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, 1889-12-26
THE RICE CROP.
Total Consumption In the United
States for Seven Years.

states Tor seven hears.
The harvesting of the rice crop Is
not only completed, but its thrash
ing and milling so far advanced that
the outcome can now be accurately
determined. Earlier estimates are
more than fulfilled, except in the
case of Georgia; the falling away in
that state, however, is made up by
gains in the Carolinas. The total
product along the Atlantic coast is
1O9,0 barrels, as against 145, GOO
barrels last year. The yield
(cleaned) of the respective states is
as follows: North Carolina, 22,50O
barrels; South Carolina, 100000 bar
rels; Georgia, so, 500 barrels. Louis
lana turns out much better than ex-
pected in the early harvest and the
yield will fully equal that of last
year. The entire crop was cut and
housed under unusually favorable
circumstances and it is therefore in
better shape for carriage than for
several years past. The quality is of
high order in the Carolinas; fair to
good in Louisiana. Present range
of values Is three-fourths to one cent
per pound below importation cost Of
equal grades Of foreign rice. The
following table sets forth the total
consumption OF rice in the United
States for the past -seTeh years:
, 1889-12-26
THE WALLACE BRANCH
Arrival at Noon Yesterday of the
First Train Over This
Line.
The Run Is Made In Six Aours--
An Event in the City's
History.

The first train over the Union Pa.
clfic branch between Wallace, Idaho,
and this city arrived at noon yester-
day with a large number of passen.
gers.
The train left Wallace at 9 A. NJ,
making the run In six hours. The
train started back for Wallace at 4
p. NJ, and will continue to run on
this schedule until further notice.
The opening of this branch of the
Union Pacific gives Spokane Falls
the first all-rail communication that
she has with this rich mining coun-
try. 1t will be the means of throw
ing great deal more business this
way than has been received as yet.
, 1889-12-26
A BIG MINING DEAL.
Tho Fourth of July Mine Incorporated
by Entorprising Helena Men.
fuaiena Journal

by Enterprising Helena Men.
Helena Journal.I
A syndicate of Helena, Butte ant
st. Louis capitalists has purchased
IA controlling interest in the Fourth
of July mine in Okanogan county
Washington. This property Is 4
well-known one to all mining mel
and has been examined and favor
ably reported on by such well-knowr
experts as the late Prof. j. f.. Clay
ton, Captain John w. Plummer
Henry Bartnober, j. X. Pardee ano
Simon Haley.
The vein Is a true fissure, well de
fined and lies i'm granite. The gen
eral character of the vein matter IL
very similar 10 that of the famous
Granite Mountain at Philipsburg
The vein is exposed on the surfac,
for distance of 800 feet and shows
streaks of ore, varying from six
inches to six feet, that assay all tht
way from so to l4,O00 ounces In
silver to the ton. On the seventy-fivo
foot level the face of the north drift
shows an ore body four feet in
thickness which assays 207 ounces
in silver. A single car load of the
ore shipped recently to the Helena
smelter netted the owners, for ten
tons, S4O49 after paying all expense
of freight and treatment. The
property was incorporated yestcr'
day with the following directors:
Messrs. Ed |. Zimmerman, w. +.
Sanders, s. II. Hauser, II. II. Klein
schmidt, of Helena; j. X. Clarke oi
Butte; Louis Teuschert of st. Louis
and J. X. Pardee of Phllipsburg
who are also the largest owners.
Some of the large owners who
are not OH the board of directors
are G. w. Cannon, Charles Hoff
man, DIR. Redd, NJ. Nj. Hotter, Man
tie d Warren, Patrick Clark, Sam
uel |. Silverman and others. THAI
the property will shortly rank
among the large silver producers o
the Northwest and become grea'
dividend paying property Is mo-
doubted by any competent minint
men who have visited the mine. Il
is unnecessary to say that with sucf
energetic and able mining men TAX
ing hold that the development viii
be Intelligent and rapid.
, 1889-12-26
LEGENDS ABOUT THE ROBIN
The Little Bird rs rrophet-How w
He Got His Red Breast.


