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, 1889-01-03

ADDITIONAL proof OF the afiilistion
between the Mormons and the demo.
cratic party is afforded by the vote in
Bes- Lake county, Idaho, at the late
election. Five hundred and eighty
votes were cast, and OF this number
the republican candidate for delegate
to congress received only fifty. With
the except IN Of the railroad employees
the population Of the county is COM
posed entirely Of Mormons. A resi-.
dent railroad man recently told the
writer that the democratic vote would
doubtless have been much larger had
not the test-oath prevented many
Mormons from exercising the right of
suffrage. Many Mormons evade the
test oath by Withdrawing from tho
church prior to election and joining
again Immediately sfterward, but q
great number are either too indoltnt
or too Indifferent to impose upon
themselves this exertion. The church
will tolerate anything for political sd-
vantage, hence q Mormon incurs no
risk in taking French furlough from
the organizaiio long enough TO vot
the democratic ticket.
, 1889-01-03
About Gladstone's Letter.

LONDON, Jan. 2-Gladstone's TELEGRAM
disclaiming the accuracy of the TRANSLATION
OF bis letter, suggesting that the portion In
which the pope had been made the subiect
OF international arbitration, has led 70 .
correspondence on the subject which viii
appear in the Tablet tomorrow. Coz,
editor OF the Tablet says the letter from
Gladstone clearly refers to the present DO
sition OF the pope. and he places side by
SIDE Gladstone's letter in Italian and The
translation 10 English, proving the aocu.
Iacy OF the translation which Gladstous
G Gec!sIod untrustworthy. The Pail Nall
Iation and wants Gladstone 70 explain
what he ineans, II he does not mean iuter.
national arbitration Of the pope's proposi-
, 1889-01-03

tions, as in all other parts Of the
world. No one should be induced to
take rose cOlor d view OF this country
and come expecting too much. To
those who have no homes but desire to
obtain them, those WIN are industrious,
brave aud faithful. VT extend "A cordial
invitation. and offar induoement
which we think are unexcelled by any
country under the sun. Those who
contemplate coming should purchase
tickets to Spokane Falls and from this
point different parts of the country can
be reached with ensp and comfort
, 1889-01-03
OUR LAND OFFICE.

Although the buriuess now trans-
acted at the Spokane Falls land Office
includes fewer yearly entrie- and fl
ings than In the years OF 1883 and
1884 it will be surprising for most
persons TO learn that the business OF
the year just clo.ed is much greater
than that of the preceding year. Ii
the year, d cember 81, 1887, the cash
en'ri's Gnolu ling pre'-mpiion final
purchases, timber land purchases, conf
muted homestead entries and excesses
upon homestead aud tin,her-culiure
entries) were I64 10 number and eni-
braced 1929 acres. In 1888 the
same class Of entries wpre ITS IN mum.
ber and embraced 15 ,302 acres. In
1887 there were 489 original home
stead entries made, embracing Z / ,824
acres. In 1888 the same class Of en-
tries number 5lb and embrace 1925
acres. In 1887 the final homestead
entries were 249 and The land en-
braced therein amounted ts 39, ,443
acres. In 1888 the same class of EN-
tiles were 39S in number aud
embrace 62,33S acres. In 1887
there were 371 pre- em,dion FL
ings made, embracing 50,65O acres,
In 1888 472 pre-emplon filings were
made, embracing G9,767 acres. In
1887 there were l25 timber cul urr
entries made, embracing 19.l6l acres
In 1888 there were 1856 timb,r culture
entries made, embracing 29,46l acres.
In 1887 there were three eoldiers'
declaratory statements filed, one do
nation claim entered and niuet. en-
final timber culture entries made and
none of this class OF entries or filings
in 1883. (There we're numerous final
timber culture proofs submitted for
consideration of tho register, but none
OF them were approved and admitted
to entry owing to ruling Of the sec
retary of the interior requiring u
longer period of cultivstion.) In 1888
the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany listed and paid the land Office
fees upon 1876, ,5S1 acres Of their lands
lying within this district aud the
county commissioners made selection
OF 1868 acres as indemnity for lands
lost in the school sections by reason Of
settlements made thereon prior to
survey. 1t will thus be seen that the
business OF this land Office (although
the Office was closed for some three
three months) was immensely greater
than that of the preceding year. The
money receipts OF the Office during
the year 1887 amounted to 46,S44.92.
In 1888 the money receipts we're
$74, 1856 70. an excess in favor OF the
past year over the preceding Of $27,-
391.7S.
, 1889-01-03
THE NEW YEARS "REvIEw."

