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The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27
DREDGES WILL BE PLACED
 ON AMERICAN RIVER

David sullivan add Harry Dobson arrived on the Cor~n today after P, careful investigation of the American river country. They prospected all over and Mir. Sullivan found that the prospects were even better than h.. had been led to believe
 You may be certain" he said that dredges will he placed there soon"
 Mir. Sullivan who was formerly the cashier of James J. Iiill. the railroad builder. says that pr. .iatc capital will put in the dredges
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27
LATEST NEWS FROM
 BOATS IN NORTH

Captain John Beckand of the ill = fated schooner Transit reports that on September lst the Alaskan was frozen in five miles from Point Barrow She left q sheltered lagoon and tried to break through the ice but was un- able to do s,.
 The Mary Sachs had been able to get farther to the east. She was. how ever. also frozen in on the first. The Sachs had Leffingwell. the Arctic ex- plorer on board.
 The Anna and Olga. Polar Bear and the North Star were all frozen in one Hundred and fifty to one hundred and seventyfive miles east of Point Bar
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27

That the crew and passengers of the Wasp were picked up by a schooner in the nick of time is the news which arrived today. It is stated that Messre.
 Brown and Reed were put off at the
 Kuskokwim but that Frank Waskey and Superintendent Evans were on the
 boat when she met with the accident.
 They managed with great difficulty to get into the dory and were i've days without food or water when the res- cuing boat came along and brought
 them to St. Michael.
 The accounts also state that Frank
 Waskey lost the stock of goods which he had purchased here for his place at Good News bay. A telegram was
 rushed to him by the Nugget asking
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27
COUNT IN MINT
 SHOWS BIG SHORTAGE

So far it has developed that over thr- ty thousand daIlars in gold has disap.
 peared from the vaults of the mint and been replaced by nothing more
 valuable than iron slugs That the
 intact and all in proper form and order
 points unmistakably to the work of inside men. Several employees have been suspend ed and are being kept under survil- lence and arrests are expected at any time.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27
Special Nugget Service.

NEW YORK, Sept .7 Charles r.
 Murphy, tn" TammanY leader who { has been charged was trying to avoid
 t"siifyins hcfoi" the Sulzcr invest isa- .
 tiun Committr" on account of frlrina
 that h" would be forced to give up in formation that would place hms"l: and his organization in the li.ht lf o"nspirat"rs and uncover uudrrgrutud secrets "f bribery, said today that ,s he was wanted he was ready tu. go tu Albany at any tim" and tell all h. knows in regard to th" charges ag.,inSj Governor Sulzer and Tammanvs' con ncction with th" matter Murphy s,i that subpoena was not necessary ana
 that if h., was wanted all they had tu
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27
MURPHY IS READY
 TO 60 AND TESTIFY

d" was tp t"lcphuH" him
 Th" iuNrstieatIn-, committee today r" 'llrd M"r@"n,huI to the stlnd for fitrt!rl "Nlminat ion In his testimony IL" stated that Governor Suizer had said [" him "l:" easy and treat this little affair between us as personal"
 I'll" counsel for G",ernor Sulzer are completely dumhfuund"d by the char. act"r and strength of the testimony be- ing brought "ul and are n"undrring around in tn" dark try ng tu find some means [" 'oml~t lt The testimony l"f Peek and Nlorr"nthau IS admittedly The most d..mlrinG thing that has com" out against the eoN-rnur and his chances "f winning the case now being 'trird seem Very doubtful
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27

row.
 Three native whale hoats arril in. from the east reported sighting three vessels in group at the mouth of |, river whose name they did not know.
 The Elvira and Relvedere and Karluk are all east of Point Barrow but have not been sighted
 The ice on September lst was very heavy on the shore east of Point Bar row. But it is possible that the wind which has been blowing from the southeast has opened the ice SO that there IS now clear water up to Barrow. hut il is impossible tu tell how much the ice on the south shore is influenced
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27
Special Nugget Service.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. Sept. 27.-The New Orleans express was held up by bandits near here today. The robbers, four men. boarded the fast express at the station just north of Tuskaloosl where the train stopped for water. Just as the fireman swung the supply pipe back to the tank an armed and mask cd man jumped to the cab of the en . zine and covered both the engineer and his assistant. At the same time another of the bandits uncoupled the baggage and express cars from the rest of the train and signaled the en- zine to go ahead. This the man on the engine compelled the engineer to do and the forward cars were pulled about mile down the track. In thu meantime the baggageman and express messenger were overpowered and bound in their cars. The safe in the express car was blown and over one
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27
Special Nugget Service.

