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Nome gold digger., 1905-09-23
100000 YARDS OF DIRT
 MOVED IN THIRTY DAYS
Penny River Ditch Company Doing
 marveIous Work on Tundra
Near Jess Creek.

Mining on a gigantic scale is being carried on by Eugene Chilberg on his properties adacent to the beach, about half mile west of Jess creek. A cut 700 feet long. 100 feet wide and forty feet deep has been made in the last thirty days. and nearly 100000 cubic yards ,-of dirt have been ground sluiced into Boring sea.
 The water is secured from the Sut- ton ditch, which is now the property of Eugene Chilberg, who bought all of Sutton's interests in that vicinity last July Four big sluice heads of water, besides that which comes from the main Hume, are used in ground sluicing, and the tailings are dumped into the sea. Another large area has been stripped, preparatory for the ground sluicing
 The ditch at the present time car ries 300 inches of water, and the flow will be doubled in a short time The name of the company is the Penny River Ditch Company, and the work is under the supervision of Gerald O'Shay, who is considered to be the best hydraulic mining man in this country.
 The ground upon which MT Chil- berg is working is half a mile east of the camp where Murison and Me Laughlin made their famous strike about two weeks ago.
Nome gold digger., 1905-09-23
special to Daily Gold gger.


 Helsingfors, Russi9 Finland, Sept. l5.-Customs officials here discov- cred a hidden treasure of GOO car pines of Swedish manufacture and as many bayonets, along with l0O,- QUO cartridges on barren island in the Gulf of Bothnia September 10. On the same day the gunboat Haterol saw an English vessel making for the island The Russians suddenly ap- Deared and fired a shot across the bows of the English vessel, The En glish ship was hove to and a boat was sent off from the Russian gun boat to demand the nature of the cargo that was carried The English vessel replied that it carried a cargo of arm s.
 When this answer had been taken to the Russians the commander inn mediately fired a few shots and sent the vessel to the bottom. At the first shot the crow of the English vessel took 70 their boats.
 There is every indication that sweden is making active prepara- tions for war with Norway.
Nome gold digger., 1905-09-23
\ NEWSPAPER TELEGRAPHIC
RATE IS REDUCED

Major w. A. Glassford, signal officer of the department of the Col umbia, whose headquarters is in the Alaska building. Seattle. and in whose charge is the government tele- graphic service from Seattle 10 all points in AlasiSa, has recently insti- tuted various reforms in the dispatch of telegraphic messages that have resulted in a vast saving of time, labor and money. Hitherto there have been from twenty to thirty diff ferent correspondents in Seattle and elsewhere in connection with the diff ferent newspapers of Alaska. Each of these men has been in the habit of sending. with varying degrees ot inaccuracy and redundancy, tele- graphic news service to Alaska news papers.
 The result of this was confusion worse confounded. The expense to the newspapers was great, and the trouble to the government opera tors and the whole telegraphic ser vice insufferable.
 Now the twenty or thirty cores pondents have been reduced to one. The service is condensed and the cX- pense therefore cut down, while the government has been able to reduce the rate per word F cent. All this Is to the advantage of The govern ment, newspapers and public alike.
Nome gold digger., 1905-09-23
4%444%4+&*4%A44+%44+%44+% < THE TENDNRLOIN
 DISTRICT DEFINED.

At the regular meeting of the z < city council last evening the ' ' tenderloin district was clearly < ' defined < < The district extends from < ' Hunter Way on the west to a z ' point within fifty feet of the ' ' Wild Goose Company's property ' ' on the east. First avenue is < ' the boundary of the red light ' ' district on the south and Sec < 4 ond avenue on the north ' < Chief Jewett was instructed ( < to keep all women of ill fame ' < within this district, and allow < < no women in saloons or to room < < over them. < %+&VVS++%%%%+N%%*$*+**4%44
Nome gold digger., 1905-09-23

