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, 1889-05-30

By ALL means the people of Spokane
Falls should food the amphitheatre at the
Chicago race course on the occasion of the
great derb, with concise and neatly exc
cuted circular explaining the resources and
the growth of this city. and the opportuni-
ties offered here and In the country adja-
cent for investments in various industries.
The statement should be brief. so that all
will read it, but should show the character
of the climate. the soil, the products.
the mineral wealth, the extent
Of the water power, the ship
ping facilities, the population. the
manufacturing already in operation here,
the extent of the city's com merce, its gea-
eral character and the modern improve.
ments possessed, school facilities. and
such other fhcts as persons in search OF
new locations might be interested In
knowing. The cost of issuing and DIS
tributing hundred thousand copies of u
neat little circular on that occasion would
be trivial in comparison with the great
benefits that would accrue therefrom.
, 1889-05-30
NOTICE OF FINAL pRoor
MILLION g AM

~.
land Once at Spokane Falls w, r.. Nav
8, 1889.
Notice Is hereby given that the iollow,p
named settler has filed notice of his intan.
tion to make final proof in support of hi.
claim. and that said proof will be made be-
tore the United States land office az Spo-
kane Falls, w. r., on Sep,en Der 6. 1889 At
p. NJ, viz: Milton 3. Anderson, who
made homestead application No. 3323, for
the nj nti and si, nwl Of seccion 20 in
township 20 OF range 43, E WIN
He names the following witnesses 10
prove bis continuous residence upon and
cultivation OF said land, viz:
Monroe Dennan, Orrin Palmer, w. III.
stonemsn, and J: M. Dimpsey, all Of spo-
kane Falls, w. T.
Any person who desires to protest
against the allowance ofsuch proof, or who
knows of any substantial reason under
the law and regulations Of the interior de-
partment why such proof should not be
allowed, will be given an opportunity at
the above mentioned time and plsce u
cross.examine the witnesses OF said claim
ant, and to offer evidence in rebuttal Of
that submitted by the claimant.
J. NJ. ADAMS, Register.
, 1889-05-30
THURSDAY, MAY 80, 1889.

THK people of Washington are paying
out great deal of money unnecessarily in
chipping their aaxSeed to the Eastern mills
and reshipping il to this consuming mar.
ket in the form OF linseed oil. The fax
grown here is Of superior quality; we
have all the facilities for crushing and
converting IL into oil more cheaply than it
can be done in tbs East; and, with abun'
dance Of capital here that could be profit
ably invested in linseed oil mills, 1t ia sur
prising that some effort has not been made
in that direction.
, 1889-05-30

THE narTow.Rauge politicians in the
Canadian provinces are all torn up over an
sdict issued from the colonial office re-
specting the use of the title Honorable. 1t
is explained that restriction has become
necessary owing to the great abuse Of the
title. For instance, member OF pro.
vincial cabinet il entitled to the desiRna.
ton by courtesy, but when he ceases to be
q minister he il no longer an honorable,
although many have acted upon the theory
that once an honorable always an bonora-
BILE. The speaker of Legislative assembly
is entitled TO the designation, but mem.
bers of that body and ex.speakers are
not. This is described in the Colo.
nies and India as ian enticing piece
Of snobberv at which weak men grasp.
So it is. But il the abuses complained of
are 10 shocking TO the delicate sensibili-
tics of our neighbors over the border az to
create a sensation on account of colonial
Office regulation. they should make a tour
of America, where every justice Of the
peace. town COW iupouuder and ex.dog
catcher is designated as honorable. while
a great many others claim the title who
never held any office whatever. IL ia. new
"a piece OF spobbery which weak
men grasp at. even in republic--forget.
ting that the highest title that can be be-
slowed upon any man, especially an Amer.
lean, is Mister.
, 1889-05-30
NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF.
THOS. ID. PERCIFULL,

Land Office at Spokane Falls, W, T., May
IL, 1859.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice VI his inten-
tion to make final proof in support of his
claim. and that said proof wall na made be-
fore United States land office 1T Spokane
Falls, w. T., on September 0, 1889. at T.
NJ, viz, Thos. ID. Percifull, who made
homestead application No. 1916 for the
WI neH, set. net pwl. set, SEQ "a, tip a5. N
range 4i, E. w. Nj.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz:
J. II. Sharp, J. w. Webdall, J. e. Whit
more, J. O. Smith, all OF Spokane Falls.
Any person who desires to protest
against the allowance OF such proof, or who
knows At any substantial reason, under the
law and the regulations OF the interior de-
psrtment why such proof should not DO
allowed, will be given sn opportunity At
the above mentioned time and place to
cross examine the witnesses OF said claim.
ant, and to offer evidence In rebuttsl OF tina.
submitted by claimant.
J. M. ADAMS, Register.
, 1889-05-30
NOTICE FOX PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office. Spokane. W.

