against the
Northern Securities company and 9th
ers will be handed down this morning.
When the arguments on the motion
were concluded j. G.. Johnson address
cd the court IN behalf of the defend
ants, and w. ID. Guthrie closed for the
petitioners.
MI. Guthrie in closing furnished the
sensation of the hearing by maintain
ing that the Northern Securities com
pany had since the decree of the Unit
ed States circuit court declaring the
Securities company illegal added ma
terially to its holdings of Northern Pa
cific and Great Northern stock, with
the intention Of retaining control of
these roads. This statement Elihu
Root took occasion to deny emphatic
ally and specifically, saying that he
was authorized to say that neither Mr..
Hill nor Mr.. Morgan had acquired
one share in either company since the
decree was handed down.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-14
plymouth Rocks.

"A New England school teacher re-
cited to her pupils The Landing of the
Pilgrims" then asked each ol them to
draw from their imagination a picture
of Plymouth Rock. They all started TO
work except one little fellow, who
hesitatcd, then at length raised his
hand.
well, Willie, what is it?" asked the
teacher.
please, ma'am, 90 you want us to
dra " a hen or q rooster?"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-14
Charged with nmbcnrling $4,000.

BOSTON, April 14.-George Il. Hodg-
don hXs been arrested charged With
embez2ling $4,000 from the Bigelow
Carpet company and $4,000 from the
Clinton Wire Trust company. Hodg-
don was b~ooikeeper for Charles +.
Fairbanks, who is treasurer of both
the Citation and Bigelow companies.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-14
Ingenious Scheme.

Irof. friedrich Iiirth, OF Munich. has
invented an ingenious bedside apparatus
oy which a person in az electrically
lighted bedroom can tell the time with
hardly any movement. The invention
consists of a lamp, which, on a button be-
ing pressed, throws upon the ceiling an
optical representation Of a small watch
lighted by electricity. The figure is
sharp and distinct, and is enlargedto the
size Of q church clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-14
Supposed Deserter round Dead.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE body
Of John Il. Edwards, a private in the
marine corps and a native of Ohio,
who was thought to have been a de-
%serter, has been found alongside the
tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad at
Patuxent, Md. He evidently had been
killed by a train while on his way to
see a friend.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-14
Forumites Will Eat Chicken.

1t Is t~xpected..that nearly u score of the
members of the Young Mems Forum will
attend the chicken supper in Simpson
NJ. Il. Lecture room fought. They
will meet at the club rooms In High
sire ct, at I o'clock sharp.