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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-08
FRIEND OF THE HUNGRY.
How Louis FIeischmann Established
His Bread Line" Charity.

The late Louis FleiSchmanh, well
known New York baker and the found
er of one of the most remarkable char
tiles in tie world. the bread line" was
as keen in his business ideas as he
was versatile in his plans for direct
philanthropic work. says the New York
Times. He gave away Il fortune in
charity, not alone TO the unfortunate
men who nightly gathered at his bak-
cry ut Tenth street and broadway, but
by donations OF money to individuals,
hospitals and through every branch of
charitable institutions.
The bread line is perhaps the most
picturesque and one of the best known
charities in the world. The idea of its
establishment came to Mr.. Fle.Sch-
mann when he noticed crowd of hun
CRY tramps standing over the grating
at his bakery seeming the hot lOaves
that We're being turned out in the base
ment. Mr. Fleischmann offered to feed
one OF the men. and soon a line form
ed. It was then that he determined to
give bread to every hungry man who
would come for it. This was more than
ten years ago. and long time went by
until Mr.. FleiSchmanns family knew
anything of his unique charity.
The bread line grew until at night rs
many as 900 lOaveS were handed out
10 the hungry men. Captain Henry
and n staff of men were employed to
dispense the loaveS. In the early days
Mr.. Fleischmann was on hand every
night He talked TO the men in line
and sought ways of helping them. In
winter coffee was given with the bread.
and when the philanthropist saw a man
in line hurry off to his home with his
loaf instead of eating it himself he had
the man followed and aided the fam
| lily.
Some years ago he formed the plan
| of establishing free employment bu-
rcau in connection with the bread line.
| lie obtained work for many men. and
/ employers. hearing of his charity, wrote
! for la0orerS, 50 that since that time
| Captain Henry has handed out jobs rs
| we'll as bread and coffee. Only recent
! " twenty-five men were directed 10
positions on the east side through this
| bureau.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
BEGINNING TO
Get BUSY

f. B. Duncan, Taylor creek, Kou-
garok mine operator, came down from
that section yesterday. He says that
prospectors and miners in the Kougarolk
are just getting to work. Very little
was done during the winter, and the
spring cleanup will be small. Three
steam thawers are at work on Taylor,
but operations are retarded by want of
fuel, that used being willows. Bed
rock is reached at depth varying from
five to fifteen feet. AS yet no rich finds
have been made.
Many of the residents of Mary's Igloo
have moved their houses and belong
ings to the mouth of Dahl creek. where
quite u village is springing up. Jerry
Calvin is operating II rocker on No.
Dahl creek. G. II. Kingsland, of the
San Francisco Mining Co., is in poor
health, and will shortly visit Nome. A
number of miners are frei9hting in sup
plies to the various creeks for the sum
mer's work.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
On the Hills of Dexter
and Other Places.
Water IS SCARCE
But it is Thought There Will be
Enough to Wash.up Most
Of the Dumps.

Dexter Creek, May l3.-On the fourth
day of May, 1904, the first shovelful Of
earth to 60 into sluice box was on the
Bowery. Since then the hydraulic was
put into place and the gravel now
rushes through at surprising rate.
Mr.. G. w. Long, the genial owner Of
this claim is elated with the success OF
the method and is rushing things to
their utmost. Gold Hill has been
abandoned for the present, but on the
Apollo the same parties are still pros
pecting. Messrs. Waskey and Kinsey
are sparing no pains to find the pay
streak. These gentlemen have prob
ably done more prospecting without ap-
parent reward than any other man or
men in the country. A small fortune is
being spent in these two claims and
success should crown their efforts.
Work has also been discontinued on
the Sugar and sluicing Is under way
Mr.. Ed. Johnson, superintendent, is
much pleased with the results OF the
sluicing as far As it has gone.
The Snowflake, the old reliable, has
an immense system OF small bitches
which Will probably carry enough water
to see them safely through the. clean
up. The water from all these claims is
being caught and pumped back for use
on the Sugar claim. The Snowflake
will cleanup well as usual. The Gam
brinus claim, which would have been
short of water but for the magnificent
idea of the owners to scrape all the
snow on the claim into heap by the
aid of teams and scrapers which will
yield, as has been ascertained by care
full computation an abundance of moist
ure for the enormous dumps.
Otto w. Olson and James O'Brien.
laymen ON the Gambrinus are very
neighborly inasmuch as they work to-
gether on the dump of one till frost
stops them, when they retire to the
other mans dump and repeat the per-
Torrance, thus Obviating the use of
two crews.
The Wild Goose properties are still
working, as no sluicing will be done
till the pumping plant is in operation.
Caribou Bill and Fred Grimen, on Max
kila gulch are sluicing.
On the Summit, which is on the north
side of Anvil mountain, there will be
no water for about ten days. Every
thing is in readiness, however.
Couple and company were the first to
shovel in on Dry creek, but within a
few hours most every one will be at
work.
Wolf & Anderson, on the left fork of
Dexter creek have large dump which
will be materially increased before the
water comes.
On the we'll known No. Deer gulch,
everything is ship-shape, and large
return will doubtless be the result of
the wash-up. Messrs. Schumacher and
Standley are proud of their dump, and
we'll they may be, for it is the most no
ticeable of any on this creek, having
been made with mathematical exact
ness. AS for Dry creek one can see
with glass from Nome how things are
progressing. The outlook for the sum-
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
HIGH J|NKS
THIS EVENING

