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, 1890-02-13


THE disgraceful spectacle now
presented TO the American people by
the sconding democratic members
of the Legislature of Montana who
are now in hiding in the state of
Oregon, Is the most impolitlc act Of
the farce which has been carried on
in that state during the past winter.
1t is reasonable to suppose that these
men were elected to represent their
constitute nts at the seat of govern
ment in establishing laws for the
citizens of Montana. But In order
to perpetuatc IA deadlock n hippo
droming tour Is taken through the
country to prevent the state from
passing even the necessary appro-
priatlons TO pay the officers elected
by the people. These refugees will
havea difficult task before them
when they attempt to explain to
their constituents the able manner
in which they labored for the state
while taking junketing tour to
avoid the performance of their sworn
duty IA legislators. In justice to
themselves and the people they rep
resent they should stand by their
colors in the line Of their duty and
gain the respect due 10 everyone who
pursues an honorable course.
, 1890-02-13

A CoMMUNICATION In relation TO
municipal politics has been con-
signed to the waste-basket because
the writer failed to enclose his
name. This evidence of good fifth
Is not desired for publication. The
article could he published over u
nom de plume if so wished, but
writer's for the press should consider
this stipulation, eNacted by all
newspapers, and govern themselves
accordingly.
, 1890-02-13

Rosalia Hustler; spokane Falls is
the muidiest, dirtiest and busiest town
It has ever been or lot to visit. Mud,
slush, snow, rain AMI dirt arc seen on
every side, but the people don't seem TO
mind that In the least. They simply
continue tb build and improve the city
regardless OF the continued dlsagrce-
ableness OF the weather. Each visit we
make to that city imprcsses us more and
more with its future greatness and IL the
people can only be induced to clean up
their streets and improve tho sanitary
condition ,f their town there is no doubt
that II would increase immigration and
induce snolc capital to seek profitable
Investment theIe.
, 1890-02-13
THE humor of Bill Nye and the

THE humor of Bill Nye and the
poetry of james Whitcomb Riley
formed money-making combinu'
.tion that captivated the American
public. In an evil hour, however,
the poet insisted on bringing whisky
into the combination, and then
there was u rumpus. The man
who will write good poetry and in
sist on drinking bad whisky ought
To have u guardian,
, 1890-02-13
PROMINENT TURrMEN PRESENT
biennial Congrcs- of the American
Tr0tting Association.

BurrALo, Feb. 10. Among the promi.
nont persons that have arrived here TO
attend thc biennial congress OF the Ma
tional Trotting Association aro David
Bonner and Hamilton Busly, of New
York; j, ". Carr, OF California;
II. q. Blake, of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa; Colonel johnson, presidentI 4
of the association at Icxingtcv
j. l.. NJ itchcll, of Milwaukee, and oSt
Secretary Vail. The com,nittec ON rulcS
held "A meeting thi8 afternoon but did
not settle upon amy thing definite. 1t is
generally understood that the rule re-
quiring patrons ofthc turf to respond to
the dciuand of the board OF consors shall
be cXtcnded to all people.
The board OF review convcncs to-mor-
row afternoon and the congress Wednes-
day.
, 1890-02-13
SEVEN MEN DROWNED.
a boat Sink. In the Mississippi
Hclow 1T. Louis.

ST.. l-ouls, Fob. lO.--Thc towboat Por
uf Eads, of the ~. Louis n Mississippi
lIhs. tais morning, during heavy fog,
struck n pier Of new railroad bridge
below This city and in n few minutes
bank SHE carried crow of forty seven
men and for time the wilucst rumors
prevailed, the loss Of life being placed at
from iiteon to twenty-five. Ii Is now
known that seven Of the crow were
drpsned. Ten ,wero badly cut aud
bruised and have hccn cared for at The
United States hospital
, 1890-02-13