The REVIEW on Tuesday morning
will be special number, devoted to
the material and industrial progress
of Spokane and Eastern Washington.
II will contain statistics OF the product.
i've and commercial movements of the
past year; descriptive articles OF the
thriving regions in this vicinity; a
resume Of the important developments
OF agriculture, manufacturing and
land improvements, and a wide range
OF matter covering the material and
social activities of the country. Spe-
cisl attention will be given to Spokane
as the growing commercial center and
chief city OF the territory.
In anticipation OF an extraordinary
demand for this special edition, we
have arranged for the publication OF
many thousand extra copies, and Or
ders from newsdealers and persons
desiring copies OF this issue should be
sent in as early as possible on Mon
day.
, 1889-01-03

secretary. and off ring any assistance
within his over to ender, was clean
aud handsome thing to do. The
grim-v'saged warof politics h wing
for time smoothed his wrinkled front
II is such gentility as this that brings
us back 10 the remembrance that we
are all Americans, and that mak's all
mankind seem akin. But how is il
that Mr.. Cleveland has not volunteered
to teach Mr.. Harrison what he knows
about veto and tariff m, ssagesf
, 1889-01-03
Tho Public Dobt st.t.m.n..

WARRINGTON. Jan. 2.-The debt etate-
bearing debt: Principal. ss4i I .oai' eIiss: 'sss:
interest. $1l ,O50. 1853; total, 1862 O9i 'SSs
The debt on which the interest hss cessed
since maturity: Principal and interest.
" .37s; debt bearing no interest.
S73I,6l5. 796; total debt princi pal is 81. !.
"a l52 l43i interest. $11,2lI,I27; total
$l.6S5, 1882 Total debit less
available cash items. 81 1874 698. .522; net
cash In the treasury, 500, ,636, ,274; debt
,ess the cash IN the treasury on January
!. 1889. 81 l.340, ,622 5Sl; debt less the cssh
10 ind the ne treasury Decembar /, 1888, 81 ,I48,-
4i9.e53 Decrease of debt during the
month, Sl4 427 500; decrease of debt since
June 50, 1883, S3l, ,522,398 The total
urer's general account is S6l5. sol OF.
, 1889-01-03
THE cable announces that when u

THE cable announces that when the
emperor OF Germany visited the Vul-
can shipbuilding works at Berlin. few
days ago, the workmen received him
with cheers and presented him with q
crown Of laurels. What this sprig oil
royalty has done to entitls him to a
crown of laurels, especially 1T the
hands OF the half-paid workingmen in
European ship yard, will probably
never be ascertained.
, 1889-01-03

THERE Is paragraph going the
rounds Of the press to the Effect that
wellinformed government official of
Japan says: "Our country is in de.
plorable state rs far AS lgion is con-
cerntd. The people OF the better
classes are largely agnostics. They
believe in no religion, and though the
bulk of them are nominally Budd-
hists, they are really infdels. I be-
lieve that any religion is better than
no religion, and there is 1t PR sent
room in Japan for all the work that
both the Duddhis 81 md ChIisia can
do. When the two religions have con-
CURED the empire and the sects come
together, there may he trouble, but
not before. We have now our preach.
ers aud the Christians have their mis-
sionaries. There is II vast lid before
III, aud there is room for both TO do
good" How any well-iuformed per.
SOU could have arrived at this conclu.
sioi, is one OF the mysteries Of theolo-
Ky. Christianity and Buddhism are
as far apart AS the antipodes, and il
Christianity is a good thing Budd-
hism must Go bad; hence there can
be no "room for both to do good" es.
pecially in the same field.
, 1889-01-03

of iron and line may also he found
within easy reach. Salt and soda ex-
ist IN abundance Ia Southeastern Ida
lao aud "A pr p 'sition is on foot 10 con
struct n line "f railroad fr.m some
point on the Utah Nor' h,rn, in 'hs vi
cini,y OF Bitter Root valley IT, Mi.sou--
ID aud ~ Regis rivers, through the
Saint Rrgis pass to the sou'h fork of
the Cpur q 'Alene river and themes t.
Spokane Falls. Shond this line be
constructed within tho next year or
80, as nov seems probable, IL would
connect this city with Southeastern
idaho by almost direct line and would
greatly facilitate the proposed treat
ment of ores ut this point by bringing
two Of the needed. materials within
easy scce,s. The early construction Of
thi, road should be encouraged But
in the meantime these needed mate
rials may be obtained by some less di-
rect route or from some point more
remote.
The matter Of providing facilities
for handling ores ut this point is mn
important one, not only to Spokane
Falls but likewise 10 the mining men
Of the Northwest, and the REVIEW so,
licits an expression OF views from prac-
tical men.
, 1889-01-03

