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, 1890-08-14
O'RE/LLYS DEA TH.

| john Boyle O'Reiily was not an
old man. In fact he was in the
monday of his life. He was born
In County Meath, Ireland, forty-six
years ago last June. But those
forty.six years made up most
eventful and heroic life; they have
been full of action, heavy with suf-
fering, and eventful with danger.
In the death of OReilly we can
trace a likeness to the troubled
mountain stream that enters n
broad valley Of plenty and peace
only 10 be swallowed up by chasm
In the earth long ere 1t reaches the
sea. O'Reiily was In the sunshine
Of prosperity and fame. 1t seemed
ns though he had passed all dangers,
and that he might in reason hope to
see the constitutional methods of
Gladstone and Parnell accomplish
for Ireland all that his hot and i'm
pulsive youth dreamed as the out
come of the Fenian policy of force.
Yet he lies silent in death. The
vital spark that Britain once tried
to obliterate has been snuffed out by
careless act, and the Irish people
are now mourning the departure of
their sweetest singer, their most elo-
quent advocate.
When Mr.. O'Reilly was In Spo-
kane not long ago the REVIEW
published sketch of his eventful
career. Without trespassing too
much upon ground then covered, 1t
can be stated that O'Reilly became
a printer boy at the age of IA, and
subsequently became a reporter for
a number OF English journals.
When 10 years of age he enlisted in
the Tenth Hussars, for the purpose
of sowing the seeds of Fenianism
among the Irish regiments. His
purpose was detected, he was tried
for high treason, condemned and
sentenced to- be shot. The sentence
was conimutedto life imprisonment,
and he was moved about among a.
number of English prisons, and in
1867 was sent to Australia. He
escaped from the western coast in
an open boat, and was picked up by
an American vessel and landed in
Philadelphia in 1869. OReilly, at
the time of his death, was an out
law from Great Britain, having been
one of those excluded from the am
nesty act of 1860. The British
government had set reward of
81, 200 upon his head, dead or alive.
This was never recalled.
O'Reilly's life In America has been
devoted mainly to the platform and
literary pursuits. At the time of
his death he was editor and part
owner of the Boston Pilot, an Irish
American journal of wide circula-
tion and broad influence. He was
deeply impressed with the beauties
and capabilities of Washington, and
after his return to Boston published |
a large amount of descriptive matter
to the new state, and In
his editorial columns presented a
pleasing picture of the possibilities
and advantages of the Pacific N orth-
west.
The kindly eye, the heart that
throbbed for Ireland, the tongue
that sang so sweetly, are still in
death. The hand of God has an
nulled the British decree of revenge,
and the British government will
never be called upon to pay the re-
ward 1t offered so many years ago.
, 1890-08-14
.S7ANFORD,S BUBBLE.


If Senator Stanford will turn his
attention toward the Argentine Re
public, he will see an object lesson
that ought TO make him thankful
that the American people laughed
his money-lending proposition out
of congress. Senator Stanford's idea
has been in actual application in
the Argentine Republic for some
time, and the consequences are now
seen In financial panic and revolu-
tion. The government encouraged
the land-holders--the fariners--to
go in debt, even guaranteeing the
interest on the mortgage bonds, or
cedulas, rs they were called down
in Argentine. The cedula has
thrown the Argentine Republic in
to bankruptcy and war, because it
encouraged everybody to go into
debt and speculate. For awhile
everything was lovely and the goose
hung high, because everybody had
o cedula on his ranch and money
in his pocket. Everybody was spec
ulating, and the boom was big.
The reaction was inevitable, just
as inevitable as the physical and
mental depression following a de-
bauch. The Argentinians awoke to
tho realization that they were terri
bly, in debt, that no more money
was to be made by speculation, and
as the government had brought
good times once they couldn't un-
derstand it's inability to bring them
again. The next thought was
q war, q wild hope arising that in
, 1890-08-14
THE LONDON PRESS

