Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-09

ertias, enforce The payment o, debts. etc.
hau been felt fer sc -erai wears. When
Congress passe bg- providing for the
app "tmen' Of Gave or, the 'ganiza-
Z n OF court, with a judge. Marsdal.
District Attorney an Cl,rk, with Police
AAsistra es slG Seputy parshals i. Z the
pT-~ainal settlements, thee was a gen.
ere selling Of satisT cti1n anon our citis
zens. tn only exception WIS flu
among the Illicit liquor dealers and fau-
uuleni traders who were in debt to the
met ch9nts of Portland and San Francisco.
The hopes that the establisbm emit e.
successful working Of the new govern
manJ would give n v Ii II lie waning
prOspei ny OF tbs elton of Alaska have
ben dispelled by the Extraordinary
course pursued by Mr.. Arthur's appoin-
tees. Having no interests in Al lska. and
having taken no part in procuring the
legislation which created their offices,
knowing but little Of the Territory, and
apparently caring less, these gentlemen
nave acted AS if the Offices from which
they are drawing liberal pay We're created
solely Tor their individual use and benefit.
They have been LEADING pleasant and idle
lives in Washington and San Francisco,
making excursions to Alaska in tae sum
mer months aud returning to more con-
genial climes in the winter.
John A. Kincaid, a Nevada politician.
was appointed Governor IN June, 1884
lie came up here on the September
mail steamer, proceeded to Sitka, the
capital, passed a few DAVIS there. started
on an excursion in the United States gun
boat Pinta to Juneau, from there return
ing to Fort Wraneel. He took the Oct0-
Der steamer to Portland, and the last news
we had Of his movements located MIN at
Washington, u convenient point for draw
10 hoe ID 49,.
Tor more than eight months, only four
weeks Of which he has passed In Alaska.
The new Judge is very young man
named Macalister, from San Francisco.
Ills chiet qualification for the responsible
Office which he is supposed to ill appears
to lie in mis- being a protege of Attorney
q neral Brewster. The Judge came up
IN October, made Il journey over the route
OF the mail steamer, STAYED in Sitka a
month, and returned 10 the enjoyments OF
club life in San Francisco. He is expect.
ed to return to the Territory some time
| during the summer to open court.
The maglstra3e appointed to this place
is Gen. lhrie. he came up in September
and took his leave after 3 short stay, nor
long enough TO become acquainted with
| nis duties. He is supposed to be some
where in the states.
! The absence Of these officers from their
! PO7to Vi uut} uuDs VI COtlI NGs HcuLIdliEttl
all the expected good results that We're TO
| follow upon the establishment of a civil
| government. Unless President Cleve-
lands administration shall either dismiss
them from Office, stop their pay, or insist
upon their earning the same by remain
ing at their several posts OF duty, the en-
| torcement Of civil law in ALASKA will con-
! tinue to be dead letter.
so Tar as the enforcement Of law and
| order IS concerned Southeastern Alaska
Is now IN a more disOrganized condition
/ than it was before the appointment OF
/ these derelct guardians of the peace. 4
| civilized and educated Indian, promi-
/ nent member of the Presbyterian Mission
/ Church, and special prOtege OF its pastor
| and his wife, barbarously murdered his
| kl0Otchman mistress atJuineau several
months ago. Although Judge Macalister
| a9s since visited Sitka and JUNEAU, he
| took no steps TO 0rganizea court or place
the murderer on trial. The las
ter is now at large and in safety, as there
is no legal tribunal before which he can
! he tried, and his victim has no family OF
friends to avenge her death. A notorious
purveyOr of whisky to the Indians, known
here by the alias of Dutch Charley, who
was arrested by the late Deputy collector
of Customs, and jumped the Territory to
escape trial and imprisonment in Oregon
where criminals were formerly sent for
/ trial, has returned here and resumed his
! traffic.