, 1890-09-25

tile woods.
THE telephone girl ought to mako
good newspaper reporter from the G,o,
that she always hears the talk of ~
town. Nv
THE New York papers all contain cr, j.
showing how the Grant monumen, r,,,,
look when completed--if over 1, is com
pleted.
, Z. t. BARNUM, the famous showmn,
has just had public controversy Viii,
II Connecticut preacher on Sabbo,i
breaking. T.. 4. is said to have cnrr,oa
oil the honors, in fact tho preacher hst
no show.
SINCE Sullivan has gone on the sto,.
Boston has become SO badly stage strncc
that it is TO have n Chinese tbe,,o.
which will be managed by Chinamor
and devoted exclusively to the produo.
tion Of Chinese plays.
Ben BUTLER, whom the press H.,
written up and the public alternntsls
praised and denounced for the past zen,
Grafton, is writing his autobioprnnh,,
and as Ben always was bitter and a.,
castle speaker, II is presumed that there
will be much spicy reading about pub.
lie men and measures In this interestin,
book.
AN exchange announces tho sad IA
ings that John Arkell, Russell uar,i.
sons partner, has had the misfortune IN
lose his pet alligator, a present from,
Florida friend, and to which he had ho-
come very much attached. John 10 :,
be pitied in his bereavement, but then
he can md some consolation In know.
ing that he still has Russell Harrison,
Nor only has nature blessed the ,ro,,
Northwest with abundant crops and rich
mines but II adds one other blossinc 4,
the way offatr weather, to enable Tho
farmer to harvest his crop and the nina,
to develop his claim, and also to omaha
the visitors 10 the Spokane exposition ,o
see this great country in all its attract,
iveness.
Mr. NAFF is having a timo of IL with
the government. lie will never be- sura
ot his dues until the president of tba
United states and the supreme court
nave passed upon the matter in his ia
vor, the money has been paid to him
ana he has spent the last dollar IL
sometimes takes the government of ina
United states u long while 10 correct AN
injustice.
IT is estimated that wheat and hon,
Will bring into the state of Washington
this season abou, sl2, 600, 600, lumber and
coal about S15, COZ, 600, and that railway
construction will bring in $50, 600 COZ
more within tho next eighteen months.
Add to this the receipts of ore, fruit and
minor products OF this wonderful state
and some idea of the wealth of Wash.
inSton can be formed.
Colon, upon the lsthmus of Panama.
will not rally from its disastrous coufla.
grafton as Spokane has rallied. Be-
tween the collapse of tho Panama canal.
the unsettled state of the government,
the yillalnous climate and the great fire
that has swept away a considerable por-
ton OF the town, Colon will probably not
boom for good many years.
A WEAK creature residing in Arkansas
City, Kan, recently brought suit against
ms vile for aIimony, on the ground that
she was strong and healthy woman
and ought to support him. Tho courts
having decided against him, the decision
may be tho means OF keeping many a
iond, tender and aiiectionato dude from
entering the matrimonial state.
FoR long and unsuccessful siege of
oaliofing, the democratic convention OF
IN Snynntl.
tennessee takes the lead. The dead.
lock could not be broken, and after tho
enormous number OF 1000 ballots had
'een taken, tue convention adjourned
n disgust until October 10, when the
'altie OF ballots is to be renewed.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, of Germany. IA
aid to have displayed great military
'enlus by his suggestions and criticisms
It the mnny recent military maneuvers
ie has witnessed In various parts Of
europe He has ever taken Frederick
he Great as his model, and his empire
'eIng founded on bayonets, its present
iigh standing can only be maintained
~ military genius or willy diplomat
ike Bismarck.
" ''"'N' i'"o ieHulhrly cHTOlleu
ompnny of female state militia Tho
ompany was organized TO help cole-
rate Wyomings statehood, and having
'roved to he an interesting and attract.
We feature, the novel organization has
zen retained In the states service. 1t
I'll do duty bravely, no doubt, if called
pou, but should one of the members
ccldentally discharge her musket, the
Wyoming militia would soon dsband.
or course the ladies of Spokane could
ot volunteer TO work upon the exposi-
ION building along with their spirited
usoands Ca woman, you know, can not
ossibly saw n board or drive nail
traighD but for all that they have de-
ised plan whereby their sentiments
'ili 10 shown and their encouragement
xtended 10 the men who threw them
elves into the gap left by the deserting
arpenters. 1t takes wars and crises to
eyelop the loftiest qualities of the fem
line heart.
THE long-promised reduction of grain
'tes from Missouri river points to Chi
ago mas again been postponed. notwitl-
'nhdlng the efforts OF tho interstate
com mission. October is now
u Tor the day for the low rates to 80
lto elect, but tho railroads are evI-
entity attempting to prolonG the matter
nth this years grain crop is marketed.
is to be hoped, however, that the COM
ission will no longer permit itself to 10
oodwinked by the railroads, to the det-
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