The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-15
THE PASSING THRoNG.

| aA.ttfkCCG al COCK.
THE PASSING THRONG.
| The sporting procltvit.es Of Mayor Humes
are well known and bis appearance yssfer-
Gay On the ci,y streets asrias wnes.
| fishes and hunts: why should ne not bike?
a group CT men standing on the curb of
~. square were no'ing ne solemn; 81
when one Of them said: Tom Humes Is
very .digniaed looking man. don't you
;nl MINK But al afte, Nth all CLOTHS RS have ss.,
| az men in rags are set down
| for tramps. The mayor Is fond OF hunt
| ing. you know. and when he is equipped
| IN a muddy canvas suit with gun s.ung
| across his shoulder, he presents picture
| TO strike ave TO the hearts Of the t.-nid.
tempted hold-ups on the Renten car line
| and patrons Of The road were inclined TO re-
| gard rough locking strangers with suspi-
| cion.
| Late one afternoon Mayor Humes. re-
| turning from a hunting trip, boarded a car
| He looked. IN his trayei-stalnsd garb, like
the rear of the car. ne heard the motorman
| whisper to The conductor. Keep your eye
on that fellow In back: he looks like bad
| one
AN the passengers seemed by some in
l tuition TO know that Humes was liable 10
| 60 wrong at any minute. and for some dis
| lance ne vas the locus OF a score or sh3y
erins glances. when a cneery acquaintance
l swung himself aboard the car and cried
/ out. Hello. Judge Hunes,' there was q sigh
OF relief on all sides VIVA, q lot il In an
| honest name"
| Col. George r. Tingie. who IL a guest
| at the Butter; was chief government. asen,
| in charge Of the seal islands IN Bersng
| sea under President Cleveland's admins
tration, having been appointed from Mon
tana, in which state he was prominen,
| an old-iine Democrat and was strongly OPP
| posed 10 secession, voting against ii In
| wheeling. w. Va. and leading the move
| mcni in Ohio county in that state 50 that
only sixty-three votes were cast for seeeS-
2 Oh IN the whole county. Col. Tlngie WAS
| sheriff OF that county at that time and
worked in the interest OF the union OF The
| states When the lease OF the Alaska
| Commercial Company expired on the seal
| island. Col. Tingie became chief agent of
| the new company organized by Lloyd
/ harbov a station for the new COM
| pany. He is now engaged In mining in
| Alaska and expects 10 return north In the
| near future.
| Twenty-Five years ago. when Policeman
| Grant was a sergeant in the Third United
| States cavalry at Cheyenne, one Of his COM
panions was J. +, Cahiil. a government
| packer Of many years service. Circum-
| Stances separated them. and II not uu-
| "a last evening that they met again. They
| acter, Calamity Jane numerous Indian
| fights and the famous battle with Crazy
| Horse
| cahill has been in Alaska with Lieut.. Alb
| ercrombie's exploring party, and Is now in
| Seattle awaiting orders. There were about
| forty government packers in Alaska at the
| time the war broke out with Spain, but
| most or them were recalled. cahill says
that he believes the Copper river country
| Viii yet prove rich In mineral and that
| all i needs Is time for development He
| speaks in the highest terms OF Abercromhle
| as a man and leader
| Lee Hart is going 10 Texas. He will leave
| Seattle Friday 10 be gone six months and
he hopes 70 return with a vigorous surplus
| OF health that viii enable him to renew the
| campaign against his political enemies.
| Hart Is not In good health. He seems 10 b.
| generally broken down. and his friends
| shake their heads as he passes by and
| hope he is In better health than his looks
| would indicate.
! doubt great disappointment 10 Lee Hart
| and hat was added 10 the bitterness OF his
| treatment az the Eilenshurg convention.
! The strain under which he has been living
fer the iast few weeks has evidently been
| too much for Hart. and he now feels the
| need q absolute rest to recuperate health
and spirits.
| Manager j z Howe. Of the Seattle
| theater. returned from san Francisco last
| evening and reports great activity IN thea
| trlc2l circles NJ. Howe met number Of
| managers uow on the coast including Got
| lcih nd Marks q. the Baldwin. the Column
/ bia ana the California theaters all ~
! whom report the outlook very bright
/ for the coming winter season. Among the
| attractions seen at the Baldwin by Mr.
/ Howe was Mistakes Wln Happen" which
! Is booked for the Seattle ;heater IN the
| near future. The cast Includes Henrietta
| C'vosSmsn Charles plNpn and Nane;ts
| Campbell. and the comedy vas I'm the sesc-
| ,}ni week Of q most successful enga gemeut.
, Mr. Howe made number Of good book
| .ngs ~ ara, class attractions Tor his thea
| Ter
A. y. Gray. general traffic manager fer
| IT,. North American Traaspor tati0u and
| Trading Company. returned last night
! tho steamer Cottage CITY from Alaska
/ NJ Gray went north Far Tee purpose % Ia
| x.SttgAgluw the feasibility - establishing
/ \ line Of steamers or the uGpey YuSen-
| tie came. 10 me s>2arl0stoG thst g would
| be urnffta Ne - establish few Eue and
| aas -ep-arteJ aiS findings 10 the coaf~ny.
| Assistant Superintendent WI TAYLOR of
! the Columbia y Puget Sound ~ broad. Is
! IN This city from Port Townsend - take
/ charge II TIRE business ~ ne road during
! Ire shser4ce - Sip,-t n;endeEt L. r Snita.
/ Mr. Smith LEFT Yesterday morning far CALI
| foruiA lie VII return IN aooUf week.
| Personal.
( Ms. II A DAVIS left last TUESDAY far
j SAu Francisco on a thfe. weeks visit.
| Nj and Mr. q / Wa1Eeniaa prorg{-
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