The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-25
fnsTessmsn Warner Returns
With Needed Information.
cvoHT TO HAVE a DELEoATE.
- nays Alaska n Not Yet Ready far
= Fen Territorial Govesanene,
~ Needs = ResIst~n of Iss Laws
~-xhesIa Have ~ AeereAttea Res
sesestnttve - saxDris~a af the
1ssuest for Aiserss n<sawuaaisa.

4uu. v. Warner, % Clinton, H.. men,
~ q csnxssss from the Thirteenth flu-
- district. ~ IN the city. a guest Of the
Suf5eT hesxs. lIr. Warner WAS here
go . month aga and joined the con-
nxnpsoual party that iefs here ca ths
oseen for an Alaskan trip. returning with
fseu about ten days age. Since ssen tse
- been 81 California and 10 now on hts
eoy home. He enjoyed the California
~ al bus the uncomfortable heat, ne
-, ard 10 glad 20 get to = more pleas
- climate.
N. Warner went 10 Alaska al the re-
essss Of Gov. Brady to inquire into the
see1s Of the territory w.t. regard 10 .e1-
h;atton and especially with a view 10
eodlfyfnE q system a iaws for sts xoy-
efnment- He was chairman OF d commit
,ee Ia the fast nosss charged with the
asty During his stay In Alaska he ae-
szired q great deal Of Information that
I'll be Of service ia this work and OF adj
Fs1ts4s 10 tbs people there. He says the
vnnie systssn Of laws needs oyerhau.inx
ard there viii undoubtedly be legislation
b tAs eofnlng session OF congress To re-
Ikss some Of the present Inequalities
~ al not 80 into detail regarding them.
bit only spoke 90 them In a general way.
4 do not Think he said. that Alaska
b wi ready for a complete territorial s,yy-
erumenf IKE that Of Arizona and New
Mensecs u 10 such . vast extent Of ter
r'iosy and The population, except IN few
taunsanitles. is NJ sparse tina; the expense
II territorial government would be TOO
sesyy burden for The people Ia carry.
uststts % juneau. sitka and Ekaxway.
is<fs are no important towns and the bur-
In ~ supporting a territorial autonomy
ssasd fall too heavily apon them For
kkx. s4SA xk<f
aass Tcasons. think II Will be better to
Ssvsfn the ssnntry through congress.
shosid he Represented.
7 think. however. that the people there
skoate have some accredited representa-
nvs at Washington, either az congress
ecnal delegate. or Otherwise 70 voice
nssr desires and rssss such legislation az
nty be proper and OF advantage While
he recent visItations OF congressman ana
tnassrs viii be 81 great service In III
hsmsng congress ~ 10 conditions there,
Dare are many things they do not know.
Der these reasons It would be better II
asrs we're some authorized representative
u DE seat OF government.
sAiaska In q tremendous country and
shsnk the southeast section Is going to
tsselop SONS large aud extensive gold.
copper and iron mining operations.
There In great deal OF timee. there also,
shich should be utilized. and Will he
vhsn transportation facilities are better.
link Skagway IL going tn be the town.
@ansau has had the advantage thus far,
nj the opening ns the raiirnad at skag4
way will make that place the center OF
t1sributtnfa and deprive Jaeau OF the
nfae bhsiness growing eut OF past en-
Nfmsnf OF that advantages. Juneau viii
Ass iex6 some by reason of loss of bust
n1ss from Douglas island. whose people
ne building up quite town OF their own
md becoming independent of juneau At
tas same time the town will continue To
nos, for other large mines and indus.
usss WI De developed " It's territory and
eok 20 ~ IA n esfser."
NJ Warner was much interested In the
Nsnf announcement OF the retirement
secretary Algsr grufn the cabinet n.
HsFessh high opinion of the secretary
n Individual ana AZ an official
Thinks Well az AIxer.
Ever since the generals appointment.
2 The cabinet he has been the subject
& saslstasfs and bitter newspaper criti-
esri but | do not know of a single act
g hls that merits IL. He has conducted
viz iess loss than ever before known.
sha ! % ,iot know how his management
esaid have been better. No man. of
saufss can escape criticism at aorae
= The war coming on suddenly as
did, u WIS impossible. in sn short a
ums Ter preparation. Ia provide for ex~
~ need. Hut even with the beef apt-
ssas. tse mon In tho army have hsen
- ana vio,hed far better than any sol
esss tas government ever had tn service
Ass tha old soldiers of ina interstates'
vi about it.
Do not knew Mr. McKIniey's reason
" requesting his resignation and can
ssAkins no cause for IL nnssgs IL grew
ess OF the fast that while secretary ~
VAT Asn. AiEer was seeking an eissgi iesi
= ne senate. Net knowing the nrrsl-
esass reasons, | arm not crsfiristng him
- ~ he same time. | do not under
Mr. Warmer Raw Gen. Joe Wheeler sn
- Francisco, waiting hts departure FIR
AsanA, aua sHvs sh. cid soldier ia ~
e@ker fes the fray as hnv and ia his
be else
re sags wha. strikes him most In Sc
$50 ana generally Ia the Mart Invest Is
- - comparative absence az gray heads
M9N ~ the People I sec are Young aud
..1ssfeias. rfssf~esrst men. az ard ready 20
= 80 frr hfe ana working like beavers
= = saeF Nfae ara making this cssstHtre
&c IsafftaS g In the advance column of
sEexs~ss- Tbs forward movement nnw
SeeE en- here - due IL the energy and
sA'rK ~ n vcnng population unfettwrea
Z asd tfSasfasss and csensers a gtarsr -
- Warner win leave fer hts horne
80 evening ana gees away mtch released
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