Show ALASKAN BOUNDARY PEOPLE WANT NONE OP ESGLAXDS INTERFERENCE Opposed to Eliprlish MapMaking and Say There Is Nothing to Arbitrate SEATTLE Wash Jan 3In discussing discus-sing the Alaska boundary question the Hon Warren Trultt retiring United States district judge of Alaska haying hay-ing turned aver his office to his successor suc-cessor the Hon A K Delaney said The unanimous opinion on the boundary bound-ary question is that the line should stay right where it Is People do not want Englands contention granted for it would take some of the best of southwestern Alaska and control the Yukon trade People are opposed to any more of FTurlarfl r > < m making and > they dont want arbitration for they consider tne e is nothing to arbitrate They have seen enough arbitration in the Behrinfr sea controversy by which England pot all she desired The line is where it has been conceded for years and they recognize the contention conten-tion The message of President Cleveland on the Venezuelan position is taken to have some bearing on the Alaska boundary disoute It is received with favor and there 5s no division with us on either case The Alaskan Indians vho are great lovers of the stars and stripes It being be-ing their custom to place the flag at halfmast over their dead are very much opposed tto the British gaining possession of any territory Judge Truitt added Liquor is the cause of nearly all the lawbreaking in Alaska When I went to Alaska four years ago the grand juries would not Indict for liquor selling obeying public sentiment rather than the law but air the last term every saloon keeper In Alaska was indicted |