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Ir seldom happens that the wife of a
public mau ia 30 prominently associated
with tie affairs in which her husband
figures as Mrs. Lucy Hayes has ever been
with the public duties of her husband.
While General Rutherford B. Hayes was
making gallant fight at the head Of his
comm and, his faithful helpmate was tax.
ing care Of wounded soldiers either at her
own home or in the hospital, and was
soon ut her husbands side when he fell,
severely wounded. at South Mountain. In
camp she was q great favorite and at the
White House, from 1877 to 1881, she was q
conspicuous and we'll l.known figure to all
frequenters of the executive mansion in
those days. Although neatly and well
dressed. her appearance was that Of q
plain, common sense woman OF great force
of character and influence. Her rich black
hair was combed smoothly and parted in
the middle, after the fashion Of old times.
She frequently went forth in the city on
missionary work and often astonIsneo
people In modest circumstances by send
ing a choice floral tribute in case Of death
of some member of the family. She had
strong views on the subject of temperance
and successfully resisted the use of wines
In the White House during her husbands
~ president.
, 1889-06-27
CROPS ALL RIGHr.
Farmers Agree that Eastern Washington
10 Stttl safe.

Farmers Agree that Eastern WashtnGton
10 sttil safe.
10 view OF the grave alarm that has
been felt on account Of the contracted dry
spell. the REVIEW was afforded much
pleasure yesterday In the friendly and
cheerful greeting Of group of farmers.
who declare that there IL no Cause what
ever for discouraRement.
Mr.. Thomas Steele OF SpanRle. who has
been in the country seventeen vears, saws
there has never been failure OF the
crop, and he thinks there never will be.
Even II the grain crop 10 short for this
county, he thinks there will be from eiRh-
zen to twenty-five bushels tn the acre,
while there IL abundance of bay and the
fruit, vegetable and melon crop has never
been excelled, He has gathered forty
bushels OF cherries from ten trees, and
has other varieties yet to come in.
MIR. Louis Yale, also residing near
Spansle, says the crop prospect early In
the season WAS the finest hr ever saw any
where, and although good rainfall two
weeks ago would have been accepted a. a
blessing, the outlook is not half as gloomy
as N ny people represent. He expects to
harvest ut least half u crop, aud that Is
equivalent to q full crop In many OF the
older states.
MIR. M. N. Msrstou, who 10 farming
near Cheney, says tue FARMERS In nls nelEn-
oorhood are considerably discouraged on
accouut Of dry weather. but they are not
by any means respondent. They will
raise a good half crop of grain and OF
fruits and melons u tremendous crop.
MIR. q. B.. 5. Coleman. living near
Spsngle, says he has good prospect. Six
years ago he raised thirty.two bushels Of
wheat to the acre without a drop of rain
between seeding time and harvest. This
year the ground was in fn, order when
the grain was put iu and the plants came
up under the most favorable conditions
He has l25 acres 10 wheat and oats. He
has raised 80 bushels 10 the acre on this
ground. and the outlook now indicates
not less than thirty bushels. He IL 70 con-
tdent, at least, that he would not take
thirty bushels TO the acre for his crop.
These gentlemen all express the opinion
that few weak kneed people, who came
here expecting to 6nd money growing on
the pine trees and the rivers flowing with
milk and honey will pull up stakes 10 the
fall and return to their wives people back
East, but there will be plinty OF others TO
take their places and pick up all the lands
that are offered for sale,
, 1889-06-27

The appointment OF that scholarly gem
tleman and able lawyer and politician,
Hon. William Walter Phelps, as minister
Of the United States at the German court,
affords another illustration OF the Oft
demonstrated fact that President Harri-
son knows the truly great uen OF this
country and is not afraid to call thom to
the front. Not in any of the men thus
far selected by him to repre-.
sent his ad administration in high places
have been men uukn to the nation at
large. Mr.. Phelps ia not of that mould
to become q president or a central figure
in any great popular cause, bet his ability
man have been great InheritiuR a for
tune from his father, he has never
felt the stines and arrows of poverty.
and is therefore a stranger to
much that has been familiar to
perhaps majorit! of American public
men. But being possessed of high educa.
tion and having native skill as speaker,
he has made himself heard and felt and
has won his distinction in public life by
his intellectual ability rather than by his
wealth. He has, moreover, been an indie
pendent thinker and actor rather than
Gliud partisan. having never hesi'
tated to follow his own judg.
ment and conscience rather than
obey the party lash. This cost him
on one occasion an election to congress-
when he refused to vote for the civil
rights bill. He has been strong Blaine
man for years and his recent action as d
member of the Samoan commission was
commendable; and, in the language OF
President Harrison, this German mission
IL his reward.
, 1889-06-27
THE Old sxTrLkI,s.

