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Republican Territorial Convention.

By resolution of the Republican
Territorial Central Committee, the
next Territorial Republican Conven-
ton is called to meet at Tacoma, w.
T., on Wednesday, Sept. Sth, 1856, at
10 o'clock a. m. for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for delegate
to congress, and for the transaction
of all other business that may be
called up concerning the coming cam
paign.
Representation is based upon the
average vote cast at the general cleo
ton of 1884 for the five candidates
for territorial offices Delegate, Brig
adler General, Adjutant General,
Quartermaster General, and Commits
sary General. Following is the ap-
portionment of delegates to the terri
torial convention: Each county shall
have one delegate at large, one dele
gate for each one hundred votes, and
one additional delegate for every
forty or more votes cast at the last
general election.
UpoA this basis the several coun-
ties of the territory will be entitled to
representation in the said convention
aS follows.
, 1886-07-01

The Territorial Democratic Com
mittee of the Territory of Washing
ton, appoints Wednesday, the eight
eenth day of August, 1856, at ten
o'clock a. m.. as the time, and selects
the city of Tacoma as the place. OF
holding the Territorial Democratic
Convention, for the purpose of nomi-
mating a candidate for Delegate to
Congress, and for the transaction OF
such other business as may properly
come before the Convention.
All democratic and all other citi-
zens of the territory irrespective OF
past political association and differ
ences, who can unite with us in the
effort for a reform in the laws affect
ing the interests of tue territory and
people, and for pure, economical and
constitutional government, are cor
daily invited to join in sending dele
gates TO the Convention.
The basis of representation of the
several counties, in the Convention,
will be one delegate for each twelve
hundred inhabitants or fraction
thereof upwards of five hundred. and
one delegate at large for each of the
several counties; aud the several
counties will be entitled to delegates
as follows:
, 1886-07-01
Spokane Falls Items.
From our SPECIAL CoTrespon1ent.J

From our SPECIAL Correspondence
The city Is full OF strangers, and
boarding houses have been for many
weeks taxed to their utmost for their
accommodation.
General Balm has been mentioned
very favorably as a republican can
didate for congress if the party on
the Sound should not agree on a
man for the place The General is
very popular in all eastern Washing
ton, and it is evident that no one
would better represent the interests of
the whole territory. If the candidate
were to come from east of the mount
aims | am of opinion that General
Balm ought to be the choice.
A full vote will be polled here to-
day on the local option matter. A
large number of business men have
signed an agreement to vote and
work against it for the reason that
they think prohibition would greatly
injure the business interests Of the
place. Both sides are very active.
and there is large crowd around
the polls. The children are parading
the streets, carrying banners and
singing temperance songs. Miss
Whites speech in the opera house
last night was an eloquent presenta
ton of the prohibition side. Not a
few persons addicted to the use of
liquor are voting prohibition today.
Several persons Interested in the
COlville mines made a trip thereto
last week and returned quite enthu-
slastic over their prospects.
Miss Narcissa White leaves for the
east tomorrow.
The crops hereabouts have been
but little injured by the dry weather
However. rain Sunday morning did
much good. In no other country in
the world can such good crops be
grown in dry seasons rs are grown in
eastern Washington.
Spokane Falls will in all probabil-
| ity win in the county seat contest.
This place is much nearer the center
of the county than is Cheney.
| There is no finer Touring mill in
all the western country than the Echo,
yet new machinery is beirg added
that will cost $1,000. Flour is deliy-
cred here for S3 per barrel.
W. w. +.
, 1886-07-01
The Coming Local Option Election.

When we signed a petition for an
election in Port Townsend precinct
under the local option law, because
we believe in placing the liquor traf-
fic under local control and taking the
prohibition issue out Of territorial
politics, liquor dealers supposed of
course that we intended to make q
fight for the determination of their
business. When we announced our
belief that licensed liquor business
in Port Townsend would be better
than an unlicensed but equally ex-
tensive liquor business under a farci-
cal and poorly respected law, the
prohibitionists cried Inconsistency
aud some liquor sellers IN the country,
who are never satisfied, said, "policyp p
Such uncharitable comments, how
ever, are always to be expected; and
they no more deter us from fearless
course than fly can stop q horse.
They are annoying sometimes, but
they must be borne with There are
some prohiDitionists who, in their
zeal to be consistent" would vote for
practically unlicensed free whisky
rather than for system OF taxation
that Will keep the traffic in compare.
lively respectable hands and under
lawful restraint After careful
scrutiny Of the local option law, we
are convinced that it is defective;
that it opens the way for bare-iaced
continuance of the saloon business
everywhere under the fiimsy dis
guise of drug stores;' that prohibi-
lioa could not be decently enforced
in our town If enacted under a cast
iron law; and that an attempt to en-.
fOrcc it would not be conducive to
public welfare. This is not saying
that ours Is lawless town; blt it IS
saying that prohibition if enacted
here would be disregardcd because
pnblic opinion will not sustain Il. 1t
would he useless and folly to enact a
law only to have Its provisions set
aside and disresPect for law built up
IN the community. Were prohibi
ton enacted here 1t is probable that
the more respectable and responsible
dealers woEld go ont OF iLe business
of selling liquor. but they would not
scru 'le nor n.-@,tata II sell under dis
guisas ana defy Il law which they
honestly believe E., Sc entirely wrong.
1t woIld be putting q premium ug n
t C worst class of dealers and eg-
coufaging the loves! kind OF dives.
, 1886-07-01
From Honolulu.

