The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-02
THE PASSING THRONG.

Captain A. Lederman, of St. Louis, who is
paying the region about Puget sound flying
visit, is a guest at the Occidental hotel. He
brought an excursion party out to the Pacific
coast, but the members OF 1t were detained so
much longer than expected at other places that
they were not able to get TO Seattle. The captain
is q famous steamboatman on the Mississippi
river from St. Louis to New Orleans. He is the
commander and owner OF vessel 365 feet long
and sixty feet beam, a four-decker and with q
passenger capacity of 1000 souls. She has been
in service many years and has been in more
dangers and gone through more adventures
than any other Mississippi boat sfoat. He has
q DOZEN or more medals which were given him
for saving Lives and by societies who have used
his boat for excursions. He will meet his ex-
cursion party at Tacoma and will lead them
south through California into Mexico and thence
to New Orleans. Here his steamer will be
boarded and the party taksu up the river to st.
Louis.
E. H. stolte. Of Portland, one of the Oldest
members Of the Ancient Order OF United Work
men of the Pacific coast, is In the city, stopping
at the Grand hotel. He helped to organize the
first lodge OF that order in Oregon on August 10,
1878, and has seen it grow since that time to q
membership in Oregon of 1850, in Washington
1900, and in British Columbia to CO., ~ the
first OF this year Oregon and Washington were
divided into separate jurisdictions, and British
Columbia was given the option Of Joining either
the Washington or Ontario Jurisdiction They
decided to select the latter, but Ontario refused
to accept them. At present British Columbia Is
working under the Washington jurisdiction
until some disposition will be made OF the case
at the session OF the grand lodge to be held in
June at Helena The order 10 y years old, and
has over 100000 members.
W. M. Willis does not approve of the ides of
making the Young Mems Republican Club an
onni,lm gatherum of Republicans. -" believe
that particular club should be exclusively for
the purpose of accusing enthusiasm In young
men and stimulating in them an honorable
ambition. No man should be eligible to mem.
bership who is over so years Of age. There
should be another organization for the old war
horses. not in rivalry, put in harmony with the
young fellows We want new blood, and we
will never secure the hearty interest Of young
Republicans II va gray haired old fellows enter
into compstition with them and seek to carry
Ell the henors. Let the young men between II
and so form their own club and older men form
alegion or some other instrument OF political
warfare"
Sidney P. Sladden and Mrs. sladden, of Port.
land, Or, are In the city, at the Occidental
hotel. Mr.. Sladden is extensively interested in
fruit culture in Oregon, and Mrs sladden 10 one
OF the women commissioners from her state to
the Worlds Columbian exposition at Chicago
They are making great preparations for q mag
nificent fruit display from their state whether
Oregon as q state makes exhibit or not.
Reports from the bedside OF Dexter Horton
are encouraging. For the last two days the
patient has been steadily improving. He feels
no pain, Is cheerful and his physician 10 Of the
opinion that Mr.. Horton will be out Of bed in