, 1889-08-15
spoxAe# FAALs REVIEW. THURSDAY Auaysr 49,

this -tc-besemembered era of awful
catastrsPdcs and fearful ffses.
AID BRom TACOMA.
from the dlobol
God loseth ohserfri giver," says
81, Paul 10 SECOND Certnthians, n; =,
and Mayor WheelwHght in bis card
from arch soulces this statement is
made doublY reliable, and tl1ls evidence
Is given that the goUd LORD loves Taco,
ma, for she certainly has u heart for
every fate. She has responded nobly to
all the numeEous caiis ebr stricken Cries
and is now 9livo 10 Spokane needs, and
will send that suffering sister goods
and money with unstinting hand;
Mayor Wheehwright with Ms usual
lively and systematicaay at work yester.
dsy' securing donations for Spokane,
aud they came to him freely and liber.
ally Everybody seepas anxious to do
something to help the sufferers there,
and aside from tho gtfNs of cash, cfuth-
Ing, food, ETC., humorous plans are
being evolved TO Iaise money in
goodly quantities.. The Bunch of
Keys" company now playing at the
the burned oity. Sam MarAn donases
his beautiful mare KITTY" an animal
which he has heretofore refused to con-
slider price for, and she will be raffled
on Thursday night, the entire proceeds
TO be sent 10 Spokane. Mr.. Jefferson,
thd manager of Billy Wilson, the fam
ous coiored pagiiist, and his tenn Of
athletes, are trying to find a hall in
which to give benefit TO Spokane,
ane the party wihssgo TO Seattle and
give another entertainment there
r. hA
auction sale Of Ellensburgh lots at the
opera house tonight the proceeds ofeach
tenth lot sold Will be sent to Spokane,
and other schemes having the same
charitable end in view are being evolved.
Tacoma may be reied upon to do her
whole and noble duty in the premises,
Notwithstanding the previous heavy
drafts on her generosity. Such calarnt-
ties show the great heart that beats in
unified Tacoma's breast.
sBAT4LE PosT-INfELLAexNoER.
Our sister city, Spokane Fais, has
suffered caiamity not less severe pro-
portionately, 1t would seem isen the re.
ports, than that which recently devas-
Sated Ssateie The whole business dis
trict b In ruins the direct tose being not
less than seven millions of dollars, and
probably more. The hse bnyned until II
exhausted ftseff, leaving, as In the osse
of Seattle, only the residence districts.
In contemplating such a disaster II Is
useless to multiply ph59ses.sit Y simply
terrible and piaful we ofseattie who
porience, know how tsrnble and how
fearful thing 10 Is, and how 10 sympa-
thize with those who suffer as we have
suffered.
But there is 10 need for the people of
Spokane Falls to be discouraged. The
conditions which made the city exist
now as heretofore, and they will make o
greater and stronger city Than that just
destroyed. Let the people take heart
from the experience OF Seattle. We are
and already are begipning to appreciate
that the fire was really blessing 10 the
town. This experience will be repeated
az Spokane. Business will be only tenn
porarily embarrassed, and viii soon be
stronger than ever. From the ruins Of
the stricken city there will spring new
and lnightier city. This is the rule
everywhere, and it will be proved again
at Spokane Falls.
For the relef of suffering, Seattle sent
yesterday with warmest ASSURANCES Of
sympathy, fifteen thousand dollars in
money and a carload of provisions. This
is first instaAlment and more Will fol-
low. Tacoma, always prompt in emsr-
gencies, as we have reason TO know, has
given freely and generously and other
oities will do the same. Whatever is
i'm me diately needed will be tmmediany
provided, aud for the rest, for the great
work ofrebuilding, SpoAane will pot
fail of ample assistance. She will f1ad
her credit In the financial world as good
or better than before.
HER STRENGTH REMAINS.
From the Seattle Post s-Intclaigencerl
The growth of the splendid city OF
Spokane Fails, how so terribly stricken,
has been one o. the wonders of the
Northwest. Twelve years ago Spokane
Falls was mere Indian trading station
in the remote wilderness, and could
only be reached by tedious journey
with special conveyance and guide.
No regular line Of transportation or travel
approached within 200 miles of it. From
this poor beginning II had grown to be
large and beautiful city Of ~, 600 popu-
lation. In the number and character OF
its business buildings IT far out-rivaled
and in every aspect il was energetic and
progressive, promising for the tuture
even greater prosperity than in the past.
All this splendid Development was
based upon the solidity Of its re.
sources. From half dosen rich mining
districts, including the CGeur q Alene,
from great agricultural and stock
country, from vast timber fieid--fronl
these and other sources business poured
into Spokane. The city is in ashes, but
these resources, already developed and
directed into their natural channels, re-
main. Spokane will not be disturbed In
her relations to her tributary country
and she will rebuild anew, greater than
before.
sPRAeUE's TRIBUTE.
[From'the sprague Reraldl
In her direfnl calamity Spokane Falls
has the heartfelt sympathy of every per.
son in Sprague. Our city has always
been, proud Of the achievements of hel
big sister and in her distress mouras fol
is our faith ia the metal of which tht
City of the Falls was composed that we
have no fear for her future. She viii
rise greater and grander than evor. A
greater, grapdeY. more progressive body
of citizens does not exist than are those
who comprise the population of Spo
kane Falls. They'll never say die.
AN KzPLAuATIoN.
from the Seattle Post
1t is proper TO explain, since the fac
seems not TO be GENERALLY understood
that the money sent 10 Spokane Fall.
was part Of the fAnd contributed from
various. sources for the relief of suffering
here. II was Sat BY the committee ane
by the citixens Who were called in L
consult about the 'matasf that this dis
positiDn of the money was under TIL,
circumstances epEisely proper. 1t wal
now seems poYe urgent need of it a
Spokane Fans than here. IL must no
be, supposed that the work Of relief Il
finished hefe. There are, indeed, con