The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-18
SCANDALS OF THE YUKON.
suspected Officials Impute Com
plants to Americans.
SEEKING an EASY WAY OUT,



,.diap. Are Fighting the Ring.
sas storm ~ lr.eraational ind gaation
/ - has been sve.9ia2 - ard dow n Jae
i rtana;ze district 81 t.is rrsaI.s OF ne al
4 - fsrsfaec1. official corruption a. Daw-
1 p. 1urlnE the is~r yeaT seems 10 Rave
1 "a sns effect Il e4ssy-ng $50 stencil aTrs-
1 - ..or1 taat sos.ar - -a@ o$tact 0fies 9.
- ANA a. Ottawa controlling he d.
s.-,ssat Of taa -kou. ana Ter i said 20
80 ., las and Il * alleged. very re-
/ ssetantly eoassnt@a 80 Al examination into
| re charge
yukon irves'is ation committee" =
ss s.sul /. - 10 D. composed % Il sob
/ .~--a,ttea of t.ls pr3vy council made up II
$3.50 Of the uari=' ars, Many 81 teen. Il
!. .tieseA an r0- n EoEiY s.SlHt erected =
,ss result o. - uiy honest seaTcn.'sEi
;.vsssts9tj8f., ne11t - E~35@: i!a& F4GicT-
- sraocg ma army of some 81. 90 EDgllSfa.
| Insrieaa. Australian su1 A.:.eaa nnineTs
- haze Seer on :;.e Ga0a. that .t}e a.
Sz,lzati0r viii ~ q farce an. VIII bcg1n
a. work b providing I2=sG supply o.
| c1Ic.sl wnlte"asn ...
Thsy Say h vii prove m De Al tnvesti-
,stlan similar ~ character and results 10
- alleged 20 have been ordered by Cod
cDmrnissioner FawCett IN Dawson iasi
,sntsr when after having been. az he said.
aysry5n with complaints o. corruption IN
| \, osics he ordered an investigation, APP
rentsd himself, It II said. Judge advocate,
xith his subordinates as members 81 the
sasrs and then invited the dIsaffsc;ed
| sJoers 10 come forw ard on 4 ce. Tam day
49, make good their charges.
| Pending ,he day Of hearing, II Is ssid.
xori vas quietly passed around the camp
| b. the alleged boodlers that any man who
dared appear 10 make charges would De
| srst backlsted, then his rights II the
Ia go
e.o.stunity taken TO send him off dow
tbe river" Il Is stated that nobody APP
feared before the alleged sen-appointed
board OF judges.
M Faweett. IL il alleged. ala:ed at his
| srsst persp.cuiiy and laughing in has
s~sye proclaimed aloud his success. and
lafafnled ine home government that his
nnraY and that OF his sabordinateS had
hssn fully indicated and that the admin
bi.ation ut his office had now been proven
pafer than the SHOWS on the highest peaks
a. me Northwestern mountains.
The national feeling of Canadians against
Americans has At all times, il Is said.
ben cunuingiy used by these alleged Ger
TITS; official IN aliayinS suspicion among
tie bones men Of the government at Ot-
tasa 5y representing. with show Of pa
,retie reasoning, that the trouble existed
among and the complaints came from
Americans only. wao. failing 10 realize
their golden expectations, were venting
,ie.r spleen the officials and on the
country and lis restrictive laws. magnify
iag trivia! molehiils into mountains.
The Americans then In Dawson, IL is
stated tot aa are OF this underhanded eff
fort 10 use taem as "a shield fer the alleged
rascaltias were IL reality the very last
10 MAKE complaints. for the reason thai,
approaching the fact that they We're
aliens they RETAINED from speaking open
~ 10 the officials. prefevring to let Brit
ah SUBJECTS d. so. It !s now sad that
while the Americans were openly solicit
ed by the Canadians and other British sub
n 4fr= ~ - a N
srSrng corruption. the Americans per-
ssaatly refused TO take any acton that
as1 be considered as an Interference.
II Americans. IL is alleged, had been
sa<.y given notice that silent tongue
aare would insure their remaining In the
soga;fy-
The Post-fnte lliEercer had its special
esfrtspondent in Dawson from last A.
sat1 the close OF August. lie was q W.T.
sess 20 many duh Gus transactions and
vas himself A sufferer by sevcrai Of them.
The Canadians and Other British sub,
,sis. falling 10 secure tAe ASSISTANCE OF
Re Americans. finally. in June, called
a4Iaber Of private Indignation meetings.
sss By the most nsrvy members OF that
selves growing numerically with each
neetRg. they became embroidered. and
eAAsd for an open public meeting. This
vas 81 harge.y at, nded and the remarks
were so enthusiastically cheered. that il
81 10 The 70. m1t.on Of the Miners Union,
created solely :or The purpose OF fighting
openly
The work Of this union has borne fruit.
al representative Of that ua!on, Mr..
uaa'eavN. is now on his Nay 10 Ottawa
seset forth III detail the wrongs that have
sSckened tae name ef Dawson and Cana
caa justice. ana driven thousands OF hon
TIE press Of beth Canada ana the United
sa'eS has been for r9ontas filed u IN
series % plunder taken by these officials
Dawson. The Canadian papers are e.
eeciallt active til the matter % asking for