The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-09
THE PASSING THRONG.

party from Hagerstown, Nd, 10 at the
Northern hotel, and will sail for Alaska by the
steamer Mexico. The members are Mr. and
Mrs. William Updegraff Mr.. and Mrs. E. II. Up
degraff, and Miss Dolly Updegraf. william
Updegraf is glove manufacturer, and his son,
Z. NJ Updegraf, has spent good deal of time
In California, whore he has various mining In.
terests. TIL father, like most manufacturers,
IL warm advocate of the protectionist policy,
and is q hearty supporter OF Louis McComas, thu
brilliant young Republican from his district, who
served one term in congress, but was defeated
for reelection in 1890. "One cause of Mr.. Nc
Comas defeat" said Mr.. Updegraf, "was that
he procured too many offices for his constitu.
ents, and for every man that he got into Office
he offended fifty, who thought they should also
be favored" Mr.. Updegrsff tells a story show
ing how the activity Of Congressman McComas
was regarded by his fellow members party
OF congressman we're visiting the field of Ante.
tam, at Sharp.burg, in the district of Mr..
McComas, and they were met at the train by q
delegation of Shargsburg citizens. "These men
don't live in Sharpsburg. do they?" asked one
of the congressman. "Why, certainly" was
the answer. "Oh," retorted the congressman,
81 thought McComas had secured an Office in
Washington City for every man in his district"
Alfred Stillman, a San Francisco insurance
man, is at the Rainier hotel with his daughter,
Miss stillman. Mr.. Stillman, who until two
years ago was D1andger OF Inc racine insurance
Union, is now the Coast agent for the Provi-
dence of Washington and the Orient OF Hart
ford. He is making tour among the various
sub-agencies 81 understand" said he last
night, "that there Is talk of taking the fire.
boat out of commission. l think that would be
grave mistake for the city, judging from a
business standpoint. Doing away with the fire.
boat would Immediately result in raising the
insurance rates at least Is per cent, and posi-.
bly, more in the whole business part OF the city
reached by the boats streams. Your rates have
now gotten pretty we'll down, lower than the
people of Seattle seem TO realize"
G. A. Fitzmier a merchant of Virginia City,
New, arrived at the Northern hotel yesterday.
Mr.. Fitzmier, who has lived in Virginia
City since 1850, is acquainted with
a number OF Seattle people who
came from Nevada, among them Colonel George
G. Lyon. In addition TO his regular business
Mr.. Fitzmier is interested in a number of mining
properties, among them some of the gold mines
in the recently discovered Pine Nut district,
forty miles from Virginia City. Last evening he
said: ''Sflver mining is rather duh now, for the
low price of silver bullion makes the working of
1ow-grade ores Improbable. The Pine Nut dis
triet is promising WELL though the main work
thus lar Is in the way OF development stamp
| mill has been put in"
W. J. Magee, who is a member of the Ana
cortes city council, is at the Arlington hotel
| He said yesterday that the resignation of Mayor
| A. z. sharpstein doubtless due in large
| measure TO the TACT that Mr. Sharpstein is In.
! terested in Wenatchee. and will accordingly be
| compelled TO sperd much of his time away from
! Auacortes. There is" said Mr.. Mayee. "a bit.
| ter feeling against the Oregon Improvement
| Company and the other corporations interested
| IN the town on the part Of those men who have
| come 10 Anacortes to stay with the place These
| corporate have done little TO help the city
| Had they put into il one-tenth that has been
| spent In Everett, the natural advantages OF Ana
cortes would have kept it on the top wave of
! prosperity"
| Professor and Mrs W. D. Bridge, of Boston
! are registered at the Arlington Professor
| Bridge has beer Bishop Vncents Chsutauoua
| secretary for the past ten years. He will spend
| A few days here with J. W. Fairbank in Chau-
| iauqus conference They are the trustees for
| the National Class of ~, who own one OF the
| best cottages and grounds at Chautauqua y Y
| Or Hugh France, who for long time was a
| student IN the Office OF prs. Smart & Horton
| left yesterday for Wallace Idaho where he W I'M
| act as an assistant in the Office Of Dr. W :
| Sims. Dr. France will remain in Wallace until
| fall, when he will return TO Seattle End per.
| haps arrange partnership with Dr.. George NJ.
| Horton.
NJ. and Mrs John Mclaughlin Harvey az.
| rived trsm spokane yesterday and are az the
| Arlington hotel Mr.. Harvey, who is well
J known II all the towns on the sound, is a na
| tive OF the Pacific Northwest He is & grandson
| OF Dr.. John Mclaughlin. one Of the Hudson
Bay Company's governors in the early days
II. J. ponnelly and c G. Higgins, OF Colby.
are al the Grand hotel. Mr., Donnelly, who Is 4
| we'll known surveyor, is on his way to the Ok
snoSAn mines. Hs intends to spend the sum-
| meE prospecting
Nr. and Mrs. J. C. Martin. of New York. ara
among the guesis AZ the Arlington hotel Mr.
! Martin who las been spending some months in