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, 1890-10-16
ENGLISH FAIRS OF LONG
400.

One hundred and seventy years
ago England boasted of two or three
great fairs that In point of magnitude
and value of display were equal to
If not greater than our modern ex-
positions.
The greatest of these fairs was
held at Stourbridge, on the river
Cam, near Cambridge. 1t began in
August, Immediately after harvest,
and extended into September. 1t
may interest readers of the REVIEW
who have visited the Spokane expo
sltion to learn somewhat about the
great display ut Stourbridge, con
ceded then by travellers who had
visited the great fairs of continental
Europe to he the most extensive in
the whole world.
1t Was held in q stubble field, and
covered an area half mile square.
Here merchants assembled from all
parts Of the kingdom, conveying
their wares by water, by wagon and
on pack animals, and displaying
them in booths and tents regularly
laid out in streets. Wholesale and
retail merchants came by the hun
dred from London, and 90 great was
tile travel that it required fifty hack.
ncy coaches constantly running be-
tween the fair and the city to con-
vey the crowds ofvisitors. Taverns,
eating-houses and brandy. shops ln-
Vulnerable were scattered over the
broad grounds, and the great bulk of
the people slept and dined right on
the fair grounds. The retail dis
trlcts were separate from the whole
sale quarters, while great square
with an area of 100 yards was en-
tirely devoted to the wholesale deal
ers in wooden goods. This was
called the duddcry, and Daniel
Defoe, who visited the fair i'm 1872,
was at loss for the origin
or meaning of the word. 1t
seems not improbable that 1t
came from the old Scotch
word "duds," meaning clothing OF
the cheaper sort, and might have
been fret used by the dealers OF
another district to express their con-
tempt for the class of goods kept
therein. In the duddery alone half
II million dollars worth of woolen
goods were often sold in single
week, and that at time when
money was much dearer than now,
and not taking into consideration
the orders taken from London deal
ers for future delivery. There were
clothiers from Yorkshire and Lam
cashire, and cotton dealers from
Manchester, the quantity of their
wares exceeding thousand horse
packs. A single dealer in Norwich
stufis made display valued at
800, 900.
But the greatest features of the
fair were wool and hops. Pro-
digious quantities of these staples
were brought to the fair by water,
and taken away by the same means
by the purchasers.
All sorts of British manufactures
were also displayed for sale--
wrought iron and brasswork from
Birmingham, edged tools from
Sheffield, glassware and stockings
from Nottingham and Leicester, and
hundreds of other articles from all
parts of the kingdom.
The adjoining town of Cambridge
could not begin to accommodate the
, 1890-10-16
SPOK1NE'.S low DEA TIL
RI TL,

Mr.. Porter, it appears, has formed
his own estimates of what the
census should and should not show,
As.soon ms the returns are received
by the bureau, he compares them
with his own figures, and If they
fail to tally he sends them back to
the supervisor with inst ructions to
remedy the deficit or the overplus,
and stating pretty positively that
the enumcrators in that district will
not get their money until they
rustic around and make their re-
turns agree with the general aver
age, or the figures that Mr.. Porter
thinks would be about correct.
This has an appearance of i'm
probability, nevertheless it IL true.
Chief Enumerator Carson OF this
city hasa letter from Mr.. Porter,
informing him that the returns
from number OF districts give en-
tirely too low death rate, and COM
manding him Mt his peril to fail not
to kill sufficient people to bring the
death rate up to the general average.
Otherwise the accounts of the enum-
orators Will not be audited and they
will not receive their pay.
Porter appears to be prejudiced
against the West. He had no con-
ception Of the growth of this sec
ton, and seems to labor under II be.
lief that Land Commissioner Sparks
once entertained, that the people
out here are all thieves and rogues.
He Is running this census on the
general average system, TO him It
is Uncomfortable that one place
, 1890-10-16
LONDON PRESS COMMENT.

