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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24
DANIEL GQGGENHEIM 0N
 THE FINANCIAL SITUATION
His Company Hopes to Net at Least SeVenty=Five r- lions Out of their Valuable Placer Mines in the
 klondike. e.-==Exploration Stocks Low

NEW YORK Nov. 6.-In the opinion of Daniel Guggenheim, president of the Guggenheim Exploration company. the present disturbance in the financial district is due almost entirely to H state of hysteria on the part of the public brought about by the activity of bear operators and resulting in the sacrifice of securities at prices far be- low their actual value, needlcssly. thoughtlessly and ignorantly. A Times reporter asked Mir Guggenheim at the Hotel St. Regis last night for an ex- pression offs opinion as to the cause for the disturbances referred to.
 Primarily" said Mir Guggenheim, the present situation is due to the money condition. l have no doubt that 1t was first started by shrewd. long headed bears, who first sold their own shares and then sold hundreds of thou sands of shares that they did not own Then the brokers found the banks
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24
GEO. PHISCATOR FOLLOWS
 IN STEPS OF BROTHER

ST. JOSEPH Mich.-Gcorge Phisca- tor, brother of the late wcl-known Klondikcr Frank Phiscator on Friday night made brutal attempt at mur- dcriug his young wife. and she now lies at the point of death. but may recover.
 Believing that he had given her a mortal wound Pniscator then placed a revolver to his breast and the bullet passed through his lungs, He died am hour later.
 George was practically maintained hy his wealthy brother, Frank, for sev- ,wI years. Frank purchased large ranch here from tine proceeds of his mining operations in the Klondike, and after the suicide of Frank in san Fran cisco George received large sum from his brothers estate He then mar ricd a beautiful young woman of 20 years Of age, and they lived in an eX- prusivo style. He drank heavily. and al times when drinking abused the
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24

uolI, an athlete whose muscles are nl- ways kept in prime shape and he loves the North
 one of tEe men who came from the North before navigation closed iu Der ing sea, and who, though wonderfully successful. has made no noise about il. i- Capt. F.. W Johnston for r. wears or so one of the best known shipping men of Seattle Johnston went to Nome years ago handling freight and an out fiji of lighters He saw The chance to make harbor out of the mouth of Snake river then got congress to au- thorizc him to build it. He started work in 1904 and bought some mining claims at the same time.
 In tlc outfit was a laun.a that be- lougcd to Mre. Johnston. II was of no use to th,m go tho captain traded if to a miner for uarf interest in No. < Cooper gulch Later hn bought out fine other miners claim for $l5o John- stou found gold in a big paystreak
 and then a, the end of law suit he fought his way to recovery of the property after il had been jumped and in twenty days he took ont S3GooOo Half of this paid all obligations
 Henry Hratnobor iS one of the old guard who is here from the North Wherever miners congrcgatc Bratno- Der Is pointed out at thc "daddy of then. alI" for he mined in Montana in lSGG and he has proSpcctcd over the entire West and much of Southeastern Alaska From his cabin ou small tributary of the upper Tauma, Brat nobcr watches herds of mountain sheep come down to drink in little creek above his place three or four cr"ujr"s a week in the sumcmr
 'I never shoot at thcu." he say. "Thorc's any amount of game in flat country. hu, I'd rather watch the sheep than try to kill ouc of thcm."
 Bratnohcr represented the Roths- childs in many a big mining deal and no knows more of tn" mystc'inue White river and AI-ok countries thar any man living. In rhc Whit. vl.f country nr Is developing iur'rt -. quartz properties but nc man -lv. his hackers. who live in London ana N.W York. know. just what i~ inc on in that mmomod part of N"sla where Entnobor makes his habitat.
 From the Kpugarok country cnrn B James J. Mckay. years ago thc most daring mail carrier in Ams>r "fr has just finished d $loo.o0o ditch dnr hydraulic plant Many Jiur tho newspapers ul Nomr printed stories of the certain death by freezing u5 Jim Mckay but every time hc show eel up safe in camp. Mckay is known throughout the ANh"I" peninsula com- try Next year he begins washing out the gold ou a big group of claims in tn, Kmgarok district where th"rr i, plenty of water and where gold-brar- ing gravel is well nigh iucNhaustihl".
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24

