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water and they had several thrill
ing experiences In the trip up tn
turbulent stream. At one plno
where there were some rapids, Dir
Kindred got out and walked along
the tank, leaving tho men To taks
The boat up. The current was s,
strong and uncertain, however, tina
the boat was finally swnnped. The
men, after hard struggle, got on
alive; but one OF them had such
f.ightful experience that hc lost hll
coat and every tooth In his head
They were false. That man had I,
live ON soup during the rest OF ths
trip. A number Of things in ths
boat were also lost.
The party went about ten miles
above the falls and made their last
camp on April ~, near the head Of
the river. The weather was very
cold and the snow was about ter
feet deep on the level. IL Is said te
have bcen heavier fall than any
ever before known. They could nc.
complish little, so they concluded
to return. Tho pleasantcst expert
cnco OF tho trip, says Mr.. Kindred,
was the remarkable change from
rigid to temperate weather, which
took place Just a. soon as the Hump.
tulips valley wns entered, few
miles below tho source OF tho river.
Mr.. Kindred thinks his was the first
party Of white men that ever reached
the head Of the Humptulups river.
, 1890-06-19
DISTRESS IN NEwrouNpLAsD.
The People Reduced In some Quar-
ters Almost to Starvation.

HALIFAx, June IA The steamer Har
low, which recently went to hay st.
George, Newfoundland, with cargo of
provisions, ctc., was notified at its ar.
rival ut that port by the collector OF Gus
toms that he would not be permitted to
land any goods, and that tho people had
refused to pay customs duties TO the
Newfoundland government. The Har.
low consequently proceeded oil voyage
up the Ncwfoundlnnd coast, getting as
far north ms Flower cove. where the peo-
pie were found to 10 in u destitute and
deplorible condition for want oi food.
committee some supplies wep landed
for distribution. Calling nt Bay st.
George ON his return voyage, IL was
found that the residents and tho island
governip ent had come to AN
UNDERSTANDING, the former agreeing to
continue to pay customs duties, OF the
promise that the authorities would con-
slider their grievances.
The captain OF the steamer brought
back letter from MIR. Howells, of
Flower Cove, giving a narrowing state
inent ofthe condition Of his people. lie
asserts that the colonial government has
failed to respond to the several appeals
for aid made last iall, and for that rca-
son during the long months aud until
the steamer Harlow called most of the
people were on the verge of starvation.
The people were reduced TO such cx-
treme want that they had nothing to eat
but tho rotten carcasses of seals, and
many were at the point oil death when
the Harlow arrived. -.
, 1890-06-19
MIR. BLAINE ExPLAbSs.
Ito Doesn't Object to Free Sugar
Fer Sc.

AuGusrA, Me-, June 6.-A letter from
Secretary Blaine to ex-Mayor Cony
says you are in error in. supposing
that | am opposed to sugar being ad-
mitted free of duty. Ny objection Is
not to free sugar, but to the proposed
method OF making it free. II. in tho
pending tariff bill, sugar is placed upon
the FREQ list, we give TO certain countries
a free market for S95,OO0,OOO of their
products, while they are not asked to
open their markets 10 our admission of
a single dollar OF American products.
We ought to have an exchange
for free sngar from certain coun-
tries-a free market for bread
stutls and provisions, besides various
fabrics from all parts Of our country. In
short, we ought to secure in return for
free sugar q market for $50, 600 600 or $40, g.
O0O,oO0 worth of our own products. 1t
will not require reciprocity treaties TO
secure this great boon. The tariff bill
can contain all the necessary conditions.
Legislative powers are able to secure tho
desired ends. Within the last twenty
years we have given the countries south
of us free admission for nearly $50, coo, 600
worth OF their products, without receiv-
ing any advantage In exchange. lfsugar
Is now made Internationally free, We
shall have given to the l.atin-A "A merican
countries free admission for $3.50, coo, 600
OF their products. It's time think to
look out for some reciprocal advantages.
We are very rich nation, but not rich
enough to trade OH this unequal basil"
, 1890-06-19
THE WOOL CONSUMERS.
A Memorial In Favor Of tho Raw
Material.

