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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-05

President General OF the T. s. s; During this
long hot summer have been dOubly "shut-ln' by
the illness Of a brother. But our letters.
lovely quilt scraps books and reading matter from
OF" dear T. 5 : fris nds haze indeed helped US
TO bear H. My brother is still weak and III, al
though convalescent. I feel deeply Indebted 70 tn
Misses Fannie Fairbanks. Emma J. Carpenter and
Emily G. Davis and to Mesddmcs w s Baker A
Vaudeville. j J. Br0Ome. 4. II. Baldwin : Wood
NJ. : Gurus. W. Evans, Ormonde. r. q. Megie. r.
f. Brown and others whose names | did not learn.
The scraps sent by Miss Fairbanks and Mesdames
Ormonde and Vaudeville were beautiful.
II Mary g. l.. will send her address I will
exchange Old stamps for either kind OF her maya
zines, providing my stamps suitable Yours
for sunshine GRACE l.. MAKINSON
Tecumseh \eb
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TO COLLECT THE JUDGMENT.
Tacoma Attaches Light and WATER
Cas- rsrouerty-some I'm Dispute.

Special Dispatch 10 the Poat-fntellgencer
TACOMA. Aug. ai.-Ex-city Attorney
Wickershar. who recently prosecuted tho
''mlllien-daliar suit" - successful issue
IA the supreme court. Is already preparing
TO collect the bic Judgment IN favor CT tic
city and against the old light and wases
company A few days a9o ar execution
ssas levied against the real estate. witch
10 said 10 belong 70 the old company. soa
today 4 special execution against the cse-
sonA property was placed IN The hands Of
.he sherir Tor service.
G. T.. Hurley. who IL selsrted bg thc
prosecution as a representative OF the cid
company vas ecrvo1 with tho ~aptrs tnls
afternoon The sherin took formal pcs
reseiau ~ fIurley'a ofFlec and the propotty
feurd there rhe NEST Important RaTt az
the proceedings was the notice az attach
ment given 20 IIsrley. affecting the pumps
and machinery az Maplewoea springs near
puyaiipp This plant witch = now IN nee
- claimed to b. a part Of the ola com
rany's pTsctE The Servings belong 10 the
city. and are leased hv the Hurley Gem
Yany 10 supply water az puyallup Attor-
neys on both sides held consultation to-
dav and decided upon n course Of action
pending settlement In the courts II g.
inSsiv an Injunction viii De asked by the
Hurley compans' % prevent TIRE sheriff afll-
.nr the property the hearing ~ which vii
result in definite proof % whether rho
scsred property belongs 20 the old cora
pany.
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Attorney General Makes His Opinion
TO state Treasurer More Explicit.

Special Dispatch TO the Observation-Disclosures
OLYMPIA, Aug. 5L-Tne following let
ter from the attorney general OF
the state 10 State Treasurer c. W.
Young. dated August 80 Is seif-explana-
tory. and is supplementary TO an opinion
given some time since by that officer 10
ment OF the tide land fund in general fund
warrants:
''In order that there may be no mistake
a TO the construction to be placed by your
office upon my letter Of August IS 1897,
wherein ! advised you that as long as
there Is a dollar left in the tide land fund
general fund warrants issued after jan
uary -. lsS7, as fast as they are presented
for payment, and not to mark said war
rants not paid for the want of funds
/ have the honor 10 say that when these
general fund warrants are presented 10
you il is your duty 10 take them up with
cash. The warrant is an order for money,
and for nothing else.
of course. for the convenience OF your
Office, you can give the warrant holder
check on a bank. provided ne Will receive
IL as cash. but you cannot tender him
check on a bank a good tender can only
be made in money. IL you were TO tender
him a check instead Of money IL is
grave question whether the effect would
not be the same as If you Endorsed the
warrant Not paid for the want of funds
er as TO whether he will receive the cash
for his warrant. His warrant calls for
cash. and for nothing else, and he is bound
TO take IL. He is not bound TO take checks.
las | said before. of course YOU can paw
those warrant holders in checks who will
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NOTES FROM wENATcHEE.
Heavy Shipments of Fruit-The Lost
Child Founf-W G. II. 4. Officers.