A good many superstitious ideas
are prevalent in different To-
callties with reference to the robin,
says the Scottish-American. In
some parts of Scotland the song of
this interesting little bird is held to
augur no good for thesick person who
hears 1t, and to those uperstitiously
inclined much anxiety is sometimes
caused when its notes are heard near
house where any one happens to
be Ill. There is n legend connected
with the robin which l have some
wnere seen. 1t is said that far. far
away there is u land of woe, dark
ness, spirits of evil and fire.
Day 10y day does this little bird
bear In his little bill a drop of water
to quench the flame. So near the
burning stream does he fly that his
feathers are scorched, and hence he
is named bronphuddu burnt breast).
There is also legend which attri-
butes his red breast to his having
ried TO pluck spike from the
crown of thorns with which our
Lords head was cncircled.
, 1889-12-26
The swiftsst Running Animal.

Walter l.. Wilder in the New
York Sun: In u recent number of
the Sun saw statement that the
greyhound Is the swlftest quadru-
ped. But there is an animal on the
Colorado plains which is much
swifter. 1t is the small red prairie
fox, commonly known as the
"swift." A good greyhound will
pull down two or three from n
bunch Of antelopes, but the swift
escapes readily from him. In the
chase the fox will stop still until
the hound Is near him, and repeat
the same maneuver. 1t does not
jump like u hound, but runs
with peculiar gliding motion.
Its legs are of medium length and
muscular.
On one occasion one escaped from
q box trap, by the side of which l
was standing. Near Inc was a
shepherd dog, who was good
enough runner to pick up u jack
rabbit occasionally. The dog jumped
for the fox as the latter came ont of
the trap, yet at u distance of $50 feet
the fox stopped still and waited for
the dog.
In regard to jack rabbits they are
not so swift as generally supposed.
Their progress Is by tremendous
jumps. l have measured twenty.
four feet in the snow, in straight
line between successive footprints,
and the animal was going up hill,
too, But In these flights they lose
time, and the hound, wolf, and fox
whose feet strike the ground more
constantly, will readily overtake
! them.
These facts ure from my own ex.
| perience, and may be relied upon.
, 1889-12-26
How Camphor Is Made.
NAV York Star


Camphor is made in Japan in this
way: After tree is felled to the earth
it Is cut into chips, which are laid in u
water and placed over slow iire.
Through holes in the bottom of the ttib
steam slowly rises and heating the chips
generates oil and camphor.
OF course the tub with tho chips has u
closely fitting cover. From this cover u
bamboo pipe leads TO a succession of
other tubs with bamboo connections, and
the last of these tubs is divided into two
compartments, one above the other. tue
dividing hoor being perforated with
nmall holes to allow the water and oil to
pass TO the lower compartment.
The upper compartments is supplied
with straw layer, which catches and
holds the camphor in crystal In deposit
as it passes to the cooling process. The
camphor is then separated from the
straw, packed in wooden tubs and is
ready for market. The oil is used by
the natives for Illuminating and other
purposes.
, 1889-12-26
APPLE AND POTATO DAY.

The Public School Children and Their
Parents Give Liberally TO tho Poor.
Friday was apple and potato
day at the public schools. The chill
dren and their parents realized that
the cause was o worthy one and
gave literally and many are the
hearts that will be gladdened there
by.
Load after load was received ut
No. 1917 Riverside avenue by Mrs.
Todd of the Ladies' Benevolent So
ciety, who are the prime movers In
the affair. A proper acknowledge
ment will be made through the
columns Of the REVIEW tomorrow
morning.
, 1889-12-26
AN ACCOMMODATION TRAIN.
The Union Pacific viii Run a Daily
Train Between Here and Wallace.