Tonight Camp Nome No. 8, Arctic
Brotherhood will keep "open house,"
the occasion being the reopening of
the new hall 1t will be u high jinks'
and it is understood that first class
program has been prepared by the
committee in charge. 1t is also
promised that the provost guard"
will he much in evidence especially il
any of the brothers fail to attend.
The new hall is a dandy and those
who have not seen it since it was COM
pleted will not recognize in it the for
mer barn-like affair which did duty as
a hall and theatre.
The formal opening of the new A. b.
hall to the public of Nome will take
place on Tuesday May "a, at which
time novel vaudeville entertainment
will be given. Talent never before
presented to an audience in Nome has
been secured and an otherwise strong
program is being arranged. The
entertainment is in charge of the COM
mttee consisting of w. B. Watts, Dave
King. Morte I. Stevens. L. l.. Goermer
and A. ]. Cody.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
TRIAL OF
DOPE CASES
Two of Defendants Have
Been Convicted,
ANOTHER ON TRIAL
B. II. Smith and Frank Higgins
Found Guilty-.CaSe of Vivian
Carlyle Being Tried.

Two of the five persons arrested some
time ago on charges of frequenting an
opium Joint have been tried and found
guilty as charged. These are B. Fl.
Smith and Frank Higgins. The jury
in the case OF Smith, Wednesday even
ing returned verdict Of guilty, after
being out only five minutes. The case
of Higgins was tried next, and it went
TO the jury yesterday morning at ll:40.
The jury reached a verdict of guilty at
4 p. M, and reported their finding to
the court at o'clock.
The third of the opium joint cases,
that of the United States VS. ViAian
Carlyle, was called yesterday morning.
but the panel, as in the Higgins case.
was soon exhausted and special venire
was issued and % additional jurors
were summoned by the United States
marshal. Up to noon only one juror
had been secured, and court adjourned
until p. m, when the jury was com
pleted, and the trial began.
These cases are attracting consider
able interest, perhaps because they are
the first of the kind ever tried in this
judicial division. Attorney McGinn,
who represents the defendant in each
of the cases, the other day attacked the
law under which the defendants were
indicted as being unconstitutional, but
the court held against the contention.
District Attorney Grigsby is assisted in
the prosecution by Assistant District
Attorney E. Coke Hill.
The penalty provided by the law for
which these defendants have been in
dicted is a fine of $50 or upwards or i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary for a
term of years not exceeding five, or
both fine and imprisonment.
The case of the United States VS. Wv
ian Carlyle was not concluded when
court adjourped last night at 5 O'Clock,
and it was continued this morning.
The prosecution resvH shortly be
fore noon today, and Attorney McGinn
moved for nOn-suit 90 the ground
that the indictmerNHF6s detective, but
the court overrued THE motion. The
case will probably be finished this
evening. -
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
NEWS FROM
THE KObUK

