The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-04

Hoge, IT., 10 still in New York,
| but IL to 60 home shortly. Dis
cuKing the business prospects
OF the Northwest . day or %
ago he snid: Il am surprised TO ind that
many well known New Workers are ex-
tremeiy well posted as TO affairs in Seat
tie and the Northwest. Some OF these
have met have never been West. yet they
display knowledge and . grasp OF con
ditions and affairs generally that Is sur
priAng. / suppose 1t arises from their In
vestments in our country and the necessity
Tor men OF affairs to watch their interests.
Some of them have been hit a bit on their
Investments but End an abiding faith In
the future and a willingness TO invest
more money. There Is an immense amount
Of idle money here row and those who
control 1T are anxious for safe and legi.i-
mate investments 1t seems funny to see
investors instead Of borrowers or promo
ters seeking the placing OF money, yet
such IL the condition here at this time. An
immense amount OF this idle money Is
nnding Its way out to the state OF WASH
fngton and there is more here for the
fellow who has a good safe incorporating
proposition Conditions in the money mar
ket surpass anything that ever heard Of
or ever expected to see.'
IT HE people OF the Northwest will be
- pleased to meet Capt. Joe Coghlan,
the lighting commander of the cruiser
Raleigh, who has been ordered to take
charge Of Port Orchard navy yard. for he
Is an excellent officer and a genial gentle
man. Mrs. Coghlin, who accompanies her
husband to the station. Is very popular in
Washington and New York and will dupl
cate her friendships in the Northwest.
Coghlan came into lot Of unpleasant
notoriety over his 'Hoch der Kaiser
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New York. but after all he only told the
truth. the sympathies OF the vast major
ity OF the people were with him. and there
would have been an angry protest If the
government had punished him. Coghlan
made an excellent record at Manila. The
Raleigh IL armed with ten five-inch rapid
fire guns and Coghlan put them to excel
lent use whenever they were needed. The
cruiser had some of the best gunners in the
feet and II there was any way of deter
mining accurately the share of execution
done by our ships It is quite probable that
the Raleigh would be in the front rank.
When the fleet bombarded Malate the
Raleigh landed her first three shells in the
fort and works. while the Olympia and
some OF the others engaged were some time
| in getting the range. Admiral Dewey was
very fond of Joe Coghlan and the kindly
feeling was reciprocated. They are great
chuma
o Q @
NEW YORK has in Jack the slasher
~ and Jack the Ink Singer two very
remarkable and mysterious characters.
Their identity Is a complete mystery, for
the police have so far been unable to locate
them The Slasher takes a keen delight In
the destruction Of female finery and ne
rarely misses any OF the big public gath
erings. He uses some sort of keen blade
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The finer the garment worn by victim
the more he cuts it. He has been oper-
ating at Coney island since the season be
gan there and dozens OF complaints have
been made TO the police by angry women
whose garments We're rent by him. The
Slasher Is undoubtedly maniac. for he
gains nothing by his operations and takes
the desperate chance Of having his eyes
scratched out by the first woman who
catches him cutting her clothes. The Ink
Singer uses an atomizer or squirt-gun and
with Ii distributes red and black ink as
the fancy seizes ham. He. too. works in
crowds and the garment that will bes,
show the colors that he throws are the ones
most liable to destructiol. He. too. has
been at Coney island this season and the
police have been busy trying to find him.
He, too. Is very likely maniac.
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II HNE ny Cue l1lc tuctletS are C4OShiS
~ their doors for the summer The
Madison Square and Weber & Fields are
the last TO drop their curtains and others
are to follow. The big New York the
Victoria, the Garrick and a few others
stii hold on. but the heat is beginning 10
affect attendance The thermometer has
climbed TO ninety on one or two occasions
and in a few weeks the town Will be
sweltering.
fG1f6nnr "A a 70 "a thing
Twenty-Five thousand people saw Bana
star win the Brooklyn handicap and several
ball games have drawn 20.o1o people, New
York Is TO have two big fall spec;acles In
the Dewey reception and the International
yacht race. For the former there Is 10 b.
a public expenditure Of upward of $4,000
and several times that sum will be ex-
pended rriyately Dewey may be six
months coming home, but enthusiasm will
not run out.
| There IS a growing interest in the yacht
race too and IL will he at fever pitch by
October Sir Thomas Upton hrs built a
great yacht. but It is openly said tha. she
will not carry the good wishes Of united
England when she crosses The line In the
race Upton IL n business man and Ii is
| charged that he Ia In the game for adj
| vertising He Is the father of noted
| blend 81 whisky and a famous brand Of
| tea. IL is noted that the name az the
| whisky ana that Of the yach. are this same
| Lipton's friends are urging that those who
l seek TO discourage him ara only the cads
| and srlohs who regard trade as vulgar
| Whatever the cause OF the sentiment there
| are all kinds 81 Enwlishmen who want u
see Columbia beat Shamrock
| |. . .
| a 7 last man has Jumped from Brook
Il lyn bridge ard lives TO ten che story.
| His name is Howard Kretz and ne Is
stripping % a student rarity Grand on the
| subject Of theoeophv. His belief was that
| " n man had me viii he could make mind
| overcome all obstacles. lie chose sunday
| afternoon FOR the feat and 6id Il before
| hundreds OF spectators The fact that he
| landed feet FIRST saved him from serious
l injury when he struck the water Krety
| Is probably the Ere. 90 Jump from the
| center 90 tae bridge ard come out % the
| river alive Steve Rrodie claims tha, he