The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-13
THE PASSING THRONG.

Among those who came down from Alaska on
the City Of Topeka was Judge +. p. DsweeFe, OF
Washington City. He Is an assistant attofney
70 the attorney general and his special duty is 10
attend to cases before the court of claims asi TO
generally follow them 20 the United States SUI
preme court The judge went into office uz1der
the Cleveland administration, and is one OF the
few Democrats who have continued to hod
Office under the present administration. "Whils
every one in Washington City knows my
politics, and / never attempt to con
ceai IL, I do not not think IL would
be good taste for me. while holding my
present position, 70 actively participate in COLI
tics, and have made no speeches in the present
campaign and do not expect TO. This is my first
trip west OF the Rocky mountains. al. on:
here IN connection with the case of the
government against the steamer Cosuit-
lam. The charge against her Is for hering
received a cargo of seaiskins within the tarri.
torial jurisdiction OF the United States withOut
having previously reported at por, OF e0try.
which constitutes a violation of the revenue
laws. she 10 not being prosecuted for receiving
the eontrahani sealskins, but for receiving toem
IN American waters. The question at issue aai
which Will probably be taken up TO the supreme
court on appeal. is whether the 3urisdi ctisn of
the country extends four marine leagues from
shore. as II Il alleged that the exchange of SKINS
was made further than ons league from shore.
no armament could do any damage beyond ons
league, that distance measured the jurisdiction
% county, but under the theory that caun.
Try has the rigat 20 protect her shores. ron
tend that her jurisd elton extends as far As her
guns viii carry. and hence that IL will extend
tonr leagues from shore. We shall take sonas
dispositions in Victoria next week on the part of
the defense, and then il the case is readv for
submission, We shall return TO Alaska on the
next steamer and argue the case
Lieut. John Clyde Sullivan. paymaster Z. 8
y, - guest of the Rainier. He has aseu
cruising in Beriny sea on board the M9hirsn
which came into port yesterday to take coal,
Having served torty-one months on active cz,ty
he hopes T. be relieved and allowed 10 60 Z. hi
homo IN New York. The lieutenant has rs.ds
some study al the Alaskan government ones
ton, and said yesterday: THAT country shE:glt
have regular territorial form of government,
win delegate 20 congress- Z should have
every facility for the Development of her won.
derful resources This bureaucratic forr5 OF
government IS fraud anyway. and IS q yslls
insufficient men are always appointed t. maaag.
affairs. our " DIX tho pas, season has been 10
prevent pSlss. @ sealing, an1 We have done so
- far as Ne could. Bat it's al wrong. We
haven't the shadow OF right 20 declare Be~ng
Sea closed sea, and We viii Dc Knocked gu,
entirely ~ the international com mission I
have read everything could ga, my hands on
upon ne sut! eet. aud something OF lsw.
yer ~ vel As q sailor. ami / believe Blaiae's
contention Is 81. wrong. ana he Uuitei : z.es
will have 70 pay double tor tha WORK we hs.ya
been doing IL BaEtas SEA-
NJ. ard Mrs ". .. Trovhri9ge. ot Ia,
hoiuss, la, VINO hal teen here about ten rs-s
visiting Their son, J. s. Troworidge, ct .ef e@srs
in the osice o. the Pacific Coast Steauss,io
Company. lett for their home yesterday II I'm.
ing They went away more than pleased with
sAs city saa sound country generally