The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-23

GHo paper, IOf which he had so
faithfully worked, he was unceri-
moniously fired, and then without
warning to the public he suddenly
became the owner and operator of
the White River Journal, and as
editor of this he has gained
some newspaper notoriety that he
is perfectly welcome to SO far as
this paper is concerned. Now
Gen. j. ID. Mcintyre has appoint
ed him as inspector of rife prac-
tice on his staff, which carries
with it the rank of colonel. While
this is but an empty honor with
no prospects of ever doing active
service, Col. Pratt has "smelt
powder" and has done duty on the
firing line," which occurred when
England was having war in South
Africa some years ago.
The teamsters of the city, who
have business on top Of the hill
toward Lake Washington, are
unanimous in their prayers that,
the new city council devise
some means to improve Seventh
avenue that 1t may be to some
extent passable for loaded wagons.
No avenue or street in the city is
used more than Seventh from
Pike to Madison except the down
town avenues, Second and First,
and yet today it could not be
worse were it a road completely
out of the pales of civilization.
That thoroughfare either needs
planking or paving, the latter
would be the cheapest in the end.
Ii it is to be planked then it
should be carefully graded up SO
that next winter it would not be-
come duck ponds for the distance
Of two or three blocks.
There is eminent need Of more
lights along Union and University
streets from Third avenue to
Seventh or Eigth avenues. With
in the past month more hold ups
and foul plays have been commit
ed in that section of the city than
in the tenderloin part of the city,
and all because the streets up there
are SO poorly lighted. You can
not see an assailant five feet from
you, hence hold ups have an easy
time. At present there is one
little l6 power incandescent light
on a post at each corner, which
reminds one Of the deceptive fox
fire" in a swamp that struggles to
get further as you struggle to get
closer to it. Both of these streets
are sadly in need Of gas lights,
which will light the streets so that
the persons being held up can at
least see the men that are hold
ing them up. Such short as we'll
as demonstrative acquaintanceship
is by no means desirable, and the
exchange glances might not be Of
a very cordial kind, nevertheless,
the persons loosing their money
and valuables on such occasions
are always desirous ofan exchange
Of glances from the hold up man
that he may know him should he
see him again.
The man, woman Or child in
Seattle that is not in favor of
First avenue being paved from
Madison to Pike, is not, in the
opinion of the writer, to be found
in Seattle. That street is a dis
grace to the city and it should be
one Of the first streets that the
new city council takes into con-
sideration. This street runs
directly in front of the postofice
and for that reason should be
finished off in first class style at
the earliest and most convenient
date.
The change at the City Hall,
which occurred at high noon last
Monday, caused no unusual com
motion and things were working
just as smoothly thirty minutes
after the change as thirty days
before. The civil service system
adopted by the city has simplifed
things very materially as to the
changing Of officials.
Seattle merchants have dis
covered that advertising in papers
published in neighboring villages
pays well, hence the advertise
ment Of prominent Seattle busi-
ness house in a Tacoma paper.
Seattle is the acknowledged Hub
of the Northwest and residents of
outside towns are rapidly catching
on.
There died in the City Of Seattle
last Monday one of the most
noted Populist leaders in the
United States, which was none
other than, Herman E. Taubeneck,
late chairman of the National
Populist central committee. No
one. save the rnlativac IF Mr.