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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-07-24
TIME WORKS GREAT CHANGES.
N V XNarld

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Secretaries Whitney and Endicott are in
specting the seacoast Notifications of New
England, and are sailing in the U. s. S. Dis
patch. That sounds little like old times.
but the secretaries are not junketing They
are on official service.
THE PRESENT STYLE OF REFORM LACKS
FAST COLOR.
Lowell Courier.
The Boston Herald says it is necessary s'to
even up things" before starting a newinon-
partisan policy as to appointments. This
fairly illustrates the lack of fast color about
the Herald's reform.
TURNS AND TWISTS TO EvADE THE LAW.
Washington Letter
The turns and twists taken to eyade the
civil service law are many and amusing
The latest attempt was made in the Bureau
of Statistics to work in batch of clerks
without submitting them to examination.
The chief of the bureau assumed that they
might be appointed at a salary of 1920. thus
taking them out of the civil service grade,
but statute has been found that fixes their
salary at $500 each, so the applicants must
submit to an examination and hold certif-
cate from the civil service commission before
they can receive an appointment.
CIVIL SERVICE FROM A sPoILsMAN's STAND
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PAINTED ENAMEL CHAMBER SETS,
$500.

Dark and light paneed with landscape mirror
combination panels and handsome characterization
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CURRENT COMMENT.

! LITTLE TIMELY ADVICE FOR THE MUG
WUMPS.
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Mems and Young Mems Suits
Boys Blue Flannel BIOuses,

$1.OO and 1.5O. BOYS SAILOR
SUITS only $1.5O, 200, $50, $50,
400, 800 and 600; much less prices.
BOYS KNEE PANTS so cents and IN
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BEFORE YOU START

On your vacation, or a trip in the
country or to the seashOre, provide
yourself and your Boys with good, DUR
able, inexpensive Suits, Pants, Vests,
Blouse, Shirt or whatever you may
need. We are Offering genuine
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-04
s.sy sT THE CASCADES.
waIla walIa Journal.

waIla Walla Journal.
a.. ,sx eases Of small p0x are re-
- 4 DE hospital at Baker oity.
gu Morrison, one Of the defend
y = = = tke sait Of HArkness .s. the N.
n 3. O.. % ST. excuses himself
- abundance 10 testify ON the
- that he eannos raise means 10
- lin from New York to Walla
atls.
4 H. soens Of the snow blockade
z n Onion, Oregon, an engine aud
90 p,ew iampcd shs track and ran
-. tks mountain l000 feet without
.,sss;ag. The engineer jumped aud
- "a legs. Tbs fireman stood al
q pnss and escaped injury.
~ vsr,an brought here from Wal
q. III exaninaiion as Ia her sanity
=. =, ssenine started with her chill.
- IA her original destination in
lsritota. sheriff Bosles received ad
- froui Lytton, b. O., where she
- from, that while she had never
Il. IsdlsialIy declared insane. her
lssas ihoaght that might be her state.
i, roon e The weather shall become
.eiIsd sers for ths reerection of the
- past Of small's Opera House
s,aiIoa viii begin. Brick will be
ss;sIig nade for the structure, there
bire Isons In this part Of the country
a. NJ. Small will allow to be used.
a ,bs material employed will have
~ bssn tested and found l.
kHri psflieulaEs Of the manner of
ma sssnss death by freezing. In the
Ranes nsiRhboFhood, have been re
NlssA. iie was living with a family on
lks naih sde Of the PAlouse river, and
ssrt b Endi cit, eight miles distant,
ln ~ nail aud his. He walked be-
kass " sgnld not oross the river on q
knR % the way back, Saturday af-
sfa,oa, the 18th, he vas overtaken by
Earm, aud In undertaking to get
lsmsbs short cat WAS compelled 10
10 20 antredden way through the
lzp}nos. Exhaustion overcame him
ArHy before he had rnet several par
nd told them be bad about given
lst Ms body was not discovered till
a&aay.
fakima correspondent writes the
Azbai a follows: The great cry Ia,
izdh lkkiua," and we'll 10 may be.
kIlhat the railroad is finished. the
|nzaea whissling BY, 30 that no one
ID essp Oh. 10 never stops near the
|G4a, The new town shows signs of
|rz<fity and is the coming town.
|k4zhine is hustle aud business there,
u shen the hour hand turns 60 II m,
|hse she crowds Of men rushing for.
'n3 70 J. w. 5huli'a restaurant. the
nszing place Of the oompany's men.
ID Ifispresaible Stacy is la she tisId,
|ksiax bis namerous friends and Gus.
Ak<rs The town site and lots. Sohafer
lpi Kant, Of yoar town. have some OF
N most desirable lots In North Yaki-
ik Lots are ceiling &C from $3.50 10
Wa AceefdinR TO location. Mr.. New.
|lEss, The eompany'a agent, Is q genial.
lzpu,Doiaiing gentleman. and has
|izs many friends here. j. W. Shull
|Assking hne sIloon, and Mr.. Beck
lktscsed hne store for Sam. Creger.
ltag others are baildinR. The con-
20 !us moving the Gnilland House
~ De ed town has been lot. A. b.
haL fofmerly Of walla WAlla. il also
inE y ioeais here.
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wArcH weRk.

