The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-26
THE PASSING ThRoNG.

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| extensive Interests there. Business mat
| tiers brought him TO Seattle. Mr.. Paire in
!, talking 10 Post-Inteiiigencer reporter
| said.
/ THE demonstration OF patriotism in
| Spokane when the Sixteenth regiment left
! for the East. was never before equaied IN
/ the history OF the state. Men. women ana
| children went fairly wild and II was hard
| ~ possible TO make any progress in walk
ing on the street. 50 great was the crowd
| that assembled 10 witness the departure
| of the soldiers. Many Of the young men
| are anxious 10 be mustered into service,
| and IL cali was made for troops there
! would be a prompt response from hun
| dreds of them. The people or Spokane feel
| that the cause is u just one.
In speaking OF the business prospects IN
Eastern Washington. MIR. Paine said that
| every indication points toward rich crop
/ and that the farmers predict an unusually
| large yield of wheat which would natur-
| ally result in another year OF great pros
/ perity.
| William Pigott, OF the firm Of ". d.
| Hoftls g. Co., returned from Fort Wran-
| gel via Victoria yesterday. Hofus Co.
were awarded contract 10 build a dock
| and warehouse at Wrangel some time ago.
| and Mr. Pigctt has been there for the past
| month looking after the work, which.
| when completed will have cost s4o.ooo. Ii
| Is expected that the last rail will be driven
| abou, May /. Mr.. Pigott will return 10
| wrangel this week to remain for short
| time only. In speaking of the general sit
uation there he said TO a reporter yester-
| day:
| Business has fallen off considerably. Sbut
| II was expected. A town cannot always
\ boom. and Wrangel is settling down to a
normal condition. Prices which We're eX-
orhitant are. now reasonable. and not any
higher than they should be. steady and
substantial stream OF people is going 10
Wrangel and they make business enough
to keep the town lively. Wrangel had Its
{ boom Just the same as Skagway, and both
| places are alike in the fact that business
| is now transacted on substantial and
reasonable basis.
/ Boston sent another large party of pros
/ pective Klondikers to Seattle yesterday.
This party numbers ten, and they are reg
! istered at the Hotel Brunswick. They are
w j. Thompson. G.. w. Smith. W. j.
| Fleming. W. L. Tyler. John A. Fraser.
| Henry c. Dingwell, G. w. Wilson. T. c.
| Meander, T. c. Quinn and T. j. ConnLrs.
| The party has not decided which part of
| Alaska II will prospect. but has several
| parts of the country under consideration.
| The members say that many other Boston
| ians will start for Seattle soon and go to
| Alaska by the all-water route. One party
| or sixty mas oeen organized ana Is eX-
1 pected TO arrive any day.
/ One of the party said that the war
| sentiment throughout the Eastern, Middle
| and Western states is very strong. and
hardly any other subject was discussed on
l the trip to Seattle.
| II lost my job because am a member
| of the militia said young man yester-
| day. land If Company b Is not called out
| l will have to hunt for another Such
| are the troubles of a militiaman In time of
| war. When asked for an explanation for
] tire loss of his position the young man
| said:
We'll. 1t was just this way. The boss
! found that IL would be necessary to lay
f, one man off but l was nor slated as the
| victim until he discovered that I belonged
| to Company r. He then told me that In
! asmuch as was militiaman and would
| probably be called TO war. he thought 1t
4 would be wise to pick me out az the man
| who would be relieved from duty. He
/ argued that IL was not laid OF and would
! be called TO war 1t would then be neces-
sary TO 'hreak-in' a new man TO take my
| place.
| Thomas w. OBrien. who came from
| Dawson to Seattle in February. arrived in
| the city yesterday from San Francisco and
| will leave in a short time for the klon-
| dixie. Mr.. OBrien Is the man who
| brought his 5-year-old son through from
| Dawson. The boy was placed in IA school
| at San Francisco and will remain there 10
| be educated. The OBrien boy was the
youngest person to make the trip from
| the kiondike to the United States. and
| since his arrival he has been the object Of
| much attention and curiosity.
l Ex-State Senator w. J. Parkinson il in
receipt of letter from e. &. Shane. of the
| Merchants and Manufacturers board OF
| New York. in which the latter says that
| In case II is found necessary the board will
| likely organize and equip regiment. Mr..
] Shane practically offers Mr.. Parkinson the
| Office Of commander and Mr. Parkinson
| declared yesterday that IL the regiment
| should be organized and his services are
! desired he will accept.
! Phil Snowden. who Is a guest at the Ire
| mont hotel and who was the leader OF the
| patriotic demonstration Saturday night,
| left Seattle yesterday for San Francisco.
| where he goes to Join naval squadron
| which Is being organized there to take part
! In the war between the United states ana
| Spain. Snowden has seen service IN the
| navy and Is anxious for an opportunity 70
/, take part in the hostilities now being
waged.
/! II. s Stebbius OF New York. arrived in
Seattle yesterday ana VIII open an otslce
4, In this city as North Pacific coast agent
! OF the Erie Despatch line. Mr.. Stebhins
was at the Office of w. l.. Benham yes
terday afternoon and stated that he had
. not selected an office. and that he would
! not start I'm business until he had set
I tied his family, who accompanied him TO
! this city.
Information was received in this city
! yesterday 10 the effect that Albert Rich
+, ards, OF Providence. r. l., was not one OF
! the victims of the Chikoot pass disaster,
as was first reported. He has written to
| friend that he was some distance away
! when the slide occurred. He is well and
! on his way to Dawson.
Vincent Finch. Of Hoodeport. Wash Is
/ at the Hotel Diller ard will leave In few
/ DAYS for Alaska with w Is. Goodwin OF
| san Francisco. Mr.. Finck says that the
! war sentimen, in that part of Washington
is very strong and the people are III eager
| 70 hear the latest news Hoodsport he
| states. Is prosperous and indications point