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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1888-12-22
The Flower of Hope"

We doubt that the "orthodox" pulpit
has ever produced, or ever will produce,
anything equal to this brief funeral adj
dress from the lips of Robert G. Inger-
soil:
"All wish for happiness beyond this
life. All hope to meet again the loved
and lost. In every heart grows this sa-
cred flower of eternal hope. Immortal
ity is a word that hope through all the
ages has been whispering to love. The
miracle of thought we cannot under
stand. The mystery of death and hope
we cannot comprehend. This chaos to
the world has never been explained.
The golden bridge of life from gloom
energies, and our shadow rests. Beyond
this We do not know. Fate is speech
less, destiny is dumb, and the secret of
the future has never yet been told. We
love, we wait, we hope. The more we
love, the more we fear; upon the tender
est heart the deepest shadows fall. All
paths, whether filled with thorns or flow
ers, end here. Here success and failure
are the same. The rag of wretchedness
and the purple robe Of power lose differ
ence and distinction in this democracy
of death; character alone survives; love
alone is immortal. But to these comes
time when the fevered lips of life long
for the cool, delicious kiss of death.
Tired of the dust and glare of the day,
they hear with JOY the rustling gar
ments of night. What can we say of
death? What can we say of the dead?
Where they have gone reason cannot go,
and from thence revelation has not come;
but let us believe that over the cradle
nature bends and smiles, and lovingly
above the dead in benediction holds her
outstretched hands,"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1888-12-22

growing industry, and the governor de-
clares that more inquiries have been
made at his Office for information on
this subject than upon any other. Min
ing is developing, and will play large
part in the future prosperity of Wash
ington.
1.-The situation of Washington is one
of its claims to statehood. Holding the
northwest corner of the framework of
the Union, it has a magnificent coast
line on the Pacific. Its commerce will
in time be great, when both labor and
capital are at hand to make productive
its vast forests, rich mines and fertile
fields. It's population, too, is of an adj
mirable class. In this respect it is as far
apart in character as it is in distance
from New Mexico, the admission of
which is urged on the ground Of having
an almost equal population. New Mex
leo is largely inhabited by mongrel
class of Mexicans and Indians, while a
large majority of the population of
Washington come from hardy Ameri-
can stock, men of courage and enter
prise, animated by the spirit of pioneers.
A proof of this is found in the interest
taken in education, and in the liberal
provision made by the people for schools
and colleges. There is every reason why
Washington should be promptly admit
ted into the family of states, probably
under the name of Tacoma, and no rea-
son why it should be excluded any
longer"
The Tribune might have added that
there is less specializing in land than in
any other territory, and that the men
who have invested their money here are
shreWd, careful business men who have
come to grow up with the country.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1888-12-22
A Bright Outlook.
Tacoma journal.

Another year will witness a greater
activity in railroad building than ever
before. Two reasons exist therefor
First, as is generally the case in all ex-
tensive business and speculative enter
prises, halt is called, and caution OBJ
served the year of presidential election
which may, one way or another, through
a change in governmental policy, effect
values-may retard or promote business
prosperity. Second, the great transcon-
tinental lines have, the past year, been
marshaling their reserves and closing
up matters in hand, ready for more ac-
tive operations next year. The Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy road is now at
Denver, with one branch at Cheyenne,
Wyo., with another, the latter of which
is keeping pace with the Chicago &
Northwestern, now also completed into
central Wyoming; both of which will
probably enter the great grain fields of
eastern Oregon and Washington and
western Idaho, and find western termi-
nus on Puget Sound. AS the late cleo
ton has settled the future policy of the
oountry-protection to our industrial
interests, for years to come, the coming
year will witness a wonderful progress
in the construction of the six great lines
OF road toward Puget Sound, their final
terminus, with various branches of the
systems already extended to this coast.
These results are as sure as it is that
Gen. Harrison is elected president of
the United States. What do they mean?
They mean the development of the new
est and richest section of the continent
the Northwest Pacific slope, from the
Rocky mountains to the Pacific ocean,
section of vaster, more varied and richer
resources Of nature than any other equal
area of the country; they mean mill
ion people in Washington within the
next two years; they mean extensive
manufacturing interests of every char
acter, large commerce in foreign ma
tons, national navy yard, merchant
marine ship yard, an establishment for
the manufacture of arms, numerous in
land cities, and three or more great COM
mercial cities on Puget Sound. What
grand results! They are sure to come,
and that, too, during the administration
of the political organization the people
recently restored to power.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1888-12-22
Why We Should Be Admitted.

