The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-24

Indian Agent Erwin IL an old and init
mate friend of Secretary Hoks Smith, and
his appointment may we'll DO regarded not
alone a. . compliment extended by the
state Of Washington, but - . testimonial
Of confidence and trust by the administra-
tion.- Yakima Herald.
Mesdames Griggs, Owings. Houghton
and other elite Of the state who are men,
bers Of the state Worlds fair commission,
are saying ali kinds Of naughty things
about each other. In the meantime Mrs.
HouRhton still holds the fort and refuses
to be ousted. The fracas begins to smell
to heaven.-Mount Vernon Meas.
Comptroller Eckeis' gratuitous Insult to
the West will be resented a. most indie
cent public utterance. Pulled to the burst
ing point with se!f-gloriticat,on. Eighty
from potations Of champagne. and infected
with the sentiment Of those about him
that Wall street has corner on the bank
ing sense of the nation. the comptroller
forgot that he was AN American and that
he spoke as the financial oracle Of the gov
eminent Of the United States. and adj
dressed a purely local gathering in spirit
Of sectional prejudice.-Spokane Reriew.
When the lady ambassadors from the
court Of Lady Managers Owings and
Griggs called on Mrs. Houghton yesterday
and asked her to give up the keys and
other insignia of Office. she replied that
she'd see them in Pasco first. She de-
ciared that her flag was nailed to the mast,
her guns loaded to the muzzle. and she'd
never give up the ship. Oh, it was simply
shameful. the way that woman did talk!
She asked the gentle ambassadors who
had told them to "come on" and they re-
Piled, truthfuliy enough. Mrs. Griggs and
Mrs. Owings." "Then," said this awful
Spokane woman. 'they will have to pay
your expenses back" Now. wasn't that
dreadful p Tacoma Nems.
Comptroller Eckels. gazing at his own
likeness through the muddy mirror at the
bottom Of a champagne bottle; his little
brain fuddled with rotations of intoxi-
cants and befuddled with the exhalations
of poor tobacco: pulled up by gratuiations
of the shyiocks and bond sharpers who
use his kind 20 further their gains and
greed, has taken occasion to ofier an Insult
to the Pacific coast. For the man, this
would be an impossibility; the high Office
he occupies is the only excuse We have for
noticing his braying. This object should
be forced to abdicate: the courtesy of a
resignation should not be afforded him.
The state of Washington does not care for
his mounting. The administration cannot
afford it, Yakima Republic.
We desire TO speak particularly Of Fair
child and Woodruff These two Gown and
really Washing,onians" have formed a
combination. . sort of conspiracy. to do
the state. The Fairchild and Woodruff
aggregation is built very much after the
literary architectural plans and specifica-
tons of Nye and Burhank--ln its mechan-
ical organization and purposes. but not in
its effects upon the public After one has
heard Bill Nye and the curtain has dropped
his first impulse il TO 60 on,
behind the opera house and Jump into
the bay Composing Of course that he is
attending his own crucifxion at the
Olympia opera house, where . bay il al
ways handy This purpose. however. Is
frequently changed, and instead Of drown
ing himself he stops on the road to the
bay and browns his sorrow. which is
very much eetter lie then returns to his
literary calvary, delighted to ind that the
cross and crown Of thorns have been
dragged out of sight. and instead Of being
jabned in the side by javelins Of coarse
ait, he II beautifully entertained by the
pa,hos and iovelsness of M Burbank's
yecitasions- The Osvsspina.