BY the kindness of the Hawaiian
Consul, Mr.. j. G.. Swan, we have Honolulu
papers to June 7th, from which We extract
the following items:
The King OF the Samoan Islands has
placed his kingdom under United States
protection.
1t appears that the German Consul
had turned King Malictoa out of his
residence and had pulled down the
Kings Tag at Apia by force OF mariners
from n German man-of-war. The consul
takirg part with the rebel King Tamasese.
'sFhe German fleet refused to salute or
recognize the rightful King, and on
Saturday, May 16, left the harbor. While
they we're leaving the English man=of-war
Diamond arrived and bis vessel saluted
the King. On the Doth the U. ). steamer
Mohican arrived, and on learning the
state of affairs, although not salutin2
manned his yards and saluted the
Samoan flag. This demonstration of
the American aud English war vessels
seemed to have caused change on the
part OF the German Consul General, and
led him to withdraw from the position
he bad taken. The King made formal
application to the United States OF
America for protection through the Hon.
Berthold Greenebaum, the nited States
Consul at Apia, which resulted in joint
proclamation of the German, English
and American Consuls. declaring King
Malictoa as the rightful sovereign, and
ordering all the Samoans to return to
their homes aud remain quiet and peace
able. at last accounts Malictoa flies the
Samoan flag at his residence with the
stars and stripes above it. The protec-
tionate Of the United States being recog-
nized by the English and German Con-
suls.
The volcano OF KiIauea, on the Island
of Hawaii, Is again in operation. heavy
volumes OF smoke have discharged from
the crater for the past two months, and
the molten lava can be seen slowly filing
up the vast crater. Ii is confidently
asserted by the guides who are authority
on volcanic action that The fire is on the
increase. The progress CT the fire aud
characteristic Development of the volcano
will be carefully watched and reported.
The burnt district in Honolulu is
being covered over with better class of
buildings than those burned, and large
quantity of Puget Sound fir lumber will
be required. The new buildings are
mostly brick or stone.
The newspaper talk started by q San
Francisco journal about the King wish
ing to cede tho Islands to some foreign
power is all moonshine. The Hawaiian
government Is determined to preserve
the autonomy of the Kingdom. Instead
of ceding Pearl Harbor to the United
States. they are demanding indemnify of
them for a forced demand for more fhan
S500,00 which was paid under protest
about sixty years ago to Commander
Thomas Jones, OF the United States
sloop-of-war Peacock in 1926, who COM
PEELED the then poor and ignorant
natives to iquidate outrageous claims in
which they had no interest whatever.
The Hawaiian Government in these days
OF talk about the reciprocity treaty, is
looking up these old claims to Show that
it is not uninterrupted bliss ard profit
that they have been receiving all these
years from the American government,
and now there appears desire on
the part OF congress to square accounts
with the Hawaiians.
, 1886-07-01
The Fourth.

1t Is now pretty we'll assured that
We viii have a large attendance at
the celebration here next Saturday
The affair has been extensively all
vertised. and people will flock in from
all directions. It now remains for
our citizens to see that all details are
attended to in good shape, in order
that there may beno disappointment
The committee Is to meet this eve
ming at the court house, and every
member must rouse himself TO do his
level best. This celebration must be
made one long to be remembered.
, 1886-07-01