SENATOR EDMUNDs has the repu-
tation of being an exceptionally
"coldn man. The frigldlty Of his
nature has long been subject OF
comment and newspaper paragraph
but he thawcd out In executive ses-
sion Of the SENATE Thursday, in n
manner hat led Senator Sherman
to believe that he had run UP
against IL live wire. Senator Ed
munds is entirely deficient in those
qualities which give man the
reputation Of n magnetic states
man, but for all that he Is one of
the ablest men In the senate, and the
man who measures swords with
him wants to be exceptionally "cun-
ming Of fence"
, 1890-02-13

IN the future drums will he used
In the Ottoman army. This recalls
the fact that In times past some of
the European armies have tried the
experiment of dispensing with this
martial relic Of barbarism, but the
results proved unsatisfactory. There
is something In tile long roll to
arms that arouses all the warlil<e
spirit of II soldier, and puts courage
into the heart of many pale re-
crtlit.
, 1890-02-13

AARON +. PARKER, editor of the
idaho County Free Press, was mar
ried at Weiser, Idaho, on February A.,
to Miss Mary >. Newman. The
ceremony took place at the home of
the BRIDES parents, Rev. Alexander
Corbett officiating. Mr.Parker Is well
known among the newspaper fra
ternlty of the Northwest. He is u
vigorous writer, and his articles
descriptive Of the resources of Idaho
have had wide circulation and have
added much to the outside worlds
knowledge of the territory,
, 1890-02-13
SOUTHERN rACIrIo pLooKApE.
The Road South of Roseburg, Or, In
TerrIhle Condition.

PORTLAND, or, Feb. s.-Thc situation
of the lilroad blockade remains prao-
tioally unchanged, Superintendent
Brand, %; the Southern Pacific, said to,.
day; 'Thcro is absolutely no tclInA
when we can yet our through trains in
motto ruins between here and Roso-
burg will probably bo running in day
or two, but south OF Roseburg the road
Is in terrible condition.
, 1890-02-13

The council Of state Is not u body that
possesses In u great degree che confidence
and good will Of tic population, and the
wofkingmcn murmur at the notion that
IL j. the first to sit In Judgment uron the
laws that are initiate the new Utopia.
II is said, therefore, that the emperor
will rcorganizs the body, which Is COM
posed OF eighty members, lie proposes
to appoint certain number Of working.
rien to assist in the deliberations.
, 1890-02-13

THE people in the Ceur d'Alcnes
will find that then avnlanches have
been the means of advertising their
rich mines extensively throughout
the east. The boom that re-
sounded through their canyons
when the mountain sides came
laundering into the canyons will
not stop until 1t attracts thousands
of miners and millions of capital.
, 1890-02-13

ment has taken in deciding upon lhs
simple enforcement of tho law.
Tho left looks upon the dukes nctAs
u mere boy i,h oscapadc, and holds VI
ho should he tried and sentenced 10 as
sort tho majesty of the law
but that after the sentence he
should bc pardOned and sent out N
France. Thus the law would be upheld
and there would be- 10 royal victim To
republican persecution.
The right has abandoned the inten-
ton to interpellatc the goycrnmen
rRrss COMMENTS.
The Monitcur, the Orleanist organ.
npplauds the prince for oboying n palrl.
otic inspiration, which hc Communl-
Gated to no one. and upon W hich lie
acted -pon tnncously, with the gcnerus
urdor OF youth.
, 1890-02-13
POLITICS IN BERLIN.
The Proposed International
Conference.
PROBABLY IMPRACTICABLE.
Socialism Aided by the Imperial
DEGREES - Minister Phelps
Dined by Bismarck.

