The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-19

ali the bills for goods which Mayor Wood
produced willingly for their Inspection,
and they remmnsed about among the car
go 30 and the barrels % whisky and the
electric lighting plant which II was said
wer. on board. but none OF this contra
hand cargo could be feilnd. thoagh very
close search was made By taking more
care In the loading OF the vessel the stove
dores were enabled 20 &c, all Of the pas
sengers supplies aboard. including stoves
sheds and baggage. The only part that
was not taken was eight tons OF hour
The canvas bags into which this had been
pat we're taken OF and Mayor Wood VIII
replace the -four from hts supply OF TWEEN
~ tons packed In the hold, upoD- The -ss'---
rival or ma STEAMER at -. MichAels.
About all that Il was found necessary 10
remove from the urst load was the little
steam launch. which lay on the main
deck and which Mayor Wood found would
not likely prove satisfactory craft after
all.
Gage Party Catches the Boat.
The Humboldt Was scheduled 20 sail At
70 o'clock In the morning bat telegram
came from the Gage Hubbard party, a
route on the Northern Pacific. asking that
tha steamer be held Tor them. They ar
rived ~ noon but bad 10 spend some time
IN preparing for the long journey 70 the
Arctic regions aud 4 VAS after = o'clock
befoe their trunks and boxes reached the
wharf The party consisted OF Nrs. Eli
Gage. wife OF Secretary CAGES son. WIN.
" Hubbard. hroiher-ln-law % r. y.
Neare of the North American Transpor-
tati0n and Trading Company. Garnet
Coen. VIII Walcott. Il. r Beach ana W.
q. Atwood. all OF Chicago. Nearly all
of their OUTFIT was purchased IN Chicago
ana SIS appearance was notably different
from the outfits packed where they know
g. b fr a
goods boxes, each box weighing ahou; 20
pounds The boxes we're strengthened hy
wires around each end and bore the mark
~ a well known general store IN Chicago.
rhe hrst wave which strikes those boxes
viii soak the contents 70 a finish.
Mayer Wood Goes Aboard.
The restrictions which had been tn
POSED upuu tAla crowd were Taiaa Sod yes
terday, aud fhe people wandered every
where about the Arlington wharf ard
spread themselves BY the hundred over
every Pile 81 lumber and shingles there
was In sight. The camera eeads were
there in force. both aboare and ashore.
and 81 81 safe 60 say that everybody was
considerably mere than half shot over
ana oser again At 80 o'clock the flrst
whistle for leaving sounded After that
TIE uneasy passengers scttlsvI Down some
what ard began - believe that their
iaux delay YES ah0at 10 era. Mayor
Wed was aot sex ln slght, ard the pass
euEsfs were EgurobsiHE over that. 20
them. onssuaus sEEn. They de-
claTe3 that tse mayer would net dare
- 80 sud they pvpdseted that the rea-
soa NoHla he shown when they got 80
- N1chsels 1sst thatT predictions were
aii wasted fsT a few n1fnutcs before tie
steamer faft the smiling face og tne
mayor cHseree8 fFcn ssle croSd on Ire
wharf As 30 wAfsesi down tae Eanz
plank the uasse uEeEs gave him = ross
ing cheer - welcome, whtch ne graceful
Is xrkuogg acsIssd nv lifting hts hAL IRE
gold hunters fcli better wsen tkey saS
the rsayor. ard Anew that be meant 20
ID what wAs proper toward then. for Re
vas 10 share their fortune en- the 1ouE
oesan srip. fhe prepare ttaDs f2r tire river
vayage and the lNsi-Ensse yT}p up the r.
kon.
Fraittess search fer sto~aways-
Shortly after the arSg whistle btew TIE
rersogg reached the oGscsrs - The aoag
Jshs tsalye usea al been st0Ssd away
The officers AZ elce seat aeoaz& ard eE-
dssV3 every passenger ashore un4 the
steaEaar Was searched, Seven meH Msee
rus osf whe IA nos keloSS an the bsst
hut 70 stsNaNaye Sere discovered Eae
crowd set lsEStr zu& k2rzer As the tlme
urea1 ~ Ita Na~ss bad 81 heea settled
earts "a TIE aay 10 TIE ensAr@ satisfaction
q the passengers. Mayer vessf paysns
al costs aad exp&uAss~ Tie last gSeee
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