Name Indnsirial Morker
This Paper is Controlled, Owned and Operated by Local 240 of the W. F. of M.
Vol. 2
Nome, Alaska, Tuesday, October 20, 1908.
No. 91
GRUB SCARCE IN THE
KUSKOKWIM
About Forty White Men Will
Winter There==Orub is
Scarce, Prices High
Capt. E. T. McIntyre, who recently
returned from a trip to the Kuskok
kwlm where he took H. \V. Ogilbie,
engineer of the Kuskokwim Trading &
Transportation Co. says that prospect
ing is active in that district.
He went up the river about 5S0
miles to the Victoria bar, this is 30
miles above McGrath, but although he
intended to stay some time, as the
water was getting very low, he was
obliged to come back.
The season closes in that country
about a month earlier than here and
great difficulty was experienced navi
gating the shallow waters on the re
turn trip.
The ocean trip also was abad one
and the Louise encountered a heavy
storm and was compeled to anchor for
four days behind Nelson Island.
There are not many working men on
the river, about 40 at the most. The
party met Smith, Todd and Hoch
reiter at Bethel. Smith said that the
report that their goods were lost on
the river was not correct, but that the
outfit was damaged slightly. They did
get their outfit wet and all of it was
slightly damaged but not to any seri
ous extent.
The Reso-aieh was run on the beach 1
and got a hole punched in her hull.
She was passed near Stoney Ris-er in a 1
slough and will be stuck there all win
ter. '
The princinal excitement was about '
Tooliksak and Bear {'rock, a tnntrrjry 1
of it. Very fair pay was found there 1
this summer. The ground was staked
last January and there wore about 16
men working there during the sufmer.
500 ounces wer taken out of this
place and Alec Grant, an old timer
sluiced about 200 ouneps on Tiny
Creek in that vicinity. He hired men
at $1.50 an hour and allowed other men
to rock a grub stake out on his own
claim. Although the original discov
erer he only staked one claim of 2C
acres. This is In strong contrast to
the staking done by the skin-clad deer
herders in the early days in this neigh
borhood and did Capt. McIntyre not
vouch for it we would have some diffi
culty in crediting the story.
Bankert and Kaiser on one above.
Little Bonanza have some pay and Bill
Fisher on discovery, same creek, has
HARRIMAN
EFFECTS
MERGER
Special to Nome Induetrial Worker.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—Kuhn, Loeli
& Co. of New York, have declared war
with the American representative of
the Rothschilds, Plerpont Morgan &
Co., and are now openly hacking Har
rlman in the field of railroad finance,
taking seven million dollars of Frisco
bonds. The Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific systems one of the largest in
the states, has now merged with the
Harriman system. This merger, with
a working alliance in the north with
the Canadian Pacific now renders the
Harriman system practically master of
the railroad situation in the west.
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IN THE HOSPITAL.
Sam Wall, who is in the hospital
Buffering from pneumonia, is improving
rapidly and will be soon convalescent.
Thomas Rapetto and W. J. Sullivan
are also in the hospital, but are not
dangerously Hi.
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♦ To All Concerned: 4
♦ The winter wage scale will be in 4
♦ effect after November 1, 1908. 4
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♦ PHILIP CORRIGAN, * 4
♦ Secretary. 4
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struck very good pay and has been
worikng all summer.
Lax and Ericson on Joker fraction
have some rich ground. Ole Larsen
struck pay ten miles below these dig
gings on the main Toollksak. There
is no grub in this part of the country
tnd everything is staked. This camp
will be no winter proposition.
Nels Nelson, a brother of Nelson of
Norton Bay was a passenger back on
the Louise. He brought with him
some Bear Creek gold, which assayed
519.09 per onunce.
Complaints are made as to the
wanton destruction of game, especial
y by the natives. In the spring they
Jestroy whole boat loads of eggs and
he children spear young ducks and
;eese leaving them to rot. This is a
natter that the game wardens ought
certainly to take up and give their close
attention.
Capt. McIntyre would not advise any
>ne to go to the Kuskokwim this year,
hack of grub hurts the country; the
•iver is hard to get up at best and is
tow closed to navigation. There is no
vinter work.
John Todd, J. T. Smith and Mike
dochrelter, whom it was reported had
rot wrecked on a bar on the Kuskokwim
osing a two years outfit, send word
hat corrects this news. Though they
lad trouble on the shallow bars, their
illtfit beyond being slightly damaged,
s still intact. Prospects where they
tre -|Pt.mcO -mvrwr film ---
lave no doubt for a successful term
nation to their ventures.