Special Dispatch to the "Reminiscences.
WENATCHFE. Aug. 2l.-Frult has been
shipped from here at the rate OF car load
per day for the last few weeks. The ship
ments consist mostly Of tomatoes. pears.
peaches. watermelOns and apples. The
marketing OF tomatoes has ceased almost
entirely at present. owing 20 deprecated
prices. and as a consequence. hundreds u
bushels VIII rot on the vines. as the hot
weather has ripened them very fast.
kittie Montgomery. aged years, who
was lost In the mountains for over sixty
hours. was found late Tuesday evening.
She was alive and well. had wandered
twelve miles from camp and subsisted en-
tirely upon berries.
A school election was held Saturday In
the Wenatchce district 20 vote a special
5-mili TAX for the purpose Of paying teach
ers and buying school supplies The propo-
sition carried by a vote OF o. 20 r.
A. a meeting - the ". Q. r. T.. recent
II held the following officers were elected
for tire ensuing term: President Mrs
Clara Y. Lanam. vice president. Mrs :. c.
Reeves. secretary. Miss Maud Mcneil:
treasurer. Mrs. Rose r Fuller: superin-
fendeut q press work Mrs.. Dora Wells.
superintendent q mercy work. Mrs.. El0-
uise Wells. superintendent % literature
Maggie McCutch.n: superintendent % par
lor meetings. Mrs. Fuller
Miss Frankie Davidson. % Mission. died
Of malarial fever Saturday. and her body
was laid at rest In the Mission cemetery
Sunday.
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A Tried Remedy for Biliousness.

Those who suffer from disorder or mac
ton of the liver viii never get the upper
hand Of the unruly organ so long as they
use such irrational remedies as blue pill,
tried and popular medicine. Hostetter' )
stomach Bitters, they may expect relief
with certainty of obtaining It. The in
fiuence Of the BitterS upCn the great bill
larry gland is direct, powerful and speed
ily felt The relief afforded is not spas
modic. but complete and permanent. The
saliowness of the skin. furTed appearance
headache, nausea. pains through the right
side and shoulder. In fact every accompa-
niment of the obstinate complaint are en-
tirely and promptly removed by a course
of this inestimable medicine in behalf OF
which testimony is constantly emanating
from every quarter, and from all classes of
society.
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INA SLIGHTLY BETTER FIX.
Tacoma Finance. saiI Muddied, but
Cash II Paid.

Special Dispatch 10 tie Post-intelligencer.
TACOMA. Aug. si.-The biennial report
OF Controller Eenhan just issued, shows
an Increased volume OF business during
the twenty-five months Il covers. Instead
az embracing two years. az the title OF
the repor; would indicate. bat twenty-five
months are considered. because o. the
charter amendment making the fiscal year
begin on January I Instead Of March !.
In summarizing his report. the con
troller says: "fu the compilation Of this
report the general fund and city hail fund
warrants issued prior 10 April 10. 1854.
amounting 10 ssse. fi567. have Been treated
as valid ard unpaid outstanding obliEa-
lions OF the city. for the reason that prae-
tlcaiiy the whole amount - now In litiga-
ton and It r. impossible at this time for
this department 10 determine accurately
which warrants have been once paid and
reIxsued by the city treasurer and which
have not The city was enjoinea In the
case Of Murray against the city of Ia
coma from paying any OF those warrants.
but the Injunction is supposed to cover
some warrants that were never cashed
and ralssued. The cash shown in the vari-
Gus funds r. the amount which should be
in said funds as no deduction IL made Tor
money due the city from failed banks and
former city treasurers.
'aThe amount of money actually IN the
hands OF the present city treasurer as this
date is $40 1880 or the amount Of cash
shown IN the various funds. the sum OF
s2es ssI-7 was deposited IN the Tacoma
Trust and Savings bank tslnce failedl, and
the city's claim against the receiver Of
this bank was on the 18th day OF Deem
Der. 1896. allowed by the court for the sum
of $-an 800 only. the court holding that the
balance Was on account Of once paid war
rants deposited In that bank
From general standpoint the report OF
the controller shows the city 10 be In a
somewhat better financial condition than
two years ago. General expense AMI sai-
AIRY warrants are paid almost 10 date.
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TEATS HASANINNINGS
Evidence xof All ose Way-bHe"m"
Attaches Light and Water Conn
pany's Property on Hiiiion-Doi-
lar fundamentally eontr"iieEs
Report ON Ffnnnces-A Lumber
shfp That sailed Away From the
Uoneyard.

