New-York tribune., 1901-07-13

WUIINY OF COLONLSTS.
BEAR THEM TO HONDURAS WAS
OVERCROWDED.

I'VE have been making q mutiny on the bark
Nineveh. what was going to take us to Hon
duras next week. yet" said big German yes
terday morning he led party of eight others
into the office of the Legal Aid Society No. 5
South-st
Yes, been have big fight" added an
other "an' we want the ship arrested quick,
right away"
Then the rest of the party began to jabber in
Pennsylvania Dutch, and the tangle
plete. Edward NJ. Stuothers, who is in charge
Of the office finally got them back to first prin-
ciples, and the story came out. NJ. r. Hageter,
Of Easton. Penn. who says he is an expert cook,
and who speaks good English when not excited.
told their troubles.
I'VE came here from Philadelphia a month
ago" he said. intending to go to Honduras
members of the second expedition of the Patuca
Plantation Company. Each Of paid $50
on a $500 purchase of stock in the company.
The rest was to come out of our wages as plan
tation laborers We to get $50 month,
half of which to go to the company for
stock The company to board US for moth
ing.
OBJECTED TO THE SHIP.
They sent to Philadelphia where they said
the bark Maid of Patuca was waiting to take
us to Honduras. We could not find her. and
they us here. They paid our board for a
while at the Pilgrim House. No. State-st.
Then they ordered to go the Nineveh and
begin work. She was no sort of vessel to
carry fifty people, men, women and children,
on long voyage. They wanted us to live be-
tween decks, where the roof is about four feet
from the floor. In rough weather there would
be no ventilation for they would have to nail
down the matches. If the ship went down
would all be drowned like rats in a trap. We
used to better things. so we left the bark.
and after some trouble rescued baggage"
What are you going TO do about t?" asked
the attorney
We want to break up the expedition, be-
cause the Nineveh is waterlogged," said one
I'VE want our money back" insisted another.
third wanted revenge.
The men then made out bills against the planta-
tion company for amounts ranging from S91 TO
SlS6. One item in each bill was for 500 paid on
stock account. They wanted to have the ship
lbelled. They gave their names as NJ X. Hage-
ter, Carl Herlehei Christ Ehmann, Herman
Loeffier, Bruno Boyer, Hans GIanz August
Grote. Adolph Drews aad Paul Bindreiff all
The Patuca Plantation Company is capitalized
under the laws Of Maine at S2.23O,OO0. The
main offices are in Cleveland Ohio, where most
of the officers live W. A. Vliet is president,
B. B. Avery vice president, DR.. w. r. Gillespie
secretary and William n Dillhoefer treasurer
The company is said have a concession of
$4,000 acres of farming land from the Honduras
Government.
Inc Dark uneven, from winch the GeTiHdilS
deserted lies at the bulkhead north of the
Brooklyn slip of the Wall-st. ferry. She is
nearly loaded with a general cargo OF plantation
stuff and will probably sail on Monday. L. A.
Whiting, of Philadelphia represents the com
pany. and Captain f. E. Walls. Yankee skip
per of the old type. is in command OF the bark
They are a lot of sea lawyers, those Ger
MANS said the captain yesterday afternoon.
Its Il good thing for fhen that they started
this row before we left port II they had kicked
up at sea I'd have put 'em In irons in no time
Mr. Whiting stated the companys side of the
case follows:
This whole trouble Is simply a question OF
nationality. The Pennsylvania Germans were
were recruited by George Ruprecht, German
who lives in Philadelphia. and who thought ne
was going be in charge in Honduras
CAUSE OF COMPLAINT DENIED.
when he found that he TO be under me
he left the company He wrote to these Ger
mans and told them TO break up the expedi-
ton They did their best to breed dissatisfac-
ton among the members of the party, and with
the help of a policeman l made them leave the
ship. Their baggage was delivered TO them
can recover nothing. The company will give
bonds If they bring suit, for we sail for Patuca
early next week.
THE Nineveh is in good condition, and the
quarters furnished the party are dry and clean,
II a little crowded. We have most of the women
in the cabin I gave up my berth there that
they might be more comfortable. We have a
promising plantation proposition in Honduras.
and some day the Germans will be sorry they
left us"
Several of the colonists on the bark said they
were well satisfied with the treatment they
the bark The nine deserters have not yet made
up their minds what action to take. They VIII