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The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-14

with some prospects of grub shortage
in some lines before spring. | believe
however there will be enough staples to
it'd, rs over although luxuries may he
shy. Their" promises Ia b" no shortage
ia booze.
our first mail under the winter schc-
tn" morning for Nulato. We are get
ting only a monthly mail and there are
three and four thousand people who
get their mail here. Just think of that?
then get in and help me "cuss out" the
Washington and Alaska postofiice OIL
cills who have To do with Alaska mail"
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-14

,lispuietcd thu village gossips al the lit
u" camp Vas the wedding OF Mrs
Nary Young. widow ~ AXvl Young.
who WAS AT one time identified win
msny likely mining ventures. 10 VIII
.am D,ih,nt,. mining men Thr cor
mony ,.ok place last week II the hprle
II IT, bride.
Ia WEIGH stated that ho met Or
ii. l.. Fass ami PAU Xavier. who left
here week ago for Candle ami the
Squirrel country. The boys reported
= good trip to Dr. welch They lcrt
Council Friday. va FISH river. for
candle
Or w"lrh also reported having met
coutu. the squirrel stage man Al
IIateh.s roaihouse The little musheI
Was rNhihi,ing his seventeen dogs a.
an at the natives. according 10 IN.
doctor. and was explaining the fin,
l."ints 1T each Of the seventeen CANNES
Dr wclch and Mr. Schwarz win r.,
main here about one week when they
viii return To their duties AT Council
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-14
GOVERNMENT REFUSES
TO SUPPORT NATIVES

- :, direct result of the appeal made
10y Dr. r. T.. hin for winters board
and lodging for a matiN" known as
Happy Jack, who is now victim OF
scurNN and measles. United States Dis
uict Attorney Rodey stated today. that
~ longer would thu courts be allowed
{" support the Eskimos who request
that they be- arrested as Migrants and
Jailed for the winter 50 that they might
obtain gratis food and shelter for the
long months Up until tn" present
time, many OF the natives have thus
witnessed many winters pass by. in
dulging in the Iuxurirs provided by tn"
government at the local Jail
~ the matter now stands. Marshal
Powell may b" held responsible for one
hundred and seventy dollars expended
by his department in aiding III" sick
and unprovidcd for Eskimos
\ letter vas received hy the author
iti"s here. some few weeks ago. i'm
which it Nas made plain that Uncle
Sam would not stand for the charging
ii natives with vagrancy because they
We're not capable or wnr" unable 10
support themselves during the winter
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-14

The local wireless station received a
dispatch from Fort Gibbon, yesterday.
which stated that a dirigiblc balloon
had been sighted crossing the Koyukuk
river about sixty yards overhead. This
startling report has been confirmed by
the wireless operator at Kaltag and 10y
the Alaska commercial c"mpany's rep
resentative at Kokrines All three of
the parties agreed that the object they
perceived was a diricihlo balloon. The
OPERATOR at Kaltag further reported
that flashlight was thrown from the
aerial machine. which was going at q
thirty mile speed.
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Nugget Special Service.

Nugget Special Service.
CORDOvA. Nov I4.-Th. steamer
Portland. with q heavy list of freight
and passengers. struck rock of Mar
Tin Island near katalla last Saturda s
morning At $50 o'clock and was in
great peril tor several minutes The
Weather was bad and The fog thick aud
IT was impossible" to sight land until
after the boat struck The ship was
hrach"d and all Of IN" passengers We're
saved
III" Portland was making about liz"
knots IN hour when the accident oc-
CURED OF sudden the boat stopped
abrupt ana was unable To- max" any
iurthor Roadway. Upon investigation ii
Nas found that she had struck a large
rock which penetrated her side about
tivs foot from the bow. Water started
- n"w into her hold and thu
pumps wcr. started working imma-
diately Tn" force Of the collision had
mad" a larger cash in tho hull Of tn,
steamer than the captain realized and
it Vas not long before the water was
lowing in faster than the pumps corld
throw II out
- there MAS M alternative the cap
tain ordered the ship beachcd and IN.
Portland Wa finally landed in safety.
During the excitement many II the
passengers had taken Ia the tenders
Will" others had re~orted To the If.
pr"scrvers The few women on board
wer" badly frightened but they wer,.
ossurd ny the officers that thcr" vas
mo apparent danger.
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-14
FORMER nome BOAT HITS ROCK
Three PARTIES REPORT
PASSAGE OF DIRIGIBLE

Some of the local drcamvrs have ad-
vancrd the theory that the balloon
conveyed an Arctic explorer while
others maintain that Walter Wcllman
j. directing his efforts toward discover
ius tn, North Pole and that he is at
l.r pr"vcrbial wheel of the diriGiblc
The officers at Fort Gibbnn stated
that the balloon was taking wcstcr
Is course and that il was evidently
headed for Nome.
Nhhought the truth of thu, above re-
ports is doubted by many the messages
of the three parties agrr" that the oh
irct was balloon.
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-14
SEATTLE POLICE LOCATE
OLD STARVING HERMi-
Nugget Special Service.

