The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-31

rer into his ow. hands and buying q sec
0rzs-aand hrscxmaking plant, set his pr5s-
oners al work
Senator JOAN l. Wilson arrived sass night
along with Arthur J. Snaw ard c. b. Hep
kirs, Of Spokane. and United States Mar
shall Ida He Is sosnsrsssd at the Bstsar.
where ne has = snire Of rooms He came
from Tacoma. where he has been hooking
after his political interests He vii spend
Sunday and Mqpday in Everett. and return
here when be VIII go 30 Taeoma and then
20 Olympia
II am happy and we'll" said he last night.
and wish ail my friends and fellow clts-
zens happy New Year"
Senator Wilson said that il Is yet frnpos-
sihle To say which one OF the candidates
for senator win be chosen.
II don't know that I can say anything
not already kEown to the people OF the
state" said he. II am in favor % an early.
prompt and kindly settlement OF the sena-
toriai question. and to bring about this re-
suit I want caucus os the Republican
members Of the legislature. / am satisfied
that Republicans throughout the state de-
sire the question settled in this way. and
they desire that IL shall be settled by Re-
puhsicAns and Republicans alone
Here Is another matter. 1t was Report
ed that had introduced bill for an assay
office at this session Of congress. That Is
a mistake. IL was an amenar,ent. not .
bill l hope 10 have 1t placed a9on ths
sundry civil bill. 80 that il may pass very
soon. In case anything important On party
questions comes Up Al Washington during
my absence. upon party questions l have
been paired with Senator Pasco, OF Flor
ida
State Senator John McReavy. Of Mason
county. one OF the hold-oyer Democrats. IS
at the Hotel Seattle. The senator has some
very decided opss:sons upon the duty Of
Democrats at the forthcoming session OF
the legislature. wiasch ne speaks freely.
II expect thal the Democratic members
OF the legislature viii give a compliment
airy vote TO some weii-known Democrat.
WHAT they viii do farther / cannot say.
However there are tao or three with whom
i have consulted. and myself, whose course
I do know. In the first place. l do net
think that GOV. Rogers viii cut an impoE-
tant figure as a senatorial candidate.
Now. should the Republicans get INTO
deadlock Which Is likely to injure the chan
eas Of needed legislation. We. that is, my
self aud two or three Democrats with wfaim
/ have consulted, will vote for a Republic
an / say this in full knowledge of my po-
sitton 4 Democrat
Ed Murray. one OF the boys of the BOY
Wanted company. dropped into Seattle
yesterday a benedict OF two weeks stand
ing. He fell in love with Hettie Clark.
one of the girls of the "Gayest Manhat-
tan company at San Francisco about
three weeks ago and the two were mar
respective companies.
There are two boys in the Boy Want
ed company. Murray does not so on
the stage at all. He is the curiosity who
drops into stores wherever he sees the
advertisements Of the company and asks
IL he can be given a Job He is one Of
the characters In the theatrical business
known from. New York to Seattle.
Ex-senator Thomas Paine of Skagit
In ri N
Blaine, has been spending the holidays In
Seattle. He thinks that Blaine is great
town destined to be greater, that 1t will.
as the sound country grows become one
OF the fiourishing cities OF the West.
Mr. Paine was member OF the first
state Legislature which did business in
Olympia during five months OF the winter
Of 1879 and 1890 That was the session
when much important legislation for the
new state was passed and two United
States senators. Watson c. Squire and
John B. Allen were chosen
Mrs de Succa, the wife of the proprietor
of the Daily Alaskan, Of Skagway, WIZ
leave on the steamer Cottage City this
morning after a brief business visit In this
city. arranging for special Illustrated
New Year edition Of the Daily Alaskan.
This special edition. the first OF the KIND
, ever issued In Skagway. win be In keeping
with the progressive spirit that undcrlies
the rapid growth OF that promising burg.
George E. GILL; manager Of the Boy
Wanted company. is at the Ra.nier-Erand.
Mr. Gill will leave the BOY Wanted COM
pany this week to become the manager OF
the 'tiayest Manhattan" company. The
members of the latter company arrived yes
terssay and are at the Hotels Seattle and
Butler.
John II. Burns, proprietor of the War
shauer hotel. at Baker City. Or. nccompa-
ion tsx a yxf he n fbse
Mr.. Burns aas Just teen married, and he
and his bride are On their wedding tour.
John T. Doyle. a klond kcr. who has been
| To ottawa on BUSINESS With he Canadian
| government. is at the Hotel Northern.
T. Baskerville, OF San Francisco. sgho
| has been a The Butler. has left for Alai4ka.
PERSONAL.
Warren Green az the Northwestern Shoe
| Company. left yesterday for a trip 10 Cali
forri.a.
Ell Seeiey. or juneau, Alaska, manager
. q the Pacific Coast Steamship Company.
who has been visiting his brother L.
Seoiey, OF this city, returns TO the north
today,
THE modern railway train has every
convenience We sleep and dine, recIne
on the richest upholstery IN the best equip
mgnt that can be built so 20 ride easily.
We are drawn by engines that never breah
down ever solid roaahsds and through
scenery varied as a continent presents.
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