The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-26

council.
The foregoing was printed in the
| Seattle Times, after which the annex
| ed article follows:
This advertisement has NOT yet
been inserted in the papers of the city,
| but, judging from the state of breath
less and voiceless suspense, under
which the heads of the departments
at the city hall are laboring, it is only
a question of a few hours when some
desperate measure will be required.
mo; I have not heard from Mr..
| Thomson for over two weeks" said
Assistant Engineer Scott. 1.-The last
heard he was headed from London for
some portion of the interior Of Eng
land. He didn't say where he was go
ing, and couldn't even guess
Mr.. Scott UNIFORMED.
On Mr.. SCOTS devoted mead has de-
volved the onerous duty Of presiding
over the destinies of the city, as far
as the engineering department goes,
which department, as Mr.. Thomson
has always contended, is really the
whole government of the city of Sc
attic, barring the appointing power, the
mayor himself. Mr.. SCOTS lack Of
knowledge concerning the whereabouts
of Mr.. Thomson is taken to be an ON
nous sign at the city hall, and grim
forebodings fill every nook and corner
of that ancient structure.
Subordinates and minor employees
about the nall speak of the subject I'M
der the breatns, so to say, and only
when they are sure of not being over
heard.
The daily question at the city hall is
when will the city engineer return?"
There is every prospect that unless
the various heads Of the department
are consoled by the reception of some
cheering bit of news-even a wireless
bulletin from a cross the sea-all work
will be stopped and plans laid for a
thorough search of the premises about
Skibo Castle, where it is feared the
city engineer may have succumbed to
the Inequalities of Andrew Carnegie,
late of Pittsburg, Pa.
Seen Last in London.
Since the receipt of the last news
from Mr.. Thomson, Fred Prince of
Bell & Price, received letter from
brother in London, saying the city en-
gineer had called on him, presenting
letting of Introduction from Fred. The
latter's brother was sure the caller
was Mr.. Thomson, because ne talked
municipal ownership and city garbage
plants all the time. Finally, the Lon
don Mr.. Price introduced Mr.. Thorn
son to the guardians of the city
council borough of Westminster, and
the city engineer went off hobnobing
with the municipal officials of that
place.
City Comptroller Riplinger has re-
turned to his desk in the city hall at
ter an absence of several weeks. mo;
do not know where Mr.. Thomson is
he said, answering an inquiry. Il
have not heard from him."
Inquiry at the board of public works
elected the same lack of general in
formation concerning the whereabouts
of the city engineer. Il expect him
back in August or September" said
A. L. Walters of the voard. Mr.. Walt
ers would not commit himself further
Mayor Ballinger had no specific nor
defite information to give out. Inquiry
at the city treasurer's Office resulted
only in a denial of the rumor from
Paris that Mr.. Thomson had gone to
Brussels to join Minister Harry and
Brother John L. Wilson in a quiet lit
tie game of poker with Leopold, king
of Belgium.
Later-After the foregoing was writ
ten the wireless apparatus on top of
the nigh school was heard ticking off
a rumor that Mr. Thomson had been
summoned to private and secret con-
ference by the representatives of the
Car of all the Russians, who, it was
stated, desired to retain the city en-
gineer as special adviser to the peace
plenipotentiaries of Russia who are TO
meet those of Japan at Washington
Mr.. Thomson's wide knowledge OF
America and Americans, the car is
said to believe, and his intimate ac-
quaintance with world politics would
make his services invaluable in Rus
sias effort to be annexed to the yam
KEGS of the Orient. The rumor came
to late to be confirmed.