The Union Pacific Will Run Daily
Train Between Here and Wallace.
Beginning on next Sunday, De-
cember %, the Union Pacific rail-
road will put on q train running
from Spokane Falls to Wallace over
the new Mullan branch. The train
will leave Wallace in the morning,
arriving In this city at II O'Clock
noon, and returning will leave here
at 4 o'clock p. Nj.
This train will make connection
for Colfax and MOSCOW, giving the
people of the Palouse country a fine
chance of coming to Spokane and
returning home the same day.
The arrangement will be a great
benefit to both this city and the
people of the surrounding country.
The Indies particularly Will be able
, 1889-12-26
THE LOST TENT MINE
How It Was Discovered and
Abandoned More Than Twen-
ty Years Ago.
In the Okanogen Countrywide
Deadly Avalanche at Work
in Idaho.

The Yakima Herald gives the fol-
lowing account of the discovery and
loss of a rich mine many years age;
Twenty-Five years ago George
Goodwin and his uncles, Bent and
Tom, John Stevenson, f. p. Boyles
and John w. Beck, while prospect
Ing the upper Natcheez found upon
one of that streams numerous tribu-
tarles a mine of surprising and most
gratifying richness. There they
camped and erected their tent and
for several days prospected and
gl0ated over their buried fortunes,
The ledge was 100 feet deep, thirty
feet wide and could be traced for n
distance of three miles. One day
! they suddenly stampeded, left their
pelaim and struck off for Yakima.
Tho cause of their sudden departure
A. not known. Perhaps 1t was In
dams, as that was about the time OF
the Indian trouble. Anyway they
left suddenly while the pot Of
beans was on the fire boil
ing, not even taking the time to
pack up their tent and fixtures,
but left everything excepting as
much of the quartz from the ledge
us they could conveniently carry
and not be hampered In their flight.
They reached Yakima and ex-
pressed the rock to DIR. Veach, the
noted assayer and mineraloglst Of
Portland. The returns We're mar
velously rich, and DR.. Veach was
enthusiastic, offering to come up in
the spring and develop and operate
the mine for an interest. That
winter the doctor died, and for sew
eral succeeding years the trouble
with the Indians deferred the pros
pectors from again visiting their
claim. When peace was patched
!. up, members OF the party again
struck out; but, although the search
was continued through several sea-
sons, the mine could not again be
located. Mr.. Goodwin is of the
opinion that the ledge Is the mother
OF all of the Natchez gold, and
when speaking of its richness he
bubbles over with enthusiasm. II
IL known to the party as the Lost
Tent mine and they feel confident
that one of these days 1t will yield
UP fabulous fortunes.
, 1889-12-26
SOME WASHINGTON YIELDS.
The Eastern Part of the State Supe
rior Fruit Country.
Northwestern Horticulturist.l

