, 1888-08-16


attle has enjoyed the last year or
two. l. is evidently the intention of
the Pacific Coast Steamship company
to meet all demands for increased
facilities for freight and travel lii
first class style.
President Cleveland Is reported TO
be sweating over ,he composition Of
his letter Of gccep' auce- Il Is 4
serious matter for him 90 define bis
position t. tho wor.-i"g.-an Of the
country. This job before him is to
try to make It clear TO ihe worhing
masses and the farmers iha7 no as
-auit on th"ir interests = Intended
by tie riff idiory
Tho mean annpa! rainfall last year
ia inches and handredth7 shows thst
ii u r-hiuEron Territory II was 53.II.
Tue !Iuwins named states aurpGss-
ed The record Oi this territory; Alaba
ma % t6, Arkgn-a- 5j.Uz, Florida
69U7. Georgia 55.66. Lom-IanG 63.Gj,
Mississippi GOJI, North Carolni
4I34. New Hampshire S3.53. South
Carolina $50, Tennessee 59.j7.
The intelligent compositor some-
times uakc~ havoc Of the most inuo-
cent Paragraph. \ foreigY CORES
uuu,lent wrote that the Emperor
William kissed the Gar on the fore
head and si.iu;ei him on the cheek.
The compositor made him say that
the Emperor kicked the Gzar on
the forehead and assaulted him OF
the cncek," and now most Of the
Journals readers are expecting war
to be declared.
The recent visit Of Gen. Sch0feid
to Washington having given rise to
rumors that he was to be placed IL
command of the army during tine
temporary disability of Gen. Sheri-
dan, u Tribune reporter called OH
Gen. Schofeld and asked him about
it. The general said there was lie
basis for the report His recent trip
had no connection whatever with
such matters.
There was deficit in the post
offices accounts for the tisca! gcgI
ending June 80. 1888, OF a, S9S Ui3
OF tbs deficit thirty-two northern
and western states and territories
occacioned $0SG,520, and sixteen
southern states $l,0l2,393. The
deficit was proportioned as follows
10y percentage: In southern states
$40 per cent; in ali the rest of the
United States, ISL per cent
The Melbourne Exposition was
formally opened Aug. 1st. 1t va.
attended by great number of pco
pie, AMI promises to be an immense
success. The display Is fine, we'll
arrayed and comes up to expecta
ton. The American department has
been fitted up at an expense Of from
| ten to fifteen thousand dollars, and
is QUO of the finest in the Exposition
1t attracts universe! attention, aud Is
the subject Of unqualified praises.
Never send Il dollar away from
home when the articles that dollar
will purchase can be obtained at home
Money is our financial blood. Its cir
cnlation keeps the business body alive
Bleed that body by sending your
money away from home and soon
trade will put on a look of lcthargy
and inactivity. Always trade at nome
and spend your money at home 1t
| Is twice blessed. II helps the persons
patronized and II finds lis way back
to you.
Only one Democratic paper in New
! York tlty bad the honesty To publish the
! debate IN the House OF RerreI. utatives d
| few da1 ago, IN which the fact was DIS
! ti,..y II III.
| changed the sugar schedule in Ii2 Mill
bill at the suggestion OF Havemeyer the
| Uig reiiuer. The Democrats would b.
! willing TO give a few electoral votes frou
! the solid South II they could hide. from
the county the know re ui their al
auce with the SHEar rust. RutItiSt
! late mrw t. try g. conceal :he rec;
! h. country has 1t from the lips tf
| Den"'rat:c c"n-H:raturs rhcm ~ lyes.a.r
viii beaf ii III mlnd on election.
The total reduction definitel
proposed by the Mills bill amounts
20 Si2,O00,000. If the free trader
had voted To remove the duty OF
sHSar. this one item would hav,
definitely reduced the revenues hy
over S50,G00.OG0 Il year, and tie
farmers products, wool, lumber ana
vegetables, might havo been lef,
entirely off the free list. Sugar is a
! product of the southern states and
50 IT IS conveniently overlooked hs
the free traders.
The reports from San Carlos agen
c. leave iitlia doubt that another y
pache co'apaign will soon begin.
with tho saus o1tra@es, the slma fu-
tile pursuit of the ranegades, and the
same luck of punishment of the Of
feaders. The Apache is becoming a
great nuisance and should ba trans
ferred bodily to Indian Territory.
where if he wanted snch relaxation
as horse-stealing and scalping be
could get it near at hand from the
Comanehes or the Nayaioa. There
Is no object in maintaining the San
Carlos reservation. and the sooner it
Is abandoned the better for tho dc
velopmcnt of Arizona.
" MON would enjoy your dinner
9DS and are prevented by Dys-