The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-08

Special Dispatch to the st-TnteIllsszcer.
PORT TOWNSEND. Oct THE
schooner Sailor Boy. which arrived here
today. seventeen days from s. Michael.
brings news that Mayer W =. Wood.
q Seattle. manager oF the Hsmba.at sx-
petition. ana .. X Howard, En&naser =
the EllzA Anderson. are practically prs
onsrs OF their disgusge3 passengers. who
are 50 enraged ihat oaly the ARRIVAL q
trcops Is likely TO prevent them fr0m
Rreaking vengeance by violence
The salior Boy. which has heen hccsfua-
ID or Cape Flauery for three days, ard
was towed IN by the tux wanae-sr.
brought dowa thirteen passengers from
ST Michael as follows;
Thomas Clark and son. Seattle
Paul KanfTmana. Chicago.
J. Q. Barnum. wallace Idaho.
Or. s. II Parks. Sioux City. Iowa
Morris Koppei. san Francisco.
F. v. Frost. civa engineer. New York
J n Robinson. san Francesca
& ". Andersen. Chicago.
Or. 2. P. Pratt. Michigan
" II. CaurchlH New York
]. Rooney sns wife. New Jersey.
The Sailor Boys passengers are frou
the Humboldt ard Eliza Anderson expe-
ditlonS and Z Is they who brlnE the sem
sztioaal stories about the condition q
things a; the mouth % the Yukon river, Il
being predicted BY them that only the
early arrival OF the soldiers now on ths
way 20 50. Michael. win prevent serious
troUhls there. possibly the death Of MAY
or w. %. wood. % Seattle Al the head of
the Humboldt party. ard . X. Howard.
IN charge % the Eliza Andersen expsal-
tion- The feeling against both these mea
the miners have appointed committees 20
guard both wood and Howard ard see
to & that they 10 not get out of reach.
Il was ouiy after repeated urgsag that
ths story OF The trouble brewing could bs
gotten from the men who arrived here To-
day. They had agreed 20 say nothing
about Il. but little By Iittie, Il leaked cat.
and it IS nox acknowledge By them All
that there Is most serious condition n
affairs existing az the mouth q tie river
Thomas K Clark. of Seattle. made the
following statement. and weighed every
word IS be uttered s
Mayer Wood Uoundca sy Miners.
Mayor wood and are osa friends. an8
saw ard talked with him freqaently
while a. s.. Michael. He is senasng a4f
some letters by me. and asked ne 20 Say
20 his friends that ha IS getting aloeg ss
Eell as coul9 BE- expected. and hopes 10
set FAR enough 10 the river 20 aua good
prospecting f0r the winter Bot eoul8
see from hts manner thar he was nervous
ard uneasy art 7 car only say that
would nos Ike 70 he n his place There
IS 10 chance at ali f0r them 20 gef anv
cons.1srabls distance So - river. AZ
though they had everything ready 10
make TIE start ths DAY we isft. ptera-
ber r.
Tits men Ars pretty wel aisrustea ard
eishsarssnsd ard are quite fkse - -
something desperate before they wet
throaRs ths winter. wgthaat exeeptl5a.
they ssem 20 have grievance against ths
mayer ard blame HIN sor ~ their rnafor-
;aass- Ana Il would rot b Surprising Z,
hs were us&2s ere victim y the aalners'
wrath before sp-ax as Be carrie. sat
away from there.
Howard. Life in Peril.
y wos1s rot be wgrrrssea % neer ~ tHe
seata q q. X H5wara az ere bands ot
the miners Tas feeling azasust atm Is
getting more sltrsr every day Tas psszra-
rsrs on tns Elza Anserson pasd tassr sars
ard .resra. 70 Dawson CRY hut tas Ar
6srson w&s aezusgnes AZ D-feA Harhar
ard sc were larsea a. S. Mshsel - fss
u;tls schooner Bara1o@ wssu ns prospect
vhatever q getting further fhts vlz-ar
Tasz M Howars called the members -
ths expeastsoz together an3 formally aa-
rouzce1 tha; the sxpe1l tlan vas fatsasa.
ard ta2t - wouI4 aat fass tha rassereF-s
III tasy reached Dawson. "a Ria coatrar.
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e rsvolafi51 auac~g th4 rea. ara H7wa-s
WI be fortunate e Pc srss ont os sasrs
alive
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