croWding them on int Fest rates and reducing the amounts they were will ing to lend, and these brokers forced the customers to sell. and the first general reaction set in. This in turn was followed by the bears oversclling the market again.
 Now we have reached the third stage of the proceeding, which I think may term the hysterical stage There are at the present time q large number of people who are disposing of their holdings just as fast as they can. re- gardless and without any thought of the actual value of the securities that they possess.
 Tt is quite true that just at present money is high. but it will get much cheaper with recession of business. cannot say whether or not the bot = tom has been reached but I do know that all first-class railroad and indus trial securities are selling way below
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24

what, in my judgment. is their real value.
 As an illustration l cannot do bet ter than to take securities l know all about like those of the American Smelling X Refining Co. and the Gug- gcnhcim Exploration company. The latter is capitalized for s22,0O0 ,OO0 with a little over $20,0OO,00O issued This company owns in the Klondike valuable placer mines from which we expect to extract gold to the net value of at least $75,OOO,0OO This is only one of the properties that the Exploration company owns. but I believe that it Is the most valuable. We have been be- tween three and five vars in working up the property; we are carrying wa ter 90 miles to work the plaint, and we expect to take out a large amount of gold next year In 1909 we will have it In full blast. 1 am president of the company. and we have all been work
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24
AND YUKON
 SEATTLE'S BREAD BASKET

time and crowds of handsome women in opera cloaks marching in just about chafing dish time--ll D. m. For the greater part, they know the velvet ear pet that leads to the swell basement resorts and they are nor easily de- celvcd as to vintage wines and the like.
 The mining magnate has succeeded the man who soon got quick consump- ton on the outside" if he failed to get back on the trail before the spring thaw set into whom, indeed, the bite of the north wind late in February. coming over the crowded Dyca trail was a tonic without which he would fail and fall by the wayside.
 The list of notables among Alas kans in Seattle today is q long one. They fill the hotels to overlooking they mix in Alaska politics, they talk about the president cncouraginglY they read up on the New York financ- es. they are familiar with trusts and Christmas jaunts to Europe in scan dalously familiar way. They are just now intensely interested in what may be done at the forthcoming Juneau convention, and many of them will go to the Northern capital and take part in that brisk affair.
 "Thc banking situation in the East interested me from the moment when I arrived here" said pr. Cabcl Whitc- head. the Nome banker and minc own CT, but after I had been here a few hours found that things were far from bad when I began to look about me I found that Seattle had more cash money than any other city in the country and l wondered if the people here realize how much of i, comes from Alaska"
 IL was Whitehead who established the United States assay office hero nearly ten years ago. Then he was chief assayer of the United States mint and an authority of national reputc in mincralogy. He planned and built the Seattle assay office. started it run ming and then resigned to take chances with the miners at Nome He k heavily interested in tine North. has a thorough knowledge of tnc seward peninsula and is opposed to territorial government.
 "1 am against the territorial form of government propaganda said Dr. Whitehead. "It would only mean more taxation. With all the government aid we are now getting at Nome. and with considerable annual tax asscssmrul We are still $30.0O0 or $i0,00o in debt Physically. the thing iS Impossible. | do not believe the agitation for terri torial government will appeal to the men Wno have the best interests of Alaska at heart"
 Whitehead is q pioneer of the Nom" country and knows every man in it. He is a Virginian, a graduate of Cor
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24

