The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-15

\ n~u 81 Cunsn Paaaen. % Victoria,
Cnarx~A with Graaa Larceny.
The steamer FaraIIon arrived In port
yesterday morning az 1870 O'clock from
Lynn canal ports. Her voyage commenced
last Monday a. sksgway and was q pleas
ant enc sae brought forty passengers
from fi1s North.
George Padden, ore o. the younger acts
Of Canon PaGden, OF the Church OF Eng
and a. Victoria. was arrested a few days
before the FaraiIon arrived az wrangel.
charged with grand larceny. He con-
fessed. It Is said, to United States Marshal
Grant tina. he had stolen $50 from young
English doctor named Hicks The story
CT the theft. discovery and confession, a.
told by the officers Of the TaraElon, Is in
tersSting.
1t seems that Padden was employed 40
clerk At tbs Wrangei hotel and took DE-.
Hicks, who was . guest, to see the town.
Hicks got drunk and both men went to
bed IA the same room. In the morning
Hicks found that his Docket book. contain
Ing $50. vas missing. He reported the
matter and On investigating the case Dep
MY Marshal Grant talked with Padden
The young man IL but n years Of age and
this was his first crime. He told conflict
ing stories and finally Grant placed him
under arrest.
When taken 70 jail Padden broke down
and confessed. He said tina; he found the
pockefbook Ia his bed the morning after
the drunk. He said that his creditors in
Victoria were pressing him and that he
could not resist taking the money. He
said he intended to return II when able
He did not discover the amount he had
stolen until too late to return the purse
He then buried part Of the money and
sent the rest to Victoria. He will be taken
to Sitka and intends throwing himself on
the mercy OF the court. He IL one OF the
nine sons OF Canon Padden. Of Victoria,
and Is thoroughly sorry foe the disgrace
he brought on the family.
From Skagway the Faraiion brings the
news that the governments herd Of REIN
deer purchased In Norway by Sheldon
Jackson has taken another lease o. life.
W. w. Warner was seen at Skagway.
He had just come from the mountains
back or Haines. where the deer are be-
Ing pastured. He told the officers of the
Farailon that very few OF the animals had
died lately. He said that plenty of REIN
deer moss was being found. and that the
reindeer seemed to be thriving on IL.
Many Alaskans believed that the moss
would not be eaten by the deer, as 1t
Is different from Lapp moss
Tho success OF the Eght-draft Stickeen
river steamers In getting up TO Gienora is
rapidly depopuiating Fort Wrangel. Sew
eral steamers are said 10 have made the
trip successfully and to have started up
again. There are now six steamers OPP
Grating on the river including the Wran-
gel, Ogiivie. Hamlin, Courser. Monte Cr.s-
10 and Ramona.
The Farallon reports that q combina.
ton has just been formed at Wrangel to
keep up freight and passenger rates, even
II some OF the steamers have to Law off
for want OF passengers All steamers but
one are included In the combine The
rates as adopted are: Passengers from
Wranges 10 Glenora. $50; freight, meas
uremers or weight, at option OF the steam
er. SD: live stock. $25' dogs. s.; berths,
go ana meals 70 cents
The Farallon brought down the follow
fng passengers: J. Christensen, Mrs. Ra-
vine. Mrs. McAlden. 8. 8. Dennis, r. III.
Keller. Thomas Sharkey. Thomas Brown.
w. II. Bolster. G. III. Wolford, r. r.
Wilmer. Miss Willard, r. F. Skinner. p.
Allen. III. Vop.e, s. G.. Sumner. r. Howe,
George Driver. w. Larkin, w. s. Dillon.
A. TT. PETIT. O. Larsen. c. Wordrum. r.
Wordrum, l.. w. Miller. Mrs. Miller, c.
Norman. Mrs. Norman. A. d. Res,er, J.
swanton. Mrs. Swanton, J. W. Dent, J.
r. Evans. w. A. Gibson. j. Gimel and J.
Jenkins.