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GOING TO NOME. Prominent Tacomans Go to Seek Fortune in the North. Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer. TACOMA, May 19.—The Nome passen ers on the steamship Senator, sailing to ay, include William J. Fife, Meutenant colonel of the First Washington volun teers, and his father, W. H. Fife. A very large number of friends in Tacoma and elsewhere will wish them success in the northern gold fields, for their going is the sequel to the somewhat sad breaking up what was for many years one of the most influential families in Tacoma. W.H. Fife was a pioneer here, built the Fife hotel, and during boom times was one of the foremost and most public spirited citizens, taking a leading part in every thing for the advancement of Tacoma. When the financial panic came on and he lost his property he turned with a stout heart to mining, going first to Trail creek and later to Wrangle, Atlin and Skag way. Mrs. Fife, the mother of a large family, is now conducting a general store at Skag way, assisted by Willie Fife, formerly the champion fisherman of this section. W. H. Fife came down two months ago and has since been preparing to go to Nome, where he will engage in business, Col. W. J. Fife will assist him. Prominent local Republicans have urged Col. Fife to remain at home and run for some office, to which they assured him he would be elected at the fall election. He resolutely declined all offers of this kind, declaring his intention of going to Nome and mak ing a new start so far as his material af fairs are concerned. His three children, who were left motherless three years ago, went today to Yakima, where they will spend the summer on the fruit ranch of their uncle, Fred SK. Thompson. Tacoma Populists Meet. Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer, TACOMA, May 19—The executive com mittee of the Populist county central committee met this afternoon to prepare their forces to make an aggressive cam paign in this county the coming fall. Of the old committee only three members re main, A. P. Tugwell, W. 8. Bloom and Oro Oliver. C. W. Grant, secretary in the office of Ernest Lister, state commis sioner; P. W. Ennis, ¢. 8. Owens, state mine inspector; P. W. Steelsmith, and A.N. Miller, of Puyallup) were elected to fill the vacancies on the committee, which organized by the election of Bloom_as chairman and Grant as secretary. The Fawcett-Rogers question was not dis cussed. About forty of the leading Popu lists of the county were present. Saturday of next week the executive committee will meet and fill all vacancies in the county committee
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Seattle Post Intelligencer
Seattle, Washington, US
Sun, May 20, 1900
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