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sPoRANE HERssLF AoAxM.

Now that the work Of rebuilding
tho burnt dlstricE In we'll under way
the capitalists OF Spokane Falls arc
turplng their attention to the devol-
opment Of the resources Of tho sur
rounding country. This disposition
10 reach out and improve the country
was checked by the great fire, hut
now II has been resumed, and Spo-
kane Falls IL beginning TO take
another Of her surprising strides on
the road TO prosperity.
The growth Of cities Il always
full Of surprises for the masses, be-
canss the svcrags man docs not
Esason far enough ahead. "when
ths burnt district is REBUILT" was
The argument, ''look out for .
period of depfcssion." Az q matter
u fact, Whatever depression was
natural came with the strain Of re-
building. That great task well out
Of the way, tho city has an oppor-
tunity TO go ahead and develop an
Industrial boom. That she IL now
lolng, and that explains the re-
newed activity In real estate.
Elsewhere In this paper the reader
will find tho particulars Of the In
corporation Of y company here for
the purpose Of reaching out aud con-
trolling the mining industry Of the
Okanogun country, n section re-
niarknhly rich In mineral wealth,
and as yet prospectcd only In the
most meager manner. Other Spo-
knne capitalists are going into the
Cccur d'Aienes, the Kootenai, the
Metalinc and the Chloride districts.
This II movement full OF great
possibilities. Ii could not have been
attempted last fall or early In
the spring, because tho city was
straining every nerve to overcome
the consequences Of the great fire.
Nor was II possible then to arrange
for great exposition, to induce
Eastern capitalists 10 locate a
snielting plant here, to encourage
tho establishment Of manufacturing
industries, enterprises now well In
hand.
Spokane Falls Is herself again.
She has risen from her ashes before
we ourselves are aware of the fact,
and she is again planning and con-
summating fresh surprises.
, 1890-06-12


out under conditions that were cx-
ceptionnlly cruel and heartrcnding.
Circumstantial evidence Of the most
indlsputable character convicted the
prisoner beyond a shadow Of doubt.
But admitting the presence Of II trace
Of uncertainty, the duty Of the jury
was perfectly clear. They should
have brought in one OF two verdicts
mot guilty, or guilty of murder in
the first degree. But with surpris-
ing and unwarranted stupidity the
jury brought In II verdict convict
ing the prisoner of manslnughter, u
crime he certainly did not COM
nit. II ought TO be apparent to
every mind familiar In the least de-
gree with the laws of the land that
"a jury is no more justified In "com-
promising on IA verdict of man
slaughter In such n case than 1t
would be In compromising on "A ver
dict of grand larcency. Scott
either murdered his wife In cold
blood, or he did not kill her at all.
Ii he murdered her (and he cer-
tainly committed that crlme), jus
tice has not had her deserts. II he
did not kill her, then an innocent
man has been cruelty wronged.
For the sake of the good name of
the Northwest IL is high time that
an end were had of these outrageous
verdicts. The taking of human
life is the gravest crime in tho sight
of the law. Where that crime Is
lightly held, anarchy is perilously
near. Brute force must DO held
with n strong rein by society, or
property and other rights will soon
be jeopardi1cd. The man with muir
der In his heart can terrorlzo and in
timidate law.abiding citizens, and
the only safeguard, the protection
of the law, is not available.
One of the most deplomble conse-
quences of such perverslons Of JUS
tice Is an ultimate resort TO mob vio-
lencc. When patience ceases TO be
IA virtue, communities long out
ragged by verdicts like those just
cited are apt to rush to extremes,
and possibly, IN the height OF their
righteous wruth-an innocent may DO
Iynched. more as an example than
an assertion of justice. In moments
OF great popular excitement reason
Is apt to take wings, and revenge,
rather tlan Justice. becomes the
, 1890-06-12

Wilbur Register; A rumor Is ahoai
that company has been organized, the
articles Of incorporation being already
drawn up, to build railway from Lew.
lslon, Idaho, via Cofax and sprague, to
a proposed junction with the Seattle,
Lake Shore a Eastern at Wheatdale. Such
q route has long been mcdi,atcd and there
Is not the least doubt but tnat 1t would
tap the best paying agricultural section
OF Eastern Washington. but IL will not
terminate at Nheatdale, from tho FAC,
That the old Seattle, Lake Shore q East
OF a route through Wilbur and the cross
country road would be compelled 10
build to Wilbur In order to make a
profitable connection.
, 1890-06-12