The London press takes not kind
ly to electrical executions. This is
not surprising. The British resist
innovations. Hanging Is the good
old English custom-it Is inter
woven pretty closely with English
history. and therefore 1t Is a thing
to be treasured and perpetuated,
along with roast beef and plum pud-
ding. 1t took the English people
a long time TO forego the practice of
leaving the victim of the gibbet to
dangle upon his gallows, a warning
to evil-doers and a terror to the SUI
perstitlous, just as it took their an
cestors before them long while to
relegate the headsman's bloody AK
to the tower of London and cease
decorating tall gateposts with the
heads Of their enemies.
1t has not been many years since
few misguided Sepoys, who struck
bold blow for the liberty of their
race, were tied to the mouths of
cannons and blown into fragments;
and this was done by an officer of
the queens army. The papers now
so shocked by the electrical taking
off of Kemmler defend that atrocious
act to this day, we believe.
The execution of Kemmler by
electricity was the outgrowth of a
refined sentiment against the gal-
lows. 1t is yet too early to pro-
nounce the experiment either n
failure or success. 1t Is hoped it
will prove n success, and that the
disagreeable necessity of removing
murderers may be deprived of n
share Of the objectional features so
likely to attend the killing of u
human being by hanging him by
the neck.
OF course the spectacle of strap
ping man into chair, binding
his arms and applying the instru-
ments Of death Is not pleasing. In
the case of Kemmler there was q
novelty about IL all that made 1t all
the more shocking. The world has
read so often about condemned men
ascending tho gallows, about the
pinioning of their arms, the adjust
inent Of the rope about the neck,
the placing OF the black cap, and
other prelIminaries, that 1t has lost
much of the horror that would be
aroused In the mind of one who
never had seen or heard of the in
Fiction Of death In that manner.
Custom tones down our feelings to
a surprising degree iu matters of
this kind.
The opposition of tho London
press 10 electrical executions might
easily have been foretold. 1t pleases
the vanity of the British 10 think
, 1890-08-14

He Is generally understood to be
solid with the administration, and
of course everybody out here, par
tic,,larly our urcongressional aspirants,
will unite In supporting the genial
Indianlan for the place. Tho voice
Of Washington Will be n unit. MIR.
Calkins' appointment would take
him out Of Washington politics, and
better still would honor the state
with an appointment next door to a
cabinet position. The judge would
become Mr.. Wapamaker's right
hand bower. He could teach q
class In his Sunday school, write a
bargain advertisement for the Phila-
delphia papers, aud above all
straighten out the kinks in the
Washington mail service. In short,
Judge Calkins would suddenly find
himself In the delightful position of
having offices to pass around among
his friends.
The REVIEW sincerely hopes that
Mr.. Calkins will be given the posi-
ton of first assistant postmaster
general, and In expressing this wish
we desire to dlsclaim any such mo-
tives as those leading Eastern gen.
tlemen to write gilt-edged letters of
recommendation for men whose
presence they wish to remove into
the wild and distant West. The
judge Is n good man to keep here,
but he can do more good to the
party and the state by trotting In
official harness with Mr.. Wana-
maker than by staying here where
there are not enough offices to 60
around.
, 1890-08-14
FIGHTING FOE PEACE.

The force Of the old war-cry that
tive must have peace even If We
have to fight for it," is elncidated
by the results of the national peace
congress, which has lately adj
journed. perhaps forever. The good
philanthropists who assembled ON
that occasion enthusiastically re-
solved that the barbaric methods OF
war for the adjudication of inter
national disputes had been relegated
to the archives of the past, and that
the nobler humanity and the grand
er civilization of modern times had
devised "a method whereby all such
disagreements might be amlcably
settled without bloodshed. Where
upon those innocent gentlemen in
dulged in much hand.shaking and
mutual congratulation over their
great achi lvement. Their honest
faces were wreathed in smiles.
Then they parted amid the sing
ing of psalms, hallclujahs aud loud
hosannas, and returned to their sew
eral homes, content with the con-
seriousness that within few weeks
they had ach ieyed IL greater triumph
than all those that have been re-
corded opposite the names of armor-
clad kings since the beginning of
human strife without the gates of
Eden.
1t is pity that all their beautiful
sentiment was founded upon IA de-
lusion. 1t is the old cry of "peace,
peace, but there Is no peace" If 40
where Is the necessity of maintain
Ing powerful armies, at an expendi-
ture of millions of dollars annually.
for defense? II the theory of the
peace congress Is correct, why should
france now require an available
military force Of 5000, 600 men? or
Russia 2,579,0OO, Germany 1900, 900.
Austro-Hungary 100000, Italy
l,O9O, 600? And with n standing
army of 4S6 0s3 men, why was Cen
eral Caprivi, the new German chan
cellor, recently granted an increase
OF 1900 men and the supplemental
sum of 1S,OOOOO0 marks for military
purposes? With a standing army
OF 325,603 men, why is General
Bauer, minister of war for Austria
Hungary, appealing for an Increase
OF 1900 men and q, 600. 900 marka
in addition to the regular appropri-
alton for military purposes? An
these facts will astound the dele
gates to the peace congress. who
resolved that war Is cruel, barbaric
unnecessary, intolerable and olI
that, but they are facts, lust the
same.
Moreover, another phase OF this
condition of affairs will doubles.
afford these well meaning gentle
men food for reflection. In a time
OF profound peace, according 10 IN.
declaration OF the peace congress
France has n standing army of 5I1 ,
9si men, Russia 1900, Germany
s46,9S3, Austro-Hungary 325 G0S
and Italy 255, AIS. These numher,
aggregate 2,39S, 42s men, who aro
bivouaced to fight for peace. The
expense of maintaining these colos.
sal organizations of men in idleuess
or Mt least non-productiyeness
comes ont of the pockets OF the nen,
pie, and 1t Is unquestionablv enor
nous, and great burden, int tbo
interests OF peace and the welfare OF
, 1890-08-14

