The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-30
NOTES By THE WAY.

NOTES By THE WAY.
re Northern Pacific rzssroet ~ss ~o~,-
xsSzxx across TIE continent Gr RE tssf~~
-srs Of August. tsas. ard TIE rSse~~ $3.50
sas driven ia Montana On eevzsroser as
Tsnrv Wizard was al tfa, time the rr~-e-
seat and controlling sgsrs. OF safs gr@a.
corporation. ard tie national aa1 even 10
,srre tcraI sEgn1acence taa, ne so,zrbf =.
rye Tits event 10 wei rerasrubeTe6 re
-sssbrztion CT The ceremonies by fhs r~sx-
ssrs OF Els.ingglsaed nsen from es@-r.anv
rnssnc &nl ire Eastern states ~nx ~,
szs yae.s. tie most perfectly rean@s az
a. OF TIE kind Ia the history Of pubIse
s~asevsneuts. TIE event lts1.f was mos
errsss~n;-ao lsss than the fu.f,ssners o.
ne dream OF four generations OF Anert-
san stAsssTnss-
Every place along the road from q.
pxu. % Seattle had prepared . ws.corrs TO
ne distinguished visitors. and the saccees
~ taese receptions went beyond sxp~eta-
ssox Al Portland the estsrtxlnnzent vas
,sd ocf on the xrardest scale. with pro-
eess ors during the day ard speech raaksnx
xyrsnr TIE night. Among the eszgln n sse1
s,>asers were Henry Wizard. Lord Rus
AL John A. Kazsoa- William Is. Eyerts,
Car. sctsarz. n c. George and rany 9TH
r.. But IN some features SeatLle's reoep-
ion was the most MAGNIFICENT OF them az.
n. weather was the nasss--zofs warm
A. without smoke or fog. tempered 81 the
fswaaze clouds common 10 our susurnns. AZ
ar.anc the party was divided. part con-
s.x q ne sos.nd b. rail- and part max
~ tie vo~age hithsr IN the steamship
oss.s OF the Pacific. On the after we're
vnla43 and his family and many Of the
distinguished guests.
Az aeon az the bears or Walt stree.
Earned that Wizard was afioaI and Thus
eat off from communication wita fAe Eass.
thsv mate a vigorous assault on the stock
~ the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
r.nv. az well as the stocks OF al the kin
dres companies controlled by Wizard
when this unexpected assault came Mr..
WARDS trusted AGENTS were al a loss 10
kaog what 70 90. and In order TO protect
ne securities they converted everything
tAat would bring money Into cash and
bought stock but stiif Il kept gong down
rnxsly Mr. White and Mr.. Il. W. Mcssin-
ris COW Seattle agent for the Canadian
rszafsn. VINO were Mr. Villard's office men.
had a consultation and concluded 70 use
fnAfF prime kIlN8Ar III bJ&EF
10 ssay the awful work Of ruin that was
hang wrought in the markets. SIR. VIZ
lar had arranged before leaving that no
eu@ person could work the combination OF
h4s private safe. bat be fixed IL so that
Mr.. White and Mr.. AcGinnss. working
eonionty. could enter the treasure box.
There vas no time 10 lose. a. ruin zas
staring The vast properties In the face.
sad INTO this private box they went
x.Fk - -
OF Mr. Willard. which he had aid away
FOR rainy day. and with this hey went
into the street to buy Northern Pacific
stock 10 bolster up the market. but the
tide vas against them. and this private
fortune OF S.. 900 melted away In few
hours ike snow before the sun. This wsts
the unwe.come news that greeted Mr.. VII
lard On his arrival at the Ocean dock al
Seattle on that beautiful September after
noon stood within few feet OF The
great hnnncter when the bundle or tee
grams was sandsd him b. George %
saaw. and 1 watched the changes that
came over his face as he read the awful
ruin that had been wrought In bis anan~
elal affairs during the previous few hours
TO display something worthy OF their
visitors and OF themselves the people OF
tfdltfe maze
These fell into three general and appro-
pirate lines-a greeting by the steamers or
sAe Aarbor at the entrance OF the bay,
street decorations. and a greeting al the
pavilion erected on the university grounds,
Reere there was 70 be an old fashioned
barbecue and display OF productions. the
xAos 10 be followed by a grand iiamina-
lion In the evening. a number OF arches
wsrs erected In the principal. streets. and
al the principal thoronghfares were lined
with eyergreens. Chinese lanterns were
hung appropriately 10 serve for the IL
lamlnation. AT the residences. stores. ho-
ssls and public buildings along the route
from the wharf 90 the university campus
we're gslly decorated. At the junction OF
Commercial street and Yesier avenue
there was a grand arch across the entire
street. thirty feet IN height. bearing
mammoth eagle. The structure was COW
erred with eyerEreens. holly and cleaning
red clusters 81 mountain ash. Mr.. fesier's
ola home. where the Pioneer building now
stands. VAS likewise decorated. and In