Special attentisn paid TO tie repair Of
6ne watches. chronometers, chrome
graphs, split and quarter seconds, re-
peaiinR and striking watches, marine
chronometers. french clocks. etc. ete
Also other time pieces that Others have
failed 20 make 60. We give q strici
euArlntee OF satisfaction or .rsturn the
money paid. kiMRALL 4 SoS. leadine
jewellers Of Pasast Sound. Frye's Opesa
Honse Elook, Seattle, W. 7. iAsdw
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Treasurer Of the Reid L Barr Masa.
tsetafirg Co, on charge of forgery,
oeor9e Barr, Vice Presidsnt of t1s
cotEpany, and the first witness. told a
/ startling story of a conspiracy OF him.
self and Richards to barn the works.
At the conclusion Of hss evidence Rarr
was arrested and, with Richards, vas
committed for trial. Both are gray
barred men. and have hitherto been
very respectable. The ferseries amount
- $4,000.
FREE Fight Ia GIasxsu
GLASGOW, Feb. 2.-UI,Aarv. the Fe-
nian, Iectured 10 a crowded meeting o;
Irishmen this evening. References 10
tue names OF PArnell. Rosa and Ford
Sere booted and cheered. A free feht
ensued IN the gallery and vas not
q1elied until the dissnrbers were elected
from the building.
serrespoadeRee 10 be Made Public.
LONDON, Feb. "A dispatch from
Rome says that the Italian Foreign Min
ister states that documents will shortly
be published which will throw new light
upon English negotiations with the
PoseFs, and to which be attributes the
narrow escape from a great European
iInbroglio.
work for Gordon.
BEussKLs. Feb. liking Leopold il
anxlonsly awaiting the liberation of
Gordon Ia entrust with him the Presi
dency OF the Congo State.
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cousrs COMMISSIONERS Douxcs

