, 1883-08-16
From Seattle.

P"st-In,sUge"cer.I
Proposed LECTURE George Werner,
business manager for Z. W. Stechan,
arrived in the city yesterday and is reg
istered at the Arlington. Mr. Werner's
visit to Seattle this time is TO see how
much interest our good citizens VIII
take in proposed lecture by Rev Henry
Ward Beecher, the worlds greatest
preacher and orator." who is or his way
to this coast via the \. 2. Il. Il. The
appearance OF so truly great a man as
Mr.. Beecher should be hailed as an
event Of our city. The date is fixed for
Saturday, August 25th, 1888. Subject:
The Moral Uses Of Luxury and Beau
ty," one of the very best selections out
of Mr.. Beecher's large repertory of Gel
ebrated lectures. Look for particulars.
EXPRESS sIATTERs.-WelIs, Fargo &
Co. are evidently determined not to be
outdone by the Northern Pacific Ex-
press Company. The latter has been
threatening the former for year past
and has now actually begun to invade
their territory, Northern Pacific offices
are being established along the entire
line, through Montana, Idaho and East
ern Washington, and down as far as
Portland. Wells, Fargo & Co. have
also accompanied the construction of
the road east, and have kept an agent
busy for year past opening up new
offices and making such changes as
their business seemed to demand. A
few of the latest changes are in this
region, and consist of the putting on of
mess enSers between Portland and Ia
coma, and the employment of the mail
agent on the steamers North Pacific and
Geo. E. Starr as messengers of the COM
pany. This has added largely to the
expense, but the business has grown so
that the company were impelled by
necessity to do something OF the sort,
or suffer serious loss. The Seattle office
has made great gains of late, requiring
additional help, more room, a wagon,
etc. The Office is to be removed in day
or two into the building alongside the
present Office, which Is being fitted up
for the purpose. New offices will prob
ably be established at an early day at
LaConner and Whatcom.
A FINE RESIDENCE Among the many
fine residences under construction in
Seattle at the present time there are few
larger, and none handsomer, than that
of Col. G. o. Haller on Broadway, now
in frame. This building is being
erected near the center of one of the
finest and most slightly blocks within
the city limits. The foundation is of
stone, built up five feet above the level
of the ground, leaving basement Gel
lar under the entire building. The main
building is 5Ox50 feet, with two rear
wings, each 34x24 feet. two stories high
throughout. The first floor is divided
into large hall, with two parlors on the
right at the entrance, and study, bill
hard room, and sewing room on the left,
or south. In the rear of the sewing
room is the conservatory, and in the rear
of the back parlor are the dining room,
kitchen and pantry. A stairway leads
from the kitchen to the cellar, and grace |
full winding stairs from the front hall to |
the second story, which has sever well
lighted bed rooms in the main building, |
and three in the rear. All these rooms
have closets attached to them. \ circu- |
lar bay window on the northwest corner |
of the house forms into tower. There |
are also bay windows on both the north
and south sides OF the building. Over
the front entrance rises a beautiful
tower, which forms into an observatory,
extending 6S feet above the ground, and
% feet above the roof of the house. This |
residence will be occupied by Colonel
Haller and family, and Will cost, when |
completed, in the ncighborhood of
$4,000.