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Vol 6 Valdez Alaska, February 28, 1907. No. 2
ALASKA COMMISSION
To Look For Naval Base
And Investigate
Railroads
Washington, Feb. 28—A resolu
tion has been presented in the
House providing tor the appoint
ment of a commission of ten mem
bers, who will go to Alaska this
summer to find a' suitable harbor
for a naval base. They are also to
investigate the railroad situation
in the North and determine tl e
actual cost of constructing a rai>
road from the Gulf of Alaska to
the Yukon, and make an investi
g ttion of the freight charges to the
interior atid rtport on the saving
that wouid he effected if a railroad
was constructed.
Will Hold Over
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Wickersham Be Given Another Re-!
cess Appointment
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Washington, Feb. 28—The de
partment of Justice made the an*
announcement this morning that
President Roosevelt had decided
to give Judge Wickersham another
recess appointment, and as soon as
circumstances will permit and a
suitable man can be selected, a
special agent will be sent to Fair
banks to make an in* estigation of
the charges against the Judge.
This will make tin- third investiga
tion of Judge Wickersham. Of the
two already Trade one was favor
| able to him and the other recom
mended his dismissal. It is under
stood that final action in the mat
ter will he taken as -non as the
i new investigator makes his report.
Mu-kogee. Fob. 2*—Lyman Lane
cashier of the Indian agency, In
dian Territory, has been arn.ste 1,
charged with the embezzlement of
18,000. Other arrests in the In
| dian service are expected to i< llow
i soon.
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OPPOSE DIVISION BILL
Piles and Iloggat Lobby
Against Fourth
District
Washington, Feb. 2S—S. nntoi
I’iles and Governor Hoggatt had a
( conference wi . h President Roose
velt yesterday in regard to the
amendment to the bill providing
.for two additional circuit judge*
for the Ninth district. TLo amend
I m«*nt provides tor extending tie*
| jurisdiction of ?h» «e judges to
'Alaska. Governor Hoggatt is
strongly in favor of the meastue
because it will prevent the creation
i of a fourth judicial division in
Alaska. Both Piles and Hoggatt
disagree with the president as to
tiie necessity of 1 fourth district in
Alaska.
Washington. Feb. 2K—Scnatoi
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Fib s lias informed the president
that be is opposed to the hill creat
ing a fourth judicial division in
Alaska for the reason that tin
candidates now in the field for tin
judgeship would he nothing but
-peeia 1 representatives of tin* rail
road interests, meaning ihe Morgan
Guggenheim company. The op
position that lias "developed to the
division ot the Third district will
probably have the effect of killing
the bill.
Washington, Feb. 28—On ac
count of the increase in the num
ber of insane in Alaska, the secre
tary of the interior has sent a hill
to tlie House which authorizes him
to contract for the care of insane
from Alaska. The hill also repeals
the nill appropriating five per cent
of the license monies for care of
insane, and put* it in the school
fund. There are now 82 insane
in asylums in the States from
Alaska.
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Washington. Feb. 28—Represen
tative Humphrey addressed the
House yesterday in favor of th<
ship subsidy hill, declaring that
James Hill and Jfarriinan are
opposing the measure because it
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does not give them an auvah.t&fj*
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over other ship owner®