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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-14
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COMMISSIONER.

ment. 4'H'A L
Inc purchasing agent presented his
ssouchers, which were approved by the
board Ia the SOU of $l6l3. ~. and an
ORDER vas ordered draRu in favor M
said purchasing agent for the SUN Of
i've hundred dollars were aupronri.
oted TOT the opening of the first three
miles OF the Mckedmond road, running
nortneriy from Coal creek. to be- expend.
su unoer the supervision of Commits
sloner Colman.
SeFenly-hve dollars were Appropriated
20 ouild thirty rods of CORDUROY on tbe
mhite rlver and PuyaIlup road. between
tue slte OF the old sawrnill and Stuck
riser, as petitioned for By Z. 2. whitney
g az, 10 De expended under the super
VISION and subject to the approval of
Commissioner McCabe.
One hundred and fifty dollars were
appropriated for the cutting and grad
ihg OK the county road IN upper Squak
valley, starting At the west side of g. e.
tion -, township 70 north, range 6 east.
aHd running east to r. Grahan's farm
IN section ~, township Z3 north, range
. east, as peiitioned for by +. Graham
and others.
An appropriation not to exceed 300
was made To build bridge In upper
Squak in road district No. s.
The petition of j. g. Gordon et al. for
change of the Falls City and Snoho-
mish county road between James Ent-
wlstle's lorth line and Frank Dolan's
old logging camp, was granted aud J. s.
Anderson and Moses Morse of Tolt were
appointed viewers, To meet September
18th.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-14

The Pacific coast and Northwest are
not the only sections of the Union where
the cry Of hard times goes up from the
people. The Gulf States are similarly
afflicted, as will be observed from the
following wall of the New Orleans Times
Democrat
Although money is as plentiful as il
ever was, II remains as carefully locked
op and is as difficult to obtain as in the
very vortex of the late furry. II Is the
complaint on every hand that the strin-
gency maintains its tension with un-
abated rigor, and the Accommodation
has become beautiful and evasive
ehimera. No doubt this is ali true-in-
decd 10 IL unquestlonably true. The
times are hard, although money is
abundant. The situation presents the
kewildering problem involved in the ex-
istenoe of incalculable boards of treas
ure, side by side with the most urgent
and distressing need. The banks are
full. the capitalists had never larger re
sources at their disposal; but IL still re-
mains the fact that half the struggling
industries in the country-industries
which are useful ard legitimate and
would pay fair returns-are tottering to
their fall because capital fled before the
storm which has leveled speculation TO
the earth, and is now hiding terror
stricken, afraid alike of genuine com
merce and of Wild cat gambling"
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-14
A DIFFERENCE.

Two or three months ago the Commits
sioners of Pierce and King couRtie,
prepared and published their annua
lists OF grand and pstit iurers fol
the year ensuing. as has been their Gus.
tom at the May session of their Beard:
tor long term of years past. No re-
mark was excited in any paper thereat
beyond the mere presentation of the
lists, and none elsewhere of which We
have been informed. G. NJ. Bradshaw
Prosecuting Attorney of the District
at his home 10 Port Townsend, saw
these lists and at once sent letters TO the
Commissioners of both counties, an.
pfising them OF the fact that they had
nllsd their lists With men only, that the
law contemplated women On the juries
as We'll, and directing them TO a rep-r-
iornance OF their duty IN the premises.
his INSTRUCTIONS were heeded, and the
Juries IN both counties were made to in
clude, We believe, An equal number of
men and women. This was a propsr
thing for the Prosecuting Attorney to
NCi eAA "S oAC 1AAAC S1AG ulc dItlOn Was
generally commended. He IL the chosen
aad paid legal adviser of all the county
officials IN his district, and IL is his duty
not only TO inform them of the law
when requested TO, bat to advise and
direct them when he sees them care
Iessly. Ignorantly or criminally violating
the line of their official duty. Mr..
Bradshaw, however, has not ALWAYS
hs-Hn 40 0arzfnf Ak0.R
which We refer In the above, or NAV be
a fortnight earlier, his attention was
called oy both papers In his own town,
by this journal, and by other newspa-
pers, to the open disregard of law by
the Assessor of Jefferson county. That
official was said to have boasted that he
had assessed the property of the county
at less than one nth It's actual value,
and the Argus asserted at less than one
seventh; ths law contemplating assess
ment at the actual cash value. Tue only
object of a low assessment WAS to cheat
the Territory; the supposition being
that other and more honest countIss
would pay the bills that Jefferson county
should pay. Taking the Assessors own
estimate the Territory was swlndled to
the ektent of $9OC0, and taking the
80 JNS poeAARkCs Ofof &ADsOOOs
his attention was directly and repeat
edly called to this bold steal, there is DO
published record of Attorney Brad
shaw's lifting finger or uItering word
to prevent il. Possibly he looked upon
a low assessment at his own home as a
personal advantage, and possibly he did
not care to antagonize his own fellow
tovnsnen in matter affecting their
pockets ON the eve of political cam
palgn In which he expected to have
a lively personal interest. However
this may be, his prompt action in the
one case, where he had no personal CON
Germ and nothing to gain, Is III marked
with his inaction In the other,
where he perhaps thought he had much
to lose or gain. The people of every
honestly assessed county in the Terri
tory have grudge against G. NJ. Brad
shaw on this account.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-14
POPULATION AND VOTE OF FOTR
TOWNS.

