Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-31
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nkuY PUT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
A. eUTnAcEoCs PERFeRMAsCE.
Tha l;ttle matter Of the steamer Rose.
n Sitka, as told TO rs, was simply OUT
r.Oeous. The steamer lay in port IDLE
the engineer being away. A messenger
eame from up the coast with word OF
serious sickness in missionary station
and an appeal for immediate help In
the absence of the engineer at Harris
burg, and the inability OF the boat !"
oct another possessed of license the
services of another man without a IL
canse but who was known TO be compe-
tent. we're availed of. The preparations
TO 90 we're made with the entire coSna-
xanoe of Collector Morris, who, ." Tar
from entering any protest Whatever IS
said TO have requested the Captain W be
sure to call for his brother-in-law, VINO
holds an inspectorship near where the
hoat vas going. Arequest from a col
,actor there is equivalent 70 command.
as is understood by all within ms lu-
r;sdiction. and it il needless to say the
brother-in-law was brought rs request
ed. Upon the return of the hose, wnich
ia a missionary boat and not n trader,
her master was promptly fined $l.0o
for running his boat without a license
and in default of immediate payment
the Rose was seized and tied up.
This little despot Morris. imagining a
Storm would be caused BY this arbitrary
oct, sought at once TO prejudice the
public by sending to the world, through
the medium Of the Associated Press, the
following:
Rev. John Brady aud others. owners
Of the steamer Rose. have been nned by
the Collector 81, 600 for willful violation
Of the steamboat laws, and the Rose
has been seized aud held in custody
BRADY has protested but the ofiense Il
too serious TO be entirely passed over.
Il Vas a serious offence truly, a per
fsctly terrible one, wasn't it, We only
wonder the Collector was no easy with
the offenders. II he had confiscated all
their goods and driven them out OF ms
dominions, he would have treated them
"A thew deserved-the valiant. all-pow.
erful. bat merciful Collector no doubt
believes.
What business have these Presbyte-
rian ministers there any way! What
bus,ness has any body in Alaska who
doesn't toady to the: Collector. Mai. Vim.
(3ouverneur Morris, and who doesn't
assist in filing his miserable body with
rums These Presbyterian ministers.
though intelligent, pleasant gentlemen,
are mot the kind Of persons to have
dealings with an animal like Morris.
They probably thought that if they
would go thsif own way. attend to their
own Affairs, and do all the good they
could, that they could get along GER
tainly without clashing with their own
oountrymen. They no doubt supposed
they were doing good in answering the
cry for help before alluded to. and fur
ther without doubt supposed they were
doing the accommodating thing IN car
rying the great Morris's relative, M re-
qusstsd, or commanded. Tho average
Presbyterian minister could never be
hail fellow with any one like Morris.
and supposing the brethren in Alaska
are Of the average description this
trouble ID not at all surprising.
We believe that there is rich field in
Alaska for official investigation, and
particularly about the port of Sitka,
and an agent Of shrewdness and integ-
rity should be sent mp to carefully look
Il over.
Il will not DO out Of place to say, in
conclusion, that since the seizure Of the
steamer Rose, the temporary engineer
employed on her during the trip in
question has been examined by Inspec-
tor Morgan, Of the District Of Puget
Sound, found fully qualified, and been
given certificate.