, 1886-06-17
With Our Exchanges


President aui Mrs. CIeveIald Will hold
a state reception next Tuesday.
4 territorial Sunday School convention
will be held in Settle. July lG and Eth
it Is reported ;hat PowderIy has
re-ignei the leadership OF tue Knights ol
Labor.
1t was reported and aferward denied
Saturday that Rev. Henry Ward Beechel
was dead.
Robert Dunsmui. will stand for elec
ton to the Provincial Parliament OF
British Columbia.
Mr.. Hoe. Of printing press fame in this
country, died Of heart disease at Florence,
Italy, on tie 55h inst.
The Seaate. Ia secret sessio I, has It
iected Pose! ). Wilson, to be Assayer of
ths M.ut AT Denver, Col.
The merchants OF Wa.la Walla have
agreed TO close their daors at g O'clock p.
M, except on Saturdays.
The city assessment roll of W'alia
Naila this year amounts to S2,216,G5j as
against 100000 for 1885.
A $4,000 iron bridge is to be built
across the Willamette river from the foot
of Morrison street, Portland.
Seattle Press: Since Judge Greene
had his left eye removed he is much
improved i'll health and will be down
town in few days. His right eye is
now getting well.
The sisters Of charity have purchased
a lot a02x450 feet il Spokane Falls, oD
which they will erect their hospital The
building will be of brick, S0x50 feet,
three stories high.
There is said 10 be work enough yet to
do on the Canadian Pacific road in Brit
ish Columbia to delay its opening till
late in the fall, and perhaps until next
spring.
Seattle Press: The Washington Iron
Works OF this city has secured the con
tract for the building Of 100 horse
power engine for parties from east of the
mountains.
Quite a number Of men are leaving
this section just at present for the Big
Bend country east of the mountains,
where it is said the latest gold discoveries
are very encouraging.
F. H. Winston, United States Minister
to Persia, has resigned. Mr.. Winston
has been in Persia only few weeks, but
he has evidently tired of the country
praIries OF Illinois. The Persion mission
is not very desirable post.
The Chicago Lum6ermdn is very
happy over the Cascade division COM
pletion, and expects to see the nnrth
coast manufacturers Wis with the :. ali
tornia redwood men i'll efforts to place
lumber in the Chicago market.
Gov. Squire delivered the second
annual address at the closing exercises
at Annie Wright Seminary, Tacoma last
evening. After the ceremonies were
over reception was rendered the Gov
ernor at the residence of Bishop Paddock.
The Seattle Times says: Contractor
Burnes, of Hale, Smith, Burns & Co..
said last evening that for completing the
work of the Cascade division, his firm
would have employed very shortly from
Ellensburg to the 10th mile post 2000
men, and that Mr.. Bennett would have at
work from the 10th to the 50th mile post
1000 latorers, total OF 5000 men.
Telegraphic rates over the w. q. lines
and the Atlantic cable have recently
undergone considerable reductions. 4
single note message will nov go any
where in this Territory for fifty cents.
A peculiar feature of telegraphing is
that cable message can be sent from
this coast, cheaper than an ordinary
word message TO New York or Wash
ington. The cable rate is twenty our
cents d word now, aud as low as three
words will be received as message.
Lieut. Fred G. Schwatka has been en-
gagged to go to Alaska for the New York
Times, aud expects to sail for Port Town
send on tha 14th inst The object of his
trip is TO write up Alaska for the Times.
Schwatka made quite an extended trip
through Alaska and descended the great
Yukon river long distance. several
years since. He wrote some articles
rather favorable to Alaska on his return,
and since Gov. Swineford has been
sounding the praises of this far off land
at the East, the Times has probably con-
cluded to investigate the country through
the medium of Schwatka's glasses.
An exchange says: Captain Charles Z
Powell, who is temporarily in charge OF
the lighthouse district, will make a tour
of the Sound stations next week TIE
principal object of his visit will be to
select site for light station on San
Juan island. which has been recommend.
ed by the hgbth use board. 1t is the
purpose of the lighthouse department to
place q number of stake lights and
beacons about the waters OF Puget Sound
Captain Powell suggested, some time
since, the expediency of placing these
lights in various points to the lighthouse
boa !. On the recommendation o: tlrt
board, the sum of 5000 will lie appro
priGted FOR this purpose.
4 horrible murder occurred at Poin
Roberts, near Whatcom, last Tuesday
On Monday afternoon two fisherf
named John McSweeney and VIZ
Pollard, became engaged in a ~
row at the point, during whici
was badly beaten by his OPT. T,a al
when the two incu were sepf nS {
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