The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-10-14
OLD GLORY WAS
 UNFy8-ED MALAS8A
Interesting Happenings of El.y-fwe Years Ago Told By One
 Who Was Here
By A. p KAsHEvARoFD


 On Ono anniversary of tho day whom Alata became territory of Ono United sutas ono should remember Ono ogeua lending thereto and on- doay0r to ro.roh orea memory Of an Che events taking pIaco ou Chat dnr Wn very lcw exceptions an .Hrn. ol Naaaa know tho story u. Che ceremonies lhat woro enacted Hn lHo HmnoI Cle.lr HU on Che Isn day of October lsf1 Yc. lho. .r. other bits of history .hat arc only known lo those who mako a uec'aI sudr or Che Alaskan history a. whole.
 There Is n very interesting history of Che raising of Che American l.ae .at cmmt that very lew people know about
 0u June f lSfI Captain w. A. Howard of Che revenue ruttor service Wa. ordered by Che rocrc.ary or Che rmu. U NcCui0ch t0 take charge of Che revenue cutter Lincoln and proceed Io sIt.a and Che Rus
 siam p0He Ions Iu America lately .aGod To .ho United. for tho purpose o. lI0rdue protection t0 thc rove ema during One period of doubtful and uncertain jurisdiction between .ho ratification of One treaty and m. formal occupancy 0l thc Com- ,rN
 Captain Howard arrived Iu s.tm in September WH0r. nc waited many u0.M for Che steamer "O .pco which had Che commIe ouor on board The .poo' being very
 oW HeHmcr made very slow prog r. As tnore was mo word of Che .mm0r Captain Howard determined .u visit Che ChInt country where h. hoard therc wa. war between nomost powerful chief of tho chi.- Rats and fHe minor cHcla Captain Howard hoped To rewn Iu t'mo to r..a.r. Iho onmm oHau and lo as- .a. mnm In lHo ceremonies of ho.st- me ho flag ol the United s.a,o
 Ou October I1th Iho revenue cut. ..r Lincoln. after cruising about tho Chatham stu.H aud hymn Canal ar- rived at Cmut anchorage At I.an D. ma Ave uree war canoes came .Inu..I.. one with Che Hudson Bay .ommnya nar nyur and IHcE .he Interpreter I'm mu British oU.oorH uniform. came ou boari Tine ho1d chief soon arrived WI.H nIF wife and wen. received I'm iIe cabin. where .ha unmu had long talk W.th him. This chic. had .ho reputation oI being very Guure.aome Ho doe mmdeI t0 be given whH.y which VII. refused Hr WII. "u you had mo presents to give mo. no ooa'a. .rnueH and shirts. why you el.I mo. Talk without whisky u0 good, po.c nIery whisky and nr.cnt thcu u.E good
 Captain Howard had heard of Che character of mH chic. and know .hrI " uas necessary to secure che good opinion and friendship of .h.H arI.0 for tno good of Che future American. who might visit ihorc.
 t0cr am hours talk thc chief was convinced cha. Che ship was not radrr. but Che great American ch.o. had sent Che vo..eI ,o talk wIth him TH. captain promised Che chic. lm. enH would be given him pro- rIaI he waa true to Che new l1r ue made him present of haul- come now ororcolt fully trimmed wIn braid. t0hacro. mo'o"cs and hH.uu Hc gave him am American nae which ho promised to respect s.eomi of Che minor chiefs were also houorcI by proaonte All. departed feeling much better disposed towards Americana
 Tho United States f.as was ho.st- eI at Chuut within few minutes 70. Che Ume it vaa ho.a.ed a. S..ko. III. |. waa afterwards ucor.a.uad. At I.sn D. m. 0u Che Iotb of October onrnm Howard arrived at sI.sa. where he found Che nar oi One Union flying over Che Government Huu.n