The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-10

fNjI VI TIC f1Ssy ITSsSEy CG8fcd. o.
this city, returned from . short
trip IN the East last Monday.
He went as far East as Mime
spells, and while there attended the En-
sash Lutheran synod Of the Northwest
Tie synod was in session from June Is 70
June g. II covers the states OF Wisconsin.
Minnesota, North Dakota Oregon. Utah
and Washington. and Mr.. Beztss was the
enIy representative from the coast.
Yesterday he said. The on.y mater
benefit to the coast states was the farsa-
france OF mission work In this field Rev.
". +. Eoli. Of Boston, came west with
me and went to new fed In Sherman
county. Oregon I was appointed 20 DO
missionary work IA Washington and sew
era! other pastors from the Eas. win be
sens out here In course OF time.
While In Minneapolis several persons
nIled On me ana made inquiries about
TIE state ard Seattle There is very little
Kkondike news IN the papers there On ac-
count OF war news. / found that The great
ira josity OF Eastern people knsw q great
been TIE prime subject / sire Seattle
Ard the Kioadike would have been. On
my way back visited several sections OF
Oregon and was glad when / arrived in
Seattle"
letter was received yesterday By o. J.
Olsen from the state emsgra. iou agent, u.
2. Ward. In bis letter. which was writ
tan ~ Omaha. Neb., Mr. Ward said:
Il find that the Omaha exposition 81 ell
nd more than was expected. l also fnd
ths management wei pleased with the at
tsndsyscs. and mp to date II has been much
better than was expected, with prospects
good for the future. II Is a very great
mistake that Washington II not here with
. full exhibit. / find that no arrangements
have been made for an exhibit and prob
Nbiy none can be. although I will look into
che matter and get II the facts. l md
that the people here and elsewhere are
fniH alive on the Alaska proposition and
ore anxiously awaiting news OF the gold
sscsipx from the far North Every per-
en wants b know IL Seattle IL really the
best Quitting point. ] always reply ia
ehs Affirmative.
"As far az have been able to learn. there
b not a page OF Seattle or Washington
utsrx;ure In Omaha. Rush the subscrip-
Cons as can get all Of the space NO
would want for $1.00 per square foot. I ex-
psot 10 make final arrangements today.
and shall make a hard fight for a greatly
reduced rate. We should have space by
iii means. Al the opportunity for a4iver-
t!aag The State az Washington could not
- sxcsiled.'
Political alignments In Washington
seem rather strange 10 me-" said Mr..
Sweeney yesterday. Mr.. Sweeney was a
delegate at large from Colorado TO the
Democratic national convention at Chi
tago IN 1896 and served three terms in the
Colorado legislature before he left home at
Trinidad and came to Seattle 10 live
In Colorado" continued Mr.. Sweeney,
ssavcr Is not the great Issue in state az
fairs. although OF course la national af-
e4!rs II commands high place. The Desn-
scfsu and Silver Republicans In Color
aas are aligned againHt the Populis.s
IA ssaight Republicans. or Mckinley
Repaid cans. as they are called there. are
b mt minority. They occupy the same
ezes In state politics In Colorado az the
CUM Democrats do here Ii therefore
sse:ns Little odd 10 nia 10 see the Demo
erA's Of Washington in close touch with
the Popullsts-in fact. running together
RAIDER one party name. and that the Peo-
pes Party. Ii all goes 70 show that the
formation OF political parties made after
ts Republican declaration for the gold
Standard. at 81. Louis. has affected diff
ercni communities In different ways
Mhat the final outcome Of the matter VIII
b. Is too great a problem for me 10 at
tsmpt to solva"
Col. Henry Landea. president OF the
FIRST National bank OF Port Townsend,
waa a. tho Hotel Seattle yesterday. To a