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The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-17

Ques.-Kindly state the ratio of in
crease for length of days between Dec.
% and Jan. %. wish the information
to settle an argument with another
party who claims that the days increase
by the same amount each day, that is
the ratio is q constant.-A.S.
Ans.-This is question very easy to
ask, but involves too much hard work,
and will take too much time to figure,
in order to answer the same direct, even
though we had the proper data. The
following will no doubt answer the pur.
pose: The ratio Of increase is not a
constant, owing to the inclination OF
the earth's axis to the plane of its or
bit; for this reason the sun is seen north
OF the celestial equator in summer. and
south of it in winter. This deviation,
north or South of the equator, is called
north or south declination and is mea-
sured from any point on the earth IS
surface in degrees Of arc. On or about
the 2lst OF June government report)
the sun reaches its most northern decli-
nation, and begins slowly to return.
Its most southern point is reached about
Dec. q. In June and December, there.
fore, the sun is changing it's declina-
ton most slowly, while at the interven-
ing quadrant points Of the earth s
orbit, in March and September, it is
changing its declination most rapidly
being as much as one minute of arc for
one hour in time. Using the declipa-
ton, we find that the sun gains q sec
oud each day about the 22d OF Deem
Der, and by the 3lst it is gaining three
and one-half minutes. At the end Of
the first week in January it is gaining
at the rate of eight minutes per day,
and on the 22d it shows fourteen min
utes per day increase.
J. POTTER WHITTREN.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-17
Notice of Forfeiture.

To Albert Backman:
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 ending December 81, 1908
to-wit Claim No. below discovery on Eldora
do creek, formerly in the Good Hope recording
district but now in Port Clarence recording dis
trct, District OF Alaska.
And you are further notified that II you dc
not, within ninety, 900 days from the date O
final publication hereof, cause to be paid to thu
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 January 6, 1904.
Date OF last publication April 8 1904.
w JOHN MARTIN.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-17
wqss1vUTVU
Rep. CUSnMAN
President Roosevelt Desires To
Learn of AlaSkaS Needs.
Some Suggestions.

Washington, Nov. 30.-President
Roose welt had a talk today with Rep
resentative Cushman, Of Washington
concerning the latter's recent trip to
Alaska. Mr.. Cushman strongly urged
UPON the president the desrability OF
according to Alaska some of the de-
maids of that territory. He said 1t
should have At least one delegate in the
house to look after its interests and
suggested congress make consider
able appropriation for roads.
The president assured Mr.. Cushman
that he would do all that he could to
advance the interests Of the great
territory.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-17
GR|GGS AND DUNCAN
MAKE A PROTEST

negotiating for machinery and supplies
with which to return in the spring and
continue our work. AS to 'buncOing
the Nome public and making our
escape before being detected, there
are numbers of Nome's best people who
will testify to the contrary, Is we left
Nome openly and have been in Seattle
and Portland ever since our arrival,
where we have been thrown in daily
contact with many Alaskans who know
this accusation to be utterly devoid of
truth.
"Our discovery is our own and there
are scores of would-be stampeders who
have been trying to dog our footsteps
and reap the benefit of our years of
bard labor and deprivation, and this
fact alone has deferred us from giving
20 the public the exact location of our
possessions. Some of the best business
men of Nome are associated with US
Ind will accompany US on our return
"trip. upon the opening of navigation.
Meantime our address is Portland,
Oregon, where we will be pleased to
meet either our friends or others. who
or selfish reasons of their own are try
ng to belittle our discovery and cast
8spersions upon our business integrity.
Respectfully, &C. r. GRIGGS,
GEO w. DUNCAN"
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-17
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Il. G.. Wilson:

To T. G.. WILSON:
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 Por,
Clarence recording district, District Of Alaska
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 said
expenditure as co-owner, you 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 Feb 3, 1904.
Date OF last publication May 4, 1904.
w. G. j. BARTELS,
w By II. c. BURK. Agent
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-17
Notice of Forfeiture.