BosroS, Mass, June i5.--A memorial
In favor Of Tree wool Is TO bo sent to the
senate finance committee by the Wool
Consumers Association. II closes thus;
'As all the wool grown In the world is
could hardly be Injured by u readjust.
nent oil values. Ii ut the worst his
product should tall slightly IN price. he
would ret compensated soon by n larger
and more certain demand from the
stimulated and Increased manufacture.
The half.brcd mutton Sleeps wool In
warp works admirably with rejected
wools, fibcrs anu Monicyideo ficeces In
filing Thus mutton hocks would DO
stimulated through the importation of
free raw materials. and American con-
sumers of woolrns aud worsteds would
&C, better iabrics at prlces generally
lower
, 1890-06-19
A SINGULAR CASE.
A Mans Thigh broken by Muscular
Contraction.

PoRILArp, Or. June iT.--Olaf Olsen, q
muscular young Norwegian, a resident
of Astoria, fractured his thigh bone in a
singular manner to-day. Ills foot
slipped, and in recovering himself tho
bone was broken. lie was unable to
walk, and had To be carried to sur
geon's. The latter said: "fhe fracture
Is n comminuted one, and is most extra
ordinary, IL would not happen from
thousand. The only way In which can
account for IL Is that the quick contrac-
tion Of The muscles of the leg fractured
the bonc.'
This might be accounted for by rea-
son OF the extraordinary muscular de-
velopment OF the mnn's thighs.
, 1890-06-19
THE GERMANS IN AFRICA.
Some Of the Provisions OF tho English
Agreement.

LONDON, June IL. - Lord salisoury's
despatch to the British ambassador at
Berlin, containing the agreement with
Germany, declares that Gcrmany's
claim that whore one power occupies the
coast another may not without her con
sent occupy the unclaimed regions In
the rear can not be allowed In cases
whore tho country 10 already occupied
by Englishmen, but that whore there arc
no English settlements, England hns no
title to advance against German claims.
England retains the Stevenson road,
which will bc the boundary between the
English and German spheres. Germany
consents that England shall assume the
exclusive protectoruts In the SuitanAte
of Zanzibar. England will assist
Germany to obtain the ces-
sion OF the German Coast line,
hitherto rented from tho sultan. En-
gland, considering Hciigoland useless,
since shc lost IIanoker, will cede II to
Germany, subject 10 the consent of par
lament The present customs tariff
will be continued twenty years.
The other colonial disputes in Africa
aro reserved for friendly settlement, and
the statue quo will be preserved, pending
the satisfaction OF the present agree
ment.
, 1890-06-19
MEETINGS or OLD TIMERS.
Indian War Veterans and Oregon
state Pioneers.

PORTLAND, Or, June i6.-To-dny the
Grand Encampment Of the Indian War
Veterans Of the North Pacific Assocla-
,ion was held In this city. The attend
ance was quite large Only routine bus
iness was transacted, committees Sp-
pointed, o,c. The veterans wal attend
the Oregon Pioneer Reunion which
takes place tomorrow IN body. Com
mittees were appointed to dran suitable
resolutions regarding the death Of Col.
l.. 4. Mo,hcr. Hon, Elwood Evans, of
Tacoma, WIS q member OF the encamp-
nent and took q prominent part IN the
proceedings. Tho election OF officers
will take place Tomorrow.
The eighteenth annual reunion OF the
Oregon State Pioneers Association will
be held hero tomorrow. There will be
n proce .slon. music and literary exor-
cises, concluding with u bali in the even.
ing. and the annual election OF officers.
The annual address will DO delivered by
II. W. Scott, editor of the Oregonian,
who il n pioneer of 1857
, 1890-06-19
OREGON CROPS AND WEATHER.
The Rainfall Light-Light Yields of
Hay-The Rivers Failing.

