The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-18
MAYOR BELTS DODGE
Epokane's Council II Too Fly
For Him.
M,Mgo MAKE GOOD MARKETS.
4 lllnSU With Q Po9somcs Ahdross
usas3y - I0n9 and PuzzifnS -
. BrJaa Oraffon.

SpohnnA 0epl r.---scect2i- --Sscfinx
special 0AsMsss - re city cosnes hns
hsce0s . fad with Mayor Belt ore os
these messages. which reached N. 60 neh
yesterday. provoked sons very ponies fs-
mArAA The finance COMMITTEES Gas spent
. great deal Of tine ard labor IL Tying %
brsng o. expenses OF the city within 'ns
inoomA On IL recommendation fn@ eo'4is-
ell has pruned or expenses wherever y
was ahsurnt possible 10 DO 60 Fns h1osi
gig.d economy has been pFacfice1 ps ahs
counc1i In ths face Of the action comes
ia Q message from TIRE mayor fec0nsiisrfs
ins . farther cursAiiment % expenses ana
con.at1,nx many plsiltuSes tosG5lng ep0a
eoorovnv a. councflmsn realize thai
the only way Z. further reduce expenses
would be 70 cripple the fire department or
the police department or ~ some o1hsr
measure equally Objectionable. inotlon
70 refer the message 10 the NANCE tDna~
sns,.ee brought on spirite1 f@9ats- Loaia-
~.lmsn Dunnlng sad thar they had cut
/ expense, wherever Il had been possible IN
. der TIE orssent cbsrte.. that he ~as urea
Of this tweed ie-Ses and twee53s-eafn from
the nayor and that n ine mayor Aas"
vnsrs reductions cyalf be mads h- saoasG
have 90 stated IN the message Io2hcl4-
man Aenr said he presumed the message
would look well In print ia the dairy pa
psrs. and more than fniimats5 that TIE
mayor was making a broad play 70 the
galleries He wanted The mayor 10 CONS
before the council and make the specffsea~
tons wnich the message failed 20 contain.
Tho motion TO refer 70 the finance commit
tee vas lost. and the matter left IN con-
froyersy between the council ana mayor
Many ~ shs taxpayers are demanding
rev charter ard the question OF sustain
inr the present city government under oar
cumberaorss charter, which provides Tor
q form Of government, large enough for
CITY the size Of Chicago. IL considered 100
berfsnsome. The coanciiFnsn have onaer
discussion a plan 10 modify the charter
in order 70 curtan municipal expenses
Knowing this the mayor In sviaently try
Ing 20 make political capital for his party
by writing long messages about rstreBch-
snsnf and reform.
The Mckinley Club.
The election news from Maine has been
tire general topic OF Conversation on the
streets today. Leading Democrats admit
that, az far as the presidential election -
caneernec. MAJ. Mckinley will be elected
president oT the United States by . large
majority OF the next electoral college.
There was a large nurnber ~ s!gnsFs to-
day 10 the roll Of the Mckinley Club.
which indicates that the tide Ia turning In
the West as well az In the East.
From Ru-~ia's Quartz Mtne~.
TX Owen. who Is we'll known among
mining men, and who set up the nrs, con-
centrator IN the SLOGAN district FOR me
Alamo mine at Three Forks. arrived
from Chicago yesterday. going this morn
Ing to Tire. Forks 10 look after some
mining interests which he acquired there
while building the concentration. He has
Just returned from a trip 10 Russia. where
ne spent six months. and constructed
s~enty-starnp MIL 1t point In Southern
Russia twenty-four hours ride from 81.
Petersburg by rail. and eighty miles from
the sea OF ADof snd took out the first
gold ever taken out OF quartz in Russia.
The process was cornplss. mystery 10
the Russians and she Officers ~ the com
psny watched every rDevernsn. with in
ferest. and when 10 nnyshei by producing
. g,&-buston from the Eve tons OF ore run
- = s.as they cheere6. ifftef him mp on
their shoulders. shouted hurrsh for
America Tn Russian. Of course. which
made IL all the more TN nrersiv-l. and gave
a champs payne supper ina; evening in his
honor. and gave him a number Of pres
ente To use his own expression: why.
was Jus; like q little lord. and they treat
Ell me royalty"
When asked for ire nam. ~ the place
he remarked that the names were a little
confusing. ana produced al rnvelop. bear
Ing the following Inscription. which he
ssld wss hsz postetlcc address: James
X. Owen. esq. Societe Anonyrne des
Mines HetaIlarw'qur.-ffisbow rbakobc-
kar Hornoear Ekamepuksrabekou Yaep-
ruw. fyanovskaiai Potchfosa'a Kontor
Governments te Eksterincn. Russia
Mr.. Owen has the distinction OF having
introduced the frsi modern American
mining fnashineTy. In fact. the first ma
ehlnery ~ any kind FOR quartz mining. Ia
20 Russia
Mr.. Owen has constrsctei soEns forty
eane~ntretors Ia various part. az the
world notably In SoBfh America Mextea
California. and IN fact IA almost every
RreAt mining district IN the worls
Cart. y = Moore az nuiuth Was kls,
n fha city TODAY. on IA way - Three
Fsrks. where he has cor siderable rulnsnr
property. lie Is k1scwn SIS ore q The FIRST
capitalists - rroNe their faith fn Rrsttsss
f.o.uuts1ss nain@s ny Investing BE money
am lnslhcing others 70 81 the same lis
efforts we're Il great ~ cfor IN bringing ne
ssecan district from TIE prospecting 20
fhe mining stage. ard he VAS manager 81
the eofBgssny witch bsf4lt th~ Alamo con
ceatrufor aBi tfe eaup airs allied p, y
lie ~gf.l fas considerable interests Their.
baing assnelaiea With SIR. owea In several
properties
fff'-s.t ~ Nsns~ m Markets
Ire Bss'.aA co'urs'es mines srs ..asra
. tsrrs suppiv % fFust from fh~ "a sr.
n this rify ARD fhe'r demand IL a-wmy.
- he cen~93ef anon Many rsr los 81 50
reEsh every Wnah 0nss IS hssftvv ~Nf~-
rarnfs 'a smaller tsf~ ard ~xurwss sh{r-
naerts az cn sH~ srrYaa - Ra~alxa4 takA,
The Ars@T share FAsr vegetables 2 y ans
cvsssFs tt~ 1eraanA ST. equally ~osst
trNft AnfseS are being asnsaeaes ~
tAe Tna3t yresk rssntn& E5strzra ssge Auw.-
teos ~ heavy Aof~ss shrou~A sssass~s
TO-DAY ~sFarh - had purchased mar Wa3a
Wa.A- - he Ue@e for aeuytug IN Rosa y -
SstAer as2v@rs haye h~~n 81 Spexan~ -.
PAST fe~ taYs NAne common s.s~A~. =, -
low ta prise. -ar heavy trafs h>rens 80
nsaaes ~ IRIS District hrsax a. weo,s /.
price as ever
Nfsas promises - - /. wan ~s.s~+~~
seAs 1Eat = fvst e0uStrw ~ - Gs~v~ns
county. with esv-e rc1s'e~9snsz IN sN@ rf>.
They are tA@ towns az CoswfH~ a. Mar-
aus asi ma toWa etts ~ StsYsu&