CARDISAL NEWMAN, whose death is an.
nounced from London was born outside
the influences of the Roman church. lilo
was graduated from Trinity college, OK.
ford, and took Anglican orders. Ills
high church leanings driftcd him nearer
and nearer the Roman church, and in
1s45 lie joined the priesthood of that
church, where his iubors have since
been confined. lie WAS made cardinal
eleven years ago.
, 1890-08-14

the dignltaries, whose occupations
and incomes would be gone without
them, seem to demand this method
of preserving the peace, regard.
less of any theoretical peace con-
gress.
Thus no immediate change NAV
be anticipated, Notwithstanding the
high-sounding declarations of the
peace congress to the contrary.
, 1890-08-14

that while we are an independent
people in government we are sun
closely allied in thought ana Gus
tom. Any innovation that widehs
the breach is naturally regarded
with positive disfavor by our cousins
across the water. And that Is why
they show pity for poJr Kemmlcr'
, 1890-08-14
PASSING FANCIEs.

ID REPRESENTATIVE WILSON viii
N not leave his post of duty at Wash-
ington to antagonze the efforts of a CO.
tere OF disappointed and ambitious poll.
ticians The people will take care of MIR.
Wilson's interests in order that lie NAV
90 on taking care of theirs.
, 1890-08-14

Rev. f.. Il. SurToN writes to the Seat
tie Leader, expressing thanks for the
kindness bestowed upon him during hi.
ing at tine hands of q liquor seller named
Clark at Almira. In this connection tho
Latah Times publishes letter from
Rev. A. Y. Skee, stating that there is no
truth in the story that Mr.. Skec received
"only what he deserved, on account Of
having insulted woman.
, 1890-08-14

THIS is fine democratic country wa
live in. The green goods" men ara
lust as willing to sell their bogus money
to the son of the president as to any one
else. Perhaps we shall next hear Of
these rascals sending in their cards to
the secretary of the treasury, or perhaps
to the president himself.
, 1890-08-14

MIR. o. W. PARsELis. owner of the
famous Flushing (Nlichigan) stock farm,
who was in Spokane Falls Sunday,
states that 50, 900, 900 will not cover the
first cos, of the blooded horses shipped
into the state Of Washington during
the past year. 4 great many importers
and horse-raisers are preparing to make
an exhibit at the Northwestern exposi.
ton. lie was surprised 10 find That no
arrangement had been made Tor this
feature which he considers of as much
importance as wheat oats aud rye. lie
intends to bring out five carloads Of
horses anyhow, but does not expect TO
place them on exhibition unless the eS-
position management offers induce
ments for competition.
, 1890-08-14
THE PUYALLUP RESER We.

Under provision of the Indian
appropriation bill, the president
will appoint a commission of three
disiBterested persons to visit the
, 1890-08-14

TuE Eastern weather at present 1,
what might be properly called "onsar-
tin." One day tho telegraph bears tho
information that the people are dying
from heat, and the next we learn that
cold weather and killing irosts are in
jurlng the crops. II that section had a
variety of resources as great as its diver.
sity OF climate IL would do well indeed.
, 1890-08-14
lNrrnts1 in tho conrrossionnl cnnln..