To A. j. Baumgartner:
You are hereby notified that l. the undersgn
ed, have caused to De performed work service.
for the year ending December 81, 1908 to-wit
The quartz claim called the "Catskill." situated
in the Cape Prince Of Wales mountains, il
Port Clarence recording district, District O.
Alaska,
And you are hereby fun .her notified that il
you do not, within ninety 900 days from the
date OF final publication hereof cause to be pait
to the undersigned your proportionate share OF
such expenditure as cO.owner, your interest In
said claim will become the property OF the un
dersigned under Section 1894 Revised Statutes
OF the United States.
Date of first publication Feb. 3, 1904.
Date Of last publication May 4, 1904.
w. c. j. BARTELS
w BY II. c. BURK, Agent
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-17
Notice Of Forfeiture.
To /. o. Negus:

10 i. u NeRuS.
You are hereby notified that I, the under.
signed, have caused to he 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. IL 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 II you do
not, within ninety (9O days from the date OF
,1nal publication hereof. cause to be paid to the
expenditure Us co.owner, your interest in said
claim will become the property OF the under
signed under Section 2324 Revised Statutes OF
the United States.
Date Of first publication Jan. IL, 1904
Date Of last publication April 10, 1904.
w j. POTTER WHITTREN.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-17
MORE TROOPS
FOR ALASKA
Akutan Island to Be a COaIing
Station.-Sl,OOO,OOO
to Be Spent.

Washington, Jan. 26.-The War
Department is preparingto re-enforce
the various divisions stationed in
Alaska, as the companies now stationed
in the far north are not sufficient for
the work required.
Portland, Or, Jan. 26.-The United
States has decided to make Akutau
Island, one OF the Aleutian group, on
the Alaskan coast, coaling station
and will spend 1000, 900 on the con-
structiOn.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-17
Notice of Forfeiture.

To G.. Laiblan. VIM. Green, Peter Mousseau
w. c. Kurtz, Fl. S. Thompson, X. =. Boris
c. T. Sairs, and all other interested claim
ants In the Derby Creek Group claim neal
Derby creek
You are hereby notified that l. the undersign
ed, have caused to be performed work. services
and labor OF the value OF one hundred dollars
upon the Derby Creek group mining claim
for the year ending December 81. 1903 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 (90) days from the date Of Il
nal publication hereof, cause to be paid to the
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 Feb. 3, 1904.
Date OF last publication May 4. 1904.
w HARRY b. WATSON.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-17

Seattle, Nov. 28.- Some weeks ago
there was published in Nome and
Seattle papers matter relating to c. r.
Griggs and George w. Duncan. who
were referred to as having secured
considerable money from Nome bust
ness men, falsely stating that the
money was to be spent in the develop
ment of claims which the men had
staked in newly discovered district.
1t appears now that the charges
made against Messrs. Griggs and Dun
can are false and that the stories pub
lished were given out for the purpose
Of injuring two apparently reputable
men. In answer to the charges made
Messrs. Griggs and Duncan sent the
follo~irr communication to the Seattle.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-17
GOLD FIND
STOPS COURT

Denver, Col, Nov. 27.-A dis
patch from the Sierra County
Bank at Hillsboro, N. NJ, today,
says a bonanza gold discovery
has just been made near Hills
boro. Many large nuggets have
been found. The dispatch says
that the Third Judicial Court
adjourned today and everybody
including Judge Parker and the
other court of1icipls, have rush.
ed to the scene of the discovery.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-17

