The herald., 1898-03-30
STEAMER G. W. ELDER
is HARD ON TILE ROCKS IN THE
TONGAS NARROWS
ELIZA ANDERSON WRECKED
Steamer Protection With Her One
Hundred and Fifty Passengers
Observation-Disclosures Herd
Associated Press Special Wire

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TACOMA, Wash, March 49, = The
steamer Cleveland arrived at Tacoma to-
day direct from Skaguay with news of a
shooting affray in Skaguay on March "a,
the day the Cleveland sailed, in which two
men were killed in restaurant or dance
hall, and third man shot in the leg in the
same resort. The shooting occurred but
a few hours before the vessel sailed, and
particulars were not obtainable. 1t is said
that the men killed were bound for the
gold fields.
The Cleveland passed the steamer George
w. Elder, from Portland for Skaguay and
Dyea, with a very large number Of passen-
gers on the rocks in Tongas Narrows last
Saturday night. The bow was quite a
distance in the water, and the stern deep,
but not submerged. The steamer Rosalie
was standing by the Elder, and assistance
was refused from the Cleveland. 1t was
not known how seriously the ship was
damaged, but it was hoped to float her at
high tide. The Elder belongs to the Pa
cific Coast Steamship company.
Captain Lord said there was considerable
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of the steamer Protection, which left Sc
attic on March 13 with 150 passengers. He
saw nothing of her on the way down, but
thought it probable she may have been
blown out of the course.
REINDEER HEARD FROM
SEATTLE, WASH, March 29.-Major l..
H. Rucker, U. S. A., who went to Alaska in
connection with the proposed government
relief expedition, returned today on the
steamer Rosalie. Major Rucker said five
officers and twenty men of the expedition
under command of Captain Eldredge were
preparing. to start from Haines Mission on
an exploring expedition with the idea of
finding an all-American route into the
Yukon. The bark Seminole, with the
government herd of reindeer, was to have
reached Haines Mission last Monday.
ANOTHER WRECK
TACOMA WASH, March ga New
Whatcom, WASH, special to the Ledger
says: A. Branin, jr., of the revenue cut
ter Bear, now lying in Dutch harbor, Alas
ka, writes that he saw the steamer Eliza
Anderson, which was anchored at that
point, break anchor chains, dash upon the
beach and fall to pieces, hopeless wreck,
on March 8.
The Anderson experienced very rough
and perilous passage, and after reaching
Dutch harbor the revenue officers refused
to let her proceed.
THE KETTLE RIVER ROAD
OTTAWA, March 29.-In spite of the
Canadian Pacific roads opposition to the
Kettle River railway it will probably get it's
charter. At the last meeting of the rail-
way committee opposition to the charter
was generally condemned. Mr.. Blair,
minister of railways and canals, said he
had visited the Boundary creek district,
and could testify to its great wealth as a
mining country. There was no part of
Canada that had as valuable mineral
wealth. He, for one, was not prepared
to refuse to grant such charter. There
would be business for both the Kettle River
road and the Canadian Pacific.
Ross Robertson said he was not willing
to sit at the feet of Sir William Van Horne
and learn patriotism. He would vote for
the charter.
Mr. Shaughnessy, vice president of the
Canadian Pacific, declared that the Kettle
River railway would take the Boundary
creek business all to Spokane on the North
ern Pacific. to the loss Of Victoria and Van
couveE