Tollio Sept 11.-Baron Koshi- kawa, the home minister, has taken active measures to put down the dis orders. He holds that in some ways the cabinet is responsible for the uproar throughout the country, be- cause it did not explain to the coun- try the true nature of the peace terms.
 Two newspapers which have been spreading false reports of the peace terms have been suspended. Five others, which have been commenting in @ more or less hostile and provo cative manner on the treaty have been warned.
Nome gold digger., 1905-09-23

N. o. Hultberg brings a complaint against William Kidston, that he ex- ecuted a deed to Kidston to a placer mining claim, No. 3 above Discovery on Dry creek, by which Kidston un- dertook to work that claim, or in case of sale to pay Hultberg $2,0O0. That on December IS, 1899 Kidston transferred the claim to Erik o. Lindblom for 3 $-,500. and that Kid ston mas not paid the $2.OO0 agreed on to Hultberg.
Nome gold digger., 1905-09-23

St. retelsburg, Sept. 2l.--The czar has issued invitations to all the powers to convene in a second peace conference at The Hague, It is said here that President Roosevelt has been the first foreign ruler to accept the proposal The others have the matter under consideration.
 Nicholas proposal has taken every body by surprise. In diplomatic cir cles 1t is suggested that the moment chosen for the proposal is untimely, seeing that Russia is seething with revolution. A prominent official said today Tt will be interesting to see how Japan will take the proposal. 1t is rot even known how the czar's plan has been made known tc the mikado, or if it has been The sit nation is somewhat embarrassing.
 No date has heen announced for the proposed congress.
Nome gold digger., 1905-09-23
soLoMoN's GOLDEN HARVEST.

I
 The cold spell has struck the Sol omon river country. but made no im- precision upon it. So busy are all of the operators in this section that they refuse to take it seriously If 1t means winter, the Solomon river country has not found it out yet, for the voice of the steam shovel and the big dredger is still heard in the land
 The Keystone drill of the Three Friends Mining company is now at work prospecting near the mouth of Solomon river. The only evidence that the public has of the results of this prospecting is that the company is gong right on taking options, buy ing claims and so increasing its holdings. The dredger at Gro Fino is now handling more than three thousand yards of ground every twenty-four hours, and handling it so clean that not d color Is to be found in the tailings. The dredger is simply a large rocker, which rocks ont the gold, separating automatic ally the fine gold from the nuggets and throwing out the tailings with out anowing them to reach the sluice boxes Hundied of small streams Of water wash the ground as soon as the endless chain of buckets empty their contents. The ground has been thoroughly prospected and it's value is known to run above a dollar a yard, and so while there has been no cleanup as yet, no one ap- pears to be worrying. It is reported that the cleanup at the end of the season is expected to pay for the en- tire cost Of the dredge. Be that as 1t may Manager Leland appears to becontented and happy
 linal and Webb are still busy with the steam shovel at Halla Bar. Their cars, tracks and pipes have reached here and are now in place, with the result that they are now about ready 10 begin operations, and anyone that knows lhe value of the ground in this region knows that the Halla Bar can oe counted on as good pro ducer. The shovel now works per fectly and the ditch furnishes an abundance of water.
 On Shovel creek Judge Watson's men have put in a busy summer, while butler x IIeadberg are still operating on No. 14 West Creek operators are still busy, with the exception of Thornton on No. 7 Henry Rowe has an outfit and is operating at the mouth of the creek The Mystery Mining Company on Mystery creek is moving the dirt still and taking out gold. The supply of water is SO limited that Ernest Blancke, the manager, has had men ground sluicing. Other Mystery creek operators are still busy, but the cold wave is liable to drive them out of business before long.
 On solomon the big gasoline en- zine of Reed Bros. is pumping nigh; and day and doing very satisfactory work. The ditches here are doing all that was expected of them this season. Manager Gihin of the Mid night Sun Company has laid off his men on Rock creek, but Is still busy on the Solomon river claims. The Quartz company on the Big Hurrah las been working all summer on sur face leads and is making good money, but the cold weather is liable soon to drive them to the deeper diggings.
Nome gold digger., 1905-09-23

