The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-26
|TgE PASSING THRONG

- tsssr departure ifS's' 'aas Say ZOE ''4a
- t,ssn vas that Of Chicago Division:
~. - ,sse National Association of
- Z '. .s-sstgrsoys. and on the yellow
~.r there aaz tackled rssfii
s -. read s.Chicsge Division. No ],
- - ~ Les Angeles. San Francisco
US Tassayua Spokane and St
y9ss. .rse sDzassce Ok & notice that tne
- -c,sd visit tae best city en the
~ ~rsgs vaz generally remarked.
ka&s ..y,-e crowd ~ ps5pas that usual
- ~ the railroad stations did nos
100 b. afFanted. and watched Inc
N-.s-souists dissEbars and scatter ever
- .s,s rs.hoat any other Communication
go thAt Ssscnrioslss'
-s~4af rsceEtien was nfaoi' nss"t ~
Sssrher ~ Commerce. headed by
.s-r f.snx. b.iax On nani - direct
ss..s. 4, cafes restaurants aud Places
-. There were few sosal rep
M~..,sres Of railroads present VINO
80 = meet personal ae1aafnIancsss
~. ~ osker Sign was given shat the ar
~ .s - - ,n~ train vas other than an or
e. - sssnf. Conductor I'd Acssanss. OF
~ Ssssrse r. International was waiting
- - train as the representative of Tie
- hraEch of the conductors aSs1cia-
- All Of tsse exeurssonisls wore badges
....n..x eelors. and the atmosphere OF
49,. - Columbia street was charged
W. .vs.rsatie effects and CONGRATULATIONS
] 4 again icing 1e'S - 'i.
,sssropcIitsn air
- srsssr>i ~. " ar in charge OF William
1898 an old conductor. the chief Of
- fs,aer al Railway Conductors. NO i.
$500 AID trustee Of the home ffr
.vxs aF,a disabled railway employees Oh
: - f-n,fed States and Canada Inc tram
ssa,r portland IL Seattle was IN charge
"a rondSetor ". III. Mixer. OF the Softh-
sra Pacific ..,,,.-nn,n-
=. vlfnasrs said This train Is rlafs
q. .,t,ranaI!y OF representatives CT The
srAs,< Western states. although we have
-. ar az New York people with W.
sh.,s arc nearly 80 in the party. 40 per
80 ~ whgJrn are ladies. The New York
y. l. IN charge OF c. T.. Nsis1, OF Sew
Yarx We arc a triffe more than forty
s.ht hours late on cur schedule. having
- detained a day longer than we ex-
ssrs~t AZ San Francisco and smother day
- washout or slide IN tas Siskiyou
raountalas
b eye had fine convention with an at
.rzdsnue Of roSaioty 5000 people We
~ been yery e0urtsously received ey-
& txmeasely. We leave here al O'clock to-
ssrhf ard Will spend tomorrow In Spo-
ians. Then we go 10 Helena and ST Paul.
i, o.. Paul we change from the North
s,u Pacific 10 the Albert Lea route for
chicago where tae excursion VIII be dis
tasAed am surprised At the business
sureararce Of Seattle. and had no idea
tsat II was the city II proves 10 BIZ. :
TEs parry Was engineered to the various
snsris and then left 30 their own devices.
Hsny visiting the lake resorts. returning
b he city in the later hours OF the after
non. Az o'clock the train started
EaM.
stnry has gained limited circulation in
fAs city TO the effect that w. X. Gay.
wao, II In well known. Is an applicant FOR
ihs pasition Of district attorney under the
Mckinley administration. had received n
litter from Senator John l.. Wilson In
which Mr. Gay was turned down. and the
sacaEpanying siaterrent was made that
Col HeGstis Of Olympia. would succeed
James e. Saunders. as collector OF Gus
E tens Of the Pnge; sound district. The
Information came from Port Townsend
that Mr.. Gay had received such letter,
ssd was printed In the Townsend Cali.
TIE dawn Sound story was as follows:
ssesrstd and reliable authority than
tast Of William r. Gay. Senator John
l. Wilson's principal lieutenant among
ssa membership OF the grand old party IN
SEATTLE, that before the LIST of the coming
Jane tina successor of James G. Saunders.
enlector OF this customs district. viii not
eaiy be named but will ms well be In pos
sasslon Of his commission regularly sign
81 with the name Of william Mckinley.
ana directing him 20 take office on July ],
which date marks the commencement 81
TIE fsen. year. IL is perhaps unnecessary
. say again that the name inserted in
nc blank space at the top of the govern
msns commission will he that OF Col.
Heastis tho well-known contractor and
builder Of Olympia
Information 20 this effect has not been
sstailsd and enibeliishea by numerous
hzndssnSS bat comes in a direct way
asohx other Informs ton carried In let
ses from Senator Wilson. who supple
merits the Information. 80 II Is said. that
ths appointment wonia have been made
hnusaiately after the inauguration Of tha
'siter IL protection Into the presidential
seA!r only II vas deemed advisable. and
sar ire hrst interests Of sill concerned. 10
ssse the present collector iii out and ciosa
~ he srairs Of the fiscal year. thas
avosdsng trouble and delay.
While The letter 10 Mr.. Cay contains
lie foregoisg highly satisfactory news
fer the friends of Col. ffs0stis, 1t
asse brought depressing and disa9point-
sag Information concerning Gis own am
Asons u the tine ~ hls being the sue
sesscs % William II nrinker. the pres-
81 United States attorney fer this dis
trtss, According 10 the hast information
,ssssssHsle m the premises by Senator
Wilson. protests nv the score ard com
ssrsng In point ~ signatures 70 a roil ~
ssa paper. have been forwarded Ia the
earitai all sef'lns forth saat while M,
eay Is good Republican ard a man
saesr eckncwsetiEed ard oft~Ser1cnStraj
q ABILITY IN the profession would we'll III
SSs srr sks important place vet he 50 too
Ssesx = gladiator srronw Tho party en-
hsssasss 10 be justified In having ths
s&Nnr he has shied into the ring
sssa W nv the powers that he. As .
Consequences AZ this Nr Gay has heen
Instructed - prepare himself Cor the
saesk Of seeit.E Mr.. Aitpertsor, NJ Seattle
g more pros,sblv Nj. Casypoci. - Ia
ssns- occupying The position. The
sss.rss ~ TIRE latter gentleman ere be-
asTSf - ss she t~Hs sor through his ar
ssae'rHent all further claims cr Pierce
eeaAsv Tor fsvors woa'd - obvlstes'"
Fave received 80 such letter from
esa&ssr N'Asar.' said NJ Cav Yesterday.
s.nf carefully reading over tie cifnoiny
/. rave hNs- n rvsstt0r 70 che position
: eer"FNtsss0aer - shs land afscs that
safer Wfls3a might n5t ~ee,arnnnens any
FfsssfSrae;sf eatii after - arrives Aerr.
- -sy avn eaer ! can saw that I ar,
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