The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-27
he Talks at Length About Politi-
cal Issues and His Work.
SAYS MONEY rs THE ISSUE.
Has Not Considered the senatSvshfp-
He Declares. and Does Net seek
Any OMe~-Tbe fameoa Incident
Of the Gonae sun ned Neat-Appro-
pgfaftons for Washington Nay
Gene Vita the Nest Congress.

.0srgressnaan jams Hamilton I.e~ts ar
rived In tnis CIT from Washington. va
Spokane. yes Eef,iay marbs5s al ~
O'Clock Ii. wea; lssxseG. a.sig - 9ae
Es4n.erfsfsa4 s,tei I8ls arrival %as 10
some exteat uaexpeaisG. ard lie stepped
of tbs 1FziG. eaief-s L back aba &a~
driven - hls aoke; Several gEamtten;
Democrats learned Of ms arrival yezter-
day and ea!lasl ou h'sn - tae ao'e.. 70
fri h.n conansa 10 as room from
malaria sn9 a general feeling q sepges-
zion
Congressman Lewis received hrs, fe~
caters daring tae day. Mrs I.o&.s cams
TO ssatsle ~sia her husband Chs Il in
much Better health than when size last
Sssites the Ccass
TO # Pest Enaeli.gonesr reporter Con
gresham lewis sad as,er his arrival
II an extremely g;sd to bs back Ia
Seattle Tie malaria an3 heavy foEs %
Ch.skamausa ard Newpor, News have
given ne a 'sach II malaria ami fever.
whieh nope wlil BE- driven away by
The clear salt breezss IF Puget saua,: I
feel oserwofked. too. and this must ac-
count for the fact thai have not stirred
from my rooms today. have already
eaen some az my friends and have beeis
greeted By them. can assure eou tina;
80 be back in Seattle again among ttse
people have known sar 50 many years
Is a pleasure
'CongreSs. IS goa knew, adjourned July
2, and two days later 7 @as ass.gnef to
duty in the army without pay. ~ FIRST
] was sent 10 ChiekAmsuga as Inspector,
10 Arrange c2snping grounds .1r the
troops and 10 distribute supplies Thence
] was ordered 10 Newport News and
placed on the stan ~ Gen. Fred Grant
with the rank Of eo.onel. Il wss ny
duty ~ spperlnteHd tho Distribution Of
eoinrnlasary supplies and 10 load the
Transports destined for Porto Eco.
Sca. Figh: here lei me say that the
ASSOCIATED Press dispatches fully COW
cred tbs affair Of ite condemnation OF the
meat ant canre4 goods at Newport News
ty myself | 81 nos care 10 discuss the
matter. AZ the incident Il reg yet ended
am Informed that my conduct has not
Net With the approval Of certain officials
in the war department, ana anti the mat
Ter IL settled ard nay course either ap-
proved or the reverse. ! do 70, wish 10
''Washingt0H's standing In iinsneia! cir
eles Of the Els, is mos' excellent Per
ticu.ariy IL this true OF Ssat;ie. Tacoma
ana Spoka*e. TAn municipal securities
Of the clties and rnost az the counties Of
Washington arc al premium IN tbs
Lasi.
Conditions in the East.
''In speaking Of conditions in the East.
Il Ia only necessary 70 refer 10 the labor
sr5ubles in tina New England Gotten mills.
the cistgzsances in the Illinois coal fields
and in those Of the steel ard iron indus
problems the peorie OF the East have TO
contend wifi. Thus the advantages %
Washington are brought into strong con-
trast. I. am Informed that a heavy I'm
migration has already set IN toward -hs
state. ard I am prepared 10 believe that
by 1910 the state viii have frcreaSea In
population i1.oa The farmers Of Iowa.
Wisconsin. Minnesota and other S5stes Ct
the Middle WeSi are selling 1ut and NOV
ing 80 the Ts..s.ilc Northwest.
Turning - the legislative matters in
cougfess affecting Washington. wan. 10
Say that in tha passage 81 the bill pro-
yi5ng FER tire establishment If az assay
office in Seattle due credit nuSt hs gwen
10 all concerned ana particularly desire
70 mention &ha Wnfk nI k.FaSfH~ fT3tnerH.
which as Of great value and 3SsistaEcs
20 the Washington del CATION.
'slese river and harhnr A.ll "a hs re-
Yofiss. to congress in December VIII pro-
viaa for At appropriation 4 - etU FOR
the Lake Washington Caue. of course.
] do not mean that gls amount has a.
ready teen approrrta ed hat tae h.n. a.
reported. provides Tor thl- amount. TIE
haraog Improvements nj Tacoma are
gfvss, si1aD IN the report ard Everett
gets ssaes. Probably $4,000 VIII he
sivsai for the work ~ Wns;coT. ans the
smafer rivers - the state vii receive
intention For tia Quarn uIfns dock 1t
Pert Townsend the SUM- 40 s',.ss has heen
prav!sled The army loS5 received from
she h.auae s8i.saa an extra ap@rapf .as
lion for brick buildings ~ 20 thv Lake
Washington canal. regfv1 thai the
chanrn N ire rlrNf-af-eAv n 3. hN Sc