BY . recent decision dir ected by
the general land department at WASH
ington to all of the local land officials
the class Of scrip known as soldiers
additional homesteads will be greatly
reduced in value. The new order or
decision requires that all purchases or
locations of lands made with any piece
Of this scrip shall form compact
body; that If the land entered consists
of more than one legal subdivision
these subdivisions must be contiguous
or join side by side. Heretofore q
piece of scriw Of this class calling for
so or 120 acres could be used in
or purchasing three forty
acre tracts lying il desired in different
sections and townships. IL is proba-
BILE that this new order is based upon
sound Interpretation Of the law, but it
will not likely be very popular among
the holders of this class Of paper.
, 1889-01-03

THE Atlanta Constitution thinks
that Colonel Calvin Brice, the late
democratic campaign manager, can
stand the recent defeat Of his party for
two good and sufficient reasons: First,
because Colonel Brce was not can
didate and secondly, because he has
made $4,000, 600 in six years.
, 1889-01-03

IFanybody had any doubt that Spo,
kane Falls has a population Of over
$4,000, Tuesday would have been a
good day to "count noses" In gazing
upon the noble conjunction of heav-
emily orbs, through smoked glass, q
good many Of the aforesaid organs were
made conspicuou.ly black.
, 1889-01-03
A nAprY NEW YEAR IspExo.
A happy New Y. ar indeed. A pr a

A happy New Y. sr indeed. A pr a.
porous years business, based upon
abundant harvests and steadily Ia.
creasing population, has left the macs
of the people in sound financial con-
,iitiOn. Almost without exception
business men say that the outlook for
1889 is either good, very g Od or ex-
crptionally g0'd. We have built u
solid foundation tr a great future,
hut the beneficial effects will not he
realized imm. diately. The year does
not always include both eeed time and
harvest, and the worthiest achieve
men,s Of 1888 may not develop until
eyes now bright with youth and pur-
pore shall be dlmmed with age. But
looking hack little distance along
The pathway trodien bv any nation,
can we not comprehend that the
change for the better has heen far be-.
you'd the widest hopes Of the most
sanguinef Not many generations
have passed since the English laborer
was in all essentials a slave, and the
victim of expressions which would now
appear intolerable. France knew only
II people mad with suffering, and aris
tocrats mad with terror. Russia had
serdom, Brazil slavery, within the
lifetime of men not yet I'D, and even
this free Republic sent back fugitive
slaves.
At what other period OF the worlds
history has labor been so we'll rewarded
or SO comfortable in condition and cir.
cumstances as nowf Always, us
now, the workers have been the great
majority, and their condition has de-
termined the condition Of the people as
whole. Better houses, better food,
moe suitable and abundant clothing,
education inaccessible thirty years
ago. are now within the reach OF every
honest worker, through better returns
for less exhausting toll.
The people of spokane particularly
have reason to be happy. In one year
she has grown in wealth and popula-
ton. and our social condition has ad-
vauced 30 rapidly that we now keep
pace with some OF the oldest cities OF
the Northwest. Our schools are so ad.
mirably conducted that many OF our
citizens Of large means and broad
culture patronize them in preference
to the excellent private schools here;
churches OF all denominations are con.
spicuous in all parts of the city, spe-
cialists here represent the various
departments OF science and art, insti-
tutions affording the beat physical, in
tellectual and moral influences,
abound; social and literary organiza-
tions exist for the promotion of pleas
urable and profitable intercourse;
street cars now make all parts of the
city and suburbs accessible; our mer-
chants are prosperous, and with more
than ordinary advantages as q place to
make a permanent home, the people
of Spokane can feel proud in the claim
that they have great city, and every
reason to be happy on this glad New
Year. the more so because the progress
has all been made in one. year. Seed
time and harvest for Spokane came to-
uafhar
, 1889-01-03

Now let us start after government
building. With a strong and united
fort an appropriation can be obtained
before the expiration of the present
session of congress.
, 1889-01-03
Terrible Forewarn,nxs

hroo,Hgh oough In the morning. hurried or dinicuit
Chest, quicsened pulse, chillness in the even.
ihgsror ithhg OF sweats at night, all or any OF these
IL ,'nss sIe she hrst stages of consum ption.
1T, III, ,Arkers English Remedy for consumpfion
WI WI cure these Fearful symptoms, and ID sold
= SnueI Sse positive guarantee by Charles McNab,
, 1889-01-03

THE inaug uratlon of the Tree deliv-
cry of mail by carrier and the erection
Of letter boxes WAS greeted with delight
yesterday by tha people Of Spokane
Falls
, 1889-01-03

THE politeness displayed by Dan
Lamont in promptly writing to Mr..
Halford, the gentleman selected by
President-elect Harrison for his private
, 1889-01-03

rather Than 20 in sooner us unwelcome
GU sts.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-07-26
The Bottom Dropping Out.