6pecfal pf~ratcn 70 the Post-Intsiisgencer'
TACOMA, Aug. n.-Teafs rad, MS m
nsngs sonlz.st. The testimony given DE-
fore the council was al one way. and
that was decidedly In fay0r OF the 4ceiis-
ell civil service commissioner. Prof. Tom
In son. aeS-eta~y o. the commission /;
Charles Woodwork, reporter, and
Teatg furnished the amusement
Tornlsnson was troubled wlta bad
memory. which he archiy explained = -
bad only Ia spots On matters mat az
fectcd Teats' interests seriously he forgot,
but he wes narvei0ualy clear on favor
able subjects. He told Of the efforts OF
Mayor Faxcetx and Assistant City At
fornay Wolf. 10 dictate 10 the eommks-
sion. and asserted that he was "appFsoaen-
ed by Woodwork. who spoke Tor fa|-
cetf. and solicited ToTnlinson's assistance
In downing Teats.
Woolwcrth furnished the COMEDY elf
mont He told how he entered the e.
animation solely to defeat City Clegk
rcyg. and knew he had him because RoTs
licked psrplexed. Incidentally. he Goa
f1ded 10 thu council that the mayor hal
told him that Teafs was marked fos
slaughter BY the Populists.
Teats testified in his own behalf. EivAag
q clear explanation OF the suspicious
contract transactions. Al adjournment
was taken with Teats silll Oh the stand.
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THE NJ. E. CONFERENCE
THE ANIMAL GATHERING OF THE
CHURCH ON THE SOUND.
Interesting Discussions by the Tin
Grants CIub-Dr. Drivers Address
on the Origin of American Insti-
buttons Tells the Part Christian
fsy Has Played.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Intelligencer.
EVERETT Aug. M--Dr. W. s. Har
rington, pastor of the Trinity church OF
Seattle. Conducted the dsy otional ser-
vices at the opening OF the second ses-
son Of the NJ +. conference at O'Clock
this morning. AT the close OF these ser
vices there WIS short session OF the
Itinerant's Club. Rev A. j. Hansen. CT
SnohoInish president, in the chair. Rev
E. Chamber. Of Fsirhsyen; Rev. 81. A.
Covingt 3n- Of Aberdser. ard Rev. @. l..
Cuddy of Tacoma. treasurer. were ap-
pointed a committee on finance, and In
structed TO ascertain and report tomor-
row the amount Of funds necessary 10
meet all obligations of the club during the
present session. Rev. A. S. Gregg was
appointed ofieiai reporter. The Rev.
John Spencer. OF Everett. was invited 10
sit with and participate in the proceed
irgs OF the club. Rev. b. F. Brooks, of
Mount Vernon: Rev. L. J. Coyinston and
Rev. o. l. Doane were appointed COM
nittee on nominations.
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Special Dispatch - the Post-InteIlirencer
oCoSrA. Aug. N.-The people 81 Ocosta
are very angry over the proposal % The
county comm ssion@rs 90 elise the South
hay bridge TIE bridge needs a small out
lay for repairs. and the road and bridge
cost about ses 30 from Ocosta 20 fhs
beach occTta business u1en put VI a large
part ~ ne cost. and two or three % her
business men became financially involved
as consequence. 10 was supposed that
Ire county. after Accepting the structure
would continue It's maintenance. but unless
TIE commissioners change their minds this
VII not p the case. II IS confidently be-
heFfd here thar there is a deep-laid plot
% set tire county 20 abandon the oos,fv
bridge IN order 70 induce the turning over
Or the entire right-of-way 20 the railroad
company for an extension 20 the beach.
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Columbia in immense canoes TO terrorize
the more peaceful Lummis and Nooksaeks
and the few settlers who had then located
here. led TO its establishment by order of
Col. Casey. afterwards general, who was
the post commandant at Fort Steilacoom,
at that time the only military station on
Puget sound. This was in 1856, and the
company detailed for this duty in the will
derness was Company d, Of the Ninth regi-
ment. In command Of Capt. Pickett. after
wards distinguished as a general in the
Confederate army and as the leader OF
''Pickett's charge ct the battle OF Gettys-
burg. Gen. Forsythe. lately in COM
nland of the department of Cali
forrta and quite recently retired.
was one OF his lieutenants and the
post sutler was Z. d. Warbass, who had
been running a store on the CowlitZ river
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To LEASE HARBoR AREAS.
Present Occupants Given Till Novem-
ber-Rnfironds Called to Time

Special Dispatch 20 the Post-Tntelligenear.
OLYMPIA Aug. SILT has been dees--
mined by the state land commissioners
that present occupants OF harbor areas or
other lands abuttlng on harhor areas %
the state are granted until November J,
1Sss 20 Gle application for lease OF tho
same. AT said lands not 50 applied for
by that time shall 30 len ed az public auc-
tion % the highest bidder.
The board nas aisc decided - make the
railroads ~ the state pay for the use %
school and granted lsndg through which
their roads run. and today paesed the fol-
lowing order.
Eniiruai companies Occupying sch col
and granted lands q the state are -
quested % furnish the board with the
pi1ts showing such occupancy. aud FIJI
Day October l. iS'7. f. set 20 determine
ard adjust the loss % the state BY such
0srruuarf-y
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SAILED FROM THE BoSEYARD.
A Steamer Which Outfived Disaster
to Become n Lumber vessel

