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, 1890-02-20
CONDENSED TELEGRANIs.

Sir Robert Kane NJ. D., is dead.
Four Boulangists have beon reelected
in the recent elections in Paris.
Louis Sommers, of Hastings, Minn..
shot and killed Mario Diojzen SUNDAY
night, because she refused to marry him.
The Right Honorable Sir Louis Nal
lett, q. b., the well.known authority ON
commercial treaties, died yesterday Of
inllnen2h
The parncllites propose to press the
government for the payment of the ex.
pcnses attending their defense before the
commission.
Two Cincinnati Southern freight
trains colidcd at Melville Tenn, Satur.
day night, and Engineer Crow and
brakeman Gray were Killed.
Isaac Jacob, of Brooklyn, killed Ile--
man l,oyo2Insky early Sunday morning,
seriously wounded his wilo and shot
himself to avoid capture by the police.
James Miller, OF New York (colore,D,
was OH Sunday morning stabbed m tho
neck and Killed by Morris Miller
(coloredE The latter pleads self-de-
tense.
A syndicate, among whom are I. W.
Hollman, of Los Angeles, ichull broth
crs, Of San Francisco and New York. and
Lew Strauss, have acquired the control.
ling interest In the Nevada bank vi San
FmnCisco.
The London News Lisbon cor.
respondent says that many symptoms
show that the republican cause Is in
creasing In strength daily, and that tho
end OF the monarchy might como almost
any moment.
Bawnshecri. with large force, holds
tho field against Major Wissmann.
Bawnsheeri is territorial chieitain be-
/ longing to an ancient family. lie has
[ far greater influence than was Possessed
by Bushifi, the chief recently hanged by
| Germans.
-Four thousand miners in Grca,
l'ritain have decided to adhere 10 their
demands for an increase OF 10 per cent
In their wages. 10 IS probable that a
general strike would occur should they
do so, and that tho coal output would
be decreased three -fOurths.
The destitution among the Indians Of
the DEVILS Lake reservation has been
undersiated. The winter has been very
severe, and II the -, 90 recently author.
lied Tor their relief by the president had
been delayed longer, there would have
uttH low lUNlanh W nave tttClNcu any
benefit therefrom.
J. s. Hartman, tho pedestrian, has had
articles drawn for 3,DO-mile walk
against time. Hartman binds himself
to start within ten days from April 10
FROM any point In Indiana he may
choose aud walk to San Francisco and
return far enough to complete the 5,vUu
miles within siXty-hyo days.
Monseigneur Doane, Of Newark, who
was recently gwen the title Of "Prothono.
tary Apostolic by tho pope, notified tho
pAfishoners of ST PitriCk's Catholic
church sunday that they must take
their children from the public schools
and put them In the parochial schools, In
/ penalty of communication and denial
/ OF absolution.
A general election was held on the diff.
fcrcnt islands OF the Hawaiian group
/ February 4, which at the time indi-
Gated that the present party In power
was defeated and that at least q majority
Of the national reform party had been
elected. In general, the native and
/ labor element favored the latter party.
Wilcox, one of tho leaders of tho late
insurrection against the government, was
one of the representatives elected.
, 1890-02-20
PRAYERS AT OLYMPIA.

One would quite naturally i'm
agine, judging from the stew that
some people have worked themselves
into over the matter Of prayers In
the legislature, that one element
within that august body would con-
slider life burden, dreary desert
uprelleved by single oasis, unless
for few moments Of each legisla-
tive day they were insured the
pleasing privilege Of sitting within
the sound Of the soothing voice Of q
court chaplain
Upon the other hand, we are led
to Infer that Some Of the members
look upon prayers as their bete noir,
and have fully resolved that legisla-
tive proceedings uncorked with 90
invocatlons are the most profound
tyranny that ever fell upon he
nightcd people, who are slowly be-
ing ground into abject submission
by a .despouc and calculating
church.
While we can zee no more reason
for Legislature beginning its daily
routine with prayer than for simi-
lar service at each meeting OF the
common Council and In some cases,
not so mucli), II strikes Us that the
opposition attribute too much Inn
portance to:a matter that Is trifling.
And 50 long as the members i'm
agins themselves In dire need Of
, 1890-02-20
THE MINING BUREAU.

