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fork of the Foster creek and straight
north to the Salmon river mines and on
to the Canadian Pacific, and which
eventually would bo carried south
to give Portland u show for the
future great trade of this won.
deriul but undevcloped country.
Again, great city cannot bo built
with scarcity of water. In this Water
vile is especially blest, Of course her
present supply Is from wells which are
al over the town, and twenty-five feet
from the surface, which guarantees
purity. Better supply for the future
VIII be from Badger mountain, only
three and one.half miles away, whose
numerous springs and creeks turned
into pipes, with fall of hundreds of
feet, viii supply easily u city of 10000
people. Badger mountains being GOV.
cred with fine pine timber, is our source
OF lumber supply at present for all the
Big Bend west of Grand coulee. Three
mills are kept busy to supply the trade,
their yards being in Waterville
The steep and precipitous walls of
Columbia river force the trade of thirty
one townships of the finest grain and
vegetable land in Washington territory
In the lap of Watervillc.
The Northern Pacific (or at present
known as their Washington Central
branch) have 1900 men rushing the road
to completion. Their work from now
ON is the lightest kind, ,,being over our
beautiful prairies, and will continue such
till Waterville Is reached when rock Is
encountered in its descent to the Colum.
bia. The road up the Wenatchee and
on to connection with its main line at
Cleelum will require but short time to
complete as the railroad can work from
both ends. AT present twenty miles
have been constructed this way from
Cleelum, ending at Roscdalc.
The Seattle, Lake Shore e Eastern
will complete its line through Waterville
by the iall OF 1890. They have now
reached Davenport, west from Spokane
Falls and the mouth of Snolualmie pass
east of Seattle thus leaving but about
100 miles to complete another through
road from the Sound to Spokane Falls
This road will be used by the Union
Pacific and Jim Hills Manitoba railroad,
Thus we will have, practically passing
through Waterville three grand trunk
lines.
, 1889-10-24
FROM NORTH YAKIMA.
The Naches silver Mines-The Irriga-
tion Projeot.

NORTH YAKIMA, Oct. 17.-Parties are
in here from the Naches silver mines
seeking assistance in the construction of
a wagon road to the mines. They arc
very enthusiastic over the prospects, and
report that developments serve to moro
than fulfil their most sanguinc expecta-
tions.
Mr.. kinsey, superintendent of the
Oneida community ot New York, and
Mr.. Dudley of Tacoma, are here and will
soon advertise for bids for n contract to
build the lower Yakima irrigation ditch
to irrigate lands between the Yakima and
the Columbia near kerncwick.
, 1889-10-24
THE RICH BIG BEND.
Interesting Facts About the Town
of Waterville and It's Trib-
utary Country.
A Section Whose Growth Will
Necessarily Help the City
of Spokane.
A Beautiful Townsite, Second Only
to That of Peerless
Spokane.

The prosperity of any community,
says the Big Bend Empire, is primarily
dependent upon the satisfaction and
contentmcnt OF its citizens.
The influx of mere numbers Is of little
value, unless those who come realize
their expectations sufficiently to en-
kindle and keep alive loyalty, content
ment and love of home.
We disclaim any purpose of urging
more than one class to change of resi-
dencc. Those of independent means,
who are at liberty to locate their homes
where the most satisfaction can be
found, have no sufficient excuse for liv-
ing anywhere else. 1t is legitimate duty
to persuade such to come to Waterville
to reside.
The considerations which may impol
others to change OF residence must
rest with themselves or their families.
If they have for any reason decided
upon II change, 1T is not .prcsumptuous
nor inappropriate confidently To point
out the positive inducements Douglas
county has to offer for home.
The traveller from the East or West
In going over the Northern Pacific rail
road does not come nearer than seventy
five miles TO the Big Bend, as the railroad
bears south immediately after leaving
Spokane Falls and does not change its
course northwurd until it is at tie
Columbia river. This is all being
changed, however, by the Northern Pa
Cifc as fast AS men and money can ac-
complish it. Its new line completed to
Mclntees at present writingl will 20
through tho heart of this wonderful
farming region and save 100 miles over
ITS present long and dismal route.
, 1889-10-24
SUIT AGAINST STANFORD.
The Outgrowth of the Scandal About
Clara Belle Mcdonald.

