Puget Sound weekly Argus. [volume], November 29, 1888, Image 2

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Why was Clan-land like llurm'.
Greeley? Bccuuw hu said: "Ii”.
“'eat."
Portland is beginning (u Ive] not a
little alarmed owr the small—lm:
scourge.
Many Wor]d~\\‘ido tourists have said
that. Port Townsend see-m-ry is nu
surpassed.
After “'ashingtuu has been made
a State there is n prubaluilhy that
Oregon and Washington will he (mu
atituted a federal murt circuit.
Freight on wheat from Ihr l'ulouse
country to Tacoma is 2!! cents a
bushel. From Yakima it is 15 cents.
The Yakima people are naturally in~
dignant.
General Harrison believw in the
Christian Sabbath, and in observing
it not only as a rest day but us a ho—
ly day. One of his recent orders is
that no mail shall be delivered at his
house on Sunday.
The people at the Dallas in Oregon
are getting tired of the slow work on
the part of the government in im
proving the Cascade locks, and there
is a probability of the State taking
'hold and pushing things.
California people who were here
last summer were delighted with our
climate. There is no doubt that Port
Townsend will after a time be a pop
ular resort in the summer season for
the people of the South Pacific coast.
Pension vetoes will be few under
the next administration. Genera]
Harrison is the friend of the soldier;
and he is not a man who will without
investigation veto bills passed after
thorough consideration on the part
of Congress.
In all probability North Yakima
will be side-tracked are long by the
Northern Pacific. That is, the main
line of the road is to be the one run
ning from Cheney to Ellensburg, or
to some point even further north
than the place last named.
It has been suggested that one of
the States to be made nut of Dakota
be called Harrison. The people of
Dakota think a great deal of Harri
son because of the gallant. fight made
by him for the statehood of that Ter
ritory when he was in the senate.
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, says
that. he at. one time favored the am
neution of we panhandle of Idaho
£0 Washington, but that. he has
changed his mind. He wants as
many States west as possible, so that.
the West may be able to contend po~
liticnlly with the East and the South.
Lord Sackville has attained no
toriety and accumulated Shekels at
the some time. His old duds,nnd
oven worthless broken crockery
brought. fabulous prices at auction
in Washington the other day. A lot
of unusually enthusiastic ungloman
he. wanted something English. you
know.
The Headlight has commenced to
speak of Pasco as “the city.” This
is not a little, but a great deal pre—
mature. However there are good
reasons for the heiief that there will
sometime be a town of no mean pro
portions at that point. on the Colum
bia They have the sand at Pasco—-
acres of it. ‘
Great expectations are entertained
at Anaeortes on Fidalgo island these
daya One man last week refused
ml) for five acres of land. Anoth
orsold nine acres near the school
house for S9OO. Four miles of the
right of way secured for the yailroad
have been 911(8th and the work of
grading is going on rapidly.
British Columbia cannons are en
deavoring to overcome the prejudice
against white salmon. and are plac
ing them on the market. The white
and the pink kind are of the same
species. and the difi‘nrouce in the
color of the flesh is supposed to be
due to the fact that the town 1' dt es
not go as far out to 54-3 us the lam r.
The Prohibition vote in Ohio de
creased 10,000 this year. It was 19:3
than 20,000. A few years ago on the
non partisan plan there warn 325,1 K 0
votes in Ohio for prohibition. Which
is nearer the gtr'l. 18.00:) 01' 325.000?
When the amendment was snbxuim d
in Ohio 15,000 votes mare than the
325,000 would have earned it. ‘
Itis said that the Union l’nc'fic
will give special mmmiuu to the
Northwest travel this wiutvr and
during the spring. Between Omaha
and Portland 11 Colonist flopping cur
iatoberun. It will have a porter
who ml] giva anwniuu m the pns-‘
sengers as do the putters on the‘
Pullman couches. The {are from
Chicago to Portland in this way will
boonly “8, with chair can- free to
Omaha.
Thu ('hicuga \ .\‘nrfixwm—tern rail-
H's-y i: }-H>‘.|i!.;_' rupiJEy westward
b-wa‘. 7 !‘.-‘i»-.- (3:). I! may umku
wax .11 mm thr- Oregon Pacific
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:ir: 1311!; £12.: “nil cum-,- inm I'l'wmrn
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l‘hv 1 :. l‘-:-_v.A: S.>'ll;.i. when: will he
iv 2‘.-|.JT'Al|'=l If.» cmnmvru- uf the
. l'uxizlc .\‘«,\rllxwu.~t. '
The l‘urtlaml Jim-Hwy recalls Gen.
H:u'li>nn's statement whgn here in
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ti‘dml In rvavutmiun in the prvsi~
' «In-min! mhinwtru :uul >lxggos2s Ruin:
: .-\. .\lnflury for l’ostmastorihnerul.
‘.Vu :.rv nf tlu- npiui-vn ihut this ('o33‘
will. haw piace in Harrison's cabinet
‘ lmfi that the uwmber will he fruu
' (alibmiu inrtum‘. of Oregon.
Thu ()ctulwr Immbni‘ of the Woe!
.\‘lmrr Cumulus a picture of the cui-
Ilu flail uf I’"ng Sound. It is soun-~
tiluv." milml “the devil-fish." but or
runvouriy so. Tm; varieties are
klio\\'n.u)ctn[md. having eight. arms,
and tin- decapud, with tan arms.
The arms are many foot in length,
and by their number and length
make the cattle fish a very dungor
nus “humanist.
Ala-r his retirement from the pros
idonlial ofiice there is a probability
that Mr. Cleveland will be elected
president of the Baliimoro & Ohio
railroad company. The B. &O. has
for sovernl years hal more accidents
than any other railroad in the coun
try. It should have had Mr. Cleve—
land at its head before his good luck
deserted him. The "man of destiny.“
has met his Waterloo. There is not
much to tie to any longer.