The Richmond (Va.) State of We'd
nesday contained the following re-
markable story: Mr.. Edward Is.
Cfatline. who is the travelling sales
man for Mr.. w. II. Hancock, of Rich
mond. received telegram on Sunday
calling him home, from his mother who
resides at their beautiful homestead,
Spring Hill, in Prince George county
near Petersburg, and immediately on
the AppomattoX river, TO witness the
sinking of a large area OF land, on
which were giant oaks 100 feet hlgh
and numerous other trees OF SlSantic
Droportions. which have sunk as they
grew, leaving only the tops OF the
branches peering above the walls, ana
being Just enough left TO reach TO the
remaining branches peering above tue
walls, and being just enough left TO
reach to the remaiDing surface:
The sinking of the earth carried
with it about ten or twelve acres OF
land, leaving an ugly-looking wall as
solid as granite on either side, vary
ing from ten to sixty feet, perfectly
perpendicular. There has also
formed a beautiful crystal lake OF
mineral water, eight to ten feet deep,
covering about two acres, in which
the growing corn protrudes, leaving
ONLY the tassel visible. y most sin
pular feature of this sinking of earth
is that the river, which is 800 yards
distant, the bottom of which is forced
above the surface about eight feet
high, extending 200 yards i'll length,
resembling fertilization in the mid
die of the river or just to the edge of
the channel 1t will be remembered
that a singular freak in the shape OF
a crater or blowout recently occurred
on this farm, the sound of which re-
sembled distant thunder, and was
distinctly heard twenty miles, and Is
at the beginning of this wonderful
caving in, and is really the primeval
cause of this phenomenon. There are
numerous assures three feet wide,
and as yet have no bottom. n stone
thrown down can be heard descend
ing its downward course, apparently
finding no bottom"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-07-26
WHY NOT RESIGN ?

In another coumn of the REGISTER
will be found the report ofan interest
ing interview with President Gam
brill in relation to the Chesapeake g.
Ohio Canal, in which that gentleman
truly observes that crisis in the
affairs of the canal is at hand. Pres
ident Gambrill says that the present
management have done all they
could to put the canal in working
order, but have been utterly unsuc-
cessful. Well, then. why do not
President Gambrill and the directors
resign? They confess their helpless
ness, the public is perfectly willing
then why hang onY
We are very much of the opinion
that the present directors do not
want to see the canal repaired.
When the freshet was receding the
cry went up that million dollars
damage was done and that the canal
was a hopeless wreck; then a drop OF
half a million was made in the esti-
mates; next it fell TO a quarter of
million; and finally, when reliable
business men made themselves heard,
the officials acknowledged that the
canal could be made navigable for
800 900. The effort to kill the canal
outright failed.
The millers of Georgetown and the
business men determined that the
Georgetown level should be repaired
1t was given out that the repairs
would cost $4,000; the millers went In
ON their own hook and the work is be-
ing done for $l3, 800 by contract. The
canal officials reimbursed these out
side persons by giving them water
rent certificates, but when the Will
Transport men offered to repair the
upper canal on the same terms, and
take toll certificates rs pay, the di-
rectors refused their offer. 1t looked
too much like saving the canal, SO the
w lllldlHSDOIl jCOPlS "Ci' 49,
the very same thing that was granted
to Georgetown.
If the present board has done any
thing TO get the canal out of its trouble
we have failed to note it. a sickly
effort was made to float repair bonds
of high figures, but that was fore
gone failure. The public has lost con
fidence in President Cambria and his
associates, whether justly or not. The
only thing that they can now do is to
resign and let somebody else make Sn
effort.
Well bet a dollar that General
James c.. Clarke can take hold of the
canal and make it navigable from
Cumberland to Georgetown in two
months. And he wouldn't use mil
lion dollars-not by a long shot.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-07-26
ALost Heir Found in Texas.