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Intelllgencer.
TACOMA. Aug. alderman bark Theo-
dor. z.3i9 tons. Capt. Hauler. cleared to-
day for Port PIrie. Australia. with = 81
pieces OF rough lumber. amounting 70
i,7E4,g5z fest. and valued a. sizySD1
The Theodor was al one time a trans
atlantic steamer. Sire was eB. down % a
sailing craft several years ago. and Is IN
usually long ard narrow. Four years ago.
when bound frcn Chile 70 Europe, the
Thso6or coliided WITH 40 iceberg or Cape
Horn. and was 30 Disabled az 70 be thought
scarcely worth trying 20 save. BY good
luck and hard work the vessel was sailed
to MonseglsIeo in thirty days. the average
time for the trip being not more than enc
week.
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Special Dispatch TO the Post-Tntelligence--
TACOMA. Aug. 31.-Department No. l.
superior court. viii BE formally opened.
after the summer vacation. next Monday.
The cases thus far set FOR trial are Wood
worth VS.. FaIrchild. Hosia VS.. Ayers,
Amy US. Ctausnnann. Knowles VS.. the City
Of Tacoma. II Is predicted that the pro-
bate and criminal business VIII be very
light. ard a Jury VIII IN all probability not
be needed during the early portion OF the
form
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Special nisr1trh 90 che Pasf-In tihgence-.
WEN ATcHEE Aus SO T. john
son and r. IS lockwood brought down
some verY fnr looking mineral from
thCir claims nr 600 Twtsp It is iron and
copper ~ulphifes carrying gold They
went down eleven feet ou enc - their
claims the Nary an1 ths lsfer con-
tiruea 90 UItta olt ana Improve in an
ptsrlncs en- ere way. They located
frrre new clairfs on the rWlsp. and noW
have Eve On an
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she unconcernediy replied that II was
because she had been living In adultery
with neighborsns farmer. She explained
that as q result OF this her tvo youngest
children are not recognized By rne huz-
band
The court held that the party praying
for relief should come into court with
clean hands. the same II divorce cases
as In equity sufts. and ne therefore de-
ciined 20 issue the decree The couple
own A homestead on the Muck" but for
many months the husband has Kept clear
Of The farrys
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Event.. In Partsc couc

Special Dispatch 20 the Post-TntelfIrao~ar
SOUTH BEND. Aug Glow. Johr y
Rogers has consented 30 make m Adde'S
On re opening day OF the Pacific counfy-
fair. September e.
Considerable numbers OF beet cattle are
being shipped from this county % g. 81,
Tor Alaska old cattle command tha bas-
Trice. IS IRE meat Is heavier. Thfs saa.Ds
u Be TIE prime reagl sste in that trade "a
y costs 10 more to ship heavy quarter OF
beef than a hight ore.
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CLIMATIC FREAK Ar TOWNSEND
lightning Destroys "a House-Henvy
Thunder and Rain Storm

FORT Townsend Wash, Aug. II
For the flrst time at this season OF the
year In the memory OF the proverbiaI
oldest citizen OF this section Of the coun-
try a violent thunder storm prevailed
here, beginning AT O'Clock this after
noon. Fer more than ore hour pain feli
in torrents the first for three months. BY
mariners thu rain is welcomed as II VIII
serve 20 dispsl the fog and smoke which
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has bean lowering over The sound ana
straits During the storm the residence
az SUPERINTENDENT Auhert. OF the city pub
lie schools. WIS struck by lightning ana
almost demolished. What rsa kes Inc caSs
remarkable is that never before WITHIN
the memory Of old timers was even 4 tree
struck BY lightning N this section or tiie
country. No other damage from the
storm has been reported.
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business Of Tacoma in AUGUST.

