The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-05
THE PASSING THRONG.

III. +. w. darrelI, OF Gilman returned rom
Washington City and Baltimore on the North
ern Pacific train, which arrived about midnight
On Wednesday. and after Spending the day In
telling the news to his Democratic brethren
went to Gilman on the afternoon train. The
doctor says that the repory which came from
Chicago that he had the commission a. consul
TO Kanagawa, Japan, in his pocket was tncor-
rect, and intimates that he does not expect 70
get the appointment He said to Posr-INTEL.
LIcENcKR reporter: IL told the reporter who
interviewed me in Chicago that ] had not the
commission, and have not, nor do expect the
appointment 70 come to Washington. do not
think any appointments for this state will be
made very soon. because there are 80 many con-
ficting reports about the qualifications OF the
different candidates. Letters are being written
from this state to Warrington City making
charges against candidates., but many OF these
are marked private and confidential and are
not even considered. and the Others only have
theefect of delaying the making OF appoint
mentA Many letters OF this kind have been
written against Hugh Wallace, but he has
great deal of influence aud no amount OF de-
traction can pull him down. He has the prestige
of being a member Of the national committee
and of being well known in the capital and 10
personally liked. He says he has no enemies to
punish, and treats every ono who comes from
this state alike. The president 10 the finest
man ever met, and makes himself very
agreeable to all who call on him. Vice Presi-
dent stevenson Is also very popular, for he has
the faculty OF making every man he meets feel
ss though he were just the man he had been
anxious to meet Carlisle is the brainiest man
of them all: and he is cutting the heads of. too.
So are Maxwell and Morton. have letter
here telling what will be the policy in regard to
removals. It says in effect that wherever there
is a Republican in Office and there 10 good
Democratic candidate offered, very little time
will be lost In getting the Republican out The
Republicans are not complaining about thiss in
fact they express surprise that more heads are
not going of Senator Squire il very popular
with men of both parties there, and 10 very
courteous to people from his state, showing
every attention to every man, whether he 10
Democrat or . Republican. He does not make
any recommendations to the presidsnt, but II
you wish to meet the president he takes you up
and introduces you. / would not advise any
to 60 the Worlds fair yet, for 1t IL in no con.
dition to be seen. The Washington building
will soon be ready and 1t 10 unique, so that
everybody stops to look at II ! saw II. +.
Whitney. who 10 In charge of the state education
exhibit The japanese exhibit, which will bs
one OF the best there, 10 not yet unpacksd. The
French are away behind, while the Germans are
far ahead. found them very courteous An
average OF two persons = day ara killed in the
grounds BY machinery and traina The hotel
men oyerchargo you every time they get Q
chance, the restaurants are jammed and q man
no sooner gets up than another takes his seat
The accommodations for getting to the fair are
utterly inadequate. While l was In Chicago l
stopped with J. I. Buckley, formerly Of Ia
coma, who has a very good practice. Baltimore
and the other Eastern cities are getting quite
Western move on them, dong away with their
old horse car lines and pu tting in electric aud
cable cars in their place"
"Gov Pennoyer's sharp response to Secretary
Gresham's telegram asking him to protect Chi
nese from violence" said an ex- Portlander yes.
terday, ''was to uphold states rights. on which
subject 10 IL as earnest as Calhoun was But
the governor may have taken the telegram as q
reflection on him, owing to his anti Chinese
record. Pennoyer began his political career by
running for mayor Of Portland on the Demo-
cratic ticket seven or eight years ago. He was
Overwhelmingly defeated, although his oopo-
nent was an employe OF the Oregon Railway Il
Navigation Company, and not especially popu-
lar. After the anti-Chinsse disturbances on
the Sound the seat of war was transferred
to Portland, whittier the orators went In those
days the Columbia river fishermen did not
weave the nets, and they were Idle all winter.
most of them staying In Portland. Beside there
were in Portland the usual number Of men who
have nothing to do In winter, and all these took
great interest IN the anti-eoolie movement The
local merchants and newspaper were greatly
meetluGn.
which tncendiary speeches were made; and this
unconcealed alarm encouraged the agitators
The anti-coolie league imposed boy colts on Ger.
tain 'China-overs. ana also ordered the Chi.
nese to leave town, but went no further. On the
approach OF spring the movement waued
perceptibly, and interest In the cause was only
kept up by blowing up the front steps of two
Chinese washhOuses with blasting powder The
local Newspaper unfortunately did not permit
the anti-coolie league to die In peace. but
sought to organize the business men against
the foes OF China The election was only n little
way OF, and the ambitious Pennoyer suddaulv
allied himself with the anti-coolie people, He
WAS bitterly attacked by the local news.
paper. business mau who had or.
dered lumber from Psnnoyer's sawmill
cancelled the order. and Psnnoyer became
amartyr. The anticoolie league disbanded, but
Remover had an everlasting pull" with TIE
members, who, when spring came. scattered all
over the state to praise aud work for Peunoyer
The Democrats could nominate no other candi.
date than he for governor. and after serving one
term OF four years lie reelected. He in
today the most popular man in Oregon. II the
Chinese were in danger he would undoubtedly
take good care of them, auo he was an anti
Chinese sgitator for political purposes only"
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pauson are at ths Grand
hotel with their daughter, Miss Gertrude Pau.
foDs anu Nuelf son, Master EDWARD. Mr.. pausou
is u member of the firm OF Hyams, Pausou 4
Co. and Is n taking his second tour OF the store.
owned by the firm In the various cities ON ths
Coast 10 End out what stock of goods they need
for the season. When he has finished this busf
ness, he will take his vi fe and two children 10
New York, and after placing the orders In the
him factory there, will leave Tor Europe with
them Nj. Psusou has relatives In GERMANY
having come from that country forty-one wears
ego, and Is going 20 visit them and take his
family on q tour of the continent and Of Eng.
land IA he Las not had a vacation for thirty
years. he think he has earned one. and intends
70 take 3 good one. Seattle looks better than
any Other city on the Coast" he said. last night
land our business is very fair. better than We
expected, though Portland and Tacoma rue--
chants are complaining of duh tsmeA Seattle
has always been my favorite city. AID like il
better Ihsn any place north OF san Francisco"
IL feel lonesome. as II had lost brother
since tae death OF Bailey Gatzert," said A. Mac
Donald, ct Wslla Ma.la- st the Occidental last
night al have been connected with him and
the scawaoaoAers so long that whensysr came
here made nis house my Rome, and we were
alvAvs together. l frat met IN 1874