The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-23

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Alaska Transportation Company. cor
pasafton, Is respondent beng cause No.
.. q the records ard hiss Of said Court.
wherein e-e James Cared rad been duly
| appointed receiver Of said corporation. sad
aosi being against ire STEAMSHIP Lau-
/ r4ca," her boats. tackle. appares. furniture.
| sons intervening for snssr interest therein.
N cause OF forfeiture for the violation Of
section LIS Of the Revised Statutes % the
United States OF America az amended:
In sd51 libel % Information u Is alleged
| that ne stea msaip "Laursds" Is q do
nestle vessel OF 81 sons burden, and thai
and that the Boston & Alaska Transporta-
ten Company. corporation iE her owner,
and that she is now IN the hands OF ihe
auC regularly appointed By the Court. and
as special cause OF libel Il Is alleged az
follows: That on or about the uta day Of
June, A D. 1sss. the said Steamship '+I4au-
raea' did knowingly, Eurrepsitiously and
. secretly. and without fling any manifest
Washington. tbs same being port IN the
United States and destined TO port or
place in the Territory Of Alaska. to-wit.
ST. NIchaes distilled SPIRITS, to-wit lI3
eases 81 wassky and cases Of wire, the
same being 81 the value Of more than four
/ hundred dollars and % kegs of beer, the
seventy i've dollars. contrary to said sec
ton Of said Revised Statutes and the resu-
! latons and proclamattons of the President
Of the United States heretofore made In
pursuance thereof.
II is for a further cause o: libel alleged
IN said information tha' the said Steam
ship "Iaurada'' did. ir Que and regular
manner. on or about the 18th day OF June.
A. d. lsas. clear from the port OF Seattle.
Washington. the same being a pert IN the
United States. for port in the Territory
! In said port of Seattle a regular manifest
Of cargo. which tailed to show splrituous
liquors on board Of said vessel; that the
said vessel had In fact secrstsd distilled
spirits, to-wit. barrels CT whisky. each
containing ffty-tw2 gallons Of whisky.
and Ia cases Of wh'sKy. all Of the value
said distilled spirits the said steamship
''Laurada' was knowingly. wilifuIy. sur
repuuous!y and secretly exporting ana at
tempting 20 export from said City. Of Sc
attic. q port in said United States OF Amer
lea. TO said port il the Territory CT Alas
Ia. and did take such liquors 20 the sub.
| port OF ST. Michaeis in said Territory OF
Alaska; where the same was duly ana
regularly seized by q special officer ef the
customs service OF the United states OK
said section 955 Of the Revised Statutes
CT the United States and the regulations
made In pursuance thereof. as aforesaid.
| alleged in said information that the said
Steamship 'Laurada" did attempt TO ex-
port distilled spirits to-wit. IoS cases Of
being 81 the value OF more tnsn four hun
drea dollars and 80 kegs OF beer, the same
being OF the value OF more than seventy
a
United States. to-wit Seattle 10 place
or port in the Territory q Alaska. wit,
st Micilaels. contrary 10 said section 1855
Of the Revised Statutes OF the United
States
And for further ground that the said
Steamship ..Iaurada" did on or about the
export from a post n the United States.
to-wit. Seattle, 10 place or poct in the
Territory OF Alaska, to-wit, St. Michaels.
distilled spirits, wit. Il. cases OF whisky
and barrels of whisky, each containing
| Gfty-two gallons OF W. sky. the same be-
ing Of the value OF more than four hun
cred dollars. contrary To said statute.
And for further ground. that the said
Steamship ''Iaurada" did on or about the
10th day OF August. 4. ID. 1888. al the sub
port OF ST, Michaels. q 't.,t or place in the
Territory OF Alaska. attempt to impor, in
the Territory Of Alaska spirituous liquors,
'to-wit, f27 cases Of whisky and barrels
ions OF whisky. all Of the value Of more
than four hundred dollars. contrary 10 the
said statute and the regulations Of the
treasury department and proclamations OF
v sfs a'eSioeh' ia sue" e4&e' A~'s anu pro-
Wherefore. It is in said libel Of Informal
ton prayed that the usual monition shall
issue and that the said Steamship 'Lau-
rada'' be seized IN libel, and that the
plaintiff have judgment of condemnation
against such vessel. her boats tackle. APP
parel furniture. engines and boilers, as
provided in said section 1855 OF the Revised
Statutes Of the United States.
That thereupon the above court made its
order in he premises IN tina following let
IN the United states District Court for
the District Of Washington. Northern
Divlsion-uni,ed States OF America.
plaintiff VS. Steamship 'l4aurada." her
beats. tackle. apparel. furniture, engines
and boilers. respondent. no. 1876 order.
Now on this sth day OF December. in the
dred and ninety-eight, comes Wilson r.
Gay United States attorney for the dis
trict Of Washington. and flles libel OF in
formation against the Steamship "Lau-
rads." her boats. tackle. apparel. furni-
;ure boilers and engines. and against all
persons intervening for their interest there.
In IN a cause 81 forfeiture for violation OF
sector, 1855 of the Revised Statutes Of the
United States ard the orders OF the presi-
dant made pursuant to said section;
II Is therefore ordered that the clerk OF
ZION ana a writ OF attachment directed To
the marshal OF said district. returnable
~ the seth day Of December, iS9s At ten
o'clock a. m, directing and commanding
S;,r, 10 make seizure ana take into his pos
session the said Steamship l<aurada." her
boats tackle apparel, furniture. engines
~ il further ordered by the court that
the United States marshal for the district
seiz,,re TO be made and given and also OF
tha information Of libel on file, by caus-
ing the substance a. said information OF
iihel and Of the order Of the court. set
go forth the date ard place appointed
f ft.r' ;risl' TO be published in the Post-Iu-
teIigencer. a newspaper of general circu-
ie,tnn printed ard published 81 Seattle,
Westminster ard to-, e pos. up 49,, he sane n
snn~teen consecutive DAYS, ard that the
d9x ara place of trial * hereby fixed at
seattle IN said district on the Goth day
ns December. a. u ISs-
- II. HANFoRD. Judge.
Ard thereuron, the Nontton OF said
,,,rf IN due and regular form, and in man
49, nrseeribed by law. was duly issued By
she clerk 81 ne af3re g. &c. court DIRECTED
~. sa.d United States marshal for said
district
Wherefore. pursuant 70 said order OF
.,,r1tr,o7. notice Is hereby given 10 each
ana every person u any way interested IN
said steamship lauTada." her boats.
haiie~s and all things found upon ara BE-
hanging ana sppeF tainiag 10 said Steam
80 Il alrada" Of the seizure % said
S-'assfnsh3p .'I.aurada, her boats tackle
~.,rsre} furniture engines ard S-ilers aua
= - aiing OF sad information Of hAaI
as ~ he order ot the court ia ,he prem