The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-27
SQUIRE IN SEATTLE.
Public Reception to be Ten
dered Him Today.
GREETED BY MANY FRIENDS
The Senator Surprised at the Improve
nents During His Absence-The
State Famed Abroad.

Senator ard Mrs. Squire arrived IN thaSGy
yesterday afternoon and Immediately went 20
the Rainier, where they were greeted by many
OF their friends during the evening Men OF
coEn parties welcomed the senator with equal
cordially, and ne was the center OF 9 coz
staniiy Changing circle of sriends
The senator and Mrs. squire viii be gives .
pubic reception In the parsofs of the Rainier ~
o'clock this evening. They viii De greeted BY
members OF both parties alike. rs the welcome
lie intended for Senator Squire, tae representa-
tive OF the stsfe, and not for the 4 publican
leader. The fail F.nt Regiment band will
play during the reception Follow
ing Is the reception COMMITTEES,
which will nee: q: the Rainier this
J. H. AcGTaw, W. K. Forrest Josiah Collins. j..
w. h McClintocx. Colonei Thomas Ewing. c.
H. Kiitinger. J. " Wrestling. Colone W. T.
Sharpe, Colonel G. g. Lyon. W. z. Bailey. The
following iasies win assist Mrs. squire in re-
ceiving: Mrs. Judge Burke. Ms. Colsrel
Ewing. Mrs Dr. BagIey. ars C. II. Kitringer.
Mrs w. z. Forrest. Mrs CoIonel Lyon, Mrs j..
II. Ac5raw. Mrs George 3. Kitsinzer. II is not
dress reception, and yeryoody Is invited TO
attend
eenator Squire expressed great pleasure at be-
ing a. home again. In al interview with o
PosrINTELLfGEscER reporter be sss5: II have
D. en absent since the last days OF November,
and am very glad 70 get back have NOS been
very well lately. though am well now, and am
only tired. am desirous Of meeting my old
friends again. I could not but b impressed
with the amazing growth Os the city In the ten
months Of my absente. Froat sire Z wss a mud
hoe when l went away. since then not only
have fine buildings BEEN erected, but all the
nos. modern Appliances for trafie nave been
introduced. While had some conception of
the change, II was not at all equal to the
reality"
"IIow did you dad that Washington was re-
garded in the Easfg'
Without exaggeration and without fis,tery
TO ourselves. we may take pride IN the fact that
20 many eyes OF observers in ali parts OF the
Union are turned in this direction. washing
ton 10 locked upon IS the great coming state.
IL has been one OF ny objects 70 deepen and in
tensify that impression. There is great con-
sras: between the present and the territorial
days We are now factor both in politics and
IN commerce"
WHAT are the prospects of the passage OF the
Puyallup right-efway bill2''
II knew before ! lett Washington City that
the bill had teen iavorsbly reported TO the Sen.
ate, because attended % IL nyseif. also teie-
grapned from Chicago TO Senator Allen asking
him TO give IL attention. / cannot see what
reason there can be for opposing the bill, unless
1t should DERIVE the Indians of taeir water
front a0d tide lands. which, believe, Is not
the case. 1t simply graats the railroad right-of
wsy through the reservation, and the construc-
ton Of the road will benefit the Indians by in
creesing the vsue OF Their land / very readily
granted right-of-wsy through my lands between
SEATTLE aud Tacoma. and do not see why objec-
ton should De made on behalf of the Indians"