The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-12
INLAND EXPIRE IS DRY.
SPOKANE AND NEIGHBoRHoOD
SUFFERS FoR LACK OF WATER.
The Fruit Iadustry Especially II
Feeling the Eascts Of It-Contest
over Apportiennent Of County

Social Dispatch to the observation-disclosures
SPOKANE. Aug. 1l.-Never within the
memory Of the oldest ii1habitant has
the inland empire experienced such q
dry spell as at present. Wells, springs
and water courses, which have never be-
fore failed OF assupply. have, in numer-
GUS instances. lo,ne dry. Surrounding
lakes and rivers nave all. touched . new
low water mark.
one Of the greatest financial Losses
threatened through this cause Is to the
fruit industry. The Snake river has now
reached such q stage Of low water as to
make navigation BY steamers almost an
tmpossibllity. This places the river
growers In q critical position. From all
estimates OF the crop aloAg this stream
there yet ramains 150 carloads OF fruit to
Be shipped. II the present conditions
continue through the month Of August
untold damage would result to the grow
era. The only way the crop could be
marketed would be to haul the fruit up
the hill to the different shipping points.
such - Pullman, Uniontown and Cotton.
ana II Is doubtful II men and teams
could be secured even II prices would
warrant the extra expense.
A. = consequence OF present conditions
this city IL. for tho first time Ia many
years, experiencing great scarcity In
nearly ali kinds OF fruit. Because OF the
continued dry SPILL forest fires are also
committing greater depreda&ions than
ever before.
The matter Of appointing = successor
e the late County commissio.ner CamS z,
the public and especially the politicians.
Judge Richardson. before whom the mat
ter was brought up. rendered decision
Frather. both fusionists, had no author
ity to assist In the appointment OF the
new member and any such appointment
Noswithstandins this decision Judge
Prather proceeded. with Commissioner
Parks, the Populist member, to appoint
observation-disclosures Treede TO MI the va
ticipate in the proceedings. Now County
Auditor Hubbard refuses 10 permit the
appointment OF Mr.. Treede to be entered
upon the journal o. the boards pr3oesd-
county clerk has declined to approve Mr..
The latter i now attempting to ut
os cs ~ y s osr ST % x
that the determined s1ort Of the fusion
i.ts 70 secure = majority in the board q
to control the appointment Of the officers
Of the coming election In the county. The
Republicans are Just - determined to
pr sss ne: ana e n time they c np
pear to BE- on top.
J. y. Foster. : local insurance agent,
II In recetpt Of . circular letter from
one Of the large companies he represents.
tnstructfng him to take. no more risks ON
property either owned or occupied by
tneir near p Dr This action az ~
stated BY the letter. II brought about
by the present condition OF war in China,
which y = feared may lead to some
country.
Ex-senator Warner Miller, OF New
visiting the various fninlng districts trib-
utary to Spokane, said that he was
greatly struck with the signs Of q gem
s section N an ssnssos M ass
There 10 noticeable gain In the pop
Marty q Wssse X. mining sssnrie ~ ~. n
entinc and business methods In the con-
duct Of mining enterprises. and the I'm
provemsnts IN tho methods Of treatment.
much = = speculation. Il i beginning
to BE- recognized that q mining enter
prise h made successful BY putting men
erations and business men Of capacity at
the business end There In. In conse-
uuence, = strong movement toward min
bssfnning to reap the beneat Of Il. This
abilities, ana The eyes Of the Eastern p op-
orators and Investors are now turning
The commandment at Fort Wright has
e *. 70 asen s Sasa h
command. TO 12S men each This IL taken
by the officers In charge 20 mean early
service. either In China or the Philip
Owing TO the companies being composed
Of colored troops, there Is no material
here from. which TO NIL the ranks, and
men VIII have 10 be brought from other
points.
Kendall Fellows, q this city. who was
for a West Point cadetship, failed to
pass the necessary examination. and his
alternate, Leo Quinn. also of this city,
sxam;natlcn' M. Fslows vas sAs nssmser
Of the First Washington volunteers.
Washington and IN Idaho well under way.
IL has become evident that the wheat
Yield u not going 20 come up 20 the ex-
peeta;ions OF large nunoer who were
predictions were for an unprecedentediy
large crop The yield, however. while
Disappointing. from final estimates. will
be good average crop.
The annual report Of the city conp-
troller, submitted 20 the council this week.
gives the assessed valuation Of Spokane
at sA.aa,no in round numbers, with an
Indebtedness Of S. ssS fss Or nearly ~ ~
cent. Of the valuation. The annual In
tercst expenditure fs $4,000. and wlfa
an estimated population Of ss.ees, the pssr
capita debt IL ti1.sa
The Washington Water Power Company
IL preparing to move into Its new car
barns, on Boone avenue, IA a few dav W
II ~ BY far the hnest and best eauipped
plant Of the kind 10 the Northwest me