Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-12

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WAsHrN0roN, Dec. 1.-The Governor
Of Alaska, 10 bis annual report 20 the
Secretary Of the Inferior, says. Not
wifhstandinq tha order oF KeQuess oe
the Secretary of the Navy, dated July
i0th, 1883, tue senior naval afdseF haa
not aeeorded 20 The civil government
the aid aad cooperation Il had aright
20 expsct. The dia9oufteay 81 this oih-
Ger vas 20 marked as V render & lnpos-
aihIo for the Governor 20 subsequently,
sch MA eo-apevatioa. exeeps ID fhe
event Of 3 crave publis omeFReueY. As
Aha a. On ration 81 either 4 var vessel
o. q regonao cutter Il very essential 70
tins pF0psF administration Of the civil
government, soc Governor considers
che eaiion Of the Naval C0mmander
mere than q personal matter. In this
aonnaefion be refers 20 she return Of
tha Chinaae Who usre driven away from
Douglas Island Lass summer ~ . Fe8ult
Of she nti-Chiness agitation, and says:
''0n this oooaai0a STE Governor request
% tbs oo-operation % Lieutenant Nieh-
ola, and both proceeded 20 Juneau. Il
vas the 9OveFn1rss wish 70 have the
Chinese returned % the place from
which they had been driven. They
we're brought back By q merchant ship.
That their return was not effected un-
der tha immediate direction Of the Gov.
eFn0r through the cooperation Of a
Unlted States snip, the Governor
charges. "a ena % TIE course pursued By
Lieutenant O0mmandef Nioaois In r.
gard 30 the matter Tie Governor
calls attention % the necessity foE some
meana Of transportation that shall be
e the command % the oiRti officials,
aud expresses she opinion that 4 q Ftv.
enae eqtter were detailed for this p1F-
pose no extFa expense woaid BE- involved,
and the faulessnesg nov 80 prevalent
oauld be prevented. References is made
% the Smuggling ~ liquor into the Ter
FitoEy, aud the opinion d expressed that
the present prohibition Law should be
repealed and . strinasnt license iaw sab
alttuied.
II osnneation win the narfation Of
the capture Of one Ameriotn and three
Bfitish vessels, Wills engaged IN taxing
seals IL tie island waters o. Alaaka. the
Governor remarks that inasmuoh 80
thess seizures have probably raised an
infeFnatioual question: involving she
right Of the Unittd states 70 exrlnaive
saFisdiosian owes the waters Of bs0ring
sea. noFth Of che Aleatian Islands and
eaat IL the l03t meridian of west i0nRi
tude, Il may nct be unbecominR 60 sag
eesa that unless said right Is insist
Cd upon and maintained. an industry
which nos Yields fair rate Of Interest
on she amount paid fer the whole Of
ALASKA, viii be destroyed and the means
Of llVaiihosd taken away from q large
numbes Of people when the 1ovsfn.
meat 4 bound ~ every consideration
o. honaF aad publie policy % protest.
The mail facilities aoooFded % she
Territory are represented 70 ~ Wholly
inadequats. and the 0overBor earnestly
requests that the question Of an inerssaa
thsrsof mar have tbs consideration It's
Importance demands. he also makes q
plsa Ii favor Of he extension Of politi-
cal rights 60 che people OF Alaska. He
suggests thai, should uoaQress at ils
oomtnr aassi0a deem it unwtse o. mex
peaieua 70 grant fuii Territorial rights
ana privileges 20 Alaska, it shoald
amend the organic sos 80 &c % make Il
the duty u some one of the Ofaeiala ap-
pointed ~ the President % be present
daring part, at least, Of each session Of
Conrress, as en- agent Of tbe Territory
before Congress and he departments.