The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-04
THE PASSING THEONG.

10 stopping at the Grand. "There will be ex-
tensiye Improvements at the PugsS sound naval
station, in addition to those Of e dry DOCK"
said Mr.. Merry. "Ths plans haYh just been ap-
proved by the naval department. End have not
yet been made public. They emt.'sce about 100
acres on the extreme south OF tfep reservation,
which are TO be laid ont with wal b and drives
band stand pavilion and othtr accommoda-
tons for permanent quarters Ut tfs, station. The
plans include . parade grtnnd, marine
barracks, Offices for the stasion oficials.
commissary and quartermsstsr store
houses, residences for officers, . park
aud q government cemetery. skifsing the shore
IL winding drive and another extending from
the main street around the hil facing the
Sound, on which the Official residences will be
located, and terminates In . CIRCULAR sweep
around the band stand pavilioni Directly In
ships, 700x5O0 feet. will be made ~ building
seawall of stone. The contemplated improve
ments will cost about $500, 000 WHICH II in addi-
ton to the sum already appropriated for the dry
dock"
Henry c. Brewster, cashier OF the Traders Ma.
tional bank of Rochester, N. Y, aud Charles F.
Pond, cashier Of the Commercias bank Of the
same city, arrived in the city over che Northern
Pacific road yesterday on their way to attend the
convention of the National Dangers Associa-
ton in San Francisco, which opens on Wednes-
they will remain over today. "Aahough am
state banker" said Mr. Pond, ~ am not In
favor OF the state issuing currency, as the Demo-
cratic national platform proposes. Very few
bankers believe In free silver, and In the East
the general sentiment 10 strongly: against it."
Mr.. Brewster here remarked: 81 d, not believe
among the working classes-the slabor unions
and Knights OF LAbor-in the East there IL any
sentiment In favor of free silver Mr.. Pond
thinks the Republicans will carry New York,
AID says that Western New Yak il very
strongly Republican.
DR.. J. P. Sweeney. president OF the board of
aldermen, has returned from two weeks visit
to his old hunting grounds in the go ur d'Alene
district He took the train to Chacolet, going
thence by . small steamer to the mead OF navi-
CATION on St. Joe river There he procured the
services of Nicodsmus, the wsll-baown Indian
trapper. who 10 an old sporting esony OF the
doctors, and they took q canoG up to Little
Falls There they campsd and slent . week
fishing and hunting. DR.. sweeney.was the first
doctor sent by the government ameog the COeur
d'Alene Indians, and he was verySwarmly well
coined by his old friends. He fosnd Johnson,
the wealthy but eccentric trapper, still living,
his white beard 30 long that 1t . braided for
convenience.
Adolph Krug, the city treasurer has . plan
which is well worthy of attention. There 10 .
spring of delicious water which arises about
Sixth and Cherry and has been famous ever
since Seattle was . village. IL a. no longer
used. the city mains having supersaded It Mr..
Krug considers it . sinful waste, spd proposes
that, at very trifiing cost, Q pipe laight be run
down Cherry street to point on Loneer place,
where fountain would be highly appreciated.
Mr.. Krug says the qualities Of the Epring are be-
yond question, and its sharp coclness proves
that 1t emanates far underground. <The spring
which was used to supply the OLE barrel fac
tory. and which now also runs to waste, has the
same qualities
Mr.. and Mrs. E. g. Mason, of1Chicago, are
tourists who were registered at thsrRainier yes.
terday. Mr.. Mason 10 q lawyer, and.has been on
q pleasure tour to Alaska, with1he great re-
sources OF which country he was greatly i'm.
pressed. "On coming into Seattle i was much
astonished," said he. "The water front re-
minded me OF New York, aud OF coming up
town the substantial character a your BUSH
ness blocks reminded me of Chic3go. Iregret
very much that I cannot make longer stay
here"
William McGillis Is q Lake Washto gton logger
stopping at the Diller. Speaking O tho preva-
lent dullness in the lumber busrS.ss, Mr.. Nc
Gillis said: eyes, it 10 dull just at present, but
Iexpect that lumber will soon be c.gher. 1t 10
higher now for first-class clear thaA it was last
year. People who own timber la>.ds are not
ing all the time, and it viii soon PIX up again
for fr. I should not b SURPRISE If within
three years stumpage should bseworth $50
per NJ"
Rev. William G. Eliot, IT,, of the First UNI
tartan church, of this city, is back rom a sum.
mer spent at Hood River. Or. ST. Eliot re-
turns to take up for another year re ministra-
ton at this church, to which he wS~ invited by
the unanimous voice of the congregation a vote
Is sincere as il was well merited.
Major r. Harding. of Port Angels, Republi.
can candidate for county treasure, OF Clallam
county, left here on Friday morni<s for Michi-
gan. The object of his journey is tpescort back
to Washington colony OF 400 Un>,n veterans
and their families who will settle ~ Port An.
geles.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Gordon, Of Victoria, came
over with the excursion party on the teamer City
of Seattle yesterday. Mr.. Gordon Gas formerly
superintendent OF Bradstreet's agency in this
city and now holds that position in <ictoria
Mrs. w. 8. Kendall and her son Rex, Anna NJ
Young aud SADIE f. Young, of Burlington, Ia;
Grace e Albright, of Fort Madis.n, Ia, and
Ella J. Caug hey, of Coal Valley. III are party
of tourists stopping at the OccidentN.
]. Murchison, who has edited Shs Ballard
Enterprise with ability, tact and goL Judgment
since the paper started. retredc from the
editorial chair last week. 2. II. s~oals, Of Sc
attic. is his successor
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