200 FUR-SEAL FISHERIES OF ALASKA. 



Q. Let mo ask a question about the priest nnd the pups. The priest 

 is reoavued as a native. Does he come uuder the law and is he enti- 

 tled to pups and coal as a native? — A. Yes, sir. 



Q Do yoii know that to be so !— A. That is my understanding. 



Q Where is your authority ? — A. My predecessor's action in the mat- 

 ter ; custom. 



Q. What was that trouble? — A. He wanted to gratify his spite. 



Q. As "vueral iigent what did he do I — A. What did he do I 



Q. Webster ; iu reterence to the priest and the pups ? — A. He did 

 not want me to give the priest pups. 



Q. Was that all there was of it ? Did you give the priest pups after 

 he said tiiatf — A. Yes, sir; he got them. 



Q. iMow. what was the next quarrel between you and Webster? — A. 

 Well, about two native women being drunk in the company's house. 



Q. What was there about that '? — A. I did not think it was right that 

 they sliould permit such things as that. 



Q. Did you speak to him about it ? — A. Yes, sir. 



Q. What did he say? — A. He said he would give the natives drink 

 wheiiever he wanted to. 



Q. That was all of that controversy ? — A. He said that we would see 

 if the natives did not cut my throat. 



Q. He did not do it ?— A. No ; I will not say that. He said, " We will 

 see if the natives will not cut your throat." 



Q. They did not ?— A. No, sir. 



Q. That ended that. Let me ask you now, was any assault made 

 upon you by any company agent ? AVere you ever wounded or injured 

 in any way ? — A. No ; mental agony was about all. 



Q, That mental agony grew out of the priest and the pups? What 

 was the next thing Webster did? — A. The next thing was the hoisting 

 of the flag and insulting the flag on the island. 



Q. What flag ?— A The United States flag. 



Q. What did they do to it?— A. They hoisted it in front of the Gov- 

 ernment house. 



Q. They hoisted the American flag in front of the Government 

 house? — A. Yes, sir; and insulted it. 



Q. What did you do to them ? — A. I could not do anything. 



Q, What was the next thing he did ? — A. After hoisting the flag ? 



Mr. Macdonald. That is not specific at all. You say he insulted the 

 flag. How? — A. He hoisted the flag up and got the men around and 

 they put their hands to their mouth and laughed at it and ridiculed it 

 so that the natives saw it. 



By Mr. Felton : 



Q. What day was this; a public day? — A. I do not know; I can 

 not tell you. 



Q. Was it the Fourth of July or any celebration or special occasion ? — 

 A. No. 



Q. What was the occasion of the raising of the flag? — A. I suppose 

 to insult it, and to make me out something ridiculous when I got back 

 here ; to make me make some mistake that would be fatal. 1 do not 

 know ; it is hard to tell what they were up to. 



By Mr. Jeffeies : 



Q. What was the next difficulty you had with Webster? — A. We 

 quit speaking to each other entirely. 



Q. That ended it ? Then these diilQculties that I have enumerated 

 are all that occurred between you and Mr. Webster ? Was there any- 



