The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-28
THE PASSING THRONG.

Mr. J. Z. Knight, promfuent citizen Of Brit
ish Columbia, who resides at New Westmin.
ster, is In Seattle today On visit relative to the
citixsns celebration to DO held in conjunction
with the exhibition OF the koyal and Industrial
Society OF British Columbia at that city. Mr..
Knight states that the celebration and exhibi.
ton will last four days, BEGINNING with Sep.
TENDER 20 and ending September g. This Is
the fourth year of these celebrations at New
Westminster, and tho citfgsns of that city, in
conjunction with the societs, are endeavoring
to make this the most successful OF the exhibit.
lions yet held. Sports and fnany other featured
of interest, besides the exhibit under the aus.
pieces OF the society, will fs given. COMPETE
tive drills, fests OF eQuesErisnship, trotting,
pacing and running Races. games OF
lacrosse, baseball, aQuasio sports and
canoe races, prizes for which amount.
ing to about $1,000 have been offered.
The 21st Of September will bs known a Pythian
day, and will DO devoted to grand parade and
competitive drills of dtgisions from the
state OF Washington and British Columbia,
for which $1,000 has been set apart
This latter sum is divided into three prizes, the
capital prize OF $500; $500 for the second, and
500 for the third. Mr.. Knight also states that
he expects that at least four divisions from the
state OF Washington, belonging to Colonel J. B.
Metcaie's regiment, will enfer for the prizes;
one from Tacoma, two from Seattle, one from
Port Townsend, and probably one from sno-
homish.
"world's fair exhibits are striving at the Ia
coma exposition" said Edmond s. Meany last
evening. "And more than that the material
for the state building at TIE Worlds fair ID
going on TO Chicago at q rapid rate. Over forty
car loads had accumulated az Tacoma and were
released for shipment on saturday morning
The special preparations on che forty cars nee
essary 70 haul the ten big logs, III feet long.
are completed, and the difHcalt task of loading
them will commence on Monday or Tuesday.
These long logs will go gast in two special
trains. The outlook for denounced success
il much brighter this week taan 1t has been for
some time past. many Obstacles have been
overcome and the work wils 60 On smoothly
from this time on"
A. W. Gilbert, OF Whatcom. Is guest OF the
Diller. He is q civil engines. and has Just COM
ple,ed the new street car ling from that city to
Lake whatcom. Mr.. Gilbert SAYS that the city
OF Whatcom will soon com sssnce work on q
new water works system of IA own, the private
company owning the prssesls system having
asked too high 8 price for IT. The distance 70
the lake. which 10 the source of supply. 10 only
i've miles, and the head olgained 10 over so
feet
The soubriquet "The Evergreen State" An
piled TO the state Of Washington by Crawford a
Conovef has met with genersi approval and &C.
ceptance That en;erprsing nrm has Just issued
pamphlet giving the opinions of q number OF
state ofacers. Washington szld Eastern news.
papers and magazines on tee name, ell adopt.
ing IL
d. NJ. simonsoa has just rsturned from va.
cation trip 10 Sssh bay. lie was ont ten days
hunting and fishing and brought down Q ANAL
deer and bsar Ha met tho Seattle delegates
coming in from she meeting OF the Yachting
Association At Fairhaven Yesterday, and came
down With them On the Premier.