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POOR MAIL SERVICE.

The San Francisco Chronicle says:
The people Of San Francisco felt the need
OF better postotfice ten years ago and
have actively agitated for one during the
past five years, but from present appear
ances they will have to put up with the
tumble. down affair in which our postal
business is done tor ten or fifteen years
longer.
Ih Frisco il is tumble-down building
and up this way in other parts Of the coun.
try it is q tumble-down service in general
While the building OF new postoffices rests
with congress the service might perhaps
be improved if the postoffce department
would send capable and trusted agent to
this section Of the country to make full
investigation as to the public demands
and necessities. There is no reason why
such city rs San Francisco and even
smaller ones should not have buildings
Commensurate with the dignity and 6nan-
cial ability OF the government, and the
people should make a loud and persistent
demand all along the line for better postal
facilities. 1t seems to be impossible for
Eastern congressman to comprehend the
rapid growth of the West and the neces-
sity for constantly increased service.
, 1889-04-25
NOTICE ron PUBLICATION.
April tsan F~' w.

United States Land Office, Spokane, ". r..
April l3. 1889
Notice is hereby given that in comuN.
ance with the provisions Of the act ~ c4p-
gress OF June 3, 1878, entitled IAN act Ubr
the sale OF timber lands la the state of Gall
fornia. Oregon, Nevada, and Washing
ton territory" Merrill q Martindale 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 tp. No. 20 n, range
No. AZ II. w. M. and will offer proof 70
show that the land sought is MOI re valuable
for It's timber or stone than for agricul.
tural purposes, and 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, 1885, at I p. M.
he naiLes as witnesses: K. J. BRYANT
and >, Fryer, of Spokane Falls, w. r.,
Peter II, Meyers, oi Meyer Station, w, r.,
Gill Barker OF Chateroy 20, W, II.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely
the above described lands are requested To
ME their claims in this Office on or before
SAID 9TH day of August, 1889.
J. NJ. ADAMS, Register.
, 1889-04-25
NOTICE Fer PUBLICATION.

United States Land ONCE, Spokane Falls,
w. T., April %, 1889.
Notice Is hereby given that In corn pliance
with the provisions of the act OF congre.s
OF June 3, 1878, entitled "An act for
sale Of timber lands in the states OF CtIb,
fornia, Oregon, Nevada and Washington
territory" Joseph IL. Johnson Of Oh attaroy
township, county OF Spokane, and state OF
Washint0n, has this day filed in this office
his sworn statement, No. 80. for the pur.
chase OF the II y w quarter of lot 4,
section No. 80, In township No. % n, range
No. 43 + W NJ, and will offer proof to show
that the land sought is more valuable for
its timber or stone than for agricultural
purposes and to estab biish his claim to said
land before the register aud receiver Of this
office at Spokane Falls. w. T., on the 7th
day OF August, 1889, at r. NJ.
lie names As witnesses; III. Scott Fend-
or J. Howard Fender. Joseph B. Long
ALISON Allen, all OF Mayer postofice
Spokane county, w. T..
Any and all persons claiming adversely
the above described lands are requested to
file their claims in this office on or before
said 7th day of August, 1889 at y. NJ.
J. Il. ADAMS, Register.
, 1889-04-25
NOTICE OF PUBLiCATION.

United States Land Office, Spokane Falls
w. r., April 23 1889
Notice is hereby gwen that I'm comp
ance with the provisions OF the act OF CON
gress Of June 3, 1873, entitled IAN act fot
the sale OF tim ber lands In the States OF
California, Oregon, Nevada aud Washing.
ton Territory,' Il. A. Swain OF Pine City,
county of Whitman, Territory OF Washing-
ton, has this day filed in this Office his
sworn state ment, No. "a, for the purchase
OF the wv ID of the SE IA OF sec No. 2,
IN TIP No. 20, X No. ~, and will offer
proof to show that the land sought is more
valuable for its timber or stone than for
agricultural PURPOSES. and to establish his
claim to said land before the Register and
Receiver of this office at Spokane Falls, w.
T., on the sth day Of August, 1889, at / Z.
M.
He names as witnesses George Butler
Steve Walord, George Mcdaniel and A. e
Hemingway, OF Pine City. w. L.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
the above dies cribed lands are requested to
file their claims IN thus Office on or before
said sth day Of August, 1889. at 1 Z. NJ.
j. NJ. ADAMS, Register.
, 1889-04-25
NOTICE OF FINAL PRooF.
GEORGE BULOTTI