PORTLAND, or, June l5.--The follow
irG information relative to Oregon crops
and weather IL cleaned from reports re-
ceived at the headquarters of the Oregon
state weather bureau, this cityj
The week has been cool and partly
cloudy, with light sprinkles of rain on
Sunday, Monday and Saturday. The
rainfall was light, and did not much
more than lay the dust. Vegetation OF
all kinds would lbc benefited by good,
heavy rains, and especially would the
wheat crop be benefited. Tho weather
has, however. not been Injurious to
crops, the cool, cloudy weather being
more beneficial than cluudless, warm
weather would be, but rain is what is
needed for the growth aud maturing OF
grains, vegetables, etc.
Haying II generally In progress, and
light yields are generally reported. The
continued dry weather proved to be
quite injurious TO the hay crop In most
sections,
The fall and early sown spring wheat
are In good condition. They would be
benciiied by rain, but II no dry north
winds prevail. tho crop will average
fairly well. Tie late sown spring grain
continues to lie In poor condition, and
less than ono-half the average from
slfiHH SuNh ~ ai'l ~ NNN'NN''s buIleli
rye aud oats are doing fairly we'll. Corn
has slow growth, owing TO cool
weather, Hops aru reported as progress
ing nicely, Vineyards are healthy and
excellent prospects arc shown by them.
Eastern Oregon crop reports arc more
hopeful thnn from the Willamette val.
ley. Fruit, however. in the Willamette
valley is In as fine condition as could he
desired. and southern Oregon promises
To eclipse former years by her fruit
Weld. The strawberry crop Is becoming
exhausted and cherries are now plenu.
lul in the market.
The rivers continue to fall slowly and
reports do not indicate that there is
much snow to I've melted.
, 1890-06-19
HUNG HIMSELF wIru A SHEET.
Suicide of n Prosperous Young At
torn.y at seattle.

SEATTLE, Wash, June i7,-Joseph c.
Thornton, n young attorney, who came
to this city from l.ognnsyille Ind. about
May 10, committed suicide late this af-
iernoon by hanging himself to bed
post with sheet in his room IN the New
England hotel, on First street. No rea-
son is known for the rash act. rs he had
money in the bank, and was quite pros
porous. On his person were found let
ters OF Introduction to ex-senator w.
II. Calkins, of Indiana, now OF Taco
ma; Hon. Judson Apologize, OF the
same city, and others. There was also
letter from his father who is an attorney
somewhere in Ohio, IL IL known that
rhorn,on was graduate OF Yale col
ieee, and very highly connected.
, 1890-06-19
MARY ANDERSON.
Her Wedding Celebrated In . Strictly
Private Manner.

LONDON, June 17.-Mary Anderson
was married this morning to Antonio
Navarro, in the Roman Catholic chapel
at st. Msry's, in Hampstead. The
wedding was strictly private. Miss
Anderson was driven from the house OF
her stepfather DR.. Griffin, to the church
in a closed carriage. The curtain was
drawn, SO that no glimpse OF the bride
could be had until she left the carriage
TO enter the sanctuary. The ceremony
was performed In as quiet and simple n
manner as possible. There was no choir,
the only accompanying music ocing that
OF the organ. Only the immcdia te
friends OF the bride and the groom were
present.
The interior OF the chapel was deco
rated with proiusion Of ferns, palms
and white flowers, On the altar, twelve
candles were burning.
AZ IL o'clock the bridegroom, accom-.
panied by his brother, Alphonso, reached
81. Mary's In cab, both IN mourning
garb in honor of their uncle, who died
three weeks ago. A few moments later
a carriage drove up to the chapel, in
which were Miss Anderson's sister and
stepbrother. This was followed by tho
carriage containing Miss Anderson's
own brother, Joseph, and wife daughter
OF Lawrence BnrretD. The third car.
riage contained Miss Andcrson's mother
and stepfather, Or. and Mrs. Griffin
Behind this came Miss Andorson's car
riage with her stepsistcr, Blanche Griffin
who acted as bridesmaid. Miss Ander-
sons gown was Of white satin, heavily
brochded. She carried bouquet OF
white roses, lilscs and ferns above q
bridal veil tinted wreath of orange bios
SONS. Miss Griffin was also dressed in
white. The ceremony was performed
bv Canon Purcell. DR., Griffin gave the
bride away.
After the marriage the party drove to
Mr.. Grithn's, where brea kfast was served.
The pair started this afternoon for Ven.
ice, where they will spend their honey.
moon.
, 1890-06-19