e. "A, Malbern, a pioneer OF the
ii crhuk country, is in town from the
shunnak. which place he left on April
40. Everybody in that section is we'll,
and all are preparing to get busy"
for the summers work. y strike has
been made on Dahl creek on claim
owned by the Pioneer Mining Com
pany.e There is three feet of pay
gravel. Dahl is a tributary of the
Kobuk, II miles above Shunnak.
W. w. Getcheil has also found pay
on NOD 8 bench on the Shunnak. and
wasfForking it when Mr.. Malbern left
tfu place. Mr.. Malbern says that
there is grub enough to last until navi-
cation opens.
y c. X. Snow, formerly of Nome, is
prospecting on Ruby creek. j. b. Dyer
was moving supplies from the kobuk's
mouth to Shuunak. A strike was also
reported on Reid river. but it had not
been verified. Charles Whalen and
Joe Oates have gone over the divides
to the Koyukuk to Midas creek. The
winter on the Kobuk was comparative
ly mild and pleasant.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
MR.. DUNCAN
HEARD FROM

G. w. Duncan, of Midas creek fame,
on Feb. 16 was in Missouri with his
children. From that place he wrote to
Nome man. the letter being received
in the last mail. He says, in part: 81
will start for Alaska about the first of
March, and will remain in Portland
and Seattle until April l, when | will
start for the Yukon. | am going in
that way, and Mr.. Griggs is going by
the way of Nome and go in with the
boat. have not tried to sell anything
out here this winter. | have what
money I want to outfit with and don't
have to sell anything. ! saw what the
Gold Digger had to say last fall after
we left: they didn't have the grit to
say it while we were there. That's all
right; we know our friends now, and
expect to take care OF them when we
get in"
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
NEARING
A CLOSE
Grand Jury Will Soon
End Its LabOrS
ITS final REPORT
Will Probably be Presented
About Tuesday Next.-.Many
Cases Examined.

The grand jury is still in session, and
its labors will probably not be ended
before Tuesday next, when final
presentment will be made to the court.
The jury has been Il rather busy
body for the past three weeks, it hav-
ing already reported "true bills" and
not true bills in some thirty cases
brought before it. Besides, various
committees have been appointed to ex-
anime and report upon the several fed
eral and municipal offices. The ac-
counts of the city have been examined
by special examiners, and, while the
report has not been made public, the
presumption is that the various ac-
counts were found substantially cor
rect. The report of the examiners will
probably .be Incorporated with the final
presentment of the jury. Various acts
of the late city council it is said, have
also been Investigated, and a number
of witnesses have been examined
touching certain work performed
under the direction of the council, the
result of which will not be generally
known until the jury makes its general
report.
lie Z iahu jury lds dlSo edhcu up IuS
question of men who live off the avails
of prostitution, or the class generally
known as macquereauX. As a result
at least three men have been indicted
and arrested. These are Emile lcrouX,
Tom Gregoire and Louis Doe. The lat
ter skipped out, having scented danger,
but he was found Thursday night AT
Penny river by Deputy Marshals Lowe
and Cody, and was brought to Nome
and lodged in the federal Jail. The
other two gave bonds pending their
trial and were released. These men
were indicted on vagrancy charges.
Two women who, it is alleged, are
"slaves" of the macquereaux, named
Marie Elsie and Alise Elsie, were also
indicted on charges of vagrancy, and
they, too, gave bonds and were re-
leased.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
WILL CLOSE
Down SHORTLY

J. Nj. Williams, Of the Hurrah quartYs
mine, reached town Thursda.- .Th{E
quartz mill has run steadily all Minser,
and has produced a goodly amount Of
gold. The mill. however, viii - be
closed down shortly, simply because
the "shoes' now in use are about worn
out, aud thew cannot be replaced until
the arrival of the first steamers. Mr..
Williams said yesterday that the work
this winter had been most satisfactory,
and it has been shown that stamp
mill can be run continuously during
the winter season. THE mine is look
ing fine." Mr.. Williams said,
there is no doubt of its permanenS'
Mr.. Williams also expressed his belief
that other paying quartz mines would
be developed in the Solomon country.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
To Increase Salaries.