The total vote for Mayor in the Butte
city election last Monday was I051. AT
Helena's city election the vote for Nav
or was 1868. According TO these figures,
taking them as a basis for calculation,
Heiena's population is about / 4 times
as great a. that of Bntte. Butte claims
population of about 500, and if the
claim Is true, then Helena must have
between l3,0Co and H,CJ0.-Helena Inde-
pendent.
Seattle. with smaller proportion of
transient population than either Butte
or Helena, cast 2525 votes, 1909 of whicL
we're by men. Tacoma With male vote
of 7Z3, claims population of 600. Is.
timating from the Butte, Helena and
Tacoma standards, Seattle contains l5,-
60 inhabitants. The standard is too
high, though, in each and every case,
but Is no more out of the way fer Seat
tie than for the other places named.
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THE rTGET SHORE RAILgOAD.

Corr. Portland journal OF Commerce. |
Your correspondent some time since
took advantage OF his only leisure day,
Sunday, To run over the ''Orphan
road,' rs it is called. The road bed is
very smooth, and is 10 miles on a
straight stretch, with only two turns.
The country through which it goes is a
garden spot; there is probably not a
finer section in this Territory, nor a
more profitable country To support such
local road. IL runs through the White
and Puyallup River valleys, passing "A
succession of thrifty farms, one after
another, on both sides; with houses.
barns, fields of hops, hay, grain and po-
tatoes, and towns, the whole length of
the road. To describe this stretch of
country more fully, the White and Puy-
aliup Rivers are parallel streams; the
former empties into Elliott Bay near
Seattle, and the latter empties into
Commencement Bay near Tacoma; the
Stuck River joins the two together at a
distance OF % miles up the White River
aud 10 miles up on the Puysllup. These
three valleys are 40 miles in length. with
an average width of two and half miles
or 100 square miles of excellent farming
country capable of producing large
crops. These valleys are already re-
nowaed for their hops. Three million
pounds of hops alone will be harvested
from these two valleys in September,
worth, say, 80 cents per pound. or $500,
geo. That ia about what few farms IN
these valleys will get for their hops this
year. An average yield Is 1850 pounds
to the acre. bat there are fields here that
will average this prolific year 1000 aud
even 5000 pounds 90 the acre. There Is
plenty of room in these three valleys
for settlers. Your correspondent ex-
poets TO see nany thrifty towns spring
ing up along the line of this road. Pny-
ailup, Sumner and Kent. towns already
on this line, already aggregate 200 pop
ulaiion. II Ia simply folly to say that a
railroad would not pay through this
country described. predict that IL the
present road is continued in operation
IL viii in one year build mp splendid
business, and will be as good paying
road as exists anywhere else IN the Ter
ritory. II through freight and passen
ger trains are run between Portland
and Seattle it will not be isng before
the xger boats will stop here IN
stead of proceeding to Tacoma.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-14
CITIZEN No. |.
vagHrNaToN TERRITORY RAILROAD BRGu.
LATIoN ACT.

