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The proposed new direct route from
England to Australia via the Canadian
Pacific railway will soon be live re-
ality. Contracts have been let for three
large steamers to ply between Esqui-
mault and Australian ports, and it is re-
ported that the British government has
decided to grant "a subsidy of $500, 900
annually to new line of fast steamers
to run between some point on the east
ern coast of Canada and Liverpool or
Glasgow. BY making Gaspe the port of
call instead of Rimouski the ocean route
would be shortened by about 205 miles,
and the time required to cross the At
lantic ocean with steamers attaining q
speed of twenty knots an hour would be
reduced to four and one-ilalf or five d. VS..
Considering the prospective consolida-
tion of Northwestern railroad interests,
the proposed line of fast steamers is u
matter which concerns the Northwest
fully as much as Canada and England.
The new route would be 242 miles less
than by Halifax, and 1852 miles less than
by New York. BY this route Mime
apolis, st. Paul and Chicago would be
only six and one.half days from Liver
pool, gain OF one day over the time
consumed by the fastest steamers of now
existing lines. The shortest route would
naturally attract the bulk of our traffic,
and thus direct connections would be cs-
tablished between the Northwestern pro-
ducer and the European consumer be-
tween Minneapolis and Liverpool.
, 1889-10-17
ANOTHER DREAM SHATTERED.

Billy Emerson, the Minstssl, Relates
Good Joke Onoe Played on Him.
Billy Emerson, the minstrel, relates
joke on himself, says the Detroit Free
Press. When he was last In London he
went one night to the play and got a
seat we'll up in 'front.' near the boxes. A
lady dropped her programme and Emer-
son gallantly restored 1t to her. He
could see that she was great swell, and
noticed that she eyed him sharply.
"HelloV he exclaimed Tin his mind)
~ guess I've made mash" With
that idea predominant he glanced at the
lady with n quizzical eye. Just then
the curtain fell and she beckoned him
with n backward movement of her head
"AhW said tho natty minstrel (once
more In his n,ind), i've made an i'm
pression--that's very evident"
He leaned forward, the lady put forth
a delicate hand and laid on his out
stretched palm a--glittering sixpencol
"Wha--whats this for2" ne gasped.
Aw--you--aw--wer kind enough to
hand me my programme"
And another dream was ahattered.
, 1889-10-17
A RECEPTION.

SAN Francisco, Oct l5.--At the cham
ber of commerce meeting tonight a
committee was appointed to offer to Rear
Admiral Kimberly and staff upon their
arrival here from Honolulu public re-
ception in the chamber of commerce
the commodore of Mare Island and Cen
eral Miles and staff. Admiral Kimberly
will arrive in the city about the 26th
inst.
!. n. Thayer presented memorial
asking congress for an appropriation for
carrying on the survey of the coast of
Alaska. In support of the paper he 50 i'd
pendent upon % few crude Russian Rus @
charts, and navigation was necessarily
greatly impeded, and in his opinion the
magnitude of the sealing and salmon
trade was sufficient to warrant the spend
ing Of some of the surplus on survey.
, 1889-10-17
THE MAYOR OBJECTS
Formal Assertion of the Citys
Claim to Streets Across the
Depot Grounds.
Arrest of the Railroad Engineer
in Charge of the Construc-
ton Work.

II. b. Strong, acting assistant princi-
pal engineer of the Northern Pacific, was
placed under arrest by Captain Martin
and taken before Judge Curry yesterday
morning ut the instigation of Mayor
Furth. The mayor charged the railway
official with excavating on one of tho
streets of the city, and with causing it to
be obstructed.
The. preliminary examination was con.
tinued until Tuesday of next week and
AS yet the railroad company has taken
no action in the matter, and just what
steps they propose to take in the case Is
n matter of conjecture, as the officials
were rcticent about it,
, 1889-10-17
HE WAS OUT OF LUCK.
A wardner Man Who Display cd
Decidedly More Nerve Than
Discretion.
He Gambled Away His Hat, His
Boots, His Coat and
Everything.

