The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-25

xen o. Spokane. Ia In sseastls On iaGs way
10 Portland. Spokane is the greatest
town III the country De sad yesterday a
shs Butter. - bonyaEt feeling prevails
among the business men. The town v go
ting ahead In great shape The Republic
sYa are forming 10 iine for the faD FEC
t.on ard will sweep the county. Prosperity
Is getting In it's work on the Popuissfs, TIE
war and the adrss.n ssxxaaN1 are. popular
everywfxre and Jones' what and silver
char ID busted.
..rfse people m Eassern Washington are
awaiting the Opening u the sosith half 81
TIE Colyil!e reservation. wisch viii come
within a few days Great activity p~rvaaes
mining circles. Development Work II os~
ane pushed la the various districts ri9a-
gary to spokane This ~ expeela1iy tran
OF Repasllc The Republic mine. owred
by Patsy Clark and his associates Eaas oeea
h.rdet for a30a1e The Sass Pol has
been, tsndec for S5es,096 ard 80 1t goes In
Abe Trail Creek district capital IL being W
vested In large quantities. lsiss u SUP
piled largely by British and Canadian syn.
dcates There IL tfnqucstioHabiy sTeas
future In store Tor the mining INDUSTRY oi
tie Northwest
s-rhs Republicans Of Spokane are Just
As~tnu.ne 10 talk politics. They Anticipate
n 1paxu.iicera. victory Ia the county ana ~
tho state tfrs fa1- 1t !s really wonaeF.9a
what a change has come over ifie psopse
Of Eastern Washington. ne fnastsn.snt
crop OF wheat last year set many silver
-,,.n "a thfnktn.. Hundreds Of farmers
xere placed on their feet. The crop OF tI.'s
yssr Ia practically safe and promises 10 ..
a. greaf as that Of 1851. Prosperity Ano
populism do not 90 very wei tnsetner Hiio
ss,.s ia where the Republicans OF Taste.
Washingtn shine. They predict eieA"
sweep. .~s S.,xar
pen,,hl,caus have held their primaries ana
ga getting ready for the congentosis
vtsch como next week While there W11l
Nkeiy bs a fusion, 1t viii not De 30 eoIr-
n,ese ana effective as that secured at Ell
lensbtIrg two years ago
af.aflfornta Will want Washington whsai'
feed and hav this year" said T. :. ta"t
he,I q prominent San Francisco attorney
et the Butler yesterday. the wneat cfor
sn the state wifi not be over ID per ce!i'. Oh
a normal yield. In many paris u sns
state there will be shortage vi nay.
Frost. almost unprecedented Win US naS
greatly injured the fruit crop. stun, WI,
all this adversely. the state ~ pi|sP-
and moving forward
."rf,c drouth OF the early summer has
vorked the wheat crop Of southern Gait
farnia .rreparab.e injury. Souin oil osi'i
Francisca there will be little more thah
seed wheat. The northern counties nave
Jared better. Prunes in the santa Clara
valley which IL the greatest fruit couh-
.rv On the globe. are this year failure.
The cause Is late .rosts. The Washing
ton prune grower. am told, VIII be aoie
10 supply the demands OF the Eastern
market.
"fn the Pataro valley grea. progress IS
being made In the beet sugar industry. -
deal has been about completed tor tao
sale OF / DDl. 600 acres of land TO an In
frb a,fN .aztA ian
factories and lease the lands To farmers.
purchasing their crops at figure when
Will he prufitahle to the growers. The Cal
. ifornA sugar beet Ia a better sugar pro-
Queer than those grown anywhere else In
: the United States.
California will go Republican. Ihere
will be no effective fusion of the Demo
crats and populista The masses Of the
Democratic party are not favorable 10 m
alliance with the Popultsts. Congressman
Mcguire will probably be the democratic
: eubernatorial nominee. and his personal
popularity may break down party hhes
so as to elect him. On seaefA Issues the
state will 30 Republican. The war and the
administration are popular. IL no mistake
IL snadc regarding Hawaii. The people or
California are all for annexation.
.Biooa Is thicker than water" said Rev.
John Robertson. II. H.. or Glasgow. Scot
land. to n"1'pst-inteilgener reporter nj tho
Hotel BATTER yesterday afternoon, Or.
Rohersson l. a Presbyterian clergyman,
and ts now In Seattle attending the Chris
tan Missionary Alliance. In session at the
First Presbyterian Church.
II am pastor of the City Temple Pres
.byteriarts Church at Glasgow" continued
Dr. Robertson, and am now on visit TO
the United States. While In New York
was delegated 30 attend the Christian Mis-
sionary Alliance III Seattle, and before
returning 10 Glasgow | expect To attend
Presbyterian gatherings al Los Angeles
and Portland. AS To the war. ] have only
one thing 10 say The Saotchmen are
heartily I'm sympathy with the United
States. and they say hands on 10 any
European country which may want 10 in
terfere. for they realize that the United
States IL furtherlng the progress Of the
wurfi In espousng the cause ~ Cuba. In
other words. blood liz thicker than water.
Great Britain IL the only friend tho United
States has In tho present war against the
sasniards. sm a minister. but believe
that this country had a divine cause in
sating up arms against Spain
Dr. Robertson - ore Of the best known
preachers In tire Old World. He received
All urgent caN 10 saccee,i Dr. TalmH <e
when that celebrated gentleman resigned
his Brooklyn gastorate a f.. year. ago.
Dr.. Robcrtaoh saired wien notice in
America BY his cvange''stic work with
Moody AZ tho World fair.
Az a rule. people ID rot associate Alaska
With fields o. Towers and lava hiding
carlps. Arthur W. Simon a prominent
Elk. ~ Alexandria. Ind. who aett seattle
last March fer the Copper river. writing
!fcm Glarier creek. Alaska. MAY 81 TO
ClssG of Police Reed. says: We are over
tha glacier Sass anj sound. We were
eaHTpsd ca the glacier ihirty-five
DAYS, A. present we are Sanapes
four miles fiss side % the glacier
at the timber tire There IL a heavy
growth ot spruce pine here The snow Sc
al son. aud fs@eFs cover che grouuf.
making complete carpet. The mercury
resches "a dr8teos - Is degrees above ev-
cry aay snd DROPS - IS degrees or = lle-
grress every nigAt.
we have fo'ssd go}t-b~arjns rock. hu;
aot enough - pay W. arr now huG4tnr
ecr boat. W. cas- - nom here 30 he
Lake 'n yAe host. cross fhe AXE nua thea
50 down small sfrtarn 20 tho COPPER
river"
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tuine1 from az ex-er.,ie,l frt;. through see