The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-21

Joseph Hume, Of the Arm @: Hume Bros
Ana Hume. canre.ynen Of kadiak Island
arrived n the city Nontay On TIE Excel
sicr Mr.. Hume 10 o. Berkeley. Cal. and
nas bean On the northern banks since April
Asserting 10 n. statements the catch has
ossn very poer one. IN fac; q decidedly
on year. The two barks which are owned
cy the company left fer san Francisco sev-
esal days before he did. The Thompson
had 1890 cases On bcard and the Harves-
ter AsSo eases. The company employed
about 30 men. NEST CT them being shipped
from the coast and returned o. the barks
wne- the catch vas over
At the Hotel Northern yesterday Mr..
Hume said to a Post-Intell,sencer report
es: The catch this year has been greatly
under what IL has previously been In
some places OF the southeastern part OF
Alaska fishermen have made very good
catches, bat on the average II has been ex-
csedingiy light. A. chignik bay the catch
was exceptionally good We have two car
neries. one at Cyak and he other al Ka--
Tux j would especially Ike to have you
say that the Pacific Steam Whaling Com
pany Is extremely humane. When We ar
rived at Port Vaides there were nearly 20
miners WHO wanted 10 get back TO the
States Capt Humphrey. o. the company.
went On shore with the purser and seeing
the destitute men agreed to- bring them TO
Seattle. Those who had no money were
taken on board ard received the same
treatment; as those who had paid the regu-
lar fare look upon such a transaction
a. certainly gooi-hearsed one
Mr.. Hume. accompanied by his son, will
leave sor the South today.
II. A. Graham, a general merchant. and
r II. Farley, who Is engaged In the trans
Ter business, were 81 the city yesterday
from their home a. chelan. Okanogdn
county. They are strong Republicans ard
are satisfied that the Republican party
stands better chance this year OF scor-
Ing great victory in their county than
ever before To a post-Inteiigencer re-
porter Mr.. Graham said:
THE Republican ticket In Okanogan
county Is in splendid shape this year AL
though showed under two years ago. am
satisfied that We stand a very good show
OF e!eeiing majority of those who are on
our ticket. l never knew the Republicans
are this year. Another thing which i'm
presses ME Is this: Men who two years
ago voted the fusion ticket and who are
Row generally known as fusionists admit
In private conversation that they propose
TO vote the Republican ticket They dis
Ike the present state administration and
It's methods. and while they have little 10
say as 90 their future political movements.
they have told me personally that when
the time comes they Will be with the fol-
lowers % Mckinley NJ < Fald. who IL
our candidate for representative Is an able
man and Is very favorabiy known through
OF: the county. AL we want is a speaker
or ;wo to stir US up In Okanogan county,
and it will go Republican
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The next startling information that will
come from the Copper river district will be
some rich strikes Of copper according 10
Charles r. Smith. Of Chicago who return
ed from Port Faldes Monday on the Excel
s!or. He already has one good lay that
has given some coed results and just be-
fore leaving was told OF another. At the
Diller yesterday Mr. Smith said:
by the first OF the year there Will come
from Copper river come good news of the
copper finds. l went north last April and
became acquainted with sQuaw man, Tho