NEW YORK. Sept. 21.-The pro . grcssiVc national committee has dcCid .
 ed to place congressional candidates m
 the field in etcry district of the United
 States at the coming fall elections. This decision was reached after re- cciving reports from all parts of the party and the preparedness of the par ty machine take up the work of T campaign. Democratic losses already reported
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27
Nugget Special Service.

ALBANY. Sept - State Supcrin tendcnt of Works Peek t"Stifvng be fore th" Sulz"r inVcstig;,tin. commit . Governor Sulzer after the election that he had contributed five hundred dollars to the campaign fund the governor sai.l to him. "bf course we all had to put up {" get the job. but if you are wis" you will do as l am doing. get it back. more besides
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27
WANTS EMPLoYEs TO AID.
Special Nugget Service.

NEW YORK. Sept. 26.-In an open letter addressed to the 2,OOO engineers and other employees of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, How ard Elliott and J. H. Hustis, respec lively. president and vice president of the company, appealed today to the employees for help. "We need your help. and we wish to help you. Each must help the other if this road is to he run safely" their letter says.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27
TEST|F|ES WAS
 ASKED TO BR|BE

Superintendent Peek also testified that G"Nern"r Sulz-r later when the {" hr spread about sent for him. p,cH, and after long conference. at inc E"Ntrnor's office ended hy asking him [" commit perjury regarding the cam paign contributions. This Peck refused [" q" and the governor then threatened him with arrest and exposure. saving that he could swing Peck but that no legislature committc could get any thing on him. SulZer
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27

Captain I!"cklund started south on September l. In th" party wrr" Capt Brcklund, N"ls Soniu. George C Tcien q Jap cook and two natives. The res, of the crew was left behind at Brow CTS store
 The party landed at Wainrishr mis- sion. Here they got tangled up in tn, sea horses in shallow water. had ,u unload their boat and pull it q quarter "f mile in the middle. nf tn" night Wading in the fey waters and flclug t hrrrt cold wind.
 After spending th" night here the, started again in the morning and kept on [" within ten miles If Cape Lis s- huurn" Wtl"r" th" water got $" r"uSh they wrr" forced to z" oh and beach tn" boat, The party stayed here iiN.. days occupying two iGlous During lll this time Il fierce gale was blowing they w"r" in great fear that thrir pro Nisi"ns would give out Her" they ktlird squirrels and lu, ks for fnud ,nI IS s""n as tn" weather ctlmcd th,, they out on their way south
 owing tu tn" rouchr.Ss nf the water il h"c.tm" necessary tu huild up the runwal"S "f tue h"ai- to keep her from swampine For thls purI",s,. som" spare lumhrr was usrd and naiia wcr.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27
COLONEL BAILEY PROMOTED. Special Nupust Service.

SEATTLE. Wash, Sept. 27-The president today selected Colonel Bail ey. commanding the defenses of Puget sound to All the vacancy in the grade of brigadier general United States army. This promotion will probably take Colonel Bailey away from his present duty in the northwest.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27

pullcl out rf cracker boxes The nails wei" s" few and so light that they w"rd not hold anG the men wer.. forced {" h"ld their hulwarks up with their hands
 In this manner they made Point Hop" m .,h"ut twrity-four hours
 At :'"1G Point. thirty five miles from kotzchur thrr on,mnt"red a dead calm. In tn" m'3ntlm,. tt Seal Point th" mariners had procured nativ, boat much larger than the one the" W"r" using. Ais" three natives to go tp k"lz"hu" Tn" eunwalcs of this boat wor" huiit up. When they Were over taken hN the 'tlm three men were i'nd"d ahd tnW"d th,. boat like d canal boat from the shof, This however. did not prov" success They then tried rowing in relays in three hours shifts They kept 1t this with all their ntirhi IS thrN expected that th" Cor ~ln world h" tt kotl"htr.
 In all lil" men "f th" Transit 1rtr- .lcd .,h"ul five. hundred miles in an pen boat
 They fortunately wer" prov id-d with food and they arrived in Nome none he w"rs" for their trying experience.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27
BANDITS ROB AND ESCAPE
COMPLETE STORY LOSS OF TRANSIT
GOOD NEWS
 FOR ALASKA

Honorable Frank Aldrich today re ceived d telegram from Delegate Wick ersham at Washington say ing that the committee on territories of the house of representatives had just reported Mir. WiCkershams Alaskan railway bill favorably and recommended it's passage at this session.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27
WILL MOVE THEIR
 DREDGE THIRTY MILES

The Hutton dredge which will be moved to Dick creek in the winter will have to he taken a distance of thirty miles from where it lies now. It was Shismareff and the feat is regarded as d remarkable one and as one that that shows a new way for reaching the
 interior.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27
S. S. CORWIN.

