, 1891-12-08
CARRERE Is HERE.
The Spokane Journalist Talks on
Various Subjects.
Politics lin Eastern Washington.
The Crops and the Effects of
the Mckinley bill.

| John. K. Carrere of Spokane, arrived in
olympia this morning twenty-five hours
from Spokane. The storm delayed the
train, what are you here for?" was
asked with wink. Nothing" replied
the genial journalist with smile, "but YOU
might say that am working up scheme
for an Olympia man for the senate" "Who
IS the mani" "Nick .Owings. The farm
ers are wild for him." "Who are tile can
didates for congress next year p"
"Well, we have had visits from all the
distinguished statesmen from Tacoma,
who want it, among them John s. Baker,
A. r. Garretson, Col. III. r. Garretson.
Chas. 3. Claypool, Geo. Browne and John
N. Gonna"
How is the sentiment in Spokane ~
"We understand that Tacoma ought to
have q congressman and that it is the gen
eral feeling in the state. Spokane will GER
tainly be agreeable to any such arrange
ment."
How is the wife of Congressman Will
son ~
II understand from Harry Wilson tbat
the danger line is passed and that Mrs.
wilson IS on the road to recovery. A tele-
gram was received from Congressman Will
son to that effect Sunday"
How are the crops over thereI"
lave just made trip through the
Palouse country visiting all the principal
towns. While the average weld was about
twenty per cent. less than last year, the
price obtained was the largest in the his
tory OF the country, reaching as high as IS
cents, which is much better than 81 cents
at Chicago. The farmers are rapidly pay
ing OIL all their mortgages and taking up
thelr notes, which were not taxed by our
state law Ex-senator Mcconnell of idaho.
VINO mas immense stores at Pullman in this
state, and Moscow, Idaho, estimated the
othef DAY that his firms would collect over
w per cent. of all money due them. Hon.
Charles Coey of the constitutional conyen-
ton OF this stale, who has large stores at
Rockford, Fairfield and other Palouse
towns, places the average even higher
may mention in this connection that
these gentlemen and other large dealers at
Coltax, Palouse City and other points re-
port great reectlon in favor of the Nc
Klnley bill. Mr.. Coey estimates that
about 30 per cent of the household pur
cnases made by his customers are sugar,
which they are now buying at big reduc-
tlon on old prices. He also tells me that
other articles such as shoes and boots show
a QepreclatlOn In cost of about Is per cent
II TACT, 4here are no articles he sells which
are higher this year than last year. j. M.
Hill, hardware dealer and ex-census emu
merator who has the largest hardware
store at Pullman, says that many articles
which he sells are lower than last wear and
ana he would be glad to fill orders in tin
ware at last years price. His partners
the AlcGregor boys-haYe Just made several
4 tl9usald dollars apiece from the opera
lions OF The Mckinley bill Buyers fron.s
Montana have been through Eastern
nil ,oI.1 4
derstand from Montana parties, that that
state thanks to protection, is going
INTO the wool business more extensively
than ever. State Senator r. G, McCroskev
estimates that the farmers have saved five
cents on every bushel of wheat this year
through their Farmers Alliance ware
houses. They have also formed co-opera-
tive companies for the purchase Of agricul-
Jural implements and other articles at
greatly reduced rates. The senator saws
bhaC the farming communities are yeTy
prosperous and as he, it is generally SUP
posed, expects to be the candidate for gov
ernor on the Observation-Disclosures ticket in
accordance with the scheme outlined by
ex-Chief Justice Burke, in his celebrated
Chicago Herald interview, his ideas
are entitled to great respect
A notable incident took place last week
during the progress of an excursion
from the Palouse country to Spokane. A
performance was given by the Carleton
Opera Co. 70. at the Auditorium, at which
nearly 25O0 people from Spokane and Pa
louise were present. J. j. Browne, whom
Judge Burke says is to be the candidate for
the U. 3. Senate on the McCroskey ticket.
invited the wouldbe governor to his private
box and showed him conspicuous atten-
ton during the progress of the play. The
entire audience were interested observers
\ OF this love feast, which probably means
that Secretary Geo. Hazards candidate,
the Hon. 9. II. Warner of Colfax, is not in