The Nome nugget., 1903-04-04
ALASKA
 OFFICIALS Charges and Counter charges are. Made. X FIERCE FlGHT Being Made to Gust Richards and Judge Wickersham
 Also iii Danger.
X FIERCE FIGHT

Washington, D. C., Jan. l2.-Col. Melvin Grigsby, United States district attorney at Nome. has returned to Washington from Sioux Falls. ;. n. Charges have been filed with the de- psrtmeut of justice against Col. Grigs- by, but their exact nature has not been made known. Col. Grigsby said today that he entertained no fear of losing his position, and he would return to Nome early next spring.
 A strong fight is being made 10 se- Sure the removal of Frank H. Richards United States marshal at Nome. IL is being led principally by Dr. Cabell Whitehead and Volney T. Uoggatt and Geo. NJ. Easterly, of Naldes. who with Hoggatt, seems to be Judge Wick arsham's special representative here. Whitehead, H0ggatt and Easterly have been busily engaged in securing news paper interviews 3a Alaska and Alaska affairs and have been extremely active.
 In an interview today Col. Grigsby said that the attempts being made to secure his removal would full to the ground, as no charges but those of the most vial kind had been made against him. He had explained fully 10 the department of justice the req sons which had actuated him in leav- ing Nome prior to receiving the de- partment formal consent, and his action, he said, had been satisfactory, and there the matter would end.
 Col Grigsby also stated that he did not believe the enemies of Marshal Richards would succeed in forcing him out, although they were doing every thing in their power to bring it about. It may be. stated on excellent authority that if Richards is removed his removal will be followed by that of Judge Wick ersham, of the third judicial division.
 It is fact that President Roosevelt and the department of justice are ex- ceedingly tired of the official brawls and scandals in Alaska, and it is prob able that if President Roosevelt acts in the matter, he will strongly intimate to any person who may hereafter be np- pointed to federal position in Alaska that wranglng and scandals must cease.
 A bill has been introduced into the house providing for delegate in con gress for Alaska: but it is extremely doubtful that it will get through the Senate, though the house will undoubt- :-atify it.
 There is talk of an extra session of congress if that body does not take somedecided action looking toward the regulation of trusts. President ROOse- welt is in dead earnest in his opposition to the big combines, but neither the senate nor the house evince any dispC- sition to force the question. 1t is i'm possible that congress will enact any antitrust legislation at this session.
 w. T. Perkins, auditor of the North western Commercial Co of Nome is stopping at the New Willard hOte l, with Mrs. Perkins.
 Alexander Mckenzie oscillates bet ween New York and Washington, and while here is frequently seen in the senate lobby. He seems to have f, fly recovered his health Judge R. N. Stevens. has also been here, and it is reported that he has organized a min ing company in Chicago and will go to Nome next spring and devote his at tention to developing some good ines in which he is interested in Nome and other mining districts m Alaska.
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