The San Francisco call., 1898-03-19
CANADIANS
 STEAL, MORE
 TERRITORY Trouble Brewing on the Borders of
 Alaska. Dominion Officials Ad- vance Farther on
 Our Soil. Now. Collecting Duties Near the Sunnnit of the Two
 Passes. CONFLICT IS IMMIN ENT. Governor Brady About to Depart for Washington to See the
 President
CONFLICT IS IMMINENT.
Governor Brady About to Depart for Washington to See the
 President
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Special Dispatch to The Call. JUNEAU, Alaska, March 14 (by steamship Queen to Seattle, March 1S). After dinner this evening had long interview with Governor John G. Bra dy, and before that a talk with Col lector of Customs J. w. Ivey. Things are going to ''pop" in Alaska before long. The fuses of several official se- crets are about to be ignited. When they go off there will be a sensation and scurrying to cover.
 Alaska is on the verge of radical changes, which will affect not only the people of the district, but which prom ise also to be of international interest and importance. l remarked to Cover nor Brady that the day before yester- day I had seen the British Union Jack Haunting it's colors on the summit Of Chilkoot Pass, while crowds of Klon- dikers passed below it in their hurried march to the Klondike. The Canadians moved up there some two weeks ago from Lake Bennett, and have since been collecting duty on the spot, about twenty rods from the summit of the Yukon side. At first there was much indignation expressed at Dyea, but the feeling has now calmed down, and duty is being paid by KlondikerS without protest. A few American flags may be seen at Sheep Camp, raised as If in de- fiance to the Canadians, and seemingly to imply that, though they have come so far, they must come no further Governor Brady said:
 T am going up to Dyea and Skaguay | in a few days with Collector 1vey. l am going to make a special inspection of the situation on the passes, on the trails and in those towns. The Canad- ians have been nudging closer to the summit gradually. I know that their flag there is offensive to many men. At first the Canadian authorities were sta- tioned at Lake LeBarge, next they moved up to Lake Bennett and now they have pitched their tents and the British flag at the summit. I have no power to take any kind of action. If I had my own way, I would be inclined to set up a stake ten marine leagues from the coast and have them kept be- yond that.
 'I intend to make journey to Wash ington, D. C., in a few weeks. l pre- sume I shall be consulted by the Pres ident about this gradual nudging us off the log, but I shall make no recommen- dations formally. We are in strained relations with Spain. do not feel like troubling the administration with this matter; besides that, we want the friendship of England at this time. l am going to Washington to be ready for use in connection with legislation for Alaska"
 The stationing of a United States Deputy Collector of Customs, backed up by a force of Deputy United States
 Marshals, at Lake Bennett, in terri tory which the location of the Cana dian customs post and the flying Of the British flag on the Chilkoot sum-
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 dian ground is expected here to pre- cipitate complications, the result of which it is not possible to foresee or predict It is difficult to see how a conflict of some sort can be avoided. On this point Governor Brady declined to express himself.
 Collector Ivey. fresh from Washing ton. is clothed with new powers and backed by the administration. He Is in the saddle and has the reinS in his hand. He sprung the first of series of sensations in Juneau to-day. He ordered the three breWeries to close and keep closed tonight. Then a re- port spread that all the saloons in Ju- neau, Dyea, Skaguay, Wrangel, Sltka closed. Saloon keepers hurriedly hid surplus whisky, beer and other intox- icating beverages to prevent their be- ing seized. Collector Ivey said:
 sThe matter of brewing beer and also the sale of spirituous liquors in Alaska has been under consideration hv the department at Washington for three months. I have instructions to stop the breweries and to prevent them making any more beer in the fu- ture."
 twill you close the saloons in the district?"
 T am not prepared to say as to that at present The execution of the law rests with the United States Marshal. T will say. however, that I intend to enforce the law from this on to the ex- tent of my ability. as I have tried to do since I have been in office. On my recent trip south I seized and took with me more liquor than has been seized since 1867. 1 can say nothing as vet in regard to martial law at Ska quay and Dyea, but l will station dep uties at Lake Bennett"
 Tn the afternoon Collector Ivey went over to Douglas City, on Douglas Isl- and. across the channel from Juneau, and closed the breweries there. This mornings boats took the news up to Dyea and Skaguay. where there are three breweries and saloons almost every other door, and by this time con sternation reigns there.
 Governor Brady said in regard to the new determined enforcement Of the H. ouor law: You can depend on 1t that whisky in Alaska will be $20 and up- ward per gallon in short time. There has been too much smuggling. l do not speak for MT. 1vey, but l under stand he has authority to employ a large number of additional deputies.
 s'He will also have steamboat at his disposal and other facilities which no collector has ever had before in Alaska When we get to Skaguay and yua will have a consultation With the military authorities there, and when we return to Sitka we will have a conference with the United States Marshal and with the United States District Attorney. If necessary I pre- sume" said Governor Brady, smiling. "the Government can spare ship or two from the Boring Sea fleet to help e<...< 4l. l1,xxr i., loS. 70