y. J. Dunn. of Rsut0n. and Collins
a Duffy, of Newcastle, were granted re-
tail liquor licenses.
The Auditor was instructed to adyer
tise for bids for care Of the county poor
on the county farm for superintend
ing the county farm for burial of de
ceased county poor; for medical aud
surgical attendance and medicines for
prisoners; for medical and surgical at
tendance and medicines for county
poor, etc.
X. ID. Parker, John Randall, G. o.
Russell and X. J. Miller, Road Super.
visors, rendered their reports. and we're
settled with.
After consideration of some other
matters, the Board adjourned.
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in Britiah Columbia; the three follow
ing tn Pierce county, W. T., and the
three last named In King county, W. I.
Tue British Colxmbia mines yielded
ays. ISL tons, tho Pierce county mines
1872. 80. aud the King county mines
2l9. .660 tons. The six Washington Ter
ritory mines yielded ti2.l49 tons, or
about three iifths the entire product.
The local consumption of Pierce
county oo.is was probably about A.0O0
tons; Of King county Goals, 0.o00 tens;
Of British Columbia Goals, about 5000
tons. The remainder, about $4,000
tons, was shipped abroad. principally to
Oregon and California markets, over O
bali million tons going 30 San Francisco
alone.
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8zzsn-It viii be remembered that
~ sse weeks ago. ~ the schooner
1szsakr vas heading mp the Sound
n ~ steamship Mexico vas going
4 ~ iss vessels came together, and
~ Essasned slieht injuries. The
.aA'.aeef proceeded ON her way, and
~ nu'arfival here hns been repaired.
,efdleE 70 nari,ime laws the steam
Il vM V blame for the collision, as
4 Mould have kept ont of the
.Mnees way Alloesshlm. However, the
wv sAsfef waa setilsd up yeetst day
HAFssin Mhbals, who paid the cap.
sm Ils Challenger taa, and took a
sst elsaxinE the Pacific Csast
nsehlp Company from further re.
Ss4teiiiiy In the premises.
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No TIDNas.-Up to the hour of the
sailing of the Mexico yesterday, no
tidinRs of Henry Euter. the waiter who
Is supposed TO have been drowned on
Sunday, had been received, and now all
doubts az to his having found a watery
grave have vanished. Eoter was q ma
tive Of Illinois, IL years of age. and for
some time past has resided ia san Fran
cisco.
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DIsoRAcEFuL MUD HoLE
cial street has been plsnked its full
width, with the exception of strip
about ten feet wide extending from
Main to Jackson street, directly in
front OF the Arlington Hotel. This
portion of the street is in continual use
and the result is that the only disgrace
full mud hole there is on Commercial
street is directly in froat of the only
irst class hotel in Seattle. Some action
should be taken to compel the owners
OF the property to plank over that un-
planked portion of the street. The cost
would be bat slight, while the benedt
would be great. Yesterday afternoon
a well dressed lady and gentleman we're
passing the hotel, When the hack team
drove up, through this mud hole, and
the consequence was that both the lady
and gentleman we're besmt ared all over
with mud. This property" said the
man, pointing TO the Arlington Hotel.
belongs TO City Councilman, not.
however. one of the law and order
members"
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~ tlass.--Some mesus should be
sN y lighting The csaI wharf. One
W. ssssnssss or sail vessels are
ss ! nHN IL The tune, the crews Of
WI y y nns.sntly passing from the
ssst - seasf to TIE city, or frem
Z zsk . the sesssA. and II IL net
49, csni oocufrcnes for one OF
N ~ y galk overheard daring =
sS.A sanday evening two men
IL ! y Ne steamship Mexico tell
aEs setff INTO the water. Forta
MI ssls beth recovered alive,
ii Powell. enc ol the mes
NJ 1hsse overheard from the
AIls, sa % q pile, and disleeated
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LlLsa . rnr MrnnN.-Tha s,eAm

- AaA 4thANl$a.-~ he ste1t4a
n htzsce sailed for San Francisco
,4luas afternoon. Besides her cargo
W. shs sook go tons Of miseel
ueieet. Her passenger list vas
HrssH !. Williams. Mrs. Fargo,
! esey and wife and two children.
III silef and wife. MeA. n. Taylor,
y psahasA. y. n. Walsh, Will I'd.
ss y. seeason, Capt.. Charles I.ow,
hesnAn and child, a.. W.
- y. u Scott, Vim, II. Denny,
~ A1eily, h. A. Bseer, Mrs. &.
j lss.oek and wife, ]. A. Tannani,
s Mm. DAVIS. 7. \. Puriee. ID.
49,. s.t' OCnnnsr, and - In the
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coal snrPMENrs.

Following is list Of the coal car
riers sailing from this port during the
moRth Of January, together with their
careoes, all frotu the Newcastle mine;
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n OTICE.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
i stockholders OF the Puget Sound
office. in Port Gamble. w r., on Tue
day, the 18th day Of February, lSS5, at
o'clock p. M. for the election Of Board
OF Trustees and the transaction of such
other business as may come before the
meeting. By order Of the President.
K. g. AME2,
Acting Secretary.
Port Gamble. W. T., Jan. q, 1885. 2std
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ss04IALHiE LAND AGENCY.

Land Brokers and survel ors,
Will locate settlers on the public land
of the United States, estimate timber
claims and establish title to the sur.
veyed aRd uusurvsyed lands. By per
Register of the L. s. Land Office AT
Olympia, W T., will transact business
appertaining to said offise. We guar
antee all business transactions with Us
will be satisfactory. Address Falls CITY,
King county, w. r. Correspondence
promptly attended to. 3dw
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FoRRIGs.
Freaeh slclery a. kelarg.

