The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-17

| This 5<vxB1ble Tor City Ofae<s-.B asi.
ness Activity Mates.
0iyMfJAs Jan. 5s.~-TAtse Il . yegf qzrsss
bat tstsfmIe<d tight zssrs On ssnsmE TIE
s2rscux candidates for ms eitg ossees
which are - D. gsvsn awxg - the new
/ 6ounciinxn Merphy. IN spexkias OF tbs
matter yexterfszy. sisted thaf TIE pabEte
had no sdse ~ tie suHsheF n applicants
] that freye WEIR asf thx various asssSfigzs
For 5n.rsh&s theirs ere i've o.
sin, aa1 for street commission.
nlHsbssies< WHAT the eutcsase viii he
eannos bs de1aiseiy known. bs1s Is seems
/ to b. ff1e general impression that tkse
presenf police fssrr. a. least. win reEnssn
4 ~ q II ct present.
The conduct Of City MarsAai AcsaIr
during the feksns smallpox scare ~as ssch
that tie people seessed ~ be Almost
unanimons 81 favor "a bis -ateasIor in
once for another year.
Very kft5s Inf6tsAt IL manifested By The
people regarding the election aE other eIfF
oflscsrx. bit IA II hard ~ eonientars glas
/ influence Will be brought 10 Bear TN faFuF
/ Of the Farscas candidates,
TIE eTrfs PROSPERITY.
E1isiasss .sii EeasInsses sansbsssd il
-. sitfassf fssF many ~ nsse rsal
pss.1fs transfers been 50 uuE8s. 60
present, and prizes are sesy fall. 49,
.s csiAllsss ste being erected q. OFT
numerous kussHsss blocks Il now being
considered. Oigmpians are extremely
gr9tifed - The bright outlook for fhesy
city, and they arc fsiiy aware u the Inn
portanee OF united and aggressive seton
10 keeping the ball rolling.
SorEs.
Mr. T G; Van Ei.ps, g. NV, assisted
lowing newly elected officers Of washing
ton lodge, No. r. IA. @. q. ". Last night.
5. p. Wy1nas. p. ~. w.: e. KaaGman. 81.
W.: T. II. Phipps. forensu; G. gsttfeit. o.:
]. Chiiberg. Fin. G.. z. Taicott. Ret: A. L.
fhillips Ri Z; Peterson: g Ed. oaiiow,
/ W. d. W. JohHs, y. W. After the in
st&iiation exercises mad concluded, Master
Workman Kaufman invited the members
OF The lodge 20 the Gold Bar restaurant,
where oysters, cigars. etc, were the order
for some time.
An inmate Of one Of ibe houses Of ~
snpfed snlcide last night BY jnmping of
Seeoud-ssrset wharf she was rescued.
however. aud her sat water bath un.
doubseti3y cooled her arftor
X. A. McSaff has sold t. o. Il. sinerion
his property Of two acres In the south part
of The eity for $500.
The stockholders OF the Olympia 4
Gfay's Hari,or Electric Co. hold their an.
nasi meeting Monday night and elected
the following trustees 60 serve during the
ensuing year MessTs lanes Campbell,
N. A. Root. and b. w. BrintnalI. Officers
were also elected as foiIowe: james Camp
bell. president; b. W BfinfaasI, yIce.prcsi-
dent and manage: N. A. Root, secretary
and treasurer. The company Row has
under consideration the project OF estab-
fishing q complete telephone system in
tllis city aud extending the same to Tnm
water: This project. II carried into effect,
would be yery greatly appreciated By the
peoriu % both tswns. who would andoubt.
eddy give the protectors substantial en-
eouraEemenf This cotIaraoF now has
lines extending from this city 10 shelton.
aontesano. Aberdeen, Eima, Cosiunpolis,
Hoquiatu. HyaoHtchc, Lower aoptesauo,
kamiIrhe, Mud B8s. ard chehalix Boom.
The following uossries public have been
appointed ay the governor. A. G. Cass of
King. r. 81 Halief OF Jefferson. y. +. Ivie
81 Lewis, r. G. Van Eppx OF Thurstati, l.. 4.
Huftenshsw OF Lincoln, J. W. Hesfuer OF
afohoiulsh and +. W pcpe-cox of Pierce.
A narfiege license has been issued to
David Johnson and Lena 4. Croil, both OF
this county.
Hon. John r Gowey, the newly elected
mayor Of this city. was taken completely
BY surprise Monday night, at about 10
O'Clock. when the duieet strains OF twelve
brass instruments meath his parlor win
s<1ss ttsisstttsss IN VI INC fast tuat nc Ahd
sniy sn hour before, been declared unani.
nousiy elected mayor of the capital city
OF Washington. After the brass band had
rendered @Hsil 10 the Chief
aud other complimentary airs, they
were invited insise By the delighted major.
whose hospitality As usual, knew no
bounds. TIE people Of this city arc ex-
treusiy pleased that Mr. Convey consented
70 accept the uf'ice of mayor. rs they con-
slider that he would honor any city o7 com
monwcalth by being is chief executive of
seer. The outgoing mayor. lion A, II.
Chambers. carries with him the rrntiFnde
OF the people of the entire city, whose Ia
forests he has faithfully served during the
past three yeass.