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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28

Nome. Alaska, is perhaps the most
| unique city in all the world geogra-
phically, historically and socially. Ine
entire city is imported. Every board,
| nail. utensil. all the necessaries and
comforts of life, and even the pestlfer-
Gus rats. are shipped in from the out
side. The geographical position OF
| this Arctic city is not at all imposing.
It is built on perpetually frozen
"tundra." or marsh. which thaws only
| two or three feet deep on the aver
| age during summer. and is situated
on the beach of Boring sea at the
mouth of Snake river, only few feet
above sea level. 1t impresses one SIM
| NV as a wierd and unpoetic camping
place for goldhunters. The history OF
Nome has inspired one of the most pop
ular novels of the day. and 1t has a
life all it's own and not without a deep
human interest
| There are two seasons eacn year III
| northwestern Alaska, the open sea-
! son" and the CLOSED season. bearing
| to each other the ratio of four to elght.
The spring and summer season OF -FOUR
months is an exceedingly busy time
when ships come and go. Transporting
thousands of gold seekers, ana bringing
in the annual shipment of all the camp
REQUIRES in the way Of mining supplies
coal, provisions. lumber and so on. IL
| is the time when hundreds OF mining
deals are put through with capitalists
from all over the world, who come or
send their agents. Social lie IN tle
popular sense is practically extlnc'
| during the "open season.
Should you chance to listen to the
greetings and common topics OF CON
versatiOn at the mines, on the street. Ill
the store. office. church, clubroom %
saloon in October, you Wouio mean
everybody asking everybody else: Are
Won going outsider" Nome is largely
y citv of transients. Those VINO pS
| fortune or misfortune are destined 10
snend the winter in Nome feel Ill "
sense as if they had entered NIUE
world all their own, and 1t Is not WIFI
ont reason that they speak OF ifle rest
of Uncle Sans dominion as the OUT
lido" When the smoke OF the las'
steamer disappears on the horizon III
tho fall many a lonely prospectoi
stands on the beach and trles 10 niue
his emotions as he thinks OF ms loVeu
opas far across the seas. Nevertheless
+ba whole town draws a sigh OF reiiel
fo, tho business strain and uncertainty
Of tho SIMMER months demand a more
orderly and restful state OF aliaii'
Tho winter time is by no means
tin,e of general idleness, as III 'he
aor,v DAVIS. because the rich winter ois
sings which have been discovered 'ne
mast two Or three years nave
| Nome essentially a winter CAMP
The winter season is the social sea
co., a. Nome. 1t begins in earnest IL
November and is the most pieasan
time Of the year. Then traveilne VIII
horses. dogs, or skis, is easy ana VII
;ovab,e. since instead of SOFT ''e
twisting tundra" you have mashi''ce"
ex,onses of snow over which you may
,-avel from place to place.
How do you live in winter :,
not the cold uncomfortable? nat u
Won eat?" What do you wear:
1hese questions are often asked i'l'
Inv we'll informed people, VINO Nave al
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
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= tho noisonous waste matter and =
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II is said that a person who =
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
&c How Nome Passes the Winter &c

