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five years. His request ought to bc
granted. This will be pleasing In
formation to every man and woman
who has listened In childhood totlc
CHEEKY call of "Bob White" uttered
upon the long days Of summer, or
heard floating upon the hazy atmos-
phere Of an autumn day, when the
woods were aflame In their scarlet
glory, and the yellow fields of stub
BILE lay golden In the mellow sun
light. The piping Of the quail In
Washington will send the memory
of many an adventurous wanderer,
now far from the scenes Of his boy
hood, back to the country school
house where was laid the foundation
Of his education, and he will recall
with strange spasm of blended
pleasure and pain those youthful
days when, chaiued by the
eagle eye Of the master to n
pursuit of knowledge that
was both irksomc and dlstasteful,
his heart was away In the wildwood,
and hc envied the bold freedom of
"Bob White" who had naught to
do beslde banqueting upon the fields
Of golden grain aud the berries he
found in every thicket and along
each tortuous rail fence, and whistle
his satisfaction In a way that was
tantallzing and full of positive cru
city to every boy within sound Of his
clear notes.
The Pacific coast, for some
unaccountable reason, has been
summed by the feathcred
songslcrs. We have the meadow
lark, whose trlll Is full of liquid mel
ody and power, but whose flight of
song Is painfully short. Our quail
Is ms soberas a Quaker, and the calls
Of the other fcathered visitors are
wofully deficient In melody. The
whirr of the pheasant and the deep
"woof!" Of the grouse, while music
in the sportsman's ear, can hardly
be so considered by those who are
not fond OF hunting.
Al Portland, Or, last autumn,
number of German citizens who
longed for the bird songs Of the Faith
erland contributed purse and
brought out number OF German
song-birds, which were turned loose
In tho woods and fields surrounding
the city. Their fate was watched
with considerable interest, and
, 1890-02-27
in the disruption Of the Port Angeles


SOME of tho members OF the leg
islature are sore over the stinging
criticism to which they have been
subjected by tho press Of the state.
Senator Houghton declares that
the legislature IL a fine body OF
men, and that nearly all the GEN.
sure that has been psssed Is unjust.
Representative Candy says; 1--WE
have been criticised enough, and
descrvedly, too, by the press" +"
Who IL correct? What IL the judg-
mcnt of the public? In the belief
Of the REVIEW the people are
halting between two oplnions, and
their decision depends upon the fu-
turc acts of the Legislature. If IL
shall surrender the tide lands Of
the state to greedy throng Of au-
dacious claimants, it will 70 down
into history with infamy stamped
upon its brow. Upon the other
hand IL 1t shall preserve TO the peo-
pie that magnificent heritage, II
will win the respect and esteem of
the public for all time to come. The
path Of duty Is plain.
, 1890-02-27

a.
aolea " 10 send the news oroedess'
over the west In unic for publicn-
'ioh oy ,ne merhe on papers, Every
paper III 'hc ohiled STATES took up
'ne news, aho ~ can DC said WIN
pi'usioihty 'nat there Is not o read
ing man OF woman IN the Cnl.eu
s'a'es VINO mas not heard OF Spo-
"a',e ra'is'
Whe,i tle racer SPOKANE won tne
hcn.ucky Dcioy the name was again
piaceo upon the tongues OF miilions'
since ,heh enterprislng business
mon nave advertised the city ox'en-
Ai'eiy throughout the East, ahu the
I'i''oep's nave .akeh advantage OF
.nc preVa'ling "r'i. ana circulated
posters anu 'oloers OF descriptive NJ
era'urc III every niue station In
va"ury 'ne ihuinifo'n eui'ioh OF
'ne i.hViEw was sca,'ereu throusn.
ou' inc Union, anu thousai,'s Oh
people whose interest hau oeen
arouseu were gwen ahieahsois STUDY
,ng our RESOURCES IN ueuiii ana iearh-
ing ,ac,s upon whicn they before lnd
en'er,aiheu ohiya hazy ana lhdis-
unc. ioch'
Le' q proih',ieh. oitizeh OF spo-
~,., sa'e rm's iee's,er NJ u ho'el III
N",e"so or VOW ork, ana reporters
scen nm OUT anu the ioi'owing
morning ing newspapers puoiish
en'el'a,n,he hn.erv'ews aoouv .he
wonuc,iui resouices ahu poSsio,il,ies
o' washington IN geherai ana Spo-
A".e III Paruc'iiar.
Ah .nese circumstances nave
, 1890-02-27
LOOKING BACKWARD.

