The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-24

many more suspicious looking trunks brought
IN than there now. Then 1t WAS quite the
fashion for man going to Victoria 20 smuggle
back enough opium 10 pay the expenses OF the
trip"
"a strange accident happened on Sunday to
William Auckland, who used to be chief engi-
neer at the pumping station, said Captain
Ryan, the diver, yesterday. "He went out in
his fine iour-oar boat and was towed across Lake
Washington 10 the eastern side. He drew up
on shore and walked inland. When he got back
his boa, was burned to ashes. He supposes a
spark from the steamer fell on the canvas and
smouldered. A man sat fishing near by, but he
made no effort to put out the flames. Sac was
well known to all the fishermen on the lake-s
forty foot boat OF white-painted cedar"
Colonel George @. Lyon. Who was recently ap-
pointed TO succeed G. NJ. Ogden AZ receiver OF
the local United States land Office, will enter
upon the discharge OF his duties some time In
June. Yesterday he received official notifies
ton OF his appointment and confirmation ana
enclosed in the letter which conveyed the news
was blank form OF bond denoting that ne Is re-
CURED to give bonds in the sum of $4,000. For
several days Colonel Lyon has been in the land
Office good part of the time learning the details
OF the work which he will be required to do
81 would like TO have it known" said Rev. 1.
yesterday, shat the cake walk advertised is not
promoted by or countenanced by the members
OF this congregation. / am particularly anxious
70 explain this because cake walk was recently
given by the colored citizens of Seattle aud the
proceeds went to the church. We were gener-
ousiy treated by our white friends and we ask to
be relieved of any responsibility in connection
with this one"
George W. Tibbetts. Of Gilman, was at the
Arlington hotel last night. Mr.. Tibbetts, who
spends so much time In Seattle that he might
almost be called resident OF this city, is an old
soldier who came from Missouri to King county
twenty years ago. and has since been engaged In
farming and the mercantile business. He was
member OF the territorial Legislature and OF the
constitutional convention, and he has been
brigadier general OF the territory.
J. Stanley Brown, of Washington City, and
Harry Chichester, of Eagle Pass, Tex, arrived
at the Rainier hotel last night The name of
Mr.. Brown Is familiar to American newspaper
readers, for he is a son -in-iaw of the late Pres-
dent Garfield and he has held number OF Off
cial positions during the last Jew years.
Abram B. Wyckofi, business man of Nights
town, n. j., and his nephew, Edward W. Harris,
OF New York. are at the Rainier hotel. They
came across the continent with the excursion
to the general Presbyterian assembly at Port
lana, ana now they are dong some sig ht-seeing
In the Christian Leader. published at Boston.
Mass, Almena Giiliatr, of Tacoma, describes
pleasantly the recent visit of the Rev. Mr.. Shinn,
the Cniversalist missionary to Seattle and Ia
coma. Though writing from Tacoma, the cor
respondent says Seattle il the larger city.
Miss Agnes Huntington, Mrs. T. E. Hunting
ton, c. " Schroeder, MIR. and Mrs. George King
Morgan, Miss Weldon, Erlic Thomas, Miss VIM
ME Cassel and Herman Perlet Of the Hunting
ton Opera Company, are at the Rainier.
Robert Sutherland, of the Posr-INTELLI0EN-
GER composing-room, has gone on visit to
British Columbia. He Is a native OF Scotland,
and goes to meet his "brither Scots in drinking
health to the ueen on her birthday.
f. r. Newhall, OF the Cascade Bay Lumber
Company, Orcas island, Is In town on business
Mr.. Newhall says the fruit prospects of Orcas
isle are good. His company is making thous-
ands OF boxes for the fruit growers.
II. l.. Baldwin, a well-known lawyer from
Massllon. o., is at the Rainier hotel. He has a
number OF acquaintance in Seattle, where he
spent some days last year. His present trip Is
mainly for pleasure.
Thomas Doran, of Ballard, in a communica-
ton to the Ocosta Pioneer, suggests as a sobr-
quet for|W ashington, Fathers State" He Oh.
jects to Evergreen" as sevoring of "never be-
ing ripe"