most childish notions about life IL the
far north. Alaska is a terribly SLAM
del ed country l have no patience with
tie man who, having been in Alaska,
lies about the country to friends and
interested strangers, just to get their
sympathy or gain for himself little
CHEAP notoriety. Fur coats, boots ard
"parkas" are splendid things to have
, on the trail in case of a cold snap. But
people in Nome dress just as they do in
Minneapolis. The first year everybody
wore Eskimo furs and "mukluks.'
Then came the felt shoe period wheN
everybody put off the ungraceful ard
comfortable "mukluk" for felt shoes.
patent leather shoe for street and town
wear.
J A year ago last winter the mercury
played around zero most of the time.
For a few days it was nearly so above
| and at no time through the winter did
IL ldll lower llltu OCloN AClo. HoOllC
winters are colder, of course, just as
! they are here. In January and Febru-
| airy of each year we usually have a
protracted thaw of a few days or two
weeks, accompanied by arin.
The popular amusements in Nome
during winter are dancing and athletic
sports. Dancing was terribly Overdone
during the first winters. Old men and
women whose knees almost ratified with
| age took dancing lessons beside the
babe that an ambitious mother would
comfort with the bottle between the
sets Nearly every evening in the week
was given up to publis dancing and =
make matters worse. liquor flowed free
ly. The punch booth was often a
financial and hilarious success. No
where in the world has Terpsichore had
af faithful and ardent worshippers as
in Nome One day one of my church
members said to me:
I've been good Methodist for
| 40 years and fought dancing all my
life. and now l am taking dancing les
sons
| The dances are now more exclusive.
| Certain characters are Ostrac sed. The
! fraternal orders, such as the MasOns.
Eagles. Arctic Brotherhood ana the Ia
dies of the Catholic and Episcopal
! churches give the popular dances and
| balls now.
But basket ball and indoor baseball
are the mist interesting and popular
winter events. A new impetus was
given to athletic sports by the Y. NJ
| c. A. boys of Nome in 10000 A gen.
erous Christian lady in Minneapolis
furnished me the funds necessary to
purchase a gymnasium equipment as
a nucleus for a work among young
men in Nome. The organization of a
promising Y. NJ. c. A. soon became a
fact. After a few weeks of training
a series of games was arranged for
with the A. B. team. The Sunday
school boys. as they were humorously
called. won in a series of seven games.
Another series was played for the
Shaw-Brewster trophy, a sterling sill
yer loving cup.
The Y. NJ. C. A. last. But in the
games of 1905-'06 they captured the
trophy and are now busy defending it
against all corners. Indoor baseball is
also very popular. The Eagle team of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28

the Fraternal Order of Eagles won last
years trophy.
Skating is Pastime.
Skating is a pleasant pastime in the
fall before the snow flies, or when a
large open lead in the broken sea ice
freezes over near Nome. But more
popular than any other outdoor sports
are skiing and dog mushing.' The
word ''mush' is a corruption of the
French word "marche.'' The Sunday
ski jumps are often attended by hum
dreds of enthusiasts who drive out to
foothills with horses or dogs or run
out on their skis. Ski races are also
very popular. When the trails are in
good condition and the weather fine, a
trip to the mines or along the rough
pressure ridges of ice blocks on the
seashore by dog team is very interest
unexpectedly if the dogs should hap
pen to start for home without you.
We have no theaters at Nome. But
sufficient talent can always be secured
to give splendid recitals, entertain
ments and light operas. THE MikadO,
Queen Esther" Mistress Nell,' ETC.,
instances of what has been given in
the past. Nearly every night of the
week is taken up by some public at
traction. We even have prizefights.
At the recitals and kindred entertain
ments the finest floral decorations are
in evidence. No flowers in winter
shades, in fact, all kinds of flowers
can be had at the drugstOre-if you
care to buy tissue paper and make
them. Our star singers and pianists
accept a bunch of tissue-paper roses or
carnations with as much grace and APP
probation as if they We're real.
Send Wires Home.
During the winter months we can
send Geographic messages of a social
nature to the states for so cents for 10
words. The mail service is good, con-
sidering everything. The first letters
usually reach us about Jan. 1 or Is.
But all magazines and other second
class matter is dumped upon us when
the first steamers arrive in the spring.
This is a loss, because it is impossible
to go through SO much stale reading i'll
the busy season. But by means of the
wireless telegraph station at Port
Safety the Nome daily and tri-weekly
papers tell us all the important news
of the world.
AS the winter wears nand the long,
dark nights give way to nightless days,
everybody becomes more Or less rest
less. About April the municipal cleo
tions break up the monotony. Nome is
the gossip's paradise. Toward spring
everybody's pedigree is carefully ex-
amined into the third and fourth gener-
alton. Then just as the hair pulling
season begins someone exclaims :
Steamer in sight" Church bells ring.
steam whistles blow, dogs howl! On
the beach two or three thousand pio-
old friends, and fresh eggs. In their
friendly jostle and common interests.
the past is forgotten,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28

the Fraternal Order of Eagles won last
years trophy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28

vovers and seized the little girl. An
instant later Demetro regained his feet
and. taking his daughter. stood with
the officers. Awed by the display of
weapons. the gypsies retreated and the
where they boarded a train for Chi
cago.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
FATHER STRUGGLES FOR GIRL
Hundreds of Gypsies Crowd AROUND
Leader Fighting to Keep Little
Victim in Their Camp.