COnstantinople, Sept. 21.-Turkey has yielded to t.-e extreme pressure brought to bear upon her by the United States in the case of certain APmenians condemned to death. These men say they recently returned from the United States to Turkey on visit, and that they were arrested by the authorities, who after having deprived them of all their money, threw them into prison on the false charge ~- participating in plot to murder the sultan.
 Abdul Hamid, the sultan, at first refused to acknowledge that the nited States had any right of ac- cess to these men, and insisted that ii was purely a local affair.
 Alter much negotiation, during which the United otates took firm ground, the Unted States consul here mas been permitted to visit the men. They claim that they are nat- uraliZed American citizens and enti- tied to protection.
 america to Protect Armenians.
 Washington, Sept. 21-It is the claim oI the United States govern ment that the Armenians, who are now in prison in COnstantinOple on trumped-up charge of participating iI a plot to murder the sultan, are American citizens,, and as such are entitled to be tried before our min ister or consul.
Nome gold digger., 1905-09-23

Washington, Sept. 91-As a re- suit of the visit paid by Speaker Can non and Senator Parry to Alaska, many reforms in the government and treatment of this country have been projected It is now seen that one delegate to congress is not enough for the representation of so large q country. It is asserted that three delegates would not be more than Alaska is entitled to have
 It is intended to bring the matter before congress, and to propose the establishment of special Alaska committee to look after legislation for the district after the manner in which the istrict of Columbia is man aged. Speaker Cannon is of the opinion that this will be the most satisfactory of all the plans proposed
Nome gold digger., 1905-09-23
LIFE SAVING STATION
 BEING MADE COMFORTABLE

Deputy Collector of Customs Gar field has received authority by tel egraph to furnish the life saving sta tion. The building is now com pleted and the interior presents a very handsome appearance. The floor space is divided into large sitting room, the keepers sleeping apartment, the crews dorTitory, a dining room and kitchen.
Nome gold digger., 1905-09-23

Baum, Transcaucasia, Sept. IT, The situation here is growing worse, The rioting in Baku and the burning of the better part of that city has in- fected cities near and far. Here, Tn addition to insurreetionary and labor riots, there is a standing feud be- tween Mussulmans and Christians. The feeling between the two parties has recently grown so strong that there have been constant outbreaks
 There have been bloody encoun- ters. and the slaughter has been great on both sides
Nome gold digger., 1905-09-23
G, soIE BROWN
 OFF TOR ST. MICHAEL

The Gussle Brown left last night for St Michael. She had on board Lieutenant J. J. Grace and a mili- tary prisoner guarded by a detach- mont of soldiers.
 Mrs Harry Kellogg with her two children were among the passengers.
Nome gold digger., 1905-09-23
l.ls1s'..s [ 13 2 ' : t.IIXZARD RAGING
AT ST. MICHAEL

AT ST. MICHAEL Especial Dally Gold Digger service.) St. Michael, Sept. 19.--A fierce snow storm occurred here last night, and the snow covers the ground to the depth of three inches. The ther- mometer is falling.
 No vessels have been unable to un- load on account of the high seas. The Ohio has not yet commenced to unload.
Nome gold digger., 1905-09-23

Rome, Sept 16.-Pope Plus has appointed Bishop O'Connell, of Port land, Me, as papal delegate to Japan The bishop has held his present po- si4fon for number of years, and has displayed in the management Of his growing diocese rare tact and skill.
Nome gold digger., 1905-09-23

Work, saddle and pack horses for sale cheap. Rowe & Will, Front St, phone Main 65.
Nome gold digger., 1905-09-23

Giese can supply you with Amazon Steam Hose.
Nome gold digger., 1905-09-23

Meet me at the Horseshoe
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-03-10

