The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-08

No Honest Man Pretends That
the Law Is Not Violated.
CREWS GETS AN ALASKA OFFICE.
The cssfax Postmaster ussbie - Ne Re-
issvsA-TAs Register 81 tho Sc
sstls Laaa O6es.

posY-rsrrrIssKxcxx BrRxar, ST Forr-
7rrsrH srxEEr. WasHIxsros CRY. Jan !.
Especial 1--CoIieetor Moore, Of sitka.
Alaska. and Dr. Rogers. Who has been sp-
pointed clerk OF the United States eours
In that terrisory, spest their holidays N
washsnxton City. DR.. Rogers has Dot
been confirmed, and his case - now be-
fcre q senatorial investigating com mittee.
certain charges havsng been prefsrred
against him by other disappointed Office
seekers. The offies Of clerk Of the United
States court IL quite an important one Ia
Alaska, the ineumbens being by virtae al
his Office governor Of the territory "a case
Of the absence or incapsrIsy OF that Of
fetal. DR.. Rogers has been long resi-
den. of Alaska. 10 thoroughly familiar
with the conditions and needs OF the peo-
r,le in that fsr-od neck of the nation, and
was very generally endorsed for the posi-
ton to which be was appointed by the
president The charges made against
him are 10 the effect that he knowingly
and willfnily violated and wlnked at the
violation by others Of the laws Of tie
territory. which be might any tins be
called upon 70 execute and uphold By all
the power ct bis command. DIR. Rogers
d q genial, whoIe-soGied fellow, and
when one Of the men who opposed him
asked him in to take drink he took IL TO be
q sort Of olive branch Of peace and accept-
sd. Now Alaska In prohibition country.
strictly; that 10. the Law says no one shall
buy. cell or drink, "a q beverage, liquor OF
any kind whatever, Jamaica ginger or
ssssnce OF lemon not even excepted. within
the limits Of the territory. The las says
this, and presc.ibes somev has severe PEN
cites for its violation. lie 10 the expe-
rIsncs OF nearly every man who has lived
la Alaska that there is hardly any place.
unless 1t be In tho mining camps Of Col
eTado or ia the logging districts OF North
srn Michigan, where whisky IL 80 easy to
get or where so much OF IL is drank. The
halls OF congress are about the only places.
whore these laws are ever mentioned. DIR.
Rogers doesn't deny that he took the par
tieulsr drink with which he is charged.
but thinks IL was mighty mean trick on
the part Of the man who paid for II to ret
the sffidasits Of the barkeeper sho sold It
and the half dozen saloon Dnmfners who
saw him drink II 70 that effect. This 10
the simple explanation OF Why DR..
Rogers appointment has not yet been
confirmed. Moreover, IL In likely To be
provocative OF some spicy oratory behind
elosed doors in the senate when the ques-
ton of confirmation finally comes up: for
good many senators are known TO be
strongly opposed 10 Law making that has
no other effect than that OF creating liars
and hypoerites. ~ well as spies and in
formers.
Representative Wilson. of Washington,
has jast been having peculiar exrerience.
A gentleman who met him rushing at q
great rate through the halls of the general
postofiice, inquired; Whats your great
hurry, John7" "Don't bother me-" was
the reply: II am going to get . postmaster
removed" Here's a pretty state Of
things" said bis questioner, still blocking
the way. How long In ii since you be-
came Democrat and have been basying
yourself turning out Republican Office
holders7" "Weli, you see, It's the post
master over at Collar. His term of Office
has expired. He's got another Job, he
wants 10 get out and he can't because
there's no one TO turn the Office over TO.
Why. his successor hasn't even yet been
named. Now he's telegrsphed me to do
something about Ii. I'll Tx H. I'm going
in to see Bisseii now. This IL the frs, Job
OF this kind have ever bad. 1t would be
pretty hard thing to keep a Republican
In office after his term had expired, but l
guess IL will be easy enough 10 get him
out. So long" Not long after, the two
met again just ~ Mr.. Wilson was coming
away, from the building. We'll, did you
get your man out7" mo. confound IT:
couldn't get any satisfaction cut of Bis.
cell. lie SAID he wasn't ready to appoint
any one out there just yet; that the papers
hid not been taken mp yet. and SO on. {
guess the man will have TO stay there TIL
Bissell gets ready. Where made a mis-
take. though. sas ia not asking 10 have
him retained. Then his successor would
have been nominated tomorrow" Tnis
little narrative oush. TO make the hungry
Democrats Out in Coltax feel good.
Senator Squire has sent 60 the Seattle
public library and to the Seattle Chamber
Of Commerce each thirty volumes OF the
Congregational Record, beiag a complete file
back 10 the commencement of the Fifty
tEs; congress. The department OF agri.
culture ha. just issued large volume.
covering the whole matter of irrigation Of
arid lands. emhodyiag the results OF all
the latest Investigations and giving yalua-
bic information upon the subject which
can noshere else &c chtaiued. MANY
mans Of great value for reference are also
contained IN this volume Copies of il
have been sent hv the senator to the
Mason public library of Tacoma, the state
library Of Olympia. tho state university,
the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. the
Seattle public library. the Chamber of
Commerce OF spokane and the arricul-
taral college o, Pullman. a: any O.
which places IL may be consulted.
The case of Ameuda Covscn vs.. the
Northern Pacific Railroad COMPANY VS.
argued before Commissioner Istporsaux.
~ sae general land offieo. during the past
week. The question involved in this case
II one that pevmsates many other eases
against tho Nortaera Pacific Railroad
Company broeEat hY settlers Along is line
from Pgget SQUAD 20 Lake Superior. Tbs
question Is whether the Narthera rac.se
grant covers the particular land. 10 ,hs
rosscsssoa 81 which the settlers clAiu. a
prior right The Ccgsoa claimants saw
that the land - which they asa tit.e Vas
HE'D upon prior TO sas goxevusnent'-
grant - tAs railroad company. and taere,
fore Withdrawn from the public domain.
The railroad company says that the claim
Was abandoned by the original settler and
therefore the land became a part OF the
rahgle domain again. asa as such hecasne
the eonpanys property by virsus o. sha
graaL
The four years terra OF the present re-
eesYsr 81 she Seattle land sf4fre a asA,sts q,