The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-18
THE PASSING THRONG.

The steamer Queen. which arrived from Alaska
last evening, brought down Raymond excur-
sion of 103 members in charge of Charles II.
Wilson and G. F. Simonds, OF Boston. About
half of the excursion landed here and went to
the Rainier hotel while the rest continued on
the trip to Tacoma. They all leave for the East
on Tuesday, aud in the meantime those at Ia
coma will visit Seattle and those now here will
go on to Tacoma The party at the Rainier in.
cludes Mr.. ana Mrs. Z. A. Bradley, Mr.. and Mrs.
4. G. Burgess. Mrs. Z. Delmore, Mrs. B. B.
Hotchkiss, George Hutchns, and Rev. and Mrs.
Stephen Merritt. of New York city; Mr.. and Mrs.
G. ]. Camp, and Miss Nellie B. Camp. OF West
Winsted, Conn; Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Doane,
Mrs. G. w. Fay and Miss II. A. Fay, OF Boston:
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Fairchild, Mrs. d.
A. McKelvey and Miss Agnes Nickel.
vey, of Bridgeport; Robert Heaton and
Mr. and Mrs. w. Ii. Heaton, of Ashland, Pa;
Miss Carrie Hotchkiss, of sharm Valley. Conn;
II. d. Johnson, of Milton, Mass; Hans Koefpen,
of Berlin; Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Lester, of
South Norwalk, Conn; Miss Emma Moseley. of
New Haven; Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Richardson, of
Pittsfeld, Mass; Mrs. F. A. Rising, OF winona,
Mimi; John 8. serrill, Miss Annie NJ. serrill
and Miss Helen p. Serrill. OF Philadelphia; Miss
N. E. simpson and Mrs. R. Simpson, OF Jersey
City; Mrs. j. r. Stebbins and Miss Grace A.
stebbins. of Watertown, n. Y: Mrs. J.
II. stoddard and Mr.. George S. Wheeler.
L.
Salisbury, Conn.,; Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Wiley,
Miss Helen Wiley and Miss Sarah K. Wiley. of
East Orange, n. j., and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul f.
Writ, Karl +. Writ and Miss Pauline Writ, Of
Bloomsbury. Pa The weather was good dur
ing large part OF the trip, though the GOODNESS,
unusual for this season, caused some discom-
fort.
Eugene G. Blackford, of Brooklyn, who with
his wife and two daughters is at the Rainier
hotel, is one of the prominent piscicutursts of
the country. He was born at Morristown. N.
j., in 1882 After an education in the public
schools he began mercantile life insNew York
when he was but IA years old. At the age OF Is
be embarked in business as a fish dealer in Full
ton market He showed marked enterprise in
developing the trade, and il is through his
efforts that the red snapper, whitebait, POM
pano and other varieties OF fish were first intro
duced into the New York market To him is
also due tho credit for large improvements
In the methods of freezing, shipping and stor-
ing fish. In 1879 he was appointed one of the
four commissioners Of fish and fisheries in New
York state, and he was instrumental in estab-
fishing Matching station for sea and fresh
water fish at Cold Spring harbor, on the north
shore OF Long Island He conducted al inyes-
tigatiou into the causes of the decrease OF oys-
tiers in New York, and he has published papers
on the white bait aud on the question of the
legislative protection OF ocean fisheries.
At the Occidental hotel is A. D. Glover, of
Olympia. MI Glover, who is a native of West
ern New York, came 70 the Coast in 1862 and
after II short stay IN California mines went I'D to
the Cariboo mines. ''Those were lively times"
said he yesterday, land some big strikes were
made. In one summer the Steele & Cunning
ham claim cleaned up about $4,000, most OF it
III coarse gold and nuggets. Lie then was not
without its hardships. remember that during
N m m in ~ik bad
nothing TO eat but beans for three weeks; and
beans as & steady diet become monotonous :"
Mr.. Glover who was in Olympia in 1885, settled
there permanently some twenty years ago For
long time be ran the railroad from Olympia to
Tenlno. During the Cleveland administration
he was postmaster at Olympia, "and," he added,
nothing could hire Inc to take the Office again."
"iiore IS the sort of thing we have to contend
with" said Assistant Postmaster W. J. Colkett
yesterday. "A few days ago the postmaster at
latoua received letter addressed simply to In.
toaa, Wash. There was name on the enyel-
ope 10 indicate that IL was intended for any par
ticulsr person. Well. If letter comes here ad.
dressed simply to Seattle the supposition is that
II IS Tor the postmaster, and he opens the letter
In the same way the postmaster at Latoua
opened this letter aud found it addressed on the
inside 10 Mr.. John smith, or whatever the
name was. Accordingly the postmaster added
u.
and, explaining the matter, delivered the letter
You would not suppose Mr.. Smith could have
any possible cause for complaint under the cir.
eumstances, and yet he is now Directing because
his letter was opened"
A. L. Burns, of New York, is at ths R.inier
hotel on his way to Alaska Mr. Burns, who
was Il graduate Of the Columbia school OF mines
IN the class Of lSo7-that of William C. Butter
who IS interested IN the Monte Cristo mines
and that of Joseph L Warner who is interested
IL the Peshasun miues-is now in the business
o. manufacturing coffee machinery. Seven
months ago he left New YORK, and he came to
the Coast by way of Panama He has spent
good deal OF time sightseeing in California
Professor Mark Bailey. teacher OF Languages
IL the Washington State university, lett last
night for Eugene, Or, where on Wednesday
next he viii deliver an Grafton before the al
umni Of the state university of Oregon He
has chosen Tor MS subject early Indian Po-
etry," treating OF sanskrit literature, which
language ae made special study when al Har-
ward, Professor Bailey is accompanied by MS
vile AMI viii probably Dc absent iron the city
about week.
william Cohn, general inspector OF agencies
az The GermAine Life Insurance Company of
New York, arrived az the Rainier hotel yester-
day lie Is Il veteran in the insurance business
having been connected with the present con-
PSuy since lS6I, four years after Il was orEsu-
iEed
Judge John c. Dauney and F. Fl. Lysous, of
>noAomish, were IN the city Tor short time
yesterday. They ssy that only three Cases
OF smallpox have appeared at snohomish. and
That aii alarm has consequently subsidized The
schools have opened AGAIN.
Mr.. aod Mrs c. J. spooAer, Mis-. spooke- and
Nss Bessie \. Spooker, of san Francisco, ar
1.Ysa =. lie RaIaisg hotel Yesterday ami they