The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-28

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those who made this corn their diet Well, we
looked around for a corn that would mature In
spite OF the short season. We found what we
wanted growing in Northern Canada,
! and we shipped q lot OF II to the
| Austrian government for test. 1t
was success, and now we regularly ship to
Austria this Hudson bay corn, as we call H.
We leave the corn on the ear, wrap each ear In
paper and seal in TIN box The Hungarians
using this for seed have ripe corn for their -four,
and are free from the disease. The United
States also exports many seeds TO India The
British government and the British residents
have for fifty years bought their garden seeds OF
us-their lettuce, peas, radIshes, beans, etc.
Plants from seeds grown in the damp climate OF
England do not thrive in dry India. The seeds
for India are all sealed in tin boxes-those for
early planting in one box. and the later In other
boxes; for seeds exposed to tho air there Tor any
length OF time before planting are affected BY
the climate"
Judge John p. Hoyt, of the supreme bench,
arrived at the Rainier hotel from Olympia yesfer-
day afternoon to join his family. who came the
day before. Judge Hoys, who is recogniz ed as one
OF Seattle's foremost citizens, has spent the
last two years in Olympia IN the discharge OF
his official duties. He is a native OF Ohio, and
when he was young man he taught school In
the Buckeye state. In Is6, he enlisted for the
war, serving until 1864 After study.
and began the active practice Of his profession.
Having entered politics, he became prosecuting
attorney OF his county, then a member OF the
lower house OF the legislature. and at last
speaker of that body. In 1876 President Grant
appointed him secretary of Arizona, and year
later he was promoted to be governor OF that
territory. After short term he was appointed
governor OF Idaho, but since no preferred 3u-
dicial position, he was in 1879 made
associate justice of the supreme court OF
Washington territory, position which ne neio
until 1887. Then he left the bench TO assume
the duties OF manager OF Dexter Horton Co.'S
bank In Seattle. He was president OF the con-
stitutioral convention, and was frequently
mentioned as strong candidate for the United
States Senate
Dr. G. " Calhoun, of La Conner, was at the
Northern hotel last night, having come to the
city on business connected with the State Board
of Trade and the Washington Worlds fair com.
mission. "The Board of Trade has been much
hampered by lack OF funds" said he. shut l
hope that the people will not allow the work to
stop. The amount of good that has been done
has not generally been known. We have sent
out thousands Of pamphlets to advance the in
terests of the state In general, and these pamph.
lets have had fer more influence than the circu-
lars sent out by real estate firms and local
Chambers of Commerce which are trying to
advance particular interests. We expect that
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names of substantial people in all parts OF the
United States to which our. literature is sent
have suggested to the Worlds fair commission
and the idea has been received with favor, that
to each Of these addresses we send an invitation
to visit the Washington state building at Chi
cago This will bring to our building many
who in the rush and hurry might be inclined to
give 1t little or no attention"
Morgan Morgans and w. 8. Moore, OF Black
Diamond, are at the Diller hotel. Mr.. Morgans,
who is one OF the staunchest citizens OF King
county, has been in the employ OF the present
owners of the Black Diamond mine since 1856
At first he had charge of gold quartz mine for
them in California, but they sold this out and
opened coal mine In California, called the
Black Diamond. OF this Mr.. Morgans was SUI
perintendent for long time Then flaw In
the title of the lard caused the closing of the
mine. and the company transferred the name to
a mine in this county. Mr. Morgans
came to the King county Black Diamond,
and has been superintendent ever since. Last
night he said that slack market and damage
to the Keweenaw, which carries their coal from
here to san Francisco, had made it necessary to
run the mines on half-time, but the Keweenaw
was on the route again, and he hoped that
shipments would b. mora regular. "We can
mine from 800 TO 1000 tons day without diff
Guilty." be said.
J. +. Hancock, a lumberman from arinette
Wis, is at the Occidental hotel He has come
to the Coast on pleasure trip, but incidentally
is looking over the lumber and logging interest
here "The principal timber brought to Mari
nette," said he, sis the white pine cut On the
Menominee river There is yet q good deal OF
this pine, though large inroads are being made
into it. The cut last winter was about 600, 000,-
600 feet, so you see the region around the
Menominee is about productive as that
around any stream in the United States" Mr..
Hancock, who was collector of customs under
Cleveland, is an ardent Democrat and Cleve.
land man. ave expect Cleveland will be nom.
mated" he said, land we hope he will carry
Wisconsin. Though the Democrats carried
Wisconsin on local issue at the last state cleo
ton, still we think we brought over to our side
many who will stay with u.s.
party from Tacoma arrived at the Northern
hotel yesterday to attend the recital by the
pupils of Alvah Glover Salmon. The members
were Charles E. Marisy, F. H. Marion. E.
Newell. r. Newell, II. H. Joy, Mrs. Hartwell.
Miss Hartwell, Mrs. L c. Makinson, Mrs. w.
Bassindale, Mrs. George Hart and Miss Bertha
Richards.
Hon. Alien Weir, secretary OF state, passed
through Seattle last night on his way from
Olympia to his old home at Port Townsend. On
Monday he delivers the Memorial day Grafton
at Port Angeles, and on Tuesday night he ad-
dresses the Republican Club there
j. C. Mcdonald. of Vashon, was in the city
yesterday, bringing the first shipment OF the
season OF strawberries from Vashon island.