The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-23
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DEL NORTE DETAINED BT UNITED
STATES MARSHAL.
His Presence Explained by . Little
Private Card-ResuIt of suit for
xis5sO Damages Growing Ont
NJ Alleged Bresch of Contract.

The steamship Del Norse, which vas 10
have sailed f.. 81. Michael yesterday at
the latest, SUI LES at her dock and win
deputy United States marsha on board
The presence OF the deputy marshal - eA-
piained by little printed notice tacAea OF
the main mast Of the steamer. ana the Nd
tice EXPLAINS why the Del Sor'e did not
sail and refers the more curious TO il
bel fled in the United States court oy the
Mtwaukee-Alaska God Dreage Mining
Company against the steamer, asking toF
sl4. 80 damages and alleging that me ch'F-
Serers Of the Del NoTte have refused Ia
carry out an agreement 20 take that com
pauy with their river steamer and soid
dre3ger barge to the mouth Of the u
kon.
The SUI. grows out Of the failure OF the
written contract between The iug2nts 10
set out in black and white the details OF
the rights Of the parties under the con-
tract The Milwaukee company has load
ed on its barge, which is with the river
steamer In tow Of the De. Norte, about 10
tons OF coal. claiming that under the con-
tract they have a right 10 carry narta Ii
reasonable quantity OF freight upon the
towed vessels The chartereTs OF The Del
sou City Transportation and Trading Com
pany claim. however. that while the coz
tract does net say So II was understood
that for al. freight over and above oas-
gage and supplies an extra charge was 10
bs made The extra charge defna nded by
the charterers for taking the coal is sl2Jo,
ard they insisted upon It's payment before
beginning the voyage. The Milwaukee peo-
pie then took the precaution OF having the
vessel tied up by the marshal lest the Del
Norte should sail without them pending
a settlement Of the dispute over the coa..
The Milwaukee company claim in their
libel that they have paid in advance TO
the Del Norte chartereres for transporta-
ton 81 so: that IL wiz cost them 5000 -
charter another steamer to take them to
81. Michael, and tina: they have been
damaged In the sum OF 5000 by the failure
OF the char.srers 10 carry out the con-
tract making the entire amount OF dam
ages si4.5o0 They also ailege. among
other things. that the Del Norte charterers
have attempted to place on the river
steamer for their own use forty tons OF
coal without compensating them for the
use Of the river steamer.
Outside the libel ali kinds OF things arc
alleged by one side against the other in
the dispute over the add tional freight bill
The chartercrs claim that the 10 tons Is
being taken north for speculative purpos-
o and is not a part OF the supplies OF the
Milwaukee party. The latter deny the
charge Of specializing and insnua;e that
The charterers Of the Del Norte have not
been abe 10 fully pay for the charter ana
that they are attempting either to extort
from the Milwaukee contingent 81 30 or
force cancellation Of a contract which
might prove Improbable
Capt. Graham. % the Del Norte. says he
IS a neutral party bar Informed a Post
Intelisencer reporter last evening that the
lioi Norte would be bonded out this morn
Ink and would sail Immediately The
bond. which will be furnished by surety
company. II Is sad. VIII have . penalty
OF sZa.d0o
The DE. Norte vas in the hands of the
marshal IN Seattle once before This time
her case IS made interesting ny the fact
that she is loaded w.;h a large quantity
~ government supplies IN addition TO her
regular cargo. ard has Tho h!r mining
conpanys dredger and river steamer IN
tow.