The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-11
WHISKY WAR
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News Of tAs whisky var In Alaska
vas brought down on the steamer City Of
Iopska. which arsivsd yesterday. The
agitatioa Of thA past few months cul-
minatsd h The rscspt seizure BY she cus-
toms cfscials - 80 gallons ef smuysied
whisky.
At the end a ~ last fiscal yssr. June
%. I66a the government csnssd selling
bess stamps In Alaska. thsrsoy causing
the shutting mp of tbs bsswery Of John
Gray - Juneau. Under the las liquors
can b sold By Druggists on physicians'
prescriptions and hcsnses are only 70 b
granted 10 reputable drugEistA A mat.
ter Of fact prescriptions have been given
for Ten gailoas Of whisky, which the
druggists cold 70 men who carried on 80
looms. although Il b against the Law to ssli
drinks In this way there was quite
trade in the stun. which u admitted under
special permit by customs officers whom
consigned TO licensed druggists. But the
druggists also secured large shipments OF
bssr and when this vas put on the market
Il caused Gray, whose brewery had been
closed b. the government. to make COM
plant. He forwarded his complaint to
the department thst the drug stores we're
privilege Of manufacturing il
This NOT only oct the bali rolling, bat
set the druggists by thA ears. and ~ war
rssallated BY informing the customs OIL
ciais Of the landing Of some whisky in the
night The officers procured . search war
rant and found 500 gallons Of British Co
lumbis whisky in the residence Of Frank
rested and u now held In s., 500 bonds.
private letter brought down on the
Topeka brings the following account Of
suicide just before the boat left:
''Ths body OF John Peterson, . eweds
aged 20 years. wss found Thursday. April
S, In his cabin east Of the Mexican mines
on Douglas island. Peterson, becoming
discouraged at bis failure to secure work
from tho Alaska Tread sell Gold Mining
Company. secured = strap and, fastening
IL about his neck. leaned back In . chair
and strsngled himSeif to death. He 10
supposed 70 have committed the deed
durins the night He had plenty to
extremity. He worked for tho
Chilcat cannsry last year and was re-
Garded - m industrious man. United
States Commissioner Melien examined
the body but held no inquest. The re-
mains we're buried on Douglas island.
Peterson was single and had no relatives
In the United States or Alaska
AT present there are two men for every
job offered By tho mining companies. So
Tar about 200 have gone TO the Yukon min
ting country. most Of them inexperienced
men. The Treadweil mill has been run.
ming about 100 stamps for month on &C.
count Of the shortage Of WATER"
Capt Oscar BartoIs, Of the sealing
schooner Achilles, 10 under bonds 70 APP
pear for trial on the charge Of aiding one
Of the crew of the United States steamer
Pinta 70 desert LAST year Bartols took
one Of the Pinta's men away with him on
his schooner. but this year when he re.
turned went aboard the Pinta 70 compare
his chronomstsr. The government officers
thought he possessed On extraordinary
amount Of nerve. and put him of the
steamer. They then caused his arrest
The sealing schooner Helen, of Tacoma,
10 In Sitka with thirty-six seal skins.
Among the passengers who came down
on the Topeka were Lieut.. David Peacock
and his wife. Lieut. Peacocx has Just
been transferred from the command of the
PInta and succeeded Lieut.. Emmons, who
went up on the last steamer; also L. N.
Kstcharn, deputy collector Of customs at
Wraueel.