lF the business men OF SPOKANE Falls
will avail themselves OF the opportunity
that will be afforded tomorrow to go
through the heart OF the Palouso coun-
try and view tho rolling wheat fields ut
their best, the occasion can be made a
source Of delight and mutual advantage.
Tho people who possess that fair and
fertile land will be on hand at the dif.
ierent stations to extend u royal wei.
come, and tho entire Journey to Moscow
will be one prolonged delight and source
of pleasant Information. This Is the first
opportunity the business men OF Spokane
Falls have beon gwen to go out in a body
and meet the people Of the Palouse,
who afe already making active prepsra-
tlons Tor thoir reception and entertain
mcnt. Il would never do for the word
to so forth that Spokane's representa-
tive business men were unwilling to
meet the people of tho surrounding
country. We are busy people. but
have never yet becn accused Of disre-
gard OF the courtes.os OF life, and this is
not the time to begin. There ought to
be n largo attendance OF ladies' too, to
add grace aud viyacity to the occasion.
Nothing is too good for the fair sex Of
Spokane-no, not even the Palousc
country.
, 1890-06-12
NO Il USH F0R OFFICE.

In this state, where exceptional
opportunities are offered in the
broad field of individual effort, there
is not that rush for federal, state
and county offices that Is seen in the
older communities Of the East,
where men bend their entire intel
lect and energy TO the possession of
places that go begging In the West.
Who that has lived In an Eastern
state does not recall the absorbing
interest that attaches to an election
for county officers. Even though
the salary or income of the most re-
munerative position on the ticket
may not be $1,000 year, and the
Others run as low as 500, the pri.
naries, the county convention and
the campaign are attended by all
the excitement and fierce rivalry
that usually go with n contest in the
West for Offices three or four times
as valuable aud important. Ma
tional politics are dragged into tho
controversy, and generally some
local l,sue is brought up to add new
fuel to the partisan flamcs-perhaps
u proposal to fence the court
house square, local option,
or some other matter of
minor Importance. And tlien
the Wild fever of election day, bring
ing half u dozen drunken men, per-
haps knock-down light or two
and possibly personal alterca.
ton between the LEADERS Of
the rival parties; and the intense
excitement OF election night, when
everybody WAS waiting for the re-
turns, who does not recall the
breathless interest that attended the
arrival of u courier, upon a painting,
foaming steed, with perhaps the re-
turns from the last township, which
was TO determine close battle?
And then the joy of the vlctons,
and the woe of the vanquished, who
went away to their dcsoiate homes
looking as II they had lost tho great
est battle OF great war, when, as
matter Of fact, the whole victory
was not worth 5000 from sheriff
and county judge down To coroner.
Contrast those conditions with
the situation in this state to-day,
where men have other pursuits to
lessen their interest In minor poll
tics a short time ago word came
from the national capital that the
state Of Washington was neglecting
to call for her share Of the consular
annointmants- Nobody out here
sdrnod ,a ,..nt tho nInces md n
I. Vu w "aue W" p S.,,"a ~
pecaihe hecefsa,y !" auvei'ise .ho
, 1890-06-12
rAvonIsG FREE COINAGE.
Resolutions Adopted by tho National
Executive silver Committee.

WASHINGTON, June 8.---The national
executive silver committee TODAY
adopted resolutions to the effect that in
case satisfactory measure for the full
restoration of silver to its iotmer place
as n money metal be not
enacted it will call national
silver convention, In which the Farmers'
Alliance and all other industrial organi-
1a,ions Will bc invited to join with The
bimetnllists everywhere, with view 10
sinking politics ami making the silver
campaigns, particularly in the congress
sionnl districts in the next election.
The committee regards with unalter-
able disiavor any bullion redemption
provision.
, 1890-06-12
THE TIDE LAND CHICKENS.

When the tide land bill was pend
Ing before the legislature, the RE-
VIEW took occasion to warn the
Sound cities agiinst the peril
that menaced their commerce. II
pointed out the clear fact that the
products OF Eastern Washington
were not entirely dependent upon
their harbors, and that the incvitn-
bio tendency Of the passage Of that
bill was In the direction OF granting
the conspifators the perpetual priv
flege OF laying toll upon every
pound OF produce passing TO tho
open seas. The true policy Of the
cities on Puget sound was plain
enough for the comprehension Of
scho0lboy. They should have re-
sisted every effort to enthrall tho
commerce Of this great state. Tho
audacious clique that entered into
the conspiracy to seize the heritage
Of the people were enemies OF tho
whole state, and they were ene-
mics Of the harbor cities In a double
sense, since they wepe conspirlng TO
obtain the prlncely privilege of
standing at the entrance Of the har-
bor and laying tribute upon their
commerce.
Already time is verifying the cor
rectness OF that prediction. Half a
score or more of new harbors arc
springipg into prominence. Seattle
n N
, 1890-06-12