SEATTLE Nov, ll.-SloNyiy starN-
ing Z" death and in want of medical
attention, Joe woodman. an old hermi;
residing near Georgetown. was found
today by the local police The man
ciaimed that he had been without food
III five days and that he was not
strong enough To leave his bunk. The
Is.ii"l wagon conveyed the hermit "a
the ,.ty general hospital where ne is
nav being properly offended
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-14
RIVER oVERFLoWS:
MANY MINUS HOMES
Nugget Special Service.

Nugget Special Service.
PARIS. Nov. IA large area 81
southeastern Franc" was devastated
and five thousand families are now
hnmsless as the result Of an overflow
81 the Muerthe diver. The rising water
yard property and viii without doubt
entail loss aggr.gating a"v"ral mil
lion dollars
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-14
FOOTBALL ADDS ANOTHER
VICTIM TO LIST
Nuggets Special Service.

NNJYcN OVtNf~I ONI W.T.
SAN ANTONIO. NOV - Wnile
playing football with his public school
team. it'll" Earl Dwight the sixteen
year old quarterback. was seriously if
not fatally injured. The boy was run
ming down the field with the ball when
he was tackled by an opponent twice
his size. and thrown violently to the
ground Dwight sustained internal In
jIries from which his physician BE-
ii. YES that he will never recover,
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-14
DICKSON WILL
VISIT NOME SOON

Lieut.. Y u Dickson. superintendent
II the Fourth division + tho Alaska
military telegraph lines. is expected
here soon m his tour of inspection
Lieutenant Dickson has his headquar-
tiers at -. Michael where he is located
81 the present time The local wireless
telegraph boys are making ready u
receive their chief.
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I. o. o. r.

Regular meeting of Nome Lodge No
>. Friday. p. m Work i'm third de-
gross. Visiting brothers welcomed.
l.. w. FROMM. Sec.
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-14

II you wish for loaf Of good home
made bread get II at Modnfs Cate
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-14

NEW LAID EGGS 81 PER DOZEN
~ Prosser's Harness Shop. Phone
black S.
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-14

Olympia. Rainier. Pabst Blue Rio
Don and Nome beers - Nestors
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-14

Look at the prizes for the so~lsrs
at the Bowling Alley,
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-14
FIRST MASONIC SOCIAL.

Wednesday. Nov. 16. Anvil Lodge No.
14o. All Masons cordially invited.
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-14

Good warm rooms for the Wintsr at
the Elite Baths. Steam heat.
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-14

Let's 90 to the Crescent Hotel: good
board S45 per month or meals by the
day. Nice crowd. piano and phone
Opposite Golden Gate.
The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-14

months
When Dr Hill requested that Happy
Jack he Jailed as a >agrant. last BAT
ur'':tN his petition was tuned down.
Dr Hin has looked out tor the natives
welfare Tor many years ana he was
-"mow nat surprised when he was in
formed that the government would no
longer recognize m" appeals of tn" Is
iimos.
Just what action viii h" taken in the
matter is not known. but as something
must b" done for tn" sick and unpro-
vid"d Tor natives. 1t is believed that an
APPEAL will Ia mad" To- Washington.
-. g.. for an appropriation for such
purposes.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
CITIZENS UNION IN FELL
To Conduct Campaign for Seats
in Legislature.

4 meeting was held last night at the
headquarters Of the Citizens Union, No. 4
Park Row, 10 organize an independent
campaign. A campaign committee was
formed. with William Jay SchieffeIin as
chairman. Among those who will serve on
this committee are Everett Y Abbot,
Robert s. Bankar6. Julius Henry Cohen,
Hamilton Holt Raymond V Ingerson,
Arthur c. Ludington. Arnold B AiacStayi
Henry Moskowitz, William W. Niles, Will
IAN 7. Ransom Allan Robinson, z. Platt
stratton. GusJave v. Thompson ana Bart
ley J. Wright.
The membership Of the committee VIII be
enlarged 20 cover all sections OF the city.
AL the boroughs. except Richmond are
REPRESENTED IN the group which met last
night 70 organize the movement Mr..
Schie1elin rn-de the following statement
after the meeting:
The purpose Of the present organiza-
ton is. first. TO bring about the nomina-
ton OF the best possible legislative candi-
dates, and later 70 promote the election Of
representative and satisfactory men. The
work which vas SO successfully done last
fall in electing capable and fearlessly in
dependent men TO the Board OF Estimate
and Apporrionment must be carried further
this year by electing such men to repre-
sent the city districts in the Legislature.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
DAY DECLINES NOMINATION
Chancellor Won { Run for Governor on
Prohibition Ticket