Tho London Times Of October 9
claims that the appeal from the
American organization for contribu-
tons to the fund for the relief of
famine-stricken Ireland is but
scheme to secure the Irish vote in
the coming fall elections, and that
it is not prompted by feeling OF
sympathy, or desire to do good.
1t also also says that in England, II
country much nearer the suffering
districts than New York, nothing
il known OF the famine 1t Is proper
and Just to remind the Times that
Englands course in the past is no
assurance that she would heed the
cry of distress were 1t never so
urgent. England has allowed too
many Irishmen to perish of starva-
ton in time of famine to be relied
upon at this late day.
Here are few extracts showing
the drift of the argument used by
that journal:
The tail elections in America are close
ut hand, and the party bosses and wire.
pulIers of all sorts are diligently culu-
waiting the various interests on which
the composition OF the new house of
representatives depends.
Now that that gigantic electioneering
job, the Mckinley bill, is out of the way,
the astute personages whose trade Is to
manipulate the electorate of the great
republic have turned their attention to
the Irish vote.
Both parties are kcenly alive to the
importance of exhibiting the intensity
OF their affection for ireland in the brief
interval that remains before the Irish
managers march their well.drilled squad.
rons to the polls.
Under ordinary circu msta noes IN en-
bers of that body might have waited TO
get some news of the impending calami-
~ from this side of the Atlantic. Britain
Is good deal nearer to the congcSteJ
districts than New York. and we assut
this committee OF American politicians
and journalists that the famine with
which they hope to angle for the Irish
vote has no, yet been heard of here, out
side of the columns of Mr.. Parnelrs pa
pcrs.
We gladly acknowledge that in 1916
ana lssO the American people displayed
noble charity toward our Irish fellow
couutrymen, but the men who gave
most eagerly to Ireland in the days of
her need were not politicians or journal
lists, who parade their bencyolencc in nn
ostcniatlous platform. but private citi-
zcns, who love 20 do good in secret.
The London evening papers, with
but one exception, the Pail Mall
Gazette, followed the example set
10y the Times in sneering at the aid
proposed 10y Americans, and also
imputed false motives to all who
might contribute to the relief of tho
Irish sufferers.
A lofty spectacle this! Enough to
make every alien Brlton blush for
, the Journalism of his native land.
a spectacle of one brother, rich,
afluent and contented, seeking to
push back the relief offered his des-
tltute and half-starving brother by
the warm heart of a stranger.
, 1890-10-16
ABANDONED CLAIMS.

Thousands of settlers are aban-
doning their claims In Western Ne
braska and Kansas and Eastern
Colorado and turning their backs
upon the sun-burned region to es-
cape absolute starvation. The bor-
der counties of Missouri aud Iowa
are overrun by these sufferers by
drouth, who have returned In desti-
tuition to those more favored sec
tions, where many of them are de-
pending upon charity to tide them
over the winter.
One year ago the town of Yuma,
Col, had 1900 people. To-day it
can not show half that number,
while the surrounding country is
almost deserted. There are 100 de-
serted homes within a days ride
of the town. A writer who is now
travelling through that section for
the purpose of making investments
purely rs a matter OF business, and
whogives every indication of stating
facts exactly as they exist, says the
best Of claims az we'll as cattle,
hogs and sheep can be bought at al
most any price, and he advises his
friends to go there now and take
advantage of the universal exodus.
Good claims can be bought for a
dollar, and 1t Is not necessary for the
newcomer to carry household fur
niture, as the abandoned houses are
II. f,,r,,tahaI ruftI1
ing ut $3.50 per hundred, and at n
sale attended by the writer, the fol-
lowing sales were made: Calves.
So per head; one new mower and n
hay rake, s25; one lister and drill
combined, one ox-yoke and chain
and one prairie-plow were eX-
changed for nine spring chickens;
two bedsteads, table, cradle and
rocking chair were exchanged for
one bottle of female bitters.
Misfortunes like this are broad
sweeping in their injurious effects.
Even the Pacific Northwest will
suffer from the reaction. To the
average Eastern mind, the West Is
all alike, and 1t will be next to i'm
possible 10 convince thousands Of
people that Washington and Idaho
are different from Kansas and Colo
RADIO. Two starved out Kansas
families can return to the middle
states, and with their poverty
stricken appearance and woc-begone
tales of drouth and destitution can
counteract all the immigration liter
ature that this state might be able
to throw into a county for ali en-
tire year.
Oklahoma is quite as bad as East
ern Colorado. The past season has
been dry beyond precedent, and the
crops are barely worth gathering.
AS agriculture is the only resource,
none escape the universal scourge
OF hard times, because there Is abso-
lutely no other source of wealth. In
Washington, should drouth ever
prevent the harvesting of crops, an
experience yet unknown by the old
est inhabitants, the people could
turn to the mines, the forests and
the streams. Here the opportuni-
ties for creating wealth are not con-
fined to single pursuit, and even
that uncertain. as Is the case in the
greater part of the broad region ly-
ing between the Missouri river and
the Rocky mountains.
Those malcontents who can not
recognize good country where
crops never fail, where the climate
is mild and delightful, and where
destitution Is never known, ought
to be banished to one of the aban-
doned claims of Eastern Colorado,
and made to live there all their
liycs
, 1890-10-16
THE GREAT NORTHERN.