Some Democratic papers are now
urging the admission of this Terri—
tory as a State. If Cleveland had
been elected it is not likely that it
Would have been admitted in time to
affect the electoral vote in 1892. But.
now the indications are that it will
be admitted within a year. Even the
Democrats are benefited by a Repub—
lican administration, for the admin
istrations of the republican party are
always 1n the interests of the people.
One of our British Columbia con
tomporaries intimates that Chinese
exclusmn may be pushed too far by
our government, and a war with
China he precipitated. It is stated
that China. now has a navy that
would make her a formidable nntng~
onist. Very true ! Things have
changed greatly in China during the
lust decade. But the United States
government has had some experience
with formidable antagonists, and has
never yet come out second best.
Soon after the Hunt. road to Walla
Walla is completed all the wheat.
from that region will come to the
Sound. The wheat firm of Reed &
Reed, of Walla Walla and Tacoma,
says that a portion of this wheat. may
be kept away for a time owing to the
fact that Portland wholesale mer
chants are in the habit of giving long
credit to local wheat dealers, but that
the fact that Tacoma is a better ship
ping point and wheat worth from
two to three cents more a bushel will
in a little while bring all the grain
this way.
Senator Stanford, of California,
was called upon once to aid in build
ing a Y. M. C. A. ball in San Fran
cisco. His reply was that. he did not.
care anything for the young men.
Not. long afterwards his only eon was
stricken down by death. Mr. Stan—
ford learned a lesson. He cares now
for the young men. and the Leland
Stanford Jr. University will be a
perpetual evidence of that care. All
the people of this nation must cam
for the young men. Upon the
young men depends the destiny of
the Republic.
The A 3603 is of opinion that it can
name to—dny the two men who will
fill the most important places in Ha!‘
rison’s cabinet. So Lore goes: Sen
ator Sherman will be Secretary of
State; ex—Senntor \Vnrner Miller will
be Secretary of the Treasury. We
are also of opinion that Gen. Alger,
of Michigan—the ‘he’s all right”
man—will have place in the cabinet,
and that. a Kansas or Nebraska man
will be selected; also a California
man. Blaine will go as Minister to
England. Further than this the ora
cles consulted are Silent.
‘ Recently we referred to the fond
nose that Tacoma people manifested
‘for the words “City of Destiny,” and
naked, “Destined to what?” The
ILedger replies, among other things,
:“Destined to have a custom house.”
‘sWell. we had supposed you had it
already. For, judging from the
speech a Tacoma man made at the
editorial meeting at Spokane Falls,‘
thc general conclmion was that Ta—
coma owned and included the whole
Sound country. But it is a pleasure
to learn that 11 Tacoma editor will ad—
wit that there is something that Ta~
coma doesn't. have.
'l‘awum is likely to quarantine
against Portland. A he) ahh (Ifli"l r
Went frum the furmu-r city to the lat—
ter Saturday to thurou;;i.ly investi—
gate the mnall~pox sizuatiuu. It. was
“(Id-_'rsluud in Tacoma that many
021503 in Pul‘UßHll were not taken to
the pest house for treatment, whilei
in Tacoma they are hurried that way
ixx:ln~-diut:-ly. If the situation isl
fnnud as rumurcd the» screws will be
brought ta) bear on the N. P. railroad
in 5 mix a way as to load it to use its
influence in making’ the Portland
’uuthurilies deal prnpvrly with the
deadly scourge. Tiger" ia now more
small pa: in Tacoma than the public
is aware of. But the health ofieers
are doing their duty. unpleasant
though it be in many cases.
A grout many people want ofl‘ice
ilil'ltl‘ the government who are un~
willing to give direct personal atten- ‘
tion to the duties nf {ho ollicv. They"
want l-i umke a living out of the ol
ticu “'llh'filll doing anything. or by
Inhying tbPIUSPIVOS at something not
all connected with it, and hire depu
ties to do ths work. As a general
lthing in such instances the work is
‘ not a 9 Well done as it would be if the
bike holder gave the business his
Zprrsonal antlention. We hope that
:the ulfices in this Territory that. are
:to be filled by the incuning ailniinis
[trhtlUu will be filled by \Vul‘kl‘l'h’ and
2 not by drones.
The question of the consolidation
of Portland and East Portland is
again bt‘lllg discussed. This eun
sulitltttiun would prove of great ad—
vantage to both of the cities named.
A petition will be presented to thel
Legislature requesting the necessary
legislatim action. If not. accom
plished this year, it will be soon.
East Portland is now having a gnod
growth; land that has been in litiga
tion is now on the market, and there
are many rea‘ons fur believing that.
the larger part of the city of Port
‘lilflll will after a few years be on the
lvast Side of the river.
A good way to advertise Port
Townsend would be for our readers
to send copies of the Daily or \Veek
ly Ann's to friends in the East. Dn
ring the whole week the paper con
tains considerable of informationl
concerning the city and surrounding
regions. To send your own copy of}
the weekly would cost only one cent
a Week, and it would be worth dol~
lars to the city and to the country
tributary. \Ve know whereof we
speak when we make the statement
that people east are anxious to re»
ceive reliable information concerning
\Vnehington Territory. and espeeial~
ly the Sound country"
i I! General Harrison manifests as
good judgment- in the appointment
of persons to oflicial positions as he
has in the selection of his private
secretary the people will have no
cause or grounds for complaint. We
know of no one better adapted for
that position than the man chosen—
E. W. Halford—at present editor of
the Indianapolis Journal. A person
al acquaintance with the gentleman
enables the writer to speak thus. The
appointment is not only a good one
as regards General Harrison’s own
terests, but it is a good one for the
people. It. is evident that the presi
dent elect intends to gather about
him men who will be of assistance to
him in giving the country the best
administration that it has had for
many terms. There will be no bars
nacles hanging about the new Id'-i
ministration. .
The prominent stock holders in the
Seattle & Northern railroad have re
cently purchased land at Spokane
Falls. These same persons own land
at Ship Harbor and at Admiralty
head on Whidby island. It looks as
if the projectors of this new enter
prise mean business. Work is now
going on only on Fidalgo island.