The New York Tribune, in urging the
claims of Washington, says:
"The population has nearly doubled
in five years, and the growth in prosper
ity, as shown by the taking up of va
cant lands, the increase of taxable prop
erty and the development of lumber,
mining and other industries, is euqally
striking. During the year ending June
20 last, 696,3S4 acres OF government
lands were taken by presumption, home
stead and desert land entries, which are
those usually resorted to by actual set
tiers. The Northern Pacific railroad
sold during the same period 268, 200
acres to 1,649 purchasers, being an av-
erage of 173 acres for each. This gives
total of 965,084 acres disposed of to
actual settlers, the greater part of which
will doubtless be used for agriculture.
This is an area equal to about two-ffths
of the new land opened in Dakota dur
ing the same period, and makes a re-
markable showing, considering that
Washington is not so distinctively an
agricultural country as the larger terri
tory. Besides these, there were other
entries under the land laws, bringing the
total sales to 1892, 473 acres. There are
1,197 miles of railway in the territory.
BY the assessment rolls its taxable prop
erty has increased from 1892, 1922 in
1887 to $S4,621, 1872 in 1883, gain of
$75, 698,260 in ten years. 1t may be
that the estimates of population in most
of these territories should be discounted
somewhat on account of local pride and
a natural anxiety of all citizens to reach
the figure requisite for admission to the
Union. But as Governor Semple quaint
ly remarks in his report: There can
never be any doubt about the conserva-
tism of statement of Anlues taken from
an assessment roll. Whatever else an av-
erage American citizen may neglect, he
never forgets to beat down the assessor.
1t is safe, therefore, to assume that this
valuation is moderate one.
"The lack of facilities for the collec-
ton of statistics has made the govern
or's report somewhat meagre in respect
to the development of various Industries
Enough is known, however, to show that
rapid progress is being made Within
the year direct shipments of tea from
China and Japan have begun to pass
through the ports of Washington on
their way to the Mississippi valley and
the East. Ores from mines in the IN
terror are beginning to seek tide-water,
and the yield of bread stuffs, fruit, fish,
lumber and shingles has SO increased
that all the railroads are said to be seri-
ously embarrassed for want of cars to
meet the traffic. Stock-raising is q
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1888-12-22

dens where they bloomed during the
summer; the weather is mild with more
or less warm rains; outdoor business is
lively as during summer, in every diree-
ton of industry. In January there is
usually some slight furries of snow,
generally disappearing within "a hours,
and week or two of cool nights, which
comprehends our winter. In February
the winter has ended; and in eastern
Washington, the Chinook comes with
its warm tropical breath and wipes away
any snow that may exist, and then the
pillow begins to run preparatory to seed
time, while in western Washington this
period comes little later. the result of
prolonged moisture, though new vegeta-
ton begins to come forth in March.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1888-12-22

WASHINGTON WEATHER.-Our readers
In the eastern storm and blizzard states
are informed that in this territory, this
Goth day of December, 1883, there is
neither snow nor ice; that the grass, as
usual, is green on the hillsides and IN
the valleys; that east of the Cascades
blowing is going on; that building and
other outdoor improvements, including
railroad building are going on as in
summer. That west of the Cascadee,
the grass is not only green, but flowers
are in bloom in the open outdoor gar
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1888-12-22

