Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-09-20

purchased the rights of the aliens.
"A fight for possession then ensued, and
there being no court or other civil au-s
sthority at Nome, Captain Walker with.
a company OF regulars then stationed
at St Michaels assumed to determine
the matter. The Blake locators were:
driven away by the military and the
aliens were allowed to work the mines
for Mr.. Lane.
BY this time several thousand min
fers had arrived at Nome. Finding the
whole country staked over by the Lap.
landers, most Of the claims being taken
through powers OF attorney, the miners
called a meeting for the purpose of re-
organizing the district. There were
over 300 American citizens at this
meeting, but they were dispersed by
Walker and his troops at the point of
the bayonet. Judge Johnson, the only
Judge in Alaska at that time, held a
weeks term Of court at Nome late in
the fall Of 1898. but would not hear
any cases involving the title to these
valuable claims. At the close of this
brief term Judge Johnson resigned his
position on the bench and became an
attorney for Mr.. Lane. He was one
among the great array Of legal talent
that appeared before Judge Morrow
and had Judge Noyes reversed 2
When congress convened last winter
the Alaska code bill was introduced in
both houses. This bill is predicated
largely upon the Oregon state code, but
strangely enough contained aprovision
cor confirming title to mining property lo-
cated by aliens in Alaska. When the
bill was being considered in the sem
ate an amendment was introduced pro-
viding that the question of title to orig
inal mining locations should be deter
mined by the local courts. This
brought on one of the most remarkable
and Interesting debates ever heard in
the senate and the discussion ran
through whole month Of the session.
Lawyers on both sides Of the contro-
versy thronged the corridors of the
capitol. Charles Lane, who is alleged
to have been a liberal contributor to
democratic campaign funds, sent a
large number Of people to Washington
to fight the anti-alien amendment
Senator Jones, Mr.. Bryan's chairman,
champ pioned the cause of Mr.. Lane, and
organized an opposition to the amend
ment Whicn openly threatened to de-
feat the entire bill. Under the rules
OF the senate allowing unlimited de-
bate this would have been an easy
matter, and the friends of the amend
ment, to save the bill which gave
Alaska a much ch-needed form of govern
ment, withdrew the anti-alien PROPOSE
tion. The provision which confirmed
tthe alien titles was also struck out,
and the bill became a law. : It pro-
yided AMONG othef things for three
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properties for the session II wh; III,
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