The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-27
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Chicago Inter Ocean

Chicago Inter Ocean.
Ex-Governor Sheakley. Of Alaska has
decided to shut up the office Of the Alas
ka trade committee IN the Great Northern
building. He has given up the undertake
ing Of advertising San Francisco as
starting poin, for the Klondike. He will
be satisfied IL he can close I'D the affairs
OF the committee with even semhla1cs
Of credit The exhibits have been sent
to two railroad offices. As soon as the
affairs OF the committee can be closed.
Ex-Governor Sheakley Will leave fer his
home in Pennsylvania He has worked
hard 20 get the committee out or the
slough In which he found It when he
took charge. but has given up the task as
hopeless.
Ugly stories concerning the committees
doings are current. Actions so unoecom-
ing the dignity of the commission hat
they are considered a disgrace 10 San
Francisco are charged against various
members Still more serious charges are
made in an unofficial way. These reports
go so far as 10 charge Illegal use of funds
furnished for exhibition purposes. the
property Of San Francisco merchants.
The first trouble in the ranks IF The
committee was the arrest OF d. Nj. Car
men. shortly after the arrival. This cse-
ated much unfavorable talk and resulted
in his being dropped as manager. EX-
Governor Sheakley. who had come along
to lend tone 10 the enterprise. was put in
charge. This was two or three weeks af-
ter the trouble begun, and he found mat
tiers in a very bad shape. After TWO or
three days Of work during which he
found that 5000 OF tbs $1,000 furnished by
the citizens OF San Francisco had been
spent in high living and in the lowest re-
sorts OF the city, he discharged all IF the
men who had come on with him. with the
exception of T. c. Wills. who. he says,
seemed 10 have pull. He finally secured
the power to discharge Wills. and did so.
The ex-governor then set in TO re-estab-
lish the credit OF the committee. He found
bills everywhere. The boys" had con-
sumed an enormous quantity of cham
payne in the name of the committee, and
this had 10 be settled for. Then there were
hack bills and flower bills and many ex-
tras in the dining room. II became neees-
sary for the governor 10 draw upon his
own funds. Proprietor Eden was about 10
order the committee out Of the hotel and
would have done so had not Governor
Sheakley have given his personal draft
Tor $500 as guarantee.
Immediately upon the arrival II the
members of the party In the city the ac
quatntance Of a young Chicago newspa-
per man was formed. and for nearly a
week they led riotous existence. II was
wine. women and song the whole of the
Il
very limited salaries, each was always
well supplied with money. c. G.. Taylor
was forced TO spend a week in the Wash
ingtonian home.
Ex-Governor Sheakley says that several
OF them. including C. NJ. Jenkins ..ni l..
X. Hare. had an advertising scheme which
was occupying their attention TO he re-
glect OF the work Of the committee. Each
made IL his business TO advertise the bus
ness OF a certain Alaska transportation
company for the reason that the propri-
etor was intimate with them and was
helping them TO spend money.
The whole business has been most dis
graceful" said Ex-Governor Sheaklcy. in
speaking OF the matter. II have never
been connected with anything that so dis
gusted me. I asked Carmen why he
should have brought such a worthless lot
OF men with him. and he replied that good
men were too expensive. We would have
been far better off without them They
not only disgraced and discreiited Us. but
they robbed us. One man has a beaver
coat valued al $3.50 belonging TO I.ebes &
Co, OF San Francisco. They have been
telegraphlng about Il. bUt the fellow has
gone off with II. There was nothing 20
do but 10 close up the Offices since there
was no possibility of doing any good for
our city. I have re-establshed the credit
Of the committee. and that is all could
hope to do"