No. 30
Latest From Nome
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Blizzard Victim*.
In the mail that arrived here
Tuesday afternoon copies of the
Nome News of Feb. 23rd. were re
ceived. The following interesting
news items were culled therefrom.
Charles Spangler, corporal Co. K
7th infantry, was bound over last
Thursday in Commissioner White’s
court, in the sum of $4,000 to take
his trial i:i the District Court, on a
charge of firing a revolver with in
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tent to wound another person.
Spangler is the man who fired three
shots through the doors of the H un
ter saloon Monday night. That no
one was killed was not Spangler's
fault.
George Hawkins, charged with
the robbery of R J. Embleton, on
tne morning of Dec.22, was found
guilty. Allen charged with com
plicity was fouud guilty last week.
Tommy Dolan, indicted jointly
with Allen and Hawkins on the
same charge, will be called Monday.
The police committee notified
Marshal Vuwter to discontinue the
police patrol Feb. 8. but the officers
remained on duty until Wednes
day when they quit.
It is reported that Harry O’Ne
ill and Fred Madden, who were so
badly frozen recently in a blizzard
near Teller, will lose hands and
feet.
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it Race For Money.
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One Of The largest Stakes Kver Kun
Ter-Will Ag:j^regate Nearly
fKKM',000 - Memorial.
Boston,Mar.5. The greatest race
ot the year has been arranged for
by Lawson matching his trotter
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Borloma against the fastest trotters
in the country for a purse of $20,
000. Lawson will make a side bet
of $20,000 and the stipulation a
grced to here, is that the club here
shall put up $40,000 to the winner. <
London, Mar.5. A memorial is
to be erected to Victoria c nmneu
surate with her place in history
and in the hearts of her people. It
is to be wholly unique and to be
built by money contributed by all
classes and in all countries.
Washington, Mar.4. The secre
tary of war has agreed to draw a
fund for building the Skagway-Ju
neau-Seattle cable. The work
will begin immediately.
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London, Mar. 5. King Edward
will go to Hamburg later in the
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spring owing to the illness of the
Empress Frederick.
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' Berlin, Mar. 7. Emperor Will
iam was attacked today by an as
sassin named Diedrich Weiland.
| He was struck on the chest and on
the eye, and suffers a severe wound.
The assassin was captured. He is
a sufferer from epileptic fits and is
i: responsible.
liitsli Into DawHon Hefon* The I»r<ak.
New Mecca For Tile Sports.
Callahan Held.
Skagway,Mar. 13. Seventy three
people arrived here by the Amur
this morning. There is a congestion
of passengers for Dawson at White
Horse. Fully two hundred are
awaiting the stages. The fare has
gone up $50. the past few days.
Boston,Mar. 8. The island of
Bermuda has been selected as the
mecea of the prizefighter, boxers
and sports generally obnoxious un
der the laws in the States. A mag
nificent club house has been erect
ed and will be opened under the
management af John L. Sullivan.
A match has been arranged be
tween McCoy and Tommy Ryan
which will be the first event to
take place at the rendevous.
Washington, Mar 7. The de
mands of the powers upon China
as reported are enormous. The
amount of the indemnities will run
np into millions. The Chinese gov
ernment may be wholly destroyed
if the demands are insisted upon
and pressed for settlement.
New York. Mar. 5. John K
Searles the well known financier
has made an assignment. It
caused no surprise, liabilities are
from one to two millions.