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, 1890-05-29
G. G. GRANTS ESTATE,
An Order Made In the Probate
Court Allowing Mary Grant
$50 Per Month.
Sensational circumstances OF the
Case Reoalled--The First
Wife's Claims Recognized.

In the probate court yesterday, IN
the matter OF the estate OF g. @.
Grant deceased, Judge Harrison
Issued an order granting the widow
Mary Grant, an allowance of $50
month pending tho settlement Of
the estate. Mary Grant IL the first
vile, Judge Harrison having ruled
against Matte Grant, the second
wife, whom Grant married In this
city.
The circumstances of this sensa.
tional case are recalled to the public
mind by the above order Of the pro-
bate court--bow Charley Grant was
murdered In Tacoma by his room.
mate, Dave Latin, In cold blood fof
his money; how the young wifs
whom Grant had married In this
city only n few months previously
came back to this city to claim her
husbands property, only to be con-
fr0nted by his former wife, from
whom he had never been divorced,
who came on from San Francisco.
Judge Harrison recognized tha
claim Of the first wife, who had tho
law on her side, and the claims Of
the second, and Illegal wife, have
not been recognized In the SETTLE
ment Of the estate. Henry l.. Will
son, Of this CITY, Is the administrator.
IL will be remembered that serious
complications arose over the fact
that Grant had transferred sevefal
valuable pieces OF property In this
city at various times as a single
man, and when his first wife APP
peafed ON the scene she announced,
through her attorneys, that she
wouid institute legal proceedings to
recover the property, as she had
never signed the deeds. All the
property transferred by Grant with
out his wife's signature to
the deeds has changed hands
several times, and Ii now very VAL
uable. The elegant new Cushing
bank building on the northwest
corner Of Howard and Sprague
streets, Is partly built ON ground
formerly owned by Grant, and the
new brick building on First street,
near Post, owned by w. @. Gray,
IL also on one Of the disputed lots.
For some time the owners of all
the lots formerly owned by Grant
have been negotiating with Mrs.
Grants attorneys In this city with
view TO compromising, and COM
promise has been effected In some
cases. and IL Is likely that all will be
settled In the same manner.
Grant only left AN estate Of about
$1,000, but the property which he
had disposed Of In the manner above
mentioned, and all OF which his
wife claims, is valued ut $4,000.
, 1890-05-29
ios YEARS OLD.
Uncle Andrew Gordon Pays ths
Ameriern His Annual Cali.
Nashville American.I

Nashville Americnn.
"Dls is old Andy Gordon, Mars
ter; he was lO8 years ole dis ebenin'
at 3 o'clock dc fifth day ob May.
allus call on de 'Merican OH my
buthday."
The speaker was probably the old
est man In Tennessee, and his bent
form and interesting old face are
familiar to nearly every citizen of
Nashville. Gid Andy IL full
blooded negro, and for u number of
years he haa called at the business
office of the American May 3 to
get his accustomed notice. He says
If he lives he will call again next
year.
Nobody seems to have any au-
thentic knowledge of the old mans
age, though certainly many years
have rolled by since his youthful
days. OF late years the old fellow
has got little mixed In his count.
He announces that he was born in
"de north of Maryland, between
Baltimore and Washington City,
an ole marsc sed IL wus in de year
1888" He announced his age M
one year ahead of what that date
would indicate.
Uncle Andrew Gordon lives near
the first toll-gate on the Gallatln
pike in u little house purchased by
his wife, who Is also getting along
in years, having passed the biblical
limit by seven years. He comes to
town every pretty day to beg.
Everybody on the road knows him,
and he IL welcome TO seat in
nearly every vehicle that passes,
from an OK wagon to family car
riage. lie always gets free trans
portion in this way.
He is too old and feeble to work,
and though a professional beygar,
Is "a most Interesting one. He never
asks for more than n l0-cent piece,
and does 1t in regular set phrase
and tone Of voice that Is most pecu-
liar: Cant you give the ole man
a nickel or n dime, marster, ter buy
him IA little meal?n and 1t Is worth
80 cents to see the look of gratitude
that mantels that old weather.
worn countenance on receiving q
5-cent piece.
The boys tease the old mendicant
good deal about always wanting
to buy meal and tell him he must
be mealy-mou:hed, but he does not
mind them. He Is II general fa-
vorite with the small boys, who
look upon him with unfeigned won
der. and he Is seldom seen upon
the streets without an escort OF one
or moro of these investigating
Youngsters.
, 1890-05-29
VAST WHEAT FIELDS,
A Spokanite Traverses an Agri.
cultural Region That Makes
His Head Swim.
It Is All Tributary to Spokane
Falls-What Must BE Done to
Secure It's Trade.