There was a big strike made on the
Juinaginik, as high as the dollars to
he pan with a continuous pay streak
laving been located on one* of its trib
itaries.
Numbers are now rushing to that
listrict, but a shortage of provisions is
jvery where reported and much suffer
ng is likely to prevail among the
niners before- the spring.
J. T. Smith has ground close to the
lew strike and will leave for the new
listrict shortly.
Owing to the immense tracts of prac
tically unexplored country there it is
hard to substantiate some of the- many
rumors of strikes that are constantly
being heard. It is, however, an ideal
country fort the prospector.
PAPER MILLS
STRIKE ENDED
Special to Nome Industrial Worker.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—Tho strike
of the employes of the paper trust—the
International Paper Company—is over,
the strikers having returned to work
at a slight decrease, in Wages pending
a permanent settlement by a board of
arbitration mutually agreed upon.
Meantime the trust Will recognize the
union.
DEMONSTRATION
OF UNEMPLOYED
& SUFFRAGETTES
LONDON, Oct. 19.—This city today
was again the scene of extraordinary
rioting. The unemployed amounting to
100,000, led by the suffragettes, who
have apparently joined cause with the
out-of-works, stormed the parliament
at Westminster and overcame the po
lice. Scenes of unprecedented excite
ment ensued, the soldiery being called
out to assist the beleaguered legisla
ture. Over one. hundred were wound
ed in the melee around the parlia
ment buildings and twice as many
more rioters were arrested. The up
per classes are- thoroughly alarmed at
the outbreak and the court and aris
tocracy are in a state of nervous panic.
A hasty meeting of the cabinet has
been called to meet the emergency.
EXPOSITION IN
FINANCIAL
STRAITS
Special to Nome Industrial Worker.
SEATTLE, Oct. 19.—The Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition Is now in
financial straits end schemes are be
ins? considered for obtaining more as
sistance from the state and national
governments. While the management
lias resolutely refused to pay union
wages they have not practiced the
same economy in the administrative
departments hence the embarrassing
financial condition of the Seattle edi
tion of the so-called Alaska Fair.
VICTORIA
Vice-President Mahoney of the West
ern Federation of Miners, left for the
outside on the steamship Victoria.
A number of the union boys were in
evidence to bid good bye to Mr. Ma
honey, who thus terminates a very
successful organizing tour through
Alaska. John A. Wilson and Andrew
Beck were cornpagnons de voyage of
Vice-President Mahoney.
SOCIALISTS
WILL NOT
FIGHT
Special to Nome Industrial Worker.
VIENNA, Oct. 18.—European so
cialists meeting' in conventions in the i
tions protesting against wav in tire
Balkans. Especially have the Aus
trian socialists made declarations
pledging to themselves not to take part
in any war that the imperial govern
ment may find itself embroiled in by
the interference in the affairs of Bul
garia. These announcements in the
public press have created consterna
tion in the ranks of the jingoists who
are very bitter in their denunciation
of the social-democrats for their want
of patriotism and loyalty to the wishes
of the throne.
STEAMSHIP ARRIVES.
The steamship Northwestern, the last
boat from the outside for the season
arrived yesterday from Seattle with
mail, freight and 23 passengers, includ
ing seven steerage.
The Northwestern had a very rough
passage from Seattle, but made ex
ceptionally good time notwithstanding
the rough weather.
PIONEERCO
WILL NOT EMPLOY!
MANY MEN
The report appearing in.the Nugget
last night to the effect that the Pion
eer Mining Company would employ
two hundred men during the winter,
is absolutely without foundation. A
representative of the Miners’ Union
was informed by Mr. Lindebdrg before
ae went to the outside that not over
forty or fifty men would be employed
this winter. The company only pro
poses to operate four shafts instead of
twelve as reported in the Nugget.
Mr. Lindeberg took 25 of his coun
trymen to the outside with him when
he went, and from his conversation it
was inferred that very little work
would be done by the Pioneer Mining
Company this winter.
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4 to prohibitionists as well as to 4
4 supporters of all other political 4
4 parties, to vote for their candi- 4
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Granitt Mining Candi** ar* tha b*a‘.
UNEMPLOYED
PROBLEM IS
SERIOUS
Special to Nome Industrial Waiter.
