The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-01
Authorized to Wave Royalty on
Klondlke Gold.
HE HAS DONE SO ON OCCASION
His Retirement ~ Yukon Commits
Trouble With Faweett-I0i. Jas.
DemvfIte. IA Unique Character
Interview with the kt0ndIke
king-Mosauitaes and water.


Special Correspondence 81 the Post-inteiIs-
geuceF.
LAWSON CITY, JuIy HIT has just
uosae TO light here fl Dawson City that J.
Marrow Walsh. commissioner Of the Ya-
kon. hag the syewer 70 remit royalties
gold taken out OF Kiondike claims and .ha.
be has beer exercising that power whore
Justice seemed to demand Il. Maj. Walsh
now states that II he should see fl 10
abrosate the 10 per cent yalty entirely
f,s has no DOUBT that the government would
sustain his action. This news has caused
ripple Of excitement here and 1t Is
thought that the total abolition OF the
royalty f. or5v a question OF time. Ma.
Walsh Is alaou, 20 return 10 Ottawa and
give Up his office after an administration
here OF hut a month. II is strongly hoped
that ne will recommend upon hts return
and retirement The immediate rep~si ~ III.
royalty Law. He says that total royalty
OF but $4,000 has been collector from this
seasons washings.
The retirement Of Mat Walsh a. commits
sioner % the Yukon IL causing no end
al gossip. The consensus OF IL AL
!s 10 the effect tina; there ls something
rotten in Kioudike I. is In the first plafe
known that Nal Walsh and Cold Com
missioner Fswcett are at Ioggerheads. 1t
r. said that the former cannot stomach the
methods Of the latter ard shat Walsh de-
mantis honesty and Justice in government
affairs while Fawretfs record II "a limited
will out stencil those OF Warren Hastings
ard Cecil Rhodes when II reaches air. X
II thought walsh VIII cause an .nvestiga-
ton Of Fawcett ana his methods BY the
Canadian government when the proper
time arrives
Persons Who claim 10 know what they
are saying point out that every governmnet
official under the Fawcs.t regime down TO
The lowest rank Of policeman has his INIT
out" Ask for your mail AT the Dawson
pos;offce you are told there IL none for
you. give "a policeman s. and ne viii get
yon plenty OF letters. similar state Of
affairs az every turn. tip viii accomplish
wonders here. Used to think American
officials corrupt but they are angels IN
comparison with those u this part Of
Canada, Being corrupt and so opeu about
~ the tesser officials know that their RiI-
periers are the same and more SO. hence
an investigation may bring out some
strange transactions.
a Gntaue Character.
Col. James Domviie for twenty years
"a member OF the Canadian parliament from
Kings county. New Brunswick. Is nov In
Dawson. He is Il unique and rather COM
icai character. yet man of extraordinary
good sense He is the only member % the
Dominion parliament IA have visited the
EIondike and his visit here il regarded
OF grest Importance.
The affairs Of this country should he
administered more in the interest OF the
people, said Col. pomviie frankly I'm an
etnterview tho other day,
"Have YOU conferred with Mai. Walsh
about measures hencalclal 10 this country
COL D0suyiila asked he 0aV ~
*Testiou.
- II have not spoken to him why should
pdFi have found ont al want - know
.slcre from n girl who knows thing or
Two and who has beer here al winter
@N'alvh has been here only thirty days
sHon't care for HIM. I am James
.Donivilis, member of parliament from
kings county. New brunswick. why
should | care for such fellows as Walsh
When so back 10 Ottawa don't want
bin TO he able 10 boelon Ia ne and ask
me- TO back him In anything. I don't want
to know MIN at all. sees"
do the people back in Ottawa think
the discretion given 10 the men In power
here has not been abusod2"
II Will answer automatically that OF
@ts,wa Is long way of and the govern
An'eft knov~ nothing 81 what has happen
81 IN This country except what the officials
Themselves have reported"
s"fr you not think less restriction upon
&Asssztainly CAPITAL nii not come in
here anser the present unbalanced state. ]
sxaga here for sone people Who have 4
LITTLE money 20 lwvest gHt my people have
writien ~ ne asking what sart Of a CIV
sVnnicat We have auv Az ami but fer me
weald have Withdrawn from here ~ others
3aayos dnnr. This 'ane man povpr' Is kill
Ing tbs country have steamer coming
up the rive: wSfh au .Ictric ptanf on
tHasd, aua an going II pat i. up rigat
here without the permission IF anyto9y
Neither Walsh nor fAwceit nor anybody
se,Se gan stop me, have twenty guns on
soaTd ami I VII PEA up thc plant. aon't
scare FOR thos@ fellows "
Royalty II Ridiculous.
What DO gou thiuk * the Ii per cent
.goysF'yF
III Is ridiculous. simply ridiculous A%
result az :; men ar hIdlnk away tho.r
sell and getting II cut Of the country ana
oonf Mams Them ! would 10 IL nv
~sySr II tho royaity VAS per ess,,f 1yso-s
would b. feailV-'f ffam Z, ihaa FROM va
Der cent Tire present system sifprtv puts
premium ou fA~fai>y- II originated
srNt1 reports from ofN sa's hesss made N
esst.aws- taat 'he riiaes Nrra ava sse4 ~ Van
-lcss. aNd shat ths> Ger~ rtah-t than ,sas
arr, What H. T esste whaf ,eosfaf~v "a r,sY
= FROM In t"2lsnt = 3srh consider sha
frst country on ,he far- of - earth tN.,
never question usu-s uatte2altv. -
matter ~te'hst uan - z tew o~ Hot
fento' q Mohama7eian 5v ar Africaudev
49, WHY eae't3 " ffs ts. drive ,,tt q f-.v
1sgkees trom she k,essakeT'
% tVa 'f-.ik f. w.'a,t 20 esy cana tt
send "a c>mntttce is OU.Na IS work 10y
seito. laws
@F'e Nnb"u 'efr#e Al ~oor Asvs
hone EoFFtn'ueot ANA pawe,r wtu 1sv-
taT charge - i.~ ,ser tvarir.Hai sretr.
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