, 1882-11-24
publican majority in the q. S. senate
with the vote of Malone.

publican majority in the U. 5. senate
with the vote of Malone.
Brents' majority as far as officially re-
ported, and including reported maJori-
ties for Brents and Burke respectively,
is 1887. 10 which will undoubtedly be
added more than his 234 majority in 1880
in the counties yet to be heard from.
The total vote of Whitman county for
Del gate was 2225, being the largest
vote cast in any county in the Territory.
Spokane county with 1882 is next, Walla
Walla with 1918 next, King with lSO2
next, Pierce with ll37 next, Columbia
with lll5 next, Garfield with 967 next
The contract Office Of the postoffice de-
partment is beginning to receive bids
for carrying mails on the star routes.
These contracts are on routes In the
States OF Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Wis
consin and Minnesota, and run from
July |, 1888, to June 30, 1887. They
amount in the aggregate to about w.
OO0,O0O.
SALES OF PRopERTY.-Se ranches
changed ownership during the past few
weeks, among them that Of Chas. Miller
to Oscar Rudene, for $500; the Sulli-
van place, across the slough, to Paul
Poison, for $1,000 George s. Browns
ranch to j. S. Jenni, $1,000, 70 acres of
which were sold by Jenni to Kelso for
5000 w. II. Trimble to Van Valken-
burg, for about $500; Mike Myers to
Richard Ball, for $500; j. S. Conner to
Benjamin Flagg, the tract known as
that of James Bullen, for $1,000; j. A.
Gilliland to j. S. Conner the Brackens
place on the Samish, for Sl00O; Mike
Myers from Mr.. Smith, on the Samish,
the Sullivan place, for $l700; Matt
Decker, from John Besner. $1,000; ard
Besner, from Harrington & Smith, the
lingley place for S29OO
OLYMPIA Courier:-The election in
Thurston and Lewis counties, this year
was tho cause of a curious coincidence.
In February 1854 the first legislature Of
the newly organized Territory met in
Olympia. The council consisted OF nine
members and the house Of thirty. Those
in the council were Messrs. ID. r. Big
low, Henry Miles, B. f. Yantis, G. N.
McConaha, Seth Catlin, W. Il. Sayward,
L. Balch,, w. II. Tappana ID. +. Brad
ford. So far as is known all of these are
dead but Messrs. Bigelow and Miles
In the same legislature Capt. G. II. Hale
was member of the lower house. If
they both live until next fall Henry
Miles and c. II. Hale, after lapse Of
thirty years, will agar meet together,
elected on the same ticket, and from the
same district, only that they will have
reversed positions, in that Mr. Hale will
then be III the council and Mr.. Miles in
the house.
Senator Voorhees, thought he had
asked a poser in recent speech in
Indiana when he inquired: MY
farmer friends, what is to become of
your great corn crop in this country
if prohibition is adopted" There
was a brief pause, and then an old
Democratic farmer spoke up, saving
"Do / understand, Mr.. Voorhees,,
that you really want an answer to
that question:" Yes my friend"
said the Senator, strengthening him
self to his full height, II am seeking
for information" "Well. then, re.
piled the farmer, Il will tell you
what we will do with our corn crop.
We will raise more pork and less
hcl" The Senator had asked the
question at several meetings before,
but he has omitted it since, not car
ing to listen again to the laguhter
that greeted his discontinue.
A SPEEDY REMEpY.--The speediest
remedy for Mormonism is suggested by
the New York Times. 1t is that the
Government instruct its Consuls in
foreign countries to expose the misrepre-
sentations of Mormon apostles, and ex-
ert themselves to break up proselyting.
Converts to the Church of the Latter
Day Saints are secured mainly from
Great Britain. The passion of the peo-
pie for land is shrewdly stimulated.
The delights of the Canaan across the
seq are painted in tlorid style. No msn-
ton is made Of the Church hierarchy,
which is more autocratic than the rule
OF the Gar, nor OF the degradation which
falls upon woman when she enters the
Territory. Proselytes are made by sys-
temetic lying, which the missionaries
have reduced to fine art. There il no
question that a foreign Government
would take measures to exp,l the men
dacious preachers il the truth was fairly
presented to them by the accredited
agents of this Government. Deprived
of this source OF increase, ard gradualli
shorn OF its power, Mormonism could
be rooted out in few years but the
longer the Church can secure recruits
without molestation the harder it will be
TO put down this sect, founded ON lust