The Nome nugget., 1904-05-18
That is the Way it is
Now Viewed Outside
INFLUX OF People
This Season Will Therefore Be
Large.--PersOnaI and Other
News of Interest.
Especial Correspondence

San Francisco, March 4.-The mar
vellOus feats of Japan continue to ex-
cite the admiration OF military experts
here. Last Thursday 10000 troops
were safely taken over to Korea with
out confusion or apparent difficulty.
Speaking the following day of the
achievement, an expert said to your
correspondent: 40 realize the magni-
tude of this feat, one only has to recall
the difficulties we, ourselves, expert
enced in taking troops to Cuba. The
transporting of 20, ZOO troops in one day
gives proof of system of which any
nation in the world may be proud"
The personnel of the Nome fleet does
not appear to have been decided upon
as yet. The Empire Transportation
Co. stated day or two ago that they
would charter no freighters to Nome
this year, as they had use for them in
other directions. The Ohio, they ad-
ded, may probably be sent on another
run. The Dollar line and the Gray
Bros, of this city, also announce that
chartered for Nome. 1t looks at pres
ent as IL most OF the Nome fleet will be
boats owned in Seattle. For one rea-
son, the war is causing quite shake
up in shipping circles. The U. S. gov
eminent is holding seven transports
here, all ready coaled and provisioned
sary. 1t is understood that these boats
To- for thn oh inninop h,t h..
same time, Americas firm stand on the
question OF Chinese neutrality may at
any time make it necessary to land
troops in disturbed centers.
The Senator and St. Paul are filling
their passenger lists already, for every
thing indicates that all the old "NO.
mads" will return this spring, and
bring their friends with them. At last
the camp has recovered, in the eyes CT
the world, from the boom of 1900, and
the word has gone forth that Nome is
good camp, and is going to be better"
Among the names ON the passenger list
of the Senator are Harvey Taylor Hard
ing and wife, for the gentleman of
Snowflake fame was married last week
at Trinity church here to Miss Bessie
Emma Day. Everyone in Nome last
winter thought that Mr.. Harding ad-
mired the elder of the Day girls, but
the present Mrs. Harding laughs when
reminded of this, and says "that this
shows how little outsiders know about
ones affairs" 1t seems that from the
first Mr.. Harding admired the young
lady whom he had just married. The
happy couple have gone to Del Monte
for their wedding tour, after which
they will visit MIR. Harding's relatives
in Iowa. On their return to Nome they
will fit up the whole upper floor over
the store in which Mr.. Harding is in
terested, and expect to stay there for
at least two years without going out.
The Sawtooth Power & Mining Co.
has been organized as corporation
under the laws OF Alaska. to generate
electric power in the SawtOoth noun
tains and transmit it by mains and
branch wires..to all parts Of the Sew
ard Peninsula. The capital stock of the
company is million and half dollars,
shares 81 each. The board OF directors
consists of r. II. Lying, S. Siljan, G. p.
Pratt and G. G. Calden. Attorney
Love is the president. The company
has headquarters here, and is getting
out great deal of literature and maps
which ought to enlighten the public
regarding the resources OF Seward pc
ninSula