The Senate passed the Des Moiaes
| land bill over the Presidents veto. by Il
vote of 81 to 10.
Seattle P.-I: This WEE an election
in which the sympathies OF a very large
number of voters were on one side, while
their conviction were on the other. 1t is
I because those who were thus situated
generally followed their convictions
majority against prohibition is SO large.
Last winter. during the session OF
the Legislature, our esteemed friends
Tom Cavanaugh, editor of the Pdrti-
san, and j. II. Lewis, had a regular
''parrot and monkey" time of it at the
capital, even to the verge of denoun-
cling each other as scoundrels from
way back, which somewhat alarmed
solicitous friends on both sides. 1t
is said that during Lewis recent visit
east of the Mountains he continued
to denounce Cavanaugh in unmeas-
ured terms, and cautioned his audi
tors against supporting any candi-
date for Congress brought forward
by the editor OF Ihe Partisan. I'm
Sine the astonishment of all, when
in the next issue of the paper Cavan-
augh came out with a fattering in
dorsement OF the Judge as the next
Delegate to Congress. Verify, Tom
Cavanaegh has a happy way of
"heaping Goals Of fire" upon the de-
voted head of an antagonist.
, 1886-07-01

The committee recommends that
the nominations for joint councilman,
joint representative and district Off
GERS be made by delegates of the re-
spective districts in district conven-
ton, but leave tho matter at the op-
ton of the various county central
committees so to do or to make their
nominations at the territorial conven-
ton.
The committee also recommends
that the holder of proxy shall be a
resident voter OF the county to be
represented
Tacoma, Juno 18th, 1856.
A A. NEWBERRY,
Chairman.
Il .Trxr
, 1886-07-01

The Oregoaion has finally come to
its senses on the Cascade land grant
question, and has been forced to ad-
NIT tho following; ave see no OBJ,
lection to giving the Northern Pacific
the Cascade mountain grant and Ger
tainly would concede it rather than
stop work on the Cascade division.
The completion OF that division will
unquestionably open competing
route to the East and between Port
land and the Columbia river basin.
and be general benefit to this city
and to the whole northwest. These
consideration are plain enough" 1t
also has anorher editorial sguib which
we heartily endorse, as follows:
"A bill of simple forfeiture Of the
land grant along the Coiumbia river
would have passed long ago; but
such effort as has been made in that
direction has always been accom-
panied by cunniEgly devised schemes
to guarantee 10 the company at the
same time everything else claimed by
II. This Is the basis &c the OREGON
3dR's criticisms upon the action OF
the Oregon senators. Ii Is very plain
matter OF fact, and there Is no blink
ing il"
, 1886-07-01

The Committee earnestly suggests
the vital Importance of a thorough
and aggressive organization in each
of the several counties in the terri
tory.
Dated 5th, 1886.
]. A. KUHN,
Chairman.
GEORGE FULLER, Secretary
, 1886-07-01

Many of our citizens are getting
anxious again about that new custom
house building, and the opinion is
expressed by some that it is held
back On purpose, just as our Dtaie-
hood bill is being held-for political
effect, to aid N securing Delegate
Voorhees, reelection. OF course it
IS naughty to suggest that our Char
ley would do such thing, bat then
If he would sanction the holding Of
as important a measure as the state
!: hood bill for political effect he would
hardly hesitate to come back and tell
the people of Port Townsend to vote
for him for delegate in order to secure
their custom house lu;;ding some
time during the present century.
The people Will attend 10 the cut :
rageous demands Of the democratic
party when November arrives; and if
we.nistake not that party will be
given to understand plainly that
voters are not going to be driven
about ike lot of sheep. 1t has
been given cut plainly for the eecond
time through Congressman Springer.
of Illinois, chairman of the house
committee on territories, that the fall
elec:ious will determine the fate of
Washington and Dakota territories
on the statehood question-sGying
very plainly to voters tbs. the equit-
les of the case, the tights OF hun
dred thousand people, are as uot' ing
compared with the fortunes of the
democratic party. The reop!" ae
disposed to resent such treatment ; s
this-;n fact they viii vote against
parry that cannot rest It's ciairls on
its own merits If Tom Brents h; d
been our delegate still, our custom
hoase would have been b;uI..
, 1886-07-01

BEGINNING To QUAKE.-A Seattle
correspondent of tho Olympia Stan
dard has the following as part of a
communication on the political situa-
tion in the democratic camp: "While
on this subject, L may say to you
that there were several little side
meetings at Tacoma. previous TO the
regular meeting, at which outside
demoerats-some or whom were from
Seattle-and members of the commit
tee wero present, and matters and
things We're talked over very freely.
and it was not at all apparent that it
would be good thing to nominate
Mr.. voorhees, again, but on the con-
lrary the showing was decidedly
against it. 1t is not my province
to arraign HIM hero for his short
conings," if he has any and perhaps
you woaid act ike to allow me to do
SO, but | can certainly say to your
self and other good democrats that
it may be well for all of us to reflect
over the policy and propriety of nom
mating any man for delegate to con-
gress, who, on the very outset of the
canvass, nay, at the outgoing-door of
the convention, Will be thrown com
pletely on the defensive, in place of
being armed and equipped for ag-
gressiye warfare"
, 1886-07-01