VIEW reporter formed interesting
reading for the people of Washing
ton and Idaho. II was by long
odds the best piece of news that the
REVIEW has laid before It's readers
In long while.
Mr.. Hill admits that his road Is
located, not surveyed, to n point
within eight miles of this city, and
then he submits the proposition that
II rests entirely with the people of
Spokane whether tho road will run
direct to the city or gain an en-
trance over a spur or by leased rails.
Mr.. Hill speaks unjustly of tie
psople Of Spokane Falls. He has
never asked them for anything, and
so Is unfair when he talks about
there having been greater weight
brought against him than for him.
Some months ago, when the Great
Northern had hopes of acquiring
the Seattle. Lake Shore Il Eastern
road, an informal proposition was
submitted, looking to the acquire
ment for that company of right Of
way into the city to n connection
with the Seattle road. Lending cit
izens took the matter in hand, and
1t was held I'm allegiance at the re-
quest OF the agents of Mr.. Hill.
Since then the Northern Pacific
has obtained control of the coveted
road, and the public has received
no additional proposals from the
Great Northern.
The road will come here. On that
point there Is no longer room for
doubt, and If Mr.. Hills proposals
are at all within tho bounds of
reason, as they probably will be, for
lie Is man of business and affairs,
and is not likely to demand more
than Is fair and reasonable, 1t will
come straight into the city, because
the people OF Spokane Falls have
never yet shown a disposition to
| permit big railroad to come within
eight miles of them only to turn
tail and go off in another direction.
While not committing himself by
n positive declaration, Mr.. Hill
plainly admits that his line will
pierce the Big Bend country. The
grades by thaS route are the easiest,
he says. There are several good
crossings OF the Columbia river in
that country, one Of which he cites,
ut the Wenatchee, which also affords
an available pass to the summit of
the Cascade mountains, and above
all he considers the Big Bend won
derfully rich country, and not yet
begun to be developed.
These arc considerations that tell.
They are just the advantages the
REVIEW has repeatedly pointed out
in these columns. In short, they
determine the route of the Great
Northern. That road will come to
Spokane Falls beyond doubt. 1t
will almost certainly run west from
this city to the Columbia river, and
crossing that stream near the mouth
of the Wenatchee river, 1t will prob
ably climb the Cascade mountains
along that stream.
or course, there can not be abso-
lutte certainty ofa this until the road
is built, and Spokane can not afford
to rely upon certainty" A great
many railroad disappointments
have sprung from just such "cer-
tainties." For the present we must
deal as frankly with Mr.. Hill as he
has dealt with Spokane. There is
no reason to question his sincerity.
Big men, as rule, do not lie, and
Mr. Hill seems to be big man.
, 1890-10-16

No MIND unbiased by partisanship
can read the speeches of President Har-
rison and remain insensible to the sin
cere patriotism of the man. Whether
or not the republican party sees tit to
renominate him for the presidency, the
conviction is daily taking deeper root
that Benjamin Harrison comes very
near being typical American citizen.
Honest OF purpose, sincere, u true lover
of his country and its institutions, he
occupies his lofty position with splendid
poisc, and scorns to dubble in the cheap
arts that make weaker aud vainer men
more popular with the rabble. Presi-
don't Harrison Is n man whose services
will be better appreciated as the years
roll by
, 1890-10-16
rnK REpUBLIoAN TICKET.

Representative in Congress,
JOHN 1. WILSON.
Joint State senator.
JAMES o'NEIL
Superior Judge,
J. NJ. KINNAIRD.
County Clerk.
J. NJ. ARMSTRONG.
Sheriff.
i. NJ. PUGH.
County Treasurer,
GEORGE 4. COLE
Auditor,
N. d. SMITH.
Prosecuting Attorney,
d. G. ALLEN.
Assessor.
J. 8. BROWN.
Surveyor,
J. X. ASHLEY.
Superintendent of Schools,
W. B. TURNER.
Coroner,
DIR. W. w. wEEMs.
COtN11 tOhMirtiONEBs
First District,
FRED FENDER.
Second District,
CHARLES W. ANDERSON.
Third District
SAMUEL T. ARTHUR
REPRESENTATIVES,.
Second District,
DAVID LEHMAN.
Third District,
Z. L. POWELL,
A. v. RAGsDALE.
Fourth District.
J. Z. CANDY,
A. G. HANSON,
J.. REMNANT.
Fifth District.
GEORGE HERB,
GEORGE FELLOWS.
~ AZ
, 1890-10-16
TRAIN ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE

Union Pacific Railway Company : fcIl fcl
Portland and all points east. leave at Rs
p NJ; arrive at Spokane Falls a. $40 7, ~,
Tor the Cmur d'Aicnes-icaye spokAhe
Tails at 400 p. NJ; arrive al SOS r. NJ.
Northern Pacifc-Pacihc fast express. for
Tacoma, Seattle and Portland. arrives al ?
r. NJ, departs at 5.o5 4, NJ, Pacific mail.
for Tacoma. Seattle and Portland, arrives a, \,
t,s5A NJ. Departs at 30 A, NJ. Auanue
mail, for Minneapolis, 81. Paul and ChicaSn'
strives atels A, NJ. Departs at 6iyo A. ~
Atlantic fast express, for hinneapoIis ~,
Paul and Chicago, arrives at has p NJ. de-
Isrts at II :ls l.. NJ. a,
Spokane 4 Paiouse-Arriyes ntlo'so A. M;
caves att rs T.. NJ.
CGur d'AIene Railway & ,Nayleation-i,
westbound arrives at oijbP. Nj eas'-bound
spokane branch Of the n. p, formerly the
eesttle. Lake shore 4 Eastern-A mixed
train will leave the Sorthern Pacific depot
on tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday. ~
f:so A. NJ. returning tho same days al 6'So
+. n.
Central Washington Railway m sposans
passenger leaves for Davenport, Wilbur anu
llmira at Ans r. NJ. arrives at IL A. NJ.
spokane Falls & Northern-Leaves daily
excepting sunday al ~ A. NJ; ARRIVES Al
t.o5 T. NJ
, 1890-10-16
MnrAL QUOTATIONS.

Bsrsiiver-Ncw York. sl.Gao.
Bar rsiiver--London, 494d.
Copper-Heayy: Lake, October, NdIA
I.ead--Nominal; domestic, $50.
Tin--Weak; straits, tli.bO.
, 1890-10-16

THE Count of Paris has less diff Guilty
now in getting into Richmond than no
experienced more than n quarter OF"
century ago. He failed then with Mc.
Clellan but Grant rode out of the West
and cleared the road that our dist'h'
guished visitor is following today
'And all is quiet on the Potomac
, 1890-10-16

DID not somo one inquire about slate
the other day2 Well, twelve mics
south OF Colville, on the line OF the spo-
kane & Northern. Mr.. A. j. Miner has d
sixty acre deposit, with lii,y-ioot.
ledge, of what bears every appearance ol
being an excellent quality of slate. "
lies in blanket form, and the specimen
sent to the REVIEW is smooth ana o'
uniform thickness. Perhaps otner
readers of the REVIEW can give III.
formation regarding this valuable ou'
undeveloped resource.
, 1890-10-16

IT comes with bad grace from France.
high protection country, to protest
against the Mckinley bill, particularly
when 1t Is considered that American
pork products are absolutely excluded
rom her markets. France is one of tho
heaviest sufferers by the Mckinley BILL
because that measure struck at all lux
uries, and among them French wines.
Since our trade with Fronce has been
almost entirely of one-sided nature
we can stand a great deal OF retaliation
from that direction at least.
, 1890-10-16
THE PATH OF DUTY.

SPOKANE FALLS. OCT. 10. 1880.
Thomas County cat., 1890-09-11
Webb the First Witness.

NEW YORK, September 4.-The state board
of mediation and arbitration assembled for
the purpose of investigating the trouble on
the New York Central. The attendance of
those interested was very large. This board
in an investigation has the same powers and
authority as court of record. The knights
are legally represented by Hon. Roger 4.
Pryor. who has volunteered his services with
out cost.
Mr.. Webb was the first witness called. Mr..
Webb said that he was third vice president
of the New York Central IL Hudson River
railroad. and had charge of the operation of
the road. The company had no controversy
with its employees. On the evening of Au-
gust large number of the employees left.
and their places had been filled. The alleged
cause was that seventy y-cight members out OF
2.OO0 had been discharged. They were dis
charged for good cause, but only seven of
these ever applied to the company for in
formation as to why they were discharged.
Subsequently gentleman from another
state called and wanted to know why the
men were discharged. The witness declined
to give the reasons. This gentleman was
MIR. Holland.
Upon being cross-eXamined Mr.. Webb said
he had nothing to do with the road outside
of the transportation and operating depart
ment. Mr.. Depew was abroad, the witness
had discharged the men on the report from
members of the secret service of the CON-
pany. Those reports were not in existence.
They conveyed to him the charges and evil
dence,
Thomas County cat., 1890-09-11
Weekly Review of Trade.