SAN Francisco, Oct. 17.-K. II. Nc
Donald commenced suit against Senator
stanford to-day to recover the value OF
twenty five shares of Central road stock,
The certificate OF which, 1t is alleged,
came into possession of defendant an
lawfully. These are tho certificates
which Mrs. Clara Belle Mcdonald sold
to Senator Stanford two years ago, and
on account OF which II charge of forgery
was made against her.
, 1889-10-24
DANGER AT HONOLULU.
A Petition Asking That the Nipsic B
stationed There.

SAN FRANcIsco, Oct. l7.--f'rom re
liable sources it is learned that peti.
ton has been signed by large number
of Hawaiian citizens and forwarded te
Washington, asking that the Nipsic be
permitted to remain ut Honolulu. The
I condition of affairs at Homo.
lulu necessitates IT. government being
by one of her vessels there,
, 1889-10-24
Some Clothing Trade wit.

cincinnati Enquirer.l
Said one shirt stud unto the other,
" seems to me, my dear twin brother
Together We had best condole
For, by my Life, we're In hole"
First Thread-Whuts tho matter?
Second Thread-Pm broke.
10 tie Necktie; "Ah there!" "Stay
thcrc!'
Soliloquized the collar
AS 1t stood up trim and neaA
II may not have dollar,
ends
meet.
, 1889-10-24

may come home to every household In
the land should not rest on inference or
implication from general words. but
should appear by the explicit and un.
questionable mandate of the legislature,
1t should bo done IN such form as to
guard against the possibilities of injus.
tico In regard to past transactions.n
, 1889-10-24
DOuGLAS COUNTY.

1t will be observed by the map that
Douglas county encloscs the greater
part of the Big Bend country.
The topography of this immense area
is gently rolling, bunch grass prairie,
mostly deyoid of timber, except along
the western border,
The soil is equally as good, If not bet
ter, than found in the wcll-known Pa
louise and Wallu Walla countries, with
the advantage of being easier worked.
1t is made 10y the decomposition of vol
canic rock, and Is pronounced by the
celebrated Prof Hilgard of the California
state university as the best and most
lasting in the world. 1t produces an
average OF 80 bushels of wheat, so bush
els OF oats, % bushels of barley and 200
to 300 bushels of potatoes to the acre.
The growth of all kinds of shade trees
is marvellous. And all temperate zone
fruits are Il great success. We firmly
believe that the apples grown in this
part of the country are the best grown
in the West.
Douglas county is bordcred on the
north and west by mountains covered
with timber, with small valleys between,
down which rapid rivers course to the
Columbia.
Half of Douglas county is still govern
ment land open to homestead, pre.omp-
tion and timber culture entry. Most all
the country lies beyond the Northern
Pacific railroad grants. The most thickly
settled parts are in the northwest see
tion. Decided land is worth from $S to
$25 an acre. Claims can he bought out
from $500 to $1,000.
AS to climate, no extreme has ever
been experienced. Stock range on the
plains the year round. Midday in sum
mcr Is warm but nights are invariably
cool Rainfall is always abundant so
that irrigation is never resorted to-.
Failure of crops is not known, as shown
by the experience of few families who
settled in this country twelve years ago.
Watorvillc is the county seat and seat
of the district court OF Douglas county,
on direct line l20 miles west from Spo.
kane Falls and 10 miles east from Sc
attic. On examining the map you will
find it the exact center of the state. Her
chief claim for future greatness is on aC-
count of the peculiar Geographical for
nation of Central Washington, forcing
everything in the shape of railroads
from Spokane Falls going west (and
what roads building west are not going
to Spokane FallsD to come here prepur-
atory to entering one of the many val
loys which spread out from Watervllc
like fan and pierce the Cascades and
lead to the Sound.
, 1889-10-24
THE SAN FRANCISCO.
The New Cruiser win Probably BE
Launched the 2Oth.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-THE cruiser
San Francisco will probably be launched
from the Union Iron Works here the Goth
the Charleston. In the former the horse.
power is TO count for nothing only for
speed. The San Francisco is required To
make nineteen knots an hour without
regard to the possibilities of the engines.
, 1889-10-24
BABES AND sUCKLINGs.

Harpcr's Young People: Little Bessie !:
"Fred, what do you think? Mr.. Stokes
had u perpleSity lit yesterday" Master
Fred: "Pcrplexity fitp Oh, dear, what
u girl. You mean u parallel stroke"
Albany Press: He was watching his
boy climb tree and he had a
look of painful anxiety on his countc-
, 1889-10-24
A TICKLE HUSBAND.