WASHINGTON TERRITORY RAILROAD REaU-
LATIoN ACT.
WHEREAS, the railroads of this Terri
tory have been built for the benefit of
the inhabitants thereof; aud
WHERzAs, in exchange for the privi-
leees granted to said railroads and the
companies owning them for building
their roads, and the practical monopoly
Of transportation said companies there
By enjoy, il is expedient that the rights
Of the inhabitants of said Territory of
Washington using said railroads he pro
tected;
Be il enacted as follows:
lss. That all railroads constructed or
70 be constructed in said Territory of
Washington are hereby declared 10 be
public carriers, and have corresponding
rights and duties as such.
I'd. That all said railroad companies
shall be and are hereby bound To make
up q list of tariff rates from and to the
different points or stations on their re-
spective lines of road for the convey
ance OF passengers and freight, and shall
lodge the same in the court of the Chief
Justice Of the Territory, due notice
whereof shall be made by vertisement
IN the principal newspapers of the dis
tricts through which the roads pass.
Said tariffs shall be in custody of said
court for the space of one month for
summation of those interested. At
the expiration of said period of one
month parties shall be heard in oppo-
sition TO said proposed tariff, and on
tne decision of said Chief Justice il
shall become lawfnl and binding on
both The company and those using their
railroad.
I'd. That said railroad companies shall
Be entitled TO alter said tariffs and the
puoic TO demand revision of the same
after the expiration of each period of
~ months; shall lodge the altered tariff
10 court and receive frem the Chief Jus
! Ece his authority to enforce the same,
ail as provided for IN clause 2.
8h. That after the issuance and sane
Won as above of said tariffs, all said
isliroad companies shall be bound To
cnarge the public and all parties using
tasir lines Of railroad according To said
safiH rates and no Others. Parties shall
have right of action before said Chief
saslics where said published rates have
zen departed from, and, If successful
= .as,r suit, shall be put on the footing
" we lowest rate that has been so levied
o. charged.
s.n, That all railroad companies in
sala ierritory of Washington shall be
ooand TO interchange traffic with each
osasf oy allowing the rolling stock of
sson 70 run over their respective lines
~ paying certain mileage rates, said
ssses 70 receive the authorization of the
ualsf Justice of the Territory.
s @n. That this act shall come into
io.ee on the - day of -, 1885.
Hn. That this act be entitled :" The
iion Act.n
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Notice of Dissolution

VNHE PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE
L existing between James Morrison and
Donald Mckenzie e, doing business under
the firm name of Morrison & Mex enzie,
as proprietors of the Pacific and Puget
Sound Soda Works. in the city of Seattle.
Wash. Terr., has this day been dissolved
by mutual consent. the said James Morri-
son assuming all liabilities CT said part
nership. All debts due or to become dae
to said partnership are TO be paid to Dom
aid Mckenzie. at the Off &c OF George III.
Preston. Buffers building. Seattle w. T.
DONALD MCKENZIE.
JAMES MORRISON.
In the presence of George Hyde Preston
Seattle, Wash, Terr.. August s:h 1884.
The undersigned begs to thank the
trade for past patronage and will continue
to furnish a superior article in Soda Wa
ter. Ginger Ale. Sarsaparilla and draught
Cider. JAMES MORRISON.
Pacific and Puget sound Soda Works.
Basement III Front street, Seattle.
auadwIm
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-14

The Usual ANNoUscEMEsT.-A party
of surveyors passed through here this
week on their way to the mountains
where they are to make definite loea-
tion If the tunnel in this Stampede pass.
The Signal is making an arrangement
with an eiectrotyping establishments in
Chicago by which the foregoing may be
inserted once or twice a year without
being rewritten and set in type each
time - Yakima Signal.
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suoCKApIxG TMeReTGarAREs.
Rprroa Posr- -INrrrIIoEScER:

EDITOR Observation-Disclosures
May claim small space IN your
iournals A Law passed some months
aco said no hanging or obstruction
signs shall be permitted on the side
walks: aud il 50 shall be fastened 20 a
building, not less than nine feet from
the ground, and not extend more than
three feet. What right have any parties
10 erect big posts with heavy signs on
top, and ON the very edge of q public
sidewalk and thoroaghfars Tom says
have permission; this - private prop
erty, and does not belong 10 the public
AZ all. Suppose sne Of those heavy oo-
structions falls over and iniures souae
one or more, who will pay the dam
aces? "Why the city must. Ii these
public infringements are allowed much
longer we shall have no use for business
houses. We can work the sidewalks
without any expense, advertising our
wares free. i refer 20 sign on the edge
of the sidewalk on Mill street. corner OF
Post street. Suppose this 20 be private
property, the public pass 20 and frc.
and several parties are renting proper.
ties and paying rent and taxes, ana
come under the protection OF the local
government. fAiE AND SQcAAx-
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rur posT.INTELlICENcER PUB. co.
~" - IN iz22
souETHIsG NEW IN RAILROAD
TALK.