ing rain and all the lady pioneers were
conveyed in carriages from tho Portland
hotel to the Exposition building, where
the exercises were held, while the men
footed IT," Very interesting EXERCISES
we're held. Tho meeting was called
to order by the president of the
association, Hon. John Mimic, who
made brief and appropriate remarks
After music, ii. W Scott, editor of tho
Oregoninn, was introduced, and deliv-
cred the annual address. Other e1er-
don delivered an address. In tho even
Ing grand pioneer ball closed tho re-
union for 1890,
, 1890-06-19
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
Imp ortant Increases Made by tho
Senate Committee.

WAsHIsGros, June 17.-Among the
most important increases made by the
senate committee to the river and har-
Dor bill are: Iaquina bay, Or, 500, 900; (;
Mississippi river, from the passes to the
mouth Of the Ohio, 81, ,053,OoO, 81, 600 900
of which has heretofore passed the
house by joint resolution, and was for
that reason stricken from the house
bill and restored by the senate commit
tee, no action having been taken on the
house joint resolution; Missouri river,
$3.50 900; Columbia river at the Cascades,
$50, OOOi at the mouth, S75,0OOi from tho
head of Rock Island rapids to the foot
of Priest rapids, 1900.
, 1890-06-19
SETTLERS MEETING
Thoy Pass Resolutions Urging the
Opening of Valuable Govern
ment Land.
The Settlement of a Valuable Sec
tion of Spokane County
Being Retarded.

Some time ngo the REVIEW made
mention of the fact that u large
number Of settlers in the northeast
ern part of the county were dcsir-
Gus Of attracting the attention Of
the Interior department to the fnct
that there were several unsurveyed
townships of valuable land In that
ncighborhood, aud that there were
several surveyed townships which
were not available for settlement,
having been withdrawn by Com
missioner Sparks.
Tuesday, at Chattaroy, there
was meeting OF the representa-.
tives of townships in Spokane coun-
ty containing unopened govern.
mont land, there being n large at
tendance. Henry Austin, deputy
county assessor, addressed the meet
ing and told those present how to
proceed. The following resolutions
were adopted:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That the Hon. Thomas
III. CaYanaugh, surveyor general of
Washington, be requested by this
resolution to either have the slls-
pension removed from townships
already y surveyed, or TO cause them
To he surveyed, and to cause the
townships not surveyed to be ut
once surveyed and opened for settle
mont, in order that settlers therein
may obtain title To their land. All
of the townships IN Spokane county
contain enough settlers to entitlG
them to survey, and some Of them,
notably twp. 2S H., +. ~, and twps,
q and 2s n, r. A, have settlers on
every quarter section of land.
Resolved, That these resolutions
special petitions lie circulated at
once in each township and for
warded at once to Hon. Thomas III.
Cavanaugh, United States surveyor
general, and that a copy of these
resolutions as signed be forwarded
to the Hon. John L. Wilson, our
representative In congress.
THE LAND IN QUESTION.
The land referred TO in the above
resolutions lies north and north
west of this city, beginning about
twelve miles north and extending to
the boundary line.
The land is mostly covered with
timber, but the soil is exceptionally
good, and when cleared produces
excellent crops. There IL no better
land In Spokane county.
Heretofore the settlement of this
rich section has been retarded, ow-
ing to the fact that settlers did not
wish to take up land and make inn
provements without knowing how
or when they would beablc to secure
n title. The settlers already on the
land have hcsitated to make valua-
BILE improvements for the same roa-
son. Those who are ON the unsur-
veycd land have no way of knowing
whether they are on government
land or railroad land,
Township % north, range AZ,
townships y and 2S north, range A,
and township Is north, range 40,
were surveyed several years ago, but
were suspended from entry By Conn
missioner Sparks, and the suspen-
sion has never been removed. Town
ship 20 north, range A, and town
ships a, ~, ~ and 20 north, range
45, are unsurvcyed.
The Spokane Falls and Northern
railway passes directly through this
region. The immediate opening of
this land to entry will prove of great
advantage to present and intending
settlers, as well as to Spokane Fails,
the center of trnde.
, 1890-06-19
TaE GAS MAINS CAUGHT FIRE.
Tran,c on broadway. New York City.
Sinnncd for SeNernl HnuIs.