Pans. Feb. S.--Admiral Coarbes tele-
Rrapls The War OtEice today that the
French fnroas. after severe fRht, car
ried the Chinese works commanding the
kelune mines. lie states thst the
Freach troops lost nine killed and 81
wounded during the engagement The
Chinese lass uas heavy.
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TaE LIVING AGE forming four large
volumes year, furnishes. from the great
and Reneralls inaccessible mass OF this
literature, the only compilation that,
while within tho reach of al, Is satisfac.
tory in the COMPLETENESS with which
II embraces whatever Ia OF immediate in.
terest. or OF solid. permanent yalue.
1T u TIE RRFoRE INDISPENSABLE "a
every one who wishes to keep paee with
the events or Intellectual progress OF the
time, or to cultivate in himself or his
family general intelligence and literary
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Opinions.
Nearly the whole world Of authors
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In their best moods. Art, science, and
literature find fresh and eloquent expires
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well abreast Of the current thought of tie
age Boston Journal.
II mas now for msny years held the first
place Of all our serial publications. The
only possible objection that could he urged
TO II 10 the immense amount Of reading /.
gives. There Is nothing Noteworthy In
science. art. terature. biography philos
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1t may be uthfully and cordially said
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Biography, fiction. science, criticism.
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iedge.-The Wafchman. Boston
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C.uaslian Parliamenl

OTrAwA, Oat., Feb. 3--In the House
% Commsns. Shakespeare. Of British
Columbia. asked The Government il il
woald introSnce bill during the pres
ent session restricting the immigration
OF Chiusse 10 the D0minisn-
Sir John Macdonald replied that the
whole Chiaess question had been refer
red 20 a commission, Who would report
10 Parliament Ia a few days Ustil the
report IL reserved the Government
xeaid pot say whst they voald do IN
the matter.
Hesion withdrsw his nosic- for two
cent postal rate. He stated that the
Postmaster General voald make re.
port 90 this s1eiect-
TIE ffatsznx IN Exypa-
Ioxpox, FEB. = = Saaksm advicss
state thai the Italians have occupied
Beiszl, forty miles nerth al AssAb. and
sent the Egyptisp garrison awAy on an
Italian man Of var. A Fre1ch gun
hoal d watching the r.osemsnts OF the
Italian Red Sea sxpsdihen- TIE tFih>.
sruund MAssnAh are ioiains Osmar
Digma-
nsshersa Very k<sp<esasie.
HAnrrrox, Ons., Feb. 2-Qaits 9 ssn
ssiiun VAS ersaied today a. shs trial a
Geores wynns Rieksr6k Secretary and
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ss 4. oAyaaaasA. special
~ - lasssios pararsmenl, has
II = tssieaai,on ts the prexi.
As =: aa y sses.s ies ias acceptance
49, hf. cAsaiaaaeh inssads
Ae Y We uew tllEr ot North
Aiss-s sssfs he wfll s,tile down fos
& -.s 1919 e his aAys and engage
ii I1lse It his psufsssioa, ths
Mi, ". - saun, by the way, prosn
u - - = : Ecoa many bright mea,
Nj 4. 3 eapaia. during the nexi
~ - afd 4. 10 druts, viii l.
ia 1@tf rfHm IN the fnkn,s
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sEsn TrME-sians of spring are 10
be sean on every hand. The late mild
weather has hroaght them ouL The
grass Is green and growing, and the
hasis on TIE trees beein TO swell as II
ready % open. The daylight hes
len0thened an hour or more. 4 more
hapsfnl feeling. that always prevails
with The opening Of spging, Is already
riying svidenee of its existence. The
farmers ana gardeners ARE looking over
their groands, and mentally laying
them ont in nower and vegetable beds.
The townssnAn fnds indoors iFksome,
snd. withoas aas apparent rsaeon, BE
sighs tor the open air OF tue nelds. Ine
merchant Eais cot his seaaonahle goods,
his hoes and spades, bis farm naaehin-
ery, his seeds. etss. Determined not 10
BE- casdOae in this matter. Alfred say
DIR, the Cherry street dealer, has al
ready exposed for sale an tmmense
ssock ef garden, seeds the largest and
rsoss varied In the Territory. which be
vii dispose OF 20 tkose wanting On tas
uaosi adyaaiAeeoas tsvtas pessibis-
------------s---=----------
'Ies every nsa. IL passihse. eathas
sauas good books ucdsr bis roof. -
CAanssaq.
.Ana hark you. sir, III have thea
fairly anr.r--,SAa4ssyeaFs-
We hare the largest stock in wash
ineton Territory, apa ell ~ iose'
prices than any other house On the Pa
ciac Coast. q. DAyua = 90.
Book sellers ena ssAtisners. - Chee'
~ strsHa. taS7dw
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REMOvED.
Teachers Examination.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ the regular semi-annual xamina ion
Of teachers will be held at room II, Denny
school. in the city of Seattle, w. T., on
Wednesday and Thursday. Feb. IL and
u, 1856, beginning at 9 o'clock a. m.
o. !. JOINS,
King County School Superintendent.
2Sd3w2
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NORTH pAcIFIc CoAsr CoAL Y,sID