Syracuse, Sept. 22.-Chancellor James r.
Day Of Syracuse University has been seri-
ously considering running for Governor OF
the Prohibition ticket. but has finally de-
clined the nomination This became known
here to-day.
1t seems that State Chairman Clarence L.
PITTS of the Prohibition party wrote the
chancellor while he was at his summer
home at Lake Placid. and in behalf OF the
state committee asked him TO accept the
nomination The chancellor did not reply
until he had returned 10 Syracuse, and then
stated that he had not done so before be-
cause he wanted 90 consider the matter.
He would liked TO have accepted, he said,
because his heart was IN the cause but he
felt that ne owed his time and energies TO
the university. that his work there was not
yet finished and that accepting would mean
leaving the university. II is understood
that the chancellor even consulted with
friends about accepting
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
BENNETT CHAIRMAN AGAIN
Peace Reigns When l 9Th District
Republicans Organize.

Perfect harmony prevailed at the organl-
zation meeting OF the 18th Assembly Dis
trict Republicans last night. The election
of the various officers was carried out with
unanimtty and lasted only few minutes.
William NJ Bennett, the Republican Con-
gress candidate. was reelected chairman
Ex-Congressman William II. Douglas was
made vice-chairnlan ". T Quinn was
chosen secretary and Albert Ottinger was
elected secretary. William J. Smith was
unanimously chosen sergeant at arms.
The chairman was authorized TO choose
FIVE members for a campaign committee or
to add to that number If he saw 1T. The
meeting was called to order by Robert
Lou6en with the reading of the call from
Lloyd c. Griscom for the organization Of
the committee in the district
William NJ Bennett said after the meet
ing that he believed Theodore Roosevelt
would be elected unanimously temporary
chairman Of the Republican convention at
Saratoga.
IF the fight IS kept UP 20 the end" he
added. "thSre will be a divided delegation
from this district. I cannot say lust how
many will vote for vIce-Presldent sher-
man in that event, but I do not expect il
will come to that, for I think ex-President
Roosevelt will be elected unanimously"
As 70 the choice of a member of the state
committee Mr.. Bennett did not think he
should say anything. There are twenty
one men who have say IN that matter ''
he observed. ana when pressed TO say
whether he would support Colonel Gru-
Der. leader Of the 18th District. he re-
marked:
That Will be settled after the Saratoga
convention"
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
ILLINOIS PLATFORM FOR TAFT
VIII Stand SolidIy Behind His Position
on the Tariff.

Springfield Ill. Sept. Illinois Repub-
1icans, meeting IN delegate convention To-
morrow, VIII in all probability adopt
platform standing solidly behind Presiden,
Taft's position on the tariff, as expressed
in his campaign letter TO the Republican
Congressional COMMITTEES.
This plank. il is said tonight, viii con-
mend the appointment OF a permanent Jari-
commission and the revision, schedule by
schedule. OF the tariff
Leaders OF the party were II session far
into the night thrashing out details Of this
plank. which probably viii be the louse1t
il the platform
As the document. which VIII be sublnI-fal
70 the resolutions committee. and later -
the convention itself, stood tonight. SEN
tor LoriTuer win not be mentioned BY name.
To soften this omission. II IS said, Senat1-
Culloms name VII also DC absent Speak
Cannon arrived tonight from Danville. Ia
did not seek specific COune endation in trs
platform, and II is said that he VIII not o
mentioned by name. The Republican Cor
gressionaI delegation in Congress. hover.
Will receive a blanket approval
The platform viii disavOv party respea-
sibility for the bipartisan combIaliel
which elected Speaker ShurtieT and tls
one which elevated William Lori11er 70 tis
United States Senate.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
PRIMARY REFORM FAVORED
Fulton-Hamilton District Instructs for
That Advocated by Roosevelt.

