The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-20
THE PASSING THRONG.

1.-THE hotel business is not what it used to
be-" said Edgar !. Diler yesterday; mot what
il used to be just before the fire. Logs were
bringing a n gh price in the market, money was
abundant and people who came to town spent it
freely. ! remember one day man came 20 our
hotel with his pocket full Of change, and be-
side that, q wallet containing s45O. Instead OF
leaving this money in our safe he put it under
his pillow at night aud then forgot il in the
morning. The cham5ermaid brought II down
10 the Office ana / put 1t into the I'LL, waiting
until be should come back. In about half an
hour he walked in, still unaware OF his loss.
Cba.ted with him for moment, ana
then asked him Il he ever drank. He thanked
NE ana didn't know but he would and so we
started for the bar. l slipped his wallet from
the TIL into my pocket. When the time came
. pay for the drinks del berately took out his
money, drew the rubber band from the wallet
ami began lesfng the big pile OF bills looking
Tor a five. He watched ma euriously, surprised
TO see me VITA So much money, half recogniz-
ing and yet net sure. As | tossed the bill on
the bar he realized what had happened. felt In
his pocket and then reaching Tor his wallet re-
marked. say pay for these drinks "
81 Irregular intervals during the past three
years man u san Francisco has been writing
to me Seattle postmaster iuQuiring what has
become OF two letters mailed 10 one OF the bust
ness meI here. The complainant, who is evil
IDENTITY both illite-ate and mem tally unbalanced,
declares that he sent those letters about the
time Of the fire here, and they never reached
;beiT destination. While A. " B-ookes was
postmaster the inquired into by the
pos;si inspectors and they gave 1t up Never
theless Mr.. Brookes would receive every nov
ana teen fierce request FOR me missing letters
v Then Nr. Brookes resigned aud (iritita Davies
came n tie san FRANCISCO crank still continued
his literary labors, ah3 rs last ed1rt arrived s.
day or two ago. he does not miuce words. but
! uat.y accuses Mr.. Davies 81 corruption, BRIDE
taxing, taetts, and ;rifes of that
sort. The letter closes with demand tina. Mr.
Davies produce forthwith the lost uliss!yss
There IS an added threat that If he refuses 20
give NJ his plumber somebody WHO can make
him d.sgo-ge will be after him. Nj Davies
keeps al these interesting specimens of crazy
CORES p7ndence carefully flied away for the en-
ter:aiameat OF the inspectors when they visit
Seattle.
n. y. Smith. q Waitsbu.- contractor. and "
II. Preston, who : il the -four milling business
there, were ST the Arlington hotel last night
They came TO the city WIKI several cag loads of
cattle cons sued - parties hare. MT. Preston is
4 brother OF STATE Senator Platt 4. Preston, his
partner in the Washington mill seattle IS the
best market for our four" said he last night.
and We Cad that good deal Of it's consumed
Ae-e. We fud that the Stub wheat, the common
wheat here. makes fiour which is rather vel
low, bat Il IS very 7lch and uutrst.ous'
Judge William II. L p;on. of waIIa wsiIa, AMI
Professor K Il Rrysa, OF olympia. are az IRE
Raialer hotel, having come - seattle to attend
the commencement OF sae state university. Mr..