The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-12

OF the oratory on the immense audiences. / had
talks with Mr.. Pia:t, and others familiar with
Tee political situation in New York, and they
are confident of Republican success. In PENN
syivania, where / spen: most OF Cy time at
tenoing TO I'M porteIt legal business matters. /
found the campaign very quiet, for the reason
tnas the state is Overwhelmingly Republican
and the Democrats are not making q fight
met several Seattle people in New York W. Z.
Bailey came to the Eifth-avenue hotel the other
evening. just As was leaving also rsn across
Aorsm Barker, who reached home ahead of me,
and one day took lunch with Clarence Wood.
who used - live here. Ny greatest surprise,
however, was one day when ] was rushing down
Broadway 20 Wall street, to hear nv name
called and TO turn around and meet Maj. W.
l. sharpe, who left here nearly two years ago.
had heard that he had been i'll for a long time.
ana was surprised to find him looking almost a.
fresh and rosy az 8 schooiboy. He now holds
good position with an accident insurance COM
pany and hopes TO come here as its representa-
tive, for he thinks there is no place like Seattle
And SO do u
Kew Il. Z. Dunlap and vile and II. O. shusy
ana Vile returned yesterday from Ellensburg
where they were IN attendance upon the con-
Ventlon OF the Christian church for Washing
ton. Speaking of the conference, Rev. Mr.. Dun.
lap said: "The session was the best we have ever
had. both in spirit and actual work accom-
pishsd. Flfty-eight churches were reported,
Win a membership OF about 4, zoo and thirty
two preachers. These figures are from carefully
prepared statistics and while they do not show
An increase when compared with last years sta
tissics, which were not so carefully reported
and revised. they really indicate very good
progress. The church is strongest in the south
eastern counties where much evaagelistic work
mas been done through the cooperation OF
churches OF that section. At Ellensbury we ar
ranged to have an Eastern and a Western
convention before the state convention at Spo-
cane next year. The western convention will
probably meet at Tacoma, aud the other some
where in the Palouse country about next June.
At these conventions the work OF church ex-
tension viii be considered thoroughly. The
general convention was composed of delegates
not from the churches alone, but from the sub
sfdiary societies, the Young Peoples Society OF
Christian Endeavor, of which II. o. Shuey, of
this city, was elected state superintendent:
Sunday School Association and Christian
Womens Board OF Missions. each OF which has
An equal part in the deliberations. return TO
my work greatly encouraged by the state con-
vention."
W. L. Turney. . leading lawyer OF South
Bend, was in the city yesterday for few hourA
he says business is dull in his vicinity, but that
every one expects q revival Of good times. The
halls about twenty-five miles from South Bend,
out the early completion OF the line is looked
forward to.
Among those who came down from Alaska
on the City Of Topeka and registered at the
Northern are Judge T. p. Devices, of Washing
ton City: l. Guichon, of Port Guichon; Lieut..
B. W. Hodges. U. S N. Hon. A. Z. Delaney, OF
Everett, and 8. II. Perrin and +. O. Davidson, of
Chiicat