BERLIN, Feb. s,--Thc public is inclined
to the Wow that the emporors sociaiistic
propositions will never lead TO any prac'
teal result. Already it is recognized as
altogether improbable that tho Europe
an powers will assent 10 take part In the
International conference proposed. The
obvious hitility of the general PROPOSE
ton touched upon in the rcscripts has
led to the report that the conference will
ignore the subject Of minimum wages,
anu limit itself 10 the consideration OF
the industrial employ mcnt of women
and children, the economic and other
aspects of Sunday labor, and the eight
hour-a-day movement, hut oven II the
scheme shall get this far aud be restrict.
ed a. thus suggested, II IL cons sWered
that no practical end would be reached,
lfAnything OF importance Is to follow
from the movement 1t will be from that
part which proposes internal changes,
new labor legislation and the reform oil
the relations existing between employ
ers and workers.
, 1890-02-13

Dayton lnlander; William r. Ncwell.
of Walla Wslln, about a year ago pur-
chased the Port Townsend Argus, Last
week he failed with about 5000 li.nil-
tiles and $500 assets. Newell is low
waiting for u government appointment
which lie expects to get through scnator
Squire. When man demonstra rates
fully that lio is an utter failure at doing
business Tor himscifho Is then just ready
to conduct tho business OF the govern
politician.
, 1890-02-13

GEORGE KEENAN, has done more
to right tho wrongs Of the masses OF
Russia than has been accomplished
by any other man OF the century.
The timo will come when constitu-
tional Russia will hold his memory
In as high reverence as the Ameri-
cans entertain for Lafayette.
, 1890-02-13

An army order has been issued TO the
effect that Ia the military casinos 40 oili-
GERS shall be- served with moro than one
glass Of spirits before noon, and never
with absinthc. This is intended to
check tho habit that has become a part
OF tho life of the fropuenlers Of these
places, where before the dinner hour
they toss up for drinks, with the
consequence that all the afternoon duty
Is performed with much.muddled
brains.
, 1890-02-13
RUN YouR PAPER TO SUIT YOURSELF.

RUN Your PAPER TO SUIT YOURSELF.
Latah Times Only last week d. +.
Coplon complained about the policy Of
the Times and says he docs not propose
to support paper that does not boom
his town. Then comes another man
who thinks there IL too much boom.
such are the yicissitudes OF country
editors life. Il reminds us of .Esops
fable about the man who had two wives /;
one dislikcd grey hair anu pluckei them
out of his head, the other could not bear
black hair, 50 sho pluoked the black
hairs out, between the two the poor
man was soon bald-headed.
, 1890-02-13

RonE, Feb o The pope Is we'll bu,
in consequence Of tho death of his
brother Cardinal Hcyyri, his holmes
will secludo himself for n few days. The
body OF the cardinal Is lying In state,
Six lta llan cardinals will be created In
March. la view of the minority OF Ial-
ian ca riInals, rs compared with tho
numbvr ui foreign cardinals, The pore
has decided against the holding oil the
new Cunclhye outside OF Rome.
, 1890-02-13

Two YOUNG scientists of Vienna
have discovered the bacillus of in
fluenza. There are good many
sufferers in Spokane Falls who
would like nothing better than 10
go cunning for that same animal,
the origin Of all their sufierings.
, 1890-02-13

Walla Walla Union; John u, Carrere,
the well known Newspaper man, and
until recently private secretary to Sena-
tor Squire, Is now at Olympia but is to
assume charge of the city department of
newspaper about to be started In SpO-
kane Falls. 1t Is reported that thc pa
per aforesaid will devote Itself for the
time being, to the re-electlug of Govern
or Squire TO the United States senate,
, 1890-02-13

ware of their danger, took greater
chances and built houses and viii
lagos oil sites that We're pcrilous.
They bought wisdom with ex-
periencc, and when another food
came II few days ago, they were
better preparedto resist its encroach-
, 1890-02-13

THE Atlanta Constitution is one
of the most able advocates of the
protective tariff in the Union, and
the result of Its efforts is the estab-
lishmcnt of eight hundred new in
dustrles, great and small, In that
city during the year of 1850. The
power of the press results in wealth
and afiiuence for Atlanta.
, 1890-02-13

Minister Phelps and wife were inv tied
to dinner by Prince Bismarck to make
the acquaintance of his family, and 10
drink glass OF Rhonish wine over the
settlement OF the Samoan trouble. The
dinner hour was an carly one, and the
only person present, exclusive of the
family, was DR.. schwennigcr. After
dinner they adjourned to tho library.
and the chancellor lighted his long pipe
and sent for some whisky. lie said 1t
was q recent glt from friend In the
United states. Thus equipped for a so
cial bout the chancellor proposed and
al drank TO the health OF the president
OF the United States.
, 1890-02-13
journal. Grover Cleveland should
take warning.

