The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-17

lima, who was in this city few DAYS ago. had
rather a singular experience at Tacoma, while
on his way home. In some ways he felt worse
than If he had been vaccinated It 30 happened
that he was standing on the platform OF the
railway station at Tacoma, when a woman, in
changing cars, lost sight OF her child and fell
into state OF great agitation over the safety of
the little one. Mr. Snlvely is polished gentle
man and thoroughly gallant one. Accordingly,
his first instinct was to render all the assistance
possible to the distressed mother, and with great
energy he began . search for the missing infant.
In hunting around the station he found
small child, wandering apparently unattended.
Picking up the baby he started to bear it in tri-
umph to the mother, when another woman
raised the shriil cry, 'Kidnapersl Murderi
Thieves! Help! Help!" She pointed to the
guilty MI Snively, and with q mighty rush the
crowd closed in about him. He had some
trouble in proving his identity and convincing
his captors OF his good Intentions
a. @. Strive, who, with Mrs. Strive and Mrs.
A. E. McCulsky, has just returned from Alaska,
is more than delighted with the trip Last
night he said: Eve went on the Canadian Pa
citic steamer Islander, which gave US splendid &C.
commodations in every way, and we had an ad.
vantage over tourists by the American line in
that we saw a good many OF the British settle.
ments along the north coast At one time and
another have seen most of the mountain
scenery of Europe and yet have never seen
anything equal to that of Alaska
Port Gardner is an example-an in
let sixty miles long, narrower than
Hood canal, with precipitous high cliffs on
each side. and mountains piled on mountains
rising above. We went into the skeena, which
has mouth as large As the Columbia Such q
place for fishing have never seen. They took
one salmon, the largest l have ever heard Of,
weighing ninety-seven pounds-and l saw it
weighed myself. 1t was five feet long"
NJ. J. I. sprenger and j. Thompson, Of Calgary,
are at the Northern hotel. Mr.. Thompson is on
his way TO his former home IN England, and
Mr. sprenger. native Hollander, accom- panies
him thus far In order to see the Puget sound
country. Both are raising cattle near Calgary.
Mr. Sprenger said yesterday: any special bust
ness is breeding Hereford bulls, which
are shipped to various stock farms in
Canada and the United states. We ind
Calgary fine a country as man
could want for cattle raising It is true that
we have now and then suffered from drouth.
but we have this advantage over parts OF the
United States-that our ranges are neither over
stocked nor eaten off, A good deal OF barley Is
now being grown in Calgary. and the crop is
proving a great success In every way. This
yoar the country there is looking better than
have ever seen it, Tor the rains have been abund-
ant and everything is as fresh and green az can
be expected in mid-July."
At the Northern hotel is John Douglas, man
aging director of the United States Savings and
Loan Company OF St. Paul He has given
considerable attention both to politics and
finance, for, like his brother-in-law, the
late Secretary Window, he was active in the
Republican party in Minnesota Mr.. Douglas
was also for time a special agent OF the treas.
ury department, and went to Europe TO conduct
some OF its negotiations there. His business
here is TO look after some of the compauy's
loans in this state. "There is plenty Of money
in the Esst," said he last night. "out the banks
are more conservative than before the Barring
failure. There seems to be q general under
standing that they shall hold larger reserves"
Charles Clary, of Kansas City, national bank
inspector arrived al the Occidental hotel yester.
day. Mr.. Clary, who has been in the banking
business in Illinois, st. Louis and Kansas, has
been detailed TO examine the national banks in
III state. He comes here from Eastern Wash
ingson, where he has just made his examina-
tons. "ro tell you the truth" said he, II am
surprised TO ind the banks here in such gooi
condition. l had supposed before coming West
that the banks had become more or less involved
in the land speculstions and had suffered con-
sideraoly. So Il has been agreeable surprise
TO find that the institutions have been managed
So conservatively."
David McBeath, OF Snohomish, contractor for
some Of the Great Northerns bridge work on
this side of the Cascade mountains, is stopping
az the Diller hotel He says that so far as he
can learn there are now no cases of smallpox
along the construction line of the Great North
ern. There were two cases, but the men at
tackled are now convaleseing. "a number OF
rich deposits of mineral are being found along
the line" added Mr.. McBeath. AT Foss creek
a man, very close 10 where the track WI be
laid. discovered q vein OF ore assaying 81 in
silver and 50 in gold So far as transportation Is
concerned he could hardly wish 8 better To-
cation for mine"
Mr.. and Mcs John Martin, OF Paris, Tex. are
at the Rainier hotel, oa their way to Alaska
Mr.. Martin was formerly a resident OF Psducah,
where he was the editor Of the Daily keg'ucktGa
At one time he was the state printer OF Ken
lucky. He is now president, OF a bank at Paris,
but his principal business Is cotton buying.
Last night be said; "The indications are that
the cotton crop VIII be about 10000 bales
Last year il was 100000 But ZOO, t0)-oaIe
crop will bring more money into the south and
al the end o: the season leave the market in
better shape than would a a.oOo, 900 bsle crop"
+. ; Alexander. q san Francisco capitalist. is
stopping a. the Occidental hotel, having come
10 this state 70 Iook after some OF his
Investments here. For years he was employed
IN ship building, and among shippers his name
Is well known.
A. the DiIle- hotel is ". v Merritt, OF Great
Fails who FOR q tine was traeSnan Tor the
Great Northern between Havre and spokane.
Last night lie said: "0ne Of the finest bits o.
scenery / have ever Come across 10 ths falls in