The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-02
Alaska Delegates on Their Way
to Chicago.
THE QUEEN AND TOPEKA HERE.
The Representatives OF the Northiand
Seem to Be Divided. but Alaska
Wants sound Money.

so train last night for the East hF-
Rogers had the credentials OF the ceiFsa-
fioa IN his possession On the steamer
Queen, which arrived al O'Clock last
.ver,snx were T. r. Lewis who viii leave
for Chicago today, and Capt. James Car
roll who will ATTEND the convention II ne
can arrange 20 leave the command OF the
Queen in competent hands. In case ne
should not go. his alternate will be Judge
Delaney. Besides the four named
there are two other regular os.e-
gates, r. $. Crittenden and Mr..
TYngla. The latter is now in West
Virginia. bur has slgn.flei his intention OF
attending the convention John Trumoal4.
OF Port Townsend, and Mr.. Hart, OF Wis
consin are alternstss WHO may posi-
bly, go.
The members of the Alaska delegation
are inclined 10 be very noa-committal IN
their expressions on the financial ques-
ton. but by their general conversation ii is
plaiaiy seen they are almost, If not quite.
solid for gold Crittenden and TrumblH
are known TO be silver men X. r. Lewis
Is ''red hot for the yellow metal, and
hopes the entire delega ton will be unit
on that issue He believes the feeling In
Alaska 10 be overwhelmingly IN favor OF
the gold standard.
L. l. Williams. who was elected DEL
egate without a dissenting vote, was seen
yesterday at the Butler hotel. He mas
been ia Alaska for the past ten years,
being first A United States commissioner.
then Worlds fair commissioner, and for
several years past United States marshal
OF the territory He is a very pleasant
gentleman and while he talked readily
he would not express his convictions on
finance preferring he said. 10 wait and
see what was done at Chicago.
II am from Missouri. you know" he
said smilingly. the home OF Bland. who
- n a -s--x4
publicly and privately. III the free silver
issue carries in the convention I should
give my support TO Bland as the presi-
Dental nominee. and In my opinion the
other Alaska delegates look upon him
very favorably." In spite of his leaning
toward Bland. he said other things that
indicated his being favorable 10 gold. He
was In San Francisco at the time OF the
Democratic convention in Alaska and so
could say nothing ia particular regarding
II.
The boats from Alaska did not have
great amount OF news. everything seem
ing TO move along quietly in Juneau ana
Sitka. The Queen had a large number or
excursionIsts aboard and as she ran her
nose alongside the dock at 3 o'clock last
night and the gangway was put in position
they hurried ashore as though glad TO
set foot on terra firma. A captain TO take
the place of Capt. Carroll had been Sc
cured. but he does not seem to be on
hand.
steamer Topeka arrived from Alaska
shortly before midnight. None of the local
officials OF the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company were at the dock, as she came
In very unexpectedly. telegram was
received from Port Townsend in the after
noon stating the steamer would not arrive
until four o'clock yesterday morning, as
there were twenty-five passengers aboard
who wanted to go to Tacoma at once. 1t
seems that there were six others who were
equally anxious to land first In Seattle
and they talked the twenty-five into COM
ing here. The list OF passengers was a
long one. made up for the most part of
Juneau and S!tka business men or return
ing tourists. There was large Raymond
& Whitcomb excursion party among those
who came down. Following is the pas
senger list: Mr.. and Mrs. A. A Young,
Lizzie Biels III. u. Taft. l. w. Perry. j.
f. Armstrong, ID. Campbell, Thomas
Flemming Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Austin,
u. f. McKinnon. u. r. Bullock, William
Alvord, VI. G. Hail. Mrs. Henry. Miss Hen
ry, +. c. Sharkey, Sadie Mcneil, Miss
Hanna. Miss Gilmore. II. Moses Mr.. and
Mrs. +. J. Sullivan, Mrs. s. II. Emerson.
Mrs. b. Craig, :. l.. Williams. c. d.
Rogers. John Ingram. Daniel Doncaster,
Bena Doncaster Norman Doncaster, L. p.
Craig. Mrs. Craig. Chester Craig, James
w Wells. Mrs Wells. George F. Myer.
Mrs. r. r. Stroens. Mr. and Mrs. III. L.
Pittock, Mrs. w. WlnteTberg. Miss Bode.
Miss F'rauenbolz. Mrs. J. Jordan. Mr.. and
Mrs. Zsdig. Capt and Mrs. NJ L. Shipley,
II. NJ. Robertson. Mr.. and Mrs. d. r.
Welsh. Ella l. Nickols. NJ. Hurley. j.
Kennedy. Charles Mcbride, L. 5 Haines.
F. II. Conneil p. Harrington. f. T. Cas-
sell and two Misses Casseil. Mrs. Lam
bert. Miss c. Baker. J. Burchard and
thirty-slS Storage.
The sailing hour az the Topeka for the
next trip is set at noon today Almost
every berth has been taken and TO ac-
commodate the extra number who seem de-
sirous Of going some hunks win be made
on the floor. Fuel was being taken ar the
oregon Improvement Company's bunksrs
yesterday.
United states Steamboat Inspectors {. C.
Cherry and w. J. Bryant viii be among
those 20 go north this trip. They viii be
away about two months
Alaska now has an express cornra nv
which carries not only 20 Juneau. Sitka.
WranEel and other points but by connec-
ton with the steamer nj Sftka takes n
package all the way TO Cock inlet NJ @.
Han. general manager Of the Alaska Pa
cilc Express Company. returned on the
Topeka from Alaska whore ne has estah-
llshed three branch Offices TO cooperate
with the local headquarters one "a at
Juneau. another a Sitka and the third
TFEfEF-
day NJ said "0h. we've been doing btsi-
ness for two weeks now. Packages were
taken on the last two Pacific Coast Steam
ship Cnmpa ny's steamers. with which We
have an exclusive contract The peopla
OF Alaska have not bad an express COM
pany for seven years row. The first TO
20 up there was Wells Fargo e Co. who
after running one year. turned the bust
ness over 70 the Northern Pacific Express
Company. which discontinued for want
~ business after running two years
Times in Alaska are much changed now
and there IS plenty or business 20 supper,
an express company"
He said no branch offlce wouid Re eStah-
iished IN the Yukon country until trans
portation facilities are much better than
now. While speaking Of the Yukon. he
incidentally mentioned that he was in Ju-
neau when TIE party % women left on
the steamer for Dyes. whence they would
start for the mines There were about
fifteen women" ha said. when questioned
about the circumstance. and they war,s
dressed IN mems clothes or hioomer~. Tho
night before the steamer left one OF fhs,
women Was arrested for wearing male
attire and the Others put their regular
dresses on until they got away AS the
steamer left fhe dock the women stood
punched together On the deck. and when
they wsre a safe distance away threw or
their outer clothing and were seen 10 have
underneath the costumes in which they
intended 20 MAKE the Journey TO the
mines"
Mr. Han wi leaxs IN few azys for
Portland. where ne makes his hea6quar-
ters as superintendent q the Northern
pacfnc Express Company
The brfERntius Rlakasey - 9uA On re
S5aad from Cook met az almost arr time
row. although * L. a question whether
size wll cal ceTe frs; or go directly 20