The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-23
GEN. MEMS QUEST.
He Doesn't Let the Postomce
Department Forget Him.
MnsroN At THE CAPITAL.
He Wants Money, Not Ofzice-The APP
preaching Abandonment or
Fort Townsend.

CORRESPOND erFs--[kuite a cctouy OF
Neutrality-suspicious. have been at the caE4-
sas recently and nearly ali oS them are
~TEli here Walking through the sang
corridor that leads from the senate 70
en-. hall CT representatives or standing
underneath the big dome one can meet
some Of them almost any day. Perhaps
the rsost notable figure 81 Them al Is
che fsur1y form of Gen. sMes<a1. said % he
the Tesxsispg candidate for the Seattle
rsssfoficc. who is ysrghrlan and does
not seem 10 mind the cseid wave that
has Frustrated nearly all the Pacific
coazters temporarily The general Ia a
daily viaafor at the rxst-IntealAgencsr
bssrssau. where the fslez Of the paper are
Always accessible.
James r. Isenfzy, OF Everett. Is an
other famiisar figure HIS good nature
r. unusually brlrrsnang. and no wonder.
for he sasss ssic1eested in committing the
rAnsy-al government To the improve
messt Of Everett. fsarhor after the plan
recommended BY Capt Symons some
time ago By danuHng the waters Of the
snohaaIssh and building locks through
which ships may enter. thsis providing
a frssA water harbor for them. Mr..
q rival OF Seattle, even with the Lake
Washington canal thrown in
Thomas r. Drew. of Seattle who is
Interested In a number OF land contests
now pending in the interior department,
ana has been here for several weeks,
was laid up In his room for several days
with what seemed 10 be tnflaznIratory
rheumatism. He ~ now csnvaleecent.
During his Illness ne was attended by
Dr. HasTssi. formerly OF Seattle. and at
one tim. resident physician In Japan.
Since leaving Washington DIR. Hsrreli
with hi. family has been living In Baiti-
nsore until very recently. when he re-
moved with his family TO this city and
opened an Office here.
Ellis G.. Johnson, formerly Of Port
Townsend. now chief OF the income tax
division OF the treasury department.
has been quite fll for several days. but
IL again at his desk. Mr.. Johnson. who
came here to take q position as chief
OF the sugar bounty division. liz very
highly regarded by Secretary Carlisle.
and In generally consulted whenever
any appointments are to be made In
Washington state in any OF the various
divisions OF the treasury department.
The chief clerk OF the comptroller of
the treasury IL c. NJ Force, who was
an attorney in Seattle Just prior to the
incoming OF the present administration,
and who Is ever delighted to greet any
body from that section.
r.. c. Emnrons, who hats from Scat
Gle, TacomsL and Portland. and more re-
entity from sAiaslsa. II hcse looking after
some accounts due him from the gov
ernment. which i've served in that far
northern territory under former ad-
minastration.
Tom X. Jordan. OF Tacoma, was here
on n pleasure trip for few days. He
n a warm personal friend OF Senator
Lindsay. OF Kentucky, and through
him had the great felicity OF gTasping
President Cleveland by the hand and
having several moments very enjoyable
conversation with the nations chief ex-
ecutive. while less fortunate callers
cooled their heels In the ante~rconl, or
talked To the private secretary. He re-
ported Grover 10 be a most genial gem
tleman. but then II must be rernern-
bervt that Mr.. Jordan was not seeking
any Office. and that In Itself was enough
10 commend him 10 the good graces OF
tne president.
The latest and most picturesque ar
rival Is Col. Patrick Henry Winston,
who has a claim for a few hundred
Collars Of long standing against the
government. for having defended some
United States prisoners at one time In
Spokane, to which pleasing duty he was
assigned by Judge Hanford and, there
being no appropriation out OF which
such labor could be paid, IL became ne-
cesSary to 40 10 congress for IT, Mr..
Winston has ON his side the recrm-
UendaslDn OF the attorney general, who
states that the claim Is reasonable ant.
bust and ought 80 be paid promptly,
bus 10 set the money Is wholly another
story.
Port Townsend people are very much
exercised since the burning Of the bar
racks at the fo,t that they may not ",
rehatlt. and that as a result the post
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