The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-19

NOM 8<AAlfs III . &RSfLH O<IOYe the
Missioner OF the general Land once today
6pcribed Mount Rainier as being cio,hst
= 4 verdarc OF efern1l snow"
M next word from Mr.. AcGtiyra was a
MESSAGE to Bailey Gatxert TO this effect:
-Funds exhausted. Must have money or
can't come home Mr.. Gasxert. vino was
nan Of few words. wired In reply: Stay
fhsge-"
n. AcGilvra Ii mas Of many good
partB. but Is never happy uniess he
= IN controversy with some one. He
hiss no Use for . person who xti3 agree
VIII him II ne makes an assertion and
yos agree with him he will Immediately
mAke another assertion on a different line
snd II you stiH agree with him he viii
lcays you In disgust. He Is q great fell
lew for opposition. and ~ he can't ind any
sns slss 10 differ with ne sill differ with
himsclf
speaking Of this peculiar trait In sfr. Nc
0ilvrss character. gentleman connected
With the Oregon Improvement Company
te;is this story: Some years ago we =~Te
having some difficulty with our men al The
uipes. and VIC proposed to make contracts
with them By the year. That Is, We would
agree on a scale OF wages. and make a
contract with the men that there should
b no change In this scale for one year. at
which time another contract should be
entered into for another year. The men
refused TO make any agreement under
which We could safely carry on our 5nxl-
ness. and We sent Mr.. Corey. the mine SUI
perintendent East 10 bring out colored
miners. When the superintendent left IL
uas given out that he had been DISCHARGED
On account Of his inability to get along
With the men, Shortly after HIS depart
urs q committee waited On the manage
menf, and demanded that the hours Of
work OF carpenters be reduced,from ten
10 nins hours, without reduction OF pay.
The request was granted. Next week an
sthsr committee demanded that the driv-
ers be required TO work eight hours in
stead OF nine. without change OF
pay. The demand was acceded
10. Within the next few days another
visit was made by the committee. and ihis
time u was demanded that no one about
the mine be required to work over eight
mrrmnr. That night at meeting Of The
miners one member of the commit.
tee mAdS the following speech:
Gentlemen. things have been going
too smooth around here lately. ana
] for oue don't like il. The company is ,co
accommodating for any use, and l think II
about time to Go something (which will
bring about some opposition. We xlil
osaxnate II We can't get up some friction
The next day Superintendent Corey ar
rived at the mines with a regiment Of
coiored miners. ready 10 fight as we'll Is
work. and the fellow who was spelling for
opposition found II In large quantities"
The brigantine Blakeiey, which left here
for Alaska during the past week with pros
pectors and freight. Is none other than the
old tug BiAkeley. with her machinery re-
moved and masts taking its place The
tug was owned BY Renton. Holmes & Co.
and ran out Of Port Blakeley from the
time she was built until she was dismantied
several years ago. After Capt. Renton
bailt the wandorer he had no use for the
smaller vessel. and after taking the pro-
ps8ing power out OF her he had her
echoorer-rigged and sent 10 San Francisco
~ Capt. Harry X. Struve, to be sold. Sha
Pas a lucky tug. but as a sailing vessel
eAs not been success.
One Of the Jesuit fathers who has been
aofiing services At the Broadway church
curing the past two weeks Is a brother Of
M Frank X. Bosrman, Of this city. Last
bunday, after the morning service. the
Nserend father said TO hts brother: you
VII be out 10 church this evening.
rank Mr. Boarman answered nalf
evasiseiy that no was not sure whether
= would come or not. "oh. yes. you viii
come" replied his brother. you have
sNen Up twenty-five years Of your life to
Me ae'ti you can AFFORD to devote one
cay TO the Lord"
And now Frank. who has not seen hi,
brother since they were schoo. boys to-
ss,ner. Is trying &c figure out who gave
him away
very clever Joke was recently perpe-
waited on Mr.. J. J. Shaughnessy. the popn-
lar commercial traveller. which Is worth
printing On recent visit to New York
NJ shsaghneSsy was lnnching with some
friends IN an up town restaurant Kent hv
z mar named Johnson. During the meal
: sorry looking cat came iinping through
'ne place The Thomas II. had been
~orSted IN a fight the aighf before had
hst an eye. and was generally dlsflgurea.
hy way Of a josh Mr.. Shaughnessy con-
nented on the cats appearance, inquire.
rs breed. and showed himself greatly In
'efested In u Johnson answered all his
questions IN Ecod-natured way and
49, :" @Fpt er'ate tae sport wnlcn was
-. 'naoe AZ the expense of bis unfor-
~ cat Two weeks after Mr. Shsueh-
naa returned TO hts home In San
~ ne receiN'd notice mat pack
age was awaiting his order at the express
ohea Tie ordered the box cent TO the
lore. where the charges. 50 ~. were paid
49, we package was opened II was
s ,sn ca, Fastened TO the eats neck was
Dear Mr.. ShaughEesSy. Since my late