The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-26
PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP
The PASSING THRONG.

HCDGE r. 5. ANDERSON and wife.
Of Baker City. Or, arrived in the
city yesterday ard are now stop
OJI ing az the Rainier Grand hotel.
Judge Anderson Is q prominent Re-
publican in Oregon and ais visit to Seattle
Is made on matters pertaining 20 lately
acquired business interests on Puget sound
having invested considerable money In the
Franco-Amerioan Canning Company. Of
which he IS vice president. Adrlen Moncd
French consul IS president % this concern
The present visi; OF Judge Anderson is the
frs, he ever made 20 Seattle. and from his
observations he I. much impressed with
The great possibilities OF this city on ac-
count Of the vast trade engaged with the
Orient and the north. as well rs the nat
ural resources surrounding L. He com
mented on the enterprise shown on every
hand by the people OF Seattle ami believes
that the Queen City . hound 20 he The
greatest OF the Pacific coast from every
conceivable point OF view. After remain
ing IN Seattle for few days the Judge
and his wife will go 10 BeliinghaIn bay.
Judge Anderson recently returned from
Washington, D g, and other Eastern cities
Speaking Of the Idaho political situation,
the Judge said:
LAT the Last election Idaho was carried
by the populists hu, this year there Is
strong feeling amorg the Democrats and
Populsts against pooling issues or uniting
their forces and each party IS in favor Of
retaining its own distinct and separate or
ganization."
oh u nTnnrtfrQr
an undertaking establishment al Everett
until last February, when ne started for
Dawson with the intention OF following
MS usual line OF business. He purchased
a large stock OF kuock-down collins and -
ton and half OF food The collins were
lost in the Sheep Camp disaster. Rogers
saved his grub and pushed on to Dawson.
Lumber was too expensive to permit him
following the undertaking business, SO he
opened a restaurant. He found that the
demand for meals at 81 and s2.59 each was
greater by far than for collins. He put
away his silk hat and donned white
apron. Gold came into his hands so fast
mat he was glad the knock-down Collins
mad been showed under.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Rogers arrived
in Seattle on the Kingston. having left
Dawson July by the up-river route. He
was detained at the White Horse rapids
seven days. From Skagway he took the
steamer Atheni3n TO victoria. where lie
caught the Kingston Yesterday after
noon Rogers called on George NJ. Stewart
ard showed him a boxful of handsome
nuggets t1is fortune Is between 5000
and s. 90. The exact figures he will not
tell
I'VE had great time at Dawson on the
Fourth OF July" said Mr. Rogers. ''The
moment the minute hand showed itself
past i2 every American got out In the
streets with pistols and rifles and con-
menced 10 shoot. Ammunition was eN-
pensive, but when the Fourth came and
with ii good war news, something had 10
he done. 1t Was wild night. / never
heard such a racket before In my lie. The
mounted police thought a riot had broken
loose and came tumhling out In Wild haste.
When they found out what was up they
guns. and one Of them said: i declare.
II every man hasn't got pistol The
dogs in the town were frightened almost
70 death. They howled and ran around
beWiidered. Most OF them skulked to the
hills and did not come back for two days
Mingled with constant firing all night was
the dismal bowling OF the dogs from the
AIlls.
when LEFT Dawson the river was ris-
'rg. so I think that the river steamers
VIII he able to get up to Dawson ALI right
OF course, 1t is impossible, 10 tell what
Nil! happen. so l simply give this as my
opinion"