rior rrult country
Northwestern Horticulturistl
The adaptability of almost every
portion of Washington has been full
ly proven to be fully equal to any
other portion of the country for the
production of fruit, and to most
parts very greatly superior. East
ern Washington is becoming an ac-
knowledged superior fruit country.
The bunch grass regions are being
studded with orchards, which will
not only embellish the landscape,
but "put money in the purse" IL
fast becoming an axiom of actual
practice. 1t Is no matter of expert
ment and failure after failure before
securing varieties which will suiii-
ciently satisfy in the points OF hardi-
ness and productiveness. All that
is needed practically in order to raise
the fruit ut all is to plant the trees
and give the most ordinary cultiva-
tion,--a widely different condition Of
things to that existing in prairie
sections further east, where ii Is
necessary to nurse the tree stage by
stage until IL arrives to fruit bear
ing, after running the gauntlet of
many exigencies from climatic
and other causes. We do
not say this in order that care
lessness in culture should he en-
couraged, but to show the natural
adaptation to fruit culture, of soil
and climate alike. Certainly the
most profitable orchards will be
those In which painstaking culture
has prevailed. These will return
larger percentages of profits and
give greater satisfaction from their
fruitfulncss and beauty. From some
of our exchanges we CLEAN few re-
marks pertinent to the subject aud
illustrative of the exceeding fertility
of the Eastern Washington land.
The Spangle Record speaks of
luscious apples and pears left them
by Mr.. 10y, who resides near
Spangle. The fruit was handsome
~ colorcd, rich in flavor, smooth
and large. Plum trees yielded 100
pounds to the tree. This orchard
stands where no settlement existed
six years ago. The Rosalia Rustler
tells of potatoes which weigh three,
five and seven pounds each, and
thirty potatoes which weighed sixty
two pounds. The Ritzville Times
tells of onions which weighed
three pounds, two potatoes weigh
ing over five pounds, all of them
smooth, perfect specimens of their
kind. The Pomeroy Washingtonian
tells of trees fifty-two years old
bearing heavy crops of apples, in the
orchard first cultivated by the In
dian chief Red Wolf in the year
1887. 1t tells also of having seen
Strawberries gathered in the early
part of October with flowers stud
ding the same plants. The Pull
man Herald tells of immense beets
and Beauty of Hebron potatoes
magnificent in size and beautiful in
proportion. Plums, apricots, pears,
apples, berries of all kinds, declares
the Garfield Enterprise, flourish
with greatest luXuriance in response
even to scantiest cultivation. The
bunch grass region certainly yields
more luscious fruits than the grass
from which 1t takes its name, and a
new name that would better fit
the fertility of that section OF Wash
ington would be New Hespe rides.
, 1889-12-26
A Seventeen Pound Baby Born in This
City.

A boy baby, weighing within
two ounces of seventeen pounds, was
born to the wife of Mr.. bristol, a
carpenter living In the southeastern
part of the city, at 9 O'Clock yester-
day morning, The mother Is u
young woman, and the child is the
first born. She did not recover con-
sciousnessiuntil yesterday afternoon,
and DIR. Gerlnch, the attending
physician, Is as yet unable to tell
whether she will recover.
, 1889-12-26
Five Bodie. " a.hed Ashore.

LONDON, Dec, 21.-The bodies of five
of the missing thirteen persons belong
ing TO the stenner Cleddy which sunk
off the isle Of Wight yesterday have been
washed ashore.
Later adviccs are that the bodies OF
eight missing victims have been re-
covered at Venton, on the Southern
coast of the Isle of Wight.
, 1889-12-26
ADvICEs FROM BRAZIL.
An Executive Decree Issaed by the
Governments.

Rio JANEIRo, Dec. 2l.--An executive
decree was promulgated to-day, which
fixes the date of the general election for
September 10, and the meeting of the
constituent assembly for November Is.
BY the same decree ex-Emperor Dom
Pedro is banished from Brazil, together
with the members of the royal family
Viscount d'Eu Preto, and his
brother Carlos Alfonzo; and Senator
Martino. governor of Rio Grande Da Sui,
charged with treason as the leader of the
movement for the secession of that state,
Is condemned to transportation. The
decree recalls and cancels the grant OF
5000, 900 milreis to Dom Pedro and sus-
pends his allowance on the civil list.
FoNsEcA VERY LII.
LONDON, Dec. ia dispatch received
here from Rio Janeiro states that Mar
shal Desdora Da Fonseca, chief of the
provisional government of Brazil, is
dying. The question as to who will sue
ceed him is engaging serious attention.
1t Is believed that the change in
ministers which would follow Fonseca's s
death would lead to serious complica-
tions,
, 1889-12-26
Motion Dismissed.

LONDON, Dec. 21.-The motion for n
new trial of the action for damages
brought by William o. 'rien against
Lord Salisbury for slander has been dis
missed. O'Brien charged Salisbury with
accusing him of melting to murder and
robbery. The ground ON which the new
trial was asked, was that the jury who
returned the verdict for Salisbury were
misdirected.
, 1889-12-26
CATTLE THIEVES AT WORK.

