The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-26

The story sent out from Cn3S@go y -"
la~~e.rfafed Press published = the fV1t-
IntelHxeneer yesterday rnornlFle es''..ets y
sug me arrival a. his home - - =. Sa s..,
the son OF Lyman ]. Gage ~@@ -
laughed az last night 1y a party o. sala.
ers a. the Northern hote4, SSo affsFs1
down on the Topeka.
The Information n the telegram thA<
.r.rfred the aslrrb was contained IN Af7
lines relative 70 young AT. IAse recon-
rn<ndzts0as regarding the sen3ihs %
troops to Alaska 20 conIrol me tlo4-
sands OF desperate characters ~n0 are
SAD =, Be swarfnlng over the wild regions
In search OF god" The Information a.sv
esated that the young man i armed WIN
dispatches from the North American
Transports ton ard raaiaE Company. 90
which ne IS an emg8oye. when ne VIA
take with him 70 Washington.
The fact OF the matter j. thas DIR. Gage
Il likely enough 10 need the services o. the
military or some other organized BODY 70
protect him should he venture again 70
Circle City, where the laws are conducted
about on the lines OF the Old vigilance
committees Of the '5as In California ny
miners meefiCg." where majority oe-
cIaee questions Of Importance 10 the com
mnnIty. The rulings Of the miners meet
ing and their way Of doing business are
opaa and above board ia which respect u
dIfYess from the old vigilance committees.
The affair IA which young Mr. Gage be-
came involved and which nearly mas3e
necessary 4 special convOcation OF the
@u1saera' meeting. happened IN Circle
city couple Of months ago. and was re-
lated 10 q Post-IntesIigencer reporter al
the Hotel Northern last night b. Robert
A. Ambold. who vas one Of the arrivals on
TIE Topeka Whether 10 was the altitude
or tire cold, or what. does not matter but
ar Gage got very much excited and pro-
ceeded 60 show the camp how they do IN
Chicago which he characterized as
town where the sun never sets In order
TO make the citizens OF Circle city jealous.
they having only six months OF day
light When properly Inspired b. the at
rnoBpheric conditions or whatever II vas.
Mr.. Gage went over TO Nelson's saloon.
In Nelson's ''place" there was man
In a state OF coma. he also being IN
fuenoed by the rarelied atmosphere CT
whatever II was. lying on bench. THIS
was too much for air. Gage. and so be
tipped over tho bench and proceeded TO
put the seal OF the city OF Chicago on
Mr. Churchman'S face with his foot. To
this the bartender OF the saloon, named
Cameron. objected and ne told young Mr.
GAGE so This incensed the son OF his
father, and no grabbed a billiard cue from
the rack and started for Cameron. The
bartender ran behind the bar 10 get a
gun. while Gage was breaking billiard
cues across the bar attempting TO strike
him. Finally Cameron got the gun and
snapped II at the Chicago man. and Gage
seeing that be meant business. wobbied
ont OF the saloon.
II was considered advisable 10 call q
.mlners' meeting" and deal out some
camp justice. but u was finally decided
not 20.
o. ~ 49, ,N,rt., safA that the cnrfif mil
nifty up AZ Circle City Is very quiet one,
there being little drunkenness or disturb
agcc and that they dsss pproved OF Mr..
Cages pleasantly. tle is considered a
.'big kid" and his Grst oTsnse was over
looked.
In speaking Of miners meeting" the
Alaska Mining Record prints the follow
ing.
A. an instance wherein the wisdom 81
a minsrs' meeting may lead 90 wrongful
conclusions. the following will serve as
an example:
An efnploye OF one OF the companies
upon whom devolvcd duties Of great I'M
portance Was found derelict In their per
formance. throuRh blind lnfa'uatiou
with dance hall woman. and through his
neglect IL came about that a cargo OF
supplies was delayed and has not yet
reached TIA destination The company q
resident manager suspended the man from
duty pending the actioa OF the directors,
but the man continued 20 draw his saiar ~
and his board ~as paid at Circle city. lie
was under two-yeara' contract with the
company. and while the action 81 the di-
rectcrs WAS necessary 10 annul the CON
tract. his suspension from duty was deemed
quite within the province OF the manager.
the more particularly as the seasons work
was ended ana hla salary and boari bits
continued 20 Re promptly paid t'poa rep
~ Il sf.r-a
miners meeting was called and the corn-
pany'S manager requested Jury trial
This being denied him he withdrew. and
the meeting ps-oCwssfesi 20 muIct hlrn IN the
sum ~ 81 90 damages in favor ~ tha sua
pended esnpioye. No attempt was made.
however 10 enforce the finding and on
tha cay following the manager was noti-
fed that hia request fos trial by furry had
been granted. lie then appeared: Or
Chambers was chosen judge, tho Jury
impanrled. and the trial proceeded with
Evidence concerning his neglect and ~
tbe fact that no remained under salary
was not admitted. the fact % hts senpo-
rary suspension alone was considered
and the tury found that the empl0ve had
been damaged IN the sum ~ s. 500 ard
AWARDED him that sum. Tackled on n
the verdict was a further ane OF 500 "a
cover costs % trial The dust vas az once
weighed cut. hut up 20 the day me las;
party LETT circle city 10 demand had
been made upon the company for pay.
ment
The ease 90 Tommy Ashhy. who was
compelled "a marry a squaw hy sentence
passed BY a snincrs' mecgims which tried
him on \ charge ~ seisaotien is aIsc
described as an unjust farce wherein ms
wrong done Tommy may not be readily
riwhted
The Topeka eroosa, down forty passsa.
ecrs for Seattle and ioo tons OF rnlxeel.
l&Eeoua cargo