The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-20


congress 20 come 20 the relief OF ire roads
which Ire recent supreme coarr rulings.
breaking up associations prevents. T7sis
movement zrds expression IN the sending
cat Of sheets Of printed matter containing
Tire ATTEST editorials ard Articles OF the
hardshfts wrought railways. clipped from
the leading papers Of The United States.
These sheets are on.y sent 10 presidents.
general managers. receivers etc of rail-
ways. but as Mr.. Ellis il listed az both gen
ersl rnarsger and receiver OF the Tacoma
& Lake City Railway and Navigation Com
pany. ne receives them JUST the same az
Ghaupcey Dep@w. James =. Hill FFaak
Tnonpson. Of the Pennsylvania. Mr.. Van
derbfls ~ al Yesterday Mr.. Ellis received
a communication from L. Darbyshfre, Of
New York. a. follows.
i send you sosne printed matter. show
lag the necessity Of immediate sexissation
for our railways. There can he no x.absii-
II. no return of prosperity. until aJzne
sneasure has been enacted that viii give 10
these great Interests the power 20 agree
rot 70 Increase rates. but 60 maintain rates
that are Just and reasonable alike 70 these
Fore, only by unifea Effort On the part OF
those whose property Is endangered By the
rece1f supreme COURT decision that reIne-
d Tor present conditions can be obtained
The importance Of this matter - not Sec
og16 70 t5e tariff, the money question. the
extension OF our merchant marine. or any
the facts should be laid before those re-
sporssble for moulding public opinion.
WIN you not use your influence 70
believed much good can be accorrpsished
by thus educating the people on the cues
tor. involving - II does. one-fifsh OK the
nations capital"
There Is enclosed mass of printed mat
ter by the ATTEST writers on railway. fnan-
cisl and economic matters in this country.
The ground has been pretty well covered.
and the interest that attaches 90 the re-
c4ipt OF the bundle lies. not IN the articles
and editorials. but in the important place
that Mr. Ellis enjoys ln the railroad world.
There are possibly two or three other Of
fIcials In Seattle who are m receipt Of Mr..
Darbyshires letter. and tilese would be
Gen. Bryant. c. J. Smith and A. r. Bur-
leigh
The Mount Vernon News has this 10 say
about two prominent Seattle men.
Judge Richard Osborne. OF Seattle. has
been sf8ected 70 deliver the Decoration
Day service on Saturday. May .. DR.. o.
borne is one OF the finest orators In the
eornes hing grand on that occasion.
DIR. Calhoun. OF Seattle, was Ia the city
Tnlrstay evening and Friday morning I'M,
doctor expressed himself quite forcibay in
regard 10 the reform method of conduct
Ing the stats university He said that
Rev Clark Davis one OF the regents, has
appointed himself 10 a saiaried position in
the institution, and Gov. Rogers had ar
OF his own son In the same institution The
doctor evidently does not like the bedtel-
lows with which he 10 Obliged to sleep in
the Populist party"
Office has succeeded at the expense OF
very many sore bones. In making HIM
self more or less famous as a wheelman
On Monday for the first time, Stewart
mounted a bicycle and took his devious
way along the road to the county poor
farm After running into every fence post
In a nile stretch and being run over by
every other cyclist who yentured near.
Stewart regretted the step he had taken.
and gathering together the remains Of his
wheel he put them In his pocket and took
the nearest car for home. At the accus-
toned hour yesterday morning he failed
20 show up for work.
Dr. Frank NJ Carroll. who was deputy
coroner for a long time under Or. George
NJ. Horton. and who is now the resident
physician at the Monte Cristo mines. Is in
the city. DIR. Carroll is the son OF p. r.
Carroll.
A. o. Norton. n weli-known business man
OF Boston. Is in the city, staying al the
Butler. IL Is now seven years since he
wondering at the changes that have taken
place. r have visited all the cities on the
Pacific coast" he said last evening. but
must say that there is more activity and
hustle In Seattle than any other city. ex-
eept San Francisco. This city has gone
ahead instead Of going back
r. H Hurd, member OF the city council
from the Fifth ward. was n passenger
sIaaa for
cisco. He goes TO California TO meet his
wife, who has been there several weeks.
Diver Butler. who recently succeeded
In raising Sos sacks of ore from the bot
tom OF the Everett harbor. was in the
city yesterday.
Personals.
r. W. Brokaw. of stanwood. is at the
Butler.
Gordon Wood. of seabock, is at the New
Lincoln Brooks. OF this city. Is In Nanai-
mo- Il. G.
Postmaster G.. @. Mcnamara, OF Port
Townsend, is I'm the city.
J. c. Ryan Is registered at tho New En-
gland from Eetchikan. Alaska.
Miss X NJ Ryan. of Snohomish. is visit
Ing friends I'm the city and IL at the Dflier.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Farrell, Of San
Francisco. arrived at the Diiier yester-
day.
Or. r.. C. EIleourne. Of this city. was at
the Lick house. San Francisco, last sum
day.
Judge James q. McCTnton. ~ ciailani.
Jererson and Island counties, Is Tn the
city. guest OF the Butier.
Mrs. J. r. Farnum. Miss Farnum and
Mrs. j. B. Sanger. Of Philadelphia. are
tourists stopping ~ tbs Rainier-Grand.
". ]. Jones. OF the tirm q Rothschiid &
IL In the city and today viii 80 over 10
Tacoma
George A. Nelson, prominent eannsry
man Of Assorta, WHO has been up in the
SLOGAN mining district and Is now on his
way home. IS at the Butler.
Mrs. John Noyes. wife Of the Butte cap
ltaigst. accompanied by Miss Ruth NJ
Noyas and John Soyes. tr.. Is at the
Eainlef-Graad.
Ex-County Jasler Dick Bnrkman left The
city last evening FOR Alaska. whore ne Is
interested in ninirg properties with l..
levy. Of Cooper & Levy.
l. T. Appieny and w A Randolph, two
mining men 81 HatEec, r. c, are at tho
Rasnser-Grand They ar~ said 20 have
brought down some promising specimens
OF ore.
n. q. Blackwell and f. A. Weber. Of
Spokane. mining men who have been IN
.ssss'os 81 sssT ,y FrsRerss ties have re-
the securing OF some valuable claims.
Ito Leaves for England To-day.
VANCOUVER. p. c. May ls-Couns To.
Japan's representative 70 the queens dis-
raond jubilee viii leave fer England to-
morrow.
s-1s... people out % dozen are fuvalias -
savs a recent medical authority. AZ least
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