When we heard the bang of an iron
door behind us, they unlocked the
heavy fetter. This done, they led us
along a gravel walk and over a
sounding stretch of boards-a bridge,
have always thought-through an
other heavy door and down a winding
flight of stone steps. They led us on
through dark passages, over stone paw
ing, and halted us, after a long walk,
letting our eyes free. We were in black
darkness. There were two guards be-
fore and two behind us bearing can
dies. They unshackled us, and opened
lattice door of heavy iron, bidding us
enter | knew then that we were go
inE into a dungeon, deep under the
walls Of British fort somewhere on
the frontier. A thought stung me as
Dri and | entered this black hole and
sat upon Seap of straw Was this
to be the end of our fighting and of
us?
you can have a candle a day" said a
guard as he blew out the one he car
ried, laying it, with Undertook, on a
shelf in the wall of rock beside me.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-03-10
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature sssss ses Of lZzz2zzN
WEST CORNWALL.
(Deferred)


c. j. Lowell was in Orwell recently.
Henry Currier is ill in bed with throat
and lung trouble.
Mrs. NJ. L. Sheldon is on the sick list,
suffering from a severe bilious attack.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. H. Eldridge of Bird
port. were guests at H. E. Taylor's
recently.
Scarcely home about here but that
has one or more of its members sick or
ailing from the prevailing grip in a
severe form.
Frank Mayhem, jr., has purchased the
II. G.. Jones's farm and will move there
at once; his sister, Mrs. Peter Dutfary,
and her husband and children will live
with him for the present
Mrs. A. l.. Atwood returned from
Bristol Feb. 81, where she went to at
tend the funeral of her father, Urah
Arnold MIR. Arnold will be very
pleasantly remembered by many here
as quiet, pleasant man, with always
CHEEKY word and genial smile. He
was past eighty years of age Two
daughters, two sons and three grand
children survive him.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-03-10
ORWELL.
lcll better

j. II. Thomas is much better.
C. j. Blair visited his people in Put
nam, n. y, recently.
Twin boys came to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John Barron Wednesday
March l.
Mrs. j. w. Clark and son of Pawlet,
are spending few days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. ID. Branch.
The c. E. social at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ii. L. Hack on Mar. LIST, was
well attended. About sixty people were
present.
A party was given by Col. W, B
Wright at the town hall on Thursday
afternoon, to the children of the town
between 5 and ID years of age. l3S
children enjoyed the occasion, all join
ing in the grand march to the music
of piano and violin. After a briei
programme games were INDUCED il
and "a bounteous repast prepared in the
ladies' rooms, consisting of sandwiches
ice cream, cake, candy and oranges
brought the afternoon To "a close. 1t wat
a rare treat to the little ones and on,
they will long remember.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-03-10

TO be continued.)
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-03-10

Then they filed out, and the narrow
door shut with a loud bang. We peered
through at the fading flicker of the
candles. They threw wavering, ghost
ly shadows on every wall of the dark
passage, and suddenly went out of
sight. We both stood listening a mo-
ment
Curse the luck!" l whispered pres
emily.
Jest es helpless es if we was hung
up by the heels" said D'ri cropping mis-
way to the straw pile. Ain no use
gittin' wrathy"
What II we do?" | whispered.
Dunno" said he: AN when we dun
no whut t dew, don dew nuthin. Jest
stan still; thets whut | b'lieve in"
! He lighted the candle and went
about. pouring its glow upon every wall
and into every crack and corner of our
/ celia small chamber set firm in ma
sonry, with a ceiling so far above our
heads we could see it but dimly, the
candle lifted arm s-length.
Judas PRIEST" said D'ri, as he
| stopped the ngnt WIN InumD anu I'M
ger. I'm goin' t set here n tn straw
LUX an oil hen n lie up m thinker n
set 'er goin'. One O them kind hes
[ keep is mouth shet er he cant never
dew no thinkin Bymby, likes es not
II have suthin t say ct IL mount t
suthin'."
We lay back on the straw in silence
| did lot of thinking that brought me
little hope. Thoughts of Louison and
Louise soon led me out of prison. After
little time | went philandering in the
groves of the baroness with the two in
comparable young ladies. | would will.
lingly have stood for another bullet il
] could have had another month Of
their company. The next thought o.
my troubles came with the opening o.
the iron door. had been sound asleep
A guard came in with water and a pc
of stewed beef and potatoes.
Tibet air S all right" said D'ri, dip
ping into it with a spoon.
We ate with a fine relish, the guard
. sullen, silent man with rough voic,
that came out of bristling mustache
standing by the door.
LUX a-here," said Dri to the guar,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-03-10