w. B. Cowgirl has returned from
Portland and the Sound, and
speaking of his trip to REVIEW
representative yesterday no said;
~ came from Portland over the
Union Pacific by way of Pendleton,
and by SO doing saw sight such
as never witnessed before. have
been in nearly every state In the
union, but l never saw a farming
country equal TO that between
Pendleton and Spokane Falls.
From Pendleton all the way through
the great Walla Walla valley there
were miles upon miles of the most
magnificent wheat fields ever be-
held. 1t was simply wonderful,
and too beautiful to describe. In
the Palouse country twas the same,
and the amount Of grain that will be
grown In the Palouse and Walla
Walla countries this year will reach
q stupendous figure, and will bring
millions OF dollars into this coun-
try. And yet people who come out
here from the East complain that
there is no farming land In Wash
ington. Why, they will never
know what farming land Is until
they visit the sections have just
mentioned. Thousands Of acres of
this land produce sixty bushels Of
wheat to the acre.
sPoKANE's OPPORTUNITY.
''There is an important question
In connection with railroad COM
munication which the people OF
Spokane Falls must not overlook"
continued Mr.. Cowgirl. 'sro the
west of us there Is an agricultural
country almost as fertile rs those /
have just mentioned, and 1t is trib-
utary to Spokane Falls. Now, the
Union Pacific is going TO the Sound.
There Is no question about
that, but there is question
about the manner OF their getting
there. At present the road stops'at
Spokane Falls. Now the people of
this city must induce the Union Pa
clflc people to extend their road on
to the Sound from here This will
make the rich Walla Walla and Pa
louise countries tributary to this city
and we will get all their trade, and
will also have another line to the
Big Bend country.
"If the Union Pacific is not ex-
tended TO the Sound from here, the
immense grain crops Of the wheat
fields south of us Will, OF course, go
out the other way. This Is an i'm
portant matter, and one which the
citizens Of Spokane Falls should i'm
mediately consider
, 1890-05-29

A Glance at the Past, and Also at the
Future
Spokane college has just passed
through the most prosperous year of
its existence. The institution has
been laboring under disadvan-
tagc In having no regular president
at its head, but the superior abilities
and energy of Professor Nj. NJ.
Waltz, who, in connection with
other duties, has filled the position
of acting president, has carried the
years work through to Il successful
finish.
Due credit must be given to the
able and faithful instructors who
have had charge OF the ot her depart
meuts.
AS will be remembered, the col
lege had selected DR.. w. III. IL.
Adams, of Wesleyan University,
Bloomington, H., as president.
but before hc could accept the posi-
ton, news came OF his sud and un-
timely death. In looking about
for another to fiji the place, the
trustees have undoubtedly made IA
fortunate and happy selection in the
person of Rev. w. G.. Ward. ID. d.,
at present professor of history and
political economy in Baldwin col
iepc, Bereu, Ohio. DIR. Ward IL one
OF the most eloquent dlvines in. the
Methodist church of the state from
which he comes. He has filled pas
torates In many of the leading.cities
Of Ohio, and Is now, In connection
with his duties as professor, filling
the pulpit of the Woodland avenue
Methodist church, Cleveland, Ohio.
He Is gentleman of culture and
superior administrative ability, and
has the reputation of being one OF
the leading educators In the state of
Ohio.
All patrons of the college and citi-
zens In general who are interested
In higher education have reason TO
congratulate the trustees ON the
choice they have made. DIR. Ward
IL u gentleman of about forty, of
prepossessing appearance and fine
social qualities, and, aside from his
educational and religious duties,
will undoubtedly bc valuable addi-
tion to the society of tins place.
A LARGE ENRoLLMENT.
In the various departments Of the
college for the past year there have
been enrolled about l75 students.
Tie indications ARE that the coming
wear will witness the largest en-
rollment of any year In the exist
ence of the college. Professor O. a.
Noble, late superintendent OF the
schools ut Coliax, has been added
, 1890-05-29