When that line shall have been but
through to Spokane Falls. there will
also he one to Admiralty heady and
the Port. of Entry will he the termin
al point. A ferry {or trains can be
run as readily from Admiralty head
to Port Townsend as one can be
from Oakland to San Francieco.l
With a railroad south to Portland{
and another east to Spokane Falls,
both giving accent”: to the great wheat
and miheml regions of Washington,
Port Townsend will rise rapidly to
the commercial supremacy of the
Northwest. For this she is destined
by natural advantages. This has?
been foreordained. l
A Tacoma exchange states that. the
ship Palestine has sailed from San
Francisco with anchors and cables
for the two new anchorage buoys to
be placed in the harbor there. They
are iron stocked and weigh about
5000 pounds each, and are to be se~
cured to the buoys by sixty fathoms
of chain cable aggregating in weight
23,040 pounds. and held in place by
heavy wire cables extending to shore.
Each buoy will accommodate two
vessels. Thus may be seen the troub~
lo and expense to which Tacoma is‘
put in order to secure anchorage for
vessels in what they are pleased to
term a harbor. Port. Townsend has
no such trouble. The water in this
bay is of such moderate depth as to
aflord the very best of natural nn~
’chorage to all the vessels that sail on
Puget Sound. Sea captains of world
wide experience say that there is no
better harbor. taking all things into
consideration. in tl.e World than the
one at Port Tuwusf-utl.
The Indianapolis Journal is cor
rec: in the stutmnent that th» victory
In Indiana this _war was "vsm-ntially
Harrison’s chtcry. accomplished
through the enthusiasm inspirv-‘l by
his pmsonal charm-u r and [mi-"lar
ity." General Harrisun has always
been a pop liar man in Indiana. His
vote for (invornur in 1576, and the
legislatiVu vote in 18M} are among
the things gain: to show this: The
Republicans of Indiana knew whvre ‘
of they spoke when they urged his‘
claims at. Chicago. Nu “the-r munli
date would have carrie-l Indiana this I
year. Biaizm can“ uit have done it.
Harrison c-u‘rind i! hy n {-hh‘ dry as
gooi as 23,0.)0 wmlhl b v an Obi» or
5,000 in lowa. Thu. van). '5. always
clue: in Indiana. Hundrieks was
elected once by only 1,100 vntes, and
the state gave him 6,642 plurality for
vice-president in 1881. With that
vofe against them from the last con
-lestthelippnblinans won this year
by a plurality of 25,001).
._ Duiing the life time of many adult
persons now living—perhaps within
ies: :han a. decade—the Chicago
morning newspapers will be read at
Port Townsend supper tables on the
(lay of their publication. They will
be brought across the continent on
small electric railways made for the
transportation of light freight and
capulite of running from 300 to 4001
miles an hour. An experiment of‘
this kind “ill soon be made at Balti-i
more. The idea. it is. said, is to make
it as a sort of compromise between
the pneumatic tube and the ordinary
razlway. Above the track for the
cars there is to he a third rail for
carrying the electric current». The
cars for the experiment are made of‘
sheet iron, are two feet wide and
twenty—one feet» long. The project—
or: are confident that it will be nsuc
}cess, and a line is contemplated from
‘Ghicago to St. Paul. The scheme
does not seem half as visionary as
lthe railroad ant telegraph schemes
seemed to the people of the early
part of the present century. The
writer is neither a prophet nor the
eon of a prophet, but he confidently
expects that something in this line
will he made a success; if not at once
then by repeated experiments.
General Atkins, editor of the
Jourllul ut Freeport, Illinois, was
postmaster when the incident of four
years ago occurred. The accidental
President soon discovered that he
3was“an ofi'eneive partisan." Then
ensued a brief but decxswe correa
‘ pondence between the President and
the General, Last week the Journal
contained the following: “A little
over three years ago we received a
letter from Grover Cleveland. We
understood it. It was no folloWs:"
Exaenrivt MANSION.
_lVAsfusoi‘ox, _D. 0., J nly‘2o. I_BBs.
You are hereby suspended from
the office of Postmaster at Freeport,
in the county of Stephenson, and
State of Illinois, in accordance with
the terms of the 1768th Section of
the Revised Statutes of the United
States.
Gnot‘zi CLEVELAND.
To SUITE 1). A'r'fims, Esq.
. Freeport, Stephenson 00., ll].
It afl'orde us great pleasure to com
tinue the correspondence with Gro
vur, and we have to-day forwarded
him a letter which he will under—
stand. It is as follows:
Arxma Mmmox.
Fragrant, 1n... Nov. 7th, 1888.
You are hereby suspended from
the otfice of President of the United
States, at Washington. D. C. in ac—
cordance with the terms of Sections
135 and 149 of the ReVieed Statutes
of the United States, this order to
take efl'ect. on March 4, 1889.
Slum D. Arlms.
To Gnovnn CLEVELAND, Esq,
Washington, D. U.
The “what Banquet.
On Friday evening last a most no~
table gathering took place at Taco~
ma. It was the result of an election
we or bet'een the republifiat‘. club;
of 'i‘acoma and those of Seattle—the
point Being whether King or Pierce
Bounty would cast the largest major
ity for Hon. J no. B. Allen, republican
nominee for Delegate to Congress.
The contest was so close that an em
cisl count was necessary to decide.
Finally it was shown that Piercel
county had given a migoriuy of Earl
while King cotgtetg he “B‘e'en them
an gone use tter,” rolling up a
mtgority of 827; consequently. the
Tacoma clubs prepared amagnificent ;
banquet for the entertainment of 1
their victorious brethren from Scat
tlo. Something over a hundred Ml
the hungry hordes froth til?) queen
city Went up to 2.s't‘m the hights on
Commencement Bay, and demolish
the eatables in the city of destiny.
