The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-08
NORTHWEST NEWS.
fepiss Of General Interest In the Four New
States and Elsewhere.

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Tramps are treated ju.t as they deserve
at Hillsboro. Ore. neg are not furnished
with food or shelter until q certain amount
of snow IL shoveled and wood cut. Ii les
sens the appetite for work, however. and
decreases his affection for the town.
w, T.. Brown, who shot George Wren at
Sand ('oulee, was brought before Justice
Race for trial yesterday. He waived ex-
animation and war remanded tn jail IN
default of the sum of $1,000 bonds tn await
the action of the district court this month.
TIN man whom he shot is reported on the
jmprove.-Grs0t Falls ~dder.
promincnt stock raiser of Eagle val
ley. Oregon, says there. are about 2s.UO
sheep being fed there this winter, and
about 10000 head of cattle and horses.
should the winter he long, hay will he
come very scarce, for there il but about
800 tons remaining unsold there. Hay IL
now worth ri per ton, and should the cold
weather continue il H. liable tn go M to
SO or S12 per ton.
Mr.. Thomas Bufortl, agent at the Siletz
reservation, stated recently that he WAS
thoroughly i'm earnest i'm his work. and
that being surrounded by enthusiastic
workers he hoped soon to bring his agency
an tn a high standard. Some careful road
building would add to the facilities OF 'he
Indians for hauling their products. a
bridge also is needed across the Siie'<
river.
Vancouver will have an unprecedented
growth during 1ssO. The Union facihc
will span the river near the city at 4 COST
of S2.OOO,OO and will bring IL into direct
railroad communication with fortiiiia
and the Sound. The railroad to connect
with North Yakima will also he pushed 10
completion, and the agricultural ana iuhi
her industries will he developed in pro
portion tn the facilities afforded by these
railroads.
Tacoma has the honor. says "A conteihp-
orary, of sending "a most veritable rank
to the Legislature, in the person Oh Repre-
sentative stephen Judson. Judsof IL "a
nineteenth century type OF q Hebrew
prophet, whose soul il ever ahanne WIN
n~dignation and whose voice is ever
on the alert to hurl maledictions
against the oppressors and destroyers OF
time. His political opponents are all
either fools or knaves, and he is never
happy except when his eyes sparkle and
his clean-shaven mobile features are
keeping time tn the keen, grating voice
that hurls anathema against the wrong
doors.
Besides furnishing the world with it's
wealth of mineral, Montana steps to the
front with its reserves in the shape OF its
stock. Some interesting statistics have
been compiled regarding the endurance
OF horses on the street car lines OF ~.
Louis. The tabulated statement shows
that the Montana horse is i'm working
condition six to ten months after horses
from other portions of the country have
been taken oil the line as "useiess.' Next
tn Montana comes the Oregon animal.
The lowest standard of endurance is ac-
corded to the horses of the Middle states
for this particular kind of work-and
next to- the lowest grade il the Texas and
California plug. As a consequence. the
Montana horse brings from 50 to SO more
money than any other animals-in fact.
the car men buy no other animals so long
as IA good Montana horss. il prncurable.-
MiSsoUi0 Gazette.
Alex Is. Allen. president of the II. j.
Kelly Mining impair has returned from
his eastern trip. bringin with nm NJ.
Howes, a mining expert, who has gwen the
properties IA thorough examination and is
well satisfied the has a fine
property, and has agreed to put SS',OoO
into the enterprise. He says all that is
needed il depth in order that plenty OF
fine lead ores may he found. Mr.. e.. l..
Campbell has returned and will he per-
~nIanently located AT Argenta. A Few
weeks ago, Mr.. Eddy, who was sent here
by nthe New York stockholders visited
the mines and after "A careful exanlina-
ton was convinced that the property was
very valuable. II il gratifying to know
that thisc enterprise il once more i'm a shape
to resume operations. and all will rejoice
I'M the renewal of ''lively times i'm this
oft deserted camp. To Mr.. Allen is due
much of the honor of accomplishing this
result. for he has worked INCREASINGLY for
Tribune.
An unprecedented event i'm the history
of Washington took place the other day,
"a pardon being issued by the governor
without having been petitioned to do so
The facts concerning the case are AS
follows: Last July a woman named
Minnie Allen was sentenced at Tacoma to
four years imprisonment in the state
penitentiary for burglary. Governor
Ferry was notified by the warden of the
state penitentiary about four days ago
thai the woman was enceinte and wo,lt
probably he confined i'm about two weeks
On learning this fact the governor
after having given the subject matirs
deliberation. decided to pardon the WON
an "for humanity's sake" as he stated to
a. reporter. He did not believe i'm visiting
the sins upon the children. and he though
ii unjust that the UNIFORMS child should b>
compelled to- bear through life the stign;
of having been born i'm n penal institu
ton. He therefore accepted the onl!
alternative and partloned the woman.
He Was Finally Forgiven.
From the Lewiston IMe.l Journal.