The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-03
HAPPENINGS IN SPOKANE
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION
TO BE HELD THIS WEEK.
Politicians and Aspirnnts for once
Busily At Work-Ex-Mayor belt
Candidate for GovernOr-Other

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Intelligencer.
SPOKANE, June 2--The Spokane coun-
~ Republican convention meets here Fri
day, June 8, to nominate county and leg
isiative officers. and in consequence the
Political pot has been a-boiling during the
week just past. Politicians and eandi-
dates from the country precincts are now
spending their time In the city putting up
their fences, and all manner of combines
are being made and again broken.
For the superior judgeship of Spokane
county Willard T. Harrison, chairman Of
the county central committee, appears
now to have the nomination without a
contest For the joint 1udgeship OF Spo-
kane and Stevens counties, however, the
fight for the nomination promises to be
exceedingly warm, as there are now no
less than six candidates from Spokane
and Stevens county Is yet to be heard
from.
For the offices of treasure auditor and
assessor the present incumbents appear
to have a waik-over for the nominations
Judge James Il. Moore, having announced
his candidacy for gubernatorial honors,
will not try for a reconciliation to his
present office Of prosecuting attorney, and
this plum IL practically conceded 10 his
deputy. Horace Kimball. James A. Drain
has four opponents out for his offce of
county clerk. while n similar number OF
aspirants are out Tor SneflH u a. tole
berth.
For the legislature. DIR. witter. of Rock
ford, has sure thing for denomination
as senator from the Fifth district. For
the lower house in this district the con-
test will be n spirited one between Hon.
A. Harrison. of Cheney: Banker b. +.
O'Neil. of Latah; F.. c. Bratt of Buck
eye. and T. J. Sandens, OF Waverly.
In the Fourth district Senator III. ID.
Crow
nomination over X. N. Mclean, while
Harry Rosenhaupt. Storey Buck and A.
q. Ansell appear to have IL all their own
way for representatives
In the Third district the senatorial can
didates now up are j. w. Merritt, w. III.
Plummer aad F. f. Michaes.
H. n. Belt. ex-mayor of Spokane. has
made announcement that he will be a
candidate for governor on the Democratic
ticket Belt was an ardent Populist dur
Ing the fusion craze. but has since an
nounced his allegiance to Democracy.
He will probably receive the united in
dorsement OF his county In his candidacy.
Charles Schrieber. the bankrupt shoe
merchant, after spending Ave days In the
county jail, where he was committed by
Judge Hanford for contempt of court for
failure to pay over S3.00 which he was
alleged to have fraudulently concealed
from his creditors, was released from GUS
tody. the court consentng to admit him
to ball pending an appeal to the circuit
court of appeals.
Much interest is manifested in Schrei-
ber's case. owing to his prominence and
popularity, while the bar, from a legal
standpoint. is watching with keep inter-
est the battle that Is being made TO keep
him from going to Jail. Schreiber's moth
er. who resides at Tacoma, Is financially
able to come to his rescue, but he refuses
the aid, as he claims he has given up
everything to his creditors.
President G. s. Mellen, of the Northern
Pacific. returning from trip over the
Clearwater branch OF the road this week.
expressed himself as being entirely salts
an interview he said: II will say that the
Northern Pacific will positively not build
any further for the present on this por-
ton OF the line and Il Is an assured fact
that We will not build upon camus pgai-
RE for an extended period For the pres
ent stuart will be our terminus on this
more or less construction In other por-
tons of Idaho and Washington, but what
II Will be l am not at this time prepared
to say"
The Hotel Spokane building, which dur
ing the panic came into the possession OF
the Northwestern a. Pacific Hypotheek
bank by foreclosure, has this week been
purchased by the Spokane Hotel Com.
pany for consideration OF $50. 600 Ben
Norman and Billy Norman, who hold the
majority OF STOCK OF the company, Will
continue the management of the hotel
The New York brewery was sold at
public auction today for sii2eS. The pur-
chaser was Peter Larson, representing IA
| local syndicate OF which Moritz Thomson.
| OF Seattle, Is member. The sale was
made under order OF court and marks the
| closing Of three years OF sensational It'll
| plant being the chief asset OF the estate
| Of the deceased brewer. Rudolph Gorkow.
| Three tragedies are directly traceable TO
| the litigation Instituted by the lsgateps
| for possession OF the estate.
The Stanford university baseball team
| has accepted "A challenge from the s A.
! a. G to play a series Of three games here
| about July . They also agreed 10 play
/ q series Of games az Portland, Seattle.
/ Tacoma and Victoria, II the athletic clu1
| could arrange IT, and a representative of
! the club viii 90 TO the Coast to try and
make dates for games In these cities
Corporation Counsel Avery. acting un-
| der Instructions from the city finance
| committee will at once institute nllts
! locking 20 the collection OF about $50 nu
| delinquent taxes for street improvements s.
| wnch date back over ten years. These
| taxes have been coming In rather slow of
late and the mayor, In a recent MESA ge
/ 90 the council, urged that steps be taken
| 90 enforce collections. Mr. Avery *
| presses the opinion that all Of these taxes
| can be collected ON suit
! The Spokane Fails 4 Northern will In.
| augurate a double train service between
| Spokane and British Columbia points to.
| morrow Sunday. The regular paEsengsr
| train ncrth bound viii leave here al l0 .sS
| A. m, and returning viii arrive al ,liJ
! n m The new train viii leave here IA
/ l0,so y. m aud arrive from the north a,
/ T.M a m. This train will carry a star.
| dard sleeper. an Accommodation witch
/ patrons Of tho road have long prayed fer
! The plans Tor the Great Narth~re'u
| new freight depot have arrived aud bids
! Tor its construction have been called f,Y
J and will be opened June g. The buplirr
/ Will be located AZ the present site m ~
/ Sacred Heart hospital and will b., s1 fr.t
! Wide aud 60 feet long The lsr.t a,
Z De built OF brick aud In point Of arrhlfs.-.
| ture viii be As nue as any ou tho .rtlr.
| ltne ~ the road. Plans Tor the new pas.
! scCgeF depot are expected 20 arrive datly
The paving OF al the downtown rr,..
| streets with asphalt u row we'll untl-,
| Nay and the company holding the c,r
| tracts announces that & viii finish Nh,
| work tg The middle ~ June 4 ririd i'm
! spection il being made by the citv. ir
| order go insure the best quality AZ IA 49,.
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