CHICAGO. Feb. 28.-After a search
of nearly a year, in which almost every
gypsy camp in the south and north-
west had been visited, Cecilia Demetro
u years old. daughter of a wealthy
Greek in Little Rock, Ark, who hao
been kidnapped, March 1, 1906, was
found yesterday in a camp near morn
ton. III. The little girl was given
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-01
Tho Palace Leads.

The Palace restaurant, always In the
lead. 10 keeping up i.s reputation for
catering to the wants o. i.s patrons
Now that fall 10 here. and winter 10 Ap.
preaching, shell fish and oysters are in
demand. The Palace Catering Company
right up TO tho times, has arranged 70
have daily supply Of deep sea eraba
furnished them and now this soothsome
crustacean can be had at any time at the
Palace. They are always fresh, as the
demand 10 so great for them that none
are allowed 20 grow stale.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-01
DOES NOT FAVOR.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. Sl.--Nice-
President and General Manager Z. y.
Calvin. OF the Southern Pacific, has Is
sued a denial of the charge that Oregon
shippers are being favored by the COM
panv in the matter of car supplies as
against California shippers, because OF
recent reciprocal demurrage legislation
in Oregon. He said:
AT this season Of the year the ship
ments of Oregon products, especially
lumber, to California are very heavy
indeed, while in the opposite direction
the movement OF loads is relatively very
light. Ii we did not send cars north
there would soon be none in Oregon to
load south. The only source of supply
for south ears is California. If the Cali
fcrnia supply is cut off, then California
consignees will suffer, for there will be
no cars in Oregon to carry their busi-
ness. The cars that reach oregon
points via Portland must return that
way. We require that cars which are
sent north, empty or loaded. be return
ed to us at Ashland.
@0nly enough cars are sent to Ore
gon to equalize the movement: That
is, when a certain number of cars have
been received by us from Oregon at
Ashland, enough empties are sent north
in addition to the loaded cars to make
the number moving in each direction
equal. Can anything be more fair than
this? Legislation has not affected the
situation at all. Oregon lumber ship
pers are dependent at all times upon the
lines in California for equipment which,
as stated, must be moved to them for
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-01
WILL BE DEpoRTED.

HELENA, Mont, Oct. 3l.-A Japanese
and three women, who are being held In
the county Jail at Butte on the author
ity of the United States government,
will soon be returned to Seattle for de-
portation to Japan. The man. Hyama
Matsumura, is accused of bringing three
of his eountrywomen to America for
immoral purposes. 1t is stated that the
four japanese arrived in Seattle from
japan on the steamer Minneapolis, June
I last
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-01
MORGAN BUYS BONDS.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3l.-In spite OF o
considerable amount of reassuring news,
stocks closed weak and lower, after q
substantial rally early in the session
Among the favorable factors were the
fact that Morgan has purchased $780,
100000 of New York City bonds at par
with an option on saooOo,ooO more. and
an optimistic statement by ]. ]. Hill,
who says that conditions in the north
west are very good. Money loaned early
as high as 20 per cent, but the rate
declined to per cent late in the day.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-01
oaH:aaHaaHu . q = . uao
.ao PERSONAL MENTION oaH
o = u aaaan y y y . q q = q nuo

Oscar jacobsen and Hjalmar Janson
came in from Cathlamet yesterday.
Marcus Wise OF Ilwaeo is visiting in
Astoria.
James Jameson OF Nehalem was In
this city yesterday.
County Commissioner Larsen was in
Astoria yesterday.
City Treasurer Dealey IL on a bust.
ness trip to Olympia and will not return
for few days.
Edgar +. Averill city editor Of the
Pendleton Tribune, accompanied by Mrs.
Averill. is making Astoria several days
visit.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-01