The old world will have TO make
a few moro revolutions before Ed
ward Bellamy can look backward
In reality. The Port Angeles co
operative colony has come TO grief,
and the members are lawing away in
the courts in the most orthodox
manner imaginable. This colony
was an attempt to follow out the
methods of government suggested
in "I.ooking Backward" though II
was founded before that now famous
book had been written. The colony
was established at Port Angeles, in
Western Washington, and so long
as mttlc-bained idcalists could
be induced to come in with fresh
funds 1t sailed along serencly
enough. Human nature, however,
continued TO do business at the old
stand, and to perpetuate their
regime the directors. 1t Is alleged 10y
the recalcitrant stockholders, fraud
ulen,ly issued stock without con-
sideraiion to undry laborers and
persons in order to bribe them to
vote for tho old directory.
The complaining stockholders,
who own q majority Of the stock,
frankly admit that they "have long
been convinced that the objects, de-
signs and purposes Of the colony
can not be carried out; that the
plaintiffs have long since been con-
vinced that the innate selfishness OF
the human race and the perverse-
ness of the kind by centuries at
tested md by generations acknowl-
edged can neither be cured by any
attempt OF the Utoplan policy OF
mutual interest or fraternal cooper
ation.n
Contrast this failure with the graf
flying success that has ever attended
the creation Of new states In the
American union and you can form
an adequate conception of the mer-
it's and demerits of the old system,
strengthened by centuries Of appll-
cation and perfection, and the dream
of the visionary, impractlcablc, un-
tried, and offering the same reward
to the dullard that IL held out to
ambition and close application.
For century the desire to nc
quire land has drawn ambition;
and adventurous spirits to
ward the setting sun. Ploneers
have struggled across the border
and as population increased The
conditions OF government that have
been perfected by centuries ofap-
plIcation have invariably proved q
success. New states have been
carved out Of the wilderness, wealth
has been created, education has
been encouraged, the arts and re-
finementr Of civilization have fol
lowed quickly, and ambition hns re-
ceived It's reward. All this In spite
Of the fraiities OF human nature
which have caused the wreck Of the
Port Angeies colony.
The prevailing system OF govern
ment recognizes In the weakness Of
mankind inimovable rocks in the
cham mel Of progress, obstacles that
must be avoided. The ldealists OF
shc Bcllarny school have an idcn
chat they can obrserate these weak
ncsses. Tho co.sequences are sscn
, 1890-02-27
TAXES.

County Treasurer Cole yesterday
received official notice from State
Treasurer Lindsey that, the lcglsla-
ture has extended the time OF pay
mcnt Of taxes TO March 81. II this
action had not been taken taxes
would have become delinquent
March l. This Is q matter Of con-
siderable importance and great in
terest to the people Of Spokane
county, but IL is difficult to under
stand why special legislation at this
time was at all necessary. In this
county taxes were being paid with
exceptional promptness. Up to date
more than one-half of the taxes have
been paid in and remitted to the
state treasurer. County Treasurer
Cole has already sent to Olympia
more than sl0,O 900 belonging to the
state fund, and $500 of the military
fund. At present only three days
collections belonging to these funds
remain In his hands. 1t Is doubtful
If any other county can make so
credltable showing.
County funds have been paid out
In redemption Of outstanding war
rants as rapidly as collected.
While no apparent necessity Is
seen for this action by the legisla
ture, Of course II can work no harm,
and will be the means of relieving
number OF taxpayers who always,
as business proposition, prefer to
defer the payment of their taxes rs
long as prudence will permit.
, 1890-02-27