Never was better or more enthusias
tic feeling displayed. The Kin
county triumphs] procession, headed
by a magnificent uniformed brass
band, marched into the Tacoma
hotel, shouting “Allen, Allen, John
B. Allen,” as their eager Mt kept
time to martial strains inspiring.
Thelong tables were laden with a
repast that- would have done credit
to Delmonico's. Over two hundred
filed in and took seats. while a hun~
gry crowd outside awaited its turn.
Among the guests present from
points other than Seattle and Port
Townsend were: Gen. Wm. Mc
ltlicken, Hen. Jno. F. Gowey and
Hon. 'l‘. H. Cavannugh of Olympia,
and Allen Weir of Port ,Townsend.
Intense enthusiasm prevailed, as
evidenced b vociferous cheering
which prevaifld to such an extent
during the few hours consumed by
the exercises that many went home
to hoarse to speak. The banquet
lasted over two hours, seven courses
being served. Hon. W. J. Thomp~
son, of Tacoma, republican member
elect of the Territorial Legislative
Council, had been chosen master of
;ceremonies. Preliminary to the ban
;quet he had delivered a brief address
of welcome, and after the dishes had
‘been c‘eared away he roceeded to
announce a long list oFtoasts, With
suitable introductions of those select
ed to respond. Among the notable
speeches were those of Hon. J no. F.
Gowey, on ‘ The Republican Party ;"
Hon. Orange Jacobs, on “Our Heroes.
living and dead;“ Hon. Elwood
Evans, on “The Campaigns of the
paslf’ Hon. S. H. Piles, on “The
Ban” Hon. T. H. Cavanaugh. on
“Successful Methods.” Many other
totals were announced. and respond—
ed to in brilliant, pithy. enthusiastic
speeches. Among them was the
toast.“()ur Tidal Wave,” responded ‘
to by Allen Weinin substantially the ‘
’ollowing language: ‘
1 ALLEN waxn’s inmates.
‘ Mr. President and Gentlemen: Al
though living at Port Townsend, win-re
muumuinnus waves sometimes roll in
ward from the mighty l'acillcocoan, I
have just arrived from Eastern Washing
tun. 1 found that a tidal wave had in
dex-d swept over our Territory. Up there
among the grasshoppers I could easily
distinguish the Repnbiicans; they were
on top of the wave, and they all were
neyihuts. ‘
“'hilc the high water mark of this
“ave in Kim: and Pierce. counties in :1
-ul jm-t of special remark here to—night. l
.1.-~.rc to remind you that we had a “right
Mllul’t chanm- of a frenhct" in Jefferson
munty, [OO. Looking up and down the
1 'l‘c-rritory, I find that this tidal wave sub
merged the “\Villowoi the l’alouse" “0
deep that it will probably be drowned}
out, and will never Magda.
I did not expect to he here. to—night.
but am indebted to a fortuitous circum
stance for the honor and pleasure of par
ticipating with you in this fraternal dem
onstration. I was born in that eventful
war in which the Republican party was
organics-d. and came to Puget Sound the
\‘car during which the first successful Re
hul-lican pres dential candidate, Abra.—
ham Lincoln. WM elected. I belong to
thc old fashioned “shouting Methodists."
If ever there is a, time when a MethodisL
fuels particularly like exhibiting his pe-‘
cnliar t'liarax'tcristica—pmvided he is a‘
Republican—(and nine out of ten Methow
(lists are Ropuhlicana) it in upon an oc-l
unaion of this kind. (Continued alr‘
Manse.)
Grandly riding the creast of this great
Republican tidal wave, [can see in the
a near future our ship of unite—the State of
WVashingtun. Hun. John B. Alien (ap
plause) “ill Huperinted the launching.
Among the dchris and driftwuul and
wrcckagc washed up by this tidal wave—
sonu- of it. carried far up the banks of
Salt ltchr—l see the shattered remnants
of that (‘olulcn Cluh hill introduced in
the congress of the United States By the
honorable gentleman from Texas! Hope
lessly entangled in its wreckage I see the
fat man latcly from Butfalo, New York!
)Enthusiastic cheering.)
The republicans were not as a rule in
the business of “chasing rainbowa" he
forc election—hut now, as a result of this
mighty flood, a magnificent how of pro
mise overspread the political] heavens of
our Nation—a rainbow, resplendent in its
colors, and big with promise for our
political future! ‘ _ _ _ _ _
Our national ship of state outrides the
storms of political strife and triumphant
ly floats on the crest. of this mighty wave.
()n the 4th of March next it will be offi
m-rcd by t‘npt. Benjamin Harrison and
first mate Morton. (Applause) They,
aided by the competent and experienced
crew that will he called upon deck for no
tion, will steer that ship out upon a long
and prosperous voyage, freighted with
the products of American labor! The
old flag of our Union will float in triumph
at the masthead, invincible on land and
sea, whether in vindication of the rights
of American fishermen against foreign
encroachment, or in crushing trcmon
“ithiu our borders. That flag, which
Wats found “still there” after the smoke l
of rcVolutionary conflict paneled away, 1
which has been carried untarnished 1
through frntricidztl domestic warfare, will
float on in araunleur among the nations
of the world. The past history of the.
‘ Republican party is an all-sufficient. gum"-
qtnty that under their protecttnfi items it
will never know dichonor! (Great ap-
Manor».
The tidal wave of eighteen hundred
and eighty—eight: May it not recede nor
subside during the next quarter of a cen
tu '!
r), B ade on. thou chip of state!
"l‘hou grandest and the beat:
untried the star of fate.
When-a home is in tugwéi‘.
Cheer “90% cheer followed such
speeches hi 9 foregoing. It was
3 o‘clock. a. m.. before the vast audi~
ence slowly dispersed, after nearly
four hours of speech-making. A
noteworthy feature of the occasion
was the warm and unanimous feel
ing of friendship between citizens of
King and Pierce counties. The of
fair wlll long be remembered. A
challenge from the Pierce county
clubs to a similar election contest
two years hence was publicly accept
ed. I‘elegrams of regret were read
from Hon. John B. Allen. Hun. J.