Gloversvi1e. \. Z. Sept 22.-Ex- Repre-
sentative Lucius n. Littauer will head the
Fulton Hamilton Assembly district delega-
ton to the Republican State Convention
which was instructed for primary reform
along the lines advocated by Theodore
Roosevelt at to-day's convention at Johns
town. Alden Hart, of Gloversville. was
nominated for member Of Assembly by ac-
clamation
The nominations of the Fulton County
convention were Jason Cook. OF North
ampton. for Sheriff; Edgar D. Gordon. OF
Johnstown, for County Clerk: George w
Hnlman. OF Broadalhin. for Superintendent
of the Poor, and DR.. II. c. Finch. OF
Broadalbin, for Coroner There was no ez-
preston on the question of temporary
chairman Of the state convention. although
it is believed the delegation viii favor Vice
President Sherman.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
WOODRUFF STILL FIGHTING
Sure About Sherman-Grlscom
Predicts Roosevelt Gain.

State Chairman Woodruff. fighting des-
perately to maintain the existence OF the
''old guard" declared yesterday morning
that he was sure they would be able to
elect ce-President Sherman temporary
chairman of the Republican convention at
Saratoga He did not give any figures
however
Early in the afternoon he LEFT the head
quarters of the state committee. in West
S9th street. saying he would be back at
O'Clock. At that time he telephoned that
he had gone TO Garden City. He starts
for Saratoga, with other members Of the
''oId guard at 12:4o p. m. to-day.
Some Of his friends acknowledged that
il was probably the last day that he
would spend in state headquarters as chair
man of the state committee. There was
an air OF sadness about the place, and
those who have been there for some years
were preparing 10 move out before long
At the headquarters OF the New York
County Committee, Lloyd c. Griscom, who
has been leading The Progressive forces.
declared that the table printed In The
Tribune yesterday showing a majority Of
seventy-nine for Mr.. Roosevelt was too
conservative. It was said that the Pro
gressives were expecting the entire dele
cations from Orange, Ulster and Mont
gomery counties.
Mr.. Griscom starts for Saratoga this
noon. He win stay over night at Staat-
burg and go to Saratoga by motor car
tomorrow morning.
Il is understood that John A. Sleicher,
who has had much experience in drafting
platforms. is at work on the framework
of the platform that the Progressives ex-
pect TO present to the convention at Sara
toga-
There was little talk Of candidates here
yesterday. that part Of the work of the
Progressive forces being left TO the con-
ference at oyster Bay later in the day.
The Republican Club, OF Columbia Uni
versity. expressing the sentiment Of its
members from all parts of the state. has
passed a resolution indorsing the candi-
dacy of Congressman William S. Bennet
for the nomination for Governor.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
FOR HARMONY IN Ohio.
Senator Burton Will Stump the
State for Harding.
CONFERENCE WITH Mr.. TAFT
The President Spends Busy Day
IN Smoothing Out Factional
Differences.

Cincinnati. sept. 22-President Taft
promised some of the ohio Republican lead
ers to-day that he would try TO help them
out in this state by asking several speak
ers OF national prominence TO take part in
the fall campaign. The President said that
ne also might ask Secretary Nagel of the
Department of Commerce and Labor 10
make few speeches in the state
Mr.. Taft heard reports of the progress Of
the campaign from several Of his callers
to-day Among these were Senator Theo-
dore Burton. Lewis c. Laylin, chairman Of
the Republican executive committee and
Malcolm Jennings, secretary Of the same
committee. The President talked with
Senator Burton for more than an. hour.
After the conference II was announced that
Mr. Burton would cancel an engagement to
speak at Los Angeles and would stump
the state for Harding. the Republican can
didate for Governor, whose candidacy was
advocated by George B. Cox, Republican
leader of Cincinnati.
During the forenoon Mr.. Taft held an
almost continuous reception at his brothers
home. talking with many Of his old friends
in the city. Among these callers were Dr.
C. ". Dabney, president of Cincinnati Uni
versity, who was Assistant Secretary OF
Agriculture at Washington when MIR. Taft
was Solicitor General and Theodore Roose-
velt was Civil Service Commissioner. 1t
was at that time that the three became
friends
Mr. Taft Iunched with J. G. Sehuidlap
and afterward had Mr.. Schrnidlap as his
opponent in an eighteen-hole golf game at
the Cincinnati Golf Club. This evening the
President dined at the home Of Representa-
tive Nicholas Longworth.
Mr.. Taft will remain In Cincinnati until
Saturday afternoon. leaving the city then
for Washington, where he is due early Sun
dav morning
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
N. z. DEMOCRATS MEET
Adopt Platform for Downward Revision
of Tariff and Federal Income Tax.

