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SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1905.
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Through the the P-I. correspondent
at Washington, we learn that the pres
ident upheld Wickersham before the
Senate on the report of Judge Day,
who alleges making a special investi
gation of the courts of .Alaska. The
Senate’s refusal to confirm Wicker
sham after investigation, shows the
unreliability of Day’s report. Some of
the senators opposed to the confirma
tion were personally present in Alaska,
and in attendance at court sessions pre
sided over by Wickersham; therefore
are as competent to judge as to his
competency as was Judge Day.
We have publicly charged Day with
neglect of duty in refusing and omitting
to investigate the most expensive pre
cinct court center in the Third division,
and challenge him to deny the charge.
We have have asked for his reasons for
personally refusing our citizens the
privilege of interviewing him on mat
ters under investigation; also request
ing that the text of his report relative
to the officials of the Third division be
made public. He dare not publicly
meet the issue! His only object in act
ing thus must be the same as was that
of Judge Wickersham in refusing a
public investigation of the charges pre
ferred against Commissioner J. Lindley
Green—to shield corruption and protect
the guilty!
We desire to make clear to the presi
dent just how and where Day betrayed
the trust reposed in him, and have no
secrets in this matter to keep from the
people. If Day and Wickersham are
innocent of wrong doing, why do they
not. set themselves right before the
people? This is a public matter every
American citizen is interested in, — es
pecially Alaskans. It questions the in
tegrity of a high official of the national
government, as well as one of Alaska.
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Either the president or uie seriate was
wrong in dealing with Wickers'nam as
they did, for they were directly oppos
ite erich other iff action. The president
had only Day for authority, while the
senators had their own- personal know
ledge and court records, backed up by
personal testimony of Alaskans at the
national capital.
' The president ha3 acknowledged the
inconsistency of Day’s Report on Gov
ernor Brady, by requesting the latter’s
resignation. This action substantiates
the charges against Brady, and reflects
on Day’s work in that channel. There
was no fraud or manipulation exposed
in the investigation of Brady as there
was relative to Wickersham, and the
charges against the latter were of a
much more serious nature. We .think
the “Nome News” hardly fair in the
statement that the president's protect
ion of Wickersham “was because birds
of a feather will flock together.”
This would appropriately apply to
Day, Wickersham, Deputy George
Dreibelbis and Commissioner J. Lind
ley Green, but the president must not
be classed with that bunch. While he
is in a measure responsible for Day’s
actions during ms investigation iarci
cal” in Alaska, the latter being his
personal representative, we can realize
how hard it is for a man to turn him
self down. The president’s attitude in
the entire matter has been to protect
Judge Day, and by his so doing Wick
ersham hung out a little longer in the
rain and got badly warped.
Some weeks ago the Fairbanks News
chronicled the arrival of Deputy Cam
eron of the Interal revenue service at
that city. Deputy Cameron done some
amazing stunts in his haste to get there
making the trip from Eagle in 57 hours.
These flying speed trials are beginning
loose their spectacular effect on the
people, who expect other things from
officials besides ability • in their pedal
extremities.
The Republican party is to be con
gratulated. The official’s hand-organ
states that the Alaskan official gang of
grafters can find no place in either of
the two great political pat ties. They
are political “Flying Dutchmen.” If
the party had stood for their rotten
ness, praises instead of curses would
be now ascending.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PATENT
U. S. Land Office, Juneau, Alaska. Feb. 1, 1905.
Notice is hereby given tuat I, U. G. Myers of
Eagle, Alaska, duly appointed and qualified town
site trustee for Eagle Townsite, in pursuance of,
and under the provisions of the act of Congress
approved March S, 1891, governing the acquisition
of title to public lands in the District of Alaska
for townsite purposes, have maoe application xcr
entry and patent, on behalf of the several inhabit
ants of the town of Eagle and for their,-use and
benefit, to the lands in U. S Survey No. 353, Eagle
Townsite, containing o79.182 acres, but excepting
therefrom the reservations hereinafter specificu.
Said land or townsite is situated on the left bar k
of the Yukon river near the confluence of Mission
creek with said Yukon river and about three miles
west of the international boundary line between
the United States and Canada, described by metes r
and bounds, courses and distances as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the middle lire
of C street of Eagle, Alaska, with the left bank of
Of the Yukon river as indicated by ordinary high
water mark’ [the line of no vegetation] where is
set a greenish colored stone 32xlG>.8 inches mark- *
ed Sur. No. 353, Beg. Cor. No. Ten the west side,
and ‘M. G./ for meander corner, on the east sice,
whence Cor. No. 4, Sur. No. 350 Lears N. lo deg. 47
min. W., S.82 ehs., thence S. G8 deg. 03 min. W.,
along the middle line of skid C street 5C.0C chs. to
Cor. No. 2 where is set a greenish colored stone- 25
xlOxT inches marked Sur. No. 353. Cer. ho. 2 tn
east side, thence S. 21 deg. 57 min. E. 80.00 chs. to
i Cor. No. 3 where is set a spruce post 4 1-2 feet long
| and 5 inches square marked Sur. No. 35-?, Co*. No.
3 on nortn side, ‘U. S. M. R.' cr. v/est sice, ard S.
W. Cor. Townsite of Eagle, on east side, thence N.
68 deg. 03 min Ef. parallel with said C street, 124.
14 chs. to Cor. No. 4 at the lef t Lank of the Y uken
river at ordinary high water maik [line of no veg
etation] where is set a greenish colored stone 2ox
t 17x7 inches marked ‘M. C/ on east side, and Sur.
j No. 353, Cor. No. 4. on west side, thence down
scream along the left Lank of the Yukon river fol
lowing the1 ir.eau.tiS at ordinary high water ir.aik
[line of no vegetation] 118.UOchs. tp Beg. Ccr. No.
1, the place ef beginning, ccntair mg 570. 192 r cres
Variation 35 deg. 52 min. L.
That said npi Lea tier comprises all land contuin
orl on/! f-v/ir cr u-if ’nin tr.n ni No
excepting* therefrom only the .tcliowing reserva- %
tions made and selected by a beard of commission
ers appointed to make reservations for school and
other purposes; said reservations so made by said
board being of the area and for the following pur
poses, to wit:
For public schools etc....32.465 acres.
For U. S. court house & jail.. • • • 0.185 acres.
For municipal government.0.115 aci^s.
Being a total reservation of 22.785 acres,
which being deducted from the total area of Sur.
No. 353, (570.192 acres) leaves 537.407 acres, the
area for which patent is applied for, and
which is inclusive of land covered and contained
within Survey No. 351, the same being a Soldier's
Additional Homestead claim of one James E. Sne
vely, consisting of 79.650 acres which is claimed to
be a part of the Eagle Town site aforesaid and
therefore included and covered by 3aid application
for patent.
Notice is hereby given to any and all parties
having or asserting any claim to any portion of the
above described tract to appear at Eagle, Alaska,
on July 1, 1905, at 10 o'clock A. M. before the clerk
of the U. S. District Court, the time and place of
making final proof, there to cross-examine claim
aat's witnesses, offer proof in his own behalf and
make his protests in writing; and notice is further
given to all parties claiming adversely any portion
of the above described tract to file with the Regis
ter of the U. S. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, an
adverse claim, in accordance with law, during the
period of publication or within thirty days there
after. U. G. Myers,
To,wnsite Trustee.
It is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice of
the application of U. G. Myers, Trustee of Town
site of Eagle, be published in the Alaska Forum,
a weekly newspaper published at Ram part, Alas
ka, for the statutory period, ten consecutive inser
tions. John W. Dudley,
First insertion, March 11, 1905. Register
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