The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-19

WASHINGTON d. G.. Feb. lss--see-
rctary Bliss Is In receipt OF a letter from
Governor John q. Brady. OF Alaska. de-
scriptive OF the latiess condition Of NJ,
fairs at sknsuny and pyca. 1t was re- re
ferrcd 10 at the cabinet meeting to-day
when Alaskan nfrairs were under dis
cusslon, and was considered sufiiclcnt
| Justification BY the members for the
dispatch OF the additional military force
already authorized 10 be sent to Alas-
kan territory. The following Is a copy
of the letter.: Y e.
News from skaguay by the steam,
boat now In port is serious. The United
States deputy marshal has been shot
dead In discharge OF his duty. Another
| man was killed at the same time at the
same place. Recently the steamers have
| been carrying great lists Of passengers,
aud many OF these are gamblers. thugs
and lewd women from the worst quar-
| ,ers OF the cities from the coast They
have taken in the situation AT Skaguay
| and Dyea, nnd appear 10 have conf
hlned TO carry things with high hand.
| The best people Mt these places are pow
crless, because they have no municipal
| form OF government. The United States
| marshal IL nowerless. because he can
appoint only few deputies, and when
| they undertake. to act they are singled
out as targets by this rufllanly element.
| One of this class was tried In the Uniteu
States district court last December for
she killing OF United States Deputy
| Marshal Watt In January. 1887, and was
| acquitted by the jury, In the face OF
| positive testimony. In Fact. these inhu-
cnces seem to be Joined hand In hand
and will surely 20 unpublished unless
| the government takes Immediate action
and provides the necessary force Mt
| Skaguay. Dyea and other points. Cons
grcss should grant relief so that both
naval and military officers can act when
requested by the civil authorities. The
United States marshal should have q
patrol vessel at his command with nee
essary Accommodations for eight or len
deputies and a proper armament. do
not see how he can perform, his duties
as executive officer of the court unless
he has such means of loconotion always
entirely ut his own command.
AT the present time large and iEi-
portans mining property Ia held by a
number of miners at BerDecs Bay. This
was rIftthtlS ft~th S4h-
I.hands OF n receiver by the court. Ibuttto
date the receiver has not come Into pos
session. In this Instance there smuch
ITO be; said in favor OF =ininers &c.
tiou and their solf-control. but tt is of
such u n1 ture that violence may be the
result. The marshal has no means OF
reaching that point with Il sufficient
force to carry out the Instructions of
the court. Judge Johnson leaves by. this
boat to settle this affair amicably3 if
possible
Two weeks ago or a little more. a
gang OF men commanded Captain Pat
tersor. OF the steamship Alki to dis
charge the natives who were handling
the freight on the wharf. They attack
cd thsEc natives and beat they cruelty.
in the face OF the deputy marshal. The
cai tain was Obliged 10 conipro1iisn with
them by paying them 20 cents per hour
for work on the wharf. but he insist
ed thar the natives should work on the
vessel n.
u am sorry to report that the court
house at Juneau has been burned to the
ground.
$50 far the winter has been remarka-
bic for mlldness. and this tends TO bring
the crowds, and sooner than they were
expected
The letter was dated February 3.