The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-05

.<...,vv limited States Narshals 8. p.
.1I~ss,an ana George II. Burnham. spe-
"A, commissioner of the United States
-, eourt of appeals for the Ninth
S.t,1rt. Who are In the city en- route to
S---s n interfere IN the mining claim
s~~Ss. m that district, will leave here
s-Ssv for the North on the steamer
6s-con. The primary object OF their mis-
~. 4 10 take into custody Alexander
sS,wsrde the receiver of many OF the
800 mining claims. and bring him TO
~ Fyancssco, which they say will be
~. sv>n n II becomes necessary. as
sr~~ ~ empowered TO do, to enlist the
100 az the military force In Alaska
Sssv also bear with them a writ of GER
1Eesr to be served on Judge Noyes cit
~ Nm to send 10 San Francisco a tran
srslnt 81 all the proceedings of his court
y connection with the cases in aues-
~ fwo officers GO North clothed with
4sfkorify greater than that of any Of
~ n the district In event of their
~ being able 10 apprehend Mckenzie
~ any cause other than lawful, they
~ Ne vii, be brought before the court
Il san Francisco, even n II Is neces-
- % send q revenue cutter to Nome
y accomplish that result
swe DO not know anything about the
nrsls ~ the case said Mr.. Burnham
Yesterday at the Butier Neither Of us
- mad much that has been printed in
~ rapefs. and in fact Mr. Monckton did
- know there was such case until
- hefofe he was ordered to proceed
SSrfh II was not until about an hour
E(see W started that we knew
~ VEN going There In no secret re-
me1inR our mission other than that we
V16A ut want word TO get North before
y ~ there. as we expect enough trou-
- h nettiuR our man as II is.
@fAb can b. relied on. that We will
- 10 time after the boat reaches
XGme N getting Mckenzie, II such a thing
y conu1bie. There will be no such a thing
= 'svteg out : writ of haheas corpus and
k6eta9 y there all winter. ms we are
= Alaska, and every official in tho
Mr4fltt, and are also authorized to call
~ thu military Of the district to en-
fsgSe ar ofders
~ rel<ensie which orders us 10 bring
~ Mo the United States court OF APP
~ o. Dan Francisco. We have an
efNG fHecting Us to take possession OF
" efeDssty that has been placed In his
etv4oy BY the court OF that district,
W&elhef Il b. gold dust or mining claims,
~ tim 4 over TO the original owners
= ~ eefendants In the present suits,
~ rstsrs them to fun possession OF
III nGAts. and n there is any diff
eulU h GettIng possession OF this gold
tNeA ~ Wi call upon the military OF
~ Me4Fles 70 enforce our order
~We Nm also an order to serve upon
l14N Ne{u commanding that he certify
- 4ecce41gs OF his court In these eases
0<U4 circuit court of appeals Mt San
and that the transcript be sent
409 mt boat leaving Nome after the
~ ~ been served
- NpFesent the United States mar
~ Vt the Northern district OF Caiifor-
- md while on this mission will act
= n1fshAls for the court OF appeals We
~ With Us certificates OF our appoint
- signed by the clerk OF the court OF
e@ and there can be no disputing
~ tuthorisy.
When Ne left home we were under
- IMPRESSION that we would have no
1o1D In the North when we arrived
~ unce coming here we have been In
Nsned 70 the contrary We have also
xea Informed that the gold that Nc.
keAll< has taken out during his admir-
Hatinn IL on deposit In one OF the hanks
Nome, and that II II being guarded by
sAsnse had private guard over the
hss but II the latter report be true II
vi facilitate matters very materially as
~ VII only have 20 make demand on
u IA
White there r. apparently a had tanFle
nrps TO be able to get our work
se.oakh IN time 10 take an early steamer
~ ~ case We are not able TO &C.
vNplssh u In time, then a revenue cut
w wv probably be sent for az