NEW YORK, Oct, Sl.--Announce.
ment was made today that insanity is
to be the plea in the defense of Harry
Kendall Thaw, whose second trial for
the staying OF Stanford White will be,
gin ON December next
Martin w. Littleton, chief counsel for
Thaw, it Is stated. has decided ON this
course. He is said to be convinced that
Thaw is insane and has not adopted this
course as merely theory on which to
conduct a successful defense, but be-
case he feels certain OF the unsound men.
tai condition OF his client.
Ever since he took charge of the case,
it is said, Mr. Littleton has given the
question of Thaw's mentality careful
study. He has traced the Thaw family
tree, and. it is said, has decided that
the insanity OF Thaw may have been an
inheritance. In this connection il Is
recalled that Mrs. William Thaw, moth
er of the accused. emphatieally denied
during the last trial that in the direct
line of descent there had been any trace
of either epilepsy or insanity Seven
alienists testified, however. that Thaw
in their opinion, was insane and had
been insane for some years. Much tes'
timony along this line was brought out
in the trial which reached climax when
District Attorney jerome, in tears, gave
his opinion that he was trying an in
sane man and that he felt that it was
wrong to proceed with the trial under
these circumstances.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-01

The Tyler still keeps up its reputa'
ton. Good liquors and polite attention
will always win. and in pursuance OF
this idea Clarence Tyler has made no
change in the quality Of his goods. and
has secured the services OF Uncle Gene
Lent whose genial personality makes
him popular with the Tyler's patrons.
Everyone knows where the Tyler Is,
Sixth and Bond streets.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-01
JALOFF'S
the most part emptv.

the most part empty.
"The California mills have an advant-
age in that a very large number OF cars
come into their territory under load
Just now there is an extraordinary
volume of lumber business offering, but
the stress has been greatly relieved. It
is expected that in the near future con-
ditions in California viii become nor
mali
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-01
The Commercial.

The Commercial still continues to do
good business. The finest grades OF
different kinds OF refreshments kept at
this well known establishment assures a
continuance OF its popularity. The pro.
prietor, Otto Sund, is genial gentle
man. and is well and fayorably known in
this city. Drop into the Commercial
when in the neighborhood. 1t is on Com.
mercial street near Eleventh.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-01

Reduced rates TO Portland and return
for the Portland Horse Show 10 bc held
In Portland. November 7th. 9Th and 9th.
The A, & G. has named q rate OF one.
and one.third fare for the round.trip.
Tickets will be on sale November 9th.
eth and sth, and viii be good returning
up 10 and including November 10th.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-01
New City Maps.

The new and up'to'date pocket maps
of Astoria and vicinity which the Co
lumbia Trust Company have gotten out
have arrived and can be had at their
offices at Is cents each or two for 25
cents. Special prices will be made to
those buying 25 or more. lo.25'et.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-01
WATERFRONT items

The steamer Breakwater left out yes.
terday morning for Coos Bay points
with a full complement OF freight and
passengers.
The French bark lie Pilier Is lying of
the harbor and as soon as her crew is
completed will sail or Europe with
cargo Of grain.
The steamer Sue II. Elmore arrived in
yesterday afternoon from Tillamook.
Her captain reports times lively at the
Bay City.
The British ship Yola, with a cargo
of grain for Durham, South Africa, was
towed down from Portland yesterday
and expects to get to sea in a few
days. Capt. Pennicuik, who Is accom-
panied by his son, Is glad to get to sea
again having been in harbor over four
months.
The steamer Volga goes on the dock
this week and will be stripped prepare.
tory to having her boiler taken out and
put into another steamer which her
owners are building.
The steamer schooner Daisy Freeman
arrived down the river yesterday with
cargo OF lumber for California.
The Ocklahama took in tow the four
masted abrkentine Charles +. Crocker
and the three.masted schooner NAbls
Gale, and went up the river yesterday
evening. They will load lumber for
California.
The four -masted brigantine Charles
r. Crocker arrived in yesterday morning
after 7-day trip from San Francisco.
This is remarkably, quick trip for
sailing vessel and approaches steamship
time. Captain VIM. Deva1s Is in COM
mand OF this vessel and he reports hav-
ing encountered a severe gale Off the
bar.
Rings Dyspepsia Tablets do the work.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-01

The United Swedish American Broth.
erhood will give an annual dance Satur.
day, October End at the Astoria Nationy
al Hall, Members aud friends cordially
invited. Admission 90 cents. l0.3l.3t.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-01
Notice

We have silver aide and steelhead net.
ting loaded lead lines. cotton twine and
rope. Plymouth Manila rope, oil clothing
and rubber boots and everything for
fishermen. T. ]. Carney & Co.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-01
New Grocery Store.