He Is Seeking q Divorce While His
Wife Is In This state.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17-Mrs. Luciba
Mowry who formerly lived in Oakland
with her husband, has written letter
to County Clerk Davis of this city
concerning a suit for divorce which was
filed by her husband few days ago.
The letter is dated Clinton hotel, Whid-
ley Island, WASH, and says since she'has
been-in Washington territory she has
repeatedly written her husband asking
him to come and make home for her.
, 1889-10-24
RICH VALLEYS,

Commencing southwest of Watorville
is the WenatclIec valley. anG continuing
around the quarter circle come the
which latter is directly north of us, and
opens up the handsomest and most di-
rect practical railroad grade to the Ca
madam Pacific railroad of any point west
OF the Rockies.
All of these valleys, which are very
narrow have rapid streams flowing
through them and on to tho Columbia
river. From these small streams can be
obtained power to develop the coal, iron,
copper. lead marble, limestone, cinna-
bar, gold, silver and lead, all of which
minerals are being found in the above
valleys, and cut up the magni iicont tim
Der which so closely covers the sides of
the hills and mountains, the leading
varieties being pine, fir cedar, spruce,
tamarack and poplar.
1t is IL district which, on account of its
wonderful resources, will need thousands
of men to develop, and until the rail
roads tap Waterville nothing can be
done. AS there is no farming land in
the district mentioned, the army of con-
sumers will have to be fed from Doug
las county, on whose western border is
Waterville, In this fact lies Watervile's $
greatness of situation. Again, as Water
vile will be the first town the railroad
will tap after leaving the Sound it can
not help but be distributing point for
the Sound cities, and on account of its
nearness to the Sound rail rates, of
course, will be cheaper than If il were
further east, which, in turn, brings the
farmer cheaper goods as we'll as to
dispose of his productions to the COM
mission man, who, in turn, sends ii to
our home market in the valleys west and
north. OF all the passes to the Sound,
Wenatchee is by all odds the best, as
from its head opens no less than five
passes across the range.
RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION.
A report has been sent ahoat by inter-
ested parties in an obscure town near us
that one of the railroads instead of COM
ing to Waterville would go down Foster
creek, which is practically continuation
of Moses coulee, thence along the wind
ing valley of the Columbia TO Wenatchee.
To any one acquainted with this route
such talk appears unfounded for the fol-
lowing reasons: BY going via Water.
vile straight road, almost, is obtained
from Spokane Falls to Seattle, saving
to the Northern Pacific alone of ninety
five miles over its present route and TAX
ing its passengers through magnificent
bunch grass prairie all the way TO the
Columbia, which is another point over
its present dismal route. BY going via
Foster creek and Columbia valley not
only is forty miles added to its road
bed, with its constant drain for operat-
ing expenses, but little saving in grade
is made TO the river, and down the river
to Wenatchee the expense would be
enormous. As the ellis in many places
rise perpendicular from the waters edge,
much tunneling through rock as hard as
adamant, would have to be done, and
that would be very expensive railroad
building. A road will undoubtedly be
built by either the Northern or Seattle &
Lake Shore from Waterville via tho west
, 1889-10-24
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
An Endesvor to Abolish Slavery in
Eastern Africa.

New YoRx, Oct. 1.-THE American
board Of commissioners Of foreign mis-
sions this morning passed resolution
calling on the president of the United
States to get collgress to take such action
that the United States should cooperate
with Germany and Great Britain in try
ing to abolish slavery in Eastern Africa.
, 1889-10-24

In conclusion we ask your opinion of
the future of county with the above
array of natural resources We feel
confident that we have not let our en-
thusiasm overbalanCc our truthfIilnoss.
No matter what may be our reader
walk in life We feel confident that he
can engage in his present calling with
greater advantage In the Big Bend than
in any other part of this United States.
The Big Bend has the greatest amount
and most varied resources in what will
be the greatest state In the Union.
, 1889-10-24
IN THE HOME FIELD.
A Portland Physician Arrested
for Infanticide.
A SUIT AGAINST STAMFORD.
Large Fire at Grants Pass, Oregon
--Notes From Towns in
Washington.