Tho steamer Corwin will sail for St. Michael on or about Thursday, Sep tember 2s. For freight and passass apply the kotzsbus Trading ( Trans. portation Co.. next Lomsn Bros. Studio
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27
NATIONAL COMM|TTEE
 PLACES CANDIDATES

and a general dissatisfaction with the present administration, which the pro- rrrssVr leaders believe is wide spread. has encouraged them to such an extent that they arc beginning to revive hope This is based on the belief that if the democratic party loses any ground it will revert to the advantage nf tho proercsSives and not to the old lin, republicans.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27

The sts:nsr Hsttis 8 will take the AIaska's place, carrying the mail for the D. 6. More antils Co
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27
WASP CREW WAS
 FOUND BY SHIP

him to describe at length his eXper- fences but at the time of writing this the answer had not been received.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27

Agany. Ling Ling. ! F.. Hansen. Fong FonE. H. J. Crowley. John Nelson. F. Anderson. J. c. Mcleod. Charley. Es- kifno
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27
VIOLATE RED LIGHT LAW.
Special Nugget Service.

TACOMA. Sept, 27.--Information was filed in the court here today charging Hugh C. Wallace and his wife. Mildred Wallace. with violation of the state red light laws. The com plaint alleges that the Wallaces are the owners of the Antlers hotel, place recently raided by the police and found to he used for immoral purposes.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27

ing ball on the new hard wood floor Saturday night
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27

wood floor is a rare treat. Don't miss it.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27

Nome Daily Nugget is the organ of all the people, subscribe now, goo per month delivered
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27

GO TO THE NORTH POLE Bakery for tho best broad and pastry. Tho only Coffee House in town.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27

For Nome Nsws and Worids Ns~e get the Nugget.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27

"Ths Peoples Papsr'-Noms Nugget
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-13
TO MAKE OFFICIAL VISITS.
Oriental Lodge, knights of Pythias
Arranging for Class Initiation.

There was an interesting and well
attended meeting last night of Ori-
entail Lodge, X. P.
All the LODGES throughout the state
are arranging for class initiation
in October, and Oriental Lodge is
making special efforts to have large
class of candidates for the occasion,
The district lecturer has arranged
to make on officinl visit to Sir Launce-
lot Lodge. at Ballston, Alexandria
county, September 3, and to Orient
al lodge on Seutember Goth. On each
Of these occasions there will be a
joint meeting of the two lodges.
Preparations are in progress for
the celebration Of the fiftieth anniver-
sary Of the order, which occurs in
1914. The proposition for state
wide celebration of this event origin
ated in Oriental Lodge, and this org
anization was the first to contribute
largely in financial way towards the
exercises.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-13
CHARGED WITH LARCENY.
Washingtonian Fined Fifteen Dol
lars and Held on Charge of
Stealing Shoes.

A young man, who gave his name
as F. G. Williams, was arrested last
night at the instance of two women
on North Lee street, on the charge OF
being drunk and disorderly with i'm
proper conduct on the street.
1t was learned that he entered sa-
loon on Cameron street and carried
away a new pair of shoes before he
had appeared on North Lee street.
Williams was brought into the po-
lice court this morning, and after the
testimony concerning his actions had
been given he was asked if he had
anything to say. He alleged he was
drinking and had no recollection of
his adventures last night. The ac-
cused was fined SIS.
The shoes ,alIeged to have been stol-
en- were found in his possession, and
the material witnesses not being pres
ent, the case went over until tomor-
row.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-13
IlUhT IN QUEST Of TRADE
Washington Chamber Of Commerce
andRetail Merchants TO Visit 3
Alexandra s. i,

