The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-08-29

back to the Republican party, but the
latest report is that Judge Bogue and
A. G. Mcbride are still outside of the
warming oven"
Well Informed politicians say Jim
Ham will not be a candidate for Con
gross this coming election. The "quid
nuncs' say that he has been ham
strung, preventing him from running.
Two women doctoring a sick cat was
one Of the heard-rending scenes that
greeted the eye of the Tattler on
Howell street last Thursday morning.
Men must be scarce in that section OF
the city.
The recent commercial congress did
not pass a resolution favoring arbitra-
ton, but some uniformed member in
troduced resolution to that effect Ar
bitration is just what the Canadians
want, for there is onthing to arbitrate.
From Seattle to Green Lake the
street car fare is five cents. with
ticket only four cents. To the fair
grounds, no further, the rate is %
cents for round trip. This may be
honest, but is it decent? What says
the Times?
1t is street gossip that Charles Gift
lord OF Clifford & Grant is working on
an important invention, which is no
less than an air brake for a common
bicycle. II he is successful he will
have fortune in his fist if in the
meantime some one does not get a
corner on the air.
Hon. FULLY Scott, formerly a very
prominent Democratic politician in
Kansas but now of Cripple Creek,
Colorado, was in the city the first OF
the week looking over the Queen City
Of the Northwest Judge Bogue and
Hon. A. G. Mcbride, both we'll known
in Seattle, are among his former ac-
quaintances.
Not long ago the city made war on
the doors to private boxes in saloons
and ladies entrance" signs, and at
the end Of the contest both were re
tired, but the city, at a sacrifice OF
consistency, still retains in large bolC
letters a ladies entrance" sign over
the door Of it's free employment bur
eau.
President Baker of the Snoqualmie
Falls Power Co. has expressed a de-
sire to the board of public works to
paint the poles of his company in the
city an Indian red," and it is hoped
that the request will be granted Ii
Indian red is not chosen as the prevail
ing color by the board then Mr. Baker
should be permitted to use red paint
if he SO desires.
When the Board of Equalization cut
the assessment of the Seattle Electric
Company in two and thereby lost King
county more than half a million dol
n of oil
lions to the effect that the members
OF the board of equalization are sim
ply hired men of the Seattle Electric
Company seems to have been doubly
substantiated
Griffith, the deputy in the prosecut-
ing attorneys Office, it is reported will
be retained no matter who is elected
for the purpose of handling the great
constitutional law questions which
come before that Office. 1t was on
Grifith's advice that the Times made
fight against Tom Considine being
permitted to give bail at the time OF
his preliminary.
Judge George, in a case before hin
this week, decided that woman, who
was locked out of her rooms by he,
landlord, was not guilty of any crime
in taking an axe and pounding her
way into her CASTLE Outside of any
question Of law, the decision is based
on good sound sense. Judge George is
giving most excellent satisfaction ano
all because he does what he considers
right.
1t is reported that |. E. Moses is
fighting the political aspirations Oh
Hon. John E. HUMPHREYS with whom
he (Moses) officed for a number of
years without cost or charge. Some
one acquainted with the facts rises to
remark that Moses is doing so be-
cause Mr.. HUMPHREYS gave him shell
ter, food and raiment when he (Moses)
was not able to give it to himself. l;
such be true it was HUMPHREYS in
stead Of Moses after all that lifted up
the serpent in the wilderness.
Rev. J. Gordon Mcpherson has COM
pleted arrangements for the holding
of a celebration in honor of the i'm
mortal Lincoln's emancipation" pro-
clamatiOn issued September 2, 1862.
iberating over four million slaves, and