The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-05-27
Light Upon the Cape Nome
Sandals No
THOUGHT OF JUSTICE
Henry Buchenan Denounces the Former OF
ficials as Corrupt. DuBose
in Bad Company.

Long before the attention of the
United States authorities was called
to the lamentable condition of affairs
in respect to the administration Of
government at Cape Nome. the peo-
pie who lived there were well aware
of the corruption that existed. To
those who suffered in one way or an
other by the knavery of officials, most
of whom received their appointment
through the influence of Senator Car
ter, the work of the federal courts in
Furnishing the offenders is watched
with more than ordinary interest.
Among the Helena men who have
personal knowledge of the conditions
at Nome during the reign of Judge Ar.
thur Noyes is Henry A. Buchenau, now
mining near Clancy. Mr.. Buchenau,
was one of the first Montanians to
arrive at Nome, and perhaps 10 one
now in this state is more familiar with
conditions there than himself In
| speaking of the Nome scandals, MIR.
Buchenau, who was in this city re-
Gently said:
1T is evident from the acts Of the
circuit court of appeals at San Fran
cisco that Judge Morrow is dispens-
| ing justice to the corrupt officials Of
Alaska in manner that should meet
with the approval Of all honest men,
after knowing Judge Dubose as
the people of Montana know him, they
naturally deplore his present situa-
ton. Hence the regrets extended to
him from his former acquaintances
But it is silly to hear the cooing dove
like sentiments expressed for Judge
Dubose, when to see through it is only
an evidence of that binding affinity
that exists between all officials either
for good or for bad as against the
people. l do not call in question his
acts, for not being possessed of the
facts in the case that lead to his be
| ing sentenced to six months impris-
onment for contempt of court. But
| because man is an ex-judge, six feet
of commanding appearance and con.
siderable ability and because nature
has likened unto him all the graces
that please the eye is no evidence
of sterling integrity or that he should
not obey the law.
1T is presumed Judge Dubose went
to Alaska to make money and it is
not unlikely that he formed the ac-
quaintance of that official gang back.
ed by military that held mighty
sway over the people of Nome.
Judge Morrow himself has said
never in all his official experience had
he known such a fragrant abuse of
justice, that they seemed to violate
the obligations of their office the mo-
ment they set foot on shore and he
wondered at the patience and good
sense shown by the people in not
taking the law into their own hands.
"lf we are to accept the opinions
of those who come in contact with
them. one might travel from East
Port. Maine, to Cape Mendicino, from
the Meadow lakes of Manitoba to the
sand dunes of the Florida keys and
and be unable to gather more bale
full, rank, venemous, vile. villainous,
detestable and accursed lot of scoun-
drels in human form divine. Every
man, woman and child should shun
them as they would leper in the last
stage of living decay.
1T was even pitiful yet disgusting
to see ow condescending and servile
they would appear before appointment.
and the very moment they We're in
stalled in Office how bold, arrogant
and even defiant they would act. One
| would think, and perhaps there is, a
wider gulf existing between them ana
the people than the car of Russia and
his meanest Tartar subject.
II never passed one while in the
country that did not forcibly remind
me of those horn-headed, bat-winged,
prehensilized angels that escorted Vir-
gil through Hades. Carlisle has said
earth and sky appeared like the
boundless jaws of some devouring
monster that would lash it's tail, give
growl. open it's mouth and swallow
the whole cheese.
alaska has been a catch word
and the stampedes into that country
has had the effect of demoralizing the
people more than anything that has
happened since the civil war; The ex-
amples set by those in power there
was enough to make one hate his
country and despise his kind. It was
no uncommon thing to view Eskimo
girls of tender years parading the
streets drunk. AS an instance of how
matters were in Nome, recall to mind
one of those Uppers who was show
ing himself along the street in drunk