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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1911-10-13
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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1911-10-13
MmsldnOiidye S1ad3ridbiem.

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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1911-10-13
Mabrioer Sriei.
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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1911-10-13

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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1911-10-13

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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1911-10-13

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The Nome daily nugget., 1911-11-16
OREGON CREEK Is GOOD
ALASKAN MURDERER
 ARRESTED IN FRISCO

Nugget Special Service.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov l6.-John R. Swann, an Englishman, who Is a wearer of the Victoria cross, award ed to British soldiers for bravery. was arrested this morning by the local police at the request of detectives from South Africa where the man is want ed for murder in Bloemfontien. the capital of the Orange river colony.
 The police state they have been looking for the same fellow for some time, he being charged with killing two Alaskans. The man will be tried in this country first for the murder of two Alaskans that he is believed to have killed then he may be turned over to the detectives of South Africa, should he be cleared of the charges.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-11-16
STATES SHOULD
 OWN ALL LANDS
Special Nugget Service.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Nov. l6.-Al- win Adams, one of the delegates to the trans Mississippi convention now in session in the city. today offered a resolution for the adoption of the members that pertaincd to public lands within the border of states.
 The resolution declares that all pub lie lands should be deeded. or ceded to the states wherein the same is sit- uated. That the government should not interfere with state rights as to the disposition Of the lands within the confines of the respective states. That Instead of opening public lands by the lottery system such as reservations. and other reserves. the government should deed every foot of it to the state where the same is situated and for the state government. not the na- tional. 10 say how the land shah be disposed of
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-11-16
SANTA ROSA MAN
 A SUICIDE
Special Nugget Service.

Special Nugget Service.
 SANTA ROSA. Cal. Nov. I5.-wn- liam Hooper, cashier of the Santa Rosa bank. committed suicide this morning, after being charged with having written the anonymous letter to his cousin, Mrs Belle Leppo. about two weeks ago that caused the young woman to commit suicide.
 Two weeks ago the town was start led over the suicide Cf Belle Lappo, and on the table near the body was an unsigned letter which was believed to have caused the woman to take her own life. The letter contains several intimations or reflections upon the character of Mrs. Leppo. and lead to her suicide
 Since that tim. her friends hay e been trying to locate the author of the letter. and believed 1t was written by h,r cousin. Win Hopper. who. WI h.n a few minutes after being charged with having written the anonymous letter took his own life.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-11-16

long distance into the hill. The tun- nel will be completed this winter and will carry ten thousand miners inches of water that will be carried in the Miocene ditch enlarged to that capa- city by steam shovels.
 The most promising district for the coming winter will be what Is known as the Oregon. about twelve or fifteen miles to the northwest of Nome. At the present time ten outfits are work ing over in that vicinity. and sufficient prospecting has been done to demon- strate there Is a good run of coarse gold over there
 Investigation and information from operators In that vicinity proves that a year ago only two outfits were work ing on Oregon and the creeks in that vicinity. At the present time ten are working and more will follow before the winter Is over.
 We are informed that w. J Rowe, the transfer man Is building a large barn up at Penny river large enough to stable eight horses, so a shelter can be had should teams be caught out in a blizzard during the winter, for the storm sweeps over the tundra with great violence between the mouth of
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-11-16
SEC'Y FISHER MAKES
 FURTHER DEMANDS

government granting a patent to any coal or mineral oil lands in the terri tory.
 To obviate any chances Of coal and mineral oil lands being acquired from the government by patents. under the gulse of other mineral bearing de- poslts. or homesteads. mill sites. man. ufacturing sites. or canning sites the secretary of the interior has recon. mended that an appropriation of s5O.- 900 be set aside for making & thor ough investigation of coal and oil bearing lands in Alaska. That no patent to any land. be 1t for mining purposes or otherwise be granted un- til the government Is assured and convinced the same does not contain coal or oil. that the government should conserve to itself.
 The estimated cost of determining
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-11-16

be no preference as to the vessels passing through the canal in times Of peace. first come first served should be the motto of the officials in charge. But in times of war American war vessels should be given the right of way and the canal turned over to the navy department.
 There has been considerable talk In the papers about granting American bottoms free passage through tre can al. that Is making such vessels exempt from paying tolls believe there would be just ss much sense 10 de- handing tolls from the Americans who will have 10 build the canal as there would be for the government to de- mand rent from American citizens for homes they have had built with their own money
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-11-16

Penny river and the foothills where the trail leads up over to Oregon dur ing the winter
 We are also informed that John Brewer. the drill expert. starts today to commence drilling five miles of Arctic creek for dredging people who wish to ascertain the extent of the ran of gold over there. People may not believe 1t, but within a year five dredges will be working over in the Oregon district on tributaries to Grip pie river from the left limit for the prospecting carried on during the past summer proved the creeks over there carried on the average better values than on streams where many of the paying dredges are now operating.
 Another indication that oregon is to be the banner district for the coming winter. is the fact that w. ]. Rowe has contracts for hauling one hundred and fifty tons of supplies into that country during the coming winter
 oregon Is o. K" Is the way one Of the operators. or prospectors puts it and between now and the opening of navigation we will prove 1t beyond a douht"
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-11-16
I5o TONS SUPPLIES ARRANGED
 F0R-.-FIvE MILES OF DRILLING