Land office at Spokane Falls. w. r., April
10th, 1889.
Notice is hereby given that the followiup
named settler has filed notice of his intan,
ton To make final proof in suppor. of his
claim, aud that said proof will be made be-
fore the u. s. Land Office at Spokane Falls
W. T., on July 23rd 1889, at p. NJ, viz ::
George Bulotti. who made entry No.
5S43, for the IVA oi SW4 So of SWL
SWt Of SET, sec II. Up ~, X 43 n, W
BM.
He names the following witnesses In
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation OF said land, viz. James
Patterson, Thomas Evans Phil r. Becber.
Erasmus r. Nsuman, all OF Chattaroy.
Spokane county, w. r.
Any person who desires to protsut
against the allowance of such proof, or
who knows OF any substantial reason
under the law and the regulations OF ths
Interior Department, why such proof
should not be allowed, will be given an
opportunity at the above mentioned time
and place to cross-examine the witnesses of
said claimant, and 20 offer evidence In re.
buttai OF that submitted by claimant.
j. M. ADAMS, Register.
, 1889-04-25
\ Southern storm.

ATLANTA, Ga, April 24-One Of the
heaviest rain and hail storms ever known
here began to fall at 40 this afternoon
II was a veritable cloud burst. At the
time it began members Of the Gre depart
ment were inside the Jackson building
which burned Saturday and the walls OF
which we're still standing. Fire had
men were there to put it out. The storm
burst suddenly and before they could get
out one of the walls fell, killing two and
injurinQ others. The Ivy street mission
was blown down and completely destroyed
and other buildings are damaged.
, 1889-04-25
NOTICE or FINAL PROOF.
DAVID v. BALrHIS

DAVID v. BALTHIS.
Land Office at Spokane Falls, W. T.. AAfl
%, 1883 ~
Notice is hereby given chat the FOLLOW.
ing-named settler has filed notice OF his In
tention to make final proof In support Of
his claim, and that said proof will be- made
before the u. s. land Office at spokane
Falls. W. 7. on August 10, 1889 AT ga. M,
VIZ; David v Balthis. who made home.
stead entity No. 4i27 for the T. l.2 NE Ii
sec 81. twp 20 N, X 43 n w NJ.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation Of, said land, viz: Aniel r,
Cannon, Isaac @. Libby. Peter j. Nett, Jo.
seph Philips, all Of Spokane county, Spo-
kane Falls Il. o, w. r.
Any person who desires TO protest against
the allowance OF such proof, or who knows
OF any substantial reason, under the law
and regulations OF the inter or department.
why such proof should not be allowed,
will be given an opportunity at the above
mentioned time and place TO cross.examine
the witnesses OF said claimant, and to offer
evidence In rebuttal OF that submitted by
claimant j. NJ. ADAMS, Register.
, 1889-04-25
sorIos or SisAL paooF.
WILLIAM III. HUNTER

Land Office at Spokane Falls w. T.. April
49, 1889,
Notice is hereby given that the fol 10 wing
named settler has filed notice OF his in.
tention 70 make final proof in support of
his claim, and tnat said proof wi ~
made before the United States land Ics
at Spokane Falls, w. T., on August 8,
1889, at A. NJ, viz: William II. ii Hunter,
who made homestead entry No. 5745 for
the W l.2 OF Sc IA. NE | 4 Of SW and sE
OF NV Ia, Sec. ~, Up "A N. of X. 43
f. w. NJ. He names the iollo wing wit.
nesses To prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land, viz: ].
u: Sargent. Charles 3. Hoxie, Wiillam A.
Weger. John Emtman. all OF Spokane
Falls, W.T..
Any person who desires To protest
against the allowance OF such proof, or who
knows OF any substantial reason, under
the law aud the regulations Of the interior
department, why such proof should not
be allowed, will be given an opportunity
NJ the above mentioned time and place to
cross-examine the witnesses OF said claim.
ant, and to offer evidence In rebuttsl OF
thst submitted by claimant.
j, NJ. ADAMS, Register.
, 1889-04-25
NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF.
OHN X. PRICE,