The bills drawn by Representative
Randall, from Stevens county, es-
tablishing bureau Of mining and
appointing state geologist, have
pissed both houses of the legislature
and are now waiting the governors
approval.
The bureau OF mining Is 20 be
composed of the governor, lieutenant
gov rnor and the state treasurer and
In all probability their Office will be
located mt the state capital. The
bill authorizing the appointment OF
a.state geologist empowers the gov
ernor TO name the location of this
Office and the state cabinet.
1nasmuch as nearly all the min.
cral TO be assayed In the state ls
found In the nine mining districts
in the vicinity Of Spokane Falls,
the most convenient and accessible
place for the owners Of the mines
would he this city. The benefits to
he derived from these bills Is really
the convenience OF having an uu-
thcntic assay made, bearing the seal
of the department, which will show
on it's faco the exact mineral value
Of the ore treated.
IL the governor will consult the
interests Of the mon who own the
mines Of this state he will az least
honor this city with the location OF
the Office Of the state geologist and
the cabinet of minerals.
, 1890-02-20

public prayers, and can not be con-
tent without them, II would bo an
act Of graciousncss and strike Of
economy to let them have their way
without stirring up such a rumpus,
so long as the prayers that are
offered are not in violation Of any
creed or law-abiding faith.
On the other hand, the fact that q
man Is opposed to prayers In the
Legislature does not signify that he Is
a foe TO Christianity. 1t seems TO
tho REVIEW that he might be q
prominent member Of church end
still consistently object to religious
services being blended with law
making, precisely Ms he might frown
upon any attempt to notify n preach
or to appear with his bible and
prayer-book on the occasion Of q
gathering Of citizens for the purpose
OF working n county road.
IL Christianity cnn not stand
without state prop II ls not tho re-
liglon we take It to be. As matter
OF fact, every effort to give II state
support has had a rcactionary effect
that wrought moro injury than
benefit.
, 1890-02-20
DON'T BE A CLAM.

60 Mr.. Clark of Spokane ia In
bioh glco over tho report of tho
loint committee ON tide lands Nav
we be permltted to ask the reason of
this bilarityq Mr.. Clark. as n Nom.
ber of the legislature. IL ono of tho
trustees of the neople. and in con.
ncctlon with the other members OK.
ercises control of the tide lands q
the state. II Mr.. Clark Is an honor.
nble man thls outbuIst of yJee mis-,
be attributed TO n belief ,Ipon his
mart that the pcoplc. the state are
about 20 dispoae of their propertv To
advantage. Perhaps Mr.. Clark IL
chucklInp over the way the state. bls
client. IA roing TO foist vast
amount OF worthless property upon
these deiudcd corporatiops. who are
80 slmple-minded as TO buy some
thing that Is worthless, and nav
therefor 80 or co cents nm acre
tits n positive shame. the way
this representative of the state ploats
over the unsuspectlpc slmplIcitv Of
these owners of wharves and shore
lands. Some of them have only
been familiar with tide lands for
ten or twenty years, and MIR. Clark
who knows all about this matter,
ought to be ashamed OF the way he
and the tide lands committee nre
"roping inn these innocents.
Upon the other hand. tbers are
people I'm Eastern Wash,ng,on. and
, 1890-02-20
THE TIDE LANDS.

Tho joint committee on tide lands
of tho legislature have reported a
bill which provides for the appoint
ment of three disinterested resident
il'eeholdcrs In each county wherein
the state tide lands are situated,
who shall appraise their value.
II the tide lands belonged to these
counties there might lie some reason
for confining the appointment Of
appraisers to residents Of the shore
line counties. But inasmuch as
they are the property OF the people,
the appointments should he made
from men Of the highest integrity
from different parts of the state
representing both political parties.
The sentiment Of the people llv-
Ing In the coast counties seems to
be In favor Of placing a nominal
price on these lands. Would the
resident appraisers ignore the sentl-
ment of their neighbors and ap-
praise th.se lands at their market
value?
II is difficult TO ascertain the
value Of q piece Of property before II
In placod on the market. Tho de-
mand usually determines tho values,
but these appraisers are TO ''fix"
values before these lands become
marketable.
Ifan individual or Incorporation
owned these lands such q
, 1890-02-20
much MS require the payment OF
% nor acre,

IN the voluntary retirement of
Mr.. a. J. shaw tho REVIEW loses
one of its most valued attaches. Mr..
Shaw's long connection with this
paper, both in the editorial and
business departments, has been
creditable alike to himself and the
newspaper he has served so faith
iully and efficiently. His retirement
has been prompted by desire TO
enter the broad field of individual
effort, where his integrity and nbill-
ties ought to command II high meas
urc of success, The REVIEW recog-
Mics the fact that In the Withdrawal
of Mr.. Shaw II loses valuable
member of It's force, whose place will
be filed with difficulty. That he
may succeed in his new field of
effort is the wish of every member
Of the force.
, 1890-02-20

THE CoLvILLE SHELTER.

