The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-04
MINERS FOR THE NORTH.
Bonko Men ThronS the wharf,
hus Are Blocked by the Police
orc Arrest Made-Free Lectures
by the Cranks to the Crowds.

The City CT geast!e lssi port last night
with s. FIRST cIsss and so2 second-clasz pas
Sengers.
Tn. scene a. tire dock just before sailing
recalled the times OF the rush 70 the kion-
dixie. for the dock ard decks were crowded
with people running 10 and fro. yelling
back and forth. and IN ensemble presenting
. spectacle OF Something doing"
The bunko man was there. and Ofncer
Osborne picked him NJ jus, as he landed
his man Tram the gang plank % the wharf.
1t vas the old story. He was a merchant
OF skaaxay. going np on the boat with
bis victim. bu, he had bought bill OF
goots and had no small bills 10 pay for
shs3n. Checks and large bills ne had In
unlimited amount: he produced them, but
the purser wasn't about 10 make change.
and would his friend loan him enough to
pas the bill. ard when the boat started
he would repay the loan. In this case
the victim was willing TO make the
loan. but Osfaer Osborne wasn't. He sent
the victim hack aboard the boat and
cent the bunko man 10 Jail
"Thats four bunko men I've run on
tho wharf tonight said Osborne as he
teposiied his catch in the patrol wagon
and returned rs duty. They're around IN
siruv0 tonight" he added
NO wonder said steamship en-
pioye. ''for we've got load OF crauks."
And II certainly sounded that way be-
fare the City Of Seattle started for from
the forward deck az one point was man
dressed I'm furs Esrangu,ng the crowd
about the rights 81 the American miner
In Canadian territory and swearing that
he and his partner had money enough Ito
buy the bloosnin' country while ten feet
away rom him WAS drunken Salvation
kt. who said that he had spent Thursday
night In the Seattle jai. and he was now
going to the Eiondike because - couldn't
be no worse" than his jail experience
here and he couldn't live In Seattle with
out Getting into jail because everybody
but hlmseif was so awfully wicked. While
the crowd on the dock, a quartc.te was
singing '0id Joe and other Plantation
melodies few feet away. stopping To
cuAs the exhorter between verses Mean
while the time for the steamer to leave
was past due" passengers had been re-
fused and everybody VAS wondering why
the boat did not start. They waited and
wondered for almost an haur and then
n pnrser appeared and the City Of Seattle
started north with OF the largest
cargoes OF passengers this season.
The list comprised the following pas
A. j. Sneaker. II. e. Scammon. Casper
aeeling. D. X. Collins. John G. Price
Mrs J. @. Price. Ct. j. Moore. A. Forbes
Js6evsrs T. Mcfaelson, A. Mordenson.
SON, r. j.. frask, 4. ". Hiltebrand, Jas
Warner, G. +. fsI'ie brand. r. o. Osgood
W. r; Foster Mrs. W. T. Foster W. J.
dui Eitukt. MY INFHtitKss MT. bnan, w.
j. EngIehsrdt. William Tondran, H. L.
I.easesauer. II. g. schwartz. O. schwartz
Albert Dane. T.. j. Holland, Mrs NJ
Rercly. Mrs. J. +. Kelley. +. r. Carr
penser. l.. ". Fox, Frank Durand, Mrs
=. Durand. W. c. Garvey. Mrs. w. G.
C;areey w. l.. Lawrence. Mrs W. l.
Lawrence, Col. John Doyle. Stanley GAR
Yer. w. Carver. n p. Shaw, John Kalem,
j. A. Nor. F. a. Keen. b. A. Burton.
J. A. Ackieu. Dennis Boyle. r. Rundan,
II. 4. Fall. Mrs Fall. John Morrison, ~
r. Tuck, George Heidelberg r. 8. Car
rier, A. Newton j. Kern. John Bechiet.
John X. Watson j. w Livermore. AZ c.
iAvermore. W. l.. Jones' f. A. Draper.
Joseph Harp. J, f.. Moore. II. n. Carver.
9. III. Carver. Dan Callahan e. Nonohan.
Neo orki. James /. Mccullough. II.
Iriferme. J. r. Meyer. N n Tweed. W
G. Fucker. Mrs. Bueker. G. T.. Alexander.
=. 6. Alexander. w. Nelson. O. j. Olsen.
i. u. Renney. J. o. Braxel, Nicholas
Know and ~. w Potts
In addition to the usual freight carried
or northern trips the CITY OF Seattle had
aooard th's TIN an unusual Number OF
horses and COWS bound for Skarway
These animals belonged 10 messengers
nsuat AZ whom had been there' before
and consequently knew what they wer.
doing. The steerage passengers welcomed
The mich cows with shouts of JOY and,
Atitng the crew. saw that the hoynes
had the best stalls aboard the boat.