The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-22
THE PASSING THRONG.

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"The competition between the t1ausconti.
mental railway lines brings to my mind . COM
pasatively small road which has On several oc-
cssions more than proved match for itD big
competitors" said william Zimmerman, of Chi
cago. at the Occidental last night II refe. to
the Chicago Alton line. There 10 railro
which 10 run on strictly buaincss principles, and
In the region which 1t trayerses is the most pop
uiar OF all the railroads. IL has no side enter
prises to sustain, and Is II not used for stock.
jobbing purposes There 10 not . share Of it,
stock on the market The road IL owned BY q
comparatively few people, and II has no debts.
bonded OF otherwise. Il does bust
ness on strictly cash basia
Everything it has is paid for, and il can do
business Tor cost and live when all its eorn-
petitors are going to the wall. The Alton was
the first railroad that ever run . sleeping car.
Mf. Pullman before that was a house mover
In Chicago, and the last job be did was to move
the big fremont house six feet and raise IL eight
iecf. HIS then got out his sleeping car patents,
built car. and got his first start In that line
from the Alton people. He was bis own con-
ductor, porter, agent and everything else at
hrst. and one time at the town OF Alton, where
the train stopped while. he got out on the
platform to rustic up some business. He sang
out the merits OF his car something
- follows: Here's your sleeping car for
Chicago You can get . comfortable nights
rest In q good bed, aud be ready for business
early in tho morning without losing any time,
and 1t only costs you . dollar Hotel runners
and others who had to get lieenss for solicit
Ing patronage at the depot didn't like this de-
paffure OF Mr.. Pullman's and 90 they had him
arrested, and his car went on one time without
him and he had to pine in durance vile for
day. He then built another car and got man
to help him and il was not long before his cars
became popular and he was on the roao to
wealth."
o. r. Hubbard, OF Washington City, is . guest
OF the Rainier. For over three years he was
private secretary for Attorney General Miller.
ana WAS later appointed - one OF the attorneys
for the government in cases arising before the
United states court Of claims, in which capacity
he 10 still serving. ''Tho court of claims WA
established In 1891" said he, 'for tho purpose of
having tribunal which could in Q judicial
manner pass upon the claims of private citizens
for damages incurred through the depredations
OF Indian savages. The government has always
considered itself in duty bound to make good
the damages to private citizens occasioned by the
overt acts OF its wards, but before the establish
menf OF the court OF claims such reimbursing
was voluntary act OF the govern ment, and the
claims coming under this head were usually
adjusted BY the interior department or by
special appropriations Of congress- Now, how
ever, . man can bring suit against the govern.
ment for bis claim In the court of appeals The
law establishing the court gave 1t Jurisdiction
only OF claims originating subsequent to 1865,
except where claims had been on file in the int.
r;or department for damages sustained prior 70
that tina So far the amount OF claims now pend.
ing before the court 10 about 320,OOO.OO0 There
are not % very many from this part OF
the country. At present have been assigned
r yuo ant in
the states OF Washington and Oregon. The
cases have IN charge involve claims aggrecat-
ing about $5ooH but there are other cases in
the hands OF other attorneys about which do
not know anything. So cannot state what the
aggregate OF the claims from this section ia I
am OUT here In connection with my duties, and
expect to remain in the city for several days
yet"
Capt John O. Brien. of Portland, organizer OF
the American Federation OF Labor for the Pacific
coast. is in the city He will lecture in Seattle
and Tacoma and will visi; all the i'm por.ant
points on the Sound. Capt q Brieu who 10 a
sturdy iran OF 30 years, earned his title during
the rebellion when he served with distinc:ion
as an artillery officer, taking part In all the
ngh'ing in Virginia. including tho last battles
around Richmond. After the war he declined
an appointment In the regular army and came
West He was OF the pioneers Of
Montana. and was among the gold
hunters who camped where the CITY
OF Helena now stands. Subsequently
he was n compositor on the San Fsauci,co
papers. when Henry George MAS q .ypsse,,er in
the same city Capt o Hrlen was Instrumental
IN organizing many san Francisco labor unions
which would be stronger today had they hee,.ct
his advice and avoided strikes He wss for sev
egai years president OF the Portland Tvpoeraphf.
ca Union. and acting on his counsel the union
rcgained ground lost by a foolish strike.
The captain IL one OF the best informed
men Tho labor question" in thu
United etatsa and an ea,acst and convincing
speaker. He may be called pure trades union.
Isl. in distinction from the retorraers who ofYsr
remedies TO cure ali social evils by legislation
Capt. o'Brien has JUS; returned from a ,r.n
through Cal.iornis, where the unions paid hin,
good deal OF attention. Probably no man in
trades union ranks on the Pacific coast enlov,
| the entire confidence of so large nauater nj
| his fellows as Capt o'Btiea.
| pr. II, VI. Paine and daughter, of New Y,rr
were guests In TIE city Yesterday stopping for 4
.ewihou.s TO call on their friends. the p.s Yop,s
| ara 90 something of Seattle. pn,fnv ~,
afternoon they rode about tie city and var,
| oil; TO Lake Washington DR.. Paine In s,,s a,
| TIE Oldest practitioners Of homeopathy in TIA
/ attsd states, And - nan OF ua;.oas, rsrr..
/ uon. having teen especially active in ssen-,py
/ proper snd aoz-diserimina;ias eiical ieytsIa.
"H- ~ "eet - Stss.s4snk 10 aae cares Of isrSs
| nsAciiee. The doctor 10 ca h!s annual vaea..nn
having attended TIE meetings Of the wo,lt,,
/ congress of homeopathic Physicians AMI an
| eseus al Chicago TIE early part OF The Ynan,h
/ Waited the Yellowstone park and Pacific cn..,
/ roiass. and Is new on rs way 10 ASK. ..u,
| ing last mig Ai ca The Queen. oa hi. rvtu-n \.
| goes East ay The Canasian paclac Th~ s,c.n,
/ expresses himself - much surpsise! An. a..
/ Lighted with ssasile's size. resources AID p:o..
/ recis
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