The communication from the pen
of DIr. j. 5. Moore, president Of the
Colville Smelling Company, is the
frnnk uttcrance of u friend OF Spo-
kane Falls and the state of Wash
ington. II is u candid recognition
of the advantages of this city, and
indicates that at no distant day u
legitimate rivalry will spring up
that will result in the mutual bene.
1T of Colvillc and Spokane Falls.
The REVIEW believes and hopes
that the Colville smelter will soon
be operated at profit. That ia pre-.
cisely what the people of Spo.
kane would like 10 see, because
IL would he proof convincing that a
similar and larger enterprise would
he profitable here. In fact Mr..
Moore intimates willingness to
enter the field here and establish
extensive reduction works.
This Is ali enterprise that time
will develop. Tho profitable opera
ton Of the Colvllle smeltcr would
inevitably lead to the recognition oi
the advantages offered by Spokane
Falls, because they are greater than
those presented by tho former town.
The REVIEW would prefer that this
enterprise should pass to the control
of home men; but rather than see
the ore diverted TO distant cities Ii
would welcome the advent of for.
cign capital. Washington owes H..
phenomenal advance TO the employ.
ment of eastern money. When the
state was isolated aud the people
were dependent upon their own eff
forts the advance Of the territory
was comparatively slow. With the ad
vent Of transcontmental lines of rail
road, however, new life was infused
into the arteries of trade and indus
try, immigration came hand In hant
with capital, cities sprang from
towns and towns from villPges, anC
real estate appreciated us natur
ally and inevitably as waite
flows to the sea. At first this vivify
ing wave from the east was hailcC
with pleasure by all, but now Their
Is n disposition upon the part of ,
few TO close the flood.gates and re
turn to a dependence upon homt
effort and capital. The results o
such policy are plainly seen II
Oregon. Can Washington afford {,
adopt that course? In time sh,
may, but not now.
The gentlemen who have contro
ofthe Colvllle smelter are displayin,
commendable enterprise and energy
and their efforts, IL seems probable
will soon be rewarded with SUCCESS
Such u consIimmation would b,
hailed with qualification by the peo
pie of Spokane Fails.
, 1890-02-20

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, 1890-02-20

No LAW or device can ever DO
passed to make dishonest men hon
est. Even the Australian ballot law,
the most perfect and satisfactory
that has so far been devised, Is open
TO evasion. From an exchange 1t Is
learned that in Nashville recently
the ward-workers used ~ shrcw,l
arrangement for enabling voters
who could not read to place their
cross In the right place on the ballot
of the Australian system. They
had tin plates made just the size OF
the ballot, and with slots cut In
them at such intervals that the open
spaces would come over those
names which the voter desired to
cross. A young lawyer of Nashville
invented the device the night be
fore the election"
, 1890-02-20
NOT AFRAID OF THE POLICE

In an interview with an Inter
Ocean reporter a Chicago gambler,
few days ago, paid the following
candid tribute To the influence Of
the press: at is not the police who
are troubling us. We get along
very well with them. But the
newspapers are bothering us good
deal. Business has fallen Off 20 per
cent. or more since the newspapers
bcgsn banging at us. They scare
off our patrons, make people afraid
to come up lest the place should get
pulled while they arc there. The
police don't worry ms any. If the
newspapers would shut up we'd get
along all right" bl'.
Commenting :-pon this sta Ssment,
the Inter Ocean says, editorially;
"This Is the whole case in nut
shell. Police interference amounts
to little more than the smashing In
OF n front door and the arrest of a
half dozen or more idlers, who are
let Oft next day with q paltry fine.
While the police are batteripg the
guard door in. the keepers inside are
getting the layout slowed away In
the safe In the next room, so that by
the time the police get in nothing
contrary to law Ia in sight and moth.
ing is doing. The police theeupon
go away, and the game may be re-
sumed twenty minutes later. II
these raids, over which the depart
ment enthusiastically raises such
u virtuous pother, meant anything,
furniture, layout and whatever
goes to furnish q gambllng-room
would be smashed and destroyed as
the outer doors are. But there Ia no
use railing at a city administration
that Is helpless in the tolls Of the
gambling fraternity. Mayor Cregier
knows who put him In office and
who holds the key Of the manacles
he wears. He needs no telling.n
, 1890-02-20
THE RAILROAD SITUATION.