woman on the ground of jealousy
 He had one of those fits of jealousy about a month ago and since that time has been on a long carousal. Fri day night he went home in drunken state and directly charged her with in- fidelity. She denied 1t, and he struck her heavy blow. While she was down he raincd blows on her face. declaring in his frenzy that he would spoil her beauty.
 The pair were heard quarreling. but mo notice was taken of them until the report of the revolver The room was then burst into and Phscator was found dead from bullet wound and the woman unconscious. When she came to an hour later she did not know that her husband had shot himself, and sobbcd out defense for him. She said he was good husband when the drink was not in him. and then he was a devil
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24

ing without making any charge for salary or other remuneration. and just as if 1t were q private enterprise.
 Nevertheless, Exploration stock was sold today at 120 share, or on a $25,- 900, ,000 basis. whereas. the large owners of the stock-and so per cent is close ly held by members of the family and q few friends-paid 200 a share for the stock a year ago.
 Again. take the Shelter stock. This stock sold as high as I'll. Today it sold at 6l. The property is as valua- ble now as it was when shares sold at I'll. and, in fact, we are paying larger dividends now than we did then. We have smeters at Perth. Amboy. Bal timore. Chicago. Omaha. Denver. Pu- eblo, and many other places. and do not recollect the time when the capa- city of our plants was taxed to such an extent as It Is at present"
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24

Alaska is Seattlc's bread basket. She must take good care of it."
 This sentiment expressed by an old sourdough" in the lobby of the Hotel Butler last night probably will be ech- oed by 99 per cent or more Alaska min CTS who arc now sojourning within November 3. Judging from the money they are spending, these Alaskans cer- tainly have the call for the best there Is in town, and If they don't ask for it., it's their fault.
 Seattle has never seen such bunch of real live ones" for many a day It's no wonder that strangers from the East, in finishing an eulogy of Seattle invariably say:
 And there's your Alaska trade that alone will make you a great city"
 Truth to tell, the Alaskans them selves believe that Seattle owes them more than she does any other kind of people in the world. Scornfully your Alaskan, who has quit borrowing beneath the frozen tundra. simply be- cause he has all the gold he can pack away, will refer to Seattle's Oriental trade.
 Its Alaska that makes you fellows fat" quoth he, and then he cites long rows of figures showing how many hundreds of millions have been receiv- ed at the Seattle assay office
 As to Scattle'S care of her Alaskan guests. It may be said that the wise bonifacc invariably hands the key to the best suite of rooms in the house, and. as for the choicest of tenderloins, and the sweetest of milk fed chickens. not to mention squabs and vintagcs- well, the man from Alaska gets all doesn't vince al the priCc-Very often.
 Verify like the Huns and VisiGoths of ancient times were the first Alas kans that came to Seattle every fall and then started to run on the pack ing house supply of corn-fed tender loins. green stuif and the like. which lasted until Christmas. They were for the most part woodsmcu who had fronticred 1t through Canada in the early days. finally finding employment in the n,ining or logging camps of the Pacific Northwest, and many of the early pioneers had names that smackcd strongly of the old French colonies of Canada. There were the De LorEes, the Lamorcs, Dorcs. Carbonneaus, Du- pres and a whole lot more, with an oc- caSional John Anderson, each of whom could write q check for $2O0,0O0 or more after one years work in the klondike in early times.
 Unlike this interesting brood are the men who are in Seattle today. who write Alaska" after their names on the hotel register. Not theirs to be- come suddenly acquainted with the mysteries of brilliantly illuminated cafes. with orchestras twanglng rag
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24
PUPILS WANTED.

For English. French and Spanish languages. Also plano lessons given at pupils residence. Apply Professor E. A. Drapeau. corner of Hogan and Third street.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24

r. J. Nestor Co. carries the largest and only exclusive lines of wines, liquors. beers. mineral watt ''nsI. ware and cigars in Alaska.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24

Chairs rcscated and wired. and fur bar
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-29
JUDGE [. R. WELLS IS
NOT A CANDIDATE
That Leaves Contest for One of the AS
sistant Judgeships to c. M. Richard
son and G. H. Daie--A New
Candidate for Senator,

