The Alaska prospector., 1905-08-10

perfectly helpless. for they have TO strong arm back of them to com- nand the respect of such motley 'rray of men, many of whom are crsperate villains. Superintendents are liable to condone crime. for tley do not propose to have them s'lves ar their crews taken hun treds of iniies lo await tine action .o some future term of court. Their business is to put up the seasons puck of fish. These men. of course. d. not want crime and will do ali il their power to prevent 1t, but wien it occurs it is their care to kep away from the courts. Two Ups murdered one of their fellows al Nushagak. z Another mur-
 dr was committed at Karluk, and
 a most henious case of rape upon
 blight and intelligent girl of Is
 Iii ing near one of the canneries on
 Bistol bay. This is a horrible
 st te of affairs. . The remedy
 is to create a fourth judicial divi-
 sin and furnish it with a proper
 st going steamer, to he under the
 cutody of the marshal and at the
 command of the court. It should
 besquipped with the best of small ;. arls and a Gatling gun and ann mnition. and as a conse- ounce there will be a wholesome
 reoect for law and order." Refer
 riE to commissioners he says fur
 tho: "These officers in Alaska I hae the same name as other court
 commissioners, but their jurisdic- :. tio is far greater. There is realy no appeal from commis-
 sioer's court to the district court.
 for he judge usually appoints some
 pa icular protege and he feels {. bond to sustain his man. It is noced that the appointments to
 ne;ly all the places which pay i, bes are filled by persons who are tpeCliarly related, socially or polit- !. icay to the judge. The attorneys andheir clients understand this
 aneay, What is the use of ap-
 pea"" Wickersham ,propounds
 sevlty-two questions which he de- mals that the governor answer
 unr oath to the president and Sectary Hitchcock.
 Nv Orleans, Aug. 4-The quar-
 ante against the yellow fever !, thr,tens to stop traffic throughout , the ate. The state has called for
 fedel aid. and President Roose-
 welt has taken action, ordering l Sur;on-General Wyman to take } conol of sanitary measures in New Orltns.
 Frbanks, Aug. 4-Gen. Greedy has anged to build a telegraph
 line lon3 the mail route to Fair e banl ir}h Valdez, cutting out the '- GoU,astr line, and running it t via ak4a and Big Delta.
 t Seate Aug. 6-John Anderson. e of We1eattle, declaring that he d was gdt 10 have one good time 1T before fdied, purchased a phono- s graph al ten gallons of whiskey. C For tw days he listened to the t music ,the machine and drank y heavilDf the whiskey. The third ], day heointed out to his friends the T. spot w,re he wanted to be buried n and tn ended his life with rife. 't NevY Tk, Aug. 6-One case of 'i yellowiefr developed here in a seama b1the name of Coleman, 's who dd fstsrday.
 h Oys.r Bay, Aug. 6-President . ;, RoosesltI formally received the ,, RusSin md Japanese peace en- n voys'a | hard the Mayflower yes - terda h behalf of the United - Stae The ceremonies were very impeng.
 all Setie, Aug. GA committee oi
 the A. R. i,as protested agains, " theEse of .Doub's history of the er Unil States as a text book fol IS sclss in Washington and Alaska l-l S.tIa Auu -e-- yCt El:.l .l