Ques.-ln your description of the i'll.
fated Jeanette you left Lieut.. de Long
and some twelve men swamped during
gale or blizzard Will you please tell
me if they were lost at that time, or
did they reach land, and were rescued
with the other members of the expedi-
ton? READER.
Ans was not trying to give a de-
scription of the Jeanette, but was
answering a question relating to Cen
eral Greedy, showing he was in no way
connected with that expedition. The
facts related were taken from lecture
l once had the pleasure OF hearing
Chief Melville deliver before the
Scientific Club of Harvard University.
After the Jeanette was crushed in the
ice, the crew embarked in three small
boats tthis is taken from Mellville's
lecture) but were soon separated by
wind and fog. Engineer Melville,
with eleven men, reached the mouth of
the Lena river during the month of
September, 1881; subsequently q second
boat with de Long, Dr. Amber and
twelve men, reached another part of
the river after experiencing many hard
trials, such as being swamped, etc.
Melville and party made their way to
Irkutsk, and in October two sailors of
de Longs party arrived in search of
aid; the sailors joined Mellville's party
and all set Off to rescue de Long. After
many days OF hard work, and travelling
many miles they came across the bodies
of de Long and party near the head Of
the Lena river. Death was caused by
starvation and exposure. Chief Nell
vile said that about this time his legs
were giving out, and he was compelled
to crawl upon his hands and knees. In
this sad state he crawled many miles
down the Lena river and along the
coast searching for the records of the
expedition, which were in de Longs
possession at the time of escaping from
the Jeanette, also in search of Lieut..
Chip and crew. During the month of
February, 1884, the remains of the vic
tins of the Jeanette Arctic disaster.
consisting of Lieut.. de Long and ten
others reached New York, in charge of
Lieut.. Harder and Master Schnetze,
L. S. N. On February % the bodies
were taken in most impressive pro-
cession to the Brooklyn navy yard;
funeral ceremonies were held in the
church of the Holy Trinity, New York,
after which interments were made sc-
cording to the wishes OF the relatives
Of the deceased.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-17
Death of a Pioneer.

Seattle, Nov. 25.-David T. Denny,
for ffty-two years resident OF Seattle,
being one Of its founders, died to-day.
Though dying wealthy he lost largely
In the panic some years ago, but was
prior to that perhaps the richest man
In the state.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-17
Alaska Revenues.

The annual report of the commits
internal revenue collections in Alaska
last year amounted to sl7,429. The
number of special taxpayers in Alaska
were 279. The output Of cigars during
the year in Alaska amounted to a..
314.5O,
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-17

Ques.-Please tell me if the author
of ''Home Sweet Home" was an Ameri.
can, what was his name, and about the
date of his writing the song? NJ.
Ans.-John Howard Payne, an
American dramatist, was the author of
the song. He was born in New York
City, June 8, 1892, and died April 10,
1852, at Tunis, having been appointed
American consul to that place. The
song Home Sweet Home, for which he
is remembered, is in Clari, which was
produced as an opera. Payne had no
home for the last 40 years OF his life,
and died in a foreign land. His re-
mains were brought to America, and
buried at Washington, D. c., June 8,
1888.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-17

DR.. Smith, 3l6 Front street, Nome
over the Valhalla, is prepared to treat
Rheumatism and kindred diseases sue
cessfully; outside prices: consultation
free.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-17

Mrs. Woods Kindergarten, opposite
Taylor & Eaton coal yard; hours 10 to
4; age 2 to 8; French spoken; terms q
per month.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-17

Fresh beef and mutton At Pacific
Cold Storage company's markets, 22S
and "a Front st:
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-17
1nquiries...
and AnsWers

In this column questions OF general interest
will be answered. Address all communications
to J. Potter Whittren, care OF THE NUGGET
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-03-01
Will You Write a Postal
So a Sick One May Get Well?

