The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-17
THE PASSING THRONG.

nSUUIOuU SIUot long 8Oo9uO0 0rO 0Ob 1teQueub
everyday life, but IL 10 not often that they are
a strange - the one recently enjoyed By WILL
lam Philips, the Well-known g. A. b man OF
this city. A. he was passing . secondhand
store on Wednesday afternoon Mr.. Phillips ct.
tention was attracted BY . small leather Gov.
cred dask that seemed very familiar 70 him He
stopped and looked ct II, wondering whore he
had seen II before. At last he decided that It
bore . striking resemblance to . flask that he
had carried during the waz. and he picked IL up
to examine IL more closely. The leather straps
had disappeared, but upon the bottom. printed
In Ink on the leather, were the words: 'W. +.
Battery d, First Virginia Artillery" and all
doubt upon the subject was dispelled. Sure
enough It was his old flask, taken from him BY
Confederate soldier . few days after his cap
ture at Danvtlle. Va. on June Is, 1854. that had
turned up again to greet him In Seattle after
separation Of nearly thirty yearA M Phillips
Immediately entered into negotiations with the
proprietor Of the shop to obtain possession OF it.
and was told that the price was Is centa Az
he was about to pay for IL he discovered that he
had but 20 cents with him, but finally managed
to buy II for that prics. being very careful not
% display aay undue anxiety. II this ever
comes to the ears of the seller, he may realise
what any opportunity he has missed. for Mr..
Phillips declares hs would have had that TASK
at any prfcA
Thomas Malonsy, Of Port Angeles, member OF
the Democratic state committee for Clallam
county. was In this city yesterday on his way to
the present Democratic Mecca of the state-Ta-
coma, whore his committee will meet today.
Mr. Malouey is one Of the wealthiest men In
Ciallam county and 10 now In control, imam.
cialiy, OF the colony corporation at Port An
geles. 1.-THE county II hardly big enough" he
said, ITO contain the horde of ofRca seekers I'M
der this administration. There are two factions
of them, and they all think 1t desirable to OBJ.
tain the Enforcement OF the state committee.
man. Consequently one faction IL after my
scalp. Is they want their man. The Posr-IN.
TELLIoENcER printed an account OF the county
committee row q few days ago. Several OF the
would.be ONCE holders are now on their way 70
Tacoma"
Many amusing characters appear in the
county treasurer's ONCE from time to time.
This IL alter all but natural, for nothing ia moro
characteristic than . mans manner OF paying
money. A certain Orsgonian taxpayer holds
the palm at present for terseness of sxpostula-
ton. When his taxes became due he RENTED
check for the amount, which was duly r.
ceived by the treasurer. It happened at that
time. however, that all the deputies were very
busy, and the receipt was sent him without the
usual description OF the property written upon
the bottom. This manner of doing business did
not seem to meet with his approval, and the re-
ceipt came back by return mail, with the fol-
lowing Inducements: ''Smesr . little more ON
thia"
Charles +. Shelby, son of General Manager P.
p. Shelby. of the Seattle 4 Montana railroad. who
has been stopping at the Rainier the past win.
tor, has resigned bis position with the Seattle
Coal and Iron Company. and left last evening
for Parma, Idaho. to assume the management OF
his fathers large fruit and live stock ranch at
that place. By his irreproachable conduct aud
careful attention TO duty, Charley has won the
esteem of all who came TO know him during his
residence here. and in the larger and more re.
sponsibls work assumed BY him, he 10 attended
by their best wishes for lis succesA
Mrs. ]. 7. Stevens and family have not left ths
city, a. was stated . few days ego, but intend
remaining here for . week or ten days longer.
The error probably arose from the fact that Mr..
Stevens lett the city at the time, but he will be
back and forth hero for some time yet Many of
Mrs. Stevens friends who had intended calling
on her were disappointed BY the announcement
that she had gone away.