The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-16
Local End of Government Expe-
dition Finally Ready.
FAMOUS MASCOT is ABOARD.
Aparhe. the Male That Went Through
m 1ndsan W0r, Given a Good Place
In the Big ship-f.ueiIs invoised
IN = Transportation squasbie.
which Occasions Considerable De
lay-Tbe Coarts Dragged La.

After delays THAI seemed saferEninable.
The pack train detachment ~ the govern
ment relief expedition MAS ready 70 SAL
.. midnight lass night for the north GA
ehs ship Luesle. Al j O'clock tails morning
abe was still at sehwabaebers dock. ex-
pscting TO start Within another hour on her
Journey TO Dyea. The work Of loading ;sae
ship began Last Friday, ard II was sx-
pected that she would get Away hy Man-
day. One complication after another
arose. The Lucille brought quite 4 large
expedition of freight and passengers and
live stock from San Francisco destined for
Dyea. When ihe government pack train
and equipment Wefe loaded on board II
was found that there was not room for
both parties. The San Francisco people,
holding a contract that was prior ia date
70 that OF the government. stood OF Lieut.
Ryan and sndeavored 10 prevent tho load
ing Of the government mules until their
stun was aboard. For a time the atEnos-
phere was blue with rumors OF war. but
. truce was patched up and the San Fran
cisco expedition gave way 30 the govern
msnt. after the company had arranged TO
place their freight With the steamer fsfa.-
lon.
Yesterday afternoon the Aiasks For
Narding Company. OF San Francisec. own-
ors OF forty odd head OF mules ard horses
and fifty tons OF freight that the Lucille
brought from San Francisco liheea the
ship for Sbo9 damage FOR refusing 10 ear
~ out q contract alleged 10 have been
made at San Francisco for the trgnsporta-
fion OF the expedition - 5kagway. Papers
were served Ia the salt. but the vessel
was not taken IN charge BY the Federal
court a compromise being effected before
evening Hayner & Co. chartefers OF the
Lucille. agreed to take north that which
u was found impossible 10 load on the Luz
Gle.
Tho Lucille was billed 10 sail bright and
early yesterday morning That she ala
no; get away was good thing for the
crowds OF men and welneH that thronged
the dock frcm morning TIL dark watch
ing the gang OF 'loaxshoFenen place tons
and tons Of hay and feed aboard ending
finally with the interesting sight az loading
the pack mules IN a heavy wooden stall
and hosting them Into the SHIPS he'd.
LOADING the Freight.
There wsre picturesque scenes all day
~ the sehwabaeher dock. 70 begin with,
there were dogs galore and sieds In pro-
poriien. Tho cannes were grouped in
thress and foufs. anchored together with
steel chains. Their time was occupied for
the greater part Of tae dag in making the
air anything eut musical hy their yells
and banks. a continual din and uproar
was kept ZAP I'm the hoarse shouts III tho
men engaged In leading The freight on me
ship. a fresh Wind blow FROM the south
west. flashing the Sound tnto wbltss-a ia
and making matters anything but enfa-
Portable on the dock
The nrsi noteworthy incident Of tho day
was the filing ~ a suit IN admiralty hy
the Alaska Forwarding COMPANY aealns,
the shin and her agents. The complaint
Get cut that the agents OF The ship had
contracted with the company 70 carry
foity-four mules and a quantity az freight
consisting of feed and general merehar.
disc. 10 skaEway. at stipulated r~iee
II vas further recitsd thar the agents or
the Lucille had served notice ca the for
warsiing company uf their intention Of
leaving part OF the i've stock IN this ctfv
Instead Of taking i on ~ skagsay
According ~ the complaint fited IA the
Federal court. the nhelantS had psfa
freight on the i've stock II the rate OF
50 per head. or s. sae in al for freight
II was further fecited taat she company
the live StuCk IN Seattle, that Il enntsns-
plated .raharking tn the transportation OF
freight over The White pass ana that ne
failure on the part ~ the agents of the
Lucille - carry Out the contract ana take
the freight ana tive stock to SkaEvgay
would result IN damage 20 the nbelanss
IN the sum of ss.en.
With a ibci SUIT hanging over the shls.
matters began Is lock dubious for fhs.
government kleusike expedition Neg0-
tiatiens We're Immediately begun by Ao.h
parties locking n a settlement AZ the dis
pute. asa ev : o'clock 80 shr afternoon
terms mutually SattS3actarg % bath sides
withdrawn.
Under the agreement iisvneg r CO. are
10 have tweniy-slx or ghe animals hy1anr-
ms 10 the Alaska Forwarding Company
taken IL Skasway On ths steamer AaYal-