hear the tramp of a squad of men. They
came to our cell, and took us upstairs,
blind-folded as before, to a bathroom,
where the uniforms. discarded the day
of our capture, were waiting for us,
newly pressed. Our bath over, they di-
rected lis to put them on. They gave
us new hats, for our own had been lost
the night of the wreck. covered our
eyes, and led us through many doors
and alleys into the open air. II was
dark, knew, for as we entered a car
riage could dimly see the glow of
lantern hanging over the wheel. The
carriage went away swiftly on a level
road. We sat knee to knee, with two
men facing us, and not a word was
spoken. We could hear hoofs falling,
the rattle of bit and rein, the creak
of saddle-leather on each side of us.
We must have gone a long journey
when the carriage halted. They pulled
us out roughly and let us up three
steps and across deep veranda.
bell rang, door swung open, a food of
light fell on us, fitering to our eyes.
Entering, we could feel a carpet un
der us. and took dozen PAGES or moro
before they babe us halt We heard
only the low-spoken order and the
soft tread of our feet. There was a
dead silence when they removed our
letters and unbound our eyes. We were
standing in a big and sumptuous draw
ing-room. A company of gentlemen
sat near us in arm-chairs there
were at least a score of them
Round tables of old mahogany
stood near, on which were glasses
and packs of cards and wine-bottles.
The young man who sat with the
general and answered to your Lord
ship was approaching me, hand ex-
tended.
Glad to see you; sit down" he said
in the same quiet, languid, forceful
tone | had heard before.
1t was all very odd. The guards
were gone; we were apparently as
free as any of them.
Il shall try to make you comforta-
BILE" ne said A servant began filing
a row of glasses. We have here wine
anu VIII anu al lilt dCCtSSOlltS, luNluu7
ing women. | should introduce you
but ] have not the honor of your &C
Quaintance. Let it suffice to say these
are my friends" (he turned to those
who sat about, and gentlemen, these
are my enemies" he added turning tC
us. Let us hope they may die happy.
and with fighting chance
added, lifting the glass without tast-
ing it.
Dri sat, his brows lifted, his hands
in his pockets, his legs crossed. He
looked curiously from one to another
Horton said his lordship, as he
sat down, leaning lazily on the arm o.
his chair, will you have them brin&
down the prisoners?
The servant left the room. Some o
the men were talking together in low
tones they were mostly cookbook
ing and well dressed.
Gentlemen" said his lordship, ris
ing suddenly, I'm going to turn yol
out of here for a moment-they're a sh!
lot. Won't you go into the library?"
They all arose and went out of {
door save one, a bald man of middle
age. half tipsy, who begged of hi
"Ludship' the privilege of remaining
TO be continued)
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-03-10
SPRING 1905.
Early Showing
of New Styles in
Our Suit Dep'nt.

Over two hundred New Garments and
Suits placed on sale. Not our entire line
but of magnitude sufficient to interest
every lady in Vermont. First showing
of the New Taifcta silk Shirt Waist
Suits. The TafTeta shirt waist suits start
the procession. It's a little early but the
last few bright days should make you
interested as never before in the new
Spring Modes. No store has as many for
your inspection and our prizes, quality
considered, are invariably lower than
elsewhere. Chiffon Tatleta shirt waist
suits in the several shades of browns,
blues, greens, also the changeable effects,
black and white checks, etc. Made in a
great variety of styles The waists are
shirred, side pleated, box pleated, trim
med and plain, large sleeves, emphasz-
ing the newer ideas, with skirts made to
correspond making them models of effec-
tiveness. Priced S10.50 $3.50, $1,000,
$3.50, $4,000, 1922 80, $25 90.