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SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1905.
The bitterness expressed toward the
Republican party by Wickersham’s
henchmen, on account of the downfall
of their chief, fully demonstrates the
gangs long existing policy of rule or
ruin. Being unable to come to their
master’s assistance, while he was ‘ on
the rack,” and disprove the charges
made against him, they now wail and
spit their venom at the Republican or
ganization. The Senate, which turned
Wickersham down, is composed of both
political parties, and in this case party
lines were not drawn. It was simply a
matter of whether or not such open
handed corruption should be permitted
among federal officials.
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Senate that the charges were false, he
would not only have retained his official
position and political standing, but sav
ed the Republican party the humilation
of the political disgrace of a standard
bearer. The party is to be congratula
ted on the early exposure and punish- i
ment of the accused by a jury compos
ed of the leaders of both political par
ties. The benefit to the jiarty is such
as comes to a community that culls out
the criminal element residing therein.
There is no adverse criticism to such
action from the law-respecting people.
It is the lawless and corrupt element
who wreck society and political organ
izations.
The argument advanced by the van
quished shows that they are partisans
for office only, and in office, their ava
ricious propensities are disgraceful and
detrimental to an honest policy. ~ The
turning down of Wickersham is a- sad
blow to Commissioner J. Lindley Green
and other henchmen, who have been
protected in their nefarious work of
looting the government treasury and
harassing the people. Because the
national administration lias said that
such work must stop, these corrupt
henchmen predict the downfall of the
Republican party. Were the protect
ion of graft and corruption the princi
ples of that party, and its life depend
ed upon the retention of these parasites
in office, then the socner its existence
ceased the better.
But such is not the case. That grand
old party has withstood the storms of
political strife too long to now be
wrecked by the curses of a few de
throned soreheads who are so conceited
as to think the party will go to the
devil because the reins are taken from
them. It is such crooked work as has
been perpetrated that blackens the
good name of the party. Renegade
politicians are always dangerous to the
welfare of the party they happen to
fall in with. The present financial con
dition of the official treasury of the
Third division argues for itself. There
is no money at the officials disposal to
meet current expenses, while in other
divisions of the territory such conditions
do not exist. If t he money appropria
ted by congress yearly to defray the ex
penses of these judicial divisions is not
properly expended, financial embarass
ment is the result, and the officials who
handle that money are the ones to blame.
Still they attempt to mislead the peo
ple by claiming the charges of graft
ana corrupinon maae against mem are
without merit. These matters have
been throughly investigated by the sen
ate their final verdict speaks for itself.
If the Republican party is to be blam
ed for exposing corruption and punish
ing the perpetrators thereof, then may
Republicans feel proud of their work,
and have no fear as to the party’s con
tinued existence. Truely “the issue
has come,” and not only the Republi
can party, but all law-respecting -citi
zens declare that graft, corruption and
oppression must cease.
Powell, the Nome marshal, is now
accused of being a defaulter. If all of
the things said of this man are really
true, we see no reason why he is not
fully qua<ified to take front rank
among the Alaska carpet bag officials.
—Douglas news.
The cold snap will delay the washup
very materially. Last year the wash
lip commenced on April 3D.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOE PATENT
U. S. Land Office, Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 1,1906.
Notice is hereby given that 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 3, 1891, governing the acquisition
of title to public lands in the District of Alaska
for townsite purposes, have made application lor
entry and patent, on behalf of the several inhabits
ants of the town of Eagle and for their use and
benefit, to the lands in U. S Survey No. 353, Eagle
Townsite. containing 570.192 acres, but excepting
therefrom the reservations hereinafter specified.
Said land or townsite is situated on the left bank
of tie 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 <
and bounds, courses and distances as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the middle line
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 32x16x8 inches mark- 1
ed Sur. No. 353, Beg. Cor. No. 1 on the west side,
and ‘M. C./ for meander corner, on the east side,
whence Cor. No. 4, Sur. No. 350 bears N. lo deg. 47
min. W., 8.82 chs., thence S. 68 deg. 03 min. W.,
along the middle line of said C street 50.00 chs. to
Cor. No. 2 where is set a greenish colored stone 25
xl0x7 inches marked Sur. No. 353. Cor. No. 2 on
east Bide, thence S. 21 deg. 57 min. E. 80.00 chs. to
Cor. No. 3 where is set a spruce post 41-2 feet long
and 5 inches square marked Sur. No. 353, Cor. No.
3 on north side, *U. S. M. R.’ on west side, and S.
W. Cor. Townsite of Eagle, on east side, thence N.
68 deg. 03 min E,. parallel with said C street, 124.
14 chs. to Cor. No. 4 at the left bank of the Yukon
river at ordinary high water mark [line of no veg
etation] where is set a greenish colored stone 25x
17x7 inches marked *M. C/ on east side, and Sur.
No. 353, Cor. No. 4. on west side, thence down
stream along the ieftbank of the Yukon river fol
lowing the meanders at ordinary high water mark
[lineof no vegetation] 118.00 chs. to Beg. Cor. No.
1, the place of beginning, containing 5<0. 192 acres
Variation 35 deg. 52 min. E.
That said application comprises all land contain
ed and lying within the boundaries of Sur. No. 353
excepting therefrom only the following reserve- *
tions made and selected by a board 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;
1
ror puDiic scnoois etc..«sz.*oo acres.
For U. S. court house & jail.0.185 acres.
For municipal government.; - - -0.115 acres.
Being: a total reservation of 32.785 acres,
which being: deducted from the total area of Sur.
No. 353, (570.192 acres) leaves 637.407 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. Sua
vely, consisting^of 79.650 acres which is claimed to
be a part of the Eagle Townsite aforesaid and
therefore included and covered by said application
for patent.
Notice is hereby given to any and all parties
having or asserting any claim to any portion of the
above ^escribed tract to appear at Eagle, Alaska,
on July 1, 1905, at 10 o'clock A. M. before the clerk
'of the LJ. 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
gdven 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,
Townsite Trustee.
It is hereby ordered that the f oregoing 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 Rampart, Alas
ka, for the statutory period, ten consecutive inser
tions. \ John W. Dudley,
First insertion, March 11, 1905. Register
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Geo. W. Ghilson, Layman in charge,
St. Andrew's Mission