The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-03

;sat-ss are -ery confident, ana tn een-
eyal testing Of the pe0pae seeuss 70 be ff1ae
Republican v.csory II assured. The ~
sionisss xre agEsirg amoGs themselves.
aud tie Democrats viii enthusiastically
sarascs tie foDa.iess vhsa Il eot1ns - .
yc.e-s'
Nr. E.drsaSe also had sssuetkin< 10 ~
on what 10 thinks q ths -zUsdiy aperoecs-
Ing death cs fusion. Down "a WnAteom
county sasd hs. Il don't bsiseve there
WI ever he Another fEn1on Ticket IN the
last election the Democrats and PoDu.is,s
divided the olncss. When TIE voses were
counted II was found th&tsshe Democ.xffe
candidates for the higher c2Ross weso
esActcd aE< ztat the Popu;Sxts weee de-
feaied- Thi4 cfe1ted = strife fha4 has
nsys- ssss4ed- The Rspublicaus are rapI1-
~ increasing their strength. aad what
com county can be counted IA the Re-
publican ranks in the nexs campaign
Richard a. q. Lteber, and valet
written In . typical English hand. Was in-
scrlDed on . page OF the Butter register
ias. night. One OF the best rooms in the
house WAS assigned 10 the man and iis
servant got on. tina. was good enough Cog
sduarc-Hho1iGe-ed, with long. oval face
bearing considerable color. blue eyes ana
blonde hair and musfsehe.
"A look ~ the register and . note Of the
strangers appearance might possibly have
justified the suspicion tina; the visitor was
some scion OF British arlstocracy travel
Ing incogr.so. An investigation proved,
however, thai Nj Liehert IL = mining en-
gfneer Of considerable experience. who has
lately returned from All extended sojourn
In the mines OF South Africa and II how
on his way TO the Yukon He u a half
owner in the steamer .nat has been bui.s
AZ Vancouver. Il. c.. by the Stracey-I4se-
Der. Yukon Syndicate. limited. II Ii his
purpose 10 take the steamer up the Yukon
and there engage IN merchandising. min
Ing and % possibly erect hotel Mr..
Iasbert says that be ard his associates
VIII employ in all about fourteen men.
They will take provisions for Loo mcn for
O period OF fourteen months. On board
the steamer will be an electric light plant
ana small saw mill.
In San Francisco I me, nearly two
3oxen mining men whom I knew In the
Transvaal." said AR Lfeberf. Many Of
them are on their way TO the Yukon. 9th
ers are going into British Columbia and
others are mining In California I look
10 zee great numbcrs Of mining men from
South Africa IN Alaska and the Yukon
country in the next year."
n ven 0fIseeu u1AH eietpe0 UP 10 tne
counter OF the news stand at the depot
yesterday afternoon and asked the young
frdy behind the counter IL size would sell
him two 2-cert stamps.
Certainly" she replied. ~ she handed
out the government bonds. Tho man pct
down 4 nIcsEs. on tie counter and the
young woman threw IL In the money
drawer. The man licked the stamps and
after putting them On envelopes asked the
xr<sx f<~~ r. e. <.t3
~ have no pennies" she replied
We'll. war. that cent" said the man.
and II don't &c. 1t I viii have you ar
rested.'
well" rsrlcd the young woman. III
you will give me back ths stamps l vii!
return your nickel.
TIE man commenced tearing tho stamps
OF ,ae letters. bu. one of them tore near
ly In two.
"You must rs,urn the stamps. said the
young woman. in such condition that I
can sell them"
The man locked q. her In regular
back bay Boston stare anG said.
Il win make ycu a present Of the
change"
a fat Chinaman with long queue and a
big whistle caused q Blockade on Second
avenue. between James street and Yesier
way. last evening at SIS o'clock. The
Chinaman was not looking for trouble or
notefiesy. but small boy saw Johns long
pigtaIl and could not resist an inclination
10 pun &c. John. Hike all his countrymen.
had a police whistle ready for use. and
at the first tug at his pet queue he com
menced footing, 1t sounded like switch
engine In trouble. and with every toot
hundreds Of people appeared on the street
They raine from all directions with rush
resembling that OF a herd OF frightened
cattle turning a corner. The crowd that
came from below yes'er way acted as II
II were attacking the capital OF Spain OF
going 10 a prize fight. Sergeant Peer and
Officer Stuart arbitrated the case and tho
crowd dispersed withou. knowing wha.
had happened. Some one said that
wouid-he ksondiker had given a China
man 1900 10 save him from the bunko
men. ard that the Chinaman was so
alarmed that he called a policeman.
Capt. joe Barrett. one OF the hes, known
Seattle men in the kiondke. has sent
word out 10 Harry Ash. who In interested
in several claims IN the Yukon basin with
him. that he reed have no hesitancy ia
spending all the money he wants to- as
he tRarretn can take II out faster than
Harry Ash car get rid OF II. Capt Bar
rett's tatcs, adventure. according TO the
letter TO Harry Ash. written by his broth
er. bay ASH, MAS 10 take Sis,"e OUT N
twensy-four pans OF dir. en- claim "a.
E6orado creek Tbs same letter says
that Barrstt's No. -. on Hunker creek,
II paying 50 to the ran.
United States District Attorney W. r.
Gay left yesterday for Spokane where thu
United Ste.es courts session viii open
Tuesday. Nr Gay has twenty-five criminal
cases 20 prosecute during this session. tn
ending cse n3useser cnse.
suase Hansori will .eavc for Spokane
Tomorrow evening.
George II. Scott. a newsrspe man, Tor
merry ~ this c.sy and more recently az
Montana has just returned 20 Seattle
from Kirksviile. Mo. where after a so
seurn he has been completely and peruas-
neniiy relieved from The terrible afflictioa
e. ell e..sx in.inr NAicn 10 xnfse~an fnr