The old settlers OF Eastern Washington
talk of organizing an association with
the view OF holding annual reunions. Tbe
proposition has been discussed by such pi-
oneers az Thomas Steele, William Span
gle, G. w. Murphy, Frank Malloy, +.
Conley. Andrew La Fevre. Doc Philleo,
Mr.. Stuttler aud others. Such occasions
are not only interesting to the participants
but are ulso valuable az affordinR the
means of preserving the history OF the
country. For example, Mr.. Steele came
here seventeen years ago and assisted
James Downing in setting up the first saw.
mill. His son is also believed to have
been the FIRST white child born 10 Stevens
tounty, which then embraced the region
now constituting Spokane county. Would
It not be worth while 10 bring together
such men as these, with their wives and
children, and hear them talk over old
times and have their stories recorded in
the papers and in the history OF Washing
ton. to be written hereafterP
The Incidents connected with the cricket
epoch would alone form thrilling chap
ter, Pioneers tell us that was the most
remarkable scourRe that has ever been en-
countered in new country, Myriads of
black crickets swarmed out Of the earth
and up through the snow and devastated
the 6elds for two seasons. Settlers joined
together and dug bitches surrounding
their farms, with pits Eve rods apart, aud
nd oh, oil "A u
night with brooms, sweeping the pests
into the pits aud destroying them Fami-
lies subsisted on peas and FISH whole
season through IL the people could
have obtained the means to escape
the country would have been depopu-
lifted. When the crickets reappeared the
third year the settlers we're stricken.
knowing that IL the crops should be again
destroy ed many must perish. But they
met the enemy with the courage of true
Wasbipetonians-a courage which then
amounted almost to ferocity. The bitches
were dug deeper and their mileage was
extended and the broom brigades fought
with the desperation Of people who are
forced to fig ht for their lives. Just as the
insects were about to conquer for the
third time and the people were almost
ready to give up in despair q
heavy rain came, succeeded by frost,
and the crickets tumbled into the
pits 10 rise no more. There was great re.
joicine when it became known that the
pest was completely exterminated. The
of that awful epoch is worth pre-.
serving.
There are also hundreds of other inter-
esting subjects to talk about in connection
with the settlement and development Of
The country, and the old settlers will never
regret it If they proceed with the contem-
plated organization.
, 1889-06-27

THE removal OF United States Land
Officer Galloway, at Guthrie, Ok
Iahoma. carries with it grave accusation
against the retiring official. Should the
practices of which he is accused be toler-
ated. the intents and purposes of the gov
ernment in the distribution Of the public
lands would be completely reversed and
the public domain might as we'll he turned
over to the pirates snd sharks that infest
the country, awaiting its development
with the desire of absorbing all that is
worth owning, or so much of it at least as
they can gobble up without complying
with the provisions Of the law.
A grave responsibility rests upon
all officials of the land department,
and in no branch Of the public service is
there greater necessity for the selection of
men of undoubted honesty, integrity and
incorruptibility. The lands belong to the
people, and they should be sacredly guard.
ed as the future homes of the people. To
this end the severest penalty the law pre-.
scribes should be imposed in all cases Of
conviction for violation OF the trust re.
posed In land department officials.
, 1889-06-27
IN THE COURTS.
The Testimony Concluded In the Martin
Murder Case.

Murder Case.
George H. Megquier. recently from
Pembina, Dakota. was admitted to the
bar in open court yesterday upon motion
of District Attorney Jones. Mr.. Megquier
has been engaged in the practice OF law
twenty-five years.
In the Martin trial yesterday the de.
fendant was pat upon the stand. He
swore that he and Parker drank together
and :hen rode home together in the wagon
Parker had out in trout of the saloon. On
the way home they quarreed and Parker
hit at him with u slinR.shot. but missed
him. At the stables Parker grabbed the
horses by the bitf and refused to let 90,
and threatened to kill him. Martin stated
that he went into the house after his re-
volver and coming out fred one shot into
the air to frighten Parker, but i, had no
effect, 30 he fired twice at him, hitting
him once in the arm. He WAC not very
drunk at the time.
Mrs. Martin was placed upon the stand.
and her testimony was substantially the
same as her husbands.
The physicians testified that IL Parker
had consented TO have his arm am mputated
just after the shooting. he would have
lived. The argument was concluded by
the counsel. and the jury will be charged
this morning.
, 1889-06-27