A great railroad war Ia being
wagcd by the trans-continenta tai
roads to get possession Of the north.
west territory. The Northern Pa
clfic was fortunate In securing the
field, hut as soon M II began to re-
cclve profitable earnings other COM
panies encroached upon the coveted
territory and paralleled Its lines.
The Great Northern In building
west from Great Falls, Mont, and
will reach tho Kootenai mining dis
trict and Spokane i'slls during the
present year. Tho Canadian Pacific,
u rival of ail the American lines, Is
trying to reach the Sound clties In
order to secure large part Of the
terminal transportation Of this
country. In turn the North.
ern Pacific has built to Win.
nipeg, expecting to re-
ccive a share of tho Canadian
traffic. Tho Spokane & Northern,
which In owned by Mr.. Corbin, al
though strictly an independent line,
Is generally considered q friendly
aliy Of the Northern Pacific road. II
is completed rs far north as Colvilie,
and will he extended to the Canad-
Inn Pacific, provided charter can
10 obtained from the Canadian gov.
eminent Mr.. Corbln and Mr.. AL.
bert Allen, his attorney, are now al
Ottawa, Canada, trying to secure q
fmnchise. Tho Canadian Pacific Is
making another move OH the rull-
road chcss-board, and Ia making ar
Judgements TO parallel the Spokane
4 Nor, hern to this city. The Seat
tlo & Eastern, extending from this
city west toward the Columbia river,
holds the key to q vast and produc.
tive country. Its stockholders are
no intimately connected with tho
Union Pacific and the Great North.
crn that It Is difficult to tell
which line will absorb its fnn.
chise to the coast. The Northern
Pacific is paralleling this line and
fighting for the trade OF the Big
Bend empire. If Mr.. Willard holds
his own against the opposition OF
three great transcontinental lines
the Canadian Pacific, the Union
Pacific and the Great Northern--.h .hs
will be known as the railroad mag
nate Of the age.
The warfare Is being waged with
ar.aat alxi1t aHI c.roa aaI tka d..
, 1890-02-20
THE WoRLp.s FAIR.

Chicago II decidedly In the lead In
the contest for the location Of the
worlds fair In 1892 st. Louis,
while virtually out Of the race, IL
still opposing her rival. The only
chance to defeat tho Lake City Is by
q combination Of all the applicants
for tho coveted honor.
Now York is trying to organize q
city corporation with capital suf-
ficiently large to construct the
necessary buildings, but at present
II is not made plain as TO how II can
avoid the provision Of the state con-
stitutIon prohibiting the use Of city
funds for such purposes.
II Is almost ms difiicult to decide
upon the place to hold this exposi-
ton as II was to discover America,
In honor Of which event the cele-
bration is to be held. The arg,i-
ments that are being presented are
much moro vol,lminous than those
presented to King Ferdinand and
Queen Isabella TO prove that the
world Is round. The celebration ID
one In which sixteen American re-
publics will join,i and as far as
convenience Of the participants Ia
concerned, In these days Of rapid
railroad transit, II makes little dif-
ference as to which competitor se-
cures the coveted prize.
In times past, New York, WASH
irgton and Philadelphia have been
honored with like celebrations, and
In recognition OF the West, Chicago
or st. Louis should be selected. In
asmuch as many Of the residents Of
the East have never been further
west than Cleveland, an attractive
feature like the worlds fair might
induce them TO learn that there are
cities of Importance outside OF New
York city, Philadelphia, Washing
ton or Boston.
, 1890-02-20

THERE IL danger that the tldelands
of the state, worth millions Of dol
lars, will be squandered ~ reckless
ly as were the school lands of Ore.
gon. The history Of that gigantic
steal, for 1t was nothing more nor
less, Is reproach to the people who
permitted IL. The conspirators sent
agcn ts throughout the state to ox-
anime and report upon all the school
lands, consisting of sections 10 and
S8of every township. Then, when
their knowledge of the value of
these lands had been perfected they
engineered n bill through the legls.
laturc authorizing the sale of the
states school lands mt the price Of
sl.25 per acre. No improvements
were required, and lands worth s.,
$40, $50, and even $50 per acre, went
for q song. On lis face the tide lands
bill ls not so audacious steal, but
Its effects would be even more
vicious, because IL would not so
, 1890-02-20