Land Office at Walla- Walla, W. T.,
Dec. H. 1888. Notice is hereby given that the fol
lowing named settler has filed notice of her in
tention to make final proof in support of her
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the judge, or, in his absence, the clerk of the
probate court of Whitman county, W. T., at Col
fax, W. T., on January 20, 1889, viz:
CHLOE PATTERSON,
widow of Washington Patterson, deceased, HID.
E. 304 for the sw NV and W hf sw q section
20, NV q NV section 20, twp Is n, range As e.
She names the following witnesses to prove her
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of,
said land, viz: Albert Reaney, Pullman, W. T.;
Jasper Wilson, Riley Knight, Thomas Stephens,
of Moscow, Idaho.
Any person who desires to protest against the
allowance of such proof, or who knows of any
substantial reason under the law and the regula-
tons of the Interior Department why such proof
should not be allowed, will be given an opportu-
nifty at the aforementioned time and place to
cross-examne the witnesses of said claimant and
to offer evidence in rebuttal of that submitted
by claimant. L. GUICHARD,
Two Register.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1888-12-22
NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF.

Land Office at Walla- Walla, Wash. L.,
Nov. II, 1888. Notice is hereby given that the
following named settler has fled notice of his in
tention to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will De made before
the Judge of the probate court at Colfax, W. T.,
on the 31st day of December, 1888, viz:
BENJAMIN NJ. BOOTH,
for the southwest quarter of section ", town
ship IA n, of range As e. He names the follow
ing as his witnesses to prove his continuous res
idence upon and cultivation of said land, viz:
John NJ. Hill, Amos Green, John Stratton, VIII
liam B. Stephenson, all of Pullman, W. T.
Any person who desires to protest against the
allowance of such proof, or who knows of any
substantial reason under the law and the regula-
tions of the Interior Department why such proof
should not be allowed, will be given an oppor-
tunity at the aforementioned time and place to
cross-examine the witnesses of said claimant
and to offer evidence in rebuttal of that submit
ted by claimant. r. GUlCHARD,
4w6 Register.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-13
The MILLeRs, COMPLAINT.
just Through Fighting Patent Pirates
md Now Have Anolher EnemY TO Meet.

Just Through Fighting Patent Pirates
and Now Have Another Enemy to Meet.
BUFFALO, N. Y, June 13.-The twelfth
annual convention of the Millers' National
association was convened in Music hall at II
o'clock yesterday morning by Acting Presi-
dent Seybt, Of Highland, Ills. About 200
delegates were in attendance and were well
coined by Mayor Bercker, who extended the
freedom of the city. Mr.. Seybt delivered
the annual address. He said that eleven
years ago when tho Millers' National asso-
citation met in this city, they were confront
ed with the virtual confiscation of their prop
erty by patent pirates. They had fought the
battle through the courts and had won. Ehey
met to-day for no less important purpose. A
new common enemy has sprung up who
threatens their property. Ambition had
overrenched discretion and judgment.
Larger mills had been erected and profits had
become smaller until now the question is how
TO maintain their present position and still
secure their present possessions. The prob
lem is "A difficult one to solve. To bring the
general -four trade TO n satisfactory footing
again means a due respect for the rights of
your neighbor, due appreciation that your
neighhor is just as capable and honest as you
are, and it means that you must take the
beam out of your own eye.
Inc mlllerS complain lnaJ tney are dt the
mercy of the steamship companies, and these
are grasping monopolies controlled by Eng
lsh capitalists, from whom they can get no
redress, as they are beyond their reach. The
trouble arises from the fact that in some
cases the steamship companies do not deliver
the flour To the European purchaser for three
months after it has been ordered. The price
of -four in the meantime may come down,
and the consignee, when the invoice reaches
him, refuses to accept. The loss consequently
falls ON the millers.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-13
VERMONT PRoHIBITIoNlsTs.
Fifty-Nine Of Them Meet aud Nomini
state Onicers and Congressman.

