The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-22

VICTORIA, II. C., March 2i.-According
10 Dawson advices received here Eugene
c. Allen, founder Of the Dawson Nugget
and the Nugget Express, has assigned all
his personal property for the beneht OF
his creditors and has left the Yukon coun-
try. 1t Is stated that through the express
money order department OF his business a
number OF persons to whom money orders
have been Issued are experiencing DIM
Guilty In having them cashed.
For some months rumors involving tho
financial stability Of the Dawson Nugget
Express Company, operating between Sc
attic and Dawson, nave been current In
this city.
BILE was brought By j. s. Johnson, OF
Carterville. Cal, month ago. According
70 johnson, VINO departed from Dawson
Express for collection 5000 note, signed
by Henry Klein, Of Dawson, and Que sep
TENDER Is. Klein on September q, , so
81 600 on account. About January j John-
son received a Nugget Express money
order, payable at the andinavian.Am eIo
was then In California, and sent the order
here for collection II was returned isa.
to Seattle. Here he met friend. Henry
Cook, who had a 5000 Nugget money or
der for which. 1t is alleged. there were
They wired to Allen at Dawson. and re-
ceivcd reply that A. u, Scroggy, the
superintendent OF the company. was com
ing out about February / and that mat
tiers would be fixed up all right
scroggy Didn't Come Here.
scroggy, according to Johnson and the
local employees Of the company. arrived
at Victoria about the date named. but In
stead OF coming to Seattle. went TO San
Francisco.
After this occurrence L. l.. Allen, local
manager OF the company, and Natnan BE
man, local auditor, resigned their posi-
tions and advised eugene G. Allen OF their
action by wire. The local office was turn
ed over to ID. s. Hwerdtiger
johnson and Cook then decided IL was
time to act and March 4 Mr.. Cook, carry
ing an assignment OF Johnsons claim. left
fog Skagway. He was instructed, II is
alleged, by Johnson TO proceed to Tagish
and there swear out a warrant for Eugene
G. Aliens arrest, and have II wired to
Dawson for service. johnson waited here
until the last trip OF the Topeka, when
word. A few days after his departure
letter was received here from Cook stat
but could not be wired to Dawson; but
that man would start with 1t for the
purpose OF making the arrest In few
days. Since that time nothing has been
heard OF the matter until the receipt OF
the foregoing dispatch.
Hank Hefuses Pay cnt.
II Is alleged that outstanding in the
city ARE at Toast several Nugget money
orders drawn on the Scandinavian Amer
lean bank awaiting payment. Among
these Is one held by widow, Mrs. Henry
Horning. OF Tacoma, for sii9 Her hus
band was, drowned In the klondike last
fall. When his body was recovered this
amount of money was found on II. The
minerB at Dawson, II Is alleged, gave the
mount 10 the Nngget Express Company
and were given money order. which was
sent 10 Mrs Horning. Two weeks ago
IA subscription was taken up among the
klondikers now In the city for Mrs. Horn
Ink. who is said TO be In needy circum-
A. H. soelberg, cashier OF the scandi-
navian- American bank. said. There have
been good many NasRct Express money
orders drawn on us presented for pay
ment. We have been Obliged to refuse
payment. as the company has nothing on
deposit
I'VE have not had any amount OF money
10 the company's credit since November.
only one or two small remttances have
been received AZ ali In November or
early IN December We were advised by
Alien from Dawson that Il was unsafe 10
eend money out, but that he would ar
range matters shortly. Since January /
We have received nothing at oil from
About the middle OF December va wired
him 10 place his funds In the Canadian
Bank uf Commerce at Dawson. ami have
than advise as ~ the amount 10 his credit
aud We should honor his money orders 20
that extent lie dil not do ~. and We
could do nothing hut refuse payment on
all presented
II think johnsons and Cooks are the
largest that have been presoatcd 70 date"
said Nobody WIN Lose.
o. = SwerihRcr. local representative.
Expressed the belief that no one would
.eee cent y think the whole trouble
iies IN the fact THAI Eugene G. Allen look
80 20 hts brother y. l. Allen TO look
after the 0Ncrdgafl here This T. L. Al
zen could not Do and with Mr. Beman
Resigned from the mana8 emeut of the io-
cal 0ftioe At tais time am ~ tire
opiulon thai ~ G., Alien viii SET the money
OAK IN time 60 save tien0ie.
No one who has calrus against the COM
rany attaches any blame 90 Manager
II l.. Allen 90 OK Auditor Nathan HemaO.
who MAS simply an enipiayc, on the com.
trarH, JpAnsen and Cook stnted before
leaving thhg both these onicera had done
tNagA 1hing 81 their power So assist the
ctesiitorr but uething t1Uld be done, as
thN money WAS al Dawson
The NuEsei bNprese Company wAs or
EaniEea IN the winter of lsAN hy Eugene
9. Alien IN the next winter it extended
ils business Go sesttle, and rnly TASK fan
hNEnn q money ORDER business
Mants Fence nrnuNcd.