United States Land Office, Spokane, W. T.,
April l8, 1883.
Notice is hereby given that in compn-
ance with the provisions Of the act Of con-
Rress OF June 3, 1873, entitled ian act for
the sale of timber lands Ia the state OF Cali
fornia, Oregon, Nevada, and Washing
ton territory" Merrill q. Martindals Of
Spokane Falls, w. T.. county OF Spo-
kane, state (or territory OF Washington,
has this date filed in this Office his sworn
statement No. SO, for the purchase of the
ne OF sec. No. 20, in tip. No. 20 n. range
No. 43 Il. w. NJ. aud will offer proof to
show that the land sought is more valuable
for Its timber OF stone than for sgricul.
tural purposes, aud to establish his claim
TO said land before the register and receiver
OF this office at Spokane Falls, w. T., on
the 9th day of August, 1889, vt =. M.
tie names ~ witnesses; Il. j. Bryant
and y. Fryer, Of Spokane Falls, w. t.
Peter T., Meyers, OF Meyers Station, w. T.,
Gill Barker 0f Chateroy 20. W.T.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
the above described lands are requested to
hle their claims in this office on or before
said 9th day OF August, 1859;
, 1889-05-30

The Coeur d'Alene Sun observes that
there must be class of mercenary people
in South idaho to oppose statehood. be-
cause, iorsooth, there is likelihood of a
slight increase in taxation. The Sun adds (.
~ he benefits of statehood are entirely
overlooked 10y this tribe of pessimists.
They howl for the protection of the silver
lsad industry, without which idaho would
not to-day have ten million dollars worth
of taxable property, but when the way
10 secure protection-through two SEN
ators and representatives. about to be
granted them they want to turn it aside on
account Of selfish motive. These piece
men are slaves. not freemen; they make
a dollar their God and bear the sams re-
latiopship to good citizenship that the an
srchist does TO society. II Idaho is to be
dominsted by such clsss Of parasites the
quicker the annexation feeling IL revived
the better" This ia the doctrine the RE.
VIEW has been preaching ever since it be-
came apparent that the principal cause Of
the oppositihn in South Idaho 10 both
annexation and statehood was the likeli.
hood OF that section being compelled to
bear an equal share Of the burden
of taxation. The REVIEW has always
however, that If the people of
North Idaho are willing to endure this
n position. 1t Is not the provinces Of WASH
ngtou people to interfere.
, 1889-05-30

senator was 90 enraptured with glimpse
Of only one corner Of glorious Washington
what will he say after travarsine the
whole territory and observing its varied
attractionsp 1t would not be unreasonable
to expect him to resign his seat and come
to the Sicily of the North to stay.
, 1889-05-30

HAD Kansas been visited by oopious
rains, such as fell in Eastern Washington
yesterday, the fact would have been teie-
graphed to the Associat ed Press and pub
lished far and wide as an encouraging in
dication of bountiful crop. Here it is
unnecessary, for everybody knows that In
this country the rainfall is always season.
able aud the crops reliable.
, 1889-05-30
Deuyer'a LlRht Air.

DEsvEH,. Col, May 28.--The city
been seized with an epidemic Of murd
and suicides TO an alarming extent. D.
ty-four hours 10 many suicides have be
reported to coroner's office.
, 1889-05-30