Representative Of the business in
terests of Washington will on the
10th proxilno board the steamer St
Johns primarily for an outing, but
incidentally they will scan the sur,
rounding country with view to the
expansion of the trade of 1.-The city OF
magnificent distances. They viii
make their first stop at Alexandra
when they will call upon Mayor
Fisher.
After leaving the city brief step;
will be made at Bushwood Colton'S
and ST.. Clements Bay. The boat viii
later proceed to Breton's Bay and ar
rive at Leonardtown late in the after
noon, where the party will remalr
during the night.
Upon their return the boat will &C
into Coan river, stop at Wakefield
and Colonial Beach, and arrive al
Washington about midnight.
Short musical programs will bt
rendered a. each stopping place. K
P. Andrews, is chairman of the com
mittee of arrangements of the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce and The
Retail Merchants Association under
whose auspices the itinary is to b'
given.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-13
POLICE COURT

Dan Nelson, coIored, charged with
disorderhy conduct, was dismissed, the
charge having been withdrawn.
F. G.. Williams. charged with being
drunk. disordery and contracting
himself in an improper manner in the
street. was fined SIS. He will be ar
raigned tomorrow on charge of
larceny.
Ben Cornell. charged with assault
on Irene McDern,ott, was held 10 an
swer a charge of disor&erly conduct
which will be investigated tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-13
EARLY MORNING RUNAWAY.

A horse attached to wagon be-
longing 20 Carl Fuch, the baker on
south Fayettc street, ran away On
King street at an early hour this
morning. The frightened animal ran
west as far as the old Virginia House,
when i! suddenly turned south up
setting the, wagon, the horse falling
at the same time. The wagon was
damaged and some of the contents
scattered into the street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-13
HULK DISPOSED OF.

The old hulk Of the schooner w. II
Buxler, which for some time has beer
located in the dock near the foot OF
Queen street have been disposed of by
the owner, Captain Stephen Davis, OF
Alexandria. to the Alexandria Ferti-
lizer and Chemical Company. 1t is
the intention of the company to fill in
with earth the spot occupied by the
old hulk, in line with certain i'm
provements being undertaken at the
plant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-13
FUNERAL.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary
A. Burroughs, wife of former Post
master Thos. Burroughs who died yes
terday afternoon at the home of her
son-in-law, James w. Goods, 22S
South WASHINGTON street, will take
place from st. Mary's Church at 9
o'clock tomorrow morning. Mrs. Bur-
roughs. besides her husband, leaves
four childrcn-Mrs. James w. Goods,
Miss Hiltrude Burroughs, and Chas.
and Thomas Burroughs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-13
CONTRACTS AWARDED.

S. D. DcVaughan & Son, have been
awarded the contract for repairs at
the Silk Mill on south Pitt street, and
also for the erection of 2 residence
for Mr.. Hugo Hcrfuth, Jr., at Brad
dock, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-13
DEATH NOTICE.

On Tuesday, August y, 1913, at
2:30 p. M, Mrs. Mary a. Burroughs,
wife of Thomas Burr oughs. Funeral
services al st. Mary's Church,
O'Clock Thursday morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-13

The ladies are especially invited to
attend the auction sale at Mt. Ida
next Monday. Valuable presents given
away. Fine music.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-13

SOCIAL. AND Personal
interesting News Notes About People
81 of Alexaadria-- Happenings
: N Society.

Mrs. Walter Scott Passmore, (nes
AMiss Edna Cooke of Alabama, accom-
panied by her little son are on visit
to friends in this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-13

Miss Retter Agnew is the
guest of Mrs. C. N. Offley, wife Of
Commander C. N Offley, U. S. N. at
Annapolis, Maryland.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-13
Buy At Low Prices
White


Rest assured that the best values
in White Goods are always to be Sc
cured here. These items prove our
assertion.
White India Linon, 2S-in. wide,
that is regular 15c yard value.
Today only, yard -. ..1Oc
White Cotton Crepe, 2S-inches wide
and an 1Sc a yard value. Special to-
day only, yard, :. :. :. :. .12-12c
Whits Corduroy PIX, 36 inches wide,
soft finish, soc yard value. Special
lay, a yard, only. :. :. :. -. 39c
Main Floor-Sth st. AmeX-White
Goods.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-13

Mrs. w. H. Yates and children left
today for Linden, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-13
PUBLIC IS Responding
Managers # alexandria Hospitta
s: Gratified at Prompt Answer to /.
Appeal