AT Wilbur during the recent
blockade the citizens turned out
and helped release n slow-bound
train. 1t carried supplies of wood
and food, and there was great re-
joicing upon its arrival.
, 1890-02-13

ONCE those fugitive senators from
Montana get within the Jurisdiction
of Governor Pennoyer, that apostle
of Jefiersonian democracy will
probably welcome them with open
arms, and pay about as much attcn-
ton to acquisitions as he would
to the whistling of the wind.
, 1890-02-13

THIS winter has been severe
one on the oldest inhabitants. We
have had the coolest weather, the
deepest snow, the Cmur d'Alenes
the biggest landslides and Oregon
the deepest floods known in the his
tory Of the country, And the oldest
settlers can only stand by in II dazed
sort of way and wonder what is
coming next.
, 1890-02-13

FROM Olympia it Is learned that
Speaker Foighan, Of this city, has
bloomed into n congressional candi.
date of the first magnitude. John
l.. Wilson, 1t Is said, is already lay.
ing his wires for denomination, a
number of other members of tho
legislature are looking for place to
enter the contest.
, 1890-02-13
Exhibiii.n OF California Trui,.-

NEw YoRR. Fob. l0.-The exhibition
of California i-uits, under the auspices of
the boarl Of II ,do and Orange Growers
association. ofsun Bernarlino county.
California. will b,, opened In this city
February ". A special train from
Southern California, bearing coIisign-
mcnt Of iruits for the exhibition, arrived
hers, Saturday night with everything in
good condition.
, 1890-02-13

On the silver question the South
marches blithely with the West.
Free coinage IN earnestly and ably
advocated by both the Atlanta Con-
stitution ana the Louisyllle Courier
, 1890-02-13
UNION AND NORTHWESTERN.
Their I,esignntion From tho Inter-
state Association Accepted.

CHIcAGo, Feb. 1.-The Interstate
Commerce Railway Association met to-
day ami accepted tho resignation OF the
Union Pacific and Northwestern roads,
to take effect the 29l and 2Gth inst. a war
between these roads IN their alliance
against tho others II anticipated.
, 1890-02-13
SPIRIT OF THE HOME PRES!

The Almira Journal of January 10
thus tersoly states the situation there;
No coal, no mail, showed in, hard win.
ter, no wood in town no trains for two
weeks, telegraph wires down again, no
hay, little grain, no whisky, supplies in
sight train will be in to- day,
, 1890-02-13

Seattle Journal: While tho people of
this city have warm feeling for the
Seattle, Lake Shore S Eastern railroad,
they will not regret TO sec 1t pass into
the hands of some other company which
will push 1t through to an Eastern out
let without delay.
, 1890-02-13

A KALAMA drunkard fell into
the river and was drowned,
and Montana youth killed him.
self because he could not pay his
gambling debts. And still young
men will go on forever in the very
paths that lead strnight TO such
trnncdiea.
, 1890-02-13

POSSIBLY 1t may yet Se decided by
the courts that the Chicago anarch-
lists were not legally hanged. At
all events they were hanged, and
that is enough for the country to
know. The courts can 20 on max
ing such declarations till the cows
come home, but they can't restore
life to the murderous bomb-throwers
of the Hnymarket tragedy.
, 1890-02-13

