Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-03


 barren territory, an elaborate system of gov ernment, paid for out of tine United States Treasury, have had their plans upset by tho rejection of their ridiculous bill by the House Committee on Territories. The bill submit ted by Secretary Sherman, and which was adopted, provides for the establishment of three judicial courts in Alaska one at Sitka, one at Wrangel, and one to be held on the dsck of the revenue steamer as she cruises to the far distant settlements, nearly 2,000 miles to the westward of Sitka, every summer. The laws of the United States which relate to crimes and their punishment in the territories gre ex- tended all over Alaska also, the law and the practice governing all matters of probate and teatamcntary proceedings. These courts are provided with seal, and are thus made courts of record. Under this arrangement Alaska will be cheaply and doubtless satisfactorily governed.
 If reporter of the New York Telegram is to bs believed De Lesseps did not leave this country in an entirely amiable frame of mind. The reporter asked him: ''What course would you adopt if the United States Government were to interfere with your plans?" De Les seps replied: ''Thsre is 10 fear of that. I intend to build the Panama canal. No, no i; the Americans are too sensible. This talk is all outside work. They want the canal and when it is once made they will soon find out that it is most necessary to their commercial welfare. Exactly the same threats were made with relation to the Suez canal, but what did it amount to? Why, it all ended in smoke. I give you my word the Panama canal will sure- ly be built Why, if necessary, ail my engi- neers should be armed; but that is too foolish to talk about. No unpleasantness will occur, mark my words" De Lesseps WAS also asked if no little incident had marred his trip through the States. To this question he answered {: ''Yes and I am glad to say only one. It was very insulting letter from a man named Morgan, of Louisiana. He is, am informed, called judge, but is in reality only carpet bagger, as you would say. His letter, which was printed in daily paper, has reached ms on the cars. In it he dared to question my honesty. It annoyed ma so much that got up during the night several times to make notes, and the following day dictated an an swer to my secretary. I have always lived in g glass house and worked openly without fear, where everybody could see me-" This "man named Morgan" in his cool and able review of the history of the Susz canal, seems to have stirred up the distinguished Frenchman agood deal.
 The striking glass-bIowers of New Jersey seem to have better ground for their action ArE EIao fo o,kn ka1 to R year ago their earnings were paid to them iH orders for groceries that were re- deemable only at the stores kept by their employers. After the Legislature passed an act providing that orders for labor performed should be for money only, the manufac- Jurors issued orders for money payable in 10 or 20 years. In the New Jersey Senate last winter, Senator Hobart paraded one of these orders. ''Ten years after date,' it read, ''we promise to pay bearer l cent" Tho bits of paper will be taken by no ons but the em- ployers, and the men were so forced to con tinue patronizing their stores, where e1orbi- tant prices are demanded for everything that can be bought with the shinplastsrs. The Legislature this year tried to abate the evil, but bill looking to that end was defeated in the Senate. Since that time one of the glass manufacturers has been arraigned in the United States Court in Trenton, for issuing currency in imitation of United States cur rency, and fined about $15o. Tho next de vice adopted to evads the law was to issue pass books to the working people. With these books the laborsrs make their purchases at the stores of their bosses, and the amount is charged up against their earnings in the glass factories. Some days ago the men noti- fed the proprietors that hereafter they will demand cash for their labors, refusing pass books for goods unless the prices at the stores st which the pass-books are good are fixed at the same figures as at other stores, and in sisting that they shall be allowed to deal st the proprietors' stores or elsewhere as they may see fit. The employers returned 10 an- swer to the demand and the strike followed.