Show NOME CITIZENS FEARED CROOKS WOULD WOLD CONTROL A TOWN GOVERNMENT MiEtH Victoria B C a Feb 9 D OThe The steamer Amur arrived from Skagway today She brings the first Nome N me news since last 1 The Theman mail carrier from Nome re reports reP ports P that oiL it bf afe S been a cold desolate I winter there with considerable conSider Ie suffering and anil want wantA A large number of robberies and petty I crimes have oC ur the robbery or of f caches being especially Ialy frequent Fear Fr Fearing Fring ing lug that the t of Nome would fall fail into the tile hands bands of crooks the prope proposition to incorporate was wu defeated V C O Ames of Nome NOEO wa was u among the passengers by the toeing the first arrival this winter from that district |