, 1888-11-15
THE LOCAL NEWS.
General Election Incidents
About Town.
Spokane Shakes Hands With
Pierce County.
Latah Rejoices-Why VoorheeS rune"
Ahead In stevens-The Weeks
News Budget.

with "a great flourish Of trumpets," as q
real estate man expresses 1t, and gave our
citizens to understand that he was going
to revolutionize things in the real estate
line. He opened an office, but did little
business, and soon came to be regarded by
those knew him IA q failure as business
man. He was little known and considered
of little consequence.
About three weeks before Dooley left
this city ne tried to induce number Of
prominent real estate men to assist him in
scheme of his own conception, as fol-
lows:
He proposed to 90 East and induce i'm
migration to this vicinity by circulating
printed matter and talking up the country.
He said he would run excursion trains,
and accept as compensation for his serv-
ices a dividend Of the profits arising from
sales of real estate to people whom he in
duced to come here for the purpose
of making investments. In order to be
enabled to carry out his part of the pro-
gramme, Dooley desired to be endorsed by
the real estate men, board at trade and the
mayor of the city.
None of these gentlemen cared to en-.
dorse Dooley, as he was q man OF no stand
ing, and his proposition was therefore re-
jected The fact OF the matter Is. our
business men had no faith in Dooley, or
as some of them put it, were afraid of
him." and consequently declined to have
any business relations with him.
Well, Dooiey has been heard from. He
is at Port Townsend, w. t., engaged in
Derating Spokane and its interests.
prominent citizen of Portland, we'll known
in Spokane, is now in the city ana a RE.
VIEW reporter yesterday interviewed him
ahnut this DOolpv IA follows.
81 am told that you met Dooley at Port
Townsend, when you were there recently
said the reporter.
"Oh yes, / met him and shall not forget
him for some time" replied the gentle
man. being in the office of Smith &
Hastings, prominent attorneys OF that city,
about the 9th of last month, where
Dooley chanced TO be, was introduced to
him. had never seen him before. The
conversation among us turned upon the
progress of several towns, when | hap
pened to say that had heard that Spokane
Spokane Falls was very prom
ising city. At these remarks, he
assumed striking attitude in
opposition. saying that the Lake Shore &
Eastern railroad is being built by the
Northern Pacific money; that the latter
are the real owners. This was one of his
arguments against Spokane. He then
saying that 1t never could be used; it was
too expensive to handle; was In the hands
of people who want more than the water.
rights are worth, and that there never will
be furtt er transportation by rail or compe-
tition in freights for the benefit OF or in.
ducement of other manufacturers TO come
and 20 into business here; that few men
have control of the business, and they
were so anxious to get away that they
lvsun mil oukt mn nd hnOtvniOcr
the town with the object of getting others
here TO buy them out; that he lDooleyj,
having lived here, could come into Spo-
kane at the present moment and take
away 500 men TO Port Townsend or any
other city that he might name"
FLOW do they regard him at Port Town
sendp"
"He is now circulating there with some
Of the best people. Being q good talker
get into their good Rraces He tells them
that he Is an honest man and speaks Of
things as they are: that he knows what
Spokane is after having lived here two
years.
When the gentlemen was talking about
the improvements going on here and
speaking favorably of the city, he laughed
and poo.pooed, saying that prosperity
would never come and that he knew all
about it.
In justice to Spokane, and to put its
citizens on their guard against this
lying adventurer Whose name is w. j.
Dooley) the above account is made public.
The name of the gentleman furnishing the
information can be obtained at the REVIEW
office by any party or parties interested.
Major J. B. Keefe, paymaster US. A,
ana clerk. A. w. Du Bray, and
Hon S. G. Wingard, ex.judge of tie
First judicial district court Of Washing
ton territory, arrived from Walla Walla
yesterday. Major Keefer and Mr.. Du Bray
will go to Fort Sherman, where they will
pay the troops stationed at that post, after
Fort Spokane. Judge WinRard will re.
main here until their return and will ac-
company them to Fort Spokane. After the
troops are paid oil the three gentlemen
will go on an extended hunting trip.
Judge Wingard is delighted over the re-
suit OF the elestion, which 10 quite natural
in view Of the fact that he was one of
President Cleyeland's first removals for
''extreme partizanship," pretex used for
disposing of many other faithful republi-
can officials.
The second lecture of the popular series
by Rev. Jonathan Edwards, at the Conore-
gational church on Sunday evening. drew
large audience.
The subject, 1.-The Secret of Success"
was drawn largely from replies to these
two questions addressed to prominent
local business and professional men:
"What do you deem the most important
elements of suocessf" and What are the
peculiar dangers or hindrances to success
in this age and countryp"
Many Of the answers. said the speaker.
were similar, and large part OF them
were made up Of the usual well worn plati-
tudes; but he had selected for the prin-