, 1888-12-13

and MIR. lngerSoll are both examples
of reaction against this doctrine.
Mr.. Putnam asks US to reject be-
lief IN a creator, yet design and in
telllSent, Infinite power and over
sight are manifest in Nature, from
the smallest germ of life to the utter
most bounds of the universe. To say
that everything happened so, with
out Intelligent creative power being
exercised by creator is to ask reas-
onlng humanity to accept an absurd
ity far more violent 10 common sense
than the orthodox idea. Mr.. Put
mans unfairness in arraigning the
Christian world, however, is what we
most object to.
Wellington coal sells for $3.50 in San
Francisco. Seattle coal for SIS.
Thomas Saint patented sewing
in 1760, sixty years before
Howe popularized it.
Lynden public school will soon be
ready fOl occupancy. A large new
hall Is also to be erected.
The new Canadian Pacific steamer
Islander is on the way to Puget
Sound to compete for business.
1. G. Ellis of Olympia contests the
election of NJ. Fredson of Mason
county for joint representative.
The president has issued an order
the civil service rules and
regulations to the railway mail SER
vice.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company now has Sl6,24S miles of
wire and 17,241 offices. In 1887 it
handled 81 ,463, ,955 messages.
The greatest known ocean depth,
1908 fathoms, was obtained by the
United States steamer Tuscarore, off
the northern coast of Japan.
The population of the United
States has increased 32,000,000 since
1860; during the same period that of
Great Britain increased only 7,000,s
900.
At Victoria DR.. G. II. Griffin has
been convicted and sentenced to five
years seryItude for sending threaten
ing letters to Hon. r. Dunsmuir, the
coal king.
DR.. Calhoun says it will cost $1,000
to clean out the channel so that large
steamers can call at La Conner at
any stage of the tide, and then about
$4,000 per year to keep the sand out
of the channel.
The Astoria Transcript nomlnates
Hon. @. w. Fulton to fill the scat oceu-
pied by Senator Dolph. When Oregon
Dr. any other state gets as able repre-
sentative in the U, s. senate as j. N.
Dolph, it would do we'll to keep him
here.
Col. j. g. Haines will arrive home
his week. He will be rendered an
walton by the military company of
which he is colonel, at his home in
Seattle. His vindication is another
iish of crow for the officials who per
secuted him for political reasons.
The World has an article on what
would happen should Canada be
to the United States. 1t
figures out there would be fourteen
lew senators and forty-two new rep
and Canada would
obtain place in the cabi-
act. The whole new country could
EASILY be divided into twenty-eight
states and territories.
The records in the Office of the
secretary show that two years ago
Western Washington cast 1776 more
votes than Eastern Washington
while this year its majority over
Eastern Washington is 5943. From
hat it is easy to guess in what part
If the territory emigrants are set
ling.
Two new postoffices have recently
been established in Alaska and bids
ire now being advertised for fur
lishing an occasional mail service for
.hese offices. The names of the new Of
ices are Unga and Afoguak The post
master at the former place is Mr.. j.
II. Carr, and at the latter Rev. A.
Wirth, both former residents of Sc
little.
The president did net sign bill
which was sent to him In the last
Jays of the last session of congress.
The bill permitted persons who have
and relinquished their
entries to make another
entry. The bill was got through
.he senate and house and sent to the
but he allowed it to fail of
a law for want of his sig.
nature. Senator Dolph proposes to
re-introduce the bill and secure it's
passage, if possible, through the
senate at an early day.
At the close of the fiscal year end
ed June 80, 1887, there had been
coined under the compulsory silver
coinage act $250, 1856, ,2SU in silver dol
ars, $50, ,504, ,376 of which were in the
hands of the people. On the 30th
lay of June, 1888, there had been
coined S299, sos, 800, and of this $55,-
}2S, ,303 was in circulation IN silver
,oin and $209, ,3S7, ,376 in silver certi
icates, for the redemption of which
silver dollars to that amount were
leld by the government. On the Both
lay of November, 1885, S312,570, $50
mad been coined, S60,970,900 of
silver dollars were actually in circu-
alton and S327, AIS. 146 in certificates,
ior which reason the secretary rec
the suspension Of the fur
.hur coinage of silver.
New York Graphic: The world
las heard a great deal about the
Young Mems Christian Association
and its work Within the last dozen
If years it has spread in all sections
If this country, and in hundreds of
ways has aided the
great Evangelical churches in their
Christian endeavors. 1t has opened
and lecture rooms, establish
TNsae.r II Nfe.