The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-07

Gems 81 bScrtbed TO compensate mt. Dell AZ psis
Tor his very generous donation. but We had the
same experieuce in that case which We have
had in several similar cases since; some paid and
Others did not, so that in the end MI. Bell
was left to carry by far the largest part. we
should do justice to the memory OF the deao
in this matter rather than compliment the Nv
ing The factory used the cottonwood thas
grows in the valleys OF the White river, the
skagit and the snohomish. AT one time the
industry was in quite a fourishing condition
and must have employed eighty hands, but 1t
was closed by combination"
A. II. Jose, of North Bend. who 10 at the sno-
qualime hotel, has just brought to the city
huge stick which will be one OF the sills In the
Washington Worlds fair building The log in
question is 125 ieet four inches long,
and 1t measures forty-hve inches across
the small end. The stick, which IL yet in tho
rough, is an uncommonly fine one, for there is
not a knot in it. Mr.. Jose said last night that If
the calipers were put on the log every eighteen
feet 1t would scale between $4,000 and % oc0 fest
of lumber. Mr.. Jose has also brought with him
lot OF ore from his Copper Chief mine II
have had half dozen assays made" he said
last evening '.The lowest showed si79 in silver
and SIS in gold, with 81 per cent. lead, and the
highest total Of $500 in the two precious
metals"
Hon. A. B. Ball. United States special agent,
returned to his home in Seattle yesterday from
Spokane, where he has been making temporary
headquarters for two or three months. Mr.. Ball
has been assigned to take charge of some large
investigations OF timber trespass In the states
OF Idaho and Warrington, and corps OF assist
ant special agents have been assigned to assist
him. He was at q loss for reason why Colonel
Frank 7. Gilbert, the newly-apponted special
agent, had not reported to him at Spokane, but
when informed of the marriage OF Colonel Gill
bert at Seattle few days ago, he took 1t as suf-
fcient reason for the delay. Mr.. Ball will at
tend United States court for q few days, where
he has some timber trespass cases coming on.
"on the LIST Of July we shall have our new
mail service direct from Seattle to WILDLY ISL
and, and can tell you the people OF the island
will be nightly pleased at the CHANGE" said
Representative @. w. Morse, of Oak Harbor. A
year or so ago q change was made in the mail
routes SO that WILDLY island, which used to
have b er mail direct from seattle, received IL by
way OF Port Townsend. There were many vexs-
tous delays by this route and the prominent
people of WILDLY island, including Mr.. Morse,
have been working tooth and nail ever since to
get the old route back again. Mr.. Morse is now
stopping at the Occidental hotel in this city.
Captain David Gilman, of this city, is an ex.
perienced sailor, and during the thirty years
that he followed the sea he visited nearly every
port on the globe. "It is a curious thing" said
he yesterday, shat though went to sea when
was very young boy tonly II years old, have
not single tattoo mark on my body. In those
days sailor was always tattooed more or less,
If he wanted to be in the fashion, but some way
never followed the style. knew q man who
had tattooed on his back fine large picture of
the old ship Constitution under full sail. That
was work OF art in its way.''
Mrs. d. J. spalt has returned from Atlanta,
Ga, where she was a delegate to the Grand In
ternational Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers which met there May II.
On the way home Mrs. Spalt stopped a week
with her sister at Minneapolis. Mrs. spalt says
she will at once go to work to complete and push
the organization of the Ladies' Protective and
Beneficiary Association. The next meeting will
DO held on Thursday afternoon at o'clock
Next Sunday night Mrs. Spalt will deliver a
lecture at Red Mems hall, the subject being
"Backb bone"
Rev. and Mrs. William NJ JefYries and Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. De LaMotta, of Philadelphia; Mr..
and Mrs. J. G. Martin. OF New York: Willis Haz-
ard, OF Weetchester, Pa, and II. II. Cole, of Ia
coma were at the Northern hotel yesterday.
Mr. Jeffries Ia q Presbyterian clergyman. Mr. De
LaMotta Is connected with the Philadelphia
Ledger and Mr.. Hazard is . writer of authority
on educational topics.
Yesterday T. W. Gordon, bookkeeper Of the
water works, was notified that his resignation
would be acceptable about the 18th. He will be
succeeded by Ed Chilberg, who, although the
son-in-law of Major Rinehert, is an active Demo-
crat. 1t may be safely said that Mr.. Chilberg
will find the books in q different condition to
that with which Mr.. Gordon had to contend.
o. B. Buckbee has just come to the city from
San Francisco, and he Is engaged in the Office of
Wilmans Brothers. Mr.. Buckbee, who was for
several years in the custom-house, was one of
the popular young men of San Francisco. He
recently resigned his official position to accept
the offer from Wilmans Brothers.
C. W. Macintosh. of Chehalis, Is at the Diller
hotel Mr. Macintosh, who is connected with
the Mealy-Lacey Lumber Company, says that
Chehalis is rebuilding slowly after the FIRE
which burnt so much of the business part OF the
town q few weeks ago.
Mr.. aud Mrs. S. s. Person, of Newark, N. Y,
have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Tremper
for several days, and left for home yesterday.
Mr. Psirson is a banker and a man of consider
able prominence in his community.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Leeper and Mr. and Mrs P. W.
Spots, of Clarion, Pa, arrived at the Diller last
night. Both MI. Leeper and Mr.. Spots have
visited Puget sound before, and have invested
both here and in Chehalis.
Mr. and Mrs Cyrus Walker and Miss Cooper
OF Port Ludlow, are at the Rainier hotel They
were Joined yesterday by two San Francisco
friends-A w. Jackson and Miss Jackson.
The Corrupting Passion, Love Of Power.