The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-12
THE PASSING THRONG.

Hon. and Mrs. John Leary have returned from
their wedding tour to the Orient, and are now
domiciled at the Leary mansion at Second and
Madison streeta Both Mr.. and Mrs. Leary en-
5oycd their trip very much. They went away
in April and have since that time been visiting
various points OF interest In China aud Japan.
On reaching America they were confronted
at Victoria by the smallpox quarantine, SO they
went to Banf Hot Springs and came back by the
Arrow lakes to Nelson, thence to the Spokane q
Northern road and over the Northern Pacific i.
into this city. 1--WE had q glorious trip" said
Mr. Leary last night 1--WE found that in South
ern China the feeling against all visitors was
particularly strong, and 1t was really unsafe to
proceed ans great distance outside of diplomatic
quarters. In Canton especially the language OF
the coolies was threatening, and our guides
warned us to return. This city 10 the home OF
the river pirates, and boats that ply ON the
waters here all 60 heavily guarded and armed.
At Hongkong, which Is under British rule, the
feeling ia different Here we saw war vessels Of
all nations and the sight of the American flag
waving over several was cheerful thing in.
deed. have great hope for the establishment
of . vast trade between Puget sound
and China and Japan. Already We
are taking trade away that formerly
went through the Suez canal. We can transport
goods to England from China and make from
seven to ten days quicker time than by the Sues
canal. Coming down to home matters, regard
haps the best candidate in the Republican party
today. He has all the qualifications of leader,
he Is an honest, capable business man, and will
make q good governor. Mr.. Lewis is nice
young man, but scarcely the proper man for 90
important q business. feel that Mr.. McGraw
will secure a large vote from his Democratic
friends aud that he will be elected.
Herman Steinmann, a wealthy merchant of
Sacramento, accompanied by his wife. son and
two daughters, IL at the Grand hotel Mr..
Steinmann has lived on the Coast thirty-six
years. and though frequently as far north as
Portland. has never before visited Puget sound.
He appears somewhat astonished at the devel-
opment OF Seattle and Tacoma. 81 have been
in Sacramento thirty-six years, and cannot say
that the city Is any larger or greater than it
then" said he. SIT has been the cradle in
which many OF the great and rich men of the
Pacific coast were nurtured, but as soon a. they
grew strong and had made money they sought
larger fields OF activity and took away the for.
tunes they had acquired. A quarter of con.
fury ago Sacramento was the center of social,
industrial and financial life on the Coast Now
1t is simply the capital of the state and . nice
place in which to live, nothing more. Much OF
our energies have been transferred to Northern
Cities"
C. H. Pierce, Of Medford, in the Klamath dis
tsict of Oregon, is In the city q visit to some
old friends, having formerly lived here. He is
interested in timber lands on the Klamath
river, and says that much new capital is going
into that section. The timber is yellow and
sugar pine and grows to great thickness as
Puget sound fir, while it brings twice high
price in the San Francisco market Mr.. Pierce
says that last summer he rode on horseback
from Reno, New, to the klamath country, dis
lance o. 800 miles, and found Northeastern Cali.
fornia settling up rapidly. He says that settlers
are also scattering into Eastern Oregon and all
fhot ,aaAs - IL
CATION.
DR.. NJ. s. Pigott, assistant surgeon of the Bal
timore is a guest at the Hotel Northern. He
said last night that much better class of men
were being taken into the navy now, especially
in the scientific and mechanical departments of
the cruisers. The class OF common sailors was
also improving. The idea now is to take as
sailors only American citizens. except in such
Instances where an exceptionally good man
could be had
A. l. Loomis. OF Ilwaco 10 stopping at the
Northern hotel. Mr.. LOOMS was one of the
originators OF the project OF building the rail-
road to Sealand, Washington. and is one OF the
rich men OF Southwestern Washington. The
road 10 only about eighteen miles long but
does large traffic, especially in the summer
time.
Colonel z. Bridgman, OF Fairhaven, IL at the
Hotel Northern. He is a distinguished soldier
of the Union army. and at the battle of New Or
leans, under General Ben Butler, did such dis.
tnguished services that he received promotion
for gallantry on the field.
p. J. Primrose, treasurer OF Kitsap county.
leaves next Monday for . trip to New York.
Mr.. Primrose has been away from his native
state thirty five years, having come to the Sound
in 1853
1. r. Do steiguer, OF the Unitsd States cruiser
Charleston, was at the Hotel Northern last
night He was visited by his cousin George T.
De steiguer, OF this city.
General A. J. Sampson, United States consul
at Del Norte, Mexico, is visiting his wife's ais.
tiers, the Misses Cochrans, at the residence of
Senator Squire.