rn,ros Posi-
SEATTLE, Aug. IL, 1884.
While the public mind is attracted TO
..;,,osd matters, owing in a large ex-
,.ut 70 your able advocacy of a policy
a night and justice as between the peo-
.,.ou the one hand and the railroad in
,.,eat on the ether, would ask you to
dys me portion of your space in cen
.Iasriue the natural and proper relation
,hat should exist between these two
parties.
II will not surely be denied that the
,o,msr of the two naraed-viZ., the
psople- should at least be on a level
vi.b the Railroad interest; that if either
i 10 be master or superior, it would be
mara natural for the People than for
the Railroad to be in this position.
One cannot conceive anything more
uaintivs and at the same time astonish-
Inc than the letters you have lately pub
Iishsd from Walla Walla and elsewhere
Tbey rpeekly state that in times past
syhoped and prayed for railroad COM
manication, with the expectation of
having access TO the outer world in
which to dispose of their produce and
also 70 make their necessary purchases;
that having got their wish in the shape
Of railroad, passing, AS it were, their
very doors, they find that tariffs are so
arranged that, although some huSdreds
Of miles nearer the business centers,
both east and west Of them, with which
they wish to deal, they can neither suy
for less nor sell for more than when
they were without the new means of
communication that they have done all
thsy could to procure, and they conclude
by meekly asking whether more favora-
bic rates could not be accorded them.
Is this, | ask, diRnified position for
people to occupy who proudly claim
Individual sovereignty?
As q contributor to the solution of
this question | enclose a sketch of an
sct that might we'll be passed by the
Territorial Legislature, aud that might
aford test in the election Immediately
ensuing.
CITIZEN No. [,
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-14

VINO SHALL GOVERN From all parts
of the Territory news is received that
the hired agents of the corporations are
turning heaven and earth, so to speak,
to elect the next Legislature and retain
control in politics. The question is.
shall the people govern or the corpora
tions p Yakima Sigaal,
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A Rare Chance for a Home.

THE UNDERSIGNED WILL RENT
l. his improved land at Laurel Shade. in
parcels of from to 10 acres, and donate
TO the rentor lot .0xl20 feet, on cendi-
ton that the same shall be improved and
built upon within a reasonable time.
JOHN J. MCGILVRA.
7. S.-Pasture in abundance to be had
on the premises above Described. hl2
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NOT ICE.

LIOR SALE, BY THE OREGON M
u provement Company, a large amount
OF merchantable lumber of all kinds, and
in lots to suit purchasers. at their yard,
foot of Second street. Seattle. Inquire of
foreman. at aIill.
JOHN /. HOWARD,
iV90 sSistant NanaC,ar
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o.uy AND WEEKLY:

professional cards. 81 per month for one
e snd 81 per month for One-half inch.
nch, - q cents a line for one week. and
"A ssnts line per month.
scen,ercial cenT advertising. S2 an inch for
LUX Orsek and 81 an inch per month.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

40 ATTLE. w. It.,
WILL BEGIN THE FALL TERM
w August IS 1854, with full supply
OF instructors for al departments. This
University now offers 10 the people supe-
rior advantages for education. IL pro-
vides four regular courses of study. towit
The Classical. Scientific. Commercial and
Normal. II offers special advantages in
the department of the Commercial stu
dies, Elocutlon, Music. Drawing. Paint
Ing, ancient md modern Languages.
Mathematics and the Natural Sciences.
Excellent facilities are afforded for board
ing pupils in the University boarding de-
partment, at reasonable rates.
For further information address the
President, l.. ]. POWELL,
ans dt25 wtf Seattle w T.
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R0R WEEK ";

a..s.ssioual cards 81 per month for one
I.i Al 5jper month for half inch.
iEcn. - "a cen,s a line for one insertion,
sIa sISacmgmercial : advertising. 81 Per inch for
t9ae,4iop. and 81 per month
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.nveRrIsINc RATES
FOR DAILY :