The Psnnsylvanis high license and To-
cal option law. was enacted year
ago. In Philadelphia the number of
saloons was reduced from six thousand to u
little over thirteen hundred. The law has
been in operation year, and the Phila-
delphia license court has just completed
the reissue of licenses for the current year
The whole number of saloons licensed Is
1904. or just about 10 per cent less than
were licensed q year ago. In 1897 there
were nearly 5000 licensed saloons. The
Times comments as follows: "Philadel-
phia has not only found it quite possible
to get along with one-ffth of the
number OF drinking places former.
ly tolerated. but has found very
great advantage from the reduction,
as is evidenced by the better order pre-
vsilin0 and the diminished number of in.
mates in the almshouse and house of cor
rection. 1t has been shown that the sae
of Intoxicating drinks can be regulated
and restrained with great advantage, even
in great city. while the experience of
those rural counties that have tried to get
on without any licensed houses has been
by no means satisfactory" A former
Pennsylvania has pl aced at the disposal
OF the REVIEW batch of interior papers,
published in towns where license is denied
at any price. showing that while there has
been no apparent diminution in the con-
sumption of liquor, public Improvements
have been largely curtailed on account of
the suspension of that source of revenue.
, 1889-05-30
NOTICE rO CREDITORS.

In the matter OF the estate Of Sarah A Coor
deceased.
The creditors OF the above named decea
and all persons having claims against said
ceased, are hereby notified and required
present such aims, with the necess
vouchers, within one year from this date
the undersigned admir- istrator OF said est
at the Office Of Eugene q. Miller, In the oiti
Spokane Fails, W.T..
IRA ID. COOPER.
Administering 0f mid Ests
Dated this t8th day MAJ, is8y.
Eugene e. Miller, g1OrpSv fs,r a An, m tsty IL
, 1889-05-30

LONDON, May 20 There WAS xn0i
race between the yachts Valkyrs, |
and Yarana. The Valkyrie was beater
both the other vessels. The course
from Harwick to tine South End. The
beat the Valkyrie about half An hour
run OF three hours.
, 1889-05-30
AN OLD HERO'S SON.

The newly-appointed postmaster at
Olympia, Val, A. Milroy, is son of Gen.
erai r. II. Milroy, the old Gray Eagle OF
Indiana" The general was Indian agent
for the Yakima reservation under the last
republican administration, having been
transferred there from one of the agencies
on the Sound. He is now resident OF
Olympia, and ip one of the most respected
citizens of the territory, as we'll AS one
of the most distinguished in the
military history Of his country. He was
captain In the Mexican war and was
distinguished for bravery and for his ex-
ceptionally fine military bearing and
knowledge of military science, he having
previously graduated in military tactics
at the university OF Norwich. Now that
he will have an opportunity to look on as
Washington forms state constitution 1t
is interesting 10 reflect that General
Milroy was himself member of the
constitutional convention of Indiana in
1849. Having been admitted to the bar
and entered upon course Of practice he
arose in distinction rs lawyer and be.
came the Judge of his district in that state
prior te the war.
1t ia also interesting on this day that Ia
devoted to recoliections of soldiers living
and dead to recall the fact that General r.
II. Milroy was one of the prominent
figures of the Union army during
the trying times between 1851 and
1864 and did some of the most
gallant lighting Of the war. Starting out
as captain of volunteers raised by his
own call, he arose rapidly until he became
major. general. In the course of his ad-
vancement be served under Mcclellan,
Rosecrans, Sigel and Fremont. On be-
coming major general of volunteers he
Eighth army corps and was stationed at
Winchester. Here 1t was he was attacked
by nearly the whole of Lees
army, then marching toward Pennsyl
vauis. By heroic fighting against gres,
odds he held Lee for three days and wai
finally com PEELED for want Of ammunition
to cut his way out in the night with great
loss of men. But had he yielded at tht
first attack the battle of Gettysburg would
have perhaps never taken place, but the
decisive battle would probably have beer
fought further to the north and possibly
under circumstances less favorable for tht
Union forces.
General Milroy has two other sons who
are promising young attorneys at Yakima
, 1889-05-30
MATILDA HINDMAN.
A Gnlanal Gluhhasl.

BEIaRADE, May 29.--During the demon
stration against the Progressists last night
one gend arme killed q lieutenant and
wounded . colonel who WAS dragged from
his horse and maltrested. The troops
were prevented from firing into the crowd
by the orders Of their officers.
, 1889-05-30

