The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-04-05
Letter from Sea tile.


SEATTLE, WASH. March 20, 1900. Seat
tie has had its spring election, and although
the eyes of the political world may not
have been focused upon that special city
and event, yet the Queen City holds that
in measure she has fired one of the first
guns of the campaign OF 1900 The regis
tration and vote were two to three thou
saud in excess of all previous municipal
| elections, aud it was almost a sweeping
victory for the Republicans against he al
lied forces of Democrats, Silver r publ
cans and Populists, although it ,aay be
rightfully claimed that the local issues
made the contest more non political than
otherwise, and party lines were very slack
of tension The Republican Mayor was
reelected on free and easy policy, as
against the feared ''stringency'' govern
ment promised by his opponent, who
stands high in Good Templary and is an
ardent advocate of single tax, municipal
ownership, direct legislation, and several
other political fads not yet engrafted upon
the body polite.
| The Mayor has increased the police
force by adding ten men, and proposes to
add still more, if need be, to protect the
city from a plethora of thugs and hold
ups who naturally gravitate to prosper
Gus city, especially with the K]ondike at
fractions of Seattle.
| The spring movement of Argonauts 20
| Cape Nome aud Alaska generally has al
ready set in from Seattle. Reports have
| been received of other discoveries of gold
on the ocean beach between Cape Nome
and the mouth of the Yukon. OF course
the present travel is directed over and
| down the ukon, via Skagway and Daw
| continue safely for many weeks, but on
| the breaking up Of ice IN the mis- hty river,
more than forty river boats are preparing
to carry freight and passengers down to
St. Michael, en- route to Nome, York, etc.
The capacity of these boats is 16, $50 tons
of freight and II, 500 passengers. Much
of this space will be claimed by present
residents along the Yukon. Rates from
! Dawson City to Nome ale To be $50, and
it costs about that from Seattle to Dawson.
| The later rate Seattle to Cape Nome
direct--a constant sea voyage--is now
going at 500. The first sailings will ac-
commodate s, coo, and majority of this
number has already secured passage
| Seattle is again honored by the recogni-
| ton of her ''talent.' This time it is the
appointment of Prof. Sol. Asher as otficial
pianist and accompanies at the Paris
Worlds Exposition OF 1900. Mr.. Asher
is a member of the celebrated First Regi-
mcnt Band of this city, which contains no
less than seven professionals among a large
neutrality-suspicious. of the best military
| bands i'll the West. Prof. Asher is one of
several musical composers in the local
band, and his work has entertained the
people of the East, at the hands of no
less musical parsonage than Sousa,
| whose band had upon its last season S
program two Of Ashel's productions.
The leader of the local band is Prof. Wae-
ner, formerly with DAM, Of Minneapolis
De Capro, baritone and trombone sooist
formerly with Thomas orchestra, is a
feature of the band, and also a well known
composer. The summer concerts by Prof