WEST SHORE.
MinneapoliB ministers have started on the warpath
against Sunday papers, and are endeavoring to secure
boycott pledges from members of their congregations.
They even threaten to ostracise such ministers as do (
not agree with them either as to the evil of Sunday ,
papers or the advisability of applying their remedy.
Boycotting is pretty mean business, but they are prob
ably equal to it. When they get through they will
feel like the boy who placed his head up against a
mule's heels that they have gained much experience
at the expense of their beauty.
Sprague will present a far different appearance
next summer from that of old. An electric light
system is Mug introduced for both streets and build
ings, and a splendid system of water works has been
put in. Tho supply of pure water for domestic, fire
and irrigating purposes is unlimited, and green grass,
flowers and shade trees will show the effect. Twenty
five fire hydrants afford ample facilities for combat
ing the destroying element. The city is enjoying un
precedented growth and prosperity.
Another prize fighter has Ix'en beaten to a jelly in
the ring and died of his injuries, and yet tho contest
for securing the Sullivan-Jackson mill Btill goes on in
communities that would object to being called lawless
and degraded. There is yet to be heard a public pro
test from tho presumably better class of people in any
one of tho cities now struggling for that doubtful hon
or. Is there a city that does not want to be a " pugi
list's paradise " and has the courage to say so?
One of the first acts of the free and independent
ball players after breaking away from the league and
setting up in business for themselves, was to adopt a
rule giving two umpires to each game. Hitherto the
entire eighteen players have Wen deprived of a full en
joyinent of their inalienable rights by having but a
single umpire to kick at, but now with only nine to a
man they can givo free- wing to their fancy when they
do not like the divisions.
Another dexsit of tin ore is reported, this time in
Ungell valley, Klamath county, Oregon. This makes
three now known in tho I'nited States. One of these
is now being worked in the Hlack hills, and tho other
is a recent discovery in Washington. If the Oregon
nd Washington dejHsits prove valuable, it will prob
ably not be many years before the United States will
cease to import that most valuable metal, and possibly
begin f x porting it.
Monday morning, the 10th, the eight democratic
senators of Montana, who had been (erved with pro-
cesses by the sergeant-at-arms, came into the senate
chamber and took the oath of office. The senate ii
now fully organized and the first step towards i
straightening out of the legislative complication ha
been taken. Organization of the house will be nextia
order, but upon what basis it will be made no one am
predict.
Congress starts in with a thousand bills before the I
holidays. As that is more than twice as many as will
be passed, and as there are more where these came
from, some one is doomed to disappointment. Tariff,
irrigation, fortification, ballot protection and rivers and
harbors will probably consume the bulk of the time of
both houses, and on these questions many great
speeches will undoubtedly be printed.
The supreme court of Oregon is evidently anxious
to " break the record " of courts of appeal in saving
the necks of convicted criminals upon purely technic
al and immaterial grounds. The grangers were right
in voting against the .amendment to the constitution
increasing the salary of supreme judges. They are
over paid now. Let the money go toward paying the
expenses of new trials they decree.
Governor Toole, of Montana, could not stand it any j
longer to have his maiden message bottled up, and so !
he blazed away with it at the unorganized legislature. '
The message was not sufficiently anticeplicized to
keep, and he was compelled to get rid of it for fear it
would spoil on his hands.
Now that it is learned that Treasurer Hurke mad
way with $8(X),0(X) of the Lousiana state funds, the
Lousiana lottery will have to take another hitch in
its pants and buckle down to business to help the
Btate out.
The Canadian climate has lost some of its charm
since the new extradition treaty was sent to the sen
ate, and the dominion will probably in future not re
ceive as many of our shrewd financiers as formerly.
Talnmge's church will soon have a new organ with
a bass drum attachment. Talmago seems to have tak
en other inters from the salvation army Iwides tht
of making a monkey of himself in the pulpit
Senator Manderson has introduced a woman suf
frage bill, and congress will be given a chance to wres
tle with that question if it ever gets out of the com
mittee's) hands.