R. Hayden. and Hon. J. M. Steele
who had been invited, but were un
avoxdably absent.
P an ‘1“ it"{h'fm f
er m up 9 0 tom
The steamer lldah‘o‘, whims amazea
here early {hie Mani’ug from Alaska,
Gum‘r‘mnced a very stormy voyage
and narrow escape from destruction
on her way down. From the steam
er‘s log an Axons reporter gleaned
the followitaic . .
On Noy," Q: at I d'tfiOck n. In. the
Idahp Wait}. hm north and of Hecate
Elia“, where she encountered a ter—
nfic gale from E. S. E. and stre
mendoua S. E. swell, , 7 _
At 3n. m. the dgale incrguslnfi the
ship was slowed owr. hen ing .N;
E. At 3a: m. the 33 e hadincreiis'ed
to it htit‘riéene and shortly after a
reef was sighted 63' the lee b ',w. The
shiF was \lth‘e‘? nnmaniéeagle at?
dri ti‘né fidWa _s the reef. Head 38 l
Witt inade to 8y ofi'ship; the jib
blew away and afl efl'orts to keep her
from drifting on the reef were fruit
less. At 9-20 3. m. it became eeaee-‘
snry to cut away the mainmaet which ‘
first office‘rd‘. _R. Bowen accomplished, i
(a hxigh 'sézi running over the shit?»
his 9 was making his way to t e}
‘mein mast on the ufiper deck, a tre
imendous sea strnc the ship amid
iship, carrying away the rail and
' washing him across the deck against
the lee rail. part of the ship guard
was also broken 03' and carried with
the sWell up on the deck striking a
men that stood by the firstoflicer
and knocking him senseless for the
twe azainet the skylight. The
main mast cut away, the boats were
cleared and got ready.
At 10 e. m. the starboard anchor
was let go to bring the ship to, the
line. a bran new seven inch hawser,
snapped just like a thread, and we
lost both.
At 12:15 p. m. the ship was got
about to S. W. by a drag consisting
of a coil of seven inch line and a
hatch and two tive inch lines of 120
fathoms each from starboard bow.
After gettiu the ship around in the
course of antiwar into clear water, she
was get under control, leaking badly ‘
two pumps keeping her all right. i
The reef on which the Idaho
struck in south of the Gander group
of reefs in Hecate strait.
Altogether ahe aased through one
{of the Worst pretiicamente any ship
‘ was ever known to have been placed
in. a .
‘ Capt. Hunter proved himself mae
ter of the situation. Officers and
men stood nobly by their posts of
duty and the passengers acted adv
mirably. The only lady passenger,
Mrs. Clarence Coulter, with her lit
tle boy Chester. is hi hly commend
ed for her self controfi.
The steamer expects to leave soon
for Victoria, where ahe can have the
services of a diver. It is also expect—
ed tb at she will at once be ordered to
San Francisco for repairs.
The Dayton Chronicle says that
home cured hams are preferred there
to those shipped from the East.
Assistant Secretary Maynard tele
graphed Wednesday to the collector
of customs at San Francisco as fol—
lows: “Referring to the case of
Chinese laborers from Seattle on the
American vessel Queen of the Pacific, ‘
via Victoria, B. 0., and your telegram
of November 15 to the steamship
comgany, representing that the Unit
ed tates courts have decided that
Chinese laborers embarking on Amer
ican vessels at an American port.
bound for another American port, are
not prohibited from landing at the
latter port by the Chinese exclusion
act, although the vessel touches or
stops at an intervening foreign port.
If sncl. decision has been made, the
laborers on the Queen of the Pacific
may be permitted to land if the col
‘lector is satisfied they embarked at
Seattle and did not leave the ship
until its arrival at San Francisco,
and _this decision may be applied to
all similar cases”
Quaru-11-a Bent-non- at Victoria
The Colonial says; “The San Francis
cu agent of the I'. C. 8. 8. Co. recently
requested Dr. Wm. Jackson. health om
cer of this port, to board the mail steam
ers arrivmg during the night. and exam -
me the passengers. in order to facilitate
the. Vesselu’ departure fur Puget sound.
Dr. Jackson. however. replied that al
though perfectly willing to duau. the
qunrunhue regulations reguirrd the ex
amination tu he nondu‘ét‘ed during the
day time. He would telegraph to Otta
wa, however. and ascertain it the requir
ed request would be granted. In reply
to the telegram the (allowing was re
ceived yesterday:
OTTAWA. ont.. Nov. 19.
To Dr. Wm. Jacknox, M. D., quaran
ting uflicer. Vzclqriu: A
Pending amendment to the quarantine
regulatiuns. and the better to afford fa.
cihly of night inspection for the San
Francisnu steamers. no! the same as at
Grouse Isle, which lérmits of Vessels be
ing examined at 811 hunrs. Lows,
Dep. Min. of Agriculture?
The great mineral resources of this
territory will add millions to the wealth
of the new commonwealth. The gold
and silver belt grows longer and wider
each year. The mm and coal belt has
scarcely been pronpocted at all. Grand
opportunities are in store for the adven~
tnrous prospector in the Ca=cnde moun
tains. From every direction comes the
same rerort. n‘ch mines of iron. lead.
atone. coal, silver and gold.——’l‘acoma
IVorld.
Saturday afternoon, near Port 1
Townsend. the crew of Greek fisher ‘
men captured a large octopus, or‘
devil fish, weighing about 250pouudfl ;
and measuring 16 feet in length.
This marine monster lived for sev—‘
eral hours after leaving its native
sea. His capture was a complete
surprise to the captors, and for a
considerable time they were at. a
loss to know whether they should re~ ‘
leasethis most hideous terror of the 1
seas or whether they should bring it
to Seattle to satiate the never tiring
zeal of the tourist and curiosity seek»
ler, as well as that of the student of
inatural history. Fortunately the
:latter idea prevailed, and now it is,
’OO exhibition at the museum of Mr.
