The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-27
Charges Against g. E. CRANE and
Capt. Danaher Denied.
ALLEGED RESULT OF SPITE.
ReDorf From Master Of Steamer
Sovereign at Circle Cisy DrssGht
OCT by r. !. PstfevsSs-tisd Been
Accused OF 'r10.oOO Shortage
Cause and Progress of Tsoskte--
A Good Word for Cratne.

According 70 r J. Patterson. who ar
rived on the Resale last night from Circle
City Commissioner George r.. Crane aflg
Cayt Daaaner have BEEN nnoTs ssEsed
against than nnnlug. About seek ago
letter was received ~ this city ~ Eseta-
ard Cnilcoss. president CT the Columbia
Navigation Company. from Judge r. III
heed. who was at Circle City. laying s.
serious charge against coDmiss9nT'
Craire. OF aiaife asa IS an osfser. sad iict-
denfaiIy alleging that Capt. NJ = Banahef,
master Of the esApanys boa sSseressiss
had sold everything movable On the Coat
and pockesed tne prcc,sds, and that he
was short something ilka $1,000
meeting Was called by Dir. gh'cosf, at
which were present members Of the trans
porsation lines engaged iB bsssness on tie
Yukon He cited statements from Judge
Reeds letter that Commissioner fraiBe WAS
conducting the affairs At Circle city IN an
uHderhanaed manner, and asked the other
steamboat men 10 send mefn8TiaI 10
Washington asking Cor an investigation
of CRANES doiugs. The matter vas placed
In the hands OF Attorney ssofharn. and he
Il soen TO leave for Washington 10 present.
the memorial In person 10 the attorney
general. Now comes Mr.. Patterson ard
denies that the conditions reported are ex-
isting. He also bring. report gnrporting
Ia kuDH afiS cuDaitiSD OF tAstt DaAtsEf
affaiTs. and state that Mr.. t-ailcof hns
been the victim Of misrepresentation.
THE absolute truth OF the whole matter
y simply this" said Mr.. Patterson last
night At the Hotel Butler. Some trouble
originated between Capt. Danaiier. Of TIE
Sovereign. and The agent OF the Column
b.s Navigation Company al 81, Michael.
which caused the agent 80 return to- Sc
attic. surpcse when he came hack he
poured q tale or wrongdsing into tbs raFs
Of Dir. Chiifust about Capt. nanahs:ss ac-
tons. Anyway. Mr.. Gnileotf vas Impress
I'd Wy the narrative. and sent In another
man % relieve Capt. Daaaber. This man
Was Capt. Henry story. HE arrived at
Circle City about October II. and then the
trouble began. The first thing Capt Story
did was TO go on board the Sovereign,
show Capt panaher a power OF attorney
from Mr.. C.hileott that he was 10 be the
future master Of the Sovereign, ana de-
mapd that Capt. D1rahst turn the steamer
over TO him Immediately.
Capt. Dznaher sought me uus and ask
ed ma 70 represent him, I advised him
~ stay by the boat, that he could not
be removed as captain untli his Nip had
been eompistsd. lie stood BY this. and
then Capt. Story got Judge Reed 10 repEe-
sent him. Tire two then took possession
of the boat. | went 10 Col. Lang. United
States deputy collector al Circle City. ana
asked him TO assist me II keeping CAPS.
down 20 the beat. bat before he could get
on board Capt. story said that IL he step
ped on the boat he would throw him aff-
Il ihen went 10 Commissioner crsine
and demanded rights fer my client He
Declined TO Interfere, as he had no rights.
which knew perfectly wen. What 7 want
ed to do was TO get che matter out Of the
civil jurisdiction into the military
stated my case co Cart. Richards, whc In
In charge or the soldiers. ana lie snnedi-
steamer
''Ts1en requested an investigation into
the business affairs Of Capt nansher. II.
i an expert accountant. took SIX days IN
looking over Cant. Danaher's books and
found everything In perfect share. lie
even nook the inventory lls'. which was
Furnished The boat when she was turned
over 10 the Columbia Navigation Company
end found 4 almost absolutely perfect
There were only a few minor articles such
as few axes eta. that were mt found
The expert signed The report a = ,ila all or
tsso-e interested IN the matter. irciudlng
Capt, Story. After this matter was settled
session Of the sfsatasr until he had ratd
ai' Of Cart nanaher's hack salary sna
turned over all ats personal property After
f.w dave THIS mater was setIi@a.
fAfi or this tine Capt Story artsd In
en- obnoxious manner Several times he
II on.
setting everything af9vaS,s. that IL fa.s..
as tho Inventory showed The AMY thfae
he DID sell wac 81 isss worth az rope. tackle
needed by capt nrtsea - the Tass,rna
Cant. lsanalier tosfay II a. much reSpecs-
ed BY TIE residents @f Circle CITY as Cant
fiofs Il setssisf exft-,.sssf thar X.
wssafs3 canie out with tne hnt re vas taken
sick. lie Ssnt oat a fusi resaYt ~ ali
HIS ioings by fue
As 60 Commissioner rsralna. I ryaeslsra
tssfere him faF NJ fesAt SIX .seeka an.i
believe he X doing his very best Il, l..sr,x
late according - the iaw Ne - psrtss-s-
~ stnc~se. ard sn nav knowledge hax na
enemies except itsssge kessi and f,ant
ktet5. Is'irN Hsest has iYssn4itef tss,5ss.
sfatfse stt court several times ana ~ I
ftd been an the t-ensel sxnlslst tage rad
him arrested yta~ lsstte fssfasvs vyt,ish
stNf*d 5.stsRe 'setsd @if& Cart Ssury 20
NTsf di#slka judge gsrslna 8 fssla- ssesr
tisnaaSr Hse IS has gsar@o18i Frstrs.Yfv
wren t'sUh SfarT taos ia eaa,ssts,.y ~ ia,
scssyS'En. several dexs and f8ss Mu4 s5nte
Wearing anrarel be hal sstfr ~ s~at az -
NlesfasA Nffeh fsses Ntrg i8ee..f over
tshs isafsa hers iSsesfssi4sg& he gave up
eSFFs thfng rx9nsf FfsA sfnea A sngt gas-
lowed. ~NiCa Na& in<t ok story