CoSrRARY to expectations Governor
Francis of Missouri has signed the New
berry bill, prohibiting billiards, dice,
cards OF any other device for gambling
for drinks in dram shops. This complete-
ly wipes out gambling in that state, with
the exception Of an occasional private
poker game. as the johnson act, which
went into effect several years ago, makes
1t felony 10 operate any gambling de.
vice for money. The Newberry law is gen.
orally regarded as good thing, calculated
to greatly lessen the evils of the liquor
traffic.
, 1889-06-27
NOTICE TO CKEDIrORy
OF AUGUST FALK, DECEASED.

The undersigned having been duly an.
pointed administrator dc bonis nou of ths
estate OF August Falk, deceased, notice IL
neieoy gwen ID the creditors OF said dc.
against SAID deceased to present them. with
:ho necessary vouchers and daily authen.
ticated as required by law, within one
year alter the Goth day of June. A. ID. 1850.
the date OF first publication OF this notice
10 the Undersigned at tho law office OF AL
i'1 ,1n walker, rooms IL and IL. Hyde
CHAS. g. SCHRIMPF,
Administrator dc bonis non of the sstste
OF August FAlk, deceased.
, 1889-06-27
NOTICE 10 CnEDITOKs.
OF ESTATE OF IRA r. LooM1a
DECEASED.

Notice Is hereby given by the under
signed administrator OF the estate OF Ira Z.
Loomis, deceased, to the creditors OF and
al persons having claims against the said
deceased, 70 exhibit them with the neces.
sary vouchers within one year after the
administrator at The Bank OF Spok ane
Falls, northeast corner OF Riverside avenue
and Mill streets. in the City OF Spokane
Fails. County Of Spokane and Territory of
Washington. WALTER II. WISCONR
sdministrator of estste OF Ira r. Loomis,
deceased.
Dated at Spokane Falls, w. T.. NAV
81 1889 ~ ~sJ
, 1889-06-27

THE election of Paul +. Mohr of this
city to the office of vice president and
member Of the directory of the Seattle,
Lake Shore & Eastern is not only com.
pliment to q deserving snd competent
man bat at the same time 1t 10 a decided
compliment and may prove of much advan.
tage to Spokane Falls. The indications
for some time have been that the affairs
Of the g., L. s. e. E. were getting in such
shape as to mean active operations at an
early date and it is believed that the plan
will be for Mr.. Mohr to return to the West
at once and take charge of the company's
interests in the field and that the road
will be speedily pnshed through to the
Sound. At the same time 1t appears quite
probable that arran gements are about to
be perfected by which the line will secure
favorable connection with a road eastward
from this point. This is a matter of much
importance to both Seattle and this city
and in fact to the whole of Washington
and developments will be watched with
interest.
, 1889-06-27
IN THE COURTS.
Frank NJ srtin on Trial for shooting Abso-
lOm Parker.

Frank Martin on Trial for Shooting Abso-
lOm Parker.
The case Of Frank Martin. who shot
Absalom Parker near the Northern Pacific
water tank about ten weeks ago. was
called up in the district court yesterday
and occupied the attention of the court all
day. The jury was selected mostly from
the regular panel and without much diff.
Guilty. A number of witnesses we're exam.
ined on the part of the prosecution, which
rested during the afternoon.
In police court yesterday Judge Curry
imposed fines as follows:
G. Anderson for assaulting Mrs. s. Har-
ris was fined IS aud costs.
j. Hays, drunk, 81 and costs; w. Muir.
phy, drunk, $2 and costs; L. o. Donnell,
drunk. IS and costs; g. Davis. vag, IS and
costs.
, 1889-06-27
THE LOCAL MARK ET,
No Material Change In the Market Quo
tS,ious During the Fast Week.

