The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-12

q late members Of the sporting Preferably from
ST. L cIsl1s' iiS nIS so.I New SmO Yort Ia and dro osnsT 1 ESSt
North. They usually slip through Sea tile
quietly, and only a very few Of them are cauht
up before the Chief of Police explained that
they were going to Dawson. and were allowed
outfits OF more or less extent and variety.
About the only kind OF game or gambling do.
vice that viii not be represented on the Rlcn.
bling ihs Is orSctI 'SSi!'Gbfiii blocked tS" the S distO 91 s and
lack Of communication with the outside, world:
The Eastern gamblers all appeared &c, be well
amounts varying from 81, 900 TO $4,000. The
last OF the fasteners to go north was a party
Humboldt two weeks ago.
When the great rush to the klordiko began
was realized that some 10000 persons would
pass through this city in two months bound for
The mysterious, land of gold. IL wns. predicted
inals,. confidence and bunco mon OF every sort
would follow the crowd as far rs Seattle. The
ward to a sort Of reign of terror, during which
1t would hardly be. safe TO venture upon the
streets. All sorts Of schemes were devastation
Glar.proof locks were In great demand, There
was hardly a man in town but provided him.
licemcn caught the foyer as the crowds began to
leave. Nearly n third OF the best and oldest men
or the force gave mp their positions for n klon.
.'"' 90 - ~ VI Y" nv hNA AI'li lClA
i' the uKon almost at once. Captains, Ser.
etunis, detectives. and officers had little trouble
IA securing gr A,takes, and no hesitation in
leaving their pOor'y paid civil service positions.
New men Tcrt finally secured 10 take a portion
of the vacan. places. The new men were handi.
capped by not being familiar with criminal
faces and records. At one timo 1t was Ero-
posed TO organize n citizens police to assist in
Keeping order. Every one waited for the army
Of crooks TO arrive and take tho city by storm.
They are still waiting.
For some reason the rush OF criminals has not
been very evident TO Seattle people. The bad
men wcro heard from at Boise City, Id Aho;
Spokane, Portland. Or. and Tacoma, as they
many clever tricks were turned. On arriving
in Seattle. however. il sccms that nearly all
caught the Klondikc fever, and little wonder,
for here tho excitement of the whole country -
centred and intensified. and tho gold fever has
been more far reaching and lasting than in any
other city in the land. At any rate. the police
have had little trouble In keeping the criminal
element in bounds 30 far. Tic desire to go to
ALASKA, once formed, prevented them from
risking detection for any small tricks that
might he turned in Seattle, which would pre-
vent them from leaving for the north. This. and
this alone, has saved Seattle from the great
est carnival OF crime in its career.
The police anticipate more trouble when II
becomes too late to go north. and are preparing
to keep down the large number Of criminals,
that will undoubtedly winter in Seattle. Many
will come in hopes of fleeing the returning
miners on tho Portland, rs il is expected that the
last trip will bring down several milliona in
gold dust owned by miners. Others will spend
The winter here in order to get an early Start
in the spring.