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, 1889-10-31
RUN BY FREE-TRADERS
Work Of the Interstate Wheat
Growers Association.
PRICES OUGHT TO Be HIGHER.
A Lively Debate of a Decidedly
Political Character -Reso-
lutions Adopted.

ST.. LOUIS, Oct. 2i.--The interstate
wheat'growers' convention met asair
Today. r. Lindbloom, chairman of the
wheat spectators, made n speech, in
which he gave the speculators' side oi
the wheat question. lie said the mo.
nopolists had taught society lesson
that would in time make monopoly an
impossibility. That lesson was the les.
son of cooperation. The lesson taught
by trusts was corporation. There was
no foundation for the cry about over.
production. In five years, while the pro.
duction of wheat decreased pa per cent,
the price decreased % per cent Tho
speaker then went on to show there had
been no over-production in other coun-
tries.
President Colman, ex-secrctary OF
agriculture, then addressed the conven-
tion from a free-trado standpoint. He
denounced the way farmers are used by
the present administration and its pro.
tective policy, and said the only way to
protect their interests was TO adopt free
trade. He assailed the elevator COM
bines, pools and the high commissions
charged farmers.
The committee on resolutions then
presented resolution that the farmers
of states lying in the Mississippi and
Missouri river valleys, and of the states
of W ashington, Oregon and California,
in national convention assembled here
by mcmoralizc congress and the presi-
dent of the United States, and most
seriously petition them to make such
reciprocity treaties with those foreign
nations TO whom we ship our sur.
plus of farm products as will cause
such foreign nations to remove
customs duties from our farm products
shipped abroad, thereby causing tbs to
receive a higher price for our farm sup
plies and fixing IA higher price on all
that we sell at home. That we ask such
steps to be taken by our national CON
gress as will destroy existing monopo-
lies and trusts, and prevent the forma-
tion of others and, so that we may get
our farming implements at less price,
the present laws be repealed that place
duty upon farming implements or raw
material used in their manufacture.
An animated debate followed, which
was decidedly political in character. The
free traders greatly outnumbered the
protectionists, and the resolution was
finally adopted by large majority.
During the afternoon u permanent Or
Ganization to be known as the Inte rstate
Wheat Growers association was formed
with n. j. Colman AS permanent chair
man. Among other resolutions adopted
was one requesting the superintendent
OF the census bureau to collect data to
show in the next census what percentage
OF people in this country occupy their
own homes and what percentage are
renters.
, 1889-10-31
PHILOSOPHY IN VERSE.

When used to fall down from the top
pantry Shelves
Bump my head and most loudly would
shout II,
Uncle Dan used to say, "You won't feel
il n bit
If you only quit thinking about it,"
The philosophy's good even down to
And on only Tie foolish would scout it;
Ifyou trip and fall over yourself it won't
Ifyou only quit thinking about 1t.
Ifyou've sworn that you will die for the
girl that you love,
And believe that you surely can doubt
it,
And zip the match breaks! your heart
never will
If you only quit thinking about it.
If your fortunes should fade in the
shadows of life,
And your, prospects are all put to
route, IL
Will be light on your mind as it lies on
your purse
Ifyou only quit thinking about it.
If by lightning you're struck, though
you feel in your mind
You might live very well on without it,
You will lind 1t will not discommode you
at all
If you only quit thinking about it.
, 1889-10-31
M'KEE SCRIP.
II Was Issued to Inde mnify a widow
for n Horse and n Hu.baud.

