The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-10
THE PASSING THRONG.

C. g. Austin, of the firm OF Austin 4 thinner.
man, returned yesterday from Moscow, Idaho.
and the Palouse country. His firm own
-four mill at Moscaw, and 10 grind
ing about 100 barrels of -four daily tron
Palouse wheat, shipping much Of it to this
city. OF the grain crop over there he said:
"All through the upper Palouse country only
about one-third OF the crop has been shipped.
All the farmers are fore handed and have money
in the bank, thanks to the good crop and high
prices of last year, so that they do not have to
sell. and the present low prices are causing
them TO hold on. Charles Chambers, of McCou-
nell. Chambers & Co., one Of the largest ship
ping firms in that section, and made close
estimates and we arrived at the conclusion that
not more than 49, per cent OF the crop had been
shipped. AT every station not only the ware
houses are filed, but great platforms are
stacked thirty and forty sacks high, with board
roofs. Those people would. on an even
basis, rather ship to Seattle than to any
other place. The last election had great effect
in favor of this city. During the campaign
talked nothing but canal to the farmers and they
saw the advantage OF it to them. At Pullman
both Republicans and Democrats voted for Nc
Graw. Why, could duplicate the grain ele-
yator on Lake Washington for one-third OF its
cost We have seventeen feet Of tide to contend
with very often and 1t cost US $4,000 to fill in
under the building to keep out the teredo. Mr..
I
and ]. +. Gwin, has bonded an opal mine in
Whitman county, about three and one-half
miles from Moscow. which he thinks will prove
q gold mine. 1t is a strip Of rock In a ravine,
about twenty to forty feet wide and twenty to
thirty yards long, in which the opals are found
imbedded At present they are gotten out by
blasting. but this is a wasteful method, as it
breaks the stones, and the rock will be Quarred
and cut with saws. The opals are pronounced
by lapidaries to be very fine. Tiffany saying that
they are very valuable"
United States Senator and Mrs. Squire leave
this evening for Washington City. 81 don't
think much will be done at this session OF con-
gress in the way OF legislation" said the senator
yesterday. "Our party can't accomplish anything
and about all we can do 10 to show our hand,
which would not be very wise thing from
political standpoint. All that remains for US
now is to hang on the enemys rear. So far as
personal comfort is concerned, would rather
live in Seattle than in Washington City. 1t is
not only very expensive for any one holding an
official position OF rank in the national capital,
even though he should make no pretention to
entertain, but the social exactions and Official
duties are very onerous. There are indeed very
few senators or representatives or any of the
higher executive officials who could maintain
their positions on their stipends from Uncle
Sam. l have therefore enjoyed my return to
Seattle as affordng chance for rest, although
have been very busy attending to my private
business. Speaking about the new crowd of
Office seekers, one would think that we Repub-
lIcans would be permitted to look on and enjoy
the fun, but there has scarcely been day since
the election that have not been solicited for an
endorsement by some Democrat wanting an
appointment. / have usually declined to com.
NIT myself to the candidacy of anyone, but If
President Cleveland should ask my opinion
about the standing of applicants from this state,
L deem m II N az ~ hat
knew OF the man, particularly as it would be
my duty to state what l knew about the man
when his name should come up in executive
session for confirmation"
Leslie Bates, an insurance adjuster from San
Francisco, is stopping at the Occidental. 'Of
the total number OF fire losses borne by an IN
eurance company" said he "Qute a large per-
centage is due to incendarism, and in tho
calculation of hazards this is always more or
less estimated. Thus of two risks identicany
similar as regards accidental burning, the man
OF known integrity will always have an advan-
tage over one of doubtful character. When q
fire OF suspicious origin occurs. it is not always
an easy matter to expose 1t, even II all traces
are not consumed. The burden of proof rests
upon the insurance company to show arson.
But usually there some suspicious circum-
stances which attract the attention OF the ad-
juster when they would remain entirely unno-
tioed by others If the man who sustains loss
Is unnecessarily anxious for q speedy adjust
ment, il is suspicious circumstance and starts
the adjuster to making closer inquiries INTO the
details of the fire. In such cases, if the adjuster
thinks the matter deserves close inquiry, detec-
tives are put upon the case. There is an insur-
auce detective in San Francisco named
Mccarthy who has been unusually successful
in this line of work. He refuses TO accept any
reward. but insists upon receiving a fixed sal.
airy. The reason for this is that. when put on
Al.
by the jury If 1t were shown that he was ami
mated by desire to gain the reward by the
| conviction o. the prisoner"
81 have made three visits to Seattle" said
| Louis b. Parrot, of San Francisco, at the Grand
| yesterday, land each time the trip was in con.
nectlon with an unpleasant affair. like Seat
| tie, however. and should ike to come up hero
| some time for pleasure. am in the commits
slon business. III the foreign trade, and my visit
| here is in connection with the disaster to Ba.
| ker's wharf. We had >. 800 bags OF sugar from
| Hongkong on the wharf, and we want to know
| VINO IS going to pay for It | shall stay until
matters shape themselves. Yes, We import con.
! siderable sugar from Southern China, but there
! is very small margin in ii. II the Democrats
! put the duty back on sugar they ought to put il
| on the raw well the refined product
| Otherwise they will simply protect one OF the
biggest trusts in this country in great nlouop-
| oily. We also export lumber and grain and
| bring IN cotees, spices and bags from Calcutta
| Yes, understand that n line OF steamers is to
! be put on between Puget sound and Honolulu,
! but unless they touch at san Francisco also
! they cannot bring sugar in, because the product
| comes from that country raw. You have an en-.
| terprisng class Of business men here. some.
| thing like Chicago. often say that what san
! Francisco needs most is $50 Chicago business
! men to stir things up. It's enterprise and en-
ergy which make cities, and l think that
| within fifty years Chicago will be the greatest
: city in the world
| Fred H. Dice and DR.. IT, ". Eraker, of Excel.
/ sior Springs, Mo. are stopping al the Arlington
! hey are making pleasure tour of the North
! west, and AZ the same time looking around for
/ opportunities of Investment. Mr. Dice is A
! chemist and DR.. Frazer Is surgeon connected
! with one Of the institutions 1t the sprfug.
4 which i health resort quite noted in that re-
/ gion- II have heard aud read great deal about
this state" said Dr. FTsker, "ort the ideas had
/ formed about 1t Were far short of the truth I
/ am very tayorsby impressed with this region.
| and may remove hlther az some future time"
Nsss,s. John HenAry aud H. J. Num- nrotni
neat citizens OF New Westminster & l. will
STRIVE bv steamer from Victoria today en- route
/ for hoctensy These gentlemen. along with
/ other British Column. aus have large interests
/ II the SLOGAN mining district ana in the new
CITY OF kaslo. Their present trip 70 the interior
1 IS n connection with the line OF railway which
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