"IT is substantially true that vir-
tue and morality are the necessary
springs of popular government"
These are the words of Washington,
and Mr.. Cleveland gravely quotes
them and asks "When did we out
grow these scntlmentsG" Since Gro
Yer has asked the question, and APP
parently in good faith, the REVIEW
doesn't mind answering that the
Americans, as n nation, have not
outgrown them. Mr.. Cleveland out
grew them when lie lived lewd
and immoral life in Buffalo, fire.
quenting low resorts and stunning
virtuous women. Perhaps Mr..
Cleveland's former mistress could
return a more specific reply.
, 1890-02-27
LgNsE rHr TIDE LASps.

Post-lntelligenccr. This Journal. as its
readers well know, does not support the
proposition TO sell the tide land property
of IA state. IL holds that Il would be
better policy to retain the fee of the ti,lo
lands and to lease them upon long.
term system. This policy, IL believes,
would secure all the indirect benefits ol
actual sale Of the lands while retaining
Tor tho state the increase in values cor
tain to result from the develop.
mcnt of the country; while, huf.
ther. 1t would enable the state
al any time and at all times to
prevent monopolization OF city front
property for private as against public in.
terests We hold that any other policy
VIII DO In effect to throw away what
should be permanent source OF pGblic
revenue; also, tu throwaway a conincr-
ciNl advantage, important not only to
strictly commercial interests, but us well
to the interests of producers-of tnoso
who either create or consume those
things which make cOm mefce. This
policy has been presented by tho Post.
lntelltgenccr from time 10 time, but the
powers that DO have given 1t scant atten.
ton ana seem determined 10 get rid of
the lanta In the shortest possible
order. The tide land question
seems indeed among the law,
makers at the state capitnl
to have resolved Itself into how TO gel
rid Of the tide lands. There arc many
loose schemes, and after much discus
sion at last one definite one. Its general
plan IS appraiscmcnt OF the tide lands by
apccal nourl OF commissioners In each
county, allowing shore owners, or grau-
tees OF shore owners, prior right to pur-
chase abutting tide lands az the appraised
valuation. Thls, 1t seems to the Post
lule!ligeno6r. Is n piece OF gross injust-
tee. III anybody is to have the prior
right OF purchase 1t should In all con-
science and Justice be those who have
made improvements upon tho lands
valuable TO and in actual use for com.
inerce, trade or bu'incss-in other words
those who having improved the lands
have holned 70 crnale their Vnlue.
, 1890-02-27

II the Washington senators have
a desire to get ahead Of Representa-
tive Wilson they will have to sit up
all night. When twenty-five town
ships in the Colville country were
opened to settlement under the land
laws, 1t was the Spokane man who
sent out the news without "A mo-
ments delay. OF course the people
all exclaimed "Whatsn active men,
Der that Wilson is becoming" Now
the REVIEW is informed by tele-
graph that Senator Allen sub
mitted the case to the land commits.
sioner, and asked him to provide q
remedy
, 1890-02-27
4 CRAZY METHOD.