New YORK, September S.-R. 6. Dun 4
Co.'s weekly review of trade says:
The prospect of speedy action on the tariff
bill in the senate and considerably better
sales by clothing dealers have made the
wooden manufacturer more hopeful and pur
chases of wool are larger. But concessions
have been made to secure sales on many
grades, the money market pressing, and 1t Is
noticed here and at Philadelphia that buyers
act still with great caution. The dry goods
trade is decidedly larger than last year. The
iron manufacture is also more promising.
The accounts of trade from all parts OF the
country are encouraging this week. At Bos-
ton the money market is pretty stiff, which
matter. While a few are in favor OF 1t. Ia
affects some trades. Leather is more quiet
and hides firm. At Philadelphia collections
improve. st. Louis notes good trade In
nearly all lines, with crop prospects some
what improved. Cincinnati finds business
favorable. Trade is fairly good in nearly all
lines at Cleveland, encouraging at Detroit,
better than was anticipated at Milwaukee,
unchanged at st. Paul and fair at Kansas
City.
The speculative markets are lower. Peo-
pie who have been builing wheat observe
loss of cents for the week, in corn cents,
in oats 4 cent, in pork 2o cents per barrel,
and in hogs so cents per 100 pounds. While
oil is Is cent lower and cotton 1s cent, it Is
the prevailing opinion that the second order
by the treasury to buy bonds ensures fairly
easy money market for the fall. Trade in
all branches, taken together, Is certainly
more than 10 per cent. greater than at this
time last year, exclusive of speculative ope-
rations, about per cent. of the increase be-
ing due to the advance in prices since last
year and the rest to the increase in quantities
of produce transferred.
Though commercial credit appears to be
unusually healthy, few failures arising
from speculation are the main cause OF dis
turbance.
The business failures occurring through
out the country during the past seven days
number 203, as compared with total OF
189 last week. For the corresponding week
of last year the figures were POI.
Thomas County cat., 1890-09-11
Cooper Falls to Appear.

WAsHINGroS, D. c., September 6.-The
special house committee investigating the
charges against Pension Commissioner
Raum met promptly, and sat for half an
hour waiting for the presence of Mr.. Cooper.
Mr.. Lewis, the only democratic member of
the committee in attendance, said that Mr..
Cooper would not be present, and as Mr..
Goodnight, his colleague, was not in Wash
ington, he was in an embarrassing position,
and would like the committee to adjourn un-
til Mr.. Goodnight returned.
The committee showed some impatience
at the failure of Mr.. Cooper to be present,
and after some discussion Judge Wilson,
speaking for his client, Mr.. Lemons, said
that he did not care to proceed in Mr.. Coop
er's absence. Mr.. Cooper, he said, had been
industriously circulating charges against his
client in the newspapers while refusing to
attempt to sustain them before the commit
tee. Now he wanted the committee to sub
pnna Mr.. Cooper so that he could be put on
the stand to tell what he knew. The COM
mittee wanted HIM present and he (Wllson)
wanted him as witness; and that was the
way to get him here. Finally an order was
made for subpoena for Mr.. Cooper. and
also requesting him to be present with his
witnesses and give evidence next Monday, to
which day the committee adjourned.
Thomas County cat., 1890-09-11
To Aid Oklahoma.

TOPEKA, September 9.-George R. Peck,
general solicitor of the Atchison, Topeka i
Santa Fe, sent the following letter to Hack
ney, Speed 4 Ash, solicitors of the company
at Guthrie, Ok:
DEAR SIRs:-I met Mr.. Marvel in st.
Louis, and in talking with him about the
condition of the farmers of Oklahoma, who
are suffering from failure of crops, he au-
thorized me to notify you that the Atchison.
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad company would
furnish at cost, free of transportation. seed
wheat to farmers unable to obtain it. to tho
extent of $1O,O 600 in value. For the wheat 50
furnished credit will be extended, withous
interest, for one year, thus enabling the
farmer to pay for the seed out OF the crop. :.
This course was pursued once when all
failure of crops occurred in the Arkansas
valley, and resulted in great benefit to tho
farmers who were suffering as those of Okla
homa, from lack of seed grains and also
money or credit with which to obtain them.
suggest that you confer with Governor
Steele, or some proper authority, and havo
an agent or person designated to whom the
wheat can be shipped and who will supply it
to the farmers, taking the necessary security
for payment.
suppose that time is very valuable nows
and will thank you to write me at once, 50
that I can make immediate arrangements
for obtaining and shipping the wheat.