The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-12
o. s. Ship Wheeling May Assist
In Preserving Order.
CRIME CONTINUES TO REIGN
According to Advfces brought TO Sc
attic ON the Utopia. Gov. brady
Ii Credited With Seeking to Have
wheeling go From sttka 10 skax-
ON January ! Brought some Gold.

According 10 Associated Press advieez
Brought down yesterday CT the steamer
Utopia from skagBay, there IL good reason
for believing that Cox. Brady. Of Alaska
Is using his intiuence To have the United
states revenue steamer Wheeling proceed
To skagway from sIfka and lend itself to
the preservation OF law and order. The
Utopia left Sksgway last Thursday week,
while the utmost excitement aud disorder
were prevailing IN the streets Of the en-
bTyo city. Men were walking boldly about
with weapons strapped IN plain view
Lawiess men and women were asserting.
with confidence born CT freedom from
legal constrain,. that they ruled the town
and proposed 10 use a red-hot scepter. The
attempt Of citizens committees to hold I'd
Fay. even the effort to hold an inquest,
has resulted in absolute failure. or in a
farce worse than failure. United States
Commissioner John L. Smith Is charged
with serious deinquencies In the discharge
OF his duties az OK ofrlcio coroner having
refused to produce Fay at the inquest,
though the accused murderer was known
said to be acquainted with his hiding
place. The commissioner is again under
the ban Of popular disfavor.
In contrast TO the situation In skagway,
eight miners brought down by the steamer
Hueneme report Dawson very quiet The
miners left Dawson January I and came
out In thirty-one days bringing Down
about $4,000. When they left miners I'm
Dawson and at the mouth OF the Stewart
river were excited over reports OF rich
strikes on Henderson creek Pans were
being washed on bedrock. II waR said.
which averaged sl.51 each.
The report that the Wheeling may go
from Sitka to Skagway Is step the
necessity Of which has been recognized
by the authorities since the tragedy of
February J. The iuadeqnacy Of the pro-
lection under which the good people OF
Skagway are now living is giving serious
concern. and the action Of Coy. Brady Is
n very popular move with all save the
iawiess element. which VIII be restrained
by the presence Of the blue Jackets. The
Wheeling has about score OF sturdy sail
ors we'll drilled In the Use OF small arms
and able TO COPE successfully with a mob
The governor visited the commander Of
the Wheeling at Sitka, late IN January
and In Il converse ton between the two
way and Dyea was. il is said discussed
The ACCESSIBILITY OF changing the station
Of the cutter from Sitka 10 the head OF
Lynn canal was not then so apparent
though II was talked Of it is said as a
contiguous possibility.
A vigilance committee Is being organ
ICED in skagway with the intent of dfiv-
ing from the town the horde of toughs
and hunko men. Whether the existence OF
the committee will terminate with the ar
rival OF the Wheeling n maths 10 ~ seen
Citizens meetings are Of daily occurrence.
the strength OF united action being the
only recourse OF those who have honor
able interests TO protect.
Added 10 the horrors OF the situation.
disease has come. VI any deaths are being
caused by disease known as "cerehro
spino meningitis" II Is "A combination of
pneumonia and fever ana proves fatal IN
almost every case
Goroner'- Inaue~t - Eia-co.
Further details were obtalnable OF the
action of the Skaisway citizens committee
in their investigation Of the double muir.
der committed by ia Fay II Is now said
that doubt exls.s in many minds "a 10
whether the shots which killed Rowan
and MeGrath proceeded from gun IN the
hands Of fa Fay or II. II, Rice pfopr-
etor OF the thcaur
According 10 rspcFt. the Investigation u
the coronerS jury. held the day follow .ng
she shooting. was something Of a tiasco
The verdie, reDched was that Andrew
McGrath and Deputy United states Mar
shall j. NJ Rowan came 80 their deaths
from guushoi wounds inflicted by ono Ea
Fay The jarsrnen themselyea are loud
In their complaints Of the insuniclsucy ~
tho evidence. a sa II 81 freely charged that
United States Commissioner John L
Smith has heen dereict ana Negligent IT
his sworn duia re - oricin cnroner"
In the first place, the fury after conv@n-
Ing. made a request that Fay the SUP
posed murderer. be- placed on the stand.
Smith I'D not refuse poi0f-tlank 20 comply
with this request. baf IN YscEllafinE
manner made the excuse that Pay was
not ohtainahle Tor The purpose ewing IL
tho secrecy OF his confinement ara final