The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-09
THE PASSING THRONG.


and Iron Company, of Fort Payne, Ala, 10 at the
Occidental Mr.. Rice In also president of the
Times Company, of Everett, Wash. IL am Just
from Birmingham. Ala" he said vest rday.
"Things are pretty lively there Just now. in
more ways than one. suburban lots they have
enough and to spare. and the fellows who own
them would be glad to get one-third OF what they
paid for most of them In 1SS7-if they could. All
the same Birmingham ID going to stay
and grow The sloss Iron and Steel
Company OF that place made $4,000 In
profit last year. Over $2O,O0oOoo 10 paid
annually In tronworkers' wages In the
Birmingham district Nearly every blast fur
mace In the district 10 working full. The Ten
nessee Iron and Steel Company are inaugural
ing series Of experiments In the basic steel
process to cost SIS 900, and II they co. COO 900
will probably DO invested sin an iron and steel
plant left Birmingham . week and half
ago; in the week lett four political conven.
lions had been held there, the jefferson Demo-
Gratis 1.-THE white mems party) the old Demo-
Gratis (who believe in . full vote and fair
COUNTY, tho Alliance or Peoples party and the
Republican party convention In fact there
was another Republican organization In the
shape OF . state committee that met there, too,
making fvs representative bodies Of one kind
Or another. You see they have no scarcity OF
politics in Alabama I firmly believe the Al.
liance Will carry the state: and what II moro,
that the eleven electoral votes will b cast for
Harrison Chris 4ages, Of Pittsburg, Pa,
was there recently, and an arrangement was
entered into between the various parties
whereby the Democrats were to get the nine
congressman from the state and the Harrison
ticket the eleven electors. II he needs them. It
10 possible this arrangement may not be heard
from on election day, because II may Be needless
or useless to carry It out But IL II no secret In
Alabama that such an arrangement has been
entered into. believe the solid South, except
Alabama, will vote - usual. One good result
10 sure to low from all this third party turmoil
In the South, and that u that the colored men
win. a. . result Of It, come much nearer to cast
Ing their votes, and having them counted, than
ever 6eforA A . Republican and q business
man mot as politician) would rather see the
Democracy successful than the Peoples party;
yet must admit this one good result OF this
agitation"
NJ. ]. True, business Manager Of Ameriocn
Inpestmen&s Of Buffalo, N. T., 10 ct the Rainier.
''Trade papers," he says, care. % Q general
thing, very peculiar. Who would understand,
for instance, that paper without subscriber,
or with very few. certainly. and not an organ Of
should yet be . veritable mintf This IL the case
with many trade or tschniohal papers Is such.
They circulate, but do not sell: have enormous
advertising patronage-the chief Ones mean
and pay Handsomely" Referring, then, to
political matters, Mr.. True said: 81 knew Mr..
Cleveland when he was an unknown lawyer in
Buffalo voted for him 10, mayor Of Buffalo.
but never afterward, a. am Republican It
was in my ward, the old Tenth, now the Twenty
third. and partly by my help that the kick be-
gan which sent Cleveland into the mayoralty Of
Buffalo and started him to his present position.
knew him personally. He used to pay me his
ONCE rent. This time shall be much sur.
prised to see New York 60 Democratic The fac
tons OF that party are very hostile and believe
viii not harmonize"
Theodore II. Davies, W. J. Richard and Shell.
don Painter, of Southport, England, and Regi.
maid Calender, of London, were at the Northern
. few hours yesterday on their way South. Mr.
Davies IL the owner OF several Hawaiian plan
tations. and is now on his way to that country
from his home in England. Mr.. Ricxard Ia his
private secretary, and the other two gentlemen
are friends accompanying him for pleasure
Being an Englishman, and ct the same time Q
Hawaiian sufferer from the Mckinley law, Mr..
Davies naturally has little love for the Republic
can party. On the other hand he 10 q great
admirer Of Cleveland, and thinks he 10 Q dignf.
fed, heightened gentleman Speaking about
sugar cultivation in Hawaii. Mt. Davies said ;
there 10 not near as much profit In sugar culture
a. there was before the Mckinley law made Il
free We have been forced to reduce the price
paid to labor, although it costs US moro than
that paid In Germany. The allegation that
coolie labor in Hawaii Is semt-slAyery In 4 libal
on the country"
J. G. Megier, 6sh commissioner for the stats
OF Washington, was In town yesterday for n
short time. leaving at 8 o'clock for Portland.
where he will meet Hon. John McGraw and ac.
company the latter on trip to Wahkiakum
county ave have things pretty badly mixed
in Wahkiakum," he said, "bstween rs Rsnub-
licans, the Democrats and the Peoples party,
but think We are all right shall, I believe.
lie reelected to the legislature from wahkia.
kum. Things are moving well, both at my
Grey's Harbor and Brookdeld canue.ieS In thu
work OF the fish commission We are chiefly en-.
gagged just now Ia preparing the state exhibit
for the Columbian exposition. / have two
young men at work here in Seattle, Mr.. Charles
Piper and Mr.. Hubbard. moun11ng spec,u,ens
and also one at my home In Brock field, on the
Columbia We want Mr. McGraw to come down
to Wshktakum to DO introduced to the people,
We are oil right"
MAJ. James r Hayden will start East in few
days for an extended trip, combining bushes,
and pleasure. IL will be bis first visit East for 8
period OF twenty-three yssrs, and he expects il
10 be ioag deferred treat He expects 70 at
tend tie Supreme Council OF the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite MAsons of the Southern
jurisdiction, IN Washington City. From there
To the eormsndery IN chief OF the LOYAL Legion
nj Philadelphia On October q he will be In
Chicago 70 witness tbs exercises at the dedics-
ton OF the Worlds fair buildings He viii
probably also visi; New York city. Mai HAYDEN
viii be accom- panied by Adit Gen. r. q.
ziegler. Of spokane, the last two Of whom are
prominent Nssopk