for n Horse and q Husband.
Everybody over on the Sound has
been talking about Mckee scrip of late,
under which an attempt has been made
to locate the water front of Seattle and
Tacoma. The act granting that scrip is
us follows:
BE 1t enacted (etc.) that the secretary
of the treasury be and Is hereby directed
to pay out OF any moneys in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, the sum OF
1920 to Mrs; J. II; Mckee, the widow OF
Colonel William II. Mckee, for the use
of herself and orphan children of said
Mckee, IL being In payment for horse
killed in battle and for other property
lost in Mexico, and particularly In con.
sequence of said Colonel Mckee being
killed in the battle of Buera Vista ON
the 23d day of FEBRUARY, 1s47.
Sec. 2. And bc It further enacted that
TO each of the orphan children of said
Mckee, there shall be and hereby is
granted one.quarter section of land TO
be located on any vacant land of the
United states and to be located where
and In such manner as the president of
the United States shall direct.
IL will be observed, says the Seattle
Press, that Colonel McKees horse and
his other property are mentioned before
of the horse and other property must
first be arrived at before the value set ON
the colonel can be ascertained. As the
colonel was a Kentucky colonel, 1t Is
fair TO presume the horse was q Ken
lucky horse and that Mrs. Mckee was a
Kentucky woman. Kentucky women
are known to set high value on horses
OF the blue grass country, but this Is the
first known case where one of them has
placed horse and a husband in such
juxtaposition as to indicate her estimate
OF their relative value. She seems to
have first thought Of claiming indemnity
for the loss of the horse and Then to have
thrown in the colonel as an afterthought
wiz with 800 view hP possibly tS securing the
Of the matter before the winning of the
Kentucky Derby and the American
Derby by Spokane had caused deprc-
citation In the value of Kentucky horses.
But evidently the congressman who
had charge of Mrs. McKee's claim, being
man who had mixed with the people
Of other states than Kentucky, had
and perceived that his colleagues from
the North might criticize the relative
positions given to the horse and the hus.
band. He must have gently called the
ladys attention 10 the fact that men
who could not appreciate the importance
of the horse i'm the animal kingdom, but
who stiu had votes In congress might be
rendered hostile by the relatively small
value placed on the husband. Then tho
lady would protest and insist on her
own view of the matter. The gentleman
would acknowledge the force of her logic,
but would mildly insinuate that 1t was
necessary and occasionally to yield a
point to the narrow minds of the North
orners,. and finally the lady would agree
to the insertion OF the word particular
ly" before the mention ofthe colonela and
thus quieted the New Englanders.
, 1889-10-31
THE KENTUCKY FEUD.
That State Is Truly a Ozark
and Bloody Ground"
THE TURNER'S AND HOWARDS.
A Sharp Engagement. in Which
One Man Ia Killed and
Many Wounded.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. PA special
this morning gives correct statement
of the killed and wounded in the fac.
tional fight near Harlan courthouse yes
terday. Two hours before daylight the
law and order party, hitherto styled the
Turner faction, of Harlan county, fifty
men in all, armed with Winchester rifles
and revolvers, under the leadership of
County Judge Lewis, left the courthouse
and made an assault on the Howard
forces in camp at f. NJ Howard's 5 house,
mile from town. The engagement was
short, sharp and terrific, but not one of
the attacking party was hurt. One of
Howards side, Millard Dean, was in
stantly killed, and six others wounded.
Among the wounded are Bird Spurlock
and Robert Napier, whose injuries are
mortal; Ben Mitchell and George Cole,
shot in the legs; Thomas Howard, flesh
wound in the thigh. Jim Spurlock had
u close call, the bullet grazing his tenn
pie, tearing handful of hair and few
inches of skin of, but not fracturing his
skull. Will Jennings was shot through
the hand.
1t was reported that Wilson Howard
had been mortally wounded, but advices
later are that he escaped unhurt. The
Howard gang is badly demoralized, and
Tuesday night changed camp to a point
about three miles from the courthouse.
, 1889-10-31
THE NEW LAND COMMISSIONERS.


Judge Croft was born in Wooster,
Ohio, December 81, ls4l, and in ls45 his
parents moved to farm in Henry
county, Ohio, where he passed most of
his boyhood. He received good COM
mon school education, and at the age of
20 began the study OF law at Napoleon,
Ohio, and continued it a year OF two
later at Toledo, where in 1870 he com
menced the practice, and was soon after
wards appointed assistant United States
attorney.
In 1868 Mr.. Croft was married to Miss
Mary Il. Gregory of Lincoln, Neb., and
removed two years after to that place.
In 1875 he removed to Kearney, and
thence in 1877 to Omaha, where his sue
cess was at once assured. As head of
the firm of Croft, Montgomery
&c jeffrey, he. became widely
and favorably known throughout
the West. In April, 1887, he was ap-
pointed judge of the district court, and
in November following was elected
to succeed himself. On the
bench he gained an exalted
reputation for ability and fairness,
presiding over some Of the most cele-
brated cases ever tried in the state.
Judge Croft is man of good phy-
sique, tall and well proportioned, vfgor-
Gus and OF a genial and happy disposi-
ton.
, 1889-10-31
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.