Land Office at Spokane Falls. w. r.. Aprill
IL. 1889.
Notice is hereby given that the follo~%
ing g.named settler has filed notice OF his in.
tention to make final proof in support Of
nis clsim and that said proof will be made
before the U. 8. Land 0fIice at snohsns
Falls, W.T.. on July "a, 1889, at iP. NJ
VIZ. John Price who made homestead
entry No. 1871 for the eA swI and lots 3and
sec IA, twp ~ n, r 43 EW NJ.
he names the following persons Tn nrove
MS continuoss residence upon and cuItiys.
ton Of said land, viz: George W. White.
%o,n Tohn h;olmberg, Peter schosnberg. TIL omas
SON ssohhPnihson, al o. Spokane Falls p. o.,
Any person who desires to protest
against the allowance Of such proof. or
who knows Of any substantial resson nm.
der the law and regulations of the interior
department., why such proof should mot he
allowed, will be given an Opportunity at
the above mentioned time and placs to
cross'examine the witnesses of said claim.
ant, and to offer evidence in rebuttsi of
that submitted by claimant.
J. M. ADAMS. Register,
, 1889-04-25
rress, but congress doesn't always do
what is intended.

what IL intenoeu.
Another provision of the new law gives
TO registers and receivers the right to grant
leaves of absence from their claims to act.
tiers who may be sick or whose crops may
have failed, or who may be unable by rea.
son of any other casualty to derive support
from the claim. These leaves may be
granted for a year. provided the facts are
satisfactory to the officers, and are prop
ery supported by proof. 1t often happens
that settler is overtaken by some unex-
pected casualty and is almost compelled
thereby to be absent from his claim, thus
rendering it subject to contest or appro-
priation by some other person. 10 all
such persons the law extends
the power of protection. The most usual
cause Of absence from claims, however, is
not covered by this law, The wording is
such as to apply only to cases where a
failure or destruction Of crops sickness
or other unavoidable casualty" has inter-
vened to make it necessary for the settler
TO be absent. The most usual cause for
absence is poverty The settler is lacking
in the necessary cash to make living and
must 90 off his claim to work for living
or for money with which to buy a team
and make Improvements. But the word
ing of the law is not broad enough to ex-
tend to such cases and afford protection to
that class of settlers. They must either
manage TO get sick or have their crops
wholly or partially destroyed or encounter
some unavoidable casualty" in order to
come within the law relating to leaves Of
absence.
Another remarkably liberal provision Of
the law is that which allows any home
stead claimant 10 take an additional
quantity of land sufficient to make up l6O
acres in case he has taken or may here
after take less quantity than l60 acres as
a homestead. One provision on this sub
ject allows him to take enough adjoining
land, il there chances to be any. and in
such cases no proof Of residence upon the
additional land is required. But If no
public land adjoins the original homestead
the homestead claimant may go md com.
ply with the law as to residence upon the
additional tract, as he did upon the
original tract, and thus make up his
quota. But why he should be excused
from making further residence upon the
additional tract in case it chances to join
his original entry and be required to 90
through period of residence upon
the additional tract in case it happens to
lie else W here. would perhaps require con-
Rressional wisdom to explain, unless the
object was to prevent the acquisition of
several non. contiguous tracts under this
privilege; and if this latter wa. the object
in view the point aimed at could have
been easily reached by providing that one
additional entry should exhaust. the right
whether the quota of 100 acres was fully
made mp thereby OF not. But as the law
now reads, homestead claimant may get
four forty-acre tracts in different localities,
provided he resides five years on each.
All things considered. this new land law,
containing many liberal concessions to
settlers, is in many respects remarkable
piece of legislation.
, 1889-04-25