THE great flood In the Willamette
valley, while higher than that Of
1861, has not been productive Of such
great loss OF life or property, In
those early days the people, una
, 1890-02-13

a. Vn8 tide lands OF the state of
Washington are worth millions Of
dollars. They belong TO the people,
by express and explicit declaration
q the constitution, and under hon.
ess control they would be the means
Of reducing taxation and placing
tho financcu VI tho state upon so
flrm = foundation that they would
be the glory Of the commonwealth
and tho wonder Of the West,
Bnt there h danger, under . foul
conspiracy, and with the aid Of
cheap and corrupt men, that this
magniAcsnt herits gs that fell to the
portion or our fair young state will
paD Into the hands Of an audacious
clique 1t m outragcous fraction of
it, true valuation.
-
Thess conspIrators, tho REVIEW
has reason to assert, have already
begun q cunning campaign. where
by they hope to secure these
Iands OF the state at . 1.-THE of
their true value. IL IL high time
that the voico Of the press wero raised
In sdetenSe OF the public property,
and the sleepy eyes OF the leglsla-
kure opened to the scheme that Is
heIng PINNED within the shadow of
Nc capitol
-.
II will be news to many Of the
Reviews readers to learn that
Representative Clark, of Spokane
county, has developed into an au--
thority on tide lands. He has In
= trotluced bill In the house that
would pave the way for the most
gigantic job that has ever sprung
into existence In this state. We do
not say that Mr.. Clark has done so
with corrupt Intentions. His pur-
poses may be OF the purest; but we
do declare that II he persists In his
advocacy OF this pcrnicious measure
he Will bring suspicion upon his
own mead.
This measure house Dill NO. ioh
would allow the owners OF iands
fronting ON these tide lands Of the
state, where they have seized such
tide lands and appropriated them to
iheir Individual use py MAKING val
uabic improvements tnereoh' tne ex-
elusive right TO purchase such iands
q the state
contfary 70 al custom ana prece
oeni, TINS valuable property, nuch
OF u worth sSo'VV ana s4o,"" per
acre, ~ /" % applaneo ~ 'ne c"i.'-
missioner OF each county, and .nen
Ss.ua''on y 'ne pr" 'i'h' sn"'i oe
P4o p' . ea' oou"'y
'o's n''sn' Wv" '"e 'lo''
Anu sou..ne on 'A" P,ois,'y
w'n nAiAi'o''s " uo 10. ms
P'o.' nas's :, "'. S
ou,s s''e s,'e,n ~o'' po"e, "
n 'n eus i~".' 70 '"
~ Whatever nominal consideration
they might choose to namc, since
the commissioner OF public lands is
REQUIRED TO sell them the land
-
Tha r,<,npIc ott0ht IN arlsa tt, their
, 1890-02-13

Ir you care to know mans true
disposition, go camping with him,
H. you desire to find the weak spots
In his mind, send him to the lcgisla-
ture.
, 1890-02-13

WHES Portland girl desires to
20 shopping she dons n gum water
proof, pulls pair of gum boots on
her feet, slaps generous lump Of
gum In her mouth and calls for the
family canoo.
, 1890-02-13

THE democratic press Of Mary
land is unanimous for ballot REFORM
Senator Gorman has had his day,
and his system Of manipulation is
doomed
, 1890-02-13

EASTERN railroad officers report
that three-iourths Of the inquiries
about Washington are In relation
to Spokane Falls.
, 1890-02-13

A 5000 portrait of cx-Presldent
Cleveland will soon be hung i'm the
White house. Grover would much
prefer being there In flesh and blood.
, 1890-02-13

Ex.Archduke John. of Austria, now
called Herr Orth has bought q trading
steamer and hired crew and will be his
own skipper and intends to make trad.
| ing voyages to the lovuntinc resorts.
, 1890-02-13
A TEMPERANCE LESSON.

