The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-16
Reporters
Did Net
Leave.


Did Net te.s. and who. for
reasons o. his own.
prefers not TO have
his name mentioned.
The newspaper boys In Spokane feel
little sore over the interview which w.
J. Homer recently gave the Post Intelli-
gencer" says the Spokanei;e- They say
he drew on his imagination to too great
an extent II is perfectly true that corre-
sponffants were told to leave town. but II
Is absolutely false that they left. The
Spokesman Review has had man there
since April q. His name Is Common Nal.
oft He is product Of Kansas and
worthy to rank beside that other kansan.
Gen. Frederick Funston. He was the only
correspondent on the ground, no other pa
per having sent any, when the Bunker
Hin and Sullivan mill was blown up.
April - He had been told several times
to leave town. but had failed to go. II
took nerve OF the highest order TO go
ahead he did and refuse to obey the
orders az an armed band of desperados.
who were In absolute control Of the whole
region. On the day OF the dynaniting Ma
lott started up the hill after the rioters
and was in the midst Of tne shooting. He
WIS driven back a short distance by riot
ers. who threatened him with rines and
reYoEers but he would dodge along the
hill and come up smiling at some other
point In the line. Armed pickets put out
by the strikers would capture him ev
cry few minutes but he would wander
away and get through the lines again. He
knew he Was In imminent danger-he
might be shot any moment-but his hunger
Ing photographs the had camera with
HIM, and his thoroughly good newspaper
qualities led hin, TO brave the dangers.
The courage Of the boy Is y, matter tie
ment OF Wardner and among the army
officers who came In there later. Even
the rioters say he liz all right
The story OF Maiotts adventures has
meyer Hnerl told 1t was wise to tell IL
at first and his own modesty prevents
him telling IL now. There are lots better
stories which keep me busy writing he
explains.
After his excellent record at wardner
IL seems a trifie hard to have an individual
who has never, so rar as ! am rv ape 10
since the trouble started, come forward
and assert that Maiott accepted the blum
OF the miners and ran away"
Peter Larson, o. the contracting firm OF
Fo.ey Bros. & Larson. Spokane is at the
Butler The firm is now building the cut
on on the main line OF the Great Northern
extending cast and west OF Trinidad. WASH
will be OF advantage 10 the road mainly IN
avoid a series CT tressles. while at the
same time II viii reduce the grade. The
same frm is also building the branch OF
The Great Northern from Bonner's Ferry
10 Kco,snsi which Mr. Larson thinks
VII hardly be completed before July or
August. E1steF7 W ASnshSton fs iuukiNx
all right" said Mr. Larson last night.
THE mining country has poured its wealth
into Spokane and there Is a great deal az
ready money In that city. Seattle? on.
boom on such MS you had here during the
Klaniike rush, but business IL on better
basis than Il wa- .hen. The city IL growing
rapidly. hut with steady and permanent
basis thai hetokFns a great future. Rail-
road work this spring Is likely 20 BE IN
t.rfsred with by heavy freshets- Snow Is
to. ~.
Amos Unprecedented NJ this time OF the
year II warm weather should come quick
~ we ehall have he heavies, foods this
spring that Sav. been known for years
The hotel Hobbies and corridors were
crowded yesterday and las. night. in most
cases The nigh, clerk being compelled 10
fnrn late arrivals away with the announce
rorulSr travel the knight. OF pyshias and
the csnnervuen pre-empted all available
space. ara rooms were Al a premium.
r T baldwin. far MANY years the man
aesr Of the North American Commercial
Company headquarters at Dutch Harhor.
81 in the city Mr.. BALDWIN IL one OF the
f-sss known men n Western Alaska. and
has r'sxei an 'monr'ant part in the Bering
sea al controversy.
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venT viii isave FRIDAY or Saturday 20
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