The following editorial remark of the
San Francisco Chronicle in regard to the
Cheney fire may be read with interest and
perhaps with general approval: IAN in
cendiary FIRE has swept away some of the
best business blocks Of Cheney, W. T..
causing loss of S20O,O00. 1t is u great
pity that the miscreant who set the fire
was not caught, as the new state would
have been saved all the expenses Of his
trial
, 1889-04-25
tn q LOCAL. MARKET.
Trade stiil Aotivs-very Little Change
In tho Quotations.

In the quotations.
Trade still continues active and keeps
up a stir 10 business circles. Both whole.
sale and retail dealers report a greatly in.
creased trade. The numerous railroad
camps near the city create great demand.
Large supplies are going out to the mining
camps and to the ranches. The surround
Ing towns have been well represented at
the different business houses in the city.
Local trade continues good as usual. Salt
has taken a slight drop Cotfees and sugar
remain very Grm. Potatoes are ruling
very dull. Flour remains steady. Oat
and corn meals have made no change.
Smoked meats have dropped few cents.
Eggs are becoming scarce. Garden truck
OF home production is coming In the
market. The wheat market still remains
very quiet.
Oats are not to be had and none
six weeks past, although $l.25 per
hundred ia offered The only oats to
be had here are shipped in from the
east.
Only corn of an inferior grade is
hauled into town. There is practically
no corn in the market.
Baled timothy retails at $40 per ton,
with hay at $3.50 and oat hay at SIS.
Butchers are paying l.2 TO 4 cents per
pound for stall.fed heeves on foot; for
dressed pork 8 to 8 cents, and dressed
mutton 8 cents per pound Beef retails
from to 20 cents per pound; choice
cuts l5 to 20 cents; pork IL 1-2 to Is
cents; mutton and veal, choice cuts, l21S
to 20 cents.
Dressed turkeys retail at 81 to 81 25
apiece; dressed chickens, IS cents apiece
Live chickens IS cents apiece.
Oysters, 55 to rs cents per quart can.
The fish market is very active.
Trout and salmon are in great demand,
but perch cod, founders and sea-bass
find a ready sale. The prices range
from IL l-2 to 20 cents per pound.
Lard, 5'pound cans, Is cents; cheese
Ohio cream, 20, York statecream % cents
per pound.
Flour, per barrel, 81 to $3.50.
Oat meal, TO cents.
Corn meal cents.
Potatoes, 81 to 81 25 per 100 pounds.
Cabbage. 3 to cents per pound.
Turnips 81 so per 100 pounds.
Parsnips. 80 to 81 so per 100 pounds.
Onions, 216 to 3 cents per pound.
Apples, 1925 per box.
Salt. common, vi 81 per 100 pounds
dairy, 81.
Green coffee, 25 to 30 cents; roasted cof-
fee, 25 to 40 cents.
Sugar, granulated, 10 TO II cents per
pound; extra G. 8 to 10 cents.
Butter. creamery, 30to 35 cents per pound I;
dairy and ranch 20 TO 30 cents.
Smoked bacon, packing.house brands,
l21a to Ia cents; breakfast bacon. IA TO Is
cents; hams, l6 to II cents; home sugar.
cured hams, Is cents.
California canned goods. 81 so to So
per case of two dozen.
Crackers, to 10 cents.
Syrups, rs cents to 81
Maple syrup, Sl.25 to $l,75 per gallon.
Evaporated peaches, Is cents; sun-dried !,
l21s cents.
Evaporated apples. l21s to IA cents.
Dried blackberries, 1919 cents; raspber-
ries. 30 cents; currants, l2l.2 cents.
Prunes. 10 cents; Italian prunes, Is
cent? French, l6. -.-. ..-.-..-. .-.-- 49,.
Rice 10 cents.
White beans, 4 to 8 cents.
Celery. IL l-2 cents per bunch
Eggs, 25 cents.
, 1889-04-25
NOTICE or FINAL PROOF
CHARLES D. MARSH A,