Send no money-simply a postal
card, giving the name Of some one who
needs help. Tell me the book to send.
Then | will do this:-I will arrange
with a druggist near him SO that he
may take six bottles DR.. Shops Re
storative. He may take 1t a month at
my risk. II 1t succeeds, the cost is
$3.50. II 1t fails, the druggist will bill
the cost to me.
That months test will show you
what the remedy can do. It is the cas-.
lest way to convince you. II is the
only way to induce all who need help
to accept II.
make this offer to multiply my
cures, and I am willing to trust the
cured ones to be fair with me.
In the past IL years have furnished
my Restorative to hundreds of thou
sands Of sick ones on just those terms
and 80 out Of 40 have paid gladly, be
cause they got well. pay just as will
ingly when one says | have failed.
The remedy is my discovery, the re-
suit of lifetimes work. | have per
fected 1t by watching results in thou
sands of the most difficult cases tina,
physicians ever meet. know what l,
will do.
My success comes from strengthen
ing weak inside nerves. and my Re
storative is the only remedy that does
that. When an organ is weak brine
back the nerve power which alone op
crates every vital organ. 1t Is like
, giving an engine more steam. | give
the weak organ power to do its duty
and there Is no other way to make q
1 weak organ well.
! Can you conceive of a sick one who
+, will neglect such treatment, when
take tho entire risk?
. Address DIR. Shoop, Box 1881, Ra
cine, Wis.
Mild cases, not chronic, are Otter
cured with one or two bottles. At drug
gists.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-03-01
Troops In Avalanche
At Lake Baikal

st. Petersburg, Feb. 20.-With ref.
erence to the stories Of a disaster to |
the Russian troops at Lake Baikal
lone report saying that three regi.
ments were drowned while attempting
to cross the ice-covered lake,, 1t is ex.
planned that the trans.Baikal line was
blocked at the Baikal Station during
the night of February IS by an ava.
lanche Of snow which fell from al
neighboring mountain. A train having
troops on board dashed into the OBJ
struction. the locomotive was derailed
and In the succeeding flve cars one
soldier was killed, five were severely
injured and fourteen were slightly
hurt. Traffic was expected to be re.
sumed the following day.
Further advices from Port Arthur
today say that all the women and chill.
dren and most of the male civilians
have left that place. and that practical.
ly only the garrison remains.
The wave Of patriotism sweeping
over the Empire seems to be swamping
racial feeling even the wild tribes Of
the Caucasus. the discontented Firms
and sullen Poles forgetting their griev.
ances and coming forward to volunteer
their services to the, common Father.
land. An instance of devotion among
the Cars Hebrew subjects is afforded
by the act of forty-five Jewish doctors
in giving up their practice to go to the
front. Before leaving they attended a
service held In synagogue here. Rab-
bi Drabakin made fervent address
to a large congregation, which includ.
ed Baron Ginzeberg and other Jewish
notables. He said:
sour Fatherland Is passing through
a difficult epoch. The moment has
come when you, my brothers, must
show the whole world that you are not
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-03-01

unworthy sons Of your country and
that, although standing apart before
the altar Of religion, you are united
with other citizens before the altar Of
patriotism, and are ready with all the
Cars faithful lieges to sacrifice your.
selves for the Fatherland. Remember
that Russia is strong, not only in arms,
but in Gods blessing"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-03-01
Showing Of MakaWeli

lmprOVementS-lne lneSe nave mosly
been confined to our new ditch. We
have built a new camp on our Camp
Ridge, and have made few changes
in our factory, the most important Of
which is the installing Of three new
water driven centrifugals. We propose
this summer to extend our railroad sys-
TEN to our upper lands. This will
greatly facilitate the taking off Of our
upper fields and reduce materially the
cosAr Of transportation. Most Of the
cane from our new land will be fumed
on to cars at certain stations. We will
be obliged to increase our milling ca
pacity in 1905, SO that we can take off
20. 900 tons sugar In five or six months.
II will be advisable to take out our
diffusion batteries, and substitute a
large crushing mill, and CHARTERS. also
increase our vacuum pan capacity, and
add few centrifugals. The change
in our works will not cost more than
s125 100000, and will be paid for from
the bond issue.
| Labor-We were little short Of
labor at the beginning Of the year, but
since that time we have been fairly
well supplied. On account of the in
creased area of this plantation, we
have engaged lately quite number Of
new men. These new men have shown
a good disposition and are working
well.
The statement Of stock accounts
shows the following: December 81,
1902. $1.764.ss0.OS; expenditures, $247.-
247.76, making a total Of 2,O12,127.S4.
Depreciation, $1O2, 2,634.03 and December
81, 1903, $1,9O9. 1881. Plantation sup
plies give a total Of s95,Ol19l. The
growing crops show the following
1904, s345.1s5.43; 1905, 500, ,29O.13: 1906.
$1,390.93, making total Of $54S,s66 40.
The grand total is 32.553.372.21.
The total operating expenses for
twelve months ending December 81,
1903, is given as follows: Material.
$255,s47.66; labor, S325, 5,664.3O, making
total Of S5S1.511.s5.
The profit and loss exhibit shows the
following: Gross earnings. $644,51351.
BY deducting expenses Of crop 1908,
1854, 4,039.S4, the net earnings carried 10
surplus account shows Ss0,473.67. The
surplus account shows by balance De-
cember 81, 1902, $lO4,692.62 and ne,
profits from crop 1908, 500, ,473.67. max
.ng balance brought down at credit in
surplus account, $195, ,166.29.
The gross earnings were $737,25s,2i
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-03-01

