The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-09
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summer with the exception of Senator
German, has attracted so much attention
as the dashing young senator from Colo
RADIO, Edward Oliver Wolcott. The sena-
tor presents very attractive appearance,
and is possessed OF an extremely amiable
disposition. He is taking the only rest he
avs that he will get for long time, for he
will soon have to return to his law practice
which is the largest of any lawyer west of
the Missouri river. The senator is noted
for the large amount of work he can per-
form, and still he has the appearance of q
man who takes things very easily. He
is known in Washington as the biggest
eater of any man in the Senate. His
appetite is simply magnificent. This trait
of the senator's attracts good deal of
attention to him in the dining-room of his
hotel. The other day Murat Halstead,
who had the reputation in Cincinnati of
being the greatest eater in that section of
the country. happened to be seated at a
table exactly adjoining that of the man
from Colorado. They were not acquainted
with each other, nor did they even know
each other by sight. Halstead noticed
that Wolcott had an appetite as great as
that of his own, while the senator was also
attracted by the amount of food consumed
by the great field marshal of journalism.
Immediately they felt an affinity for each
other. Each inquired who the other was.
and after their mutual request they were
introduced for the first time, and thew
talked about high living for several hours
one night on the hotel piazza.
They took in everything in the realm of
astronomy and even went into the results
of it so far as to exchange their exper.
fences with the govt.
Murat Halstead, by the way, is having q
great lot of fun here. He is at the race
track every day and he is not a heavy
plunger, bat he likes 20 take flyer at al
most every race. He asks the advice of
almost every one who will give il and he is
always surrounded by a lot of stable bows.
who are always supposed to have knoWl-
edge Of the horses
The oldest summer inhabitant of Sara
toga is the Rev. DR.. George e. Ellis. one of
the most eminent diyines in Boston. He
began coming to Saratoga sixty years ago
and he is now upwards of so, but is as Wig
orous and interesting as he was twenty
years ago. lie is the successor of Robert
Winthrop as president of the Historical
Society OF Massachusetts,, a position which
Is considered a great honor and means
that the incumbent must be man of
great learning. DIR. Ellis ranks with
James Russell Lowell and some of the
other prominent Bostonians as one of the
best read men IN this country. He tells
me that he expects to keep up his reading
rs long as he lieVes. He never thinks
OF retiring for the night, he tells me.
without reading from four to three
hours, never less than three. Besides this
he reads good deal in the day time. The
reverend doctors fayorite hobby is to TO-
cate himself near the cigar stand in his
hotel, and every time a person buys q
high-priced cigar he will remark: FIFTY
cents for cigar. Thank God, ! don't
want any of them"
Saratoga is putting on great airs now
since it has been settled that President
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middle Of the month. A big celebration
will be given in his honor. and every day
during his stay there will be festivities OF
some kind.
There is a young man here from a
southern state who lives in one of the
swell hotels and drives every afternoon in
handsome turnout, and Is also man OF
fashion. He manages to get in with the
best class Of people among those who take
any interest in affairs of the turf. He tells
a.! sorts of stories about his origin. and
there is hardly great man in the country
with whom he does not claim 10 be family
connection. His manners are those of n
gentleman, and he makes friends readily.
He has been coming here for two
years, but until this season his
true occupation has not become gener-
ally known. IL is believed last season he
must have made several thousand dollars
during the time he spent here His
method of carrying on his calling is to pre-
tend that he has sources Of information
about the races here that are possessed by
no one else, and his acquaintance depend
upon him for tips. Probably he will sup
ply tips 20 ten people on an average on
every race He advises peopie To bet or,
various horses, and there is not a horse
In the race that he does not tell
some Of his acquaintance is 3 winner.
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