, 1884-02-14

owing to the difficulty encountered nv
wnrkinen upon the public works in that
) province in receiving their hard earned
paw. the government ia fast falling into
disrespect. The instances mentioned
lre those of the dry dock at Esqu'ma
the Patterson frand. and the Young
affair on the railway line. A portion of
the Indians iiava been deFrauded uDOn
the pnhlic works. The Sentinel fears
that the question may snme dav he sari-
nusly entertained as to whether the
dominion g lvernmant il of that charar-
ter that the people have an interest in
maintaining.
Our LOBBYISTS. Major Garfield is At
| Washington with a bill tn promote the
construction of railroad from = "ttlR tn
Whatcnm. Messrs Belvin ard Me'calfe
are Lobbying for their national canal hill
| tn prom tc NAVIGATION hnfwaen lakes
| Washington and Union. and Ind ga Knhp
has hill tnr the ernctinn Ot a bonded
warehouse at The port of entry. 1t is
| IMMORAL that the "chamher OF COM
merce" of Tacoma will send represen-
tative TO Washington to look ont for the
| interests cf its members in reference tn
| the Ihdian reservation and other Incl
dental operations.--tDlis Le.
The Whatc0m RereHIp SAYS that the
i Id notes for township 81 north. ranga
east have been filed with the depart
| meut, and that this body of land, COM
Irising over 23OO0 acres of choice timbe'
land, will be on the market within the
next six weeks. This township il said
| to be one OF the richest timber districts IL,
the territory, and when once upon the
| market will he taken up Ill short SPACE
# time. Whatcom lake extends through
the entire township.
ReUeiHe: A man named Harringtn'
has b 'ught the claim upon wdicI The
Congregational church Is located, and
as moved into the church and Is hold
ing the fort against an snraged popuiace |
When Stewart sold the claim it Is said h, |
lid no mean TO convey the church bel |
and all to Harrington Harrington |
would ''sooner be a dior keeper in the |
house of the Lord than to dwelI the |
tents of the wicked" Let us hope for |
his speedy conversion.
In opposition tn the proposed govern
nent control OF the telegraph. d.. |
Suivin Green, President OF the Western |
Union, contnds that the telegraph IL |
cllitics of the United States are betiei |
md cheaper than those of Europe. a,
and a new tariff would go into effect |
March i, ma ing a maximum rate q!
81, for which sum message could be |
'ent 40 10 niles, from Halifax to Wash
ngton Territory.
A bill intro lnced by Doip!i, from the
committee on commerce. to amend the |
Revised Statutes so rs to authorize th: |
nuluading of coal salt. ETC.. in bulk with
in collection district, under the super.
intendence of the customs office, at the
Expense of the parties interested, was re |
ported faVorab y by the Senate Commit |
Tee on Commere.
The Port Townsend ARGUS heads ar |
Aditorial '1Shall we do Ity" Now, broth |
ar Weir. that depends almost entirely ot. |
circumstances, and the public should |
not be called upon TO decide snch mat
'ers. Bat Won have our cnn tent.-Whai-
.nm ReUeilte. Too late. Jenk, it's in til,
asst tense with us already
Mr.. Chas. Eisenbeis Is about to build |
another TWO story stone business hoCs /
1t Port Townsend. and it is said thai
Mr.. @. NJ. Bradshaw is soon to FOLLOW |
'is example. Port Townsend alread, /
has more stone built houses than an.
pther town in the Territory .-PoSt.I
Socie,y is advancing in Texas Th. |
Texas leg stature has just passed bill |
making fence-cntiing a felony. After 2.
important n step as this, why may one
Iot hope that before long Texas will re-
ard murder almost as serious crime az
understanding?
The Chehalis Vidette argues that the
'nly way to insure adequate outlet f..
trays harbor products is to get g, cd |
Ill, Perkins & Co., to make that stop |
nng place for the line of steamers the, |
ire running between San Fransisco an
he Sound.
Ii yuu have the Cnur d'Alene fevei
iump wafer on your head and wait
hIee months, Attached Ia three meal |
pork and beans, aud ut night the colo |
ide of plank at oeur dAleue. there
u expense OF IS per day. Walla " all; |
statesman.
Queen Victoria's speech at the openin,
parliament announces that in conjuuc
.'on with the President OF the lutte,
states commission has been appointed
| md IL now sitting at Paris TO discus.
be regulations OF the Newfoundland
| isl cries.
Hang the banners on the outer walis
tune ye up the whang doodles and m k
merry, for Gordon OF the Seattle Herald
iath written an editorial in which Ii,
french or Laiin quotations appeareth.-
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