the following beautiful poem twenty
years ago, n one of the most con-
firmcd and hor elcss incbriates In the
city Of Portland. He stands a pitt
able object lesson In temperance,
and n conspicuous warning to the
youth Of the land.
This poem, though written In the
authors early manhood, Is his
masterpiece. Maturity, instead OF
developing the spark OF genius, md
blowing 1t into a steady flame that
might have placed him In the front
rank of poets, has only dulled his
bright brain.
Tho contemplation Of wreck
like this Is painful. In fancy we
SEQ what might have been, and
when we descend to the realm of
fact, and find hopeless sot, reeling
through the streets Of the city that
longed TO give him fame, the picture
is so painful, the contrast so disa-
greeable, that we turn for relief to
the beautiful verses below, so full of
melody and poetic thought, 80 nd
mirable In rhyme and rhythm, and
yet carrying n subdued undertone of
melancholy; born, perhaps, of the
poet's intuitive knowledge of his i'm
pending fate.
From the Cascades frozen gorges,
Lenping like child ut play,
Winding, widening through the valley,
Bright Willamette glides away;
onward ever.
Lovely river,
Softly calling TO the sea;
Time that scars US,
Mains and mars us,
Leaves no track or trench on thee
Springs green witchery is weaving
Braid and border for thy side;
Grace forever haunts thy journey,
Beauty dimplcs on Thy tide.
Through tho purple gates OF morning,
Now thy rosea,c ripnlcs dance;
Golden, then. when duy departing,
On thy waters trails his lancei
Waltzing, flashing.
linking. plashirg
limpid, volatile and free
Always hurried
To be buried
In the bitter moon mad sea.
In thy crystal dccps, inverted,
Swings picture OF the sky,
Like those wavoring hopes OF Aidenn
Dimly in our dreams that lie;
Cloudcd often, drowned in turmoil,
Faint and lovely. far away
Wreathing sunshine OH the morrow,
Breathing fra ganco round to-day.
Love would wander
Here and ponder
Hitler poetry would dream;
Lile's old questions,
Sad suggestions,
"Whence and whither?' through thy
stream.
On the roaring wastes OF ocean,
Soon thy scattered waves shall toss;
Mid the surges' rhythmic thunder
Shall thy silver tongue be lost.
OH thy g'immcring rush of gladness
Mocks this turbid life OF mine,
Racing to the wild Forever,
Down the slopIng paths Of time!
onward ever,
Lovely river.
Softly calling to the sea;
Time that scars MS,
Mains and mars us,
l.cavcsno track or trench on thee
Alas for poor Sam Simpson! Time
has brought many a cruel reminder
Of the truth OF his poem, but the
t.z.....,C,l s,,.a,- da.va nn IN tho eaa
unchanged, unscarred. On sum
mer days II still glides through
green meadows and dances by
lofty cliffs; the picture mirrored I'm
its placid waters to-day is just as
fair as II was twenty years ago; but
a change has come to the features OF
the youthful poet, a change that Is
full of sadness, and devoid Of hope
for the future.
, 1890-02-13

FOtIALlNN HfLffh VI TUE bI'HNFa's
The effect OF the DEGREES upon tho
electoral canvass is that they actually
tend to help the socialist party This is
u surprise, because at the first move
mcnt ii did not look that way. Indeed,
the theory that the DEGREES were en-
ployed as an agreed stroke in the game
for votes seemed to be confirmed 10y the
staggering effect that they had at first
upon tho socialist propaganda, for they
seemed TO make socialism itself acccs-
sorry, but sober second thought is to the
effect that the DEGREES are an imperial
recognition that socialism is right and
wise and that what It proposes is neces-
sary for the country,
The FIRST practical conclusion IS that
the labor candidate will take the
place Ut importance lately assigned to
the Car,olers in the political combina-
ton.
since the publication OF the DEGREES,
the socialist central committee has in
creased the number OF its candidates,
and now contests 80 districts. The
campaign, as II h being worked 10y the
committees, Is In u display OF marvellous
activity, energy and intelligence. Many
contributions of money have been re-
ceived from outside Uf Germany and
the largest Of these are from America.
, 1890-02-13

A BAKERS strike at Seattle hns
advanced the price of bread 10 per
cent.