Fine Job Printing at the 0uIIstln
nice.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-03-01

$2.565,374 60
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-22
BESSBMER BEAVERS
 HOLD 4 MEETING
ORGANIZATION IS PERFECTED AND COMMITTEES ARE AP-
 PoINTED-THE PERSONAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF BEssEMER.

Bessemer, October 1.-tspecial.)-Dam
 No. | Improved Order of Beavers, that
 was organized In this city last Friday
 night, met tonight for the purpose of per fecting it's organization. Committees were appointed and the dam will get down to business at once. Three appll- cations for membership were received, making the total membership ninety. The indications are that 1t will reach 300 be- fore the end of the year.
 The committees named tonight were: Bylaws, W. P. Gum, Dr. G. D. Waller and George Rutledge; hall, Samuel Stein, w. H. Dennis and T. A. Moore; para phernalia, J. B. Davidson, Jerry Fountain and D. A. Little; sick, Dr. G. D. Waller, W. D. Lanier and O. E. Randie; enter tainment, Dr. D. R. Handy, Jerry Foun- tain and J. H. Williamson; employment, b. A. Little, W. w. Hollingsworth and Alex Carrell, P. N. Simmons and E. B. Buck; finance, B. A. Shelferd, E. l.. Huey and George Rutledge; degree team, Jerry Fountain, Dr. G. D. Waller and J. B. davidson.
 The beavers will organize with the largest membership of any order ever established in Besemer. It is already becoming very popular and will doubtless be one of the most popular orders in the city.
 They will meet every Friday night at the Masonic hall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-22
puN,s REVIEW.

New York, October N.-R G. Dun &, Co.'S weekly review of trade tomorrow will say:
 Trade reports are more encouraging each week, while the feeling of optimism regarding the future is becoming good. With it's customary disposition to dis count commercial prosperity, Wall street has lifted the average price of the sixty most active railway shares above par for the first time since May last year.
 Manufacturing plants are steadily in- creasing their output, a particularly grat- flying feature of the week being the large tonnage of steel purchased by the rail- ways and the advanced prices for pig iron suggest that the depression in that industry has run its course
 Textile mills are doing more work, even the New England cotton centers report ing this procrasTination among buyers. Jobbing and wholesale trade in spring goods makes a better comparison with last year s volume, and current retail dis tribution is increasing. Payments are still somewhat irregular yet there are compar- atively few complaints. Foreign trade at this port for the last week shows a gain of $215S,275 in imports over those of the same week in 1903, but a loss of $1, ,14S,275 in exports. All railways report ing for the first half of the October show an average gain of S.6 per cent over last years earnings Revival of interest in finished steel and practically all departments of the iron in- dustry have come so suddenly as to ex- cite particular comment, but it Is not surprising, considering the enormous ton mage under consideration for so many months held back by the caution of buy CTS. Hides have attained still stronger po- sition, and there Is wholesome demand at leading leather markets.
 Conditions are steadily gowing more satisfactory at the wooden mills, except for the great strength of the raw ma- terial.
 Failures this week number 215 In the United States. against 2TO last year, and 39 in Canada, compared with 26 a year ago.