Mark Twain's party arrive August 7, 1895 and stayed at the Spokane House. He lectured to a small crowd at the New Opera House. Neither he nor the house owner were pleased with the turn out but Maj. Pond noted "where he expected the people to come from I don't know." (MTDBD)  

Review: http://twain.lib.virginia.edu/onstage/wrldtr10.html The Spokane Spokesman-Review August 8, 1895  

Interview:  Spokane Encounter with an Interviewer  

From The Spokane Spokesman-Review 7 August 1895 MARK TWAIN ARRIVES IN SPOKANE  He Chats Pleasingly and Perpetuates a Few Original Jokes