The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-22
Guo4 That &c Il About tc Be
Removed From Office.
CAUSE LEADING TO THE REPORT


q - reported mat Lnf1ed cs1tse SAs~
aoxne Cossecsor j. W. Ivey. Of Alaska. 10
abo<a 20 be or has 3nst had this Official
lad eEaratased- whaJe there ID no sub
csnxetaa confirmation for such q report. 1t
4 nss9xhAsess pxomiseaoasiy being c.r-
csssaesA ansonx those interested in political
aed Aisakan affairs The truth or faisity
- The report viii Doubtless BE- learned
from Collector Igey himseif, VINO In ex-
psussd % arrive down On the next steamer
1som satka-
AZ juneau when TIE last Queen left for
Seattle IL was being whispered about that
Deputy Collector Floyd stationed ~ skax-
way vns about TO retire from active OH
c.aa Usher. Although Collector Ivey and
hs deputy at skagway are the bes. Of
Enen1s. the ixtters removal Ii credited 10
ehs collector. The rumors go 70 far a. to
same Deputy Fioyd's Successor.
The immediate cause Tor these rumors
nay - traced 10 an incident Of recent
eoeurTepcs At Juneau. A few weeks ago
ooputy OConnelI, stationed at Juneau.
outzed some 80 gallons Of whisky con-
otgnad from Portland TO Skagway IN care
~ Deputy Collector Floyd. The liquor
went north on the steamer Geo. W. Elder,
which dh not stop at any Canadian port.
II = contrary 10 the British Columbia
laws 70 receive whisky shipped from the
United States. The seizur. was promptly
9epogtsd TO MIR. Floyd. who ordered Mr..
hOCo00eii 10 release the goods. an they
swsrs susst 10 his care only and were bound
tor Lake Bennett. OConnesl refused TO
G1ys up fha goods and Floyd appealed to
<~ffa -sxx -
ths re5e4sze OF the goods. o'conneli refused
30 honor his superior officers request and
skhsrs The matter stands today. All this Ia
tOf common knowledgt or report and II IL
quite possible that from this story has
Grown the report OF Collector fvsy's re-
anoval.
OConneiI WIS sent from Chicago some
Two fnoaths ago and IL is believed that he
stands q great deal nearer 10 Secretary
Lyman ]. Gage than any other customs
udicisd In Alaska. ThIA 4 is claimed, IL
Why he is abb. TO defy his superior officers
and hold his position.
Laws Dtsregarded.
Alaska liquor laws are notorsousiy dis
Ubeyed and are universally held In con-
tempt by the citizens Of the district Al
though there Is a prohibitory liquor law
regarding Alaska. saloons rim openly in al,
- 10 te bought at any time. That The
aiqnor goes IL and that The customs Of
ticiAlS know 4 Is, IL In alleged evident
The government itself n is said, con-
Giyes In the deeepssen BY granting IL
usnsss to sell itasor that Il. own laws
pTohihst from coming into the district and
(which Il requires It's Officers 10 swear 10
ssixs and eonfscats whenever and wher-
ever found. All OF the customs officers.
from the coiinssoy AT Sstka down to tho
last deputy. arc the subjects OF criticism
at al times. for allowing the liquor 10 go
IN ard shutting their eyes 20 i,s sale. And
yet they seixe large amounts Of the stun
going In and make periodical raids upon
come OF .sase saloons and cenfixcate the fire.
water which they find These raids are
Only spasmodle. however, ard are not
productive OF much eontrahaBd goods be-
ing seized.
Some OF the deputies and inspectors are
characterized as honest. while others are
said to be capable OF beng fixed at so
much a gallon. onIy a couple OF weeks
ago large consignment OF barrels mark "a
mineral water were unIoasied AT Skar.
way from a steamer The barrels were
consigned 20 weii-known saloon keeper
there and they passed the inspection OF
shree customs inspectors with little DELAY
The barrels were loaded on wagon and
started Tor the town over one Of The long
Wss&tFsfrs E~t2z S4tE Nteh Gf t1~ &b1rf
other customs inspector doomed I'D ahead
Of the innocent driver
VIVA; have you there desnanfe the
inspector.
Mineral wafer was the reply
well. Just wait until i inspect tina,
water. VIII ssou. rIesseg''
mo. IL has been inspected already Tha
boys broke II open and found IL to he al
right"
ssThat don't make any dsvers-ss "a ,,a.
am gctng 10 Inspect this myself"
And be did ard found that his <,,x;,lrIors
wsre correct There we're eleves barrels
and four eases of whisky in the lot,
As result of persistent hint. OF ca.,u-
sion With whisky smuggisrS the customs
officers were nearly all cited 20 ar.fSear
before thu grand jury az Sltkg a week or
$wo ago, tr 20 the time the last isna,
eaft si,ka no indictments had been hroush Z
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