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fZbc fflomc <3old 2>iggei\ B jfearless and Independent IRewspaper. VOLUME Vf. NUMBER 150 SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 23. 1905 PRICE TWENTY-FIVE CENTS I ALASKA STORE THE EMPORIUM BUILDING BURNED But Not the Goods, These Were Saved Having no place,to put them it is arranged for the public to have the benefit of a “FIRE SALE AT ALASKA MERCANTILE COMPANY'S STORE CLOTHING One-Half off Regu lar Price Now is your opportunity to purchase your winter supply of clothing at just 50c on the dollar. The same salesmen will wait on you there and guarantee satisfaction as heretofore The stock is very complete and not damaged in the least and will be entirely closed out in this way ALASKA STORE I We Will Rebuild on the I Same Site as Soon as pos sible and Have Ordered an Entire New Stock . We trust our customers will come to the ALASKA STORE for their requirements until we again reopen The Emporium Mammoth Fire Sale OF CLOTHING AT Alaska Mercantile Co. Store j 2 off Regular Price I $25.00 m:vvuti>. 1 will pay twenty-five dollars re ward for the return of tMrty-ftve vests taken from ray store during tlie fire, C. OAFFNEV. •> ■« m tn tn in tii in m iii in >ii in in in in iii in in tn in in in in ill Ilf ill liciwli'i'r Sleeping ISags SI0.00 lit Uhskh and Siberia I'Tir Co., opposite i'.mird in Trade saloon. Steel thawing points (i.IOSIC. I, ui in iu iu ui iu iu III iu ui iu unu ui ill w ui unit Hilt V WWW iinwmwi iwi—i mm ■■■■in miiimi ■ RUSSIAN HOIAHKKH AC i AS l,ON<iSII(»tt-AIKN Seattle, Wash., Sept.. 12.—The steamship Centennial reached pert IiiHt night after a voyage to the mouth of the Amur river, for which place she sailed from San Francisco on June 12th. Her officers say that only the fog and her captains nerve mved them from capture hy the iapanese Under command of Cap biin Strand, the Centennial sailed lorn San Francisco with a cargo of salt and flour. It is understood that she was un der chartei to a man named kouri, who claimed that lie was taking the cargo to a cannery which he owned at Niltoialevsk, some distance from the mouth of flu- Amur. The Centennial dropped hi chor fifty miles off Nlkoiaiev.sk. . Here she was obliged to wait for nineteen days before she could discharge her cargo and get away. Although the cargo of the Centen nial was said to have been shipped hy a priiate party, the fact that the work of discharging ii was done by Russian soldiers caused her crew to suspect that it was not for private use. Waterfront The Meteor, the N. C. boat, came back from Teller today. She went up taere to salvage the Sadie, and has brought back some of the fittings of that vespei. * * * * The l,ouiso came back from Mary's Igloo today, having failed to enter the river on account, of the ice. * * * The Ohio is expected tomorrow from St. Michael. * * * The Ohio sails for Seattle tomor row. * * * The Oregon will leave Nome on her last trip on October 16th. • • • The Jennie Is due here on Mon day. See Oiese for steel thawing points. WAR VESSEL AFTER PIRATE Hpeciitl to Daily Gold logger. Victoria, B. C., Sept. 23.—The United States government has ap plied to the Canadian government for the arrest of Alexander McLeod, the pirate and seal fisher, who re cently abandoned in Vancouver a large quantity of sealskins of high value, which he was trying to stnug Ige through Canada. The American authorities are anxious that he be seized at once. Canada will dispatch a war vessel to hunt McLeod at once. JACKIES ARE CRACK SHOTS Special to Daily Gold nigger. Pori Angeles. Sept. 2 1.—The United States Pacific squadron closed its target practice yesterday. The proportion of direct hits has been very high, and the whole practice is in advance of last year’s practice. Some of the boats had several per fect diagrams. The squadron sails for Seattle today. RAILROAD IS FEASIBLE Special to Daily Gidd Digger. Seattle, Sept. 23.—Engineer Jame son, who has been examining the route to Eagle City from Valdez, re ports favorably as to the feasibility of the plan. The new railway would rap the head of the Tanana and would ha highly advantageous to the district. The scheme is hacked by Philadelphia capitalists, who are likely to take action on the report. GOV. MEAD QUEERS HIMSELF Special to Daily Gold Digger. Spokane, Sept. 23.