The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-13
TIE PASSING IHRONG.

Among the visitors in the city are SAM
uel j. Morse. agent OF the Neah Bay IN
dian agency: C. B. Richards. agency ply
sician. and Miss Kate King. principal OF
The teachers AT the agency. Agent Morse
was called 10 Seattle on business IN con-
nection with the Puiien land case. II viii
De remembered that ten years ago Dan
P,:ilen took up 100 acres of land on the
Quilayute reservation. and it was after
wards taken away from him by the gov
eminent, but in the meantime Pulen sold
ten acres OF Ii 10 s. NJ. Baxter. who has
since sued to recover the amount paid for
the property. Puilen has since gone 20
the Klondike.
Mr.. Richards and Misc King are on their
way 10 Colorado Springs TO attend the H.
dian Service institute. which convenes on
July Is. and adjourns August 5. To Post
Intelhgencer reporter last night Mr.. Rich
ards said:
'.At the Indian Service institute the
teachers. superintendentS and physicians
meet TO discuss ana consider the best and
most advisable methods to conduct the diff
ferent lines OF work. They are commits
stoned to meet together for this purpose
oy the United States commissioner OF pen
sions. The institute meets once in three
years. and 1t is an unnistakable medium
of instruction by which we are able 10 do
ours work in a more intelligent manner.
There IS nothing new at the agency at
present. Only about twenty Of the loo
Indians are there. The others are devot-
ing their time to catching salmon on Fra
ser river.
NO. we never have any occasion 10 fear
an uprising, as an Indian who subsists on
fish has no ambition to be disorderly or
rebel in any way"
Mr.. Richards confirms the statement
made in the Post-Intelligencer that the
weather station at Tatoosh had been re-
moved to Bahadia point.
I'VE have fine weather at Lake Bennett.
flowers are in bloom, and We have bou-
DUETS on the table at every meal" said
DR.. L. o. Wilcoxson. surgeon of the Klon-
dixie. Yukon g. Copper River Company in
a letter he sent to c.. D. Smead, chief
clerk OF the Rainier-Grand hotel The let
ter was written on June IS, and DR.. VIII
coxson, with Capt. Jack Crawford and the
remainder of the party. were ready to
start down the river at any time, having
just completed q fine river boat At the
time the letter was written it was re-
ported that the number Of lives lost at
White Horse rapids was ten and that 800
boats had been lost
DR.. Wilcoxson will also act~as CORES
pendent OF several Eastern papers while
in Alaska. He says that the destination
OF the party. after leaving Lake Bennett,
Is Lewis. on the Hootanqua.
+. c. McKew. a hardware merchant of
Arlington, was in the city yesterday after
noon on his way to Baltimore Nd. 70
settle up the estate of his mother, who
died last April. The McKew family is one
OF the oldest and best known in the Oriole
city. Mr.. and Mrs. McKew came to Sc
attic after the great fire of June s. 1889,
and lived for some time at the Bellevue
hotel, in North Seattle. Mr.. McKew was
In the employ OF Schwabacher Bros. prior
TO going to Arlington and opening a store
on his own account.
Business is remarkably good At Ar
ling.or," said Mr.. McKew yesterday aft
ernoon. ."All the shingle mills are run
ming at fun blast. and the merchants are
doing we'll Arlington is a good town, and
as the surrounding country settles up it
will gradually increase in importance"
Col. William F. Prosser formerly a res
ident Of this city. but of late years a c.ti-
zen Of North Yakima, has returned to
Seattle for the purpose OF continuing his
real estate business here and making this
place his permanent home. He~will be
remembered as a prominent member OF
the constitutional convention OF this state
from the district composed OF Yakima and
khckitat counties. Col. Prosser has serv-
ed his country in two wars and Is ready
to take part in third II necessary. The
official records of the war department.
now being published. contain numerous
references OF a complimentary character
10 his career as soldier in the late civil
war.
senator j. s. Cook returned yesterday
from Bismarck. S. D.. and Is now making
arrangements to take a large expedition to
Aisek river, which empties into Disen-
cnantment bay. The expedition VIII out
mt In Seattle, and the object is to devotion
property acquired by Mr.. Green while on
his last trip there
Senator F. c. Harper and family lef,
yesterday for East Sound, where thew
VIII recuperate for the next two weeks.
The senator will take a large supply OF
fish bait and a number OF fishing poles and
lines, and he expects to keep his friends
supplied with fish fur laacf ora