When man seeks new country and
has to rough it in various ways, says the
Wardner News, he requires good staying
qualities. The fatc of the gladiator in
the prize ring depends largely OH his
staying ability; the prospector looking
for gold will never find 1t if he is not
built to stay, and the man indulging n
a little game of draw" cannot expect
to sweep the board unless he is prepared
to remain. We have seen and heard of
many good "staycrs," but last Sunday
evening n certain individual from the
state of Iowa displayed a disposition in
that way that possibly beats the record
AT a well.known and popular resort, not
hundred miles from Wardner, party
was playing friendly game Of poker
A gentleman from Iowa was anxious to
take n hand he had the inclination,
ability, time and in fact everything ex-
ccpt the Doodle to join the crowd Feel.
ing in his pocket he discovered Jack.
knife, and with the genuine spirit of
true sport he offered to gamble IL oil
against the modest sum of 80 cents.
He found his man and both coin and
minutes the game was ended and tho
Iowan was knifeless. "Anytbino clsc
Won wish 10 stnkcP'i asked the winner
uniting up n dollar 0Ny Int against
IT," cried the granger; "I'll stay with
and the man was hatless Come
again" cried the lucky one. ''there's no
more RIM In me than theros in n snail
in a slow fever j "I'il STAY with vo,, -
chippcd i'm the loser and Of came his
cont which was staked against 50 The
man of money won once more and iowa
was coa.Icss "Uow inN-panden,o'
again: Til stay with you,n and a good
warm vest was stakod against a single
ST. Three lacks and tho aces we're
, 1889-10-17
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
An Animated Debate on the Subject
Of Iiturricnl Revision,

NEw York, Oct. l5.-In the Episcopal
convention to-day the committee on
canons was discharged, after the adop-
tion of their report recommending the
establishment of a board of regents on
Christian education. The report of the
committee on amendments to the consti-
stitution was placed on the calendar and
the committed discharged. A resolution
was passed requesting congress to pass
n stringent and uniform divorce law for
the District of Columbia and the terri.
tories.
Or. Huntington then spok. on the
subject of the minority report In regard
to llturgical revision, criticising the re-
port severely. An animated debate, pro
and con, ensued, in the course of which
Rev. DR.. Holland of Missouri said to the
convention that no church could tell him
what. prayers to offer in the privacy of
his family, and he protested against
making crazy quilt OF the prayer book.
Dr. Philip Brooks argued strongly in
favor of revision. Finally, after about
five hours debate, a vote was taken and
the minority report lost. The majority
report will come up for consideration to-
morrow.
, 1889-10-17
THE CHICKAsAws.
Trouble Anticipated From the Dis
franchised whites.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 15.-The latest adviccs
from the Chickasaw Indian nation are
that the legislature of that nation con.
vened at Tishon,ingo yesterday. The
progressive party, composed of the white
mcmbers-elect, will probably ignore the
decision of the Chickasaw supreme court
disfranchising the whites who have mar.
ried squaws and will attempt to hold
their seats.
A member from Pamela county in.
formed correspondent that they would
hold their seats even If they had to do
so by force of arms.
The secretary of the interior confirms
the decision of the Chickasaw supreme
court, which eliminated the whites as
political factors. Exciting times are
looked for at the capital in case the white
members refuse to abdicate their seats,
which they will be obliged to do in the
face of the decision OF, the supreme court,
backed up by the national government
, 1889-10-17
A CABLE CAR DISASTER
Six Passengers Were Killed
and a Number Injured.
A FRIGHTFUL PLUNGE TO DEATH
The Gables Snapped Because the
Cut-Of Failed to Work
The Responsibility,

CINcrNsArr, Octs l5.-The most ap-
palling accident ever known on the In.
clined plane railways of this city hap
pened to-day between ~ and O'Clock.
on the Mount Auburn inclined plane
1t lies at the head of Main street, and
goes to height of between $50 and 800
feet in space of 1000 feet. Two cars arc
employed, one on each track, drawn by
two street wire cables, wound upon a
drum at the top Of the hill by an engine
located there.
Nine passengers entered the car at the
foot OF tho plane. The passage of the
ascending car was all right until II
reached the top, when, to his horror, the
engineer found that the machinery
would not respond and he could not stop
the engine,
only one result was possible. The car
was arrested by the strong bumper
which stops its progress and as the en-
gine continued, all its force was expend-
ed on the two cables, and they snapped
like ,S, wrapping thread;
Then the car, with its nine inmates
locked within, began the descent of TINT
trightful slope. The crash ut the foot of
the plane was frightful The iron gate
that formed the lower end of the truck on
which the car rested was thrown sixty
feet down the street, and the top of the
car went almost as far in the gutter. The
truck itself, and the floor and seats of
the car, formed shapeless wreck,
mingled with the bleeding and mangled
bodies OF passengers.
Two were instantly killed, and several
were fatally injured, dying in short
AS soon as it could be done, tho dead
were taken to the niorgue to await full
identification, and the wounded were
carried to the nearest places where an
examination could be made.
, 1889-10-17
DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES.
Ex.President Cleveland Urges Them
to Fight Under the Ola Banner.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 15.--Thc first gem
eral assembly of the democratic socie-
ties of Pennsylvania convened here to-
day. A letter was read from ex-Prcsi.
dent Cleveland commencing the objects
of the societies, in which he said: "The
condition of political affairs is such that
the attention of all true democrats
should be directed TO the enforcement of
distinctive principles, and, in my opin-
ion, this is no time to search after make
shift and temporary expedients. We,
as u party, are fairly enlisted in the
cause of the people, and patriotism, duty
and party success require that we should
be consistent and steadfast."
, 1889-10-17
THE YELLOW RIVER.
What an Awful Scourge 1t Is to tho
Chinese Empire.


