Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-08-26
DAILY. INDEPENDENT.
AUGUST &c. 1897
TO MAKE ALASKA DRY.

Collector lvey. who has gone TO
Alaska to assume charge OF the GUS
toms dist riot OF that territory, it is
unue rstooi. has specific instructions
from the Treasury Department to en-
force to the letter the executive order
restricting the importation and sale
Of liquors in Alaska.
Under the laws governing the Ter
ritory of Alaska, no liquors, malt or
vinou. can be imported, manufactur-
ed or sold there, save by special per-
NIT. allowing their u ~ for medicinal,
mechanical or scientific purposes.
Despite this regulation, there are now
in Alaska five breweries in operation,
and l42 other places where liquors
are sold. Alaska is in the intel nal
revenue district of Oregon. and dur
ing the year 1896 there were l47 spec
ial taxes colected from persons en-
gagged in selling liquor. There are
numerous saloons in Juneau, Sitka
and other Alaskan towns where liq
uor is obtained tor che asking, and no
attempt is male to conceal the fact
that this business ID being carried on.
The special tax which every one in
the liquor business it forced to pay is
not issued as icerse, or to afford
any protection to the holder, as it is
expressly stated thereon that the
same shall not be IN conflict wi h any
mum .cipal, county or State laws con-
cernlng the regulation of the liquor
traffic.
The sale OF liquor in A laska is only
allowed under the Executive order
for medicinal. mechanical or scientif-
ic purposes, by persons who obtain a
permit to do 80 from the Governor of
the Territory. Before che permit Ii
issu ID the applicant has to MAKE IN
affidavit and furnish bond i'll not
less than $500 that be will not sell in
toXicating liquors to any person not
kno Nn 10 him, or duly identified, nor
~ a pCloOu III I1dp1U vi
intoxicated, nor ON his premises, aud
that he will make full returns of the
disposition OF liquor he is permitted
to have. Every person under the
regulations who secures a permit
from the Governor to sell liquors for
medicinal, mechanical or scientific
purposes is required to secure from
the Collector of the Oregon district
special tax receipt as liquor deal
or. Two of the breweries pay a spec
ial tax on the manufacture of 500
barrels Of beer or over, and the re-
naming three on less than 500. The
other special taxes are issued to drug
gists and retail liquor dealers.
Just how five breweries and 142
other places Can find it paying bus
mess to sell liquors for me licin Il, me-
chanica] or scientific purposes is the
question Collector Ivey has to wrestle
with. 1t is understood that he has
explicit instructions to enforce the
regulations against liquor in his dis
trlct, and, il he does, the law, hitherto
more houored in it's observance, is
likely to become obi ,us, and BIZ fol-
lowed by a stron offJrt to secure the
removal Of the present restriclons.
Tho Klondyke excitement and the
ma rush to that distant country have
given an impetus to the smuggling
Of liquor through Alaska, and tn III.
sand Of gallons bought ut Fort Simp
son, it is reported, have been success So
fully overlooked by the United
States customs officials, whose duty
1T ls to prevent illicit business
Morning Orcgoniau.
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