PORTLAND, Or, Oct. 17.-Dr w. II.
Morand was arrested this afternoon for
manslaughter. Mrs. Hattie Reid, nee
Moranson, charges that he seduced her
last winter aud then killed the child.
Morand furnished $1,000 bail. He denies
the charge.
, 1889-10-24
A BARB WIRE TRUST.
Manufacturers in Conference at the
Leland in Chicago.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1I--Representativos of
firms engaged in the barbed wire indus
try are in secret conference to-day at the
Leland hotel with Il vlow, it is under
stood, of forming trust. 1t is not yet
known whether or not Washburn u
NJ oen are parties to the move.
, 1889-10-24
THE BLACK DIAMOND.
Sale OF the Famous Sealer for Three
Thousand Dollars.

VICTORIA, b. Co. Oct. 11-Penny IL
Brown, English capitalists, this after
noon purchased the now famous scalcr,
Black Diamond, for 5000, as we'll as
the fishing station and equipment at
Queen Charlotte islands. 1t is their in
tcntion to engage not only in sealing
and fishing but to establish ship
chand1ery and general store ut the camp,
at which seaicrs can reht without re-
turning to Victoria.
, 1889-10-24
LOSS. FIFTY THOUSAND.
A Large Establishment Burned Mt
GRANTS Pass

GRANTS Pass, Or, Oct. IA fire
destroyed the sash and door factory of
the Sugar Pine and Lumber Company of
this place last night also 200, 900 feet of
lumber, The loss Is estimated at $50, 600.
No insurance. Citizens have already
subscribed $40, 900 to rebuild.
, 1889-10-24

QUEBEC, Oct. IA messenger from
Bishop Bossc of the Labrador coast has
arrived here with news that tho
fisheries have altogether failed al Es
quimauX Point and over 100 families are
starving,
, 1889-10-24
A CR0NIN SENSATION.
A Day Of Excitement Around
the Grand Jury Room,
SEVERAL MEN IN THE MILL.
A Joint Bill Returned Against a
Number OF the Alleged
Conspirators.


CHICAGO, Oct. 17.-Great cxcii 1t
preyailed about the nrand iury room
ma ,,,.,i,, Iy;,,,assos ,,,,o .,,d
'"'' NV,
went ana of1cers were ulspatcheu mere
and there rapidly, and appearances in
dicated that something important was
-, -
in progress
The first witness was man named
Kelly. When he came out he refused to
,,u. o., .oo..s
'"," w iePo''ui9
Hehry Stoitehoerg, stenogfapher IN
Windes ~ ulliyan's Office, was in for
half an hour. and when he came out
,I .n =. -, 49, g.,
rushed OIL III a great hurry TO ma
Windes. After he had disappeared that
gentleman made his appearance into the
courthouse and was examined by the
grand jury. When he came out of the
room he said 40 the reporters that he
had not told the grand jury much,
chiefly because he didn't know anything
around in the Interest of Stoltonbcrg.
At o'clock the grand jury came into
opun. ioo aii' nt i ", ."c,'c ,oa
the twelfth Joint bill against Mark
solomon, Jerc nliah ODonnell, AleXan-
yer L' naiiks aliu Joseph heSien. an
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men. W, ,ohnlslIacy 10 pripv JuIS h'el'
Ai'er mr' Mif'e'es nag leit 'Rt s.ann
Jury looih i,e hsNeu otvle -sS1.II,ney S,'I,ny
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ms o.Iuc' where u PoIicen,an Oh euaiu
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o'o,.enpcig rti.sei 10 n'isMer luus
,n'.is P.'t 70 1lnl peIore lno sIauu jury
ultli ne Coui.' sec Al, n.tofney. ne ue
ciattu ne was uhluWiuIly I1st%rai''ea % '
oi ms liberty ah9 tlat ne coouo give no
'ossi'nony uiueI uurcss' ss'.,,
=, No new jurors were oVtaihuu ,o'uny
rour Piacsu,s rcrhain 10 pe niieu. ine
uiomsc ,nn S,,' ,h ,,a vis,t p.ro,i, I.ory on"'-
ioi'ses anu 'hc state 'iir'y '''rce'
ARE THERE NEW CuARGEsp
, 1889-10-24
TACOMA NEWS.
Trouble Feared with the COMMITTEES
OF One Hundred.

