The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-29
NEWS NOTES FROM SPOKANE
GOOD REPORTS COME IN FROM THE
CAPE NOME GOLD FIELDS.
tIed-Gov. Roosevelt VIII speak
mt spokane-Generosity OF n Min
era Capable Seattle Burglar.

Jose f. Warren who went 20 Nome this
spring. evidently does not share the same
opinion of that country as is contained IN
the hard luck stories told by the early
pilgrims coming down from the north. Mr..
Warrens brother went to Dawson last
year and Joined the early rush from there
to Nome In a letter received here from
Mr.. Warren he writes that he reached
Nome May "a, and found his brother had
house all ready for him to move into.
Quoting from hts letter Mr.. warren says:
I'm find my brother Is pretty well hook
ed up here as far as property Is concern
ed. He has interests and owns $50 claims
all over this country. has twenty acres
OF tundra, besides some town property
here, and twenty acres in the townsite of
Cape Clarence"
He states that from personal knowledge
he Is satisfied the creeks are rich. but
until rain sets In there is not sufficient
water to work them. He expected to go
with his brother In few Jays TO open
up some rich claims In the Golden Gate
district, sixty miles distant writing
further he says:
There are about 10000 people here and
great many of them are broKe only
having enough money to get here. Many
OF those who can do SO are leaving for
the states, dissatisfied with the country
as Is natural. as they seemed to expect
TO find the gold sacked for them and
their names on the sack. Many cf them
never went out of the town to see what
the country was like or to get hold of any
property"
The decision of Judge l.. N. prather.
UNFOLDING the state statute as against the
constitution. and his determination to take
part IN the naming of a successor to the
iate County Commissioner Campbell, to-
gether with the refusal of the supreme
court to grant Prosecuting Attorney
Moore's application of a writ Of prohibl-
Ton against Judge Prather. does not close
the case In the opinion Of the prosecutor.
he says the courts refusal to grant the
writ was based solely on the ground that
that was not the proper mode of proceed
on the merits of the case, or upon TIE
conflict between the constitution and
statute. Prosecutor Moore says that the
the court fop writ 70 u ppy 60
tion TO restrain Judge Prather from at
tempting to assist In filling the vacancy
is made to appoint any but Republican
on the board, the matter will be hung up
In the courts until new commissioner Is
duly and regularly elected this fall.
Spokane viii in all probability be hon
fall. Judge Wallace Mount ana ". II.
Hawley. who attended the national con-
vention of Republican clubs at st. Faul
as delegates from Spokane, were granted
an interview with the vice presidential
an urgent Invitation to him to visit Spo-
kane on his proposed campaign tour Of
the West. Gov. Roosevelt in response
said that he expected TO make 4 number
of speeches In Montana and Idaho and
upon the information that trip to Spo-
Kane would only add one day more 10 his
itinerary he promised to come here anr
make one speech. His coming win be
timed to reach here during the fruit fair
when the city will be crowded with visi-
tors.
,
Porter Bros, railroad CONT actors OF
this city. have just been awarded big
of grading and 100 miles Of bridging on
the Algoma Central railroad. nesr Sault
ste. Marie, Mich The Algoma Steamship
Company Is operated in connection with
the railroad and makes connections be-
tween Sault Ste. Marie and Ontalfo points.
Porter Bros have just completed a rail-
road contract rae. a., q, Nelson b G. and they
scene OF the new contract.
A generous act of charity came un-
der the notice OF the Post-Intelligencer
correspondent one day this week, that
IL worthy of notice. An s-year-old son
of John Reed. residing up in Stevens
county, was made blind ten months ago
blast In mine. The boy has been UNI
der the care OF local oculist for the
past, six weeks. and his case has now
reached stage where series OF dlffi-
cult operations promised to restore the
boys eyesight. The father was reciting
his sorrow To friend that he did not
the surgeons work. John n. Cook a
wealthy mining man who with Ross
Thompson originally located the town
site OF Rossland Il. c., was standing by
the father 10 step over to the bank with
him and there he wrote out a check for
500, and getting i cashed. he handed
the money TO Mr.. Reed and told him 10
take his son 60 Portland to be operated
upon. He asked that the boy be kept
there until his eyesight be restored. and
/ the expense 10 let him know and he
would add the necessary amount The
| Joy OF the father was touching 10 be-
hold
The Chamber Of Commerce commit.
tee, having In charge the management
| of this years annual Spokane exposition
| and fruit fair have decided TO abandon
| the project for this year Of building a
| permanent home for the exposition, "a
| 4 was found impossible 70 raise entire
| the undertaking The fair win be held
| this fall under the big tents purchased
last year, but Manager Hawley says the
srranssmenIs OF the fair grounds win
be a vast Improvement over that Of last
| year when much complaint was made
| by the patrons because OF the tnconven-
fences suffered through the lack OF fore
sight IN the proper arrangement OF the
I grounds, Most Of the funds guaranteed
this year 10 construct a building win be
! good next year and By that time Il Is
| believed the amount necessary to 10
/ raised VIII be f0r;heoming
After quietly submitting 10 a long
[ series ~ nightly visits from the fesffve
4 burglar the citizens az tho south side
] arose IN their wrath one night this week
/ and with tbs aid OF half dozen police
men, succeeded IN running to earth one
o. the hcussbreakers who Was caught
literally red handed in the act OF brig
/ larry TIE prisoner vas not taken. how
ever, unul after he had engaged In A
/ running FIRE 81 bullets With several ofiic-
ers and citizens ard raised q CONNIE
{ ton that aroused and brought out fniiy
I % residents who came IN al the dntsh
I al Ia more or less condition ~ un-
I dress The prisoner gave his name as
I Frank stanton. % Seattle thirty wears
cid lie claimed 10 he a returned ESlon-
dikcri IT'S chances ~ spending term
/ Of years at the WaIia Walla penstpntlorv'
I are most excellent, as he has pJeaSed
| guilty 70 charge OF attempted burg
/ larry.