The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-17
ABOUT FAMOUS PEOPLE.

William Reid. better known - Dundee ketos
whose failure II announced lro0 Portland. was
at one ;irae accounted . mtissona;re. He built
the narrow gauge railroads. In the "fiianests
valley. o.eg %. which we're a.serwssd purchased
BIZ the Southern Paci6c ard made standard
gauxc. The orsgins. line began q Airsic. Polk
county. in the teoshi,is OF the Coast range OF
rour.aius. and went east 10 the Cascate.. cross
Srg The Willamette river neaf Dundee. NaEahiu
county. Afsefward the system MAS connected
with Portland ~ . road which passeo through
the Chehalem valley and Osvexo. Tho poor
Scotch people whoss earnings built the road
lost their money. but Mr.. Reid. the Ananc'er.
lost nothing He sold out to the southern Pa
cifc. Subsequently Mr. Reid undertook 70
build . railroad from Astoria. fishing
village &C tho mouth Of the Cosum-
bsA river. 70 Portland, bus his Jay
coaid not raise money for his new railroad, the
result being that he Loot AL the money he had
invested. This was the beginning of the end.
and the collapse came yesterday. Reid Was
formerly president Of the Portland National
bank. OF which Pred Ward. who later organized
the Seattle National bank, was cashier. The
Oregon aad Washington Mortgage Savings bank.
which loaned money on Oregon farms, was also
one OF Reds institutions. This shrewd and
crusty scotchnan built an ugly wooden castle
in Portland. and as each side OF the stairs lead
Ing TO the entrance put . suriy British lion on
guard American patriots one night painted
the beasts red, white and blue. and Raid was
furious. Offering reward for the conviction OF
the vandals.
Ex-Congressmaa Poindexter Dunn, OF Afkan-
sas. il also known q Hyena Dunn. During the
warhe served h the Confederate army. He is .
warm personal friend of Secretary Carlisle, who
appointed him . member OF the commission to
investigate the New York appraisers ONCE.
When he heard the news Of the Fords shcater
disaster he exclaimed: 'Its too bad! wouldn't
have cared % much if they bad been pensioners
instead OF the poor clerks
Daniel +. Beatty, the Washington, n. j., piano
maker, who advertisos in all the Peoples party
papers. was arrested last week for using the
mails Tor fraudulent purposes and held in loo
bonds for trial in the United States court Tho
Indictment charged Beatty with selling An OF
gan through the medium Of tho United states
mails for $50. when. is il alleged. it was not
worth more than SIS
Ferdinand Brunetlere the illustrious critic
and author, was elected . member OF the French
academy BY twenty-five votes to four votes for
Emile lola. Brunetiere was born at Touion in
ls4a. In 1856 he wss appointed assistant probes
sor Of the French language and literature in the
Superior Normal school He has written num-
Der o. works on the history Of French literature
and kindred subjects.
Jack McAulife, lightweight champion pugil-
ist OF the world. brutality beat his wife, Sadie
Mcdonald, an actress, in . New York street
last week. The incident was much commented
on, out McAuliffe's conduct was generally ap-
proved by the sporting fraternity. "What II he
did hit her." said one Of McAulidss fsiendA
"She's his wife,