, 1888-05-31
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There 3ro some iifty cOlored dele
gates to the Methodist general con
ference now in session.
There sre 1899 licensed places in
Boston where iquof Is sold, de-
crease OF 694 in four years.
Lord Salisbury ANNOUNCED that the
English government vii take 40 part
in The French exhibition, as il IS CT
gaaized TO celebrate the revolution
against the monarcbial government.
The Sweetwater dam just complet
ed at San Diego. Ca. at cost of
$500, ,OG0, is said to be twenty feet
higher tnan any other dam ia the
United States. l. is ninety feet from
its base 10 its crest.
Mrs Emma Mclloy, the evangelist,
went to SnmmerviIIe last Wednes-
day, and is conducting series of
meetings at that place. She will re-
turn to La GranGe ono week from to
morrow. Her many friends in this
city have decided TO tender her a re
ception that evening at the Upiver-
sity building.-La Grando (Or.) jour
nal.
PETERSBURG, Va, May 25.-The de
mocrats yesterday elected their entire
ticket, headed by Chas L. kollier for
mayor and eight OF twelve councils
meD. Thus tbe entire municipal
government passes into The hands
OF the democrats for the first time
in eight years. 4 large number of
negroes voted the democratic ticket
Seattle Times: How do the
women of Washington territory like
to have their right of suffrage denied
largely on course OF reasoning
based on the Infamous Dred Scott
decision2 Judge Tuley, of Chicago,
decides that th0 offspring Of slave
canuot inherit property. Judge
Nash, Of Washington territory,
! quotes the Dred Scott decision to
deny the suffrage to women. And
yet this Is twenty-three years after
Appomattox.
There are less than hundred colon
lists left ut Port Angeles and more are
! leaving. They are starved out.
They have leased the saw-miD and
shingl6-mill, the hotel and even the
few acres Of farm, and are actually
producing nothing except disseDsion.
The suit of George Yenabls Smith,
the late pre.ident, for divorce from
his wife, is pending in the court at
Dungeness. Ths trouble between
them has arisen since the colony be-
gan.-NeTs.
| COMING TO THE SoUED.-The 0. r. &
| \. Company's steamer Hassalo ia ex-
pected 10 shoot the rapids at the Gas.
cades of the Columbia to-day. On
her arrival at Portland she will have
few repairs made, after which she
will come around to the Sound.
The vessel is stern wheeler.
and III appearance much like the
Hayward, though not quite 50 fast.
She will probably take the place OF
the Hayward on the Olympia route.
while the latter is being repaired.
kilograms from the leading wheat
centers of the United States show an
estimated deficit in the crop of Sc,
000,000 bushels, and Calif0rnla's de-
crease is placed at so per cent. The
reports from this territory point to
yield of unprecedented greatness
and prospects for god prides are
very fiattering. OF course it is un
christian TO rejoice ever the nisfor-
tune of others. but 1T is an III wind
that blows nobody good". Those
people should come 70 Washington
territory, where failure in crops is
unknown.-Sentinel
NEw RAILROAD COMPANY. j. K
Murphy and ). c. and George Simp
sg-' have Incorporated tes,.2sel-,e.- m
tJ-,ii corporation for tho pDr,,n@ a.
building railroad. They pose o.
TO construct railroad in Thurston
county, commencing near Budd's in
let via, Black lake down the river by
that name to its confluence with the
Chehal5 aud on down that stream to
Elma, a Chehalis county. There
arc aissa number of branch and in
tersectihs lines to be built The
capital sock is placed at S5O0,OO0.
The road will be known as the
Olympia, Black River & Chehalis
railroad.