Ine---
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-30

JOHNSTOWN BEFORE THE FLOOD.
been many that we're nearly or quite as de-
structive:
Year.
245.-Lincolnshire, England-Inundation of
the sea. Flooded thousands of acres.
S5S-Cheshire. Englard-Inundation of the
sea. Five thousand lives lost.
75S-Scotland, Glasgow-Ipundation More
than 400 families persisted.
SS6-The river Tweed overfiowed its banks
for thirty miles round
1014-Englsh contamination destroyed
number of seaport towns
1100-Kent, England-Four thousand acres
of coast overfowed by the sea. Sand
bank formed.
-Flanders-lnundated by the sea Os
tend totally immersed.
12S0.-V- inchelsea-300 houses overwhelmed
by the sea-
14ol-The Texel-A flood first raised the
commerce of Amsterdam
1446-Dort, Holland-The sea broke in and
submerged seventy-1wo villages and
10000 people
l4S&-The Severn overfowed. Many lives
lost
i607.-The Severn again rose over tops Of
houses; 100 hives lost
broke. The number
of people drowned is said TO have been
100000.
7.-Caialonia-Flo 5000 lives lost.
l6S5.-Yorkshire, England-A rock said to
have opened and poured out water to
the height of a church sseeple, produc-
ing an inundation-
-Zealand-Over 1900 lives lost
172S.-Madrid, Spsin-A number of proni-
nent persons persisted
I771l-Yorkshire, England-An inundation
called ''Ripon flood"
l7S1-Navarre, France-Torrents from the
mountains: 1900 lives host. Dublin
An humiliation OF the Liffey did great
damage
iso2-Lorca, S{ain-Resarvoir burst, more
than 1000 persons persisted Dublin
again inundated by the Liffey.
Is1l-Pesth-Overfiow of the Danube.
Twenty-four villages swept away. with
their inhabitants At Salop, a cloud
burst; many persons and much stock
persisted
iSl3.-Dreadful inundations in Hungary,
Austria and Poland At Widdin-
1000 TURKS mere surprised by sa oyer.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-30

Ii
If the now thoroughly frightened boy does
not open the door a step ladder Is brought
upon the scene; a masked hazer climbs into
door to the others.
Woe to the freshman
Strong hands seize him, he is pulled out of
bed, stripped naked and the hideo0s festival
begins. He is compelled to scrub his feet
with tooth brush; to brush his teeth with
the same article; given a sponge bath, sent
to bed as wet as he is. only to be pulled out
again and put through the same performance
as many as ten times; still the 1ends are not
nearly satisfied The unfortunate youth has
probably borne this meekly. It would be
useless to protest-but they are in for sport.
He is wrapped up in a sheet and suspended
from the window in the cold midnight air.
Imagine! after having had ten sponge
bathsl
Five minutes pass, ten pass; all is still. He
wonders il he is to remain there all night, SO
cold. After while he is taken out, forced
to sit down and drink beer smoke, and play
cards with the hazers This all on Sunday
night To wind up the affair he is COM
PEELED to write letter similar to the follow
ing:
SURPRISE TO HIS PARENTS
My DEAR PARESrs-I have Just como In from
chapel, and have now paused a moment in the
midst Of dice throwing and poker q hope you are
doing the sarne> to inform you that the sophie
mores here tonight are the finest mon in college
This letter is duly signed, put in an enve-
lope and sent to the lads home. This is only
one instance, and is a very mild example of
hazing.
Another favorite form is that of tossing
the ''neophyte" in blanket until exhausted.
Sometimes the blanket gives way, and the
unfortunate lad falls heavily to the floor,
with serious results. 1t happened at one
hazing that young man was severely in
jured
he has been obliged to use a cane since; in
jured for lifel
AT W college young fellow was Wis
tied by the sophs. They had ascertained that
the young man was exceedingly anxious to
be popular with his fellow students, and that
he was very willing to do what he was po-
Eseiy asked to perform He was invited TO
the room on one occasion-srspecting moth
ing-and while there was asked 10 do various
things
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-30