NEw YoRK, June t2.--An explosion of
gas, ON the corner of Broadway and Ful =
ton streets, occurred this morning where
men were eSoavating for repairs. A
number of men were badly scorchcd.
The gas continued to burn during the
forenoon, obstructing travel In the busi-
est corner in the city.
At 4 o'clock the gas is still burning
fiercely. Serious results are feared.
Ropes are stretched across broadway
and Fulton streets. Traffic Is suspended.
Large gangs of men arc busy tearing up
the streets endeavorlng to reach the gas
mains to shut OFT the supply. The gas
is burning hercely under tho streets
for hundreds OF feot In every direction
the mains are red hot to q much greater
distance, The fire department has been
hard at work Tor hours pumping water
into the surrounding manholes In vain
efforts to cool oil the pipes. Just what
may happen next no one seems to know.
The damnge is already estimated at over
$50, 600.
After several hours of hard work the
gas was shut off, and the fire stopped.
During all this time tho business ON
Broadway was practically at a
standstili, as the flames were
shooting up fiercely. The gas mains
were heated for hundreds of feet In every
direction. AMI there was Imminent
danger Of great explosion. The hre
engines were busy pumping water into
the mnnholcs trying to subdue the
flames and cool oil tho heated pipes,
The pecuniary damage was considerable.
, 1890-06-19
LIKELY TO Perish.
Chin.men below the MesIoa. Line In
n PFedicancnt.

SAN FRAScisco, June I2-Collector
Phelps has advlccs that his men are
closely watching tho Chinese who are
coming into the United States from
Mexico They have just intercepted a
body OF $50 in camp near the border,
sixty miles west OF Nogalcs. Tho Chi
nese find themselves in an unpleasant
predicamont. They are still In Mexico.
IL they cross, they will be captured,
They can not go south or east because OF
tho Apaches, and to the west and north.
west Hes the great desert. Their coun-
trymen at Gunymas arc hostile to them,
and what will become of them Collector
Phelps can not say.
, 1890-06-19

Ei;!lensburshi T.. grand prcla,e, Rev. II.
w. Eagan, OF Walln Walls; Il. grand
senior warden, u, X. Mcpherson, of
sPrasuei +. grand treasurer, Thoma,
II w. Tyler, OF spokane Falls; Il,
grand standard bearer, w. W. Poole, Of
Seattle; H. grand sword bearer, George
Il. Dickson, of Fllensburgh; l.. grand
warden, q, w. Rowland OF Tacoma;
L. grand tyler, Carnii Dibble, of What.
com.
The grand commandcry was enter
tained by Temple Commandery No. o
and their ladies at a banquet given this
evening at the Horton hotel.
, 1890-06-19

Davenport Times; Last Saturday .
Mr.. Stevens, who has charge of force
OF ofsurveyors nowcamped ON tho Methow.
was at Almira. From parties who nses
the gentleman It Is learned that the
force Is working under Instructions OF
the Great Northern, and their mission 10
TO seek out the most practical routc
from Spokane Falls 10 ildewater. Inc
surveys are merely preliminary. MI
stevens will take his party over the CAS-
cadcs in July, as soon as tho snow DIS
appears from the mountains. As u
generally understood that the vreat
Northern has absorbed the Seattle, LAKE
Shore & f.sstern, the survey . for tnt
extension OF the line from Davenpo'
westward
, 1890-06-19
How to Meet the Census Man.


