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VO I- «i. NO. 4S.
TKI.KIMIONK No. 40
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TKIiKI’IIONK No. 4<i I’UICK -~t CKNTS
SECOND EDITION
Complete House Furnisher—G. P. GOGGIM—Complete Hotel and Restaurant Furnisher
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This is the greatest Carpet Bargain ever offered
in Nome. There are 35 patterns in this lot--all
rich colorings of Persian and Floral Effects
3-ply All Wool Ingrain Carpet
2-ply INGRAIN CARPET 82'/tf yd.
WOOL WITH COTTON WARP, Ingrain 65( yd.
COTTON AND WOOL INGRAIN A5? yd.
6-WIRE TAPESTRY CARPET $1.15 yd.
PRO-BRUSSELS CARPET, looks like Tapestry, 60c yd.
Complete
House
Furnisher
■_I
Complete
Hotel and
Restaurant
Furnishe
$100 Bed given away May 1-take a chance, it will cost you nothing
Volcanic
Eruption!
Might here in Nome ut the Sur
prise Store prices knocked all to
pieces, burying competitors small
and hig.
It is needless to say that we are
the cheapest store that ever came to
Nome, and with our incoming stock
we will be able to blow our competi
tors’ high prices all to pieces. The
missing “ad." fakers will feel the
same as all the others. Our aim is
to sell cheap for cash. j
Wait till the boats come; then
come to us—you will be surprised at
our low prices. We and everybody
else are selling out; try torrent the
selling- out fakers' store.
Surprise Store
FRONT ST. Opp. Kester Ave.
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EXTENT OF THE BURNED
AREA. #
# SAN FRANCISCO, April 20. if I
if 5 IV .M.—The extent of tile if
if burned area up to last night, as if '
I ?Y- nearly as it can be given, in- #
if eluded from the water front, up if
i if Broadway to Mason, thence if
if south to California street, if
if thence to Jones, thence to Gol- if
Ye den Gate avenue, west on Golden if
if Gate avenue to Fillmore, thence if
if south to Market: thence on reg- if
if ular lines to Valencia street and if
if Twenty-sixth street, and thence if
if irregularly east to the bay, tnk- if
if ing in everything south of Mar- if
if ket street. if
if The area will be considerably if
if Increased in the western addi- if
'if tion, byt there are residences if
if still standing, in that locality. if
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if if a if if if if if if if if if if if if if
Nome ranch eggs. Phone Main 69.
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Dead, Dead, Dead, Who?
The Cheatem Street
Ky-kys
The Greatest Sale ever seen in Nome
is now going on at GUS BROWNS
THIS is not a sale, such as is conducted by the Cheatem
street Ky-Kys, but a bona tide clearing sale of sea
sonable goods,well selected, well made and which are just
j^yhat they are represented to be.
A legitimate house like that of (ius Brown, always does
business along legitimate lines.
6us ffirown
Gbe leading Clothier and furnisher
A BENEFIT FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
SUFFERERS
Tin' Nome musicians Imv planned a
monster sacred concert fur tomorrow
night at A. I! hall, the |irncccils nf
which will be sent tn San l‘'ranciscn. :
to be used for the benefit of the suf- i
ferers by tin- recent terrible disaster
in that city.
The participants In tie concert will
Include the Nome Brass Hand and or
chestra. under the leadership of p, i>
Maliks, the Elite Quartette, the Nunn
Choral Society. C. L. Kemp, director,
Mrs. W. A. Gilmore, Mrs. It. B. Dobbs,
MBs liongacre, Miss Carrie P. Spald
ing. Miss Necta Tnhey. Mrs. Strong'.
Mr. Elwood Bruner, Mr. V I,. Oriu
nold.
The concert promises to lie the finest
of the kind ever given in Nome, and a
packed house is assured. The object
is a most excellent one, and many will
avail themselves of this opportunity
to contribute their mite to aid the suf
fering people of a stricken city.
It is requested that all those who
will take part in the concert meet
promptly at the Seward school at 2:30
tomorrow afternoon for rehearsal.
$8,000 RAISED FOR
FIRE SUFFERERS
About $8,000 lias already been raised
in Nome for tlie San Kranciseo suffer
ers. yesterday afternoon a committee
composed of Albert Kink, Louis L.
Lane, ('. Q. Cowden, K. H. Thatcher.
