The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-16
THE PASSING THRONG.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Donaldson, of New York,
arrived at the Arlington hotel yesterday on
their way home from trip around the world.
Mr.. Donaldson was graduated from Cornell a
few years ago, and most of his time since has
been spent in studying theology aud teaching.
About a twelvemonth since he started with his
wife on tour around the world. and they have
now reached this point. After visit
ing the principal countries of Europe,
including Russia, they crossed into Asia Minor
and went into Persia. ''This COUNTRY" said Mr.
Donaldson last evening" sis to my mind the
ost interesting We visited. The average trav-
eler sees but little for 1t Is out of the ordinary
routes. was, OF course, specially interested in
the work of the missionaries The results of their
labors have been at times severely criticised,
but think that on the whole the missionaries
are doing much good. They are not always
making out of the Orientals what we of Amer
lea would regard as good consistent church
members but you can not in a lifetime undo the
effects of generations of previous training. But
the missions are accomplishing much in the way
OF breaking down the prejudice to the customs
of our civilization-much in the way of edu-
cation"
c. J. Smith and B. F. Bush, of the Oregon I'M
provement Company, J. C. Phelps and DIR. R. H.
Smith have Just returned from q trip to the Cas-
cade mountains out from Anacortes They fol-
lowed the course of the Skagit and Cascade
rivers anu up 10 tH0 Summit Oh the mountains
by way of the Cascade pass. During the five
days that they were out they travelled over ll6
miles on horseback and on foot Mr.. Smith said
that the Skagit valley" was one OF the prettiest
he ever was in and that he thinks it will be liter.
ally lined with profitable farms before many
years roll by. The party INDUCED In some lit
tie fishing, but had no remarkable stories to
tell. The weather was not very good and there
was no good hunting done by any of the
travellers
Among the guests at the Rainier hotel are Mr..
and Mrs. s. A. Peterson, of Troy, N. Y. Mr..
Peterson. who Is a manufacturer of shirts and
collars in the city now doing more OF that work
than any other in the United States, is visiting
for pleasure the principal places on the Pacific
coast. Last evening he said. "Fm not poll
ticisn, but come from q city where the science
of practical politics has received high develop
ment Troy and Rensselaer, county have a DEM
ocra,ic boss in Edward J. Murphy. one of the
supporters of Senator David b. Hill But Mr..
Murphy has carried matters little too far with
US, for he has had both the police board ana the
school board made partisan bodies, and to that
the better classes are strongly protesting"
party consisting OF Mrs III. b. Ledyard Mrs
Tracy. A. C. Ledyard, Hugh Iedyard and Henry
Iedyard, of Detroit, arrived in the city yester-
day by a private car. and went directly TO the
Rainier hotel. Mrs Ledysrd Is the wife of the
president OF the sflcnighn tenIlai-6. Is. Led
yard. one OF the wesithiest and most successful
railway managers of the East The party now
In The city has come TO the Coast on q pleasure
trip, and viii remain in Seattle for several days.
visiting the principal points OF interest about
hera
Several members of the United States army
engineering corps arrived at the Northern hotel
| last night: Colonel J. II. Mendell, OF san Fran
cisco. and Major /. IL. Handbnry and Captain
Thomas W. symous, of Portland. Colonel Men,
| dell has charge of the work of the corps on the
whole cosst, and Major Handbury and Captain
| symons have under him the care Of work in
| Oregon and Washington.
George L. seybolt, Of San Jose, chief posta,
| inspector for the Pacific coast IL at the Occi-
dental hotel lie is accompanied by his wife
and two daughters
Marie Hubert Frohmsn, NJ Gustsye Frohman,
Miss Alice Browa and Wilfrid North. members
OF ''The Witch" company. are at the Northern
hotel.
Two distinguished Eugiishnen were in town
for a short time last evening and dinsd at the
Northern hotsl-su George Dibbs, the premier