WIGKERSHAM’S SPEECH BEFORE
WASHINGTON BAR ASSOCIATION
From tie Juneau Tran cript, July 13,
The much - talked - of Wickersham
speech before the bar association of
Washington last Saturday night was
published in the Times of Sunday morn
ing last. It is as follows:
“I want to request the assistance of
the lawyers of the State of Washington
to remedy a system of government in
sullieient and unsatisfactory to the peo
ple of Alaska. 1 know that it is a bad
government and that it is resented by
American citizens. What we want to
do is to reach the senators and the rep
resentatives of the State of Washington.
Will you help us? Will you help us get
a government for, by and of the people
of Alaska?
“When I went to the north there was
no courthouse; there wire no records,
no jails, no nothing. There w..s merely
a broad expense of territory and the
only thing between Alaska end Siberia
that looked like a semblance < f govern
ment was the commission I 1 ore si gut d
by President McKinley. I began up
there with only the assurance of the
government at Washington that they
would support every good thing I did.'’
Judge Wickersham recounted the diffi
culties of locating centers of population
to appoint commissioners of the court.
Incidentally he spoke id Fairbanks and
a voice suggested the vice president.
“Fairbanks, Alaska, like Fairbanks of
Indiana, is pure gold," retorted Judge
Wickersham. Them he reverted to Alas
ka affairs:
“The goverm r of Alaska has no power,
lie is a mere figurehead, lie has au
tinn ity to appoint his own secretary, to
name notaries public anil to make re
pot ts to the president, and there his
authority ends. He is sworn to see that
the laws are enforced, but if they are
not he has no authority to enforce them
All he can do is to report to Washing
ton.
“The judges in Alaska have all the
power. They grant liquor licenses and
inquire into the character of the men
who receive them. They lay out all
commissioner districts, appoint all jus
tices of the peace and other officers in
that country. It is a wrong system and
never should have been allowed.”
“Tell Roosevelt about it,” cried a
voice from the audience.
“Roosevelt knows all about it, and
what I want is to inform the represent
atives of this state about it. The people
of Washington, and especially the peo
ple of Seattle, do not realize conditions
in Alaska. You talk about your trade
with the Orient, when there is compara
tively, not a dollar’s worth of original
trade from Seattle to the Orient. With
us you have a trade cf $20,000,000 a year.
We have more coal than Pennsylvania;
more gold than California; more tin
than Wales; more tisli than all the rest
of the world combined. All this trade
is tributary to the city of Seattle, and I
want to say to the people of eastern
Washington that we are buying your
wheat and eating your flour, too. Won't
you help us? Asa judge in that coun
try 1 want to he rid of the duties of
governor. I want to he free from
politics.”
MUCKERS LOST
HONORS AT BALL
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I*.‘x wrenting finm the Murker* nil the
honor* the hitter Innl nehievi'l u week
In'll>n—ami then xiiliie.
Kruiii the tir-t it wax evident the r":.i!
{Will wax nut favnrnl i f the v'"-*- In
the ti'XHtip tie* It. A.C.'x won 'nit unit
in their half tliev n-ureil thr-e run*.
Tltrir | iteher Aiiih r- ni rmilil ri"t In
hit; mill all thri'tinh the mime they
I'layril very nearly |ierfeit lull, while
the Murker* were ill huil fi>rm an I vn-rxe
lin k. I’iteher l*enn. Mayii felt nf hi*
arm uml wnmlereit wlutt wax the mat
ter—hut it wax ti«. m.-, lie ju*t eimhln’t
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finally. in tin -"Vi i th innit fnhh
1' IU't a hull into a |»*thu|e am! tin*
Murker* w re'I whrl. ifm them llieir
tir-t e hill tee to hoikr uml hil tin m to
li-lleve they were *tl!l alive
It «ra» • g«*»t ttaiii l.ii'iy uily «aM
the |i V t .'* I'luynt like }>!>.(. ..hmila.
A riinniiii .uteh t»v Walt- r !*uii<|hnfg
WU4 tin' event • -f tin- 'lav t if e- -
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NEAR THE GIRCLE
Mrs. I>r. J. II. Iludgin is expected to
arrive shortly from Washington state
and will remain in during the winter.
Mrs. I Indein and ‘‘l>*c. Jr.” will live in
town and the doctor will divide his time
between Rampart and Kay Kiver Hot
Splines. He and Kd 1’otter are now at
the springs, attending to the ranch, and
we all look forward to the in-peetion of
some tine farm products when one of
them comes in. The ranch is fully a
ipiarter of a degree oiitli of the Arctic
circle and jsisscsse* other advantages of
a superior kind. Considerable oats and
h n ley were s wen this year and the har
tv-t time is near at hand. With plenty
of grain for the hens, it is proposed to
operate the •elf-heating incubator and
keep the pine fully stocked with chick
en*. Cattle, l.ogs and other domestic
animals will l*c added to the ranch early
next summer aud within two years it
will le the biggest purely lUliehilig
pr> .po-ition anew la re within half a dc
g ee >f the circle.
It is -awl that out- put in ih'W gn nu I
with a grubbing hoc ta>t spring will
Ve Id at least a hundred bushels to the
acre. .Not taking into account the end
h «s variety of gaxlcii truck that < an la*
go wrn alto little lut**r. In* tlmlgin
ii s with ihe high pit.es for grain amt
Uve -tuck pr* vailing m this okii |rv the
ranch will U* a money maker.
From the Records
LOCATIONS.
July 19.—F. G. Manley et al., Pleasant
association claim between New York
and Thanksgiving creeks.
July 19.—Otto Kroelile et al., Laurena
association claim, bar between New
York anil Thanksgiving.
July 19.—Otto Kroelile et al., Yuma as
sociation claim between New York
and Thanksgiving.
July 19.—E. S. Knowels et al., Gila as
sociation claim between New Y'ork and
Thanksgiving.
July 19.—F. G. Manley et al., Arctic
association claim between New York
and Thanksgiving.
July l‘J.—r. (;. Manley et al., Josephine
association claim between New York
and California.
July lit.—E. S. Knowles et al., Magnolia
association claim between New York
and Thanksgiving.
July 19.—E. K. Knowles et al., Dali as
sociation claim between New York
and Thanksgiving.
July 19.—Otto Kroelile et al., Primrose
association claim between New York
and Thanksgiving.
July 27.—John Minook, No. 2;i Golden
creek, 30 miles below Tanana.
July 31.—John Minook, 2a Lyda creek.
July 31.—John Minook, 3a, Wilson erk.
TRANSFERS.
July 29.—A. II. Monroe to Charles 11.
Ehrhorn, 13a Omega creek, together
with tools, blanks, grub and other ap
purtenances on Omega, on Hoosier
and at. ltampart.
The gold-dredging industry has reach
ed Lapland. About a year ago Ameri
cans obtained control of the Karkela
Company, on the river Ivalo. Other
companies are the Prospector and the
Ivalo, the latter workingarouiuj Kultala.
LOST.
Ladies' nugget pin. Kinder please leave
at Valley News office
Gold-rimmed specs in black leather
case. Valley News olliee.
Purse containing $■"> bill, ifl bill and 2
small keys; money immaterial; want
the keys. Valley News office.
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1 JULIUS RAHMSTORF, 3 J
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