Collins, corner of Third and Marion
slieets. No fabulous work of an
cient sculpture or deified image of
the idolator ever presented a more
hideous or awful aspect than this
immense devil fish, now an acquisi
tion to the marine collection of one
of our established museums. This
fish’isjudeed astudy of itself, and
he} perhaps be a puzzle to the 23;.
uralist. Its mu'uey appearance, with
spots of pink and purple, its eight
long arms. each with about 200 sucku
'ers, the formidable appearance ef.ita
mouth and its glaring eyes makes
this fish an object which may well be
said to be awe inspiring. The
strength of its arms is enonflous; and
when it lays hold of its prey its
suckers at once fasten a deathly
grip upon its victim. In fact, this
octopus is a deep stud for the net
uralist, and a rare sight Worth be
holding b but!) unison: ahd tourists.
«Seattle i’reso
The gsecptive. committee of the
W; Cw. -. L. of Western Washington
met this week at. Seattle. It was
recommended that efl'orts behinade
for the rebngictmen‘t‘ bf dab MVP for
the grenadine. o: films, which is null
311;: void throusu me repeal of the
sewage act. The committee also
‘directed the superintendent of leg
‘islaticn and petitions to . ake, peti
Ition work to rigours-the nfiflonal pro~
ipihition men ment take precedence
1.11 her department. A committee of
‘three was apgointed to canvass the
'snbject of t e establishment of a
‘home for girls. which was considered
gby many 'of the ladies (in absolute
necessitzy to thei snc iessiul , Simeon—
30b of he WOr of the soci purity
spar-Intent; The ladies fatored the
location of such a holne gt, Tacoma.
The following. is tifdn was unani
mously, yca't'ried'; 'f'hislcommittee en
ters a x'nost earnest protest against
the lax and careless manner in which
the police force of our principal
Sound cities treat the cases of the
young girls who frequent the _low
quarters of the cities and who are
becoming inmates of houses of ill~
fame. .
I The Victoria. Times reports "a
prominent American customs oflicer”
as sayling: {There is little (1);)le
smug in mm: on now on n at
Sonni gogmany f the small gry
whohsd beenlu 31‘s bnsi‘ness had
been captured and the Smuggling
had been fartially abated;" This
drug he sai , was now being shipped
o'ver the Canadian Pacific road and
taken off at various points along the
line. It then goes south through
Montana and Idaho to points in the
west and then to Portland and San
Francisco. The customs ofiicers are
few in Montana and smugglers have
an easy time of it.
Last year there were only about
900 tons of pig iron made on the I’s
cific Coast. This is a poor showing,
when it is remembered that Kittitas
County alone has iron enough In its
mines to keep scores of furnaces and
rolling mills running for ages. The
present year, it is hoped. will see a
new order of things and activity in
iangnrated in every iron producing
section in the Northwest-Capital.
The ski r of a small sailin
barge, whiggearrived with cordwoos
from Saanich yesterday, states that
he passed the little sloop which ran
on the rocks while trying toreach
Victoria with a cargo of hoops from
San Juan. The sloop is fast break
ing up, and ina few days the ball
will be useless, and the mast and
rigging are all that the owner will
fin worth saving—Colonist.
To illustrate the inexhaustible
wealth of Alaska. Gov. Swineford
remarks, in a casual way. in his an
nual report. that a single haul in
Sitka bay took in a thousand aal~
mon averaging ten pounds each, and
that a single one of Alaska’s multi
tndinous islands is a. solid mountain
of ore, containing enough mineral
geslth to pay the entire nations.
9 t.
According to the Methodist Times.
the Methodist churches have 25,000,-
000 adherents throughout the world.
It adds that its returns are “unne
ually exact.” What a great constit
‘ uency this represents! The growth
‘of Methodisw is one of the marvels
of the ages.
The Dayton Chronicle says that
John E. Allen owes his nomination
to Whitman county. and that great
credit is due to the Palonse Gazette
as the first and strongest advocate of
his nomination.
The commissioners will be ap
pointed at Washington next week by
Secretary Whimsy, to select sites
{or navy yards on the Pacific coast
and on the gulf.
‘ The Victoria Colonist says the to~
tal salmon pack of the Pacific coast
for 1888 was 1.057.000 cases and fig~
urea that tho» value at $5.50 a 0690‘
was $5,813,500.
The Late Ilbell Rial.
u Human;
The subject of this sketch, Isabel!
Cook, wae born in Uentral Township,
Guernsey 00.. Ohio, Feb. 9, 1812
At the same place. August 13, 183‘},
she was united in marriage with Al
bert Briggs. She was a aughtet' of
John and Julia Ann coat of Ohio,
and came of a sturdy race of pioneers.
The young coniple moved to Seneca
(10.. Ohio, an thence in 1844 to
Noble Co. From there, in 1846, they
removed to Chicago, and from there
to J ackeou 00., lowa. In 1847 they
joined the westward bound tide of
immigration, and settled in Oregon.
In 1852 they came to Port Townsend
and settled on the shore of our beaua
tiful bay where they lived in undiß—l
tut‘bed domestic happiness till the
day of Mrs. Briggs’ death, Nov. 22,
1888. Last August the fifty-fifth
anniversary or their wedding was
celebrated at the old homestead, at
tended by a few intimate friends.
Judge Briggs. who was a brother of
the late Ansell Briggs, first governor
of lowa, and who has held various
positions of public trust! in Washing~
ton _Terri tor-y, froi'n member of the
legislature down to county judge,
has faithfully carried out in his life
the true spirit of frontier adventure.
Never satisfied till he found Port
Townsend Bay, he located here and
patiently waited for the civilization
gt the older states to catch up to
Im.
Through all the vicissitudes, and
the ups and downs of more than
half a century the faithful and de
voted wife of his youth walkei by
his side—trusting, loving, and shar
ing fortune “till death do us part.”
Somewhat older than her husband,
she first departed for bet long home
beyond the “unseen shadows,” there
to await, let. us hope, a glad ro—un—
ion on Resurrection morn.
