The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-17
THE PASSING THRONG.

1HE PASSING THRONG.
in. Adams, of Loring, Alaska, il at the occi-
dental hotel, having brought down . lot of fars
for sale. Mr.. Adams, tho Is connected with the
Alaska Salmon Packing & Fur Company, has
been for q number of years q resident OF Alaska,
but mos; of his time has been spent in the
northern psrt of the territory on the western
Islands The canneYy OF the company in which
he is now interested is on NaAa bay. 100 miles
south OF Fort WrsngeI. He said yesterday:
"Ihe furs are mostly secured by the natives.
though few white men are engaged in the
business OF hunting ami trapping. Apparently
there Is no diniaution in the number of wild
animala This year the PACK of the
Alaska salmon will be oaly half
of what il was last year. The combine has
decided upon this course, because the msrke:
has been oyerstockei. We are troubled q good
deal by the whisky smugglers. They bring IN
the liquor quite as freely as II there were no
law 8. all against the traffic. They keep the In
dams poor, Tor the Indians will not only give
every cent Of money they can earn for whisky,
but viii also trade ior it she best skins they can
take Then. too. the liquor has terribly de-
moralizing effect on the natives and makes
them hard to get along with
State Senator C. f. CIaypool arrived at the
Northern hotel from Tacom last evening and
VIII remain here day or TWO. Mr.. Claypool,
who is one of the popular young men of Taco
ma, and president of the Young Mems Republic
an club OF that city, is an sspirsnt for the
nomination FOR congressman. He has had re-
rnarkable career for man but 81 years old. He
wss born in lS6l az Crown Point, Ind, aud since
his father was an itinerans Methodist minister,
he spent his early days IN q dozen different
towns in the northwestern par. OF the state.
After receiving common school education Ia
learned the trade Of printer. aud having been
employed on several newspapers he became
editor and publisher OF the Delphi Journal
Later he had the Michigan City
Daily Enterprise, and then he wss
managing editor Of the La Fsye,te DAILY Meas.
While still, working On newspapers be read Law
and began practice at la Fsyetre. When he
came TO Tacoma few years ago. he continued
the practice OF his profession. and he is now in
the front rank 81 Tacoma He has been Judge
advocate general OF the state militia snt deputy
prosecuting attorney for Pierce county. He
was elected 20 the lsss state Senate from the
Twentieth district.
Robert ". Collier. OF Portland. chief clerk Of
the railway mail service for the division includ.
ing :hs North Pacific states. is q. the Grand
hotel. he hiss been in Seattle for DAY or two,
examining the work OF the clerks on ,hs lines
running out OF this city. Yesterday he said that
the mail stopped By the wsshoat near Missoula
on tae Northern PaeiSc would promptly De sent
around ey the Union Pacific. "rhe mail con-
tracss, said he. ARE let 10 the various railroads
and pay is rasde according to the tonnage car
ried- A Ter diem allowance Is also made soc
the mail cars Once about every four years TIE
rnsil tast goes over line is weighed for thirty
I've days, and or tie average made up from this
weighing the Pay : csSed After the contract
Is let the railroad hss 10 take al the mail sent 10
u Il there . large increase the company csa
apply for smother weighing. The result is that
when s-afle On any road Is suspended the super
inseatent OF the railway mail service can
simply order sill mail sent by another route.
The other route hiss - take IL all ard receive no
extra compensation; for il would not Be worth
while 70 have another weighing for = merely
temporary increase IN mall
James Lotsn. % Portland. one o. The Rerablic-
Al leaders Of Oregon, is st the Grand hotel Mr..
Lotsn. who has lived IN Portland for more than
twenty years, has slwsys been sctiye IN Repub-
iesn politics there. bat Re has held 10 OF :
himself except that OF FIRE commissioned IL
speaking at politics in OREGON he said: .-Ot
coarse the stste Is surely Republican IL tie
presidential election. On tesr question there Is
no possible doubt TIE result. OF the municipal
election, watch Is to occur o. Monday, 8 10. 50
certain Before tia lsss city election
Citizens party was formed. !. w4s
really nSis NJ OF Democrats hiding
behind few disgruaslei Republican, This
C.!txsns' party TAXED shout TIE terrible co--ua-
sioa, promised - purity everything sad cRs
down taxes oae-halt. Tie pSople believed that
sort o. tS.k sat s.ec-ed sAs Citizens tieSes Tie
oaiy sAs1g accomplished thus FAR b the reform.
ers Is - double The axes But ths Republicans
are certain 10 cone hsck into power again
soouss o. lats-. This ezpty talk about reform
may fool them :oc lsi3e while, bat u VIII 10.
% So always"
- wss coming hsck from 50 Psal o. North.
er1 Pactac train Last vear." said Z. A. A en-
yesterday. when ! net Ed S.rae-, who /. now
superintendent q the Tacoma Dry Dock Con-
Fany, 81 his way ont He rsC&rk@! in coz
versst.cn that hs used 20 De 4 powdsr-Eonksy
On board TIE ol3 ws-ship Mississippi said:
Come N II seattle some dsy and IL show you
the wreck ot Tue A.ssiss. cgl.' bls be would aos
osllevs me- he thought sss tosalzg sn3 in
sisted iAAi he ole sAl9 was down srou1d New
or.ssas soI2sSAs7e But ! convinced hin
finally. when - czzs here one dxy, for sook
him down o. tie bach and showed him TIA
wrsck lie wSs delighted - renew ace 2si,taaea
with il"
George 2 R,aeS. manager o. tie Cent-slia
EuralEa-s Manufacturers Company. s-riye5 3.
TIE Arlington kotel Yesterday. I'VE C.e .ss
nsf-ve woo2s." SAL &c, s-znc sAc1ga there Is
rot Sn iasxas1sgihis supply OF osx. there is .
good deal q tAs 40. sncCg IS fce a2i large -
yea eAn ssi II ths East Taere Is plenty O. ssa
al 1lAp~A No rezsca exLsss wES We s2ouE!
noi rs2utzct2os ccC6 deal % furniture here
On t1SeI sound sCot dsal Q; TIE nsaoSaay
used N re United States comes Up from Tie
west coast at Mexico. il ccr.6 Re brought here
oy Ysssel SD manufactured here ins.est o. BE-
Las saiEped E2si, Manufactured and Les1 seat
hack"
%A1ss AssSzcy. who has ranch a. Tol:. s s:
We NilL@- aots- Is ssys that eogs around Tols
are to-okias vel. taousa kset back somewhat
on re eoo@ vsz;2er. FEES o. No Ice have yss
@Hf~@7e1 S2t gAe fs-rZs-s hsye Eos begun spray
rs re hir2ss4. has sixteen acres. an os sx-
P<ess q; .s&sI NO Ea-s a. acre froza lis oil
He'd Sn1 to- irora Is nsS 5eI1- He las hozs
Planted tbs yez- LAT are new 81 Tia tsp .. tie
pcteS
A4.oE " : En- u..-s recently tie proprietor
q re "4-kse hc2ss s, SAT- LAKE, Cs.y, - stop
i-2s Al Ia Northern heas1 Es toC.A. y ia