The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-21
SALMON CAUGHT IN PLEsTY.
Desiers Declined 60 Buy &c the Fish
Were Not Needed

REea&0s
change came yesterday In the fishing
situation. and all the union fishermen
went out with their seines There was q
good run OF salmon, nearly all silversides.
few jacks but no hump backs to speak of.
The announcement made the night pre-
vions at the fishermen's meeting that all
the catch could be sold TO Mr.. Drysdale, Of
the Point Roberts canRery. had given the
men hopes that the fight was over, al
though doubts Of the truth of the story
were heard on every side along the water
front.
The union men brought their fish across
the hsrbor yesterday and tried to sell
them 10 the dealers. but none of the deal
ers wanted any of the fish. A. G. Dunn,
OF Ainsworth d Dunn. declined to buy,
giving preference to the men running the
firms seine. Hitherto he has not done
this but has bought the first fish that came
in. But after the manner in which his
crew was treated on the previous day,
when they were beaten by union men and
prevented from fishing. he concluded to
give them he preference. They brought
in about 1000 pounds of salmon which
the Arm sought.
There was much talk about the reported
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learned that Mr.. Drysdale. proprietor of
the Point Roberts cannery, passed through
here a week ago on his way 10 San Fran
cisco. and has not been at Point Roberts
10 make bargain with the fishermen.
While here he said that he had put up 90
900 cases of salmon and was not going
TO pack the fall fish.
II was learned that Il. r. wyman, of
AZ. a 4 l. 4
been negotiating. is a man who has been
running . trap net for Mr.. Drysdaie; that
he came here q short time ago TO End q
market for salmon which he expected to
catch at Utsalady, but found none.
The steamer Puritan, from Point Rob-
erts. arrived here last evening and took
the salmon away. Word was brought
that only q part of the force at the can
neries had been discharged. and that
thirty-six Cinnamon we're still employed
In one and forty in the other cannery.
IL was somewhat curious coincidence
that the same day on which the deal with
the Point Roberts cannery was announced
q large number of the Cinnamon who have
been at work in that cannery sho;:id ar
rive here on their way home to Astoria.
Forty-one of these celestials were brought
went north from Astoria and Portland
several months ago to work the cannery,
and. having completed their contract, are
now On their way home. They came here
under charge OF Inspector r. J. Lyons, of
Port Townsend. and were sent forward by
rail.
Just before arriving here one of the
Cinnamon. Wong Sing. died Of diarrhea.
To be sure that he was dead one of his
companions kicked him in the ribs q few
times. and. seeing no movement. ex-
claimed "lfe dead, he dead" When the
steamer came into port here the case was
reported TO Coroner Horton. Health Of
flcer Palmer assisted in the investigation,
which revealed only one more case Of
what was pronounced diarrhma. They
ordered the remains of Wong Sing en-
balmed and shipped TO Portland. his for
mer home. Wong Sing was about 90
years old and his friends say he had lived
in this country twenty years.