The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-01
BRINGS A motley CROWD.
Sick. Destitute and Criminal Re-
turn on Gutter Bear.
r,vg MuRoERERs m a BUNCH.
ss.e Men "Deported" From Cape
s.onort-EeguIar Prisoners Taken
In sitka for Trfal-Lieat. Jarvis
en Conditions ut New Camp-Ty-
phoid Prevalent - No Distress.

sokness. d.s;itution and crime were rep
rsssnted iu the passenger personnel OF the
limited States revenue cutter Bear. Lieut..
u H Jarvis commanding, which arrived
yesterday afternoon from 81. Michael and
Cane Nome after cruise extending as far
martin az Foiut Barrow. Some seventy
eve luckIess Kotzebue, koyukuk and kIoIi-
Nke prospectors were returned AT the ex
,~use Of the general government. Their
number included many eek and broken
m health a few indeed beyond recovery.
Others there were among them OF whom
the officers Of the Bear had but little In
tha way Of sympathy 10 say. for II became
.vtAsn, shortly after the vessel put 10
ga tina, they were not The pauDers they
had represented themselves TO De. merely
Tor the sake OF securing a free ride and
free board on a comfortable ship at the
expense OF Uncle Sam.
Nine PARSONS accused OF offenses against
the Law. FIVE with tho crime Of murder
were taken Oh the Bear as prisoners from
g.. Michael To sitka, where eight were
lodged In the United States jail at Sitka
The ninth was brought to Seattle.
The alleged murderers are J. Fl mer
Bird. John Saya and trio OF NATIVES
shakka, Assruck and Nubarlu Frequent
mention has been made by the Post-InteiIi-
rsnce- 81 Birds case. He is aReaed 10
have taken the lives OF J II. Herring and
H Patterson. both Of New Orleans on
the Yukon about year ago. Quarrels
over a division OF mining property and
personal effects, and jealousy because Of
The attention OF one OF the men to
woman named Noma Strong. with whom
Bird had been living. are said 10 have
brought on the tragedy.
Three had Indians.
Shukka murdered three Kings island In
dams all OF one family. He claimed TO
have been insulted and wronged by his
victims SO ar;ning himself with rifle ne
Ii said 10 have stolen upon TWO OF the men.
killing both while they slept. The tnird
was shot In the back az he entered his
cabin door.
Aseruek Is charged with having taken
the HE u n white miner. Frank Boyd
Boyd soush at fortune on kotzebue sound
and his death Is said Ia have grown out Of
fegf existing between the whites and
the natives OF that locality.
Nubarlu, while drunk. shot and killed
an Indian Al Port Clarence.
Saxa confessed TO having taken the life,
blu. In self-dcfense, Of his friend and part
ner, one Baios They owned BONANZA
bench claim. aud l. appears hail a quarrel
respecting The payment Of money claimed
TO be due for Bailios' part Of the property
This was last June. and matters grew
from bad Ia worse. until an encounter re
sultec. during which Saga says he relieved
Baios OF a revolver. killing the man with
Bis own pom.
Lieut. il Wis brought SAGA to Seattle in
order tina; he may the more conveniently
he surrendered 20 the Canadian author
tiles by whom be Is wanted lie Was az
rested a. Cape Nome. whittier he fed after
killing Balllos
saga's case was reported to the British
consul ut Tacoma
The other regular prisoners lodged In jail
at sitka were Y, Fmmons f. \ Temple
T J. fangstor and William DAILY. all
charged with assault.
Nine Men peperted.
Just before the Bear left nome city Mar
shall Lee rounded up nine men. nonN OF
whom he regarlcd as having any visible
means Of sl3pport and requested lieut.
Jarvis "a depori them. AZ Il we're. which
was done. ON reaching Seattle all We're
Neeratod. They gave the names ~ r. Ber-
trand c. r iindstrom. T Wallace. George
Willhns 4. Sullivan. J Rurns. \. Mo
gar. J buckley. ] polan and J Clark.
The Bear left Cape Nome October :. AT
which ilesc the steamers Roanoke. Port
land. Alb.1n au3 Aloha were there or az
81 Michael as also several sailing Schoon-
sfs, The Roanoke expected 10 san October
p, bat the Hear'~ asi -ers believe she I'd
not get away unttl ever later date. The
Bear really lest at thc i'm. SHE dii because
OF une 1siness consequent upon the non
arrival u the faurada- Lieut. jarvis he
Lcved SOM thing had happened 50 Wen;
cruising aooui the seat islands and found
the I.aura1s 0n ;ie beach. and :herv he
thinks SHE h8s fair prospects & bleaching
her bones. for when the Hear asst saw her