—Governor Mead is falling still more Info dis favor throughout the state. The strong movement begun In the east ern section of Washington against the governor is spreading Meetings are being held everywhere for the purposing of organizing a strong op position to him. Even Mead’s for mer warm supporters are against hirn on account of his manipulation or his office for political purposes. It is charged that the governor has been using his position for the pur pose of rewarding his political friends, and not in the best interests of l ne state. Senators Ankeny and Sweeny are sain to be favorable to action in ac cordance with which the governor would find airaself face to face with a formidable rival for his chair. Meet me at tne Lacy. BROWN KNOCKS OUT PIONEER MINING CO. The case of the Pioneer Mining Company against J. C. Brown, the original discoverer of gold on Little Creek, in which an injunction was asked restraining the defendant from miuing, operating, or extracting gold from. No. 1 lielow Discovery on Little Creek, came up In the district court before Judge Moore today. This action was brought because the Pioneer Mining Company, nine months after the discovery of gold on No. I below Discovery, suddenly discovered the ground in (mention belonged to them. J. C. Brown, li» an elaborate and lucid answer, showed that he had located tlie claim in 1901, and that tlie title was his not only by that location, but alsc by two other locations—In 1902 and 1903. Brown produced records of those locations. He also produced lecorde of various other titles, pow ers of attorney, indentures and loca tion notices of the claim in dispute. Affidavit was made by B. ,T. Savage that he had heard Jafel. Lindeberg i.111 hi the Railroad claim as if it weie Brown’s property, and other wise act as if the claim were Brown’s. He affirmed that Brown was the or iginal discoverer and that no such sum as $450,000 had been taken from It. Andrew Anderson and others cor roborated 'lie above testimony, and overed many other important points. When counsel had been heard for ind against, the court, after a collide nf minutes' deliberation, refused to grant the Inunction. MANY MEET DEATH ' ON EASTERN ROAD Special to Daily Hold Digger. Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 21. -in a serious collision between a pity train on the Philadelphia and 'loading railroad near tills city yesterday, five lives were lost and eight persons were seriously Injured. A switch man’s blunder is believed to have been the etluse of the accident. A wrecking train was on tlie spot very shortly after the collision, and the doctors who accompanied it did all in their power for the injured, some of whom are in a serious condition. $10,000,000 OUTPUT FOR THE YEAR OF 1905 Special to Dull)' (told Digger. Washington, Sept. 23.—Director Roberta of tho mint estimates that the output of placer gold from Alas ka this year will reach tho large sum of $10,000,000. The estimate for the Nome district last year was $4,500,000. It was believed, how ever, that last year’s estimate fell short of the actual output. It Is probable that this year’s estimate for the whole of Alaska Is low. Woie Mian $30,000,000 worth of gold has been taken from the Seward peninsula iflnce 1899. $ Phone Main 44 |! ij W. L. Blatchford & Co., ij |! Dealers In |! IHUmes, liquors and Cigars We have now on tap twelve barrels of Fine Old <| I Whiskies, the oldest and most complete <| stock ever landed in Nome j[ ALL GOODS GUARANTEED ij ^ Family Trade a Specialty !> !; Goods Promptly Delivered j[ || BAR IN CONNECTION |j il 321 FRONT ST. NOME <! 4 ww wwwwwwwww w w wv\ wwwvwwv w w wvw< ••••••••••••••••••••••»•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••* j-Bixy Now j ! While Prices are Low j ! • 5 »—■■■—-■ .■■■■■■ • • Pearl Oil $2.90 per ase 2 2 Eocene Oil 3.60 2 Red Crown Gasoline 3.50 “ 2 72 deg. Gasoline 3.75 2 2 No. I Engine Distillate 1.75 Lubricating Oil prices on application. 2 Patrons who have contracted with us will receive 2 2 • • the benefit of the reduced rates while they are in effect 2 j STANDARD OIL CO j W. h. MILLEMAN. Spcl. Apt J I Positively Going 1 .. IIII I IH ..null ■ I ■IIIIMIH ....—————— * I Out of Business ! ■ iMHMini ■■>■■■! IMIlHIliniBll HIT »»lff * Hllll I.. * having made arrangements to 1 purchase the jewelry store of G. I Beninghaiisen, at Seattle, I will positively close out my entire stock before the close of naviga tion at prices that will astonish 1 y»»- _ * * -—-NO AFFIDAVIT NECESSARY-* % » . _ - - - ----- - £ COMB EARLY AND SEE THE BARGAINS * 2 — ---— —■ ——- * • I SUTER the LEADING JEWELER | *m*»*ifi»*»iK»rt**il»»**»<i'»**<*'*i»'*»<*'>''*''''i'*,,'*****'*mm**m******** The Only Genuine Clearance Sale in Nome is Now on 25 i Discount ON ALL CLOTHING Cali, Examl e and Compare Prices —•ENOUGH SAID— ~GUSBROWN THE LEADING CLOTHIER