Sitting Bull recently lost $50 at poker.
He seems to be in the Siouxp.
Prince Bismarck is again under the
weather. Czarsaparil la did not agree
with him.
The Burmese pretend to smell of a
PERSONS face, pronounce 1t sweet and
ask for a smell"
A plate glass factory to employ 600
men is to be erected at Pendleton, in
the Indiana gas belt.
Prince Hatzfeldt's debts seem to in
dictate that he has In him the making of
a Napoleon of Finance.
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, is trav-
cling incognito. He goes dead head"
but his journey may cost him a crown
Queen Victoria is said to feel very
much hurt because her books have never
taken high place In the literary world.
She iorgets that the domain of letters In
a republic.
Mary Anderson has returned to Lon
don and thinks of making professional
tour of Germany. Having made light
bread in England she wants to essay
her rolls ON the continent.
Andrew Lang has instituted crusade
against the swallow.t tail coat. Lang is a
versatile and brilliant man, but he
should not take too much upon his
comparatively. young shoulders. Lang's
tales are popular, and so are swallow
tails. He should not be jealous.
1t has been learned that Postmaster
General Wanamaker is the administra-
ton official who is to take Bible class
in the Church of the Covenant, WASH
ington. He is about to give up his Beth
any Bible class, over which he has pre-
sided for great many years. The
struin of leaving Washington and going
to Philadelphia every Saturday was too
much for him. His family will soon be
located at the capital, and If he left them
every Sunday he would find little time
in which to enjoy their society. Beth.
any Sunday school will miss Wana-
maker greatly.
, 1889-10-31
HER NAME WAS TOUGH
A Manitoba Woman Who
Went Cunning for a Man.
She WAS A REGULAR TERROR.
Carrying a Bottle of vitriol. a
Gag, Two Revolvers and
Two Razors.

WINNIPEG, Oct. PA Calgary special
TO the Free Press says that some time
ago Robert Scott, general merchant al
Morey, forty miles We mere, received
information thata wo man named Mrs
Tough, who resides here an alleges
that she is Scotts wife, was going to
make an attempt on his life. Scott no.
titled the police and last night Mrs.
Tough got off the west bound train at
Morey, dressed In mems clothing and
started for Scotts store, policeman
following. When she was about to dash
vitriol on Scott, she was seized from be.
hind and handcufied. On her person
was found n bottle Of vitriol, gag, two
razors and two selfcocking revolvers.
IL was her intention to burn cut his eyes
with vitriol aud then trim Off his ears
and nose with the razors.
, 1889-10-31
The Latest Church Fair Scheme.

Some brilliant woman with BUSH
ness head upon her shoulders has in-
vented new feature for church fairs
called the advertising spread. Busi.
ness houses and firms are visited and
requested to send in their ADVERTISE
ments printed upon u twelve.inch
square of white cotton cloth. Thess
are taken in hand by the young ladies
of the church and the printed lettering
entirely covered with the Kcnsington
stitch in colored silks. The squares
are then sewed together after the man'
ner of u patchwork quilt the border
neatly finished Off with lace and ribbon,
and the completed spread hung up in
some conspicuous part of the fair hall
so that he who runs may road. For this
privilege the advertiser is not taxed at
certain fixed rates per word or line, but
Is modestly requested TO contribute
whatever amount his pocket-book and
bump of benevolence may admit Of, the
result being generally more satisfactory
to the fair organizers of tho fair than to
the contributors, who have at least the
consolation of feeling that he has been
feeced in d good ceaue.
, 1889-10-31
NEWS OF THE MINES,
Favorable Reports Made by Re-
cent Arrival From the Koote-
mai Camp.
Discovery of Large and Rich
COLLABORATING Vein--Hints
to Prospectors.