NHNNLr.S II. MAft5H ALL.
Land office at Spokane Falls, w, r., April
Is, 1889.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
Ing named settler has filed notice of his in
tentiop to make Anal proof in support of
his claim. and that said proof will be made
before the u, =. land office ut SpokVne
Falls. w. r., on August r. 1889, at o A.
NJ, viz: Charles ID. Marshall, who made
homestead entry No. SOs4, for the pwI
nwt OF sec y, tip % N, "a 4E. NJ
prove Ills coIsinous residence upon and
cultivation OF said land, viz:
Alfred II. Brickell, David b. Roby.
Charles Holabird, Richard WhiOrty. eli OF
Peone, W.T.. J, NJ. ADAMS, Register.
, 1889-04-25

WALLA WALLA. April "a, Special John
q. Miller, a native of Germany, for some
time employed on Hunts road, was de-
clared insane and taken To the asylum this
afternoon. Since 1881 he has been labor
ing under the hallucination that two men
desired to iniure him, and in the hope of
escape he has travelled around the globe.
Outside OF this vagary he seems perfectly
rational
, 1889-04-25
YESTERDAYS QUOTATIONS.
New York Stock Market.

NEW YORK, April A.--The stock m arket to-
day continued to do IA decreasing volume of
business, and IL was the duilest day in shares
experienced In some time. There was how
ever, marked change in the temper of the
dealings from those OF yesterday, and the
weakness al disappeared. There was 4 gen
eral upward tendency, and with few unim-
porta MT aceptions, tue entire list is traction
ally higher this evening
Government bonds dun and steady.
Petroleum opened steady at SIZE closip q
firm at S2NC.
, 1889-04-25
THURSDAY. APRIL rs, 1850.

THE decorations throughout the city in
recognition of the Grand Army are certain
ay ored,table TO the people who thus dis
tplayed their patriotism. their hospitality
, and public spirit. The city was never
more gaily decorated.
, 1889-04-25

BOSTON STOCK MARKET.


CHICAGO, April a Cattle - Receipts IaoO:
market was weak aud lower; beeves, "a 2bG
20; steers, 50 80ff4 rs; stockers and feeders
" 50a3 Is; Texas steers, 81 OOCd3 10.
Hogs--Receipts, $1,000; slow, i0c lower
81 6Oor4 s..
sheep Receipts 5000: market was weak; (;
natives, - 9o,l5 40; Western corn.fed. % SOd
b5 shorn, - sOcn4 IS.
, 1889-04-25

CHICAGO. April "a. A.-wHHAT-Steady; cash.
79t4c; May, soi4c: July, 7yHc.
CoRn-Firm; cash, asc; May, 81 7-l6c;
July, S54c,
OArs-steady; cash. 22ysc; May. 22s1; July,
23A
BARLEY--Nothipg doing.
LARD = Easier; May, e6 soGs6 S21x: July
, 1889-04-25
New York Markets.

NEW YORK. April %.,-- HOPS Steady snd
quiet,
COFFEE Options opened steady, S
points down; sales, $500 bags; May, sl8 65Dp
i6 20; June. sl6 7Seoie so; July, sl8 70.
SUGAR Raw, stronger; fair refining, 7.l6c;
centrIfugals. 96 test ~; sales, 27Jo hhds.
, 1889-04-25
The Girl Wins,

New YORK, April 2.-In the action
brought by Miss Alice NJ. Allen to recover
So, 900 demanded from the state Line
Steamship company for having been
poisoned with mercury by q doctor while
u passenger on the steamer Georgia. A
jury in the Brooklyn supreme court to-
day gave the plaintiff q verdict for $l2,6OO.
, 1889-04-25
nuxsr Best seed.

