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and law to endorse such conduct as this, and too much
good '' horse Benso " to be deceived in tho face of such
strong evidence of conHpiracy as the incidents of thii
trial are developing.
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ANOTHER of the evidence of the fitness of Mon
r tana mid Washington for statehood in given by
their militia organizations. The militia of Mon
tuna, tHK) strong, comprising infantry, artillery
ami cavalry, were a few day ago in camp near ltoze
man, and showed themselves to lie in a splendid con
dition hh to equipment, discipline, etc. The effective
newt of the Washington militia was shown hy their
splendid work in Seattle, Kllcnshurgh ami Sjiokane
Fall during anl subsequent to the great conllagra
tion in thiMte cities. When territories thus show
themselves ahle to maintain the jieare ami supjiort
the law without calling ukii the general government
for aid, it in time they were released fam, lending
string. The territorie ami new state of the north
wet are to-day better ahle to maintain law ami order
and support a strong loeal government than many of
the older Mate of the union,
' If it has cost the defend in the Cronin cane flPO,.
U U fore even a full jury ha been swured, can any
one tell how much it will ot U fore the end renrj,.
ed? Will some one, also, tell ti where ueh a large
sum of money come from to defend the criminal ?
There ha Wn no spular subscription Rnd no
wealthy man ha, to public knowledge, supplied the
mean. There i left no explanation nave the natural
inferem that the money i (ring mrretly raided
among the Han tia tiael, and (hi carrie with it the
equally strong inference that the Clan na (iael make
itself nfonilde f..r the "removal" of lr. Cronin.
81 long a matter stand a they do now, the Ameri
can vple will Wieve that Dr. Cronin wa iMil- rat.
ly killed at the In hM of a went society, and that
every devnt citizen to the
d.rp injury of the earn it wa organized t upKirt,
The American people have U. strong a l-.ve for justice
Even the devil found a good old Scotch lady to
champion his cause, though all she could Bay was that
she did not believe that he was as black as he wai
painted; therefore it is not surprising to gee a column
ami a half of fulsome flatter ol the illustrious brut
of Jtoston in the morning papers, in which his chival
rous treatment of old ladies, boot-blacks and other ob
jects of his tender solicitude is set forth in glowittg'
colors. What a pity it is that Sullivan, the knight
errant, can not occasionally come across Sullivan, the
bully, and give him a sound thrashing when engaged
in some of his pleasantries in the way of knocking
down little news boys and waiter girls.
On the sixth of November the people of Idaho will
vote uMn the question of ratifying or rejecting the
constitution recently framed at Boise City. Several
elements, especially the Mormons.are opposed to the
constitution, and some are opposed to statehood itself
However, there is no doubt a large majority of the ter
ritory is in favor of statehood and satisfied with the
present constitution, so that thare is little question of
its adoption. So far as human forecast can go, there
seems to be little doubt that Idaho will become a state
during the coining session of congress.
Few people are aware of the magnitude the fruit
shipping business has attained on tho Pacific coast
Thus far this season California and Oregon have ship
is to eastern cities 1,288 cars of fruit, enough to
make a train nearly three miles long, and yet thii i
a small quantity compared to tho shipments of fiwh
fruit that will be made ten years hence. When to
this aw added the thousands of tons of dried prunet
plums, etc., that this region will supply the eacteni
market, the magnitude our fruit industry is assuming
will lie Wtter appreciated.
I rogrcss seems to be the watchword
everywhere in
the west. U (irando, Oregon, and Noise City, UaU
are Mb putting in systems of electric light. In I
short time it will bo a small and
unprogressive town
that will not have all the conveniences electricity af
ford for lighting purges and transacting business.
The people of Ashland. W i . hnvA enusc I the ar-
- - 1 " ?
I f1 of ' hief of jH.lice of that city for gmiran!
ing protection to a prize fight He ought to mow to
San Francisco where a police official who patnmixrt
: tl"' " manly srt" i reasonably cafe.