The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-07-24
THE TROOPS ARE NEEDED

General RauJarr> inspection oi thc Skaeua, military post |, mauer "i considerable interest to thc citizens of th, town arJ ,o tb, mhahitan,, oi thc vicinity On tb, e,uear, rccomm,n- d1uoa ,h, J,rumgo, oi Alaska has been mcr.,I ut. ttc department oi ttc Columbia. and a, a consequence tbc bcJlmr.r. at Nomc win Joe abandoned anI .n the military afa'r> ot ,h,, district uu beu,c.or,h be di rc,trI from F.u \ucowcr
 Should t appear t1 General Randall that troop, arc uot needed at Ska
 ua, tbe, viU b, removed Eut a, thc genera. N1 remain here tor several day. u. mrl, probable th1t he w'l have much hH,uy m ob,crine the tue l.u. %. adur, While there Is rrbar. mt'c danger ot au Indian up. H.u. tht could be very generally lamaeu. 0. ihe whites. thc Horton murler tdc burning oi thc steamer Gardner and man, other minor d,prc lauuu. ,h.t arc constantly occurring make plain ,ho0ws "i ybc constant danger there ., %. repr-aI, uu tac part, %. u.uen. tb.t u.l result u b.oodshcl X uu, squad %. ,o.leg i- now cn. ,smpsI uu tuc CUhat anJ a- a result sU trouble between Indians aud whites !. at au ,aI NJ ,bc mc jhc hor ror, %. tbc Horton murder we're mt!c known t. oh. mHaaaut, ol Lynn -t u.I tb.r. ,.raN would have been 1 general ,euue ou, oi the Indians. were 10 u.t aha, tlc strong j.,gtp.i. ned srm %. che military Was present. Go us, jae pgperltyr. oi tbc GOO, rage from ,ae Indian village, where tbe, bad .ou.b, refuge SkaevU i>. moreover border town Though U ., u..u...aH. ,ast any danger o. at tack need hc anticipated from th. other .idr co. tae lae che recent da- m,t. dent shows tHr ttcre Is a.Vay. jal- ger co. ..m. complication to ,a1,, .usu.u chat m-l, -y.u., m d-.rle- The pr.-,u.e %. ,b, military - su a-. -urace .aa, uo,hm- .- rab'e t' ,ssm tba, ma, cau., uteuauom. m,,uu- Jer.uuIue. The treasure, ot the interior pass through >sasva, Iu, mounted police afford safety 70 ths gold shipments a. ar a. che mmr ot Wmt. Pass and the pr,-a,e u, troop. u S.asuH make, Q a s'. pom, ..r shipment
 Tber, .- a very -tuet law 1r.u.'r ue the mHur, from aeuus Iu tlc ea pa,,t, oia ro--,c c.m,aw. lt i- not tbe bu.uo.. ot soldiers to perform me function, %. ,,,I peace cou,.ru'r- That va, ah, th, ,oIbrr, could at"rI th, rrop., n. protection when s.p, Smith and h.- gang organized ~ia- way mto hralguauer, tor cum. Tb, military m Alaska ha, now. how ever been given extraordinary powers and may assist td, ,i,l government m mau,auus order ltr reasonable Jo bcbe.o ,.at ,ac pre,u, perfect -ecrr i,, ,a b.r and property m thi, c',, |, iu great measure due to tbc presence of t.e c.lorod r.op, Nt any ume d a,u -us, ma, be made u thc u,c- uor and cause another stream Ui hu m5n.y to pour uto ,h,, port from an part. ot tbe vorlI Were such a thiue to bappeu-and ], !, hkeb !, W,i. Skaevay would again be at the mercy ot a IaUIe,, mob ii the post va, moved from here Complication, arc also yer LabIe to arise m che Por,upuc district especially i there are amy rich strike. oa tae creek, along thc modus ,.,enh lnr While distance, are great m Suu,a,a,tcu Alaska. troops may be dispatched from Sla.Vay Jo other part. u. the country a- c>pcdiu"u,l a. from any other point lt would u"t seem reasonable to leave th., vast ter utor. governed as 't i- ou'a by direct federal authority without military proc lection