Davenport Times: 1t is reported that
at several places in this neighborhood
recently large number of green hides
have been found. 1t seems that thieves
have been at work among cattle.
The animals are killed, skinned and
taken to market. The hides are hidden
away SO that the brands will not lead to
til apprehension of the parties.
, 1889-12-26
THE OKLAHOMA DISTURBANCE.
An Old Feud Revived Between the
Seminoics and Kickapooa

SeminOlcs and kickapoOS
OKLAHOMA CITY, 1. T., Dec. 2l.-The
cause of the apprehended riot feared last
night was the renewal of the old trouble
between tho Seminole and kickapoo
factions. The latter had been indulging
In threats to lynch some of the Seminole
leaders, and burn the buildings occupied
by the Gazette, the organ of the Semi
mole party. The mayor belongs to the
Kickapoo faction, and the Seminoles, who
are in the majority In the council, will
not let him appoint. policemen. The
Seminoles want election for two
vacancies in the council and the kicka-
poos oppose IL because IL will increase
the Seminole majority. unitod states
Marshal Walker apprehends trouble, but
not before the election.
, 1889-12-26
A coon SHOWING.

The assessed valuation of property in
Palouse City has increased about Sl0O 600
during the past year. This is re-
markable showing, but IL is only one of
many signs which all point to future
growth and prosperity.
, 1889-12-26
THE INFLUENzA IN PARIS.
Prominent Government OmciaIs Sur
fcrIng Prom tho Complaint.

PARIS, Dec. 2l.--President Carnot is
suffering from influenza. Owing to his
illness and the fact that Tirard, the
prime minister; Frecynet, minister of
war; Spuller, minister of foreignaaflairs,
and Faye, minister OF agriculture, are
suffering from the same complaint, the
cabinet council to-day WAS abandoned.
, 1889-12-26

Walla Walla Journal: A lady sub
scribed for the Daily Journal yesterday
to be delivered by our carrier, and not
being able to fully describe the locality
OF her residence she said: "Well, just
tell the boy, I'll hang my apron on the
gate" She did SO, and no found the
high forehead.
, 1889-12-26

watch pocket of the invaids overalls, he
drew forth half-grown mouse.
This IT, an actual occurrence, which Is
attested by dozen or more good peo.
pie. The curious part of it Is, the old
mans hypochondria appears 10 have
beon cured by the circunnstance.
, 1889-12-26

FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Genoa was offered $4,000 for
Paganini's violin.
Italy's 4,sOO, 900 trees give 1,8OO,.
900, 900 lemons yearly.
A detected clerical imposter has
strangled himself In his prison cell
In Rome.
The immigration Of Germans into
Russia is to be checked by the czar's
order.
1t is officially denied that France
has any intention to withdraw from
the Latin. Union.
Father O'Dwyer, confined In Cork
, 1889-12-26

Enterprise: The boys of Garfield have
devised game that certainly never has
been seen anywhere else. One boy
mounts cayuse and attaches sled to
long rope, gets a boy on the sled and
dashes of at full speed, past IA crowd OF
boys drawn up in line, each armed with
q couple of snow balls, which he fires at
the sled as he speeds by, never stopping
till he has run the gauntlet from end to
end
, 1889-12-26

to run into the city on shopping
trips and back again the same day.
It IL barely possible that n morn
ing train, leaving here at 8 o'clock,
will be put on enrly in the year.
, 1889-12-26
A LARGE pEFICIENCY.
Bulgaria Unable to Keep Pace With
tho Large Powers.

SOFIA, Dec. 2l.-In the Sobranje yes
terday there was debate on the budget,
which shows deficiency of ~, GOO, 600
Stambuloh declared that the actual CON
future precluded tho possibility OF any
reduction in the military expenditures
, 1889-12-26
PAID THE FEE IN FRUIT.

