The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-15
A BAPTISM SPOILED.
DR.. Hoenoch Will Not Brew the
Famous Swiss Punch.
For the Doctor Has ssskipped," After
Inviting tho state and City ON.
cfals TO the Christening.

II IS always sad 10 have to throw q
shadow DER prospective joys. There was
10 be a folly party at the Butler on Thurs
day night. q very jolly party. The gentle
man who was TO give IL Is DR.. l. III.
Hceroch. the famous French railroad en-
gfneer, who Is specially employed to con-
struct a division OF the great Russian rail-
road through Siberia
The invitation read as follows: Your
presence Is hunhly requested at an in
formal reception at the Hotel Butler on
Thursday. January Is. (private entrance
on James street.. at $50 O'Clock You are
desired 10 be one Of the godfathers. In
company with the Hon. Judge C. H Han
ford. the governor. the mayor, and few
other congeniai spirits, at the baptiZing
OF a new industry In these parts. |. G.. the
brewing OF a Swedish punch. Very truly
years. DIR. L. NJ. HOENOCH."
Last night the acceptances were coming
in fast at the Rainier-Grand hotel. but
the doctor was not there 20 receive them.
His watch was there, and SO were his
trunks. but he was absent This, however.
Is overrunning the story.
DR.. Hoenoch called on Hamm & Schmidt
a day or two ago and talked over the ar
Engagements for the eyentful evening. The
table was 10 be arranged as q horseshoe,
for luck" said the doctor. and the horse
shoe was to be massed with roses or vari-
Gus cciors. II Mr.. Schmidt had not a
punch bowl large enough. he must send
for one. And wines TO make the punch.
they must be OF the finest johannesburg
Sch,oss Cabinet. at sl2 a bottle. was only
one OF the ingredients. Then carriages.
Some OF the gentlement would bring their
own Five roomy ones might be enough
TO carry the gentlemen home. for the doc
tor calmly said that IL his punch was a
success and he believed no one could COM
pare with him as a punch brewer. no one
would care 10 walk home even II he could.
These were the gentlemen referred to
who were TO be sent home in carriages.
They will probably read this list with some
amusement, rather than disappointment:
Gov. McGraw. Mayor Phelps. Comptroller
Parry, Corporation Counsel Scott, City
Clerk Stewart, Judge Hanford. Judge
Emery. Judge Struye, Judge Burke,
George T. Myers, James NJ. Gep-
hart, Paul d'Hierry and Frank Jago.
The latter and the doctor were to be seated
at the points Of the horseshoe. Gov. Nc
Graw at the tip, with Judges Hanford and
Emery on either side OF him.
Taking into consideration the fact that
the doctor only reached here on the It'll. he
had made great inroads into society. And
very readily, too. for he was well dressed,
so polished and sauve in manners, and yet
so modest withal that he was well received
wherever he went He was charming in
Mr. Jago OF the Rainler-Grand, yesterday
the charm didn't work. Mr.. Jago wanted
TO collect from him, and had to be content
with check for sos on the Boston Nation
al bank Of Helena. A few minutes later
the bank telegraphed that the doctor had
no funds there and was unknown. Then
the doctor was asked by Mr.. Jago FOR real
American money. The doctor said: Il
Will give 1t you tomorrow. have just paid
~, .vf If a NJ h.
BOWL
MIR. Jago was trifie pressed for money,
he said, and pressing. The doctor said he
had II upstairs, but he didn't get il. The
telegram from the Helena bank was hand
ed to him. In fine burst OF Indignation he
cried: II Will pay you tomorrow. II you
doubt me take my watch" Before he
knew Il Mr. Jago had the watch. A little
later Mr.. Del. Harbaugh sent telegram
TO a Helena hotel keeper:
did a man named DR.. Hoenoch beat you
out OF a hotel bill recently? II so wire
minute description and answer at once.
Del. HARBAUGH."
In fifteen minutes the Western Union
rushed back this reply:
Helena. Mont, Jan. H.-DeL. Harbaugh,
Rain.er-Grand: Party left here 9Th on
Hoenoch mileage ticket: swindled broker
here out OF same, skipped us leaving oil
81. so: registered here Emil Richter. Small
man with beard. Wore glasses; Xix charm on
watch chain. and had handsome cigarette
case with female figure on II.
IL. a WALKER"
This is an exact description OF the gentle
man who had undertaken TO make the
town drunk'' with a new description OF
punch, even 20 the charm and cigarette
case, which he often showed here, the lat
ter as having been presented 10 him by
Russian prince. Also. he arrived here on
the 7th, and therefore must have come
straight from Helena
The doctor could not be found last even
ing, although he had engaged seats for a
box party at the theater. and II IS supposed
that he left on the Northern Pacific at 10
O'Clock