TACOMA. Aug si-The monthly re-
port OF the city treasurer for August
shows the total receipts from all sources
20 have been 81 a7o.57. The disbursements
Tor the month amounted to s@S 593.z7 The
sum total 81 cash remaining On all standing
funds Is si7egSfa But s. G29e was paid
out FOR salaries. and E2,5io.a was paia as
interest.
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Frccisl rnlsrafch fo fhe posf-rrfs-r er-r--
TACOMA. Aus ~When fhe Fft.r-,
suit ~ AurrstR Wlurfrr a~s.ref Der f.a.
hard Simcn care before 1nfrr k.sr r.
the snrHrior rouft tn1aT. u|d Ferre.
fien was sprung The defense FIl rrf
guf tn ar anreartrrr nnf tnr rrnr-r,.r
ans witness was hrire pens thresrh t.n
usuai Fuuflue questions When $50 anr
a.Aai ", Dr. n--n-rl - .------- .-r
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and who is now In the customs service at
Roche harbor. The site selected was the
only place in the vicinity where there was
a clearing large enough to accommodate
the necessary buildings and stockade. The
officers quarters and barracks were built
of logs and the stockade of cedar piling,
and the improvements cost sl4.e00.
At the same time the original post at
Port Townsend was established by Capt.
afterwards Col. Halter. long a prominent
citizen of Seattle. There was an express"
mail from Fort Steilacoom once a month.
but except for that communication with
the outside world was irregular and infre-
quent. The boundary controversy with
Great Britain, involving the ownership Of
the San Juan islands. led TO the removal
of the garrison 10 San Juan Island in 1859
and the post was finally abandoned in 1850.
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VICTORIA, Z. G Aug 81 NJ :
AFnphton hss arrived from Bar.n- ssa
savt1g On board Prof. Darcy Tho-rvz.,
~ British sealing coan-n5 szs.,-er al
Prof Azcoun. the Canadian rena-nss-
s'oner- wire naTe oesn studying seal Ufe
on re islASas- Teey both arusly declined
% aaselss the sealing Queztfor. stating
tlaat taey could say nothing ss-stl tr-aI~ -
ports lad been submitted . thelr cav
&EZmen@A.
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False arana ON had salmon.

Special Disaaseh 20 the Poss-In1elligencer.
OCoSTA. Aug. s1.-w. J. Eadds. \ trav-
cling man OF Springfield. ILL.,, purchased a
quantity Of canned salmon branded '-ocos-
"a" Of a dealer at thar place. but they
proved 70 be absolutely worthless 1t has
been found that the goods were dog sal
mon and that they were packed some time
ago ar Aberdeen. Ocosta has not sal
mon cannery.
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Good catch Of Alaska Fur-.

PORT TOWNSEND. Aug. sl.-Schooner
Emma, Capt. Bromshenon. arrived To-Day
from Marzavia. Alaska. with the seasons
catch as follows: Four bes.Ner, = retf fox,
Is sea otter and 1850 pounds OF whale
bone. In all. the cargo IS Waited at Sla-@e.
when the fact that the emma Is but
24-ton schooner IS considered. this is
remarkably rich catch.
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s,errlch se nc rrlra for .hnn,inr.

ST.. isi plapaf-h 60 re Post Inssilit-e-r.r
FAfRH. WIN Aug u-The nrslifnf.
navy hsar'nE az a. w Starri-k who sho,
3 n. Johnston Orr g. raw over hark rra-
Take Fatfen Jas, week took place ;05 az
Before fustirs Cawufsu ana sterri-k uns
committed f5 fau at Wrat>rr, tu srsaul,
20 Htop brn fcr tr'al in ere superior
c~urt.
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Special Dispatch to me Post-fntsIlf~rrcr-
OLYMPIA Aur Ff III has ben derlarf
~ fhe state ianf crreHr trrfrs that qU
payments on t1rtrrrtE frr fhe purchase
% ftde lands lue Hlrrr rEt are - 20
extended s.Niy Gays from SEPTEMBER T. al.
Mitch t-e eeatrsers on walsh money Is
Gua All 80 cancelled
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\. y. orirnteI strnmrr rninnarh.

Special Dispatch 20 the Post-Inteilizrncer.
TACOMA. Aus. T.-Nerthern Pacific
steamer Columbia today finished dlscharr-
lng her Inward cargo and has commenced
taking on outward bound freight She viii
carry out Hour, lumber. cotton. drills and
nah wire.
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Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Tntelllgencer.
WHATCOM. Aug. 2i.-Brief mention was
made IN the Post-Inteillgencer a few days
ago OF the destruction of old Fort Belling
ham. near Nhatcom, which was burned TO
the ground Thursday. August IS. after
having stood for over forty years looking
out upon the water which was the one
great highway OF Indians and settlers in
this remote corner OF the country, when
the old fort was first built on the edge OF
the great wilderness OF forest which
stretched from salt water to the snow line
OF the Cascades. IL was one OF the his
toric landmarks OF the Northwest and. at
tho time af its establishment. was the
most remote and isolated military post in
the United States.
Occasional warllke raids by the North
efa Indians. who cerae down from British
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Rain Refreshes the Earth.

Special Dispatch to the Observation-Disclosures.
WHATCOM. Aug. 31.-Quite & heavy
rain last night and occasional showers to-
day have done an immense amount Of
good, especially in checking the spread of
forest fires