The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-11
THE PASSING IHRONG.

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from a months trip 10 New York and 9th
er important cities OF the East. He left
Seattle early in February. and after a
tour through the eastern part OF the state
went direct 10 New York. In the me-
tropols he saw numbers OF the leading
financial men OF the country. Every
where he went. he says. ne encountered
the friendliest possibl7 sentiment enter
tanned toward Seattle and the state OF
Washington.
1t il very fortunate for Seattle" he
said. yesterday. that the present Repub-
lican administration has been returned TO
power at this period. when the attention
of investors all over the United States IS
turned in this direction. take little IN
terest in matters political as A rule, and
am not in the habit of criticising any in
dividuals or parties. Yet | cannot refrain
from giving IT as my belief that the favor
with which Seattls is regarded in New
York will be increased in view of the re-
suit Of this election.
~ was in New York when the Spanish
cruiser Vizcaya arrived there. She was
reported in the lower bay On Saturday.
February Is. The following DAY Ii Storm
ed terribly. and in this connection I want
10 say that compared with the weather
that Sunday, the worst We have in The
Puget sound country Is like a day in June
''The arrival OF the Spanish destroyer
resulted in an acute feeling CT depression
en- change. Northern Pacific preferred
cropped TO 80. Since the receivership it
has touched 10 This tells the story OF the
feeling in Wall street. OF course the bears
took advantage of II. Tuesday being
Washington's birthday. an opportunity
was given for easing off the pdnicky feel
ing. and on Wednesday there was a mark
ed reaction. But during the first days Of
the Vizcaya's stay In New York the at
mosphere everywhere was surcharged with
sentiment Of uncertainty. not to ray
fear
"A simple statement OF the fact that
the financial men of New York hold Seat
tie in high esteem, and IN fact the entire
state, does not convey the impression one
gains In talking TO men Of this kind re-
garding present conditions In Washing
ton and the development of the states
resources that is promised for the mms-
date future. The sentiment is that WASH
ington is In better shape than any stata
in the union Seattle is known every
where. and on all sides the belief is ex-
pressed that this city is to be one Of the
greatest In the West"
Silverton justice of the peace has is
sued an order commanding George Hail.
the mining man. to appear In his court
March Is and explain why he has not paid
papers in the case arrived in Justice Aus
tins court yesterday afternoon. accom-
panied by 50 cents worth of postage
stamps to pay the eonstable's fees. II ap-
pears that Hall was sued in Justice court
at Siiverton long time ago and a judg-
ment Of SAC was rendered ,ag ainst him. He
paid only part Of it and the court is now
reaching out into King county to find
Hall and secure an explanation.
The history of the justice courts in this
state are full of funny Incidents Once
a civil suit came up before Justice of the
Peace William Caldwell. An important
witness was absent and the justice was
greatly annoyed as he had previously
granted continuance, owing to the in
. disposition of the same witness. neigh
Dor of the missing man volunteered the
following explanation: We'll. yer honor
he could not come because he had an alb
stract in his stomach"
II consider that a reasonable excuse"
said the wise justice, and he adjourned
the case for a week.
There IL another case on record where
a man was arrested for Stealing potatoes
from a boat that was in the water. The
justice of the peace could not find any
thing to suit the case. so be entertained
complaint for piracy and sentenced the
prisoner to be hanged.
Justice Austin tells story about Judge
Wingard, Of Colfax. that Is worth repeat
ing. man had bee1 caught with a
bunch OF stolen horses He was indicted
or sever counts and pleaded guilty to
each ore. When he came up for sentence
the judge said that he considered 1t a
mark OF repentance for a prisoner to con-
TESS and a plea OF guilty was equal to a
confession. Then he said, ,ihs would be
ienient and gave the prisoner fourteen
years. Seven times he went through the
4. a ~. 4
Sentencing the pr4sonef TO -four teen years.
In this way the sentence ran up to ninety
eight years. The prisoner did not say a
word and started back TO prison in the
charge of the sheriff. During the trip he
was sullen as death until part way over
a bridge short distance from the jail.
Suddenly he said: Sheriff wait min
ute. l must go back to the court. I for
got to- thank the Judge for his Kindness"
Fred S. Lock of Baker City Or has
been a guest at the Hotel Northern for
several days. Mr.. Lock has left the gold
fields of Eastern oregon for more glitter
ing prospects in Alaska. He is getting to-
gether a party OF forty men for the Cas-
star Central Company, and expects 20 take
them into the country early in April Ex-
pert prospectors are being hired whenever
possible. and an immense tract OF unex-
plored mineral lands in the Cassiar coun-
try is 70 he prospected.
Mr.. Lock said yesterday to a Post-Intel-
llgencer reporter:
Il expect TO spend the coming summer
ia the heart of vast UNEMPLOYED region
in the Cassiar country. Gold is the object
of my trip into the north. but ! expect TO
hunt for it in Il different way than do
most of the gold-seekers. | am now organ
izing an expedition OF forty experienced
miners. and expect 20 take them up the
Stickeen river and into the Cassiar coun-
Try some time IN April. The men Will all
work for wages. and any discoveries they
may make viii be the property Of the Cas-
star Central Company. The trac; OF min
eral lands that Is 20 be explored is 40 by
10 miles in extent. After reaching the
interior the expedition VIII establish a
permanent headquarters and divide into
several parties for prospecting. The Cas-
star Central Company's scheme includes
the building OF q railroad and the opera
| ton of a line Of steamers on the Stickeen
river This Of course, VIII come after the
mineral land granted by the government
has been prospected-
The country that l am leaving down in
Oregon is rapidly coming 20 the front as