Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-11-30
HE IS COMING EAST.
Alexander Mckenzie Has Left Frisco
aud is Attending Private Busi-
ness at Seattle.
Expects then to Come to Bismarck and
then Proceed East on
Business.
Statement of How He Turned the Ia
bles on the Heads of the Pioneer
Mining Company.

Seattle, WASH, Nov. 233.-Alexander
Mckenzie arrived in this city this
week, accompanied by Captain J. c.
Barr, superintendent of McKenzie's
properties at Nome. Mr. Mckenzie
came direct from San Francisco where
he had been taken by the deputy
United States marshal who arrested
him in Nome on a charge of contempt
o. court. An appeal to the United
States supreme court had been made
on a writ of certiorari thus taking the
case out of the immediate hands of the
circuit court at San Francisco Nc
henzie was released on putting up
$1,000 bond for his appearance on one
charge and was released on his own
recognizance in the other three cases.
He has fatty refused to express HIM
self in regard to the trouble which he
has recently encountered. He is wait
ing until the matter is ended and will
not be interviewed in regard to the
contempt proceedings. But he is evil
IDENTIFY confident of the outcome.
However, he is not running any fur
ther danger of contempt w expressing
an opinion in the case.
The receivelship nominally exists
at the present time and will until he
has made his report to the court at
Nome by which he was appointed. AS
it will be impossible to submit this re-
port until next summer, he will not be
discharged until that time.
Mr.. Mckenzie will remain in Seattle
for few days attending to private
business and will then go to his home
at Bismarck, N. D. Later he expects
to 60 to Minneapolis.
He is a great believer in the Nome
country and means to go back and
continue the work on his own proper
ties which was interrupted last sum-
mer by litigation and the failure of
certain machines which were taken up
to work the tundra.
Among the recent arrivals from
Nome is Harry G. Steel, editor and
owner of the Nome Daily News. He
founded the paper two years ago as a
weekly and this last summer changed
it to a daily for the season. 1t will
be issued weekly during the winter.
Mr., Steel will spend the winter at his
home in Pennsylvania.
In speaking OF the Anvil Greek re-
ceivership controversy Mr.. Steel tells
of a peculiar proceeding which has not
reached the public. His story is in
teresting.
1t seems that when Receiver McKen-
Zie turned over the claims to the Pho
neer Mining Co., as ordered by the
San Francisco court, there was due
workmen large sum if money as
wages earned during the receivership.
When the work stopped these men
naturally wanted their pay. They ac-
cordingly went to McKenzie's Office
in a body. about $50 of then. and de-
manded their pay. A large number
crowded into the Office and were max
ing lively demonstration. 1t was
commonly reported about Nome that
the action of the men was at the insti-
cation of G. D. Lane and others who
hoped to tangle Mr.. Mckenzie and
further embarrass him in contempt of
court. Mr.. Mckenzie was equal to
the occasion. He at once told the
men that if they would appoint COM
mittee their troubles would be consid-
cred. The men readily agreed. Then
when the Office had been cleared the
committee stated that they had been
working for two months on the claim
and had not been paid. that it was i'm
possible to get other work and all Of
them were destitute and without
means OF getting out to the states.
They had been fed by the Pioneer
Mining Co. which had large supply
Of provisions on hand which had to
be used or be spoiled. But when the
work was stopped the Pioneer COM
pany closed its eating house and would
not feed them. Thus many OF them
had been without anything to eat for
over day.
Mckenzie at once told the commit
tee that he would see that the men
had something to eat, even If he had
to buy it himself. However, as it
was necessary for the men to get out
Of the country before winter set In, II