The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-11

msut is widespread. ana In our section
OF the state il Is not difacrlt 70 perceive
it's beneficial influences.
Il am greatly gratited at the results Of
the municipal election in Seattle. No
possible doubt can exist that Seattle az a
municipal corporation viii profit greatly
by the Republican victory. There is no
delusion in the fact that the business in
tsrssts OF the country look with more son.
fdence ard favor on . community which
installs In power the conservative polisi-
cal influences The Republican victory
here IL prophetic Of another In the state
this fall"
Chief OF Police Reed Is weary Of the talk
about dungeons and sweat boxes in
the city jail. and has invited Justice OF
the Peace Austin TO make a personal In
spection OF the prison from top to bottom
1t Is not generally known. but the pres
ent city jail. or at least that part about
which attorneys talk in habeas corpus
writs and appeals. is the same that has
been in use in this city as far back as
the time when the citizens took law into
their own hands In I'VE olden days
prisoners lived in ii for months. 1t was
then the county strong house. When the
city purchased the property from the
county it added a frame building in which
are kept prisoners arrested for misde-
'"1a"oiS. AHete - aiSo q ucpaA aASns ior
women prisoners
]. Desiorges. prominent Dawsonite re-
turned TO the gold fields yesterday on the
Signal.
Previous to his departure he spoke about
the future returns from the klondike re-
gion. He said: 1.-The months Of June and
July will see the greatest amount OF gold
arriving here from ST. Michael. 1t will
be simply astonishing. But this years
shipments OF the precious metal will be
nothing compared with the next.
"A residence of eleven consecutive years
In that country makes me know what am
talking about. Klondike u not yet known.
Only a small part has been explored There
is room for everybody. and gold for every
one who can brave the hardships."
Mayor Humas stood in a Second avenue
cigar store last night. He was approached
by tall man. who shook him by the hand.
I'm Democrat, Judge" he said. and 1t
was my vote that helped you to win.
There are seven of US in the house. besides
the old man. All Of US bat him voted for
you He was too dyed-iu-the-wool for
fusion and voted for Caldefhead. This
morning he said thar ii God would forgive
him for What he dM yesterday he would
never support another Populist."
NJ. j..
agent of the BIO Gran6e Western: e. B.
Duffy. travelling freight and passenger
agent of the Denver & Rio Grande, r. w.
Baxter. general agent OF the Union Pa
cific; F. c. Savage, travelling agent of the
Chicago, ST. Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha;
A. G. Barker. general agent of the North
western, and F. n. Kallock, general agent
of the Pennsylvania lines. were Portland
railroad men seen in Pioneer place We'd
nesday.
Mr., Sam Thall business manager Of
James j. Corbett, arrived in the city yes
terday to arrange for the appearance OF
Corbett and his dramatic company, which
comes to the Seattle theater on March
IS. 10 and 20, when Corbett will be seen
in Charles T. Vincents comedy drama,
"A Naval Cadet" Mr. THAI reports that
business en- route has been capacity ~
erywhere, and in many places extra mat
inees had to be given.
George Francis Train. jr., is in the city
from Portland. Mr.. Train is not as &C.
centric as his father. but is as bright. He
visits Seattle usually about twice year.
Commenting on the appearance of the
streets of the city. he remarked yesterday
on the evidences of life and commercial
advancement, presented on every hand
Seattle is a live town; there's no question
about that" he said.
Minnesota Swede. dressed in macki-
nav clothes and carrying a telescope va
lise stepped off a Northern Pacific train
last evening and. after refusing TO allow a
bunko man to conduct him to a hotel. APP
preached an expressman and said: II
will give you 50 cents to take my baggage
to Dawson City," The .exPressman has
not yet recovered.
Arthur T.. Grafton. business manager OF
the Tacoma Ledger, is In Seattle on his
way down Sound Mr.. Grafton was for
years secretary of the Tacoma Athletic
Club and Is known to all amateur sports
men in the Northwest.
Two Black HillA miners arrived from
the East yesterday on their way TO Alas
ka. Their names are John Curran and
Peter s. Harrington. They are registered
at the Northern from Silver City, Utah.
William H. Hanson. Of the Tacoma NH
Company. is In Seattle for a business pur-
pose. At the Butler yesterday he said
that all difficulties between the mill.
which is one of the largest on the Sound.
and it's employees have been amicably set
tied. He said that lumber trade condi-
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