Via this place. Our people rest easy,
as the knowledge that we are ut the
head of Corbaly's canyon, the short
cut TO the Wenatchee valley, insures
the building of all short lines be-
tween Spokane Falls and Seattle
via Waterville. 1t seems TO be au
open secret that there Il going to be
u great fight this fall over the grade
down the canyon by not only the
Great Northern and Washington
Central, but by the Union Pacific ~
well.
, 1890-05-29
Equal for an Hour,

Ono day last year, when the emperor
OF Germany and the prince of Wales met
In Berlin, our minister, William Walter
Phelps, became for few hours as
much man as any one In the company.
He Is not to-day, and he has never been
since that occasion. No man we have
ever sent abroad was Us much admired
as Phelpa is by the Germans They say
OF nm that be can accomplish what
ever he wants 10 AS diplomat, he Is so
popular and his ability Is so greatly re-
spccted. But lie Is only minister, end
ON all state occa sioin he must fall to the
rear behind the ambassador from little
Portugal and the diplomats of even some
barDarous nations That is what hap
pens to the represent OF America In
every court In Europe. Representing u
country where all mon are equal they
are nevertheless made interiors by ain
idiotic refusal to give them the title
other nations besiow upon their chief
agents. On the day / speak OF the
Prince of Wales walked over to the
dipio matte corps and shonk hands and
chutted with Mr.. Phelps. lie had met
Mr.. Phelps bef.rc aud liked him. That
little condcscension OF royalty made our
minister Tor that one day the equal of
his associates. Was there ever such
nonsenseY Abolish the institution, or
" not. ut least give them the rank which
all the world acknowledges to he theirs
by right Why pay all tho money this
service costs solely to advertise the
United States as second-class power.
A ruby weighing S0t karats has been
found In the mines In Burmah.
, 1890-05-29
DEEP CREEK FALLS.
The New sawmill-valuablo Minera
SpringS-

The New 5awmill-Yaluable Mineral
Springs
DEEP CREEK FALLS, May co.
Within the next two weeks King 4
Lombard's sawmill will be in full
operation. 1t was an enterprise
much needed In this section, and nc
doubt will prove "a successful venture
for its projectors, as the timber SUR
rounding the city Is of good quality
and abundant. Almost the entire
output of the mill for the next six
months has been contracted for.
In the immediate vicinity of Deep
Creek there are three mineral
springs--iron, sulphur and soda.
The two former IRE quite heavily
charged with iron and sulphur, and
with little development could be
made quite Il feature. In fact there
Is at present decided movement on
the part of our enterprising citizens
to put up "A hotel and make Deep
Creek 10 Spokane what Manitou r.
To Denver. The writer has visited
the springs at Manitou, and does not
hesitate 10 say that both the iron
and sulphur spring Of this neighbor-
hood are far superior to those OF
Manitou, both ms to medical proper.
ties and volume. With the electric
line running from Spokane to this
city, making the distance In thirty
minutes, another beautiful and
healthy attraction would be added
to Your CITY.
, 1890-05-29
wANTED.-A TELEPHONE.
Thousand People Without Instanta-
neous Communication.