Washington, March SENATOR Gal
linger today introduced a bill increasing
the salaries of the executive officers of
the government and also of senators and
members of the house of representa-
tives. The bill fixes the following
scale:
President, $4,000; vice-president,
S15, 900; speaker of the house of repre-
sentatives, $4,000; members of the
cabinet, $4,000 each; senators and
members of the house, So. 600 each. The
bill provides that the new salaries shall
take effect March 4, 1905.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
A Dollar Dinner.

A number of passengers who came to
Nome in 1900 on the steamer Robert
Dollar held their annual reunion last
night at the Maple Leaf restaurant,
this being the third of the kind. The
Robert Dollar left Seattle for Nome on
May Is. 1900. Those who sat down to
dinner last night were: MIR. and Mrs.
j. NJ. Calvin, Mr.. and Mrs. O. f. King,
Miss Mae Murray. Harry M. Shearer,
TIC. Wakefield Joe NJ Emperly, j. a.
Ince, j. w. Larios, Jake Sunnivale.
Mrs. Calvin and Miss Murray were
quests.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
California Pioneer Dead.

Col. Alvinza Hayward died Feb. IA
ut the home of c. d. Lane, San Fran
cisco. The funeral was under the di-
rection OF Col. Hayward's old Masonic
lodge of Sacramento, Of which he was
one OF the charter members away back
In the early fifties.
w. w. Foote, q pioneer lawyer and
Democratic politician of California,
also died recently in San Francisco.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
Improved Service Demanded.

The people of Council have unani-
mously petitioned c. J. Boyle, chief
clerk Of the mail service at St. Michael
to establish weekly mail service be-
tween. Nome and Council. A similar
petition will also be circulated in Nome
by A. H. Moore, and it goes without
saying that it, too, will be unanimously
signed The need of an improved mail
service between Nome and Council is
absolutely manifest.
If the weekly service is granted Mr..
Moore will establish regular weekly
stage to Council.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
Lilies in Bloom.

Mrs. H. f. Shields is perhaps the
most successful foricnturist in Nome.
For several years past she has cultvat-
ed various kinds of shrubs and flowers,
which even during the winter season
have nourished. This spring she has
had great success with her Easter and
Gala lilies, which have blOomed pro-
fusely. A magnificent Easter lily plant
in full bloom was recently shown in all
it's glory. Mrs Shields presented it to
the sisters of Holy Cross hospital.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
MERCER CASE
is DEFEATED

Washington, March 1.-THE opinion
of the supreme court Of the United
States in the case of the Northern
Securities company versus the United
States, involving the merging of the
Northern Pacific railroad, the Great
Northern railway and the Burlington,
was handed down today in favor of the
government. Its effect is to sustain
the contention that the Sherman anti
trust law applies to all railroad combi-
nations OF The character in question.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
Fort William H. Seward.

Washington, March 1.-THE secre-
tary of war has decided to name the
army post at Haines Mission, Alaska,
Fort William II. Seward, in honor of
the American statesman who brought
about the acquisition of the territory
from Russia. The post at Haines will
be equipped as the largest military sta
ton on the Pacific coast except San
Francisco and Vancouver barracks.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
What the MOrmOnS Want.

Toronto, March 15.-Rev. D. G. Nc
Queen, of Edmonton, preaching here
yesterday, said the Mormons were aim
ing at obtaining and controlling the po-
sitions and politics of the Canadian ter
ritories. He declared the Mornons
would continue to arrive in such num-
bers as to soon Outvote the settlers Of
British extraction, when things would
be run in Mormon style.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
Who Knows Oba. WeiShaar?

The commanding officer at Fort Da-
Wis has received letter from Foy
Weishaar, NortOnville, Kans., inquir-
ing for Oba. Weishaar. who is describ-
ed as being "5 feet inches in height,
dark complexion, heavy black mus
tache, bald in front and top OF head.
He was a master mechanic and civil
engineer, an0 is believed to have come
to Nome in 1900 or 1901.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
From the Hot Springs.

Henderson Smith, of Geo l.. Fish Il
Co., w. j. Bunger and Bert Smith re-
turned Friday morning from week S
visit to the Krugznapa hot springs.
They made the trip down in two days.
Mr.. Henderson Smith says the springs
are the real thing. He also brought
down a potato which was dug out of
the hot sprin gsff potato patch. having
withstood th1 winter cold without
freezing.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
Seattle City Election.

