, 1883-08-16


who commanded the advance guard
that surrounded the fugitive Chirica-
huas, Ep has full power to enforce
order anH punish any Indians who
may l.,y:. the r.--eIvation- This ar
ran-amaut ought to insure peace
among the rival factions. Is Crew
ford i no- a man who VIII suffer any
iusUIcncc or in-ubordination from
these eavageS. If they break out
under his rule We do not fancy that
many of them Will ever return to
plague the Government again.
RESIDENTS of Newport, Yaquinas
have pctitioned for the establishment
Of q life saving service. The petition
together with the recommendation
that the station be established at
Gray's harbor. viii he sent at once to
Washington. If the petition Is
granted it's II be hoped that the
station will be supplied with appara-
tus and crew that viii enable it to
make a better record than did the
station at Cape Gregory, when the
Tacoma was wrecked and half Il score
of men. after clinging to the rigging
for hours. perished in plain view of
the inefficient crew kept there for the
purpose of averting such Il disaster.
The opium vice continues to flour
ish in this city, drawing into it
deadly vortex many young people
belonging. it IS said. to reputable
families. This is remarked particu-
larIy in the case of young girls who,
to a greater extent than most people
suppose. are victims of the baleful
drug. The parents of such are ex-
tremely reprehensible, not to say
criminal, i'll that they are wanting in
the exercise of proper vigilance over
their children. Resting secure in
their status of respectability which
they regard as a birthright, they
make the mistake of supposing that
their children simply because they
are theirs not need to be watch
ed and guarded to keep them from
forming disreputable associations
and pernicious habits. The possibil-
ity, at least, that the germ of deprav-
ity exists III every individual mem
Der of the entire human family and
only awaits favoring circumstances
for development, if properly under
stood would help to keep from con
tamination many young people who
are ruined annually. One thing can
be relied upon and that is no child is
the worse for judicious parental sur
veillance, and thousands go to ruin
for lack of it.-Portland Telegram.
1t is quite evident that the number
of Republicans who favor the nom
ination of Arthur by the next Ma
tionalConvention is daily increasing.
The better he Is known the more pop
ular he becomes. His strength is
among the Intelligent masses. 1t
cannot be said, perhaps, that Arthur
is the favorite of politicians in gen.
eral. The statement would require
Politicians of the better
class commend his administration
and esteem him worthy to be trusted
with the leadership of the party next
year. They believe he is thoroughly
of the rank and file
the element that does the voting
expectation of or desire for
reward land that his clean record,
manly independence and non-parti-
san course make him at once the most
candidate the Republicans
could nominate. 1t is not surprising
that the chronic office-seekers and
wire pullers are against Arthur Tn
der an administration sAch as he has
given the country, their occupation
is gone. They have nothing to do
but suck their thumbs in silence.
Arthur's methods are precisely the
methods which the politician for
revenue only most dislikes. And
this is one of the several reasons why
the people admire the President -
TimeS-.Sfdr,