neous Communication.
WATERvILLE, May A.-Since
the Inland Telephone 4 Telegraph
Company will have their head
quarters at Spokane Falls, would 1t
not be we'll for some influence to be
brought to bear OH this company to
run telephone line into the Big
Bend and Okanogan country to
more surely establish Spokane Falls
as the metropolis of this section?
Because of lack of railways our
mails are fur from speedy, and con-
sequently u telephone or telegraph
line would be put into more general
use than in a country well developed
10y railroads, just such action by
| the Spokane board of trade would,
In aiding with its influence strug-
Cling section for recognition, not
only make friends tor that bustling
city but would make Spokane the
easiest market to trade in.
There is u population Of 1000 peo-
pie In Douglas and Okanogan
counties out OF reach of both rail
and telephone lines. y system of
lines running along the Washing
ton Central railroad to McIntee,
thence via Waterville, Cheian, Cas-
imo, Loop Loop City, Ruby City,
Conconuily and the custom house
on the British line would tap all
centcrs of population and prove II
better paying investment ior rea-
sons stated above than through the
same areain amy other part of the
state.
Railroad rumors around Water
willie are thicker than heas In Cali
fornla. From the number Of differ
ent engineers that Lave lately been
spying around Waterville QUILTING
parties here aud striking out for the
pnsses ut the head of the Wenat-
chce, via Corbaly canyon, ! should
Judge that every road intending to
come to this state intended TO build
, 1890-05-29
THE GRAND LODGE.
Fairhaven Secures the Next Ses-
sion Against Three Com
petitors-
Officers Elected for the Ensuing
Year-Adjournment Friday
Morning.

The Knights of Pythias grand
lodge Thursday selected Fairhaven
us the place for holding the next
grand lodge. Tacoma, Payallup and
Ellensburgh were Fai irhaven's com
petitors for the honor. The grand
lodge was In session at Mght until
IL O'clock, when adjourn
ment was taken until S
o'clock Friday morning, when
two hours work will close up the
business. Nearly all the representa-
tives from west of the mountains
took the west-bound train at ii
A. NJ. for home. An excursion TO
Medical Lake was planned for to-
day, but as all the members We're
tired out the excursion was aban-
doned.
THE NEW GRAND OFFICERS.
At Thursdays session the follow
ing grand officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
Past grand chancellor, John
Forbes, Of Tacoma.
Grand Chancellor, NJ. d. Smith,
of Spokane Fails, elected unani-
mously.
Grand Vice Chancellor, Richard
Osborne, of Seattle.
Grand Prelate, Fred w. Agate, OF
Ellcusburgh.
Grand master of exchcquer,
Michael Harris, of Olympia, elected
unanimously.
Grand keeper of Records and
seals, A. Beanier, of Sprague.
Grand uaster-at-arnis, Charles X.
Dorr, of Dayton.
Grand inside guard, j, w. Lieu
allen, of Moscow, Idaho.
Grand outside guard, John Nc
Knight, of Newcastle.
, 1890-05-29
SILVER MOUNTAIN.
A Fine Display OF Mineral-Buiiding a
Road.

SILVER MOUNTAIN, May 2G--The assay
of some ofthe orc on the top of the six
teen foot copper lode, located on the
opposite side of Lightning from Yelling
ton. in Silver Mountain mining district,
assay ed by Cerny & Hand, Butte City,
o 3 10 ounces In silver, and 2T I-l0 in
copper, so far us known all the lodges
on The east side OF Lightning creek are
running southeast and no rtliwest, carry
ing more or less copper and copper
stained quartz on top, while the SILVER
lodges on the west side are running
about % degrees east of north and west
OF south. Four miles of road is already
buiit in the canyon OF Lightning creek,
by the shin1le mill, when leaves eight
miles more of road TO be built in The
canyon. Very little grading IL necessary
to make IL good wagon road. CLARK $
Forks people have cut u trail through
by Wellington to the Koolenai river;
also buiit a bridge ut the crossing OF
Lightning six miles north Of Ciark's
Forks ior the trail. and II can he changed
into a wagon bridge with little work.
, 1890-05-29
IN A LONELY CABIN
A Man Found in a Dying Condi-
tion in Deserted Shack
East of Town.
His DISCOVERIES Made an Effort to
Rescue Him From Death,
but Failed.

