The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-14

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ruarr sotNn DRY nosg.
sketches aT the Members vhe safnpusa
t,s samsaissian 9" select site,
The Port Townsend iss,{s, Publishes she
ioliowing sketches 81 the commission r.
Gently appointed to select site tor a 5ry
deok On thu safth Pacific coast
rjcp&Rp v vnoarsos.
Rtahsfd WteRlnton tbamp son secretary
- ihr navy was bora in ,nlpeuper county.
Va. June 81. iso no received good od
urauou. sud removed IN tsal 81 kentuake.
whence. after serving aa atofvk erpst's
elsft iu louisville be vent 90 Lawrence
county iud There he taught fuf
EoH months. aud theu returned
ta mercantile business a. the came
iime s,udyins iae a. night lie was
admitted to tho baf ia lN5t began
a. practice iu IS dlofd. lad and s.rved ia
ihe loser house ~ the ipRi latufr in iSsl-U
aud iu 'hr uppsf house iH lass q lie Raa
Tor shofl tiu,a president ifn ttrslara of
the state frna apd sctiuR liputenant gov
efHur lie wsa pfuaidental plHrtoF on tine
II tttiauu tickot tu ihio sraiuHzlY Support
iHn Gsusfal Harrison ia pahiie spse,h.e
sal hy bis pnn served Ia congress ia
1871 3. having bnpu rhuaeu a. a " his and
was lief atai candidate on the gtav
ticket 90 tsti Ito served again iu congress
va iais droli lnE a Fruuuinatio-, ant
Etsq teiused tho Austrian tuiaeiun. witch
" ta HH Fsi htu las President Issluf the
tpoutatfahip 81 thp laui uliioe
Nhiyh tilmute rendered han eud
President i,iuuain urged him So acpept
II. eHs aaaiu presidential uivctof asa tha
Republican tist to 1874 aud delegate "a
tie national convention of thss refty u
iHto an tSlu Ia thp latter ho uuntiua cd
ntver T. Morton fof the presidency la
t#lf % lac vac j siHs ~ tho Eighteenth cii.
enit ot the Stat" Ga March 1871. Mr.
Thompson eutsfsd President liatus tabi.
ltpt a. nptntafY ~ thr navy. Rttl served
nearly through tjis Standardization. resign
lus in 1881 81 become chairman All thu
Amefican admission nf the Panama
anai Iun pau! IL Ia aiso director 81
iaa Panama railroad lie has written
many political platforms. auj obtained a
reputation iot hia aiuittY in formulating
party principles. To has puWiausd the
'fapary aud ,ivii rowsr' >pw Nork.
tA.ei and history al the tariff (Chiyaeu,
lassl
fuoaAs CotttFR rtArf
Was bora July 10 iNa AZ oawego. n !.
lilo telt Yale in hts sophomore year. la
isaa, on account nf Failing health. II . ah
tnted mercantile lie aud lryaulp president
oi tho finsa, y y National hank. end ga
gagged ia the luuhef husuesa iu Michigan
lie wAa elected tu roHafsaa IA Republican
la 1872. aud ~ elected ~ iA.4 ia January
Is issi. he vas chosen United states srua-
tor To- succeed Francis herman. tut &c
signed Aas iath 81 the safue wear with his
colleague. EoaYua tonkiiuF. un Aevnunt AZ
q Disagreement with President tattsid
regarding executive appointment 1t
returned hume. wHu candidate lut
reelection ana alter au exciting contest
wAa defeated he became suttvtaft ena
aifaetuf la the nllnd States tsptesa Cnm-
panv ib is.H sud ainrn isu hsa boon SIS
president lie Waa appointed uomttts
stonsf uf nuatantinp of New Nufk city .u
ts8i became president ui tltr baaid. aud
Ma renewed by proceedings instituted ou
account ~ hts ailsFud unu 80 lduuep tu
Sew eta cltv. lie NRs peW 81 of he
Republican national conventions in ls1r
iSsl aud iSsi and Ter several yetts MAS a
ufuubpt 81 tho Republican national uanf.
mitter Ito ip uuN president ST ths South
eFb touttnl raHfutd AMT pueef Sea national
AMI New lafk stste Republican politics.
aucu,s ottvts sttre u4f
Was boen H Charleston. Masu. February
IL. 1872. To Ma graduated st the head ut
hia class in ,he naval academy al tunaps
elts in isal tie Was promoted to Hea
feHantt uu February IS tttN aud Was
syeoud .eHtpuast 81 tho Cumberland when
she va sunk ht the NvtfiuRr n llamt.
t'u Roads. Va lie eaa detaitad ta suHl.
utnH3 tbr Nou3tut aItct the Vu.aesu}s ma
y lh lhe Nc t'Wa, hut Was ttss s.vIfcd to
ia lieutenant at the south Auaut Oh
blots aJtHs squtdfou lie Nar promoted
ta llonsvnant trnu Hdat JAW i6 lSat sfta
commanded thr ttar..H.t steamer taf.a
witch vas BLOWN sag ht tuere,fn In ne
Nas'o Heer near N'ctaanfr. Nies ilc