Try our own mixture Of coffes-ths
J. P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetables
Babollst 4 Co. grocess. Phone Main
l2sL
Columbia and vicsor graphophones
and latest records at l24 Commercial
street. A. r. Cyrus. Il.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-01
Portland Horse Show.

Take advantage Of the low round.trip
rates that have been named by the A. &
G. for the Portland Horse Show, Novem.
ber 7th, 9th and 9th. This 10 an event
that no one can afford to miss. A large
amount Of money Is being spent in max.
ing preparation, and It will be an attrac.
tion second only to New York's famous
show.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-01
NEW TO-DAY.
Notice.

Heating stoves and ranges the best
and the cheapest. Hildrebrand 4 Cor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-01
INSANITY T0BE PLEA
Chief Counsel for ThaW Decides
He Is Insane.
LITTLETON STUDIES FAMILY

Decides That Trace of unscund Mental.
ity May Have Been in Former Genera
tions Although Mrs, Thaw, Mother Of
Accused, Denied Imputation at Trial.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-01

oliver typewri;ers ana automatic
stenographers at A. r. Cyrus. A2t
Commercial street. Il.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-01

Rings Dyspepsia Tablets do the work.
Stomach trouble, dyspepsia, indigestion.
bloating, etc. yield quickly. Two days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-10
BUSY BURGLARS.
Police Don't Seem to Worry About
North Topeka Thieves.

Burglars are continuing to ply their
trade in North Topeka Just about as
they please and the. residents there
who have been victims have not many
words of praise for the police force,
or rather for that minute portion of it
located in that part of the city. In
fact what they have to say about the
activities of the police in guarding
their homes from burglary and their
inactivities in hunting for the burglars
would hardly look well in cold, hard
type.
]. K. Sanders was picked out by the
burglars for their victim last night
His home is at No. 226 East Laurent
street. Almost in front of his door is
an arc street light which burns when
the moon is not shining and which
was working at its trade last night.
But light has no terrors for bur-
glars of North Topeka who are work
in gthe homes there. One or more of
of Mr.. Sanders kitchen last night and
went through the house and upstairs
to the room where Mr. Sanders was
sleeping. They went through his
clothes and got $26 in money, a val
liable gold watch, a SIS pipe and two
cigars. They missed pouch of smok-
ing tobacco.
Mrs. Sanders discovered the fact
that burglars had been in the house
When she was going down stairs early
this morning she stepped on Mr.. San
ders leather pocketbook and found his
trousers in the hallway near the front
door. She awakened her husband with
the cry that burglars had been in the
house. Mr.. Sanders investigated and
had no trouble in finding how they got
in and of what they had relieved him.
Mr.. Sanders notified the police imme-
diately. About an hour after this no.
LITIGATION he says that a slim red-headed
policeman sauntered up to the house
and wanted to know if it was the one
which had been robbed. On being in
formed that it was he went his way
Mr.. Sanders called up the police again
and in another hour a couple of more
officers came around and made per-
functory examination of the premises
Mr.. Sanders told them that his watch
had been cleaned recently and that
they could get the number and make
of it from the jeweler. This would help
the police to get the watch. They call
ed him up by phone later and told him
the jeweler in question had told them
that he did not know Mr.. Sanders and
had never cleaned watch for him.
At the noon hour, when Mr.. Sanders
could get away from his work, he Wis
tied the jeweler and had no trouble in
getting the record of his watch. He
took it around to police headquarters
and the police told him that they would
watch for report of the watch in the