Chinese Empire.
The following extract from letter by
a well-known resident in the north of
China, thoroughly conversant with the
subject, appears in the North China
Daily News:
at is an awful scourge, Bands of
ruthless robbers, hundreds of wild and
ravenous beasts are nothing to this de.
vouring river--devouring human habi-
tations mems lives, fields of waving
grain and gardens of luscious fruit and
varied food in its horrid course, laying
waste in day or two (as in the piesent
instance) over 100 towns and villages,
involving 800, COO people and submerging
of fertile fields, not counting
the ravages on the northern
side, or waste land. And the worst of it
is that while this will relieve it for the
present, yet 1t may break out any day
westward at 100 different places. For,
as all know, owing to the make-shitt
policy of 100 generations, damming it
up for the time being there are miles
and miles of its bed in many districts
from ten to twenty feet above the level
of the surrounding country.
II feel sure this inundation will excite
the indignation of the whole civilized
world, moro especially since it is OBJ.
violls that the officials persistency in
closing the breach at Chengchow with
out clearing the river exit to the sea
seems as ii they were absolutely care
less whether it destroyed another part of
nation will take voice and that all who
have any relations with the Chinese of
ficially or otherwise, will make their
mind known"
, 1889-10-17
IRRIGATION IN THE WEST.
Hon. NJ. NJ. Estee speaks OF the Pos
sibilities of the Future.

hon. NJ. vi. Estee speaks OF the Pos
sibilities of the Futurs.
san Francisco Bullctin.l
Hon. NJ. NJ. Estee said last evening re-
garding irrigation matters: "This SUBJ
jcct is becoming the all-absorbing topic
in the Western states and territories.
There are large areas between the Rocky
mountains and the Mississippi that have
been considered almost useless on ac-
count Of their aridity. Since congress
has taken the matter in hand the people
In these sections are alive to the i'm port
Bnce of the matter, and irrigation projects
are being discussed OH all sides. visited
Montana and found the same feeling.
In Eastern Washington and Oregon,
Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, ETC.,
there arc countless acres that can be
made productive at a comparative small
expense. The great streams of the West
and the tributaries of the Columbia can
be utilized in this way, and the results
con hardly be estimated.
Capitalists are beginning to see new
field for Investment, and there is grow
ing sentiment among moneyed men that
irrigation projects will furnish a safe
and remunerative field for large invest
ments.
"rhe security is ample and certain,
for the presence of an unlimited and
guaranteed supply of water increases
the value OF the land and insures the
payment of the loans, or insures q re-
muncrative rate of interest"
, 1889-10-17
FIGHT WITH wARLIKE NATIVES,
Eleven of Them Killed and Their
Village DESTROYED.

LONDON, Oct. 15.-Advices from Brs.
bane, Queensland, state that Sir William
MoGregor administrator of New Guinea
accompanied by twenty-one men recent
ly landed on the island of Deniori and
twenty-five natives made an attack up.
on the party, but after hard fighting
were repulsed. Eleven natives were
killed and wounded and several of the
whites wounded. The party then burned
the village of the natives.
, 1889-10-17
SPOKANE JOCKEY CLUB
A. Good Attendance for the
Opening Day.
CYCLONE WINNER OF THE DASH.
While Major Takes the Gentle
mems Trot-A Detailed
Report.

More perfect weather for the opening
Of race meeting could not have been
desired than that which ushered In the
first day of the Spokane Jockey Club
meeting Tuesday. The only an
nouncement that the races were to come
oil was made by the parading OF the
band through the streets about noon,
but this was sufficient to start many
people toward the track and by 2 L, Nj.
more people were on. the grounds than
the management had any idea OF seeing
there on the opening day OF the meeting,
especially when the public had not been
fully appriscd of the exact day on which
the races would begin, owing to the un-
certain state of the weather.
In order to give everybody. an oppor-
tunity to get to the grounds III time ior
the opening event the horses tor the first
race, the quarter-mile dash, were not
called out until shortly after o'clock.
, 1889-10-17
EVANGELICAL ChURCH.
Proceedings of the Lutheran Confer
euce at PittsburQ.