Assistant Judge L, r. Wells Of Middle
sex announced to-day that he had no
desire to be precedent buster; so he
had withdrawn his name from use as a
candidate for denomination by the Re-
pubhcans, lie has held the office two
terms and that is the limit allowed by
precedent lie had been urged by his
friends to run for the place, they believ-
ing that his work on the prison board
as we'll as on the bench, had merited an
other term His retirement leaves the
contest to &. NJ. Richardson OF Waitsfeld
and G.. II. Dale OF Waterbury.
Another county political move today
was the announcement by w. Il. Bliss
OF Calais that he would be candidate
for senator from his section Of the coun-
ty. MIR. Bliss is 68 years old, a veteran
of the Civil war and the receiver Of
wounds in that struggle, has held practi-
cally all the offices in his town and
represented Calais in the legislature Of
1886 He spent portion OF his life in
the West.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-29
INJUNCTION SERVED
ON WILL TO GET CHILD
William wihtcomb Of Montpelier Has
Secured Possession of Child
Woman Is Sued for
Divorce.

Papers have been served on Mrs. vii.
liam Whitcomb of Barre Town in a suit
for divorce. the proceedings having no
doubt been FASTENED by the scene in
Montpelier Friday night when Mrs.
Whitcomb took an electric car for this
city with their child, when up ran Mr.
WhitcomB with the claim that the wo-
man was kidnapping his child. The ear
was stopepd and finally Chief Durkee
decided that he could not stop the wo.
man, so she came to Barre with the
child
Attorney B. Il, Bailey for Mr.. Whit
comb secured an injunction from Judge
Hall Saturday night, restraining the
woman from keeping the child, and now
Mr.. Whitcomb has regained possession,
the injunction TO remain III force until
further order. The divorce case will
come up at the September term OF
Washington county court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-29
ELECTRIC RAILROAD
BUYS A BIG FARM
Which includes the Intercity Ball
Grounds and Benjamin Falls, Lo-
Gated Between Barre and
Montpelier.

An important deal was finished to-day
when the Barre and Montpelier Power
and Traction company, operating tne
electric road, bought the G. p. Pitkin
farm, lying between this city and Mont
pelier and containing the Intercity base
bail grounds and Beniamin's Falls. The
price paid was $4,000. The road dick,
cred for the property for some time, and
concluded arrangements with the trus-
tees OF the estate. W. r. Dewey and
Marshall Wood The Pitkin farm ad-
Joins the Aldrich farm, watch il held
by three Of the owners of the railroad,
SO that large territory 1t practically
merged
The Pitkin farm runs from the river
westerly to the Montpelier city water
reservoir and includes the residence and
barns on tn farm. 1t embraces $50 acres,
part of which is natural park. IL has
been appropriated by the public for a
park for many years, but recently signs
had been posted forbidding trespas. In
spite OF the signs, the public still used
it, Later the railroad will improve the
for park purposes, Its location
is the source Of great revenue to the
company.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-29
BURNED TO DEATH
in GRASS FIRE
Mrs Thomas Staples Of Wakefield,
Mass, victim--Her Husband
Burned in Attempting to
Save Her.

Wakefield, Mass, June 29,--Her
skirts catching fire from flaming grass,
Mrs Thomas Staples Of this town was
burned 20 death at her husbands sum.
rner camp in North Reading, Mr..
staples was severely burned and other
wise injured In his efforts to rescue his
wife.g He was brought to mis- home in
an ambulance last night, and will prob
ably be sent to the Melrose hospital
1t Is said that fires have been burning
in. the dry underground in the vicinity
Of the camp in North Reading lately,
and after they have apparently been
cxtinguished have started up again
through sparks coming in contact with
cii used by gypsy and brown,tail moth
hunters.
Mr.. Staples had gone from the camp
to neighboring farm yesterday, when
"a grass fire broke out, and when he re-
turned he found his wife running about,
with her clothing in flames, In her
agony she ran to the top of a ledge and
when Mr.. Staples attempted To follow
her, he slipped and fell from the rock
i distance Of thirty feet, injuring his
back severely. Mrs. Staples clothing
was burned of, and She died before
medical aid could reach her. She was
40 years old
MIR. Staples is the owner Of a furni
ture store on Mechanic street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-29
MAS0NS AIT CHURCH
AS A BODY YESTERDAY,