THE RIVER AND BRIDGE AT JoHNSTOwN.
water, trying 10 find some trace of once
happy home. She looked so unutterablY sad
and broken that correspondent stepped TO
her side and tried TO comfort her. She raised
her pale and haggard face and said:
"They are all gone. Oh, God, be merciful
to them. My husband and my seven dear
little children have been swept down with the
flood, and / am left alone. We were driven
by the awful flood into the garrett, but the
water followed us there. Inch by inch it
kept rising until our heads were crushing
against the roof. 1t was death to remain.
So raised the window and one by one placed
nv dariings on some driftwood, trusting TO
the great Creator AS | liberated the last
one, my sweet little boy, he looked at me and
said: Mamma, You always told me that the
Lord would care for me; will he look after
me nowP
~ saw him drift away, with his loving face
turned toward me- and with q prayer on
my lips for his delfverance, he passed from
sight forever The next moment the roof
crashed in and L floated outside to be rescued
fifteen hours later from the roof of a house
in Kernviile. If / could only find one of my
darlings | could bow TO the VIII of God, but
they all are gone have lost everything on
earth now but my life, and l will return TO
my old Virginia home and lay me down for
my last great sleep"
A handsome woman, with hair as black as
ravens wing, walked through the depot
where u dozen or more bodies were awaiting
burial Passing from one to another, she
finally lifted the paper covering from the
face of a woman, young, and with traces of
water, and with q cry of anguish she reeled
backward to DO caught by rugged man
who CHANGED TO be passing. In a nome ut or
so she had Gained herself sufficiently 10 take
one more look at the features of her dead
She stood gazing at the corpse as if dumb
Finally, turning away with another wild
burst of grief, she said: "And her beautiful
hair all matted and her sweet face SO bruised
and stained with mud and water" The dead
woman was the sister of the mourner. The
body was placed in coffin a few minutes
later and sent away 10 its narrow house
HEROIC DEEDS
It need never DC said again that the age of
heroism has passed away. No more noble
deeds were ever performed than during this
misunderstanding catastrophe. One man, hear
ing thst his house and family had been
swept away. determined TO find out for him
sell at al nazara- He secured a fran row.
boat. pushed it out in the raging torrents and
started on a chase, which, TO all who were
watching, seemed TO mean an embrace in
death.
Needless of cries For Gods sake go back,
you viii be drowned" and '<Don't attempt
It," he persevered. AS the raft struck the
current he threw off his coat, and in his shirt
sleeves braved the stream. Down plunged
the boards and down went the fearless man.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-30
THE CONTEMPORARY

American centerboard or the English cutter
or keel vessel, together with general seaman
ship.
From the first yacht race m which tina
America came Off victorious, with the famous
cup as trophy, much speculation has bcen
INDUCED in year by year upon tho Other side
and equally so upon this SIDE of the Atlantic
by would be defenders of the same trophy
In almost every race the superior pointing
of the American vess.loccusioned by the cen
terboar-i, together with good searnAnship,
has so far defended the cup admirably. With
the many interesting contests there has been
maintained the same national rrsdc toward
certain principles and IDEAS, and tho center
board Is relied upon not only 10 give desired
results of victory, but 20 keep the determined
challenger from taking the cup back TO Eng
land IL b upon this purely American fpven-
ton, the ccnterboard, that we must still rely
for Success next fall, says The Now York.
Herald.
Mr. Fred d. Owen, formerly Of the United
States navy department, " ashinSton, now #
New York, hos invented a new revolving
eenterboarri or fin which VIII during it, pas
sage through the water revolve by tho aid Of
dead:or stationary water passzd over, 20 az
to give less retarriation and naturally add q
little to the speed Of tho vessel
It IL constructed of two conical disks Of
steel securely fastened together, and upon "a
trunnion or axle property held In a u shaped
inverted Guine in the cerftcrbcarti box
In order TO give the same bearing arsa as
the old triangular fin, two, three or more stsh
revolving disks may b. employed, one fol-
lowing tho other in tandem style in tho sumo
box
These disl.s when properly built can be
raised OF lowered at viii by means IL crank
wor..ing through the boa in the cabin into n
rack and piuion on the L sbapel frame. And,
If desired, by this triple arrangement but one
may be left down when coming aippat.
The triangular fin r cent1board as now
used extends far down into dad or station
airy water, which occzisiuns more or less re-
tarriation or hiDdraDce
j. has been latety Learned that ths sim
friction at twelve knots over IL cpnsidera-
ble--sonething Nike from - 70 30 psr cent In
a yacht md often nsch az 30 per o.nt.-
and that yachting usen Of tfe past hn~c rs-
sorted TO many different Kinds 81 patented
paints Cor tho bcstorn Of their vesrh Bot
ia racing pot lad or pluuabago l. employed
with fair re~1kS
Ia tas case Of the Thistle IL was noti~-i
thai sbe usad patent ans<frictson pains.
broxyot over VI har hosi ADD ap,assd only
the last Dew days before ttss nezuDss1gs Con-
test Ia 1851.