Fifty-Nine Of Them Meet and Nominal,
state Ohicers and Congressman.
MONTPELIER, Vt, June l3-There wer,
fifty persons in Capitol hall when the Prohi
bition state convention was called 10 order
yesterday by Clinton Smith. W L. Pearl
OF st. Johnsbury, was made temporary
chairman After the committees had been
appointed and the chairman had delivered an
address, mainly in denunciation of the Re
publican party for its attitude on the temper.
ance questions recess was taken to the after.
noon.
After recess the following state ofiicers
were nominated: Governor, Henry NJ. Seeley,
OF Middlebury; lieutenant governor, George
T. Crowell, of Brattleboro; secretary of state,
Archibald o. Ferguson, of Burlington; au-
ditor, c. S. Parker, of Elmore; treasurer,
A. b. Bixby, of Poultney. Congressman:
First district, Peter Daken; Second district,
G. W. Wyman Resolutions were adopted
declaring the making and sale of liquor crimi.
nal; demanding prohibition amendments to
the constitution; favoring women suffrage;
calling for abolition of the internal revenue
system, and condemnng the Republican
party.
Samuel Dickie, of Michigan, chairman of
the national committee, and other prominent
Prohibitionists, addressed the convention at
an evening session.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-13
STEWARDS APPREHENSloNS.
He Fears There Has Been Sinuosity in the
Purchase of Bonds.

Purchase of Bonds.
WASHINGTON CITY, June l3.-There was
sharp debate in the senate yesterday over
the Stewart resolution calling upon the secre-
tary of the treasury for statement of the
offers and purchases of bonds since April,
1888, with the names, etc, of those selling.
Stewart argued against the Cockrell amend
ment to strike out the names. He said that
he believed that some persons dealt from the
bottom" all the time, and he wanted to know
who these secret partners of the government
were
George asked Stewart if he had any in
formation that any lower bids had been re-
iected and any higher bids had been accepted.
Stewart said he had not, and that was why
he offered the resolution.
Cockrel said the senator from Nevada
would not dare to charge the secretary of the
treasury with misconduct. He bitterly crit
icised Stewart, and said that the whole pro-
cess was in the interest of trusts and corpora
tons He thought they could pay round
sum for the passage of the resolution for the
advertising sought to be elected by it.
Stewart said that when he offered the reso-
luton he had no suspicion that there was
anything wrong, but his faith had been
shaken by the vehemence with which the
senator from Missouri was attempting to
conceal the facts.
German deprecated the introduction of
party politics on such subject, and moved
that it be referred to the finance committee
Stewart said that he did not want it to go
to that committee, as he did not want it
killed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-13
"UNSER FRITZ" DOOMED.
AN ALARMING PHASE OF HIS AFFLlC-
TON DEVELOPS ITSELF.

| The Physicians Admit That the Case 4,
| Nearly HopeIess-Attempts to Swallow
Food Produce Choking. and the En-
peror Loses His Appetite-Rayages OF
the Disease Reach the Mouth.
BERLIN, June l3.-The emperor took a
| small quantity of food in direct manner
| yesterday, but the doctors held "A consultation
| in the afternoon as to the necessity of ad-
ministering nourishment by artificial means, II
was reported last evening that the emperor
had another serious relapse, and that nourish-
ment was given 10 him by means of injec-
ton.
At 2 D. III. the emperor was slightly better,
but the intense anxiety of his attendants and
the people generally was in no wise dimin-
ished The cartilage of the epiglottis has
bt come perIneable, allowing particles of food
TO enter the air tubes. This has produced
violent fits Of coughing and choking, necessi-
tating the abandonment of feeding through
the throat The doctors are unable to ex-
actly state the causes Of some Of the changes
that have taken place in the emperors condi-
ton, but it is plain that he is weakening very
rapidly.
The emperor's physicians admitted this
morning that his majesty's case is almost
hopeless, The crown prince was summoned
to his bedside at midnight. DR., Bardeleben
will remain in constant attendance upon the
patient until relieved, or joined by his col
leagues in the event of the emperor's further
decline.
When the emperor partially overcame his
difficulty in swallowing last night he had
such distaste for food that he positively
refused TO take it. The result has been
very great decline in his strength. DR. Mac
Kenzie fed the patient through tube in
,N.l ...f NJ. L
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-13