TACOMA, Oct. 17.-The repairing of the
streets was stopped by the authorities
to-day, the contractors not carrying out
the specifications and doing the work in
Q careless manner.
The committee of100 are hard at work,
but meet with opposition, their author
ity to interfere not being recognized by
, 1889-10-24

WOODLAND, Cal, Oct 17.-Jaok Muir.
ply, charged with killing Jim Clooney
In a drunken quarrel at Cachoville, wns
convicted of manslaughter 10 day in ths
superior court.
, 1889-10-24

ATLANTA, Ca. Oct. 15.-The irish.
Americans of Atlanta gave General Pat
Collins of Boston banquet this after.
noon. Governors Hi and Gordon were
among the guests. The feature of the
banquet was the frequent allusion to
Governor Hill MS the right man for the
democrats TO nominate for presldent.
, 1889-10-24

GRAND Forks, n. d., Oct. 17-An cpl
demic of typhoid fever prevails at
Grandin ana great alarm Is icrt.
, 1889-10-24
BEIIRING SEA.

Senator Frye expressed the opinion
that the United States could maintain
the exclusive right to the waters of
behring sea. Tho interests of England
are identical with those of the United
States in afiording protection to seals
and she would not be likely to submit to
Canadian aggression in the matter
The senator thought that a great for
eign carrying trade such as he predicted
necessarily called for largely increased
navy.
II believe" said the senator, "that a
small nation like Chill can to-day take
the city of San Francisco any hour she
pleases. ANY of the great maritime ma
tions OF the world could levy contribu-
tions on every seaboard city in the
United States, and could, IL they de-
sired, hold those cities for at least five
years. In other words, for the present
and until we produce new guns and new
ships, we are at the mercy of foreign
powers.
He stated that there was no doubt that
~ the next session of congress appropri-
stions for works of defense would be
largely increased.
, 1889-10-24
A SENATOR'S OPINIONS
An Interest ng Talk With
Frye of Maine.
The COMMERCE OF THE PACIFIC.
A Little Country Like Chill Gould
Blockade San Francisco
Bay.

BAN Francisco, Oct. 17.-Senator Frye
MMaine, who Is at present in the city
b one of the senate committee on rail
roads, in an interview to-day said, in
his opinion the matter of annexing
Hawaii to the United States was neither
entertained here nor there, but the Pa
ciAc ocean would be tho great water
high way of the world, to be ploughed by
ships sailing under the American flag,
and both the Sandwich and Samoan
Islands were absolutely necessary to the
United States, hot especially to hold as
|. part of this republic, but to guarantees
their absolute Independence from any
other foreign power
AS regards Lower California. he was
Inclined to believe that would some
said:
My search. however, for new terri
tory on this continent would be TO the
northward rather than to the southwark.
would look favorably upon the annex
auon of Canada. aim In favor of the
closest possible commercial relations
with all of the republics south of the
United states, but am not desirous of
making them part of this republic
, 1889-10-24

She invested $3.50 of it with some friends
in town lots. Just four months after
ward these lots were sold and her share
of the price was $476O-S401O in four
months, without turning my hand
over" as she remarked when telling me
the incident. Now her $1,000 has grown
to $4,000.
Another instance: gentleman came
here without dollar nine years ago A
man i,ad takcn up l6O acres In what is
now North Spokane, but was homesick,
and offered his claim to our friend for
20. But | haven't a dollar" "Well,
you may work 1t out" was the reply ,
and he did, "proved up on his claim at
q total cost of $27, including the So.
Now that quarter is worth at least 500
0oO, and its owner is probably n million
aire.,, Best of all, prosperity has not
spoiled him. he is the same simple
hearted, PLAIN, Christian man he was ten
years ago, with his money consecratcd
to the Lord, to whom he has given $780,
600 so far this year, as | learn from his
ncighbors. Spokane college has two
buildings, on one of which he worked as
O day laborer; the other one he gave to
the institution at cost of $4,000, and
the two were built not half dozen
years apart. There is spice of romance
ing from Wisconsin here, and this
teacher, coming from Southern Cali
fornia, are now husband and wife, with
an ideally happy home, and together
sending two missionaries to Africa and
paying their expenses for four years, ''to
do our mite toward undoing the wrong
America has done Africa through slavery
and the rum traffic." he told me.
Now, don't all of you school teachers
and other maidcns fair rush to Spokane
Falls, for l cannot promise you any
such good fortune, but l know of u
surety this one instance is true, though
no other similar one may ever match Il.
MARY ALLEN WEST.