The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-01
PAID JOHN COLLINS.
Jellich Shows His Receipt for
the Campaign Money.
so HE IS ENTITLED TO OFFICE.
Two Aldermen Have Asked Him to Re.
sign and Water Front Men
Are on His Trail.

The appointment of Bardo Jelich a. port
warden continues to be the topic of
greatest interest on the water front, and q
petition is being signed by everybody
down there asking for his removal. Capt.
John +. Ryan, the deepest diver in the
world, has charge of the circulation of the
petition.
Jelich felt very blue yesterday when he
learned of the storm his appointment had
created. He said two members of tho
board Of aldermen had been to see him
about resigning. but he had to decline.
He said he borrowed 1885 of John Collins
aud spent it in last springs campaign,
and when he received some money from
the old country later, be repaid it and got
receipt signed by the Democratic central
committee with the promise that he
should be appointed port warden. He did
not like the idea, therefore. OF letting go,
but he said If IT became necessary he
could make living at his trade-cooking.
A number of old sea captains and water
front men were interviewed by the Posr.
lNrELLIGEEcER reporter yesterday relative
to the matter and every one Of them was
bitter in his denunciation of Mayor Rom
aid and the board of aldermen for making
the appointments. Capt. +. J. Burns, of
the insurance firm Of Burns & Atkinson,
and marine surveyor for the underwriters
for this port and Port Blakeley. took
very conservative view of it and made
very fair statement. Capt. Burns is recog-
nized as authority on marine and marine
insurance matters and he never talks at
random. What he says is therefore
worthy of more than ordinary considera-
ton. He said:
Il do not know Jelich. never saw the
man as far as know. Idon't care who
he is or what his nationality may be. The
only question l consider is, is he ship
master or man possessing the necessary
qualifications in point of experience? The
port warden should be a practical ship
master. In case Of vessel coming in
here with damaged cargo he should be
qualified to say whether her bottom had
been properly dunnaged and her cargo
properly stored. Vessels loading on the
Atlantic coast are generally loaded
by stevedores under the supervision
OF the captain. The latter NAV
have overconfidence in the stevedore and
not watch the slowing OF the cargo closely.
Wet goods may be placed near dry goods
and damage result. When the cargo is be-
ing discharged the port warden is called
on to certify whether these goods have
been properly slowed and only an old ship
master Is competent to say. a third mate
would have practically no knowledge of
this kind. You might find one now
and then. O man of good .iudg-
ment who would know, but had
he served term as master he would be
much more competent to pass judgment.
l am acting for insurance companies, and,
If port warden, after surveying dam
aged cargo, sent certificate to me stating
that he found the vessel properly dun
naged and the cargo properly slowed.
could not accept his word for it unless
knew he was practical shipmaster. In
case we cannot trust to his judgment, you
can imagine what trouble it would cause
US as agents for the underwriters and the
master of the vessel to determine these
questions afterward."
Capt. J. A. Hatfield gave expression to
views similar to those of Capt. Burns. He
said Jelich had requested him to indorse
him for the position some time ago, but
he refused on these grounds.
Capt. McGregor, of the steamer ]. r.
Mcdonald, said he also refused to indorse
Jelich for the reason that he did not con-
slider him competent.
interviews were also had with W. J.
Stevenson. the tug owner; Charles PEN
nington OF the Pennington Transit Com
pany, and various others, and they were
all bitterly opposed to Jelich's appoint
ment on the ground of incompetency.
Capt. Kendall related story of an in