About 0 o'clock Sunday evening
word was received at police head
quarters that man had been found
in dying condition in n shack
owned by win Zeigler and located
about half II mile northeast of
Lidgerwood Park. Investigation
disclosed the following particulars
of the affair:
About 7;30 In the evening Pro-
fessor /. G, Libby's father and a
man named Atkinson, who works
for Professor Libby, We're passing
the shack when they heard groans
issuing from within. Upon going
to the door they found man lying
in a reclining position ON an old
mattress. He was wasted away TO
almost IA skeleton, his eyes were
sunk deep in his head, and he
looked as much like u dead man as
II live one. He raised his eyes when
Mr.. Libby and Mr.. Atkinson en-
tered, and made an effort to speak.
They questioned him, but the only
information they could get from the
dying mans parched lips was tnat
he was from Colville.
Mr.. Libby and Mr.. Atkinson then
hurried home and procured wagon
in which to bring the man to the
hospital, but when they returned to
the cabin the man was dead. The
next morning the remains We're
brought to town and placed In Hall
X Mobiles undertaking rooms.
Nothing was found on the person
of deceased that gaveany clew "a to
his Identity. His dress and calloused
hands indicated that he was labor
ing man. Eleven dollars were
found I'm one Of his pockets. He
was a man over 40 years of age, with
brown hair and u full red beard. a
number of people who saw the body
remembered having seen him on
the streets.
From appearances, IL would seem
that the man died from fever. How
long he had lain and suffered in the
lonely cabin will probably never be
known. He probably went in there
to rest, and being sick, and the
fever increasing, he was unable to
rise or make himself heard by peo-
pie passing py, as the shack Is some
distance from the road.
, 1890-05-29

to the faculty, and comes highly
recommended as an educator. Pro
fessor A. w. Moore, of De Paw
university, Greencastlc, Ind, has
been elected to u professorship In
the theological department OF the
college. The theological depart
ment Is n new feature Of the institu-
tion. The various chairs of that
department will be filled by the
regular college professors In connec-
tion with their other duties. The
college has a present endowment Of
about 500, ,0O0, the interest ON which,
added to what IL realized from tu-
itlon, Is sufficient to meet all ex.
ppnses
, 1890-05-29
DEAF AND Dump, BuT can SPEAK
Miraculous Success In Instructing an
Afflicted Giri at Boston.
TBos;ou Special.l

lDOssOH optClal.l
Boston physicians and educators are
amazed over the almost miraculous
success in teaching little Helen Keller,
tho blind, deaf, and dumb girl f.om Ala
bama, 10 speak. The child is about /
years OF age and mentally is wonder
fully bright. She lost these senses
when an infant, and her parents, who are
wealthy, sent her North a year ago to be
trained in one of the institutions for the
blind The great progress made by
Laura Dridgeman encouraged them In the
hope that their child might do as well
But Helen has proved quicker and more
active mentally than Laura Brldgeman.
The first year she acquired vocabu-
lary OF 5000 words and was eager TO
learn more and even questioning her
friends in her own language.
Miss Fuller OF the Horace Mann school
began some months ago to teach her TO
artioulnte, the child having previously
learned that people spoke and that
there was no physical reason why she
should not Miss Fuller gave her in
structions as to how TO place her
tongue. and the child would feel of her
teachers throat and lips when she was
talking, thus learning the mechanical
elements of articulation. The child now
talks quite readily. Her voice, at first
very disagreeable, has now become not
unpleasant, being only slightly cultural
and aspirated. She has acquired the
use OF accent, and with her private
teacher as interpreter can carry on
quite conversation with her friends.
A deaf muto of Norway Is said to have
learned to talk, but such cases are rare
and remarkable. The child has kept
her wonderful recovery OF speech secret,
as she Wishes to surprise her parents,
whom she Is to visit in the south soon.
, 1890-05-29
SENATOR'S WIFE.
Mrs. John B. Allen Visiting Rela-
tives Of Her Husband in Spo-
kane Falls.
She Talks in an Entertaining
Way About Life at the
Capital.


