The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-22
Is OBSERVED IN SPOKANE.
AFTER EFFECTS OF THE RECENT
FUSION GATHERING.
Indications That All IL Not Serene
In the Minds of Aspiring Leaders
and Observation-Disclosures and So
ciaI Notes OF Inland city.

uoeciai Dispatch TO the osi-Inteligencer.
SPOKANE. April z-Gov. Rogers con-
version TO Democracy is evidently not man
cd with the 10y that was expected py the
chief executive. This Is particularly ~
pieable TO the power now behind the stare
central committee Of that party On ,ne
other hand he has lost his forme, pIss .,'..'
with the Populists by his act OF deseruoiL
Theze facts xerc made apparent to him al
the recent meetings OF the state com
mittees OF the two fusion wings, IN TINS
city last Monday. when he MADE the enoI'
to control both meetings by having men
holding office under mis- appointment, nlaus
rnennbers through proxies secured throush
a. ayorts az secretary Lister, OF the
board OF audit and control; Fish Commas
sioner Little and Farmer Todd Inc gov
ernor after a hard night succeeaed ~ 10Y
ing the xmall-sized Populirt convention ~
elect Bryan delegates to the Sioux rams
convention, and then prevented inc car
ing OF populist state nominating eons -
ton in order TO force the party over 70
fbe Democrats Al the meeting or tne
state Democratic committee the governor
Jared moi so we'll In fact, he was sat
down on hard. In the fret place, ms son
fp-law, Blackman, was refused paoAs'
although many were given out 20 cnalt-
mar Maloney's friends. and then the COM
elected Malouey chairman of the commit
tee. much to the governors disgust.
In this however, the governor Is nov
alone. AZ many leading Democrats look
upon Maioney's selection as q very uh",ee
choice He IL accredited as having me
'.swel head" since his manasemenl OF wy
BRYAN tour of the state. ana now Gun
elders himseif the whole thing, His ca
No citv for the position Of head Of the COM
nnittee IN also seriously questioned
rha,rman MaIoney displayed his want OF
norificai sagncity by snubbing the eoVei-
nor Monday night. when he nnaerioon ~
freeze him out from attending ,ns ysn
M. for the tntercession OF friends OF tne
~ov.rnor the latter would have been leit
~ soend the evening alone at his no,e'
lee Hart was also given the uouu,o
crnss.r and that night ieft TOT Seatuo
thoroughly disgusted with MS coiu rscep-
tion A. a matter OF fact, MaIones ' ~.
ouet was anything but harmonizer. re
cniv extended Invitations TO few OF ms
sr,.rds and az a consequence many OF tne
yant and file OF the party here are ieei-
iuw extremely sore at being oNcr'ooneu,
.nd they are not slow In expressing 'heH
ire. a., sno.
That Populsm Is on the wane IN spo-
S,,,,,,,v was demonstrated this week
.rs,ssasv was the date set for holding eau
.,,s.. tor the election OF delegates 10 the
county convention, Saturday. called 70 se-
sect "a delegate to the national convehuon'
ana delegates to the state nominating con.
ventton Only few precincts were near"
from. and the convention VIII not De rep
resented by more than n''s 'e'es"'e'
.C3oy. Rogers might have had the
courtesy 80 first accept my resighaHoh'
which he has not yet done, before nam
tn~ my successor 20 the board OF audit
and CONTROL said Col w. NJ Ridpath to-
day.
Judge Willard r. Harlow. member OF the
stale Republican central committee, has
begun an active campaign among the CON-
mittce TO secure the state nominating cen
ventIon for Spokane. One OF the claims
advanced for this recognition IL that this
city has never yet had the honor OF en-
PERTAINING q Republican convention for the
nomination OF state officers.
X
new grocery house. to engags In the
wholesale trade. ana with a naid-up capt
tai OF ei2500. has beer organized here this
week The incerporators are Il. l.. Powell
j D. Finley, v. u Sanders, w, X. Rob
crts and L. g Roberts, of Spokane, and
Judge W. r. cullens OF Helena. The cor
poratc name IL Powell Roberts a Finley.
The company win erect It's own building.
Spokane bids fair To shortly have a first
claes hotel, which II needs badly +. Lewis
Clark, the wel-known millionaire of this
city has interested othsr local capitalists
with him IN the project. The proposed
location fer the hotel IL most central being
at the corner OF Riverside anu lincoln.
Miss Minnie Horr a popular young so
ciety belle, died suddenly last Monday, and
her funeral was set for Wednesday, AT
that time Il was noticed that the body bore
Indications OF life not Yet extinct. and Il
was decided to postpone the funeral until
Sunday. The physicians are puxsied over
the case and none dared pronounce her
dead
Milwaukee papers bring the first intor-
nation 81 the marriage IN that city on
Aeril 70 81 Mrs, Alice H5ushton 20 1nl A
" Rrownlee Denver capitalist Mrs
Rrawnlee. nee Haughton resided In Spo-
kane for many years, and Is well known
throughout th. Northwest and Alaska Tor
her great business ability as rustler.
Ths federal grand Jury which closed its
ishorE hsfefs iadse Hsntord this week
hcts the distinction OF HAVING among It's
members feur miliionalres. All OF whom
have smassad their wesith principally In
mininK. They ware ioAn A. Finish. a. n
Csmpholi. =. Lewis Clark aud James T.
esaNea. all Of this cts. Tbs distinguished
uwsrtette serves four days, receiving for
their iabcrs $50 each
The week past has Witnessed a decided
revivsi IN mining stocks 81 Spokane and
trading on the beard % ;ae Brokers As
ISOLATION Al times rexgmhiei the activity
aisplas ed sluries the boom days Mining
mrn pFvate4 STEADY revival in mining
nlmstets from nov en-
The George Spaniling Cemaany. LIN.
ted, argaeiAea "a this tilS 81 George
spsuldins Tor ths purposes 90 mangfactur-
tng patient dirt pillow, ~ bis invention ~
In financial difficulties Thc Company pro-
eseaea 90 ereet large brick Wsreheusa
and shnps Ia Spokane, tnl on this build
tng, aiiil upcomplste'l. the contractor has
ffied Items 10 the amount - sssS gor labor
ard material Spsuldinw Induced = mum.