SENATOR ALLgS's bill for the improve
ment of the Upper Columbia river would
become law IL more men were sent TO
congress who possess a thorough knowl.
edge of the country whose laws they
make. 1t would be better II the public
schools would teach more geography
and American history, and fewer
accomplishments" then we might
somo day see congress the
majority OF whose members would know
that the Columbia river is the greatest
wNtercourse west Of tho Rocky noun
tains, that It flows through a region Of
imperial extent and untold resources,
and that river aud harbor bill without
extensive appropriations for the i'm
proyomcnt of that waterway would be
incomplete and unjust
, 1890-06-12

A FEW years ago II was believed that
the Palouse country was not adapted TO
agriculture. Now We know that the
United Statca dues not contain more
fertile or productive region. For long
while an impression has prevailed that
the country Immediately surrounding
Spokane Falls was not susceptible Of
successful cultivation. Now trip up
the valley OF the Spokane river takes tho
traveller through n beautiful stretch Of
farming country, green with growing
crops aud waving grain fields and dot.
ted here and there with big orchards Of
thrifty fruit trees. Those people who
object to tho location OF tho scientific
school at Spokane Falls, because, rs
they assert, there is no farming land
here, ought to come over and look
around awhile. That statement is al
most rs much out OF date now as would
DO the roasscrtIon of the Old supposition
that the palouso hills were good for
nothing but grazing
, 1890-06-12
TO THE 40 VERyoR.

a few days ago information came
from OLYMPIA that Cover nor Ferry
was thinking seriously OF placing
h.s resignation before the special
session OF the Legislature, to be held
In midsummer. We hope the In.
formation Is incorrect And II 1t Is
correct we hope the governor will
reconsider that determination.
Since the Inauguration Of Gov.
ernor Ferry the REVIEW has consId.
, 1890-06-12

WAsnrSoroS, Junc 0.--senator Pad.
dock, from the committee on agriculture
mud forestry, to-day reported bill for
tho inspection oil meats and meat
products, subject to interstate com.
merce. lie intends 1t as substitute ior
the bill reported from Mr.. Vests select
committee. II provides for the inspec.
tion OF animals ut the slaughter -hoi,sca
where Killed, and Of canned meats at
the establishments whero canned.
, 1890-06-12

Big Bend Empire; Robert Cannon,
brother OF Elder T. j. Cannon, was
drowned IN a current of the Entiat last
Monday under jam Of logs. At last
accounts his body had not been found
although a party Is making search. lie
leaves wife and four small children.
His sudden death has caused a gloon
over the noighborhooi where he was
universally beloved and respected.
, 1890-06-12

before they undertook to lead him into
the in,ricaeies of creeds upon which
they themselves were divided. And
now that civilization has reached their
outposts 1t strikes ms as the height of un.
fairness to propose their removal from
the schools their enthusiasm and fear
lcssness built up.
, 1890-06-12

Wilbur Register From all parts Of
the Big Bend come gratifying reports Of
the probability OF an immense grain
yield. The heavy showers OF the pas,
week, while not actually needed, hav,
given now life TO vegetation and greatlA
elatcd all who have an Interest In fnrmA
ing. Should tho favorable conditioy5
continue Eastern Washington will liL
year astOnish all the world and oblitef.
ate tile memory OF all and any proyioui
disappointment.
, 1890-06-12

Wilbur Register, There are at pres
ent. In this noighborhood, number Of
confederate notes, some OF which have
been successfully passed oil on our mer-
chants through tho medium of the In
dians trading Mt this point and who
claim to have received them at Coulee
CITY In pay mont for horses.
, 1890-06-12

An ear Of corn on exhibition at 4n
Luis obispo, Cal, rs described ms bc{s
In the exact form OF human hand, ~
wrist, palm, thumb aud fingers beiiH
all perfect. IL Is covered with sniai'
grains to near tho tips of tho inErn
which are barc prongs Of cobs, givinf
In 4 mitt
, 1890-06-12
EXCHANGE CULLINGS,,
Good Advice to Growers d
Strawberries.
AN AGED AND HOMELESS COUPLE
Wilbur Hopeful OF Another Rail.
road--Contoderate Notes in
Ciroulation-Etc.

