The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-05
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| Dyea-
TIE cisy az Seattle brcugh: down three
noxises Ore OF sae rough boxes stored
In the steamers freight room gave mnse
testimony to the horror of the terrible
chisheot slide CT April 3. The CITY OF
geattie WAS one OF the f-st steamers to
bring down bodies after the slide. and the
one brought down yesterday was probably
the last that will be sent out. The box
contained the remains Of Timothy Giinn.
or Portland, Or. one OF the eighteen TN
fortunate employees Of the CniIkoof Rail-
way and Transportation Company vao
were buried On the trail short distance
below The big side. The body VIII De
shipped 10 Portland
The remains Of George Shelby On, OF
Kansas City. Mo, were also on board.
He vas a young Kiondiker, % years OF
age, who had struggled across the stormy
ChHkeot wifa his outfit only TO die OF
spinal meningitis az Lake Lindeman. lie
died on April g. The body is being he'd
here waiting news from relatives.
The third body was that Of Frank
Charles Ramm, CT st. Helena. Cal. VINO
died al Lake Bennett on April g. The
body VIII be shipped TO California and Is
Under the care cr the Masonic and Knights
~ Pyfhias orders.
The city OF Seattle brings news OF the
.. ~.
about ten days ago at Skagway OF spinal
meningitis. He leaves a wife and family
al the end Of the Gran, street bridge.
The body IL being held az Skagway, but
Will probably be shipped here for inter-
mens.
Advices from skagway under date OF
April 30 are as follows:
An end was put 10 tho long drawn our
troubles OF the derellct and Iibeied bark
Canada by Deputy Marshais Cudihee and
johnson, when, upon an order Of the Unit
ed States district court. both ship and cargo
were sold at auction TO the highest bidder.
e. A. BuEen, OF the Bulen Bridge Com
pany, was the successful bidder for both
ship and cargo. the former being knocked
down at $e25 and the latter at d.55.
There IL merry war on among the pack
ers and freighters OF the two trails. The
chilkoot Railway & Transport Company
has finally succeeded in getting its bucket
tram over the summit into ation, and
10 make up for lost time and the falling
off in traffic. Degun the slashing or
rates. It's rival concern. the Dyea-Klon-
dixie Company, which has had its line In
operation some weeks Is meeting the cut.
and the competition for business Is keen.
All the individual professional packers
have been run or the trail By the compa-
MES. and the war has now been carried to
Skagway
cents to 9. and * cents. When the trou-
bile was over. the business was divided.
part Of It going over the Dyea trans and
part by pack train over the White pass.
Deputy Collector F1oyds men made q
wholesale raid upon the liquor dealers here
on Thursday. They were followed about
from saloon 10 saloon by wagons engaged
for the purpose. into which were dumped
a miscellaneous collection of contraband
at iss,trf IL MT ufb fysh
custom house. From here they will be de-
ported to Oregon sold 10 the highest bid
der. and in all likelihood Struggled again
into Skagway. The saloons were all wide
open again within fifteen minutes after the
RAID wac over. and are running unmo-
Tested
At public meeting held Wednesday
night citizens organized the Skagway MIN
ing district. A recorder WAS elected and
the. necesasry machinery set into opera
ton to enable filings and locations to he
made. The district embraces all the ter
ritory Immediately adjacent to the town
of Skagway. reaching back to the summit.
One of the pack trains operating out of
Skagway was stopped by the Canadian
police at the summit yesterday, six OF
the animals shot and the remainder or
dered OFF the trail until such time as they
were In better condition 10 travel. The
orders OF the police are 10 permit no
cruelty TO animals OH the road to the fu-
kon.
The detachment Of the Northwest
mounted police which. under the command
of Capt. Wood, has been stationed at
Skagway all winter. has been ordered to
Lake Bennett. One sergeant and one man
will be left behind. Capt Wood and the
remainder OF his contingent left for the
interior today.
Col. Anderson's detachment OF United
States troops stationed here and at Dyea
are expecting orders to about face for
the south
The arrival Of the steamer City OF Sc
attieat an early hour this morning bring
ing the first authoritative Information
that war had been declared and open hes
tilities begun set fire TO the military spirit
that has pervaded the Alaskan atmosphere
for some weeks past. Col. Anderson be-
iieves that his command will be recalled
or at least the major portion thereof at
once, One company. perhaps. may re ieft
behind 10 continue police duty here.
Company A. First regiment. National
Guard Of Alaska. has been organized In
this city. The captain of the company -
Jefferson II. Smith. who is none other
than the iiluslrlous and indomitabie
''Soapy" Smith