TsDEPEsDENcE, Or April ~. Special
The board OF trade is distributing sugar
beet seed among farmers to test the Polk
county lands. The product will be sent TO
San Francisco
, 1889-04-25
Tanohsrs, EXAMINATION.

The quarterly county examination for
teachers will be held in the courthouse at
Spokane Falls, beginning May 1S, 1889,
ut 8 A. M. 1.C. LIBBY,
Superintendent OF Schools for Spokane
County
, 1889-04-25
Liverpool Quotations.

LIVERPOOL. April A.--WHEAf - Dull; tho
holders offer freely. Red Western win.
ter.6s I'd per GENITAL ;csiifornia No l7s 2d,< Red
Western spring, 70 I'd.
Cons--Easy; demand fair; mixed western,
~ 95zd per GENITAL.
, 1889-04-25
OUR pOsTOFFICE

II the idea has existed in the minds OF
any of the citizens of Spokane Falls that
the allotted force was sufficient to handle
the business Of this postotfice, the state
mept made by Postmaster Peel of the vol"
ume OF business for the quarter just passed
should dispel that illusion. 1t may be
argued that within year the business has
more than doubled, and that the officials
at Washington were unable to appreciate
and remedy it Immediately. II is, how
ever. safe to assert that in no city in the
country is the same volume Of matter ham
died bv 40 small force. Ending on March
81 the following business was transacted
in the months:
REGISTERED PACKAGES.
No
Registered here to go to other offices l771
Received for delivery ,........ ......... 2,s07
Handled in transit ........... .......... II ,096
Total 1870
RHcEtPS.
Amount.
Domestic M oney orders issued. ga, 916 IL
Fees on sanie........ ........ lA 5l
International orders issue.......... 2,140 10
Fees on same ......... - 30
Postal notes issued, lO52............ l.7S7 "a
Fees on same ........ ............... 1893 45
Total $29, ,O96 Al
DIsBURsEMENTs.
Paid l254 domestic orders............ 1907 95
Paid 10 international orders....... l,263 70
Paid 465 postal notes ........ .......- 97l so
Isspaid 81 M. o. & r. notes......... 1913 As
W -
Total ................... q. .496 7S
The amount Of increase over any quarter
of the preceding year Is SO per cent.
Postmaster Peel Gas made detailed
statement to the postmaster-generl OF the
facts. and has hopes that the request for
additional help will he answered.
, 1889-04-25

EOR SALE-BY UNDERsIGNED IN f.oon
mich cows. all with Young caiyeS. THye
on on Monros Prairie. Ave miles southeast az
N. BUTLER
, 1889-04-25

NEW YORK. April A,-Money on call easy
at o0g212 per cent
Prime mercantile paper, iCd6 per cent
sterling exchange duh and steady; 90 day
bills 81 S534 demand 81 SSA.
, 1889-04-25
An Old PiOneer Gone

ALBANY. Or, April "a, speclal.--John
Mccoy, AN old pioneer Of Lake county,
residing at Oakvlle, died suddenly this
morning, aged "a, He came to Oregon in
lS45
, 1889-10-31

by his learning and ability; he was
urged by the leading men of both par
ties to allow his name to bc used IN that
connection at the Walla Walla conven-
ton, but he would not permit IT, lie
has now concluded to make the race Tor
the senate chamber. with evtfy prospect
favorable for his success. No better man
In our judgment could be chosen.
Brave, honorable, manly, without o
trace of tho demagogue in his compost
tion, man who dares to defend the
right, because he thinks IL Is right, with
out regard to It's popularity, or whom II
would please or displease, of the most
sterling integrity, Of convincing elo.
quencc, and commanding presence, Wig.
orous, energetic and discreet, he would
be the right man In the right place, rep.
resenting the young energies, Drawn and
brains of the great state of Washington
in the senate.
1t would be peculiarly proper for the
republicans of Klicktat county to es-
pouse the cause of Judge Turner. Ho
has long been associated with us as a
Judge of the district court and has won
the affections and confidence of the pco-
pie, who may well demand his advance.
inent, and insist that his services be
used where they will be the most benc-
fetal to tho state.