When the people Of Tacoma at
tempt to advertise their city by
sending a lunatlc around the world,
they injure their cause and throw
discredit upon themselves. George
Francis Train is as mad as March
hare. His alleged ideas are wild
and fiighty, and his utte ances are
a. incoherent az those Of O nadman.
Unless we greatly mlsjudge the tenn
per Of the people Of the United
States, and overestimate their sense
Of propriety and decency, they will
look upon this shocking spectacle
with disfavor and posftive disgust.
The spectacle could scarcely be more
pitisble and shocking II an attempt
were made to release one of the In
mates Of the insane asylum, and
after labelling him in large letters
with the inscription, II am sent out
TO boom Tacoma" start him on q
globe-girdling tour.
II Tacoma desires to attract all1the
rnttle-brained people Of the United
States, she has devised an excellent
method; but n she wishes to chal-
lenge the admiration and respect Of
people Of sense and sound Judgment,
she has assuredly gone about 1t In
a,wrong way.
Besides this element Of impro-
priety and shocking taste, the
thought naturally suggests itself
that whatever advertisement at
taches TO the affair will go TO Van
couver, b. c., and the Canadian Pa
cific railway, since 1t Is proposed to
start the crazy wandcrer from that
paint, and he will have to be borne
thitier by special conveyance from
Tacoma.
Legitimate advertising il essential
TO tins success Of cities as we'll as Of
individuals, but this sort Of clap
trap II too much ON q plane with
tho brass baud and free lunch
methods Of Southern California. II
will InJure the state.
, 1890-02-27

PHYSICAL disability has forced
the Hon. Jake l<ilrain to retire from
the prize ring, Perhaps, after all,
IL is better for the ambitious young
man to turn aside from pugllims
and go into the law, or journalism,
or politics. True, the honors are
not so brilliant, but perhaps the ad-
vantages OF longer public career
will compensate for that deficiency.
Now there are Gladstone, Bismarck,
Whittier and Tennyson, each OF
them twice as old as Jake, and
while the latter has to step aside for
the young men, they contrlve to
hold their own with ease and in
creasing fame.
, 1890-02-27
GREAT EXPECTATIONS.

Spokane's fame throughout the
East is something remarkable.
Last year II was all Seattle and Ia
coma, but this year everybody is
talking about this city, and thou
sands are making preparations TO
come west In the spring and sum
mer months.
To what cause shall we attribute
the hight degree of interest In Spo-
kane's fortunes that has be enexclted
throughout the Eastern states? The
reputation that she has built for her
self Is based upon variety Of cir
cunlstances. Undoubtedly the great
fire Of last August did more to
advertise the city than any other
single occurrence. The magnitude
Of that awful whirlwind OF flame
was such that 1t aroused almost a.
much interest throughout the
Union az was excited by some Of the
principal battles Of the rebellion.
Special correspondents OF the New
York Sun and the World sent
graphic reports Of the fire
to the evening editions OF
those papers. The editors,
recognizing the importance Of tho
news, rushed II Into type, covered II
with startling headlines, and hur-
Red the forms TO press. In the
struggle TO appear first upon the
street the World beat the Sun. II
gave the news 70 New York at 2
O'Clock on the afternoon OF the 9th
Of August. The Associated Press
took tbs Worlds special at that
hour. and the difference In time en-
, 1890-02-27
FRIENDS OF SPOKANE.

In an interview at Seattle, ID. III &.
Gilman, speaking of the application
for the appointment Of a receiver
for the Seattle, Lake Shore 4 East
ern Railway Company, makes n
number Of bitter and damaging
accusations against Senator Van
Houten and Messrs A. NJ. Cannon
and Paul +. Mohr. In Spokane
Falls, where these gentlemen are
known, no one will believe for a
moment that they would take a
hand In any movement that would
iniure the city of Spokane Falls.
Mr.. Cannon Is the father Of this
city. His friends here declare that
the city owes to him, more
than all others, Its wonderful
growth and prosperity. The past is
sufficient criterion for the present,
and 1t speaks with eloquence in de-
fense of the man who has worked In
sunshine and storm, In misfortun G
andprosperity, for the city of his
choice. Mr.. Cannon's interests are
vitality ontwined with those OF
Spokane Falls. If the city is injured
he is the heaviest sufferer; anything
that adds to Its prosperity benefits
him.
In the absence from the city oi
the three gentlemen above named
the REVIEW has taken this liberty
of saying word in their defense.
Otherwise their silence, caused by
ignorance OF the allegations, might
have been construed Is tacit ac-
knowledgment.
, 1890-02-27