Centralia News; In the East grea,
many fruit growers have experimental
with large strawberries, only TO lind
that they would not stand shipment, the
under side would be smashed on the
ground by their own weight, and they
were altogether Improbable. Small
hard strawberries have been the favor
ties In all the strawberry centors In the
country. In Washington the conditions
are entirely different, the large shnrplcy
giants" being 30 hard that they viii
stand shipment for thousands OF miles.
Mr. Briiiett, whose enormous ber-
ries were noticed in the New,
OF several days ago, brought to this
ONCE yesterday bag OF berries which
had boon picked four days ago They
arc giants in size, of the most delicious
iiavor, are hard enough yet to stand
their own pressure In paper bag, and
Notwithstanding that they could even
now be shipped without damage ON ac-
count OF their frmne>s, they arc per-
iectly red and rlpc. The raising Of these
berries in the East has always proved a
failure, and from the fact that Washing.
ton can grow them successfully she Is
destined to be tho great strawberry CEN
tor OF the country, Just the same AS Cali.
iornia is the great grape center.
, 1890-06-12

Baker City Rcyeille: Last Saturday
night, says the T.. o., an aged German
couple lately arrived from the old coun.
try, found themselves without money
or friends on reaching pendleton. They
wanted to go to Spokane, where they
have relatives, but could not buy tickets
and were put OF the train by the CON
ductor. The old couple wandered about
and finally lay down 20 sleep under a
bridge, where they were tumbled on by
chance by Othcer Cuip. Hissympathies
tho uniOrtunates to Gratz' restaurant,
where they have since been cared luT,
Neither can speak word OF English.
aud their condition is sufficiently
pitiable. A subscription will probably
be raised TO send them to Spokane, their
destination.
, 1890-06-12

Foolscap isa corruption OF the Italian
folio-capo, folio-sized sheet. Tha
error must have been very ancient as
the watermark of this sort Of paper f,on,
the thirteenth to the soventsc,,th carr
turY was iaap head with can and balls
, 1890-06-12

Eiderdown is tho down Of tho e,d.r
duck. This duck is common In Greeni
land, Iceland. and tho islands norlb a''d
west OF Scotland. II is about the siye ~,
n goose, aud receives It's di.tinctiy. na,,,a
from the river lsiIcr in Denmark
, 1890-06-12

WAsnisoroS, June 5--The president
has sent to tho senate tho nomination of
Thomas Smith, to be Postmaster nj
PalOuse CITY, Wash, "'
, 1890-06-12

MELBOURNE, June G-The prospects
for the coming wool season throughout
Australia are encouraging. Tho pastor
al outlook is good, which is owing 10
plenty of rain. ~
, 1890-06-12

CoNMENriSu on the REVIEWS protest
against the proposal TO stock Loon lake
with black bass. the New York sun
says; This protest of the sroKA ANE
REVIEW shows how thoroughly alive the
press Of the Union now generally is in
keeping vlgilant watch on the interests
OF anglers. Ten years since an attempt
to iniuro any particular sort OF fishing
would have passed unnoticed, except by
technical journals"
, 1890-06-12

THE caucus silver bill reported to the
house Thursday is modelled on the prin-
ciple Of the old Georgia ncgros bear
trap-meant to "ootch them a-comin'
and a-gwino." To the country gcnor-
ally 1t offers an increased circulating
medium, to the mine owner u market
for his bullion, and TO the advocates OF
gold coinage cessation of tho present
coinage of silver, That IS u stroke OF
political genius rarely cqualed in the
history OF the government.
, 1890-06-12

Ma. HESRY II. CLiFroRp Is still on.
gagged in the eommendablc occupation
Of spreading tho fame OF Washington
state. ON Thursday evening, June 8. he
delivered his illustrated lecture in the
opera-house at Nashua, y. II. Mr.
Clifford will be the means of drawing
hither hundreds OF desirable immi.
grants, and adding millions OF dollars to
the capital OF the stntc.
, 1890-06-12
PASSING TA NCIES.

THE REVIEWS specials announce with
L fine display of naivete that an
assistant superintendent OF the mail scr.
vice is coming to the Pacific Northwest
TO look for improvements In the mail
service. Permit us TO suggest. Mr..
Stoddard, that you devote a part OF your
time to searching for deficiencies in the
service. The few Improvements we
have will take care of themselves. At
all events, Mr.. Sioddard will no as well
come as the flowers in springtime.
A oEsERAL belief has prevailed that
the biggest end Of the administration
was doing business at Washington. But
ono or Two postmastcrs in this state
seem to have an idea that they arc run
ming the mnohine. What 10 that the
wise man said about pride going before
fall7
Nov THAT New Orleans IL receiving.
, 1890-06-12

" the Northern Pacific has really alb.
sorbed tho Seattle, Lake Shore S East.
ern, as reported in the dispatches, there
Is nothing TO prevent the Great Northern
coming on to Spokane Falls and making
this city its terminus. Perhaps MIR.
Hill did not want the Seattle & Lake
Shore anyway. Maybe he has picked
out route of his own. At all events
tho Great Northern folks are going ahead
as IL they knew what they were about.
, 1890-06-12