,...;onsl cards, g per month for one
Prolsz5se 81 per month for one-half inch.
nch an Ia ents line for one insertion.
= LoCss1 .oCts line for six insertions and 30
sse;s : "a line per month; .is.,oer,s IN cen,s an
inch Ole a. an inch for two weeks. $50
insefs,osk ssks. and s. per month.
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~ WANT TO Play FOR MoSKx.--
i sloftiand Base Ball Club will short
81, = sas = w 3 challenge 90 any club in Ore
fsFno - washington to play q match for
no1 .a ana the championship. IF this Is
ms,e eep.ed they will propose q tourna-
ine ~. sAon club 10 put up 500. the win
ssss. s'uo 10 take the pool and all the gate
n,eipts. - The Portlands desire partic.
%<ssi,as % = inset the Stars Of this city. the
0r-asa.ssssn 0ss.s neds and the Alerts of Dallas
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sames T. Ludlow, Clerk of the Dis.
A'es Court, received the following letter
ssstefday, which explains itself:


OLYMPIA, Aug. II, 1854.
saaass p. Ladleie. In taking final
ssIut ss IN Presumption cases, the Honor
AZ ssas commissioner Of the General Laud
NC, Nv BY his letter C. of August =.
- nas instructed me to require, in
49, 49, Snere the claimant has only de-
! alsu ms Intention to become citizen,
80 ssl.aned copy of the record, under
~ from the Clerk of the court where
80. 80 sstne was filed, and who has the
ss;s thereof You will be guided by
e.. instrnetion in the future, as all
49, Nnefe sisgle copy Of the deola
.ellon Of intention has feen furnished,
= si.lned to by the Clerk who happened
1py u, are now suspended in the
sssi snsfai Land Office, awaiting for the
s.sa. his rule will also apply 20
ssk,nai s,s,an homestead entries. Respect
j. Il. GowKY, Register.
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Wild oats are ths only crop that grow
by gasliRht.
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PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
B.M.MILLER, MD.

SURGEON. MAY BE CONSULTED
~ at his rooms in the Boyd & Ponein
bui ding. Telephone Nc. so. je2l
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-18
THE VOTE OF INDIANA,

Indiana belongs to Thomas A. Hendricks
and the Democratic party.-New York Graphic.
That Indiana belongs to Hendricks and
the Democratic party is by no means apparent.
During the past twenty-eight years once only,
in 1876, has Indiana gone Democratic at the No
vember election, and then by a majority of but
5,515 little more than half the next smallest
majority returned during the period named.
In 1860 Thomas A. Hendricks was defeated in
Indiana by 9,957 In 1868 he was again defeated
in the October election by 961. In 1872 he was
elected under false pretense by l, las. In 1876,
by the well-remembered tricks and frauds of the
Tilden bari and cipher campaign, Indiana was
carried by Democratic plurality of 5,5l5.
But in 1880 the tables were turned, and Porter
was elected Governor in October by 6,953, land
Garfield received a majority Of 6,642. 1t
will be seen from these figures that Indiana
belongs neither to Thomas A. Hendricks
nor the Democratic party. Another advan-
tage in favor of Republicans is the change
from an October to a November election, for,
hitherto, by the importation of Kentuckians
the Republican majorities have been so re-
duced in October that the effect could be felt
in November. Now, however, the Gordon
along the Ohio will have to be maintained but
once, the expense Of fighting Democratic
methods will be correspondingly less, and the
State will again return a Republican majority.
The desperate and disloyal minority that dis
graced Indiana during the war will not be
able to turn her from her duty to herself in
the battle in behalf Of American industries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-18

Democracy Of that congressional district for
funds Ito be used in the canvass for Cleve-
land and reform" The appeal says: at is
the object of the State national Democratic
committee to. raise funds in every city, ham
let and rural precinct in the State, and from
all these resources to make a respectable fund
for Cleveland and reform" The solid
South, having no occasion to make a
campaign, is to be again raked and scraped for
money to deluge New York and Indiana, as it
was for funds to debauch Ohio. The Louis
vile Courier Journal, of yesterday, announces
that Indiana is to be carried for the Democ-
racy at the expense of bloodshed, if necessary.
This is the programme prepared for this State.
Republicans, are you ready to meet the money
and the brute force Of the desperate Democ-
racy9 You did meet and overcome them in
1880. The same earnestness, vigilance and
work now as then will again give us the
victory. Let no effort be relaxed.