KIND WoRDs-TGe recent visit of
the editor of this paper to points in
eastern Washington was the occasion
for numerous complimentary news
paper notices, of which the following,
from the Spokane Chronicle, is q
sample: We mad tie pleasure last
Saturday of meeting Mr.. Allen Weir,
the able editor of the Port Town
send ARGUS. one of the Oldest and
staunchest papers in tho Territory.
Dir. Weir is accompanied by his wife
and they are taking some well earned
diversion This is their first visit
over the mountains and they will take
in on their return tLe cities of Colfax.
Nalla Walla and Dayton. Spokane
IS revelation TO them and they are
thoroughly persuaded that there is
no other town in the Territory the
equal of Spokane except Port Town
send"
, 1886-07-01

A large lot OF the "Un "
L d. Eastern Iti,-I, w WOI-ixS
just arrived at w. n. I5oIil.-
lands.
, 1886-07-01
UNITED STATES DISTRICT LAND OFFICE.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT LAND OFFICE.
Olympia, W. T. June 2G, 1856.
Notice is hereby given that Hattie Bright has
filed notice of intention to make final proof before
the Register and Receiver, ut their Office. in
Olympia. W. T., on Friday. the Both day Of Aug
ust, A. d., 1886. on Presumption D. $. No. 1854,
for the Lots = and of Sec. g, Tp- aS y, II IS
west.
he names a. witnesses: y. W. Smith. ID. T.
Smith and Hatty s. PuI!en, of Lapush. w. T.
and Geo. Grahanl, of FORKS, w T.
2I-6W join T. GowEY. Eegister.
, 1886-07-01
Notice to Firenen.

All firsmen are requested to be al the Town
send Hose and Ladder j'os drill shed on Friday
evening at s O'Clock Be on hand promptly at
the above hour. BY order of
JoHN McINSEs
Foreman,
, 1886-07-01

Completion of the Cascade branch
railroad means to the farmers of
eastern Washington not only a di-
rect and expeditions outlet for their
products to the markets of the world
through Puget Sound, but it means
a saving of from 50 to S. per ton in
transporting their crops to tide-water,
as compared with the present route
via Portland. 1t means the putting
of several hundred thousand dollars
every year into the pockets of east
ern Washington farmers instead of
sending it east to be pocketed by the
0. r. & n. stockholders. This is
why the people over there are rising
as one man to condemn Voorhees,
forfeiture nonsense. 1t is why many
former advocates of forfeiture now
begin to see that they were duped
into playing directly into the hands
of merciless corporation while
they though all the time they We're do
ing good public service by fighting the
Northern Pacific 1t is why the peo-
pie, with returning common sense
reason, are going to vote with the
republicans this year for competitive
common carrier facilities entirely
within our territorial limits, and 2
new artery Of commerce to unite the
two sections of our great common
wealth. 1t Is why Charley Voorhees,
is sadly behind the times md will be
swamped next fall In a sea of ballots
that will consign him to oblivion.
, 1886-07-01

HeEry A. Mott, Jr.. Ph. D., F. g. s.,
Prof. Chemistry, New York Medical
College, and late Government Chemist,
says: my Investigation OF Allcock's
Porous Plaster shows it to contain
valuable and essential Ingredients not
present in any other plaster. These
ingredients are so perfectly proportioned
that the Ailcock's Porous Plaster will
not cause blisters or excessive irritation;
and I find it superior to aud more
efficient than any other plaster" Imita-
tions and counterfeits of this valuable
remedy are being offered for sale; 80
when purchasing Allcock's Porous
Plasters do not fail to see that the regis
tered trade mark stamp is on each
plaster, as none are genuine without it
The Fourth Of July committee on
transportation have secured half rate
fares on all the different lines OF the
Sound steamers touching at Port Town
send. Tickets will be sold July ID and
Sd. good to return until July 5th.
For constitutional or scrofuious
catarrah, and for consumption induced
by the serofulous taint, Ayers Sarsa-
parilla is the true remedy. 1t has cured
numberless cases. 1t will stop the
nauseous catarrhal discharges, and re-
move the sickening odor OF the breath,
which are indications OF scrofuious
origin.
, 1886-07-01
For Salel

One full three-q quartsr Durham Bull. VIII be
sold at n reasonable price. for "a II only. For
Information inquire Of c. c. Bartlett II Co.
jly2w2 JOHN NJ. POWER.
, 1886-07-01
Notice.

The annual meeting