LONDON, Oct. 20.—The problem of
dealing with the unemployed in the
great centers of population throughout
tne United Kingdom is being seriously
considered by tiie government, all of
the authorities agreeing that the num
ber of persons out of work will be
greater the coming winter than in
many years before.
No estimate has been made of the
unemployed in London, but a census
taken by the newspaers of provincial
cities shows alarming numbers. 1
The conditions at Glasgow are prob- .
ably worse than in most of the other ,
cities, there being 22.000 * men now
seeking work at that place. Sunder
land has 13,000 unemployed. Firming- 1
ham has 01.000, Liverpool 14,000, Man
chester 8,000, and other cities from '
1,000 to 0,000 each. These figures do *
not include the great army of strik- 1
ers in the Lancashire cotton trade. *
Distress funds are now being raised 1
throughout the country. '
GONVICTLABOR i
• FOR RAILROAD
CONSTRUCTION
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Special to Nome Industrial Worker.
HOUSTON’, Texas, Oct. 19.—The J
state of Texas will build railway lines
lonecting their penitentiaries and it is
declared that this is but the begin
ning of a regular system of state own
id railroads. It will not benefit the (
.forking class much, as they will build
t with convict labor and as there is
in elaborate legal system of enslav
ng the unemployed in this state it is
lot likc-ly that there will be any short
ly of help for construction work.
ALASKANS WILL 1
HAVE CHANGE
TO VOTE,
Mr. Ooply, proprietor of the Board
_>f Trade saloon, has made arrange
ments to give the residents of Nome a
diance to vote for presidential candi
dates on the third of November.
He will put up a polling booth at his
saloon and everyone who wishes to
vote will be at liberty to do so. He
says that a special invitation will be
extended to prohibitionists, and that
he would like to see Mr. Chafin, can
didate for president on the prohibition
ticket, get the vote, of every prohibi
tionist in Nome.
The names of candidates on seven
presidential tickets will appear on the
ballot, arranged according to the num
ber of votes received by the respective
parties four years ago. The tickets
are: republican, democratic, socialist,
prohibition, pouulist, socialist-labor and
independence. I
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PASSENGER
LIST-PUEBLA
The following took passage on the
City of Puebla as steerage passengers:
R. Bee, E. Karavite, K. McLeash,
T. Anderson, C. Christensen, J. E.
Elliott, L. Nadeau, J. Glases, J. Cald
well, A. Hagser, W. McDonald, E.
Erleksen, A. W. McLean, A. Ander
sen, J. Beanfield, R. Anderson, J.
Johnson, J. Garens, J. Stonehouse, G.
Stonehouse, J. McCoy, M. E. Breman,
J. Tenders, W. Bengge, A. Freil, B.
Schwarz, C. Cohem, H, Cox, W.
Midgeley, B. Johnston, J. Scales, J.
Cox, T. Hansen, G. Peterson, S. Har
vey, M. Re<js, W. Holst, A. Nelon,
J. Borgrover, E. Odegard, A. McGill,
H. Kangan, K. Olsen, S. Swanson, J.
Hay, I. Brown, Pt Franson, P. Sulli
van, C. Kester, W. Ebe-rson, R. Web
ster, F. Pearson, P. Stackhouse, A.
Johnson, J. Lambert, W. A. Weiss, J.
Munter and son, J. Gallagher, J.
Christiansen, M. Thoick, W. T. Kam
merer, H. G. Daly, C. King, J. Hughes
N. Zoie, W. McKenzie, L. Mlnan, J.
Stldal, A. Schultz, J. Soler, A. Cor
dovado, O. Cordovado, B. Hines, S.
Molander, J, McCherry, P. Walton, M.
Goff and 160 first class passengers.
STEERAGE PASSEN
GERS JUE CO.
Steerage Passengers on Sen=
ator Claim Lack of
A ccommodation.
Steerage passengers to the number
>f 40 have filed a suit for damages
tgainst the Pacific Coast Steamship
’’o. for alleged ill-treatment on the last
rip to Seattle on the steamship Sen
der.