Politely and pleasantly, in the
first place. He comes to you OH u
necessary and constitutional crrand,
aud he IL, In II humble way, n
representative of the glorious
government we all love and up-
hold.
Don't attcmpt to rebuko or nrgue
with hlm. lie is simply carrying ont
his instructions, which are definite
and mandatory, ~ far w me Is
concerned. lie has no power to
change the schc lule OF questions
committed to him by his supcrin.
tendcut.
Remember, II is moi the cnumcra.
tors fault that Robert +. Porter
and Dr. John ;. billings aud
Colonel Carroll ID. Wright enter
tain Ideas in which you can not
coincide concerning the value TO
statistical science of your intimate
secrets Of health and pocket-book.
They are monstrously mistaken,
and you are right In your location
of the constitutional limit of federal
inquisition; but the cnumorator
has had no voice In tine matter.
He Isn't to blame.
Probably he would rather be OK.
cused than pressing your wife with
questions us 10 her physical con-
ditiOn, or from asking you whcth
the house you live in IL mortguued.
His task IN not an agreeable one,
, 1890-06-19
A SENSATION AT srsAGuE.
hrr.,t OF n Prominent Citizen for At
tempted ilape.

.srhsGrE, Wash, June IA promi
nent citizen was arrested for attempted
rape this morning. He was riding in
from his ranch, fifteen miles south of
here, with a young lady, and when one
mark and the girl jumped from the
wagon, tearing her wearing apparel. Ao-
cuscd rs wealthy aud we'll known here,
and Tor twenty y.hyo years has held pub
lie office. Tho numcs arc withheld until
the pfallmInhrY examination.
, 1890-06-19
THE PURE FOOD BILL.
Farmers Should lie Protected In the
sale OF Their products.

WAsursGroS, June 6.-ln the report
to accompany the pure food bill, reported
from the senate committee on agriculture
and forestry, Chairman Paddock says;
while eminent chemists are not agreed
that the lard compounds arc doloterious
to health. there can be no dissent from
the view that such articles should be
sold under their rightiui names and
markell as compounds, and not as the
the sample products which they simulate.
The farmers who sell their products, lcss-
ened in value every year by millions
through sophistcation and misbranding
and their tables assailed in turn with
fraudulent manufactured food products,
have every reason 10 complain that they
are robbed at every turn OF the wheel.
, 1890-06-19
Harrison orpo,es Public Bui,d,oss

WAsHlsGroN. June ~. The president
to-day returned to the house without ap-
proval the bill for tho erection of pub
lie building. The president in his mes
sngc says:
I'm the present uncertain state Of pub
lie revenues and expenditures, resulting
from pending and probable legislation,
that the expenditures for public build
ings should be limited TO cases where the
public needs are very evident and very
imperative. lis clear that this Is not
such u case"
, 1890-06-19
ExcnANaE O ULLINGs


Wilbur Register; The delightfal
showers which continue to fall at inter
walls OF a few days, together with tho
warm moist atmosphere. are improving
the crop prospects day by day, and
there can no longer be any doubt but
that the big Bend Will make a record
this year that will bo hard to beat. In
another place we have called the atten-'
tion OF oar farmers 10 the exposition TO
be held at Spokane this fall. l. theu
any reason why they should not coi-
lectively, carry of the prize for tho best
exhibit?
, 1890-06-19
CAUSED ny A LAMr EXPLODING.
A Big Livery stable destroyed by
Fire at EilensburRh.

ELLKSsBuRJu, Wash, June l3. At an
early hour this morning = lantern eX-
ploded in the haymow OF the large liv-
cry stable OF McNlcll, Wallace & Co.,
and instantly the entire structure was
in flames. The building was soon de.
stroyed. The men sleeping in the barn
narrowly escaped with their lives.
About hiicer tons of hay, several car
ringes and sets OF harness were burned.
The loss y estimated at about 50, 90, a nd
the insurance at 1900. The same hrm
was burned out in tho great fire, less
than n wear AGO