No Material ChRnks In the Market Quo
tS,ious During the Fast Week.
| The dealers report good and steady
trade for the past week, While there has
been no particular furry, yet the whole-
salers and retailers have been kept on the
move. The commission houses still con-
| t,nue 10 doa good business in small fruits,
cherries especially are ia great demand,
while peaches and raspbeTrips have cold
| rapidly. Cherries hre now selling as low
az 80 cents v box. Other fruits are
quoted at the same prices az last week.
Oats have advanced, owing 10 a shortsge
IN Oregon. Timothy nay has made AN Nd
vance OF 81.
The market quotations are corrected
every Thursday uorninv by N. ID. Dooson
Co., Wholesale commission merchants,
at No. ! Howard street.
Wheat is very cheap at present. The
milis are pay ing 40 cents per oushel for It,
Bailed timothy retails at $25 per ton,
wild hay at $l2, and eats hay at SIG.
Butchers are paying 3 IL to 4 cents per
pound tor stail.fed heeves on foot; for
dressed pork 8 to 8 ceLts, and dressed
mutton y cents per pound. Beef retails
from 8 to 25 cents per pound; choice
cuts l5 to 20 cents; pork IL l.2 to Is
to 20 cents.
Dressed chickens. Zoo apiece.
Live chickens, soc apiece.
The hsh market Ia very active.
Trout aud salmon are in great demand,
but perch. cod, founders and sea bass
find u ready sale. The prices range
from IL Q to 20 cents per pound.
Lard. 5'pound cans, 70 cents; cheese
Ohio cream, 20, York state cream, 25 ceuts
per pound.
Flour, per barrel. 50 30 to $3.50.
fn.uI q IN * ,apta
Corn meal. scents.
Potatoes, 81 to 81 Is per 100 pounds
Cabbage, ) to 4 cents per pound.
Turnips Sl SO per 100 pounds.
Parsnips, 81 TO 81 80 per 100 pounds.
Onions, 21e TO 3 cents per pound
Apples. So to 1926 per box.
Salt, common, Sl.s5 per 100 pounds
dairy, 81.
Green coffee, 25 to 30 cents, roasted cot-
fee, Is TO 40 cents.
Sugar, Rranulated, 10 to III cents Der
pound; extra G, 8 to 10 cents.
Butter. creamery, 20to30 cents per pound;
dairy and ranch Is TO 25 cents.
Smoked bacon, packing mouse brands,
lZ1e TO IA cents; breakfast bacon, IA To 10
cents; hams, l6 TO IL cents; home sugar
cured hams, IL cents.
California canned eoods, 81 so TO &c. 90
per case OF two dozen.
Crackers, to 10 cents.
Syrups. rs cents to 81 per gal.
Maple syrup, Sl.25 TO 8l.75 per gallon.
Evaporated peaches. 10 cents sun.dried.
l2I3 cents.
Evaporated apples, l2If 70 IL cents.
Dried blackberries, l21S cents; raspber-
ries. % cents currants. II lZ cents.
Prunes, 10 cents; Italian pruues. Is
cents; French, l6.
Rice 10 cents.
White beans. 4 to 9 cents.
Eggs. 20 TO Is cents.
Cherries, so cents to 81 per boz.
Peaches, S3 % to So so per box.
Raspberries, Is to II cents per pound
box.
Lemons, 81 to $40 per boz.
Oranges. g. 25 to IS per box.
Apricots. SO IT, S3 rs per uox,
California onions, 81 25 to $3.50 per
, 1889-06-27
Some Fine Samples.

Mr.. A. Malcolm returned day or two
ago from the Okanogan mineral district,
where he is interested In the Empire.
This claim Ia located sixteen miles north
of the British Columbia line and eight
miles northwest of Osooyas lake. he
brought with him some very 6ue speci-
mems of rock, selected with the view of
having assays made for his own informa-
tion. showing fair average OF the min
eral contents. Assays made in March
from surface rock showed maximum of
$574 and minimum $227 gold. The
shaft is now down twenty-five feet. and
the ore seems to improve in richness the
, 1889-06-27
Funeral OF Cough Fairman.

The funeral OF Cough Fairmsn took
place from Company Ga armory In tho
American Resort yesterday afternooa.
Kew. /. G.. Watson conducted the funeral
services at the armory. after which the
procession formed, headed by the Second
regiment band, and marched TO Green.
wood cemetery the fire department. Com
pany G ana the British Benevolent so.
Gc,ety being in line, followed by u long
line of Carriages
, 1889-06-27

length, ia nearly completed and will have
u capacity Of 260 cubic feet OF water, IN.
dei l60 foot pressure. giving the new
works 60-horse power which il considered
ample for all purposes. In the office OF
the company on Main street will be found
numerous specimens Of rich ore from the
Last Chance, and the display of native sill
yer Ia various forms ls we'll worth in
specting. - Wsrdner News.
, 1889-06-27
The drifting of straws indicates the di-

