The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-04

call the place John Leary had about the only
brick building in the whole town" Mr.. fren-
tiss stopped at Portland on his way from San
Francisco. "At the Portland hotel, he added,
"thero were q lot OF clergymen who had been
attending the convention. was rather amused
by q conversation overheard between an old
minister and a young one la the lobby. they
were discussing the immortality OF the present
age, and the older man closed with the remark:
yes, there is the tobacco habit sometimes
victim becomes so addicted to the filthy weed
that he loses his ideas OF morality, and even his
natural affections, 50 that he ceases to care for
his wife and children"
Judge James G. Swan, of Port Townsend, one
of the foremost citizens of the state, Is at the
Occidental hotel. He came to Washington in
the early days, and he has been agent OF the
government in most Of its negotiations with the
Indians OF the Northwest Probably no man
is better acquainted with the natives from Cali
fornia to Alaska, and no one has more influence
among them. On the Indians, Is well as the
fora, the fauna aud the resources OF the PACING
Northwest, Judge Swan has prepared numerous
reports and papers.
o. D. Guifoil, of Snoquaimie, II at the North.
ern hotel. He was born in New York state, and
he worked his way up from the place of water
carrier for gang of railroad workmen to be
railroad contractor. On the Seattle, Lake Shore
& Eastern he did good deal of work, and he Is
now engaged in the lumber business ct Sno.
qualmie. He was the youngest member OF the
first State senate.
Judge II. Mcbride, of La Conner, is at the Ar.
lington hotel He is Judge Of the superior court
for the district including skagit and Island
counties. He has just closed a session OF court
at Coupeville, and he will open at Mount YER
non in a few days. "There are now between GOO
and 100 cases to be disposed OF annually in the
district" said he yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs P. B. Cornwall, Of San Francisco,
arrived at the Northern hotel last night. Mr..
Cornwall, who il president of the Bellingham
Bay Il British Columbia railroad, and also of
the Black Diamond Coal Mining Company, said
that he had come up to look over his property
on the Sound. He ID one of the early settlers on
the Pacific coast
Captain Alexander Griggs, veteran steam.
boatman on the Red River of the North. but
now a resident Of Grand Forks, is at the Occi.
dental hotel. He somewhat broken in health,
and he has been spending the winter in Califor-
MIA With him 10 William Bulge, barker OF
Grand Forks. who has some property here.
Postmaster Grifith Davies returned from
Victoria yesterday, where he had been with the
members of the National Editorial Association.
He said that so far as he could learn all the
visiting editors were delighted with their enter
tainment at Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Rutedge, Of Tacoma, are
stopping at the Northern hotel. Mr.. Rutledge,
who has been an extensive dealer in Blaine and
Whatcom county real estate, has decided to
make Seattle his home, and he will live here
with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs VIII T. cambridge, of vancou-
yer, 3. c., are among the guests at the Airing
ton hotel Mr.. cambridge, who has been for
two years resident OF Vancouver, Is foreman
of the job department OF the Daily Telegram.
A party OF Presbyterian ministers was at the
Arlington hotel yesterday. The members were:
Rev. Calvin w. Stewart of Sumner; Rev. 8. w.
Pomeroy, OF Mill Hall, Pa, and Rev. James
Roberts, OF Colwyn, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs Fl. J. Willing, Miss Willing,
Mark Willing, Miss E. Skinner aud Miss F.
Skinner, Of Chicago arrived at the Rainier
hotel yesterday. They are on their way to
Alaska
Mr.. and Mrs n. Capen, of Bloomington, Ill,
are at the Rainier hotel, and will sail for
Alaska on Monday. Mr.. Capen has been in the
banking business at Bloomington for q score Of
years.
A party from Iowa il at the Northern hotel
The members are Mr.. and Mra J. B. Moore, OF
Cedar Rapids, and Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Burnside,
of Odebolt