A special service for Masons was held
yesterday morning at the Church Of
the Good Shepherd and about 100 mem
hers Of the order attended In q body.
The Rev. w. j. NJ Beattie, rector Of
the church, who is himself d Mason, de-
liyered very interesting and inspiring
sermon. Il am very glad to welcome
you to this church this morning" he
said, "and it il a pleasure to me to
h,ve the opportunity to speak word
which hope win be beneficial to YOU
His text wss from Hebrews, 4v;3ch:
Every house ii builded by some man;
but he who built all things is God"
Our subject is truly a great one, the
speaker said mankind and mankind's
God. Man built the house but God
maid the man who built the house.
In this il TO be found the fundamental
principles Of free rlasonary where God
II recognized al the supreme architect
Of the world. Man Is imperfect and he
who Is imperfect can build nothing per
feet The best man can do IN this
world is TO build towards that perfee-
tion, and the highest kind Of building
il the building Of character
There is good deal Of brotherhood
in the world today but not enough Of
brotherlness, which ID infinitely better
than brotherhood The object Of free.
niasonary is not brotherhood alone but
bfotherliness; brotherhood in action
which Is true nanliness and true great
ness. That man is not great whose
vanity listens to be called kind or
prince He only il great who serves in
this world and this is the inal and open
secret Of free masonry. We may go fur
ther and say that the principles Of ma
sonary are for the general good OF all
You are assembled in Gods house
today in memory Of St. John, the pa
tron saint of the craft and it is worthy
Chat you should celebrate him. We
should not forget our religious devotion
Masonry is not religion, but it Is q
lEI8tUUr uIhei4 AOs AhSebAHSh 1AE ppFH~
cd and closed with prayer and its prin-
ciples are sacred principles, teaching
practical religion that il much needed
in this world today. Though reli
gious order 1t gives every man the right
10 his own kind or devotion and it can
indeed be called the handimaid Of the
Christian church.
The spirit Of fraternity Il the only
thing that can solve The economic prob
lcms of today, More brotherliness ii
What II wanted. The world ii made up
of the strong and the weak and II il
tile fraternal duty Of the strong to help
the weak. Masonry is founded on no
selfish principals You are obligated to
the work Of uplifting your fellow men.
aEy brothers let lis be better, truer and
more honorable men because we are all
Gods sous
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-29
After Officers Had Caught
Men Drinking at His Place
FRED LAHIE FINED $500.
Police Raided His Place on Lawrence
Avenue Late Saturday and Got
Barrel OF ale and Nine Quarts
Of Whiskcy.

As result Of the police selling q
barrel of ale and nine quarts Of whiskey
between ten and eleven o'clock Satur-
day night in the house occupied by
Fred Liable on Lawrence street. Lahic
Was arraigned il the city court this
morning On the charge Of keeping with
the intent to sell and he entered q plea
of guilty to the charge. He was fined
$500 and costs Of $5.15 with additional
costs Of 1885 III the ease Of condemn
ng the liquor. He said he would be
able to pay.
Chief Faulkner and Officers Carle
mud Gamble made the raid on a war
rant issued by Grand Juror u. r.
Davis. The officers found several men
i'll the house who had evidently been
drinking.
Napoleon Paquin pleaded guilty IN
court this morning to the charge of
breach Of the peace and was sentenced
70 serve not less than 35 days or more
than As days in the county jail at
Montpelier Paquin was arrested Sat.
uTday evening by Officer Hanel who
was passing Paquin's house on River
street when be heard woman scream
ING aud, rushing into the house. found
the head of the house beating his wife.