The drifting of straws indicates the di-
rection of the wind and the movements Of
the great railroad companies OF modern
times can only be determined by some
what similar process Of observation. The
movements Of contending armies are not
guarded with greater skill than are the
plans and purposes of the builders of
modern transportation lines. The recent
action of the Southern Pacific in securing
a line of road leading into Portland would
seem to indicate a tendency of that COM
pany 10 extend in this direction, From
Portland it may easily obtain the Van
couver & Yakima and thus reach Eastern
Washington, and from the latter point
there is an open gateway to Spokane
Falls. At Yakima the Southern would
cross the Northern. and the proposed
Union Pacific extension from Umatilla to
Tacoma and at this city it would also
form a junction with the Spokane &
Northern, the Seattle, Lake Shore d
Eastern, the Spokane & Rockford, the
Washin Ston Central and the Occur
d'Alene branch. With all Of these valu.
able connections and with its own equal
opportunities for com peting for the traffic
of Central and Eastern Washington. there
is certainly much to invite the Southern
Pacific to extend its line from Portland to
this city
, 1889-06-27

In the latter part Of July this city will
be visited by the greatest party of capital.
lists that has ever come west. with the ex.
ception of the last spike outfit that came
with Willard few years ago. They pIr-
pose being at Helena about July Goth and
this will bring them here few days later
along. 1t would be as well it preparation
was made to receive them here in q diRni-
fed. becoming manner. Perhaps some of
these men of capital may desire location
for smelling and reduction and lead works.
To this end they should ie able to learn
all about our mineral resources and other
essentials. Some may be interested In
starting . paper mill. foundries. paint
works or other manufacturing establish
ments. All of our advantages and in
ducemeuts should be fully made known to
them in IL forcible, business-like way and
without any cap.trap or noise or parade.
, 1889-06-27

entire distance. The owners are A. NAL
colin. Henry James, John East, r, Swift
and w. h. OXley. The nearest claim to
this that ia now being worked is the Wide
West. which Ia also exceedingly promis-.
tnQ,
, 1889-06-27
THE Wardner News has ent red upoi

The Wardner News has ent red upon
its fourth volume, under most favorable
auspices, 1t makes speciality Of mining
news and L. eagerly sought by all the min
ing men in the Coeur d'Alenes. who have
the most uui mited confidence in the &C.
curacy of its statements. The REVIEW
extends cordial congratulations to Messrs
O'Rourke, McKelvey and Sullivan upon
the success Of their enterprise.
, 1889-06-27
L.ynchod.

LouIsvILLE June GA mob went to
the Jail at Shepsrdsville, Bullet county, at
O'Clock this morning and took Charles
Ardell, charged with the murder OF
peddier. to the woods and hung him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-01-10

gas (hydrogen) which passes upward to the
cooler part of the body of coal. The water
gas in passing upward through the body of
coal absorbs the rich hydro carbon from the
only partially distilled top layers of coal;
these form the fuel gas to be specially stored
for distribution. The further process takes
the fuel gas to carburator, large square
iron she'll enclosing system of iron retorts;
the fuel gas passing through is to be mixed
with oil for Illuminating gas, to be purified
with lime and iron sponge in the purifiers
in the other part of the building where the
coal gas retorts now are This illuminate
ing mixed gas goes through coolers and
what is called a scrubber to take away the
ammonia impurities, filtered through run
ming water, thence to the purifiers, and
through station meter to the special hold
err. Any kind of coal slack can be used in
making the gas; the number of feet per ton
depends of course on the quality of coal.
There is no other gas producer system that
will not clinker; there is no tar in the
Looms gas. The gas can be stored ten
years. The volatile parts of the coal are
all Classified. 1t is impossible for the CRATES
to clinkel, which is a great impeachment to
all the other water gas processes. All
kinds of mixed gas can be made in the
same generator. The LOOMS gas is adapt
ed to all the incandescent burn ers with 20.
candle light powr. The producer and wa
ter gas is made in the same generator and
can be used as mixed gas in furnaces,
FORCES and gas engines.
Added to the plant is an oil pipe line
from the 800 barrel oil tank placed at the
low river level leading to the R. r. freight
tracks, from whence the oil will run free to
the oil tank, and from thence pumped to
the gas house. The company will have to
pull out the old coal bench to make room
for the purifiers and thus from the old to
the new under somewhat embarrassing de-
tail. The whole process will soon be in full
operation, when we will be able to add tests
under meter of the economy over coal in
domestic uses.