The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-19
Skagwayans Are Aroused Over
Canadian Eneroaohments.
RESORT TO ARMS POSSIBLE.
Nearly . Hundred Tons Of Liquors
Held I'm Bonded Warehouse nt
Skaxway Threatened W .Atsky
Famine in the 1ntertor-Deputy
Collector Andrews Awaits In
strurti0us From Washington.
S,eciaI CORRESPONDENTS.

SKAGWAY, April 1.-THE action OF
Deputy Collector of Customs Andrews in
holding ali liquors for the interior here
and refusing 20 forward them by conveys
50 long as the Canadian officials insist On
stopping American officers at the summit,
has caused an accumulation in the bonded
warehouse, until today there are nearly
10 toas of liquors Of all kinds awaiting
the action of the secretary af the interior
on Mr.. Andrews letter asking for instruc-
tons. In the meantime a liquor famine ~
threatened at Ailir. Log Cabin and Ben
nett and smuggiers are making big money
in getting past the American customs Of
hcers.
The Canadians are now working on the
nyea deputy. Reegie. and hope to induce
him 10 let the liquers go TO the SUNNI;
through the Chilkoet pass The Amer
lean deputy collector. formerly stationed
at LAndsrman. w Zinmers. has for some
reason not known allowed himself TO be
pushed hack from Llademan 10 Crater
lake. where the tram company's line lands
all packages Liquors forwarded by the
tram at Dyea are loaded In aerial buckets
and landed at Crater lake. The convoy
leisurely walks along the trail and meets
IL at Crater lake and turns II over TO the
Canadians.
Andrews IL Firm.
ThiS station at Crater lake Is about one
mile across what the Canadians alisge is
the boundary line. AS the convoy cannot
ride in the buckets his walking on the tail
as such IS winked 1t by the Canadians.
and SO they get their liquors. Only very
small percentage of IL. however, goes that
way, but the driving back OF Zimmers
from Lindemau 10 Crater is beng used
on Andrews 20 induce him to move the
American deputy now at Log Cabin 10 the
summit. Andrews is firm In his position
He will not recognize the arbitrary sum-
fsra = n S,r,. ia mt will rnf
all liquors until he hears from Washing
ten.
There is a strained feeling existing to-
wards the Canadian officials, as the result
of their arbitrary assumption of the sum
nit as the boundary line. and Ii would not
take much TO create an open demonstra-
ton and a resort IL arms should the Cana
dams attempt any further encroachnIent
on American territory. While there was
no truth in the reported battle between
miners and mounted police on the bound
airy line in the Poreupine district. it IS
stated that a forward move was eoatem-
plated by the Canadians. and all arrange
ments had been perfected TO move the
boundary line far enough toward the
coast TO embrace the rich digg.ngs of the
Poreupine river. The miners in there.
numbering about 100, had few determined
leaders. Word was sent TO the mounted
police that thei~ attempt to encroach on
American territory would result In blood
shed.
Americans In Majority.
AS the Americans are in the majority
the Canadians reconsidered their intention
A corresponding move from the summit
TO Skagway was also planned, and II Is
the knowledge Of these contemplated
movements that has aroused feeling OF
antagonism here against the Canadians
that VIII yet result in serious trouble II
the boundary question - no, settled SOON
Every American here feels that he has
been neglected and left unprotected by the
government AT Washington and that also
has added 10 the bitterness of the feeling
which was intensified 10 a dangerous point
when the news came here that the govern
ment contemplated giving the Canadians a
port on Lynn canal. Every man n this
community and the Porcupine has a rifle
and ammunition, and a very dangerous
army of several thousand men could be
put into the field III an incredibly short
space of time which would make short
work Of the Canadians and their preter-
tons for 4 line on the summit
Every movement of the people In Skag-
way, and the sayings Of the papers pub
itshed here is reported 80 headquarters by
a squad of mounted police stationed here
In Skagway. whose duties ostensibly are
TO forward government shipments but in
reality who act as spies an the Americans