The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-16
COL. SELLERS IN REAL LIFE.
JAMES n. ssDNER. HoNANtER.
MINER .<n PROMOTER.
oriSinated the famoa. Hack tne
indusGrS->taked Fortune ca -
s.amr of >cvrn-i p-~interrstrd In

The nlar ~holn Mark Twain mcss have
Rad In WtH6 when h4 CREATED he character
ef co Mulberry Seljegs i ina town, says
tae \ew YORK Word he 81 1ani's &:
W&rAHer. Familiarity known rs jim
WaFdner Tss,sns have sstH manned after
hsm n i5aho sra Fr4ti-a Cail4sntn.
lie IS n0w hsaNIy Interested tu ;hT oua-
LAX mines. or f Sh river. ,tsNo1G forty mites
from tS04oVin fsst and scFeotN-tlNN miles
from 81 Michael Alaska
Nj Warduer Frankly admits 1o has done
"a great dtsil 81 r7naoc'ng ia UA PARTS 81
lhe weird. Men uoAeqpaNird With hirt
have REGARDED Co sellers ass he foTsmoss
American rognansey. bUt those who have
been fortunate enough - es0$a AGAINST
WaT3neV'S brilliant una giilasIon snoN that
sellers was qatte ordinary ia ois .lne.
tAut - j. got agllS as g rsnAnScf iaa-
Nardner "A gained notersofy Tie has
tNr5N.tt3 more schemes than any otatr
man, he has made AMI host fortunes. AMI
- again pr the h'gh road 20 wealth.
He expelled the famous bunker Hill
aud sullivan deaj IN the Couer q alens
l'saed tow} III sac f0r Ncs1 and In Brit
-sh Columbia. and with the towns came
tanks Insurance, humber ard mining coni-
panies. In all ~ -whsch Warinag sas pres
idvn. oV vice president. he often went 20
3 new p.Sce situ a saoeStf'ns and came
back ~ith a hank roii.
Dncr he went 70 south Africa and tried
to control the lumber markets Of that
country with Puget sound timber.
Oct ~ kas.o. british Columbia, War;
ner supported . church. Paying filc pas
tacreA ftsr Waftlnsr lost M his g.aney in
mine IN Washington Tie communicated
tae fict 20 he clergy man. and advised him
"a resign his charge and accept a place -
chaplain In Western penltcntltry. This
the minister did not want 10 80. hut WAI3
ner Insisted. aud sofIss months later sent
10 he members Il the congregation a let
ter over the pastors signature reading as
brothers and SISTERS. 1 write to cav
eo0d~hy- | don't believe t;cl iovrw this
church. because none Of yoa ever die
don't think you loNe c.tch other. hace u-ss
/ never marry any % vou. ! don't think
yuu love ms h,..asgza YOU 10 not pay me-
ms salary. Your donations are mouldy
I irait and wornly apples and by their
/ tsull ye SHAH kaoW them
Brothers | an go-as 10 a better place
: ! have been c.t.lef - be a haplain OF a
p.lItentiafy- Where | 40 Sc cannot now
come. SO - prepare place Tor yoa.
ara may the Lard haze mercy ON your
souls
one story thu; attracted Worldwide a.
irnSiJN "a Narintr was his romance ~
he establishment ot Black Cat island N
Puget sound. There rs claimed a con-
fs3uy NaS making lots OF mersy rs raising
back eats Ia secure thr furr, some tauF
mails took fhe story seriously and one san
Francisco paper GENT reporters sui artists
IN the scene af the alleged -tiand to write
the story aud Illustrate e.
Wariner enep iosst q fortune AT n game
~ seven-up lie wanted the Poorman
u.nc az Nelson. h. g.. then the property
/ az II, Nail. -. too, dld John baven-
port The price agreed upon was x2o.Nns
Nail NAs willing 10 sell To- either man. and
neither Wartintr nor Davenport wanted a
joint purchase Tho game Of CARTS was
proposed 10 determine who should secllfe
tiie property Nardmer lost and paNen~
poV' got The mine. witch has SINCE proved
unc NJ The richest properties IN British Co.
lunbia
Wardner is stopping ST the Marlborough.
whete he Ras seen 0y reporter for the
World.
Il have done q great deal 81 romanelna.
but ! tell the truth sometime, fe said
y man 10 be stfaceesfni fonauCer must
nave good memory. a lively imARnat on
and the ability 10 lie oUt nf any difficulty
"a wHich ne usay be- placed by lying That
haNe sna-atzind IN damn ting Ear ~