Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-06-30
THE OUNALASKA.
4 Vessel Loaded at San Francisco with
Arms and sent to GuayaGuil for the
Revolution in Ecuador.

instruction has run riot through
out Ecuador for many months.
Dictator Veintimilla has led the
rebels TO many lawless acts of plumber
and destruction, and still evidently
intends to do worse. The last adj
vices from Ecuador stated that he
was not affected in his evil designs
by the protests of the Consuls or the
Captains of foreign men-of war, and
that he was adroltly manmuvering,
with false pretences, for long plot
ted plundering raid On the city of
Guayaquil, directed against the
property of his enemies and many
millions OF foreign capital invested
in the city. English and italian
vessels are constantly stationed in the
river for the protection of foreign i'll
terests. The denouement threatens
to be Of a serious nature, and only by
show of force may bloodshed, rioting
and destruction be prevented.
Recently al American vessel at
Guayaquil, the Ounalaska, sixty six
ton schooner, commanded by Captain
Frank Green, and owned by Isadore
Cutie. of the firm of lsadore and Ju-
Illus Cutie, commission merchants, and
Cutie Il Frank, insurance agents and
managers, at Ne. 307 California street,
this city, has be been seized, on a
charge that her cargo, consisting en-
tirely of arms and munitions of war,
was intended for the use of the
rebels in the instruction.
DETECTIVE MORSE ENGAGED.
The. government officials promptly
instituted their investigation in the
matter. and Detective Harry Morse of
this city has been secured to collect
the full particulars of the matter, and
yesterday and the day before he was
busily engaged with the job. I'm
known to him there was q competi-
tor in the field in the person of a
Call reporter, and the following is
the result of his investigation. The
only clew to work ON was: "On
April 31st the American schooner
OunalaskaGas cleared for Guayaquil
by E. Stahlknecht, and sailed on the
following day, with a cargo consist
ing of 80 cases of foreign rifles,
valued at $4,000; 400 cases of car
tridges, value, $500, and 1000 pounds
of bread, value, $50; total value, $18,-
ISL" This represents 1000 rifles,
10000 rounds of cartridges and par
tial army provisions. E. Stahlknecht
was ascertained to be with the firm
of Isadore and julius Cutie, commits
sion merchants, 307 California street.
At the Merchants Exchange it was
learned that the Ounalaska was origi-
nally in the fur trade with tho place
whose name it bears, for the Western
Fur and Trading Company, but was
recently sold to Cutie. Calling upon
the Western Fur and Trading Com
pany, the following statement was
made:
On December 20. 1882, the Ouna-
laska, owed by the Western Fur
and Trading Company, and com.
manded by Captain Rule, entered
this port from Ounalaska. The com
pany going out of the fur trade about
that time, discontinued the vessel
on the line and laid her up at the
Oakland pier. On March 2lst they
sold the vessel to Isadore Cutie, of the
firm of Isadore and julius Cutie
commission merchants, at BOT Cali
fornia street. The schooner has q
capacity of 66 tons, and was in gooc
condition. Mr.. Cutie requested OF
the firm selling it that the price paic
by him would not be disclosed. and
in the deed of sale the price wal
nominally placed at S..
The vessel was subsequently pu
under the command OF Captain
Frank Green, and the reporter hay
ing access to the Record Clerk
apartments in the Custom House, thu
vessels manifest and the sworn state
ment of the shipper and master wer'
overhauled.
THE STATEMENTS
Were drawn up by broker namet
Bolton, but the supposed shipper
Stahlknecht, could not be found whel
wanted to sign his statement, an6
Green was allowed to sign it, whel
the following was the result:
SHIPPERS STATEMENT-March 81
1881, E. Stahlknecht, do solemnly
sincerely and truly swear that th
within manifest contains full, jus
and true account of all the goods
wares and merchandise shipped by L
Stahlknecht on board the within
named vessel or vehicle, and that tn
quantities and values of each articl
are truly stated, according to thei
actual cost or the values which the,
truly bare in this port at this time
And further swear that the sail
merchandise is truly intended to b
exported to Guayaquil, so help m
God.
Sworn to this 31st day Of March
1883, before me, 7. H. Craig, Deput,
Collector. Frank Green, exporter
Custom House carriers Office
Fees paid March 81, 1883.
The above deposition is totally in
= valid, and no responsibility could b
laid upon either captain, shipper Q
owner as far as it was concerned
and the suspicion that this was tn
object most desired, would, under tn
circumstances, be most justifiable
The mistake being made known Fri
dav forenoon. as one result OF the in