The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-28

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not only to Seattle ana Tacoma. but to the en-
tire state. You have q population here far
less than that Of Cook county, Ill, and your
resources are 90 great and so varied that you
could comfortably sustain millions. You are
far richer than California, whose products are
comparatively limited in variety, and here
every season produces its own special contribu-
tions to your wealth. look forward to seeing
this great and rich state. The material is
here, and the people have the right spirit If it
Is not checked by merely local rivalry. Inc
same forces are at work in every part OF the
state. Your buildings, by the way, are inner oy
far than in any other city OF its size" Mr. King
Will remain in Seattle few days, ana VIII then
return East by way of the Northern Pacihc.
"lf the opportunities for investment did not at
tract visitors your grand scenery may call IL
superb-should bring tourists to the Sound, ne
remarked, as he looked across its waters TO the
sun setting behind the Olympics, and turned 10
watch the varying tints that deereneo ana tnen
faded az the last rays fell upon the snow-cov-
cred Mount Rainier towering up into the sott
blue depths OF a cloud!ess sky.
Mrs. Alice Houghton, of Spokane, who mas
charge OF the Washington woman's work for
the worlds fair, arrived at the RAINIER no,ei
yesterday She said that her main object In
coming to the city was to see how the contest
1or the state flower was progressing. of course
have no choice in the matter" she added, 'and
the question will be determined by the votes OF
the women of the state. Whatever flower re-
ceives the largest number OF ballots Will be the
state flower; but since the matter has been put
In the hands of the women, only the votes OF
women will be allowed, and those OF the men
and children will not De counted. The three
mowers at present receiving the most support are
the rhododendron, clover aud Black Eyed
susan. At meeting of the women directors
on saturday at Tacoma it was decided TO close
tkAn a asnf
and the choice will be made according TO the
votes cast before that time. The Washington
WORLDS fair commission meet at Mount Yer
non July 8, and shall be- there. Either going
or coming shall stop at Seattle to talk with the
people here about the Worlds fair work in
general or about whatever topics In connection
may be OF particular interest have promised
for the womens' building half a dozen jardi-
neres cut from the building stones of the
state. They will be large affairs. six feet by
four: and want to have in them masses OF
our state flower. Then, too, we expect
to have the flower painted in some of the panels
OF our own state building, and cut into the
stone at several places, so that final choice
must be made soon. The women of Seattle
have certainly shown deep interest In the sub-
3ect. and hope that similar enthusiasm will
prevail all over the state"
Lieutenant A. B. wyckoff, commander of the
Puget sound naval station, was in the city yes
terday. He says that Commodore Theodore d.
Wilson, chief constructor OF the navy depart
ment who visited the station last week, was
greatly pleased with everything there Commo-
dore Wilson expressed the opinion that he had
never seen a fuer site for a navy yard nor a
place better fitted for chip building. The COM
modore thought that when steel began TO be
manufactured on Puget sound the yard At Port
Orchard would become an important and ad-
vantageous point for ship building. Lieutenant
Wyckof adds that the bids for the work on the
dry dock at Port Orchard will be opened at
Washington City July 5. and news OF the award
of the contract will reach here very soon after
that.
Thomas Piper, a wrecksr from Victoria. was
In the city yesterday. He has been working on
the san Pedro, the big collier which was
wrecked at the Victoria harbor some months
ago. He says that she is lying slopipg on the
rock SO that she has besn twisted lor two feet;
and even if she is raised, a large sum will have
to be spent on repairs "The trouble with the
efforts to raise her," said he, "has been the
windy summer. Scarcely day has passed
when the water has not been rough and the
pontoous have been rubbed and chafed and
broken so that the work has been much inter.
fered with. Bulkheads have been built through
the vessel, the pontoons placed and pumping
begun, but the wind has sadly hindered prog
ress."
p. F. Smith, the railroad contractor who came
to the city yesterday from Monte Cristo, brought
a last complete and emphatic denial of the re-
ported lynching of four Italians. "fhe affair is
supposed to have happened in my camp of
workmen," said he, "and ought to know some
thing about it. The story was made up out of
whole cloth. There has been nothing remotely
resembling disturbance. We have in the
camp about 30 Italians against forty or fifty OF
other nations: and it is ridiculous to suppose
that they would stand calmly By and see
small minority OF the gang lynch their coun-
trymen. intend to find out who started the
story On its rounds"
J. NJ. Brownell. Of Portland, has been made
head clerk at the Rainier hotel, succeeding
Charles A. shaw, who went week or SO ago to
the Grand hotel at Mackinaw. Mr.. Brownell 10
an experienced hotel man, who has wide ac-
quaintance with the travelling public. Two
years ago he made many friends at the Tacoma
hotel.