The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-29


in the regular army. but he declined
this and retired to private HE
Like many other brave and adventurous
men, he soon drifted to the Pacihc coast, where
he has ever since resided. For several years ne
has made his home at walla Wasla, where ne Is
prominent and influential citizen he 10 on
Governor Ferry's staff with the rank oil coionei.
He has Just resigned a position in the United
States Senate to accept an appointment as an
agent of the land department Altogether, he Is
one OF the foremost men OF the state, and the
news of his marriage will be received with
interest
The arrival in the city of James Mcknight,
general counsel OF the Northern Pacific rail-
road, Is noted in another column. The people
OF seattle are always glad TO welcome MI. Nc
Naught to the city which was for so many years
the scene of his struggles aud his triumphs,
and which he still fondly calls his home Mr.
Mcknight came to seattle unknown and with
out wealth when little more than q boy. he
applied himself with notable industry 10 the
practice of the law, ana he soon attained FORE
most place among the lawyers Of the territory.
His unerring judgment, his quick COM
prchension OF complicated legal points, soon
attracted attention beyond the confines
of the frontier commonwealth, and he was in
trusted with the large legal business of the
Northern Pacific in the West The capacity
which he showed in handling this business was
the company whose interests he had so Loyalty
served. The duties of this position require Mr..
McNaught's residence away from Seattle, but he
Is still, as he has ever been, an earnest and
faithful friend Of this city and state. He is one
of Seattle's most loyal sons, and it is not to be
wondered at that the people OF this city watch
his career with afiectionate pride.
An interesting meeting of the State Historical
Society will be held at the Chamber of Com
merce at Tacoma on Tuesday evening, when
Hon. A. A. Denny will read a paper on "The
Early Settlement and Organization OF Washing
ton Territory" Mr.. Denny was himself an
actor in the events Of which he will speak, and
has since devoted as much time to the collec-
ton and preservation OF the records OF the early
history Of thefterritory, and has made the sub
ject such constant study that no man is better
qualified TO speak on the subject. He also has
the merit OF taking great pains to verify his
facts before accepting and citing them as facts,
and thus his writings are in the truest sense of
the word hstory-a record OF what, by patient
and careful research. is ascertained to have
taken place. His paper will be q valuable con-
tribution to that history of the territory and
state of Washington which has yet tn be written
in its completeness
Mr.. and Mrs J. w. Hopp, of sumas, are at the
Grand hotel, on their way to Genesee, Idaho.
Mr. Hopp, who owns the Sumas Ne,cs, has just
bought the Genesee Recorder, and he plans to
leave the Necs in the hands of his brother-in-
law and run the Recorder himself He comes
from family of successful newspaper men. for
one of his brothers, George W. Hopp, is inter
ested In the Sedro Press, the Hamilton Herald
and Sank Star, all in Skagit county: and an
other brother, Thomas z. Hopp, runs the Marys-
willie Globe Genesee to which J. w. Hopp is
gong, is in Idaho's fertile wheat district, and
is a thriving agricultural town of about SEQ in
habitants.
Colonel Z. NJ. Carr left on Thursday for Aims
worth, B. C. This town is the center for many
of the new mining camps formed within the
last year in the Kootenai country. Colonel
Carr will examine number OF the mines there,
particularly those of the Kaslo-Slocan district.
He takes with him his fishing and hunting
tackle, and since he is an expert woodsman and
mighty Nimred. he is SURE to get much game.
in addition to securing an accurate knowledge
of those much talked-of mines.
S. p. Durham, president of the Mechanics
National bank of Trenton, is at the Rainier
hotel. He is now on his way home from Port
land, where he has been attending the general
Presbyterian assembly as one OF the commits
sioners from New Jersey. Last night he said in
regard to the case of DR.. Briggs: 81 am one of
the conservatives, for do not believe we want
in the Presbyterian church such teachings as
those of DR.. Briggs"
H. A. Hof and his son, C. J. Hoff. of Reading,
are at the Northern hotel The elder Mr. Hof
has retired from business, but his son is in the
hardware trade. They are now making pleas
ure tour OF the Pacific coast
party from Cincinnati arrived at the Grand
hotel yesterday. The members are Mr.. and
Mrs John w. Fisher and Mr.. and Mrs John E.