PiTTsBuRG, Oct. 15.-In the Evangclic-
al church conference to-day there was
u lengthy debate concerning the action
of the general council at Oberon, Ohio in
1872 The rule there adopted, styled the
akron rule" provided that Lutheran
pulpits were for Lutheran ministers only.
and Lutheran altars for Lut heran com.
municants only and the conference CON
cluded that as the council had never an
nulled or reconsidercd the declaration
made at Oberon it would remain In force.
, 1889-10-17
on for the North,
Lincoln Timcs.l

Last Saturday and Sunday the Kir-
kendall grading outfit, and that of Jack
O'Leary, were shipped northward on the
have been engaged for the past two
months in this neighborhood, having
taken the contract for grading the
c. w. extension to Almira. This
contract has been completed and the
outfits go to Kettle Falls Stevens
county, where Mr.. Kirkendall has an
extensive contract on the Spokane
Northern. Both Mr.. Kirkendall and
Mr.. O Leary are old and experienced
railroad builders in the West. They
have filled many contracts on Western
roads, and are constantly moving from
one part of the country to another.
They. are genial gentlemen and the
friends they made here will always be
pleased to learn OF their success.
, 1889-10-17

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 15.-The negro
democratic state committee to-day
adopted set of resolutions setting forth
that the republican leaders of the North
are misrepresenting the two races of the
South by incendiary speeches wholly
are doing better in the South than in
the North, and that the best thing the
Southern negro can do is to cease his war
policy OH his white neighbors.
, 1889-10-17
ARTHUR WALLACK MARRIED
He Takes to Wife the Daughter of
Edward 8. Churchill,

Without any preliminary announce
ment and with the quietest and simples
of ceremonies Arthur Wallack, son of
the late Lester Wallack, laid aside the
weeds of a widower and married Miss
Jessie Churchill of New York at Lake
Mahopac several days ago
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. Ed
wards s. Churchill, a merchant of No.
so Wall street, and the wedding took
place in his Lake Mahopac cottage. Only
the members of the two families were
present, and the affair was as unosten.
tatious as 1t was possible to make it,
The young couple did not go upon a
wedding tour but returned to New York
where they are now quietly spending
their honeymo Mr.. Wallack's form
Commissioner Theodore Moss.
, 1889-10-17

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Oct l5.--The peo.
pie of Hidalgo and Cameron counties
have been terrorized the past two weeks
by the raids of two bands of Mexican
brigands, who have now, rangers re-
port, returned to Mexico. Many rob-
berries were committed and two murders
were reported, one a woman. Pedro
Guerra, Il wealthy rancher near Mier
Mexico, was waylaid and murdered last
, 1889-10-17
FIENDIsH.

An Inferual Machine Sent to . MIL
waukee Man.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. ia package
received at the postoffice yesterday ad-
dressed to W. B. Neeves, a well-known
milling man from Grand Rapids, was
found to contain an internal machine of
cunning construction, with loaded and
cooked pistol, ten dynamite cartridges
and also a quarter of a pouffu of powder.
II is miracle that the package was
opened In such way as not to fire it
oil. The police have taken charge of
the case, but have discovered no clue to
the sender.
, 1889-10-17
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
A Workman Fails Into u Boiling
Mass of Stag mt Leadyille.

DENVER, Oct. ia Leadville, Colo,
special says: A frightful accident hap
pened to James McHaskey, one of the
workmen in the American smelter this
morning He was wheeling out pot of
hot Stag, and he rested moment on the
edge of one of the pots filled with burn
ing Stag. He lost his balance and fell
In. In attempting to save himself he
put his arms and hands into the liquid
which caused such fearful agopies that
he lost control of himself and fell clean
into the boiling mass. From his waist
down to his knees the flesh was horribly
burned, as also were his arms. hands and
head. He presented pitiiul sight and
was removed to the st. Vincent hospital,
whore he is receiving every attention. 1t
is doubtful II he can recover
, 1889-10-17
CHARTS OF THE PACIFIC.
Special Meeting of the San Francisco
Chamber of Com merce.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. l5.-At a special
meeting of the chamber of commerce to-
day, resolution was adopted, urging
the Pacific coast congressional delcga-
tions to use their efforts to secure an APP
preparation $4,000 to dcfray expenses
north and south Pacific ocean. Also to
secure an appropriation for maintaining
branch photographic Office in his
port. The chamber also considered un-
favorably the question of establishing a
Pacific coast chamber of commerce. A
memorial to the International American
congress, asking support, was also
adopted.
, 1889-10-17
THE DEMOCRATS HOPEFUL.