Enron DANA, OF the New York sun,
Is weeping bitter tears over the appoint
mont Of postmaster away out at liel-
ena, Mont. The Sun goes long way
from home TO gather ammunition
against the administration, all IN the in.
ierest Of David Hill. who will never be
president OF these United States. never
But would II not bo too bad If the sun
should DO piling mp campaign thunder
solely in the interest of one Grover
Cleveland? Mr.. Dana dislikes Preal-
dent Harrison; Hc dctes,s Mr.. Clovo-
land; he admires Benjamin Butler and
Dave Hill, and no adoros Mr.. Dana.
, 1890-06-12

for shipment to England, flour produced
in the extreme Northwestern state of
the union, perhaps her people do not
materially regret the capture of their city
by General Butleri In war times. II tho
lost cause had not been lost it Is hardly
probable that Spokane Falls would now
be shipping flour to New Orleans for the
English markets.
, 1890-06-12

WAY down in Maine the democrats
have nominated another candidate for
governor. II they will hold on aud the
prohibition amendment is not thrown
overheard, the probabilities arc that one
OF these years we shall see them carry
the state, jast as the Iowa democratsdid
last year.
, 1890-06-12

a FEw years ago Colonel Merriam and
General Sherman cantered over the
plains Of the Biz Bend country, In search
of suitable location for q military post
They stopped one night at wild Goose
BilPs ranch, and were royalty enter
tnincd. Could they return to-day they
would witness an astounding change
Instead Of solitary cabin in desert
tney would see n thriving town. on the
site OF WIG Goose Bills ranch, with BIN
himself a central figure rs postmaster Of
Wilbur They would also lind new, %
paper there, the Wilbur Register, that
would be credit to any town in New
York state OF :, ,OOO inhabitants.
, 1890-06-12

RKPRrssSrArIvK Wu.sos is right. Az
ter tho Catholic sisters have done so
much for tho Indian school on the Puy-
allup reservation, II would be an act of
extreme unfairness To take the control
OF The institution out OF their hands.
The Catholic church has done more for
the American Indians than have oil the
other churches combined. The mis-
sionnry fathers OF the cnrly days and the
heads of tho church understood better
than all othcfn that the Christian re-
ligion could not bo taught to the rod
man In the same way that IL was taught
to the white man, with any considerable
degree OF success. They took the In.
dian as they found him, lived with him.
shared his poverty and privations, and
touched his superstition and sonse of
awe with the farmauiles OF Ll.air religion
, 1890-06-12

TnE lot of the average congressman Is
no; entirely a happy one. When It was
incorrectly reported that Representative
Wilson had voted against tho caucus
silver bill Mt least one telegram was sent
to him asking why he had opposed the
measure. Then came the correction,
and now some OF the silver men are
kicking because John l.. didn't buck
along with the congressman from Mon
tana, Colorado aud Nevada. All OF
which teaches ms that citing in congress
is about as ticklish an occupation as
running newspaper. Mr.. Wilson has
the sympathy of the REVIEW
, 1890-06-12

TnE Freeman, an Irish American pa
per published at Philadelphia, suggests
as remedy for tho smuggling Of Chi
nese across tho border, treaties OF re-
s,raint with England and Mexico, by
which those countries would agree TO re.
strnin Chinese laborers from entering
their ports. The Mexican government,
II thinks, would agree to the proposi-
tion, because the Mexican laborers are
remonstrating against tho Chinese. and
Us for Great Britain. n calm prcscn tation
of the OWL would probably outweigh the
opposition Of the Chinese and oplum
smugglcrs of British Columbia.
, 1890-06-12

A GRSrLEMhN recently returned from
the East reported that when he came
through Dakota that section was en-
yeloped In drifting snow storm. The
Dakota people, however, do not despair
Of hot weather coming by aud by.
"Wnt until July and August" they
say, "and we will show you scorchcr. Z"
Dakota would be fine state IL the
weather would only average up little
better.
, 1890-06-12

SPOKANE FALLS has made pretty and
spirited fight for the scientific schools,
and Ex-Governor Moore, of walla Walla,
thinks she has won. 1t will not do, how.
ever, to depend upon favorable appear
enccs. The proposition submitted by
this city ought to be Of a character suf-
ticiently convincing to remove oil traces
of doubt from the minds of the com.
missioncrs, and leave them but one
plain path of duty, And ID will,
, 1890-06-12

Nov THAT New Orleans is receiving.