Seattle, March 8.-The Republicans
carried the city election yesterday,
only three democratic aldermen being
elected, those for the first, seventh and
ninth wards. The newly elected Off.
GERS are: Mayor, II. A. Ballinger; comp
troller, John Riplinger; corporation
counsel, Mitchell Gillian; treasurer,
Samuel F. Rathbun; councilmen-at-
large, d. w. Bowen, Chas. H. Burnett;
first ward, James Conway; second, J.
S. johnson: third, H. G. Gill; fourth,
Irving T. Cole; fifth, Scott Benjamin;
sixth, Arnold Zbinden; seventh, T. M.
DaultoR; eighth, DR.. J. f. Crichton:
ninth, w. H. Murphy.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14

mer is promising: almost every claim
will be working if the claim owners and
the water companies reach an amicable
agreement, and probably 1904 will be
the banner year for this section, as has
been each succeeding year since its his
tory began. Nome, the gold magnet,
will draw to itself the yellow treasure
and we hope everybody will live hap
PLY ever after.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
ALAS Poor YOriCk!"

While clearing a drain in Hunter
way yesterday afternoon Street Com
missioner F. A. Fay threw out skull,
evidently that of an Eskimo who prob
ably found his last resting place in that
vicinity years ago.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
Notice to MaSOnS,

All Masons are requested TO attend a
mass meeting at Golden Gate hall May
10, 1904, at $50 p. IN. for the purpose of
considering the advisability of institut-
ing Masonic lodge at Nome, Alaska.
A. j. BRUNER,
Chairman Committee.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14

Mining hose made by U. G. Croker,
without buckle or twist when filled
with water. Tents or awnings made
any shape or size desired. Orders left
with Delbar & McGrath, 234 Front ST.,
will receive prompt attention.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
From Portage Bay.

Capt. Chas. B. Owens, of the little
schooner Zenith writes w. Thompson
from Portage bay under date of Janu-
airy H. The little vessel reached
Portage bay last fall after Il severe
trip. Capt. Owens and others were
prospecting in that section, but had
found nothing excepting plenty of carl
bou The Zenith, he stated, would sail
for Nome this spring as soon as the ice
leaves, with full cargo of passengers
from Portage bay and other points.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14
ATHLETICS AT
X A, B. HALL

Camp Nome No Arctic Brother
hood commencing hext Thursday night
will inaugurate a series of athletic
events in their new hall. The series
will be opened by a baseball game
between an Eagle and A. b. team, and
basketball between a Fort Davis and
an A. B. team. The A. B. Athletic
committee is composed of w. B. Kirk,
B. A. Frost, Leroy Cutting, H. P. King,
Jr. and II. b. Zehner.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14

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., 1904-05-14
Fresh Killed Beef. Pacific Cold St0r.
age Co.'S Markets. Finest In town.
Try It. You'll like It.
New Steamer Line to Alaska.

Albany, Feb. 24.-The North Alaska
Steamship Company, of New York City,
to operate between New York. Seattle
and Nome, has been incorporated here
with capital of $500, 900.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14

Infinite, La Rosa, Lurline, Upman,
Africana or Book at the MonOpole
Cigar Store.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14

Drink Green River Whiskey, with.
out a headache, l2tc at Board OF
Trade Saloon.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14

Choice beef, mutton, pork, veal and
poultry at Pacific Cold Storage com
panY's markets.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14

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., 1904-05-14

Warm and cold storage freight for
Council See c. l.. Morris, 4l9 Front ST.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14

Upright piano for sale: inquire Dis
covery saloon.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14

If you want to hire horse and cutter
see c. L. Morris, 4l9 Front street.
The Nome nugget., 1904-05-14

Canvas hose and tents made by Mrs
Williams, Is Front street.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-25

thought a very natural one these
same men had burst into laughter so
loud that he had not been able to dis
tinguish the reply Of their, officer. All
of which was contrary to the accept.
ed idea of life on shipboard and his
own ideas in particular, and that in
his estimation all hands on board
were quite crazy. BE that as 1t may,
the nights entertainment proved a
success, and the cakewalk was not
the least important on the program,
for although the jokes of the evening
have long been forgotten, will ven
ture to say that the memory Of that
particular episode will linger long in
the minds Of many of us.