Collar Commoner: Justice Pattison
had an amusing experience in the mat
rimonial knotting line not many days
ago. He was waited upon by couple
from Snake river, the female member be-
ing the senior of her male companion by
several years. They stated the object of
their visit by exhibiting the necessary
marriage license, which the judge ac-
cepted as evidence of their hearts desire
and in his most pleasant and suaye
manner pronounced them man and
wife. The couple turned to go, when
the Judge remarked that his fee had
not been paid. The astonished
auditor S." The judge explained that
that was for the license, which the audi
tor kept The young man thrust his
hand deep into his pocket as he asked
how much more was necessary to com
plete the job, withdrawing it with few
dimes anu a suspender button. "Five
dollars" replied the judge. The counte-
nance of the young Benedict fell. Real
izing the predicament of the new made
husband, the bride led him to the door,
remarking In very soothing words
"Come on, Jonathan; never mind, you
can bring up load of fruit next week
for the squire" And the fruit came.
, 1889-12-26
The Influenza in Duluth.

MrNNEApofIs Dec. pa special from
Duluth says. The Russian influenza
has arrived in this city. The physicians
report thirty cases.
, 1889-12-26
A LADY sPECIAL INDIAN AGENT.

Pendleton East Oregonian; Miss A.
G. Fletcher, the only lady special In
dian agent in the service, was in the city
for short time Saturday on her way to
Washington. She has been looking
after the nations wards on the Lapwai
reservation during the summer and it
is said will be delegated to make the al
lotment of the Umatilla reservation
lands when that happy event comes to
pass. Special Indian Agent Fletcher is
an elderly lady, her hair being whitened
by the frosts possibly, OF two score
years She is u business-like appearing
woman and doubtless does her work as
well as any agent of the sterner sex. 1t
was learned indirectly from the lady
that Judge Welton, who for some time
had charge of the Umatilla reservation,
is special agent no more. He is now
at Spokane Falls.
, 1889-12-26

Ofannual imports 150, 900 to La, 900
bags entered and consumed on the
thereof entered for consumption in
ports on Atlantic coast. As will be
noted the annual consumption Ii
steadily increasing, having last year
reached 100000 packages (bags 224
each, and barrels 250 to $50 poun,
each). AS the demand Is running
in advance of last year, it is antici-
pated that the imports of foreign
this year will be nearly or quite as
much of those 1888. OF these the
quantity above mentioned will be
used on the Pacific coast, and 260, 900
to 800, 900 bags on the Atlantic coast
for trade requirements east of the
Rocky mountains.
, 1889-12-26
MUST LEAVE THE RrsrRyArtos.

Boise City Statesman: Several years
ago the United States Indian agent at
the Nez Perce reservation attefu pied,
under an assumed order from the inte-
rior department, to remove by force GER
tain white men from the reservation who
had located there under the provisions
Of former treaty between the Neg Perce
Indians and the United States govern
ment. The attempt somehow failed
and the whito men have remained, up
to this time, In possession of their homes
and Improvements. One of these settlers
kept q needed stopping place for tray
elers on tho road between Lewiston
and the old mining camp OF Pierce
CITY, In the Shoshone county and
another kept the ferry across the South
Clearwater on the same road. After u
long interval of quiet possession and en-
10Y ment of their homes, these settlers
are again notified thpt they must leave
the reservation, with permission given
to remove their properly OF whatever
nature, including buildings and other
improvements. The white men are
given till tho 31st OF December to leave
the reservation. Looking at the matter
from this distance, and without special
information concerning present circum-
stances and conditions, It may be pre-
sumptuous to say that there are nc
reasons for this order; but the hrst at
tempt was certainly arbitrary and un'
reasonable, and If there are better rea-
sons for this last attempt, they are, al
least, not apparent.
, 1889-12-26

American Squadron 40 Lisbon.
LISBON, Dec. 2l.-The American evolu-
ton squadron has arrived here.