Mrs. Briggs was a devoted mem—
ber of the M. E. church, and died
happy and peaceful in” the, faith.
Her life and domestic virtues were
such as to commend her to all—-a
bright example for the rising gener
ation. It was a singular coincidence
that. Mrs. Briggs and the late Mrs.
S. H. Hill—founders of the M. E.
church in Port Townsend—both
went to their glory hol’fie wlthin a
few days. Mrs. Briggs had lived
through all .the phases of frontiv:
m".- “9h“ 01".: ; :ew months ago
Learned 1n breaking ground for the
railroad for which sanding was be
gun within a few rods of her home.
Judge Briggs has the sympathy of
jhoste of friends in his loneliness.
‘Childless and alone, he can still re
iflect that. the memory of her whose
flife was so inseparably linked with
hiefiowh is a precious legacy in it~
gee
Installation of gov. n I‘. firnahah
The installation _of Rev. D.. T.
Carnahan ‘ae ,Siaeitpr of the First
Presbyte‘nfn fibul'ch dE ms city
Will take p ace (for convenience) in
Bed Men’s Hall on neit Sabbath
morning at 10:30 ‘ o‘clock“, to_.which
the public are cordially invited.
Show or anacnu.
Voluntary. ‘fAll Hail the Power.”
etc—Choir. Invocation —Bcv. J. A.
Hanna, pastor of the i’resbyterian
church, Daggenese, W. T. Hymn
5&4, s-cholr and congregation. Serg
ture Leeson'and prayer.—Rev. J'. .
Denison. pastor of the M. E. church
‘of this city. Anthem, “Jehovah’s
Praise," Walther). Bass Solo and
Chorus— .F. E. Jfio and choir.
Sermon—. Rev. W; ackey ‘pAetor
of the Flt? fires 'i‘an_ bum-ch.
rTicoiflig \ . 'l‘. fun ass-choir
and congregation. Installation and
Charge to. the ‘pasto'ruby Re". H.
Vernon.Rice,£tnstor of_ Port Town
send Bay _ asbfiterian. Church.
Solo. ußuth ‘an aorni " (Soplifle)
-—W. J'. Melville. Pra er—Rev. W.
A Mackey. Hymn Gig—choir and
congregation. Benediction—Pastor.
"I:me Brutal, sun Punt.
Voluntarfi by the choir. Hymn
49, Gospel ymna No. s.—choir and
congregation. Scripture Lesson—
ReV. W. A. Mackey. Anthem, “Oh
That. I Had Wings.” (Pen-kins.)—
choir. Prayer—Rev. J. A. Hanna.
Hymn llG—choir and congre ation.
Sermon—Rev. H, V. Rice. f‘rayer
—Rev. W. AhMackey.‘ Solo, “Cleans
ing Fires" filirginiaGabrieLF—W. J.
Melville. ymn .126-chpir and
congregation. ‘ Male _.Qunrtetto.
“Chapel.” (Kreutzar).—Messra. Ar
thur. Milson. and J. H. Dobbs and
W. J. Melville. Benediction.
BY TELEGRAPH.
omens ox nun—ms can rssssrrn
ID e! um oovmnx'r re an
enema.
Auburn, N. Y., Nov. 21—1110 trial
of Erwin Gardner, 0! Washington
Territory, for (Siam smuggling was
commenced to By. The jury has
been obtained and the case was open
ed by the attorneys of the govern
ment. who set forth a strong case. In
their argument they claimed to be
able to prove without a doubt that
Gardner and his confederates smug
gled into this state from Canada.
over thirty-five hundred pounds of
opium between October ’B7 and Feb~
1 ruary ’BB. Two witnesses were thus
fsr examined.
l The case wilerobably last three
‘ days. ‘
m mm. or a. c. nmzs—m GOVERN
sz'r EVADING m 1330:.
Auburn, N. Y.. Nov. 2’l.—The trial 1
of Gardner, on the old smug ling 1
case. was commenced to-day. fiWot- l
withstanding the promise of the gov
ernment authorities that the case of
J. C. Haiues should be brought to
trial on the 20th inst, the government
showed no disrosition to bring it to i
an issue. A] the pustponements l
have been strenuously opposed by
Mr. Haines’ counsel. who are anxious ‘
to have the trial commenced at once. i
Nothing is more disagreeable to 3
young lady or gentlemen than to have
the face covered with pimples. bitch
bends and blotohee. Dukrd'e Specific,
the new skin remedy. will remove all dis
figurations from the face and handl and
produce a clear 3nd beautiful complex
ion. Try it and be convinced. 801.! by
N. D‘ Hill tSoos. n0v2051
Jlgo & Nib'ook have just received ;u
elegant line of ar-lid ai verwnre. 17ml
Independence, Oregon, December 13.
Bolt] myself and wife have been for
some years afllioled with disease of the
kidneys. and had tried many nemediee
without obtaining any permanent re—
liel. About three months ago we were
induced to try a package of the climax
Kmxn us which has apparently enure
ly cured both of us, as sinoe taking it
two weeks we have felt no symptoms of
the disease. We can heartily recommend
it #0 others similarly Minted as we be—
lieve it will do all that is claimed for it.
I. L. Wm
Sold by h. D. Hill ‘80". m 1
Cl" MIC“.
At lie regal-r meeting of the City
Coumil last evening there were 1n...
em: Mayor Learned Councilmen Lit
tleflefl. Burkett. i‘syne. Barrett;
Down and Bartlett; City Clerk Been,
City Attorney Jones. Ow Buryeyoi
Leekpnrd. Cily Aucuor 00d Etre‘e
Colhhiuioner Hammond end City
Mar-ill Finn. :-
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and approved. -
Apetition from the Port Townsend
Foundry and Machine Company 11l
reed. setting lorth that they are the
owns-I ofoertnin property at the foot of
Pierts Itreel. where they have made vel
uableimprovemente, and on feet ll men
and material can be secured will make
further improvements to the mount of
$0.011). in the way or erecting mechidg‘
shops and nuuptructiug marine guy: 1:0
heulid’zbdt bud repairiui Hubs. that
dull gave employment to a large force of
skilled labor and result in grant benefit
5’ the city generally. They luggeet
that the needs of the city do not de
mand the erection of any wharf there et
present, and that. for the reasons given.
a franchise fur a wharf there be not
granted to Ruth-.child and useociutee.
the petition was ucupted and placed
on file. ..
