Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-07
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GOVERNOR LOCKED U
Chief Executive Of Alaska Put
Under Quarantine as a
Smallpox Suspect.
SURGEON Koesher Tells Reason
for Action..Says He En-.
forced the Law.
Secretary James Wilson Assigns
a Butter Expert to Cali
fornia University.

q OUll6T Expert 10 N0lls
fornia University.
Washington, Sept. 6.-Officials of the
treasury department have received one
side of story telling how surgeon OF
the marine hospital service came into
collision with the governor of Alaska
and how the difference Of opinion re-
suited in shutting up the governor in
one room Of the executive mansion at
Sitka as quarantine measure Some
weeks ago Surgeon j. w. Koesher, who
makes report to the treasury, discov-
cred a case of smallpox on the naval
ship Albatross at Sitka. He ordered the
commander Of the vessel to proceed at
once to Port Townsend, Washington,
but the captain resisted strongly ana
der.
On Aug. another case of smallpox
was discovered on the vessel and anoth-
er order was issued for Capt Moser to
proceed with his vessel to Port Towns
end, but before the Albatross got under
way Governor Brady requested Surgeon
Koesher that he be allowed to go
aboard the vessel to communicate with
Capt. Moser. The surgeon refused the
request, explaining that the law forbade
all persons to board vessel under
quarantine.
The governor thereupon replied that
he must go, the law Notwithstanding
The governor went, but when he came
ashore Surgeon koesher Guaranteed
the governor in one room of the COVER
nor's residence for forty EIGHT hours.
did this" says the surgeon in his
report, in order to disinfect his cloth
ing. he himself being immune, having
already suffered with the disease
Secretary Wilson has received a re-
quest from the University of California
for an expert in butter and cheese
handling, with a view to establishing a
dairy department in that university
The secretarys interest in both purely
agricultural or farm schools and special
departments in regular schools along
this line is we'll known, and as soon as
he receives an invitation to attend a
commencement or exercise or deliver an
address before one OF these schools he
tries to arrange other matters in such a
manner as TIC permit it's acceptance In
response to the request from the Uni
versity Of California, Secretary Wilson
had Mr.. w. e. Griffith one Of the ex-
perts Of the dairy division, assigned to
the work, and the course Of instruction
will begin with the opening Of the fall
session.
Secretary Hitchcock has justified the
lease by the Ute chiefs of a part of their
reservation in the southwest corner of
the state to the Colorado Cliff Dwelling
Association. This land comprises the
famous Mesa Verde, table land TWEEN
ty miles long and eight miles wide, and
having upon 1t three or four hundred
cliff dwellings, including the noted "Cliff
Palace" the bourne of many a scientist
and seeker after the curious. This land
being included in the Ute reservation,
prevented the state or national govern
ments from renting it, hence the lease
from the Ute chiefs. The object of the
association is to preserve these famous
ruins, which are at present but little
protected and suffering daily depreda-
tons from curiosity seekers. A toll road
leading to the dwellings will be opened,
and the toll will be used toward paying
tho rent of the land. Such protection
will be given the cliff dwellings as will
stop the threads OF weathering.
The cliff villages of this part of the
United States are said by scientists to
be the finest examples of the homes OF
this curious people to be found in the
world today.
Orders have been issued by the wa,
department. for the return to the United
States Of the Eighteenth and Twenty
third regiments OF regular infantry ano
nine companies Of the seacoast artillery
now IN the Philippines. The transport
Buford will sail from Manila for New
York on Sept. 10 with the Twenty thirc
and the Fitzpatrick will leave on The
game date for San francisco with the
Eighteenth. The Fitzpatrick will return
to Manila Immediately to bring bacl
the nine companies of coast artillery
The vessel will land them at New York
Figures prepared in the war depart
ment show that since the last of tn,
volunteers were withdrawn from tn,
Philippines there were left in the archi
pelago 1867 officers and 1873 men of tn,
regular establishment. Since then sew
enty-six officers and 2,221 men have re
turned, leaving 1.491 officers and 1881
men. When the Eighteenth, Twenty
third and the coast artillery depart Their,
will remain In the Philippines about 43,
COO troops, or 300 more than Gen. Mac
Arthur said were necessary to maintain
order.
It has been decided by the treasur.
department that parcels post package
from Germany addressed to persons re
gliding in certain cities other than Ney
York may be forwarded by the posta
authorities at New York without exam
iantion or appraisement to Boston
Philadelphia, Chicago and St. Louis
The postmaster general has notified tn
department that the postoffices in thos
cities are authorized to change mail
direct with Germany and that the Ger
man Office has been requested to caus
parcels to those cities to be placed ii
separate sacks. The treasury depart
ment has in contemplation the extenso
OF this service to Cleveland, Detroit
Milwaukee, Cincinnati. New Orlean
and San Francisco, but it will be neces
sary to arrange certain details to thi
end with the German government.
Rats Tie Up.
LACROSSE Wis, Sept. 6.-The booms a
Saltwater and West Newton have close
down for the year on account of the 10y
water which is prevalent The hoor