The steerage passengers who are
altering suit complain among other
hings that they were compelled owing
o lack of accommodation to sleep on
he ship’s decks. That the ship was
tot properly ventilated; that at no
ime was the ship inspected by the
aptain, doctor, or steward, that at no
ime were they furnished with water,
owels or soap and that the sanitary
ccommadations were filthily inade
luate; that the lifebelts were inacces
ible; ar.d so lacking in provision for
ccommodatlng the passengers was the
csscl that they were at one time eom
iclled to oat off the ship’s deck; that
tlte food furnished them was altogether
insufficient in quantity and of foul
quality. Whatever truth may he in
these allegations, it is certain that the
accommodations that are provided for
the steerage passengers on the voyage
to and from Nome are absolutely dis
graceful and belong to an age that has
passed by many decades ago. The air
space is altogether insufficient and the
government as far as can be learned
has never had time to investigate these
conditions. Some of these companies
ire so busily engaged in spending
money in glaring picture advertise
ments and in lurid pamphlets describ
ing conditions that do not exist, that
some of them have no time and no
Eunds to spend in providing civilised
accommodations for passengers who
have to pay dear enough for what the
companies are pleased to provide for
:hem.
SHOE WORKERS
ON STRIKE
Ipecial to Nome Industrial Worker.
LYNX, Mass., Oct. 19.—All the shoe
actories employing 2,000 hands are
ow tied up, due to the shoe tasters
triking to maintain wages. Efforts
re being made to adjust matters by
rbitration but so far no steps have rj
lie trouble" would be ot snort'-rrir<-n**Y,x .
'he strikers are confident of victory. :
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Granite Mining Candles are the best.
DESPONDENT
COMMITTED
SUICIDE
A. Arenson, the longshoreman, who
ommitted suicide last Friday after
toon while in a fit of despondency, died
Sunday night at ten o’clock at the Holy
’ross Hospital.
Arenson seems to have been the vic
im of circumstances. Over a year
igo he had his leg broken and nearly
til last winter he was laid up at the
tospital. This year, when he was
Inally able to go to work, he was
tgain injured while working on the
lussie Brown. Ever since his recov
•ry from this last accident he had
teen unable to get work and finally
lecided to put an end to his existence.
He shot himself in the right temple
vith a thirty-eight caliber revolver at
tis cabin near the Sesnon company’s
tfflee, and lived more than forty-eight
tours with the bullet embedded in his
train.
The funeral will take place today at
:en o’clock from the undertaking par
ors of Wentworth Bros.
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4 BOARD OF TRADE. 4
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4 On the third of November every 4
4 resident in Nome will have a 4
4 chance to cast his vote for presi- 4
4 dent and vice-president. Polls will -4
4 be opened at the Board of Trade -4
4saloon at eight in the morning and 4
4 will close at seven p. m. 4
4 Ballots will be provided with 4
4 the names of the candidates put 4
4 up by seven political parties which 4
4 are In the field. 4
4 Do not neglect this opportunity 4
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Large size El Principe de Gales, Op
timo, Inflnito, Flor de Lovera and La
Integrldad Cigars, 12 M cents. Board
ot Trade.
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Qranite Minina Candle* art the bast.
GERMAN
SOCIALISTS
INCREASE
Special to Nome Industrial Worker.
' BERLIN, Oct. 20.—A report of the
general secretary of tlie socialist par
*£ ■ ru.vhslish.ei3. in 'Vnrvvn^rl j—lxirL-v t:—enre.
lames have been added to the party
nembership. This is the- largest num
ber ever taken into the party during
my one year and the German social
sts are complimenting themselves on
vork well done.
BURIAL OF HERMAN SUND.
The burial of Herman Sund took
;ilace last Saturday. It is not yet
lefinitely known whether he came to
lis death by foul play or not. The
matter is being investigated by the
lederal authorities.
ADVOCATE
GOVERNMENT
OWNERSHIP
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Special to Nome Industrial Worker. ,
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20.—The ir
rigation congress, in session at this
city, adopted a resolution Saturday
recommending that the government
take over and operate all trans-Paciflc.
lines.
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CONVENTION
OF ANTHRACITE
MINERS
Special to Nome Industrial Worker.
SCRANTON, Pa., Oct. 19.—The
locals of the U. M. W. situated In the
anthracite regions have through their
delegates in convention assembled in
this city declared for a general eight
hours and the abolition of all con
tracts at the expiration of the agree
ments now in force with the employ
ing companies. The sentiment of the
delegates was strongly for a wider in
dustrial organization and steps will be
taken at the next convention of the
American Federation of Labor to press
that organization to adopt the indus
trial plan in all fields of unionism. The
membership of the U. M. W. is num
erically the most important of alt the
affiliated bodies in the American Fed
eration of Labor.
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The New City Bath Houee. Steam
heated roomi- Freeh water the year
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Laundry in connection.
Old Induetriol Worker tuildln* ,