Mr.. Ed. Bray, a resident of British
Columbia, Is in the city, recent arrival
from the Kootenai camp. Mr.. Bray re-
ports that little excitement prevails
and new interest has been manifested in
the camp over the discoveries of some
exceedingly good looking prospects in
the immediate vicinity of some OF
the oldest and best known properties.
The principal one, called the "Transfcr,"
was made by Mr.. T. r. McCloud, gen.
tleman well.known i'll this city and one
of the lucky miners OF the camp. The
outcrop of mineral Is several feet in
width, showing high grade galena, car
donates and native silver. The condi-
tons appear as favorable as the best III
camp and already command considera-
BILE value. 1t may be added that such dis
coveries may frequently be made in this
particular formation without much sur
prise. 1t is good field for close and in
dustrious prospecting.
, 1889-10-31
NORTHwEsTERN NOTES.

1t cost Astoria Sl0S, PIG 91 insurance
against fire IN the twelve months end
ing October 1, 1889. The $s2l6 9l was
the expenses of the Astoria fire depart
ment; the 500, 600 was for fire insurance
premiums. The actual loss for the
year by fire was $780,
At the meeting of the Washington
board of pilot commissioners last Satur-
day, the board had no applications and
granted no branches, deeming the pilots
now holding Washington branches are
sufficient for all probable demands. The
board made its report to the governor
and adjourned.
Wednesday Mrs. Ferry, the divorced
wife of Tacoma, took her little child and
started TO San Francisco to live, stop
ping for q short visit in Portland. Mr..
Ferry will arrange his affairs at Tacoma
so that he can be away for few
months, and will start on voyage
around the world, visiting all the princi-
Upon his return he will probably estab-
lish himself in business at Tacoma,
where he has many friends.
Friday night it came to the notice OF
several citizens of Walla Walla that a
family encamped on Garrison creek, be-
low Second street, were in want, and O
subscription was taken up and provisions
purchased and sent out. The family
consists of father and mother and six
children, and the father, who was found
by the marshal crying on the streets.
said they had had nothing 10 eat for sew
eral days except sack of shorts. They
went to Walla Walla from Miles City,
Mont, this year, and throughout the
summer have been camping out. 1t is
understood the case is now under the
supervision of the Relief society.
, 1889-10-31
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
Secretary Proctor Suggests Improve
ments In the system.

WAsHIsGroN, Oct. H.-One of the top
les to be treated at length in the forth
coming report of Secretary Proctor is
that of army enlistment. Increased ap-
preparation will be asked to carry into
effect suggestions for an improvement in
the present system. The secretary will
whether the appropriation is increased
or not, put into practice next year Il
scheme from the workings of which he
confidently expects great improvement
that is, to send to encampments Of the
National guards of the several states II
recruiting officer, who will be authorized
to enlist members of the guard, and this
class of recruits, the secretary believes,
will be vastly superior to ordinary re.
cruits and will not be so susceptible to
the temptation to desert. Indu cement
to enlist will be offered militiamen in
the promise TO keep those Of one state
in one regiment, so that the feeling OF
lonesomeness may reduced to the mini
num-
, 1889-10-31

marked off in the manner Of a base ball
field. Then let the New York and Bos-
ton mines tight their battles over again
and as each run is made or ball thrown
let the track thereof be flashed up to tho
heavens, along with q rocket photograph
power engine and light combined, and
thus 5,000,0Oo people may witness the
game of tho day"
A wedding was to have been celebrat-
ed on Sunday evening In New Durham,
n. j. Tho guests were all assembled,
the, wedding, supper prepared, but the
bridegroom did not put in an appearance
at the hour set for the ceremony. The
friends of the bride and several of her
relatives made u search for the missing
bridegroom and found him soundly
asleep at his residence. He expressed
great regret at his failure to appear OIL
time, and explained that on the previous
evening he had been celebrating his APP
preaching marriage. Another date has
In book of 500 pages a Mr.. Persetti
of France tries to prove that christopher
Columbus was Corsican and French
man. He has found that Columbus Is
an OLD family name in Corsica; that in
the chief town of the island thore Is a
street Columbo; that in the register OF
deaths appear the names of Christoph
and Bartholomaus, as In the family OF
the discoyerer, and that Columbus said
In his own log.book that he took with
him on his voyage Corslcan blood
hound. SO long as the author does not
ask to have the worlds fair IN 1892 To-
Gated in Corsica, his ideas of the nation
ality of Columbus will be gratefully toll
Grated ifnot accepted.
The extent of the Salvation army
movement can be gauged in one way by
the amount of printing required for the
spread of its ideas. Two weekly papers
are issued by General Booth. The War
Cry has a circulation of nearly 100000
copies, and the Young Soldier of l20, 900.
Thirteen hundred tons of paper are used
annually, besides an i'm mmense amount OF
posters, etc, The army does its own
printing, and among other things has
recently acquired the patent right to a
machine which will print six colors ST.
simultaneously and will turn out 10000
impressions an hour
, 1889-10-31

THE TOWN OF CHELAN.
A Beautiful Sight With . Magnificent
Water Power.