Mrs. John II. Allen, the estlma-
BILE wife of United states Senator
Allen, accompanied by her mother'
Mrs. Bateman, Of Michigan, young
or son George and daughter Hatl,e'
arrived III this city SaturuaS IN tl'e
west-bOund Northern Paclnc tram,
from Washington, ID. G., ON her
wey to her home i'm Walla Walla.
Nirs A,Ian stonrad oyer during
ca,,,,,,.'. ,'i.,, 90 san,tnr
oa,uru"y 'o p"y 'is'' ,Si.
NIieh sorothcis''oaeph "i'
When seen by NENih" rclre'
scn"'''e MIS- "e" "Pp'"i A.
hei usu"' V'No.iois ,i'vo ~
enjoying 'he oesl VI noa',n'
answer W 'he que'.'on ,,.,,h
senator A''ch was Prosiess''s ""h
ms oiiiciai uu.ies, 7n, s",o.
Mr' Niic'i lS sie"'iy P.""
the results OF MS eiiorts, haNh'B
succeeded in securing the passage
through the senate of every bill In
the interest of his state that has so
,ar had s,o,oiont ,ims IN mss
u'...,h ,La a,a,,aroi ro,,t;,o of tho
'uroush 'he sci'ci''' i'"''n. VI
committees. our Two senators arc
oe'ilg greatly assls'e" os '"o o.i
een"'',s ,' "o ,,t",,aa ,ha Nnrthwes,
9'"'' ''',o .,s.i Iii, n,a 80
',, a,a ase ','i,'Sa"',,, "olu"a ,ha ,n,orasts -
si,y u, t o,ivoui"u ,ns II 10 amrnrislno
So,v noorIv infnrmed are many Of
the great public men at the capital
on the extent of the growth and
general development Of the vast
resources of the state of Washing
ton.n
NO pIssESsIoNs.
no ,ho o,.s,io, ,s IN wbctber
'"o i".', H., a." -.
,here WIS uhS wv" ' ~
that some III ieeling eAisleu oe'Wveh
the senators Of this state, Mrs. Allen
answered most positively that there
was not n word of truth i'm such IA
rnn,or and tb,t II vas sjmnlv nm
nnt,mnIed rni.sta Tenant made tor
u.,,s',inn,i aW'ot sbn.oid ,h,t Ron.
,.D,,,',,,i,,, \li,Ison S,nntor Sn,,ire
80 S",,ntcr ,iion bovo olyovs boen
49, ,.ia,,1i n,d u,orsad ns.idu.
s,,.t,, Ia dharr,on;ou.I,, tng.thnr In
I n,arotint, on all interests conceru-
ip'a,'s, a. 80 ~, q, this sc.sinn
'"s ''e a'"'' ~ ''''' 3o'"'
WAsHiNGroN SOCIETY,"
ar suppose that you and the sem
otor have seen much of society at
A. ,t,,lo,i ,nouIrad tho renorter
VIZ ~, ~ - IA vor,, i,,,o,I,.
Nh''e we navy We" '''S i"''''s
have enjoyed TINS season very
A. 81 1. AZ A lRta Ia In
so busy that he finds very little time
to attend social life, Just prior to
my departure Mrs. Senator Squire
gave an elegant luncheon In honor
OF her sister, Mrs. Thurman, from
New York, ut which Mrs. John l..
Wilson and myself were among
those present. This lunch was
served at the Arlington hotel, where
, 1890-05-29

The superintendent Of the Daisy
mine near Colvillc, which Is owned
by Spokane parties, writes that the
road from the mine will be COM
pleted this week, and next week the
Daisy will be able to supply the
smelter with all the ore II requires.
"E'rom what | can see Of surface In
dications," writes the superintend-
ent, ~ doubt very much II the main
ore shoot has ever been found. In
dications are that tho ore matrix,
quartz. In forty feet wide"