CHICAGO, June l3-The exchampons OF
the National Base Ball league won the fourth
game of the series with the New York men
yesterday, making the series stand three to
one in favor of Chicago The league scores
for the day were: At New York-New
York 2, Chicago 4; at Washington-Wash.
ngton s. indianapolis at Philadelphia
Philadelphia !, Pittshurg 81; at Boston-Bos-
ton r. Detroit 9
American association: AT Brooklyn
Brooklyn S, Cleveau 3; at Baltimore-Bal-
timore ,, Athletic I ; at st. Lous-St Louis
3, Kansas City :.
Western association: AT Minneapolis
Minneapolis II, st Lonis 4; at st Paul-St.
Paul 8, Dies Mones =: at Milwaukee-Ml
waukee Z, Kansas City 3-tweve innings; at
Chicago-Maroons II, Omaha 4-eight in
nings.
Interstate league: At Charlottesville
Peoria 2, Charlottesville |; at Decatur
Rockford Q, Decatur 4; at Bloomington 49,
Dubuque q, Bloomington 3; at Danville-
Davenport ., Dauvilia 10.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-13
A DAUGHTER OF SATAN.
She Poisons Her Husband and ChiIdre
with Rough on Rats.


PHILADELPHIA, June 13.-One Of the most
horrible poisoning cases that this city has
ever known has been discovered and the
murderess, through the vigilance of Coroner
Ashbridge, was lodged in Jail yesterday
afternoon.
John WHEELING aged 80 years; his alleged
wife, aged 40; his alleged daughter Bertha,
aged Q years, and his son Willie, aged years,
lived in the rear of 1927 Cadwallader street.
John Whiteing died ON March 20, Bertha on
April 25, and Willie on May 26. The doctors
in attendance gave certificates of death re-
spectively for inflammation of the bowels,
gastric fever, and congestion of the bowels.
There was an insurance on the lives of each
ranging from $500 down to $50
The coroner, accidentally hearing of the
case, and having his suspicious aroused, had
The bodies exhumed and chemical analysis
made of the intestines, and found arsenic in
all The woman was sent for by the coro-
ner, and after denying all knowledge of the
crime, made full confession. She said she
was born in Germany, and married a man in
Iowa named Tom Brown, and that Brown
died in prison, and in 1880 she married John
Whiteling in this city. Her daughter Ber-
tina was the child of a man named Story.
WHEELING, she said, sick much of the
time. She procured Rough on Rats" and
said that her husband committed suicide.
She gave the children the poison, and then sum
moned physician, but did not administer
the medicine prescribed. She said
She could not go out washing with baby,
and resolved to get rid of Willie; but she was
afraid Bertha would grow up a bad woman
and she had better die, and that she was
afraid if she poisoned them all at once she
would be found out.
Mrs. Whiteling came to this city just after
the Chicago fire in 1872, and has lived in
houses of assignaiion both here and in Chi
cago. She is frivolous in manner, and was
only brought to the consciousness of her posi-
ton when confronted with the evidence of
her crime. When she had finished her con-
fession she said her conscience was clear, and
that she would meet her dead children in
hoo
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-13

GETTYSBURG, Pa, June l3.-The First
of the Smaller brigade regiments to arrive
here yesterday was the One Hundred and
Twenty second New York, which came in by
"A special from Syracuse, At noon the vet
Grams of the Twentythrd and Eightys sec
ond Pennsy lvania regiments from Philadel-
phia, and the Sixty fifth New York, from
New York city, came in, numbering 300, in
GLIDING ladies. The afternoon was spent
visiting the scenes where they were engaged
at Culp's bill, and inspecting the imposing
monuments erected. In the evening a grand
camp fire took place in the courthouse, the
audience thronging the spacious hall.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-13

yention then proceeded to ballot, and Burleigh
was nominated on the first ballot, having 71i
votes.
On motion of George d. Bishop on behalf
OF Governor Marble, seconded by Hon. J, II.
Drummond In behalf OF Cleaves the nomina'
ton was made unanimous, and after adopt.
ing platform the convention adjourned
sine die.
The platform opposes British free trade"
and the Mills bill, favors the reduction OF
the revenue 10 the amount necessary to sup
port the government and provide for the vet
Grams. andfor national Defense but without
impsiring the efficiency of the protective sys-
tenn; denounces the administration for sur.
rendering American rights in negotiation OF
the fisheries treaty, and for abandoning civil
service reform, for which latter Cleveland is
charged with hypocrisy; declares for con.
tinued prohibition in this state, and sends
greeting to the Republicans of Oregon and
In Mr. Rlaina