MINISTER HGRsCH, who has in
duced the Sultan of Turkey to i'm
prison Moussa Bey for the recent
murders aud atrocities committed
upon Armenian Christians, was APP
pointed from Portland, Or, by
President Harrison. He Is a Hebrew
in religion, and man of high
ability. a few years ago he was a
candidate before the Oregon lcgisla-
ture for the United States, and came
within few votes Of election. His
championship of persecuted Chris
tlans proves that the United States
lost nothing by sending a Hebrew as
minister 10 Turkey.
, 1890-02-20
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
The Work Said to Ba Progressing
Rapidly and Satisfactorily.

NEW SonK. Feb. i7.-.Chiei Engineer
Minocal, of the Nicaragua canal, who
has arrived from Greytown, reports that
the work Is progressing systematically
and satisfactorily. The progress on tho
great breakwatcr Is rapid, aud the drcdg-
Ing Of the channel will begin as soon us
the dredgcs, already ordered Lrriyo.
Vessels with heavy material for the
canal work will soon after be able TO
enter the harbor.
The breakwater so far as constructed,
has done precisely what he predicted
in arfcstlng the drifting of sand and
filling up OF the harbor mouth.
, 1890-02-20
A NOVEL CONDITION.
The Latest In the Granting of street
Railway Franchise.

CnIcAGo, Fob. i7,-Mayor Crcgicr to-
day signed an ordinance granting a
right of way 10 the Randolph Street FL.
cyated railway, after the company had
agreed to "A novel condition, which Is
that, beginning with December /, 1894
II shall pay into the city treasury ;
per cent. OF its annual gross income, tho
rate TO be increased to per cent. at
the end OF five ycara and to per
cent ut the end OF another five years
The mayor, in offering the proposition
to the council for ratification, said that
the time had come when the people
should receive some consideration for
the valuable rights and privileges
granted to corporations.
, 1890-02-20
LOOKING BACKWARD"

II gives the REVIEW sincere de-
light to inform those idealists and
dreamers who have gone into &C.
static raptures over Edward
Bellamy's conception, "Loolxing
Backward" that an excellent op-
portunity Is now presented, by which
they can put their hobby into nc
tive practice. The scene Is not fnr
distant. In the Nehalem valley,
Or, there is little colony of enthu-
slasts who are testing the social
condition mapped out by Bellamy.
This colony now numbers twenty
five men, six women and thirty
five children. They own 1900
acres Of land, but as tho greater
part Of 1t is heavily timbered, only
about 100 acres Is In cultivation.
The work Of this colony Is divided
into four Departmental of production,
distribution, transportation and
education, and the principal indus
tries are numbering, stocl-ralslng
and farming. Daniel Cronen, chief
Of the department. Of production,
describes the plans and purposes of
the colony as follows:
tour government is nplrc democ-
racy, all busines, being transacted by q
board OF directon selected according to
their fitness by experience in the work
ings Of tho community. All our workers
get the same psy-that Is, am allowance
from the common store sufficient to pro-
vide for al! the nece,saries Of life. The
amount does no, depend upon the labor
performed, but every man Is expected to
do all the work he can In the eight
hours allotted 10 labor. Thus a mans
condition does not depend on his ability
to do more work than his fellow men,
but upon the fact that he Is q human
being, willing to do as much as the
powers which his Creator eave him will
permit. Ifone can by means OF superior
strength, skill and natural aptness for
any work do twice as much as another
man. wo expect " OF him as much as
these teamsie, in town expect their
horses to do moro work than the dog
which draws the little boys cart.
"All arc paid the same out Of the COM
mon store. 80 that there are no rich and
no poor. Ono man can not wear broad.
cloth while his neighbor wears jeans.
No man can live beyond his means and
there is no induce ment to put on style,
as every man Knows what his neighbOr's 5
salary is we produces everything we
need eAeep. eio.hihs ana some inner gro
.enes, ser ,',s anu .ns "a ean os proeurea from
i'm. I'm eSs.Ss wha, ~. Snn S,on, vm 'u, 'r,
outside world 1, paid for out Of the COM
mon product. Of the colony. We have
no saloons, and drunkards; no ochurches,
and no religious fanatics; and every man
worships In hi, own belief Five ditler.