O. B. Marston and T. J. Nestor started
out on the work, and they met with
great success, as is evidenced by the
amount already subscribed They hope
to increase the amount to $10,000, and
it will be wired probably tomorrow to
San Krancisco for distribution. W. S
McCray was also a, member of the
committee.
Communication was also had by
wire with Candle, Council and Solo
mon, where money is also being raised
by T. C. Noyes at Candle, N. H. Castle
at Council, and Karl Armstrong at
Solomon. The committee expects to
bear from these places some time to
day.
The proceeds of the sacred concert,
which will be held tomorrow night at
A. 15. hall, will be added to this sub
scription. and the concert should net a
substantial amount.
FRUIT CROP DAMAGED.
According to a telegram received
yesterday by James ITotopapas from
Constantine Miletus, at Seattle, the
recent earthquake has damaged the
fruit crop to a considerable extent, and
there promises to be a big shortage of
the California crop. Mr. Miletus wires
that the Corwin, sailing from Seattle
May 10. will not have a large quantity
of fruit.
FIRST LIST OF
IDENTIFIE 1
Nugget's Special Service.
SAN KKAXOISf'i i. April iM -The
debris in i'biiiiitnu n sunk int• • tlm
earth a hundred feet, revealing under
ground passageways that hitherto
w ere not know n.
Slave Women Burned.
Many slave women who never saw
tin' light of day were crushed to death
and then incinerated.
Making No Progress.
tieneral Funston has just wired the
war department as follows:
"Fire is making no progress west of i
Van Ness avenue. A gale is blowing.
All that portion south of Vail Ness
avenue and west to the liny has been
destroyed It is impossible to estab
lish sanitary conditions, and I expect
much sickness. Many residences west |
of Van Ness avenue are being used as
hospitals. Am lighting hard to stive
western residence district. Supplies I
are arriving. Apprehension is felt for
the safety of Fort Mason, but hope to
save it "
IDENTIFIED
DEAD
The identified dead to date are'
.lulIN PEARSON.
. \V. KINO.
.V .1 lIAVo.V
A NX IK W HESTER. .
JOHN I 'AY.
WIKKIAM WAKE.
STKVHXSt >N,
OKi'KOK W1KKIXS,
DR .) O. STINSON.
MARIoN ifoNNY.
HERMAN MEYERS.
MISS K ATTN ER.
Hundred- are too badly decomposed
or hurtled to he identified.
Flames Lessening.
The flames on the water frint .art
lessening. Thousands of people are
lighting the spread of the flumes.
110 Insane Dead.
SAX Jt tSE. April 21. —It is officially
stated that 110 insane perished at tile
state insane asylum at Agnews; nine
teen are dead in this city.
Stanford's Loss.
Stanford university's loss will be
$3,000,000.
Nugget’s Special Service.
SAN FRANCISO >. April 21.—At 10
o'clock last night the city was plunged
in absolute darkness, all the lighting
plants have been consumed.
A Gale Springs Up.
Immediately a gale sprang up and
fanned tile tire cm Nob hill and swept
north to the bush section, completely
cleaning ii up. and then steered
straight for the immense' sea wall, and
lickeel up the freight shells anel grain
eh'vators. anel then headeel for the' im
mense ferry buildings and the' South
ern Pacific terminals.
In the panic | toeluccel by the lire
and tlie darkness the authorities swore
in a thousand spimial pedice and armeel
them with government lilies. Three
more companies of national guards ar
riveel anil assisted in restoring orelet*.
Plaines again broke' opt in the west
erly portion of the edty, among tlie'
only resiliences that hail been left
standing apart, and the fire fighting
was concentrate'll l" tlii'se buildings,
e >nly about a hundred lute! been burned
at. tnielnighl. and ii was sniel the tire'
was again under control at 7 o'clock
this morning.
Water Front F-aqing.
The wait r front was a raging fur
nace between Flay street and the
Mi iggs wharves. Por a quarter of a
mile east that section Is still safe.
Gas Tanks Burning.
All the fruit canneries have been
consumeel. The gas tanks are burn
ing. and so is the gas that has ge>en
ri'leased. The vessels off shore are
shrouded in smoke, hut streams arc
being thrown into the blaze
<'onitnunleation with Oakland is
threatened from the water front The
Kniergoiicy hospital is threatened, and
tie- patients have been moved across
the bay
The wind is blowing down the walls
which remain standing on Market
street, and that thoroughfare has leen
closed by the authorities, shutting off
the only means of reaching the ferry.