Now that the winter is settling down to business from a mining point of view, and the outfits are being taken into the hills. or contracted for at the local transfer offices we can com mence to get a line on the work to be carried on in the way of development during the coming winter. and with out resorting to what is commonly called 'peddllng" the Nugget is able to state there will be more work per- formed this winter. in the number of outfits engaged than at any time since the days of the famous third beach line.
 No matter in which direction one may travel they will come across out fits working to the east. north and west cf Nome as a central point The work toward Cunningham and on the Dexter divide and in the vicinity of Grass gulch has already been mention ed, and we know of six outfits work ing near Dexter and several others to start up in the near future.
 The Pioneer Mining Company will conflne their work this winter to doing representation and completing their rock tunnel at Cape Horn, which was started last winter and driven for 6
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-11-16
RECAPTURE
 CITY 0F MARKING

sufficient troops and supplies to hold out against any force the revolution ists can send against the town. now that the general in command has driven or killed off all the traitors who were ever trying to turn over the city to the rebels
 ksi Accepts Premiership.
 PEKIN, Nov l6.--After offering the position of premiership to various statesmen and generals known to be In sympathy with the Manchus. or the throne 1t has finally been accepted by General Kal. who has been associated in the cabinet with the present ruling house for several years.
 The new premier has not given out an outline of his work. but he has all along been for the whipping of the rebels Into line, and Is expected to car ry on the struggle to the bitter end. Rebels impIors Aid from United
 States.
 PEKIN. Nov 16.-Statesman wu. the head Of the present provisional government al shanghai. and foreign secretary has telcgraphed the Amer ican ambassador here in the city ask ing him to secure the good offices of the United States to have the present members of the throne to abdicate and prevent the further shedding of blood. That there Is no hope for the house of Manchus. nor the empress dowager and boy emperor Pu-Yi ever gaining control of the empire that Is now in the hands of the republic with the ex- ception of a few provinces and towns. United States to Send Regiment to
 China.
 WASHINGTON. Nov. l6.-The war department this morning decided to send a regiment of soldiers from Ma nila to Chinwlng in China and Tao. two seaports in the empire. the rights having been granted the country uu- der the treaty secured after the Boxer uprising
 The regiment to be sent to China from Manila. Will be taken over for the purpose or doing international duty. and they win be situated be- tween the coast and Pekln su that an open line of communication can be had between Pekin and the sea.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-11-16

the coal district of Alaska Is placed at S5o.OO0. and after these areas have been determined the government car pay strict attention to patents applied, for within said zones.
 4
 Secretary Fisher also recommends to the president that an increase of s4s.oOo be given to carry on the ed ucational work of the natives within the territory of Alaska
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-11-16
sTImsoN WOULD HAVE
 NO CANAL TOLLS
Special Nugget Service.

KANSAS CITY. Nov. ls.-secretary of War Stlmson addressed the trans Mississippi convention yesterday at- ternoon on the question of the Pan- anna canal tolls. The secretary of war took the position that the canal should be free to the passage of all Amerl- can vessels. That Americans are be- Ing taxed for the construction of the canal. and It was not being built by private individuals or corporations seeking investments upon the money expended such ss the Suez canal in Egypt.
 The questions of tolls should be merely 8 matter for foreign ships us- ing the canal. aud all American bot toms should be allowed to pass and repass free of charge. There should
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-11-16
Special Nugget Service.

WASHINGTON. Nov ls.-Yesterday afternoon it was given out that Sec retary Fisher of the interior depart ment, had made further recommenda- tions to President Taft in his report upon Alaska In addition to strongly recommending that the government mine a portion of the fine grade of steaming coal to be obtained from the Matanuska fields, and the building of d railroad on the part of the govern ment to tide water at Seward from both the Boring and Matanuska dls- tricts with a naval coaling station. he wishes more complete investigation carried on.
 Secretary Fisher Is strongly in favor of opening the Alaska coal fields to exploitation at once. under the leas- ing system. but is not In favor of the
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-11-16
Special Nugget Ssrvies.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. l6-Dls- patches from Hongkong to the Chi nese daily published in the city states that Ranking has fallen. after terri ble fighting on the part of both the revolutlonists and imperial troops.
 Details reaching the Chinese paper. of the account of the battle have not been confirmed by the Associated Press: but advance information being received by the local Chlnamcn leads many to believe their report of the fall of Ranking and the description is au- thentic.
 The details set forth in the Chinese paper this morning, states that all day Saturday. Sunday and Monday rein forcements were arriing and the pro- visional government at Shanghai were shipping ammunition to have all in readiness for the recapture of the city and tO repay the government troops in kind for making a funeral pyre out of the quelcss heads Of men, women and children after the lmperialists took possession of the city that wa turned over to the new republic with out the firing of cannon.
 Tuesday morning the rebels advanc ed upon the city and all day long the battle waged between the two forces. The eFn,,arpr,.p, ,,,,tr,- o,,a ,,...1.-..- on the Yangtse river failed to support the Imperial troops as expected
 That the city fell to the revolution ists last evening at the close of the day after hundreds were slaughtered.
 Nankins Victory Confirmed.
 SHANGHAI Nov. l6.-Thc proyis- ional government has received word from General Chank Jen Chun. In charge of the troops at Ranking, in forming the officials that they have recaptued Ranking after desperate fight fin which the losses on both sides were terrible. II was a hand 10 hand battle al the last with the rebel troops stampedlng into the city engaging the Manchus in the streets and al the ar senal which was taken after desperate lighting.
 Pekin Denies That Ranking Has Been
 Taken.
 PEkIN. Nov. i6.-The members ot the imperial court state that Ranking has not been recaptured but the i'm
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-11-16
BIC FIRE IN OGDEN. UTAH.
Special Nugget Service.

OGDEN. Utah. Nov. ls.-The city was visited with a three quarter of million dollar fire last evening and two flremen met death in the connsgration by being killed with falling timbers.
 The fire started fin the south end Of the city and secured considerable headway before the fire department got it under control. Tn trying to save several inmates in one Of the burning structures the building collapsed and two firemen were burned to death be- fore they could be released from the debris that covered them.
 The total damage due to the fire is estimated at s75o.OO0. which is par tlally insured