HELENA, Mont, Oct. 15.-The lnde-
pendent. democratic, says there have
been no new developments in the Silver
Bow contest to-day, save that instead of
the republicans getting in the entire leg
islatiyc delegation they only get In six
members, but that number is sufficient
to overcome the democratic majority
shown on the face of the returns. The
opinion among LAWYERS is that the Silver
Bow canvassers had no authority to go
back of the returns, and that the court
will decide i'm favor of counting the bal
lots as returned by the judges of cleo
ton
, 1889-10-17
Hon. j. A. spradlinR Dead.

DENVER, oct. ia Santa Fc special
says: Hon. James A. Spradling, presi-
dent of the New Mexico Printing Com.
pany, receiver of public moneys. at the
local land office and public printer of
New Mexico, died suddenly this morn.
Ing. His home was in this city. Partial
with which he was stricken
Sunday morning, was the cause. His
wife is at present visiting in Springfield,
Missouri
, 1889-10-17
Three Men KILLED in q We'll.

DENVER, Colo, Oct. 15.--A Trinidad,
Colo, special to the Republican says
that while five men were digging well
at the Victor coal mines the walls caved
i'm, killing two white men and one negro,
names unknown. Workmen have been
set to work to recover tho bodies, but II
will be impossible to reach them before
tomorrow noon.
, 1889-10-17
California Odd EellnMa.

SAN FRANCISCO. oct. Is. Tho grand
cncampment of the Independent Order
OF odd Fellows convened in annual ses.
sion to-day ut Odd Fellows hall, Grand
scntativcs from all the branches in the
state were present. The reports of the
grand officers showed the order to be in
a flourishing condition, and that gain
in the number of encampments and in
membership has been made. During
the year S3l36 has been disbursed, lcav-
ing balance in the general fund OF
xISn
, 1889-10-17
RELATIONS WITH CANADA.

John Sherman Tells Why Delegates
Were Not Invited to the Congress Of
Nations.
OTTAWA, Oct. ga number of the
government restrichst organs assert that
the United States has displayed hostility
to reciprocal trade with the Dominion
by neglecting to invite Canada to send
delegates to the international congress in
Washington. The true reason, however,
why Canadian delegates we're not asked
is found in a letter from Senator John
Sherman TO = gentleman of this city.
The senator says; ~ think there is no
doubt that the presence Of delegates
from the Dominion of Canada at the
proposed conference of American states
would be very acceptable and proper,
but do not see how 1t could be done,
except with the consent or appointment
OF Great Britain. Our government could
not, with due respect to Great Britain,
hold any formal political relations with
the Dominion government, necessary
result of the dependence of Canada upon
Great Britain, but which no doubt, could
be waived by the parent government"
, 1889-10-17

A Port Townsend Physician Leav
$4,000 n Debts.

PoRr TOWNSEND, Oct. William
Merkley, German physician, late of
Wisconsin,, who established q private
hospital here two months ago, Is miss
ing He leaves debts aggregating near
~ $1,000. Merkley occupied a response
bic position in the East, and led a fast
life on the Sound for several months.
, 1889-10-17
Is New York n Heathen city?
tBos ton Herald

Out ofa population OF 100000 1t is
estimated that, with the most liberal
deduction, there are In New York a
million n-church-goers. They are, AS
compared with the church people, two
to one. The American board of foreign
have fruitful subject for discussion d In
the question whether they had not bet
ter include New York city In their for
eign department. and employ In the
home field such unsound ministers as
they cannot trust to preach the gospel to
the heathen abroad
, 1889-10-17
A MURDEROUs ASSAULT.
John Crone Hits u Railroader on the
Head with "a Rock.

A man named John Crone approached
u railroad employe in front Of the "Waf.
fe Foundry" on Sprague street last
night, and without any apparent provo
cation, dealt him II murderous blow up.
on the head with a large rock which he
had previously tied up in handkerchief,
inficting an unsightly scalp wound,
from which the blood flowed freely. The
victim of the assault was taken TO DR..
Gerlach's office, where five stitches were
found necessary to close the wound.
Officer Rudersdorf, who was near at
the time of the assault, arrested the as
sailant and took him to jail.
He was seen at the Jail by REvIEw
reporter, TO whom he could assign no
motive for thus attacking his victim.