The public is responding nobly to
the cali for assistance for the Alexan-
driaHospital, and the managers OF the
hospital are much gratified at the
prompt answer to their appeal Tor
funds to repair the damages to the
hospital building caused by the recent
storm.
The following acknowledgements are
made:
Robert S. Jones -. ..@zo.oo
Carlin-Hulfish Co :. -. -. 2o.Oo
Burke and Herbert :. :. lo.Uo
Justice Schneider :. lo.oo
David n. Hulfsh :. :. :. DO
Out-of-town subscriptions are as
follows:
VIM. Worth Hulfish, BALTIC. $500
T. S. Wright, Mt. Vernon, 5.oO
Paul 3 Hulfsh, Raleigh, n c.. 5.oo
From friend of the hospital 5.Oo
This makes "a total of $500 sub
scribed to the hospital repair fund for
The frs. day the subscription list has
been open. 1t is expected that fully
as much will be raised today, as the
people of Alexandria will never allow
the hospital to labor under the neces-
sity of having to postpone needed re-
pair work for any length of time
because of the lack of few hundred
dollars.
While larger contributions are So
l;cited, let it be remembered that the
contributor of small sums in cash is
lust as welcome as those who give OF
their abundance. The Alexandra
HOSPITAL is a public institution, mas
much as in takes voluntary care OF
such patients as are not able to pay
for medical, surgical and hospital
treatment, and it is from the general
public that subscriptions are earn
estly solicited. If you cannot give
S. give 81, and if your purse Will not
allow you 20 spare dollar, the hos
pital managers will be just as CRATE
full for your smaller contribution.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-13

today Tor Linden, va.
Mrs. E. II. Werneke, Of Philadel'
phia accompanied by her little daugh-
ter, katherine, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Catherine Heishley, in south
Fairfax street.
Miss Louise ABBOTT is visiting at
Curtis Bay, Md.
Mr.. William Rammel has returned
from visit to Richmond.
Mr.. George Abbott left Monday Tor
Manhattan Beach, New York, where
he will spend several weeks.
Miss Kitty Barrett left yesterday
to spend several weeks with Miss
Campbell, at Charleston, W. Va.
Policeman W. A. Ferguson has re-
turned from his vacation spent at
ST. Georges Island.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-13

Valuable free presents given away
at the auction sale at Mt. Ida next
Monday. Don't fail to attend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-13

Miss Louise ABBOTT is visiting al
Curtis Bay, Md.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-13

Mr.. William Rammel has returned
from visit to Richmond.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-11
WAS TOO SLOW TO CATCH UP
e..hfuI Swain Is Given q Hand Heao'
Inc by Fair One, 6ua
Il Falls.

Reginald Vanderbilt said at pre-
Easter wedding in New York:
How interesting it would be II we
could know how all these pretty wed
dines came about! Often. no DOUBT
the girls themselves brought them
about-unless, indeed. the man was
too Unfortunately dense. like Travers.
drawers met q pretty girl last WIN
ter In Bermuda. He danced with ner
at the Hamilton and Princess. he
wheeled with her to Tom Moores
house for strawberries and cream
and he bathed with her in the pretty
blue pool with its lining OF azure ties.
But he didn't propose. Was ne TOO
bashful! The girl. at any rate, one
afternoon In a tea garden. offered to
read his future, and. halding his pis
brown hand in her slim white one.
ahe murumured. as her finger moved
delicately across his palm:
.'This line indicates that before you
lies-happiness.'
"She paused. with downcast eyes
But nothing followed. The young mar
sat beside her, grinning sheepishly
Her lin curled In disdain, and she add
cd. In 4 clear. cold voice:
"But this other line indicates tha
you'll never overtake that future
You're TOO SLOW.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-11
FLYNN Bullet Shown by Film.

Prof. Cranz has lately submitted to
the German Physical society q ma
chine which allows the taking OF pic
lures at the rate of 100000 second
This enormous limit Is higher than
ANYTHING which has been previously
done. Machines are on the market
which allow pictures taken at the rate
Of 5000 a second
Prof Cram goes SO far as to say
that this limit is not fixed, but That the
number can still be greatly increased
II It is found necessary.
Bodies moving with marvellous
speed can be photographed In flight.
For instance, the pistol shot can be
caught and followed as far as the cam
era lens can reach Infinite possibili.
ties seem to be opening up along the
moving picture line II this high speed
photography can be practically carried
out
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-11

FOR Rents or 4 furnished or un-
furnished rooms for housekeeping
purposes; close in; all modern con-
veniences. Inquire at Miss Nuna
Patton's Millinery store. sos