Walla Walla Journal; The Statesman
wants to know why We don't say some
thing about the Fourth OF July and Spo.
kano Falls collections, and call for an ac.
count from those who handled the
money, but to be candid, we don't know
what to say, for we know nothing about
the matter, sayo what We read In the
Statesman and Union, and IL there is
anything in the world we really dislike
IL Is to slash around In the dark or bark
up the wrong tree and then have to take
II all back. However, IL those whom
this may concern will make little
statement and throw some Light on the
subject, IL light is really needed, We will
checrfully publish the same, but we
can't make q right good rabbit stew un-
less VIC catch the rabbit.
, 1890-02-27
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
A Warm Debate on the Iri(
Situation. J
PARNELL'S FRIENDS AND FOES
Tho Charges of tho Times and n.
Report of the Cen
mission.

IoSnos, Feb, H.--In tho comn,or,
Morley gave notice that he would n,oys
rs an amendment to smiths Inotlon
that the house rcpudlatc the charges a,
the grayost and the most obvious fals,.
hood based upon calumny that have
been made against members, and whll,,
expressing satisfaction at the expou,e
evil doeTs, regrets the wrong innie,,d
aud the suffering and loss endured
through those acts Of hagrant injustice.
Lcwig. from Antrim, gave notiee iht
he would move that thO house dep!0fes
that Dillon ana O'Brlen and ssyer.l
other mcmbcri have been declared mar.
tics to reasonable conspiracy, iha,
Parnell anu many others he declared
parties TO criminal conspiracy, ana the
house ilnts the conduct Of such tuenb,al T
descryi iug OF severe condemnation.
sexton moved to adjourn. ils purT
| pose was to call the attention Of the
house 10 tho illegal violence used by the
| Irish executive and police outrages dur.
| ing the ClangaTay evictions.
| Balfour denied that the police hAd de-
| stroyed the property of tenants. sexton.
I he said, appeared to think that ths
/ oyicted persons should he allowed 10
violate thc law with inpunity. Cer.
/ fanny hNllOIus HHoUlu uc tpArlng
/ In the use oi violent methods "
eviction, yo, 1t was once admitted TIA,
the law might DO dehed whenever fe-
sistanec was backed By a powerful ecu
spiraCy. a most injurious blow would b
struck az the order and prosperity Of
Ireland.
Sir Charles Russell maintained tina.
the government procedure in ireland
constituted system that could not nov
stand beside that of a country governed
according to constitutional pFnciples
The despotism OF BuliOur directly 60.
dangerod the peace OF the country.
Inc mouse voted against the motion 70
adjourn by lsb to l5i
cuAKdEs AGAINST riiE oLADsroslAxs.
LoSDoS, Feb. 2L-fherc is grca, deal
OF agitation in political circles over ~
allegation made by Chamberlain. IN a
letter TO the Times, that the Gla'l,tous
party made a bargain with the ParneA
party TO prejudice undenominailonL
edutHtiou agreeing to abandon oppo,i-
] tiJnto Catholic schools for Irish sup pom
on other things. Morley and sexton
have been interviewed on the supieeL
and deny any such compact.
, 1890-02-27

Tacoma Globe: Washington IS
peculiarly blessed In her governor
There Is probably not a state In the
Union that possesses more sagaoious
patriotic and hard working chief magls-
trate than uho state Of Washington doc,
in Governor Ferry. With legal acu
men equal 20 any emergency, deep de-
sire for the public good, and never
falling wntofiiulness to that end, lie Is
doing work which will cause the people
70 rne up ana eau MN blessed, ana on
TO the highest point OF fame accessible
in the ecommonwcsl and to their hearts
tho people will hold him as with hooks
OF steel.
, 1890-02-27
RIVAL CLAIMANTS.

