The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-23
THE PASSING THRONG.

| c. B. Wright, IT,, general manager OF the Ore
| gon & Washington railroad for the Northern
| Pacific. and son OF the Northern Pacific director
| OF the same name, has the reputation of show
ing restless energy in the performance of bis
duties. The story goes that he WAS convinced
| that one conductor on his road was "knocking
| down." He put spoilers On the train. but with
out result; they reported nothing wrong. Still
| his suspicious were not quieted, for he doubted
| the spotter. He determined TO investigate the
| matter himself. SO one fine morning the people
| of Waila Waia saw that strangest OF all spec
| tacles-the general manager of railroad step
| ping the ties his own road. NJ. Wright,
with little flag concealed under his coat,
marched out of town, with look OF
| deadly determination on his face and
| beads OF perspiration on bis brow, ours
| ing the construction department for not
putting the ties further apart He
had walked about three miles when he saw the
train coming. He pulled out and unfurled his
flag aud waved it frantically towards the en-
CINE. The engineer tried not to see him. but he
was bound to be seen and recognized. 90 the
| train stopped. Then the general manager went
| through the train and carefully checked it up.
| 1t took him nearly an hour, and the passengers,
| thus stopped when the end of weary
| Journey, expressed their opinion OF him in lam
| guage which would have melted the ice cream
a. church social. But he went through with
| the job, uuperturbei by the kickers He tried
hard to catch that conductor, but it seems to
| have been off day. for not nickel could he
| find that had been knocked down He set the
| train in motion again, bafled, disguised and
| cordially hated by every passenger on board,
while the conductors face wore an expression of
serene triumph which was aggravating in the
| extreme.
| Gus Williams, the comedian, dropped into the
| Occidental hotel last night, having returned
from a successful trip through British Column
| bia. He was brimfui of the delights of the
| trip Oh the Sound, and said that he had enjoyed
| no water ride In any country SO thoroughly as
| he had this one. Gas we had little time to
| spare on the boat four of US got to playing the
| game of hearts, at l cent per heart" said he
| eve picked up men who were either lumber
| men ranchers and took them into the game
| When had lost AZ cents pretended to be very
| much worried, and said when had lost 30 cents
| i would have to quit We had been using chips
up to this time without putting up any cash,
| and when the two strangers heard me say fifty,
| they thought meant $50. One whispered to the
| other l caught the word gamblers, and real
| lied in a moment that he game was over They
| got ont of tho game. and got on deck and that
is how happened to enjoy the trip so WELL"
| Mr.. Williams and his company are eastward
bound, aud will play Spokane and Helena en-
| route
"If was at all superstitious would feel In
| a
Henry C.. Gordon, special agent OF the United
| States land Office, last evening. "Three weeks
| ago l was sent into Clallam county on business
and arrived at Port Angeles the morning that
Smith, the signal service officer stationed at
| that point, committed suicide by shooting him.
self. The following week 1 went to Jefferson
county, and when l alighted at Chimacum the
first thing heard was the news of Isaac Burns
| death. Burns was laborer and he committed
suicide few hours before my arrival by blow
| ing himself up with giant powder Last Sunday
went to Skagt county, and when the train
pulled into the Murray station. We found the
body Of Asa Hampton lying cold alongside the
track. He had killed himself by blowing his
brains out If go out any place next week and
run across another suicide, l believe that will
be justified in feeling uneasy, for to a super
stitious man it would certainly be regarded as
| presentiment OF evil"
Railroad men delight in telling mean stories
about one another, particularly whom they are
| on rival roads. Here is one that was told about
| a certain superintendent who has the reputa-
tion of trying to get credit for large amount of
| knowledge on a small capital He was travel
| Ing on one of his trains and wandered into the
baggage car, seeking something to find fault
with. His eye fell on ten sacks Of potatoes
| stacked one side of the car and be sternIy
asked the baggageman: "Why don't you trim
the carr" "Oh, Just put them all there be-
cause the curves are all high on that side," was
the reply. The superintendent went away satis-
| fed and the baggageman snickered as soon as
| his back was turned.
| 'The licheu moss is miniature forest" said
| Park Superintendent Schwageri yesterday. "a
| powerful glass shows tall trees and dense un-
| dergrowth, through which slender, deer-liko
| insects chased by Larger animals and de-
| you-ed Life is the same everywhere. Vast
| planetary bodies swallow up lesser worlds and
the tiniest creature discernible preys upon
| Others still more infuitesimal."
| Thomas E. Eyanson, of the Kirkland woolen
mill. has brought his family to join him here
and they are at the Grand. Mrs. and Miss cyan
son and Mr.. Wheeler arrived yesterday from Co
| lumbia City, Ind, and Mr.. and Mrs. John
| Eason, Mr. Eyanson's daughter and son-in-law,
| with their daughter arrived from Valparaiso,
Ind. They Will shortly take up their residence
AT Kirkland.
| Peter Kirk. OF Kirkland was in the city last
| night at the Diller hotel. He said that work on
the WOODEN mill at Kirkland was progressing
| satisfactorily, that two carloads of machinery
| had arrived on the ground and ten more were
waiting at leser He thought the mill would
| be in operation by the middle of July.
Herbert W. Taylor president OF the local par
Tor of the Native Sons of the Golden West, said
last night that a meeting would be called for
| Thursday night al tae Occidental hotel. at
mapped out.
| W. l. Ames, the late city treasurer. is busy
looking after his extensive property interests
| He has investments In Blaine, besides a ranch
on WILDLY island.