The town of Chslan has been laid out
and plated as a government town site
OH the old military post grounds at the
foot Of Lake Chelan. The site comprises
100 acres and is located on q beautiful
plateau about $50 feet above the Co lun
bia river and distant nearly three miles
thcrefrom. Over twenty buildings have
A magnificent water power is at hand.
The Chelan river, II harnesscd to turbine
water wheels, would run all the machin-
cry in the state OF Washington. The
beautiful Lake Chelan, with Its unfath-
omed depths Of ether blue, lies In front.
while the towering hills and mountains
form background Of rugged scenic
grandeur. About seventy foundations
and buildings indicate that so many lots
have been claimed by actual and pros
pective settlers.
, 1889-10-31
FROM ELLESsBURG.
Iron Mines to BE Developed.-.The
Senatorial Contest.

ELLESsnURc, Oct. PA force of min
ers will go from Ellensburg tomorrow to
devclopc red hermatite iron mines iow
miles below the city. Assays from 1t prove
it to be of the finest quality, and when
combined with magnetic and other ores
of the Iron mountain and Clealum dis.
tricts north of Ellensburg will make the
best quality of steel. Spectators are en-.
gagged in bonding and buying all the
land they can secure south of Ellens.
burg, where 1t is their purpose to erect
rolling mills.
The friends of Walter j. Thompson,
Tacoma's candidate for the United
states senate, claim Inc has more strength
east OF the Cascades than any of his com
petitors. They also claim forty.four on
the first ballot.
, 1889-10-31
ODD THINGS AND so FORTH

There is good deal of talk about the
winnings of some of the race horses this
year. but after all they are not extraor-
dinary.. There have been many cracks
in previous years whose performance in
a single season have thrown the
present line of champions in the shade.
Up to the present time El Rio Roy has
won about $4,000 in stakes; Proctor
Knott about $50, 600, and Chaos, the
winner of the Futurity, a little over $685.
900. Chaos Is well to the fore In amounts
bad lot, and by no. means aphenom-
enon. OF course, am speaking now
only Of the racing stakes which the
horses have won. Some Of them, nota-
bly, El Rio Rey, especially in his early
races, were short horses, so that their
hackers won considerable on them in the
pools.
General A. p. Curry Of Spokane. says
the Tacoma Globe, is a candidate for
United States marshal for the state of
Washington. He is eminently fitted for
the position, having had much expert
ence In that line, and there IL not q more
deserving man In Washington. General
Curry. has always been q patriot. He
'd Won dissnction air IN ths dark days Of Ane re-.
bellian from the beginning 10 the end
and has always proven true to every
public and private trust As a repubf-
can he has ever been earnest and stall
wart, and has during his residence OF
several years In Washington given the
party free and valuable service. AS u
man General Curry is the soul OF honor,
generous, liberal, kind.hearted, mag
nanimous. He Is moreover possessed Of
q high order Of intelligence and would be
a credit to the Office and the state.
Tho horseback riders who travelled
across the continent from New York to
San Francisco had some very amusing
ex periences. Mr.. Allen says: "At
Reno went into the telegraph Office,
and there was fellow writing a dispatch
to his employer. It seems the sender of
the telegram WAS in charge OF lot Of
Of the oars had been smashed and the
cattle killed. He worded his dispatch
One car OF cattle gone 70 h. will be
there Tomorrow Whether he got
there or not never found out"
A base ball enthusiast of Richmond,
Va, has hit upon the following novel
idea us feature for tho coming worlds
fair: "Let q big area OF the heavens" !"
he says, "by means Of gigantic flash
lights, reflected from the earth, be