The unfairness Of recognizing the
so-called rights of one class of tide
land claimants TO the exclusion of
all others is readily seen when one
considers the number OF rival in
terests. By recent decision of the
commissioner Of the general land of
flee, In the face of an adverse decis-
ion by the supreme court OF the ma
tlon, the United States lays claim 10
all the tide lands Of Washington.
This assertion, in all probability,
will not lie sustained by the supreme
court, because such an attitude
would be "A reversal of previous de-
cisons and the law, which have re-
peatedly affirmed the title Of other
states. The United States in the
past has issued patents 10 tide lands
TO II few settlers, and the constltu-
ton of the state has waived all
claim to such lands.
Acting upon the assumption that
the United States owns the tide
lands, a number Of entries have been
made with Valcntine and other
scrip, and nearly all the valuable
lands are now claimed under such
entries.
The bill reported by the Joint
committee, the most unfair and
vicious of all measures bearing up
on this important subject, recognizes
only the ''pre-emptive rights" of thc
shore or bank owners. II this bill
should become law, It would give
the shore owner title to all the tide
lands between his land and the
deep sea, and an owner OF n fifty-
foot strip Of ground along harbor,
In some cases, would receive miles OF
valuable tide lands for pittance of
their true value, because by the pas
sage Of this measure the state would
recognize his sO-called rights, and
by this surrender Of its own claim
place itself In a position where 1t
would have to be content with any
nominal consideration that might
be offered. This bill is particularly
vicious because II gives the shore
owner possession Of tide lands upon
which Others have erected valuable
Improvements. The owners of such
improvements, Of course, would be
compelled to pay tribute, either by
purchase or lease, to the bank own
ers.
In addition to these classes of
claimants host Of tide land Jump
ers have made an absurd show Of
improvement by driving pilings
around their claims.
Thus II will bs seen that by rec
ognlElng one class Of claimants to
the injury and exclusion Of Others
the state would be placed in
the position of an unfair autocrat,
dispensing valuable favors that
really belong TO the whole people
TO the clique or interest that can
bring to bear the greatest pressure
upon the Legislature.
Wherein lies the necessity OF this
unscemiy haste? The state Is un der
no obligations To dispose Of these
tide lands; they are there TO stay,
aud daily are becoming moro vslu-
able, Why not walt until an un-
clouded title shall pass to the peo-
pie, as II inevitably will unless the
supreme court should stultify itself,
and then arrange for the sale or tho
leasing Of this magnificent property
III the members of the legislature
, 1890-02-27

GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN thinks
he can go around the world in sixty
days. His recent experiment in the
way of fasting ought to help him
out to some extent. He wouldn't
have to stop to eat, don't you see,
and could thereby avoid missing
connections, But what IL the need
of wasting sixty or seventy days,
and spending a lot Of money, when
by sitting down on dry goods box
the world will take you around In
twcnty.four hours without u cent
of expense?
, 1890-02-27

Oaksdalo sun; When members OF the
legislature spend the night gambling ana
drinking, as Il natural consequence "poh
assembling in the house the next morn
ing the very appearance OF chaplain
Is rcpulsivc to them. But another. seTi.
sonicction 10 chaplain probably tue
ono acknowledgment to dispensing WIN
his services, was the fact that ~ tho very
hour when he performs his duty mum
her of repre .cutstiyes prefer TO be in the
nnte.room taxing their morning toddy
Gon IN. "iu.nt" liked up for that special
purlosc. Some OF the legislators are
there for Doodle and 10 cat, drink, GAM
bic and lie merry, rather than tosuoserVe
tho Interests OF the people who sent them
there,
, 1890-02-27

CHICAGO wins the worlds fair,
but New York need not lament. II
she will comply with previous con.
tracts she will have her hands fun.
Ifshe had gone ahead in the past and
built her memorial arch to Grant,
and erected monument above
his tomb, and completed the Wash.
ington memorial, very likely she
would have been awarded the
worlds fair. Chicago's success IL
not IA local victory. Ii IA n tribute
to the West, and the West rejoices.