The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-07

stitutior. We then passed an election law, the
constitutionaiity Of which is now in doubt, and
Is the Democrats are afraid that the electoral
vote OF the state may be lost to Cleveland ii the
law should be declared unconstitutional. they
are in hurry to make sure of the law before
the presidential election" Mr.. Parker
is lawyer by profession, but OF
late years has devoted himself to carrying
Uncle Sans mali bags. He Is a member OF the
firm OF W. B. Catching & Co., the largest Star
route mail contractors in the country They have
government contracts over 2,700lroutes. which
are located In every state and territory OF the
Union. "Yes, il IL big field to cover, said
Nj Parker, ''aud during the last ten years l
have been In every county Of every state and
territory except Washington, Oregon, California
and Arizona don't think any other person
has seen as much OF this country as have, ous
man can get over . good deal of ground in ten
years. No, we don't do business on the Brady
plan. We have never had any trouble with the
government We lose money on some contracts.
but we put up for il, and don't bother Uncle
Sam about our losses" Mr.. Parker's home 10
about forty five miles from the scene of the re-
cent mining troubles in Tennessee. and he said:
'Kentucky is the only state in the south which
does not lease our convicts aud bring them into
competition with free labor. We used to do IL,
and we had the same troubles as they are now
having in Tennessee, several people being killed
in my district Yes, think the labor troubles
party in Tennessee will be held responsible for
the state of affairs which there prevails, and will
be hurt by It."
Mr.. Katsaner, of New York, q fur buyer. 10
stopping at the Occidental. He has been max
ing his headquarters at Victoria. and came
down to see il he could secure the sealskins
which came In on the Allie Alger. Mr.. Kate
amer says he does not think there will be any
elimination in the supply of sealskins this year
by reason of the government prohibition, but
that the ravages Of the plague in Europe
will eurtail the demand for seal gar
ments. For these reasons he does not
think the values OF skins will be
much, If any higher this year than
last cat the same time" said he, "the danger
always confronting the trade IL that sealskins
will go out OF fashion. There Is no fOretelling
the caprices of fashion. If 1t becomes fashion
able to wear catskius, every woman will want
that kind Of fur. Yes, to q certain but very
limited extent, the great manufacturers infiu-
ence the fashion, but the trouble is that
they will not work together. The seal
Is not the most costly fur by any
means. Fhe sea otter Is far more
expensive, especially when the hairs are nicely
tipped with gray. At present the value OF seal
skins is not known, because no one knows what
the supply will be. Next month the first sales
will occur, when better idea OF the supply and
demand can be formed"
Robert Douglass, OF Waukegan, ILL.,, accom-
panied BY his son and the latter's wife, IL stop
ping at the Arlington. They have come to the
Coast to spend the winter, and will remain In
this section for somo time. They are nursery
men. and were greatly impressed by the forest
growths OF this region. Speaking of shade trees
best adapted for this soil and climate, Mr..
Douglass said: 81 think that any of the
Eastern trees would grow we'll here, but
for shade trees the elm and hard and soft
maple would do the best The forest trees of
this region could not live in the East north of
the Ohio river. but this section is well adapted
for the forest trees of the East better, in fact,
than California, because here they can obtain
some rest Speaking Of his home, Mr.. Douglass
said Waukegan was having great real estate
boom, caused by the location there OF several
great manufactured
C. W. Moore, president of the First National
bank of Boise City. Idaho, and largely interest
ed in Seattle, who is stopping at the Rainier,
leaves in few days for a trip on the Sound
prior to returning home. 1--WE have at Boise"
said he, something remarkable-at least, have
never heard OF anything like it. It is q hot ar
tesian we'll It comes out OF the ground at o
pressure of fifty pounds per square inch at .
temperature of ITO degrees, and the Cow is q
million and a half gallons . day. We have
erected tho first natatorium on the Coast and
dence Is half a mile away, and have the water
piped into my house, which 10 heated by 1t. We
have q scheme to utilize some of this large sup
ply OF caloric by piping the water into the city
for heating purposes. 1t would certainly be a
unique thing to heat the city with natural hot
water"
Tamlin Elwell, OF Snohomish, the well-known
horseman, was at the Grand yesterday and left
last night for Portland. where his colt Sno-
homish Boy is entered In . trotting race. Mr..
Elwell said that not as much interest was taken
in racing or the raising OF race horses here
there should be. He considers that this country
is well adapted to raising fine stock. I'VE have
some good horses, though. in this sec.
ton. Ny colt, 6nohomish Boy, has gone
in 2:8S without any urging. MI. Stone
has a buggy horse which, without any
training. has gone in 2:o6 and the stallion Delko
Is owned here. aud Frank Clancy has q good
PAGER But racing here has been ruined by bad
management There are good tracks here ana
at Kent, but at the meetings Of late the jockeys
have been allowed to run things, and the public
got tired of being jobbed."
John W. Thomas, Miss Maggie Thomas, Miss
Ellen Hansen, W. c. Finn, Tolie Evans, Thomas
Raymond, Miss Bessie Jones, Miss Isabella
Davis, Miss May Jones, A. N. Turnbull, William
r. Thomas, Miss Lu Kidd and Miss Lizzie Evans
were party who came down from Black Dia-
mond to take part in the Labor day festivities.
They registered at the Diller.
". P. Mcbride, son OF Judge Mcbride, OF spo-
kane, who has for a long time been deputy
county clerk, was yesterday admitted to the bar.
Judge Lichtenberg paid him high compliment,
and his long experience with procedure will
stand him in good stead. For the present Mr..
Mcbride will be in the Office Of J. J. Easily, who
studied under his father.
sergt. Edgar A. Macklin, of Battery A, Fifth
artillery, who has been detailed on recruiting
service with Lieut.. w. p. Goodwin in this city,
left yesterday for Fort LeavenwOrth, Kan,
where he will take his final examination for
commission.
Mrs. C. N. Humphreys, Mrs. Charles Parsons,
jr, and Miss Winifred Parsons, of New York;
Miss Frederickson, OF Paris, and Mr.. George
Lewis Cover, Of Tacoma, came over from Ia
coma yesterday and are stopping at tho Rainier.
Enoch Wood, the very competent deputy city
treasurer under Treasurers Ames and Krug, has
left the public service to take a position with
the Washington Savings bank He il succeeded
by w. II. Graft.
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