INTEREST in the congressional contest
is rapidly waning Only the audacty
and hopelessncss Of the movement gave
1t the importance 1t at first assumed,
This has been followed by general be-
lief that Turner will hardly be in tho
fight at the convention, and consequent
loss of interest The Turner forces be.
gan the fight too carly. 1t was only
skirmish at best.
, 1890-08-14

GENERAL A. Il. CAMPBILI, of Kansas
who is attracting considerable notice on
account OF his recent escapade in Kansas
City, Mo, honestly earned his military
title. on account of his superior knowl-
edge OF the ways OF drinking mon in that
prohibition state Governor Martin made
him assistant attorney general, and com
missioned him especially to bring to JUS
lice all criminals who violated the pro-
visions Of the sacred prohibition cons'i-
tuition. Thus ut once he became gem
eral and rich man. for while the constr
tuition, the statutes and public senti-
ment cared nothing for such minor mis-
deneanors as horse-stealing, highway
robbery, seduction, gambling and MUIR
DER, the general was entitled to n fabu-
lous CONTINGENT fee for each conviction
OF the one monstrous crime OF selling
liquor. As an illustration Of
now this enabled the general
to feather his nest it may
be mentioned that in Wichita he con-
vic'ed one man on LIZ counts in one IN.
d'clment. The fines aggregated severai
million dollars, In addition to the ini.
prlsonment of tho cnlprit for period o,
ABOUT S6J years. or course this absurd
verdict was not carried out in full, but
General Campbell collected a big rouhu
zee besides great many Others IN
similar manner, 1t is not n matter "
wonder then, that when the reaction
came IN Kansas, and he found his occu-
pation gone he went over to kansas
city ana painted tho town crimson
nue. General Campbell is a typical rep
resentative OF that class Of third-par.y
cranks who followed st. John in M
reasonable desertlon of tho republican
party and caused TO descend upon INV
nation the curse of four years OF demo-
cratic rule.
, 1890-08-14

TBERE Is growing suspicion that
Postmaster General Wananaker who IS
one OF the shrewtlcst and most success
ful advertisers in The land, is interested
In the publication house that is publish
ng Tolstoi's krcut2cr Sonata" Atall
events he has taken just the step to adj
vance their interests. Sinco the news
was sent broadcast that the book would
not be permitted To pass through tho
mails, the demand has been phenom-
enal. When you tell the average Amer
lean that he mustn't read n book of de-
batable morals you may rest assured
he II read it, be the type never so small
and dim, and the literary value of the
work never so low. There is good deal
Of the mule in the American character.
, 1890-08-14

THE proposition 10 tar and feather the
Spokane city council was lightly offered,
but 1T presents an amusing spectacle to
the imagination. Alderman Bettis,
tarred and well ienthored, would make a
fine game cock, and would be in great
demand among men who admire that
sort OF sport. For the Information OF
out-of-town readers the REVIEW will ex-
plain that Mr.. Bettis is local celebrity
who is modelled upon lines similar to, but
narrower than those of Sparks, land
commissioner under Cleveland. He Is
as vain as a peacock, as stubborn as
mule; keen minded, but ever impressed
with an idea that the times are out ot
joint aud that ho was born to set them
right; man capable OF oiiocting re-
forms, and also OF doing great deal oil
damage upon occasions like tho present.
u useful man to turn loose where 1t
necessary to tear down, and as danger
Gus in the council at the present time 10
mad elephant would be III a china
shop. In short one OF those men VINO
can accomplish some good and great
deal of harm; man whose range oil
vision is too narrow 10 be effective in oc-
casions like the present, which calls Tor
sound discretion and no bombGst. There
you have fair pen picture of Mr.. Bettis'
alderman and general objector.
, 1890-08-14

NATAL QUOTATIONS.
Bar sllver-Now York, 81 1874
Bar silvcr-London. 5i34d.
Copper--I.ifeless; August, si6.S5,
Leud--Quiet; domestic, $3.50
Tin-Dull; straits, 5000.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-21
A Haunted Eaouse.