Nineteen Men Shot.
Three men were shot who were try
ing to loot and wreck the sub-treasury
at midnight, and sixteen more were
killed by soldiers Thursday night
They were trying to enter the t’ntted
States mint.
Two (’hiliese were killed by soldiers
for refusing to obey orders.
Six hundred laborers have arrived,
and are trying to open the sewers, but
the practicability of the attempt is
fea red.
Babies Born.
Six babies have been born in the
camp of the homeless in < ioldeu Hate
park.
The police have broken open every
saloon in tin* unburned district, and
have poured the liquors into the gut
ters.
Postal Clerks Rescued.
Kl'-vii postal clerks have been taken
from tie- wreck of the postotfiee build
ing It was supposed taht all were
deml They had lieen three days with
out food or wait r.
The telegraph companies have aban
doned the attempt In deliver messages
Tin I 'osi a I Telegraph I'ompany has
been forced by the Haines to abandon
its temporary oHlce mi the water front.
At midnight bread lines were eslali- l
lishetl. each person heing glun a
whole loaf.
i lakland has s.-nl a supply uf milk,
which is being given to llm wane u
amt children.
Men in silk Intis ai1’ seen m lie hrt id
line and at the soup kitchens, which |
have belli established in tin nnhunied
distriets
200.000 Homeless.
Two hundred thousand ponpli I• |>t
in i ioldi n < luie park Iasi nighl
Fond i rains are beginning to arrive
The Southern Pacific has repaired its
tracks.
The people are almost famished.
There are lifty thousand refugees at
the Presidio, and fifty thousand at
i lakland are being well ran (1 for at
the latter place.
No tents have been received yet, and j
a heavy fog is sweeping from the bay.!
There is a great deal of pneumonia, |
be.-ides many other diseases. Most of j
the sick arc being cured for at the j
Presidio, and in tin- Oakland hospitals,
and all are overcrowded. Fetid odors
are everywhere, due to cesspools about
the park and the unsanitary conditions
found everywhere.
Lodging Houses Collapse.
SAN FRANCISCO. April til.—A
lodging house at Fifth and Mission
streets has just collapsed, and seventy
five persons have been killed Tile
Cosmopolitan lias collapsed, and a
hundred dead bodies are in the ruins.
So Inis the Brunswick hotel, and 150
are dead
Bank Vaults Safe.
The hank vaults have been exam
ined. and all their contents arc safe.
K H tlaminan bus just wind J.'no.nnn
fur the relief fund.
Relief trains are beginning to arrive
at i la kin ini
Try our Welch's Grape Juice, quarts
or pints. Archer, Ewing & Co.
Rainier Bohemian Beer, on draft at
The Board of Trade Saloon.
Nome ranch eggs, Diamond Fruit Co.
NEW CHIEF OF POLICE.
10. X AlcVeitty. the new chief of
police, was sworn in yesterday after
nooti at 1 o'clock by Judge Muratie.
anil in- Immediately entered upon his
duties.
No, changes will tic made in the po
lice officers until after the next meet
ing of tile city council on Monday
evening next
WATER RUNNING FREELY.
Tin- warm weather of the past two
days is causing the water to run freely,
and if it continues sluicing will soon
in starting up on the creeks.
Yesterday T .1 Nestor's subway was
Hooded, but his stock in the cellar was
removed before any damage was done.
A number of basements along Front
street have also been flooded
SCOTCH MAYPOLE DANCE.
An old-time Scotch Maypole dance
by the merry children, and a tomcod
fishing scene, a burlesque, will be
amongst the attractions in the Mayday
vaudeville and dance at Golden Gate
hall. May 1.
" NAME ON EVERY PIECE"
lowers
Chocolates
FRESH TODAY
Somebody at home will be waiting
tonight for a box.
The “Name on Every Ptece” it
the guarantee.
FOR SALE BY
p/ELLY&CO.
Wholesale amt Retail
H ^ Druggists
UNTIL
Reduction EASTER
Sale Suits
ON Coats arid
Millinery
We carry the most complete line of
Ladies' and Children’s Furnishings in Nome
SAUNDERS SISTERS
Munsing
Underwear
FARCY DRY GOODS
Kabo
Corsets
Entire Stock
Of $2.50, #3.00, $4.00 ami #5.00
UADI ES» WAISTS
Special, $2.00 each
NEXT TO MINERS AND MERCHANTS BANK