In connection with the petition of
Ruthncbizd and associates for a (run
chine to timid a wharf, at tho {not of
Pierce street. the street committee made
I report that the needs of the city do
not dernnnda wharf there at present.
nnd when said petition was taken up for
consideration in the proper routine of
Council business, it was laid on the
table indefliniwly.
Tue report of the city tleannror 11l
read andnccepted by tire (jouneil. ‘
The City Surveyor submitted a report,
furnishing plans and specifications for
oidewulke on Filmore. Poll! and Tyler
streets. The report was accepted ond
the City (Jlerk was instructed to adterx
use in the Anon for bids for nonstrch
ing oidet’velke on above named otroots;
The Committee on Light, acting on.-
derinotrnctioua from the City Council
at a prevnons meeting to confer with tho
Electric Light Company to obtoin rotoo
for furnishing lights on the hill, p
canted to the Council a communiootix
from the Electric Light Company.giv
ing rates as follows: for erecting an arch
light at school house, $75; and furnish
ing light at that point on c ntroot for
one year sl4 per month. or to furnish
some at sl6 per month on contract for
two years, without any additions! ohsr ‘
for the erection of some. Erecting o 3
furnishing light at tho head of Big
incllne. at the intersection of Adotnl :3
Jefferson otroets. sl4 per month on g
3mm? 0°“fo wnen. tn the proper
course this matter of getting more light.
was taken up for considoration, it was
finally ndthed that the city oontrnot
with the Electric Light Company to
have arch lights placed on the hill at
Lawrence and Tyler, at Washington and
Harrisons stroeto. and below on tho Hot
at Adams and Washington stroets.
An ordinance was introduood and odd
opted making an aorossmost district of
Tyler strict. from Lawrence to First
street, what is known so Maplo Avon”;
and First tweet westward to the cor
poration limits; to: moking unprowo:
wants all thy “my, . ~ , :-
on following o ' Igsiutfihoo'rg
having been opprozod by tao 100
Committeo. were ordotod pgi: .~ . ,
Bill of Goo. E. Storrott or pic-kgng
street and repairing. ballot box, 863.1 V. -
Hammond Bros.. for houliug ondkwofi
on streets. $34.35. ‘ z ‘ . if;
Amos hills; tumcity printi . Mi-
Other cloims. not any“: woro rec
toned-toFinaoco Comittoo... v:
McDongst, tho contractor brim“
and improving Water otroot, '9'
bonds in the sum‘ of 818.665. with Frod
M. Torry and Ohco. Eioonbioo, BL. so
bond-men. All tho condition of tho
contract having been confined with, tho
Council instructed the syor and City
Clerk to sign the contract. A cloooo lo
the contract conditions thot thooity ro-,
tain- 32,000 for six months ottot tho
work has been completed. to insnro thot
the cribbinx work on tho oootnot will
resist “3 cos and tho clemehtlr ‘,
Tbs that (ammo-lengt- is. is:
struck: I? gm new !to put 1 tom
.ocrooo ok troot.st_rt W ' "
}of thoWoslfitazhn Strata“ til
‘ protection of ifo and proporty’ -_ i. . _
j Tho Council instructod tho bltyiit-
Ital-neg to notify Councilman A. Voy
l moot to Either "dove tho voodoo
; stroctnro that tho lottorJtoo, orcotod in
Block 40 in tho city to support, a "to;
‘ tank. orihavo the sonic built with out“.
walls or brick ond mortar. or otoso sod
mortar.aooording to tho provioiono of
on ordinoooo governing tho orooticn of
buildings in tho fire limits. Tho (Joul
cil allowed 30 days for tho conviction 0!
thst work.
Bowlutions were udopted “blith
ing men-ment district- for baiiding
sidewalk on I” street. between w...
and Wubiuglon attack. from quu
street mt'lfd- |
The Council adjourhod:
Ship?!“ , .
Freight per eteamahip Idaho froii
Al nan. diech urged here compxieee
100 tons fish guano. 1000 cues
canned salmon and 50 tonne mieeelle
neons atnfi.
Br. ship Great Victoria was towed
out to sea by if; Sea Lian this
morning, wheat] on for U. K.
=22: .
Do you feel dragging «Malone In
the bank and loine. are you troubled
with vahfulneu, hint-.- or the pit e!
the stomach? Are you nerveul er in
ritable? I! IO :9 would advise you to
try Oregon Kidne Tee. (purely venee
able.) It never ml to efl'ee: a perman
ent cure of kidney and urinary eon
pleinte. Sold by N. D. Kill R Sale.
nomvl
Go to lago & Nibloek for let prices
in watches, olooke and jewelry. 1731
Wheat tell: in Columbia county for
62 cents a bushel.
The W. C. T. U. of the Territory
has been donated, by Mr. Heelin
tock, of Vaahon island, a lot at Chal
tauqna beach.
David Wileon,e Taeenu «pitui
iet. has invested extensively at De
venport in eastern Washington; and '
thinks it a great place to make non
ey in small investments.
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Absolutely Pure.
This ‘mwder never \‘nrfes. A marvel of P'rm
strung! \ and \lholan«.m.-m-,a. Mora wononl '
than the ordinary kinds. and muons-oldi
cg-petlucguhmuln the mulliludn 0! low ““-
u on; may I tum or has mu ‘8".
Sold only in mun 30;“. ILIAKL'JG POW
DBRUO. 1% Wall St. .Y.
n. w. (homey a cannon. PM“.