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of any otrtrages having been committed on any native women by any 

 of the Alaska Commercial Company people 1 — A. Ko, sir; I never knew 

 or heard of any outrages committed by the company's people. 



Q. Do you know of any having been committed anywhere on any 

 natives of Alaska ? — A. I have heard of attempted outrages, but not by 

 the employes of the company. 



By Mr. Felton : 



Q. What was the reason for the diflSculty or the coolness, or rather 

 the feeling, between the agent, Mr. Gavitt, and yourself? From his 

 testimony it is very evident he had no very great cause of complaint. — 

 A. The difficulty came from his side. I never had any hard words with 

 him myself. He was very angry with me at one time because I would 

 not sign a paper to the effect that I had permitted a native to land a 

 bottle of whisky on the island. 



Q. Because you would not sign a paper stating that you had author- 

 ized a native to bring whisky through ? — A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Did you I — A. He came to me one day and told me that a native 

 had just arrived with a bottle of whisky, and that as they were making 

 something for him in the way of presents he wanted some excuse for the 

 native to keep the liquor. He wanted me to tell him that he should use 

 the liquor for medicinal purposes. I told him all right. I would be 

 pleased to do any favor for him. He said he would send the native 

 around, and some time after that — the vessel had gone — the native 

 came to me and I happened to be very busy, and I said, "Demetrie, you 

 are here to see me about a bottle of whisky '? " He says, " Yes." 

 " Well," ] said, " that is all right; be careful how you use it. Use it 

 only when you are sick and be sure you do not drink too much at one 

 time. Will you do that"? He says, '"Yes," and so he went away I 

 had forgotten the circumstance, when one daj^ Mr. Gavitt came down in 

 a great rage and wanted me to sign the paper to the effect that I had 

 authorized the landing of a bottle of whisky. I told him that I would 

 see about it. I was busy and asked him to call later. He came after- 

 wards and I told him I had no right to do that; that it did not matter 

 to me who had whisky. I could not stop it and was not authorized to. 

 He got very angry and called me a liar and was off" like a shot. 



Q. What did Mr. Webster say about it ? — A. Mr. Webster agreed 

 with me that I had nothing to do with the landing of whisky and that 

 I should not indorse it. 



By Mr. Dingley : 



Q. Are you authorized as the physician to give permission for the 

 landing of intoxicating liquors on the island ? — A. We have some 

 whisky coming up as medical stores. We get that on the requisition 

 that is signed by me and the Government oEBcer. 



Q. That comes in regularly as stores? — A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Are you in the habit of giving permission to bring intoxicants to 

 the island ? — A. No, sir. He wanted to get some excuse for himself to per- 

 mit it. He said a native wanted it for medicinal purposes, to use when 

 he was sick. I never saw the bottle and do not know whether it was a 

 large or a small bottle. 



Q. I understand you to say that no intoxicating liquors can be brought 

 upon the island except as company stores, to be dispensed by you or 

 the surgeon for medical ljurposes? — A. l!lo liquor is brought for medi- 

 cal purposes except through the company's requisition. 



i^. As a matter of fact, are there any intoxicating liquors brought to 



