The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-07
POLITICAL TLLk STARTS Up
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Special Dispatch 10 the Post
NEW York, Aug S--PoDSscs - Gexfn-
mig 10 Gu1meg. Tasre 10 talk about TIE
nztiQma5 lventasas and the DELEGATIONS
t1nksst IT 20 them. The New York He-
F3h!cane wiii proaahay favor D. Louas
- against chicago The b. L0uisaHs are
working hard On the matter ard ciaim
that they have Eu<rGQ already IN hand.
1he retirement Of Secretary Aigcr from
ina cabinet and the prospect Of war of
- coddncfed on more vigorous lines have
deue m immenss amount Of good Tor the
paxfy Ia power. The reaetson AgA.a9t he
ann saft6n e the Philippines has been
cheeAea and the advocates Of . vigorous
campaign To end the reo~iaon are In
majority.
Down n the Oriental hotel. at Manhat-
tau n<acA, where ali Of the big New Fork
Republicans ars summertng. II liz declared
that President Mckinley has n.nety-n.ne
chances cat Of 100 OF h~fnx renoninated.
ard re-xleeted- The opinion that Bryan
has e.neh ga the Democratic nomination
srews. and Il 10 predicted that there win
be the same old war In the party.
Theasrteal Presidents Gpset-
Theatrical presidents are being undcne
this summer IN the success OF the New
Fork and Casino in running Through the
not spell. Al the former house The Nan
In the Noon Still goes meFriiy On and
h reaching the record for performances.
The house has not been closed for = single
night, and probably will not. now that
the autumn ard fail are In sight The
Casino WAS closed for some weeks. bat
re0paned during one Of the hottest weeks
that New York has had. and has been
filled nightly since the run Of The Round
ers'' began.
Ii seems determined that Ada Rehan 10
20 star al the head OF n company formed
by herself She has written TO several Of
Augustin Days old players. and has
asked them 10 refrain from signing until
10 10 have the costumes and properties
for ali Of the DAILY 6haktspearean pro-
auctions. and IL admirably equipped 10
play the leading roles In them
Ruth White, Western girl. has made
a very favorable impression in comedy
mere. and Is to have = leading part In
the production Of The Maid n tho Noon.
New York expects big things theafrfealiy
next season. THE Gadiiy." when knight
hood was In Flower" Tina Ghetto and
several other popular books have been
drasnatixed. and there IL to be a practical
IL new story told with Sherlock Holmes
as the central figure. In addition TO al
that, Irving and Terry are coming. and
all OF the London and Paris successes are
TO he produced. II begins to look Ike
good winter for Wait to New York
Seeend-Ratc Prixeashts.
New Workers are PAYING good fnoEey for
a sot OF secrnd-Yase physical culture con-
tests. Thsrs are some excellent conteses In
sight or on the card for arranssnent. but
lust now the .'aiso-rars seem 10 be hav-
ing an inning. Steve 0Donneii has ~ last
won a asht after series Of losing that
Renble, the man he whipped. 10 q clever
chap. but hardly heavy enough 10 go
against big men.
Jim Jeffr.es went through town last
week on his way 10 London. He 10 10 box
Jsm Smith and Charley Mitchell. and his
last words as the Fuerst Bismarck pulled
ous into the stream were Apologize. He
admitted that the matches were purely
az = business nature. He doubts that
sharkey win nsht him when he comes
hack and says that Mccoy Is counterfeit
for having challenged him At the ringsidc
the night he bested Ff;zsimmcns and then
failing to make the match.
Fsfzsimmens is at Bath Beach. outside
az Brooksyn, waiting for the heat to end.
lie is 30 open q thaater IN Chicago
Old John L. Sullivan has opened a sa-
.oen In New York attracted BY the sue
~ess In that nns Of Cnrbsst, He says that
he IL sosng 70 settle down for lfe Yer
lily Is the saloon the postgraduate course
u pugiilsm.
paf hawkins IL coming around al right.
.,u. has 20 engagements for the immediate
future.
L.. y. ,. Huat's success.
New Yerk hears wonderful tales these
DAYS eg the success IN Korea OF l.. 3. ].
Hunt. According 20 report an immense
amount Of gu,e IL being taken cut OF the
mines in which Mr.. Hunt has opened and
developed In the Hermit Kingdom under
the concession that he obtained several
years axo. ]. Sloat Fasseit. Of New York.
wao IL interested In the matter. Is now
r. karsa and hla letters fully confirm the
rsehaess az the property. There IA an inn
rsonse amount or prejudice against for
eagners IN Korea st The present time. as
excmplifaed by the recent attack upon the
trolley systems that have been fnsuEurated
but Hunt AID his associates have had
practically no trouble n all. They are
operating too, al considerable Distance
sran the trsarY ports All az she Orient Is
attracting an Immense amount % attention
these days aud II she Briee syndicate sue
eee~fs Ia its railway enterprise In China
saere Will BE- plenty Of American money
offering far Investment there.
The West ta Finance.
In che course ef leader Ga financial top
les the New York Times OF a recent date
says
zone fact brought cut with sharpness IN
ssat New York - no longer the country
ssse loan market center. Funds today are
Aetng ptIt cat here for shs acysouns Of
Westsrm lenders 81 = scale that no ma
sgaaal eYtimist could have dreamed. Lees
snsn a year axo there weuia have heea
the stamp q righteousness en- the sag-
svs;lcn that Denver sns Kansas City ana
omaha and Seattle could hse offering ssss-
eossnts ln Wall street. Yet Just TINS phs-
nauHeHcn ~ 0oN % t@cer4."
pcrs.aal Notes.
r. Young, sf Portland. Is IN New
York for saeFs stay. tie is Al the Mur~
say Htis
n Ia RANKIN. az Spokane, WAS % the city
scr q ssg DAYS last week. lie was a. The
>ethersaaa.
W = EssnseeGef. ~ Spokane. IS tn New
yeEk an business tip he - az thr Broad
nay Central,
f. ca Naths<aa. representing Hesdasrg ~
Co. Of Spokane, ~as la the city tas week.