Mr.. Rufus b. Roger, well-known
surveyor of Frederick, obtained in
formation some months ago from a
bank official there of an unclaimed
legacy that had been lying on deposit
in certain bank in that city for
about twenty-five years. After secur-
ing a few slight clues he determined
to find the heir if possible and apprise
him of the small fortune subject to
his demand. He finally succeeded In
locating his man III Texas. Commu-
nication was soon established, and
the discovery made that he was
wholly unaware of the existence OF
the legacy which had been left him
bv his father, the late Daniel McDan-
iels, a former resident of Liberty,
Frederick county.
The father, it seems, in making his
will bequeathed this son an equal
share of his fortune Last Monday
the claimant, after fully establishing
his indemnity, proceeded Ito the bank
and was paid the sum of 30, 700, and
was informed that upon the death OF
his fathers widow he would be EMIT
led to a small farm in Liberty district
worth about $1,000 When quite a
Young man, it seems, he went South
as a member of Captain Welsh's
company of the Confederate army,
and since the war has been living in
the South, where he has accumulated
q nice propety.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-07-26
Whipped by the Women Folks.

John Lewis, keeper of a saloon and
gambling house at Fassil, Wyoming,
frightfully maltreated his delicate
wife the other day. She received an
unusually severe castigation, being
detected in teaching her little boy a
PRAYER. Then the women Of Fassil
to the NUMBER of twenty visited
Lewis's place, armed with black
snakes. buggy whips, and willow
switches. They overpowered the fell
low and gave him good thrashlng,
leaving stripes all over his body and
cutting his face and head badly. Lewis
resisted with all his strength and
cursed loudly. Becoming personal in
his abuse, some men present essayed
to quiet him, threatening the use of
a rope. A few of Lewis's friends came
to his rescue Revolvers were drawn
and the barking of six-shooters was
loud and lively. The room was filled
with smoke and the lights were ex-
tinguished. When order was re-
stored, among the men to crawl out
from under the billiard tables was
one with shattered shoulder and
another with wounded arm. A bull
let passed through the high couture
of one of the women. The fright and
shock caused the woman's prostra-
ton, and her condition is now criti-
cal.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-07-26
Dishes.

Until recently my stock of Queensware,
Glass, &c. was only minor department, and
the rest of my plumber, but when the wide
awake people would come in to grab other 25
per centers and notice In my little line OF
Dishes that every piece was also 25per
center. and a bargain. / was encouraged 10
put in whale OF a stock. It's here, and It's
going TO sell just like everything else. 1t
can't help but sell as the following little eye
openers will bear witnesses. Don't skip n
one in reading, as you might lose some beau
tiful cash by IT.
Goblets, three different styles, for SOC per
Dozen also 75c, 90. 100 and 100 per dozen.
Tumblers JOc, 6Dc and 75c dozen. Jelly
Glasses SIC per dozen. Mason's Fruit Jars
OTIS. sllO, a gal. $3.50 dozen. 1 Pieces Glass
Tea Sets 30, Is, 60 and S5c per set. Glass
Water Sets Gjc, 100 l.25 each. Berry Bowls
DC each Glass Molasses Cans Is, % and iOc
each Glass Pepper and salt Boxes 5, s. and
lOc each. Glass Stand Lamps complete with
chimney, burner and wick p, 80, and SOC each,
Glass ID gal. water pitchers 25, 45 and SOC.
China Tea Tets So pieces each. Gilt Band $3.50
and $500 each. Il pieces si.75. Brown Tea Sets
the latest styles, So pieces, 400, $50 and $500,
a pieces 3.25, 400 and $3.50. So pieces iron
stone china tea sets 1915 per set Iron stone
china tea cups b. 40, 50 and Coo per set OF 10
dozen. Iron stone china plates ., 3d. 80, 10.
30 and 6Oc per set OF l-2 dozen. Meat dishes
square or oblong u. l6, 20, 25 49, 10, 80, 20 and
oblong, 10, 10. rs. % and DC Covered vegeta-
bic dishes -, 80. s. and GOc each. China
Sugar Bowls 20 and 35c each. China Tea Pots
10 and i5c. each. Brown Tea Pots %, 30 and
SIC each. Glass Cream Pitchers u, Is and 2Oc
Iron stone china water pitchers. qts. l6c, 3
pts 2Oc, l-2 gal. soc, 3 OTIS 4Oc. gal. SOC each.
Wash Bowls and Pitchers zoe, SIC, 100 and 81. %.
Bowls 0, 10, 70, Is, 20, %, 30, 30 and i5c each.
purposes s, 10, IL, Is and 2Oc each. Yellow
pie plates and Sc. each.