The coal mines of Washington Terri
tory and British Columbia yielded Of
their products In 1884 as follows:
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..syrRrIsInc RATES.


.......I cards, o per month for enc
ftns n ~ raouth for one half inch.
- - ents 8 line for sne insertion.
bcs i;ns FOR Hix insertions. and ~
- sdve.tisements. Al 50 cents an
&C., 1880. fl.59 an inch for dx
- -. ~ q sn inch for Two weeks. ~
- - ard 81 per month.
roR WEEKLY
..4.aouel cards ~ per month for one
80 a slper month f0FOnehan inch.
49,. 4 eents line for one Insertion.
Snrssa line per month:
1870 sAvertisiRg. 81 pr ihch for
sssrsioE, and 81 per month
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,aa WEEKLY.
....v AVID WEEKLY.

.s-..s,ai eafda ~ per month for one
- Al per month for one-haH Inch
- a esuts line for one week. and
s..-'s 4 line per month
-. l..sss,risi advertising. - an ineA fer
- srd ~ an inch per month.
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Club Prices ior the best Home ass
Forsisn Lisrssars.

fpossessea q TIE LEvIxa AsE Gnd one
or other of ear yiFaetoas American
morshlie2 . sabscrsher wsn fnd kiuseif
IN command Of the WhaIa sitnatfoa--
PHiladelphis Evening Bulletin
For go % TEE LIyIxg AGsE and any one
Of the American u MonfhIies tor HaFs
psxss Weekly or Rszxrl win be scnt for .
year. postpaid o. for - "a THE l.IyIsC
Age assd a. Nish0las o. Lippihcots's
LITTELL 4 CO.. ns.ssn.
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ar pasT4nTEIIiCEkcER PUB. co
s.ssde Jane 70 ISIS.
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HsnrIroz, Ons-, Feb 1--<latte ssn-
ssiinn vas ersaied today Ai she trial of
Gsoses wynns RieharGk Secretary and
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-20
Gen. Grants Message
To the Boys in Blue who viii Meet I'm
Portland at the Grand Rncampuenr.

Lieut.. ]. A. Holbrook, of a Dorchester,
Mass, post Of the Grand Army, called at the
house of Gen. Grant last week to present an
album containing the names Of the first fifty
subscribers to the Grant memorial, soon TO be
issued. He was told by Mrs. Grant that the
General was too weak to receive visitors. Says
the Lieutenant, in describing his visit:
81 said to her that no person ever crossed
her threshold who was going out again with
more grief and disappointment than was,
and simply from the fact that 1 was going to
the encampment in Maine in June, and that
had hoped when got there to be able to say
to the boys in blue that had looked into their
old Generals face and taken him by the hand
and had brought message from him to them.
"This remark had the effect of bringing Us
into the presence of Gen. Grant. Mrs. Grant
went upstairs herself to tell him that there
was Grand Army boy in the house. The
feelings awakened in him by that knowledge
we're strong enough to overcome his weakness.
He could not let one Of the Grand Army men
depart without seeing him.
"We found him sitting in his arm chair. he
arose and received us cordially. He expressed
himself as greatly pleased at the tribute from
his friends IN Cincinnati, and the tears Of joy
that stood in his eyes when he said Ii left no
room for doubt that he spoke from his heart.
" The souvenir is SO beautifully conceived
he said, that / cannot sufficiently express my
pleasure at receiving it.
"He arose and took me by the hand and
sent message to the boys in blue, to be de-
livered to them at the encampment in Port
land, Me-, in June. He said:
Tell the boys that they probably will
never look into my face again, nor hear my
voice, but they are engraven on my heart, and
/ love them as my children. What the good
Lord has spared me for is more than 1 can
tell, but it is perhaps to finish mp my book
which l shall leave with the boys in blue, and
in which they cannot only soc me but follow
me in the acts in which they helped me-"