This body of ours has been likened to a tenement. IT. often has haunted apartment the stomach. Scared by tho eldrich sprite, dyspepsia, digestion flies and refuses to return. What can break the spell, what can raise the ban laid upon the unhappy organsl We answer unhesitatingly, Hostetters Stomach Bit ters, and we are warranted in the re- sponse by the recorded testimony of myriads, covering period of over a third of century. A course of the Bit ters, begun ill any stage of the atfliction, and consistently followed, will terminate in cure positive, not partial. The Bitters restores tone to the epigastric nerve, re- news and pnriies the juices exuding from the cellular tissue that act upon the food digestively, expels bile from the stomach and the blood, and promotes a regular habit of body. Malaria, kidney complaint, nefruGsness, rheumatism and neurpieia Ere way to this medicine
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-21
BiRDs OF ARIZONA

Last Thursday Col. Hatford received the last consignment of bird skins from the Huachucas. the lot being ac- companied by the collector, o. c. Polling, who has been Tn the Huachu. caS since last February and has col. lected over 2,000 specimens of birds, and also the eggs of nearly every variety, the eggs being more valuable than the birds. The most ol tue spec Imens will be sent to the Smithsonian Institution and the remainder to prl, vate collections in the East. Mir. Half ford s latest addition to his already fine collection consists of about q hun dred and twenty specimens and com prises nearly sixty varieties, some Of them being very rare and valuable. It is quite a surprise to learn that over three hundred distinct varieties of birds are found in this county and of this number Mir, Hatford now has over two hundred, From MT Polling we learn that there are more varieties of bumming birds found in Arizona than in any other State or Territory m the United States, Epttaph.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-21
SENATE FOR FREE COINAGE


 The Senate, on the i7th, passed bill, the title of which reads, "An act to provide ter the free coinage of gold and silver bullion and for other pur- poses" No feature of the original House bill was retained. The bill provides that the unit of value in the United States will be the dollar, coined of 4l2a grains silver or p S-l0 grains gold, and said coins shall be equally legal tender for debts, public or private. Any owner of silver or gold bullion may deposit it at any mint Tn the United States to be coined into standard dollars or bars for his benefit without charge. Certificates provided for and silver and gold cer- tificates already issued shall be re- deemable Tn coin of standard value and shall be receivable for all taxes and dues to the United States, and legal tender for the payment of all debts, public and private. Tbese are the principal features of the bill.
 An examination of the vote shows that the bill owes its passage to the Senators from the Western and South ern States, and a large majority of  those voting for it are Democrats. Tho Republican members from the Eastern and Middle States, with the exception of Cameron, of Pennsylva. mia, voted Sehdly against the bill
 The acton of the Democrats, in this matter, m view of their refusal to con sider any silver legislation during Ulevelands administration, is not con sisteut. There is little likelihood of the bill becoming law, as in he event of the concurrence of the House, the Presidential veto is likely to be en- ceunLered.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-21

We return thanks to M. H, de Young, publisher and proprietor of the San Francisco Chronicle, for an invi- tatien to inspect the new Chronicle building, on the evening of June l6tb. We regret that we were not able to be present and view the splendid struc- ture, perfect in all it's appointments, and fitting monument to the prog rssS and worth of the Chronicle, a newspaper for which we entertain a very high opinion, as Arizonans, gen orally, should. The Chronicle, more than any other coast paper, has always shown friendhness to Arizona, has understood our wants and our griev- ances and warmly championed our in- terests. The Chronicle stands at the head of California journalism, and as its proprietor who has shaped its tourse, Mr. de Young has cause to be proud of his great success.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-21
. LuCuAruvE nrs.Nrss

A late Washington dispatch says; The pension sharks of Washington are anticipating great increase, of busi- ness under the bill. which has just passed the House, and which undoubt- edly become law.
 Corp. Tanner, Ex,Commissloner of Pensions, is doing very we'll He has gone into business for himself as a pension attorney, and he estimates that his income for the first year, not yet closed, will be at least $40, ,00o. Under the Morrill, pension bill, which will soon become law, Mir. Tanner may reasonably expect within couple of years an annual income of Sl00,o00. Hon, w. ", Dudley, another ex-Com- missioner of Pensions, Is making as a pension attorney not less than $50 900 year. There are numerous other attorneys and claim agents of smaller degree than those named who are making from Sl0,000 to S30,000 a year out of the business, and the pension Legislation of this year will wonder fully increase their business. Most of them are preparing for extraordinary work by securing larger quarters and  employing more clerks.
 None of these pension agents be- lieve that pension legislation will stop with the Morrill, bill. They are clam bring through the National Tribune and other influences for service pen sion, winch will cost anywhere from s20o, ,000,0 to 100000, and they are urging the removal of the limita- tion of arrears, winch will take S2l6,- DOC, 900 more. There are no more enthusiastic and outspoken attendants of the annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic than these claim agents and pension attor- neys, and the burden of their yearly song IS "more liberal pensions