Concord. y. H. Sept. CA platform
demanding immediate downward revision
Of tie tariff in the interests Of the con
sumer. d parcels post. the adoption Of the
federal income tax amendments, the cleo
tion OF United States Senator by the peo-
PIE. the elimination Of oue-Tuan control Of
Congress. as expressed by Cannonism:
effective trust regulations. conservation
OF natural resources. the passage Of the
White Mountain forest reserve bill. and
revision of the tax laws OF New Harlp-
shire vas adopted at the Democratic State
Convention held here to-day.
This was the first convention held under
the new statute whereby party nominees
are chosen by direct primaries, the con-
ventioas merely adopting platforms and
elActing state committees Eugene E.
Reed, Mayor NJ Manchester. and the party
nominee for Congress from the 1st District,
presided. and the principal addresses were
by Mayor Reed and Clarence E. Carr, OF
Andover. the Democratic nominee for
Governor.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
SENDS SHERMAN TO SARATOGA
yice-President Heads 1st Oneida Dele.
gation-Lost His Own District

Utica. n. r Sept 2--The Republican
1st Assembly District Convention to-nizh,
elected delegates 20 the state conveutios
Vice-President Sherman, who lost MS ov,
Assembly district. the %. heading ths
delegation. A motion to substitute dele
CATION OF Progressives headed BY ex-As-
semblyman Merwin K Hart was defeated
John Q. Dillon. or Utica. an enpioys Or
the Erie Canal. was nominated t0-nighs
for Assemblyman from the 1st Oneida Dis
trict-
The 1st Assembly District Convention
was held here tonight to select delegates
70 the state convention at Rochester.
resolution fndOrsinz ex-senator William. A.
Townsend. Of Utica. for the position OF
state committeeman. IN place OF Harrr
s. Patten. the present incum bent. vas
adopted
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
HEARST CONVENTION CALLED
Independence League to Meet on octo-
Der 8 IN This City.

The state convention OF the independence
League party has been called to meet IN
New York City on October 3.
The state committee of the Independence
League party has arranged to hold all
other conventions throughout the state be
tween October and October II
Delegates TO all conventions-state, judi
cia1 district, Congressional district, Sena-
toriaI district, Assembly district, county,
etc-have already been elected in almost all
the Assembly districts Of the state. and will
be elected in the few remaining Assembly
districts this week.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
LoWMAN NAMED FOR SENATE
Instructed TO Stand for Primary Re
form. Contrary to Vote Last Year.

Elmira, n. Y, Sept 22-Assemblyman
Seymour Lowman, Of Elmira, was nomi-
mated to-day as Republican candidate for
state Senator in the 41st District, compTts-
ing Chemung. Schuyler, Tioga and Tomp-
kins counties The last two counties named
supported James Truman. Of Owego, on an
informal ballot. but he withdrew. The can
didate was instructed to stand for primary
reform as advocated by Hughes, Taft and
Root In the Assembly last year Mr.. Low
man voted against the Hughes primary
bills.
The 1st District was represented by Benn
Conger. who resigned after the Senate had
voted lothian P. Aids guilty of accepting
bribe. as charged by Conger.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
CAYUGA FOR ROOSEVELT
Delegates Instructed to Favor Him for
Temporary Chairman.

Cortland, =. Y, Sept. 22.-The Republi-
can Convention Of Cortland County unani-
mouslv indorsed Hughes and Roosevelt to-
day and instructed its eleven delegates TO
vote for Roosevelt as temporary chairman
al the Republican state Convention at
Saratoga. LIcyd c. Griscom. president Of
the New York Republican County Com
mittee. and Colonel Roosevelt were in
formed Of the convention's action. State
Chairman Woodruff had been told pre-
viousIy that he and others Of the ''old
guard" could expect no help from COrt-
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
NOMINATED FOR ASSEMBLY

Buffalo. Sept. 22.-The Republicans Of Fri.
County held their Assembly conventions TO-
day and made the following nominations.
First District-Orson J. weirnert Crenomi-
uztedb.
second District-Lafay c wHkie frenonoi-
natedD.
Third District-Heury J. Rahl
Fourth Disfrict-Irs D Prendle
Fifth District-Martin H Dillon
Sixth DistricI-Louis w. Jauch
Seventh District-Henrv Hoeffeld
Eighth DistTict-Clarence Macgregor IRE
uoTninatedi.
Ninth District-FranE Bret Thorne IRE
nominated).
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND SILENT
Thinks Too Much Has Already Been
Said of Storer Dispute.

Omaha. Sept. 22.-Archbish6p ireland, Of
St Paul. who is accompanying Cardinal
Vannutelli refused to-day to receive news
paper reporters at the residence Of Bishop
Scanned until assured that they did not
wish him to talk on the Roosevelt-Storer
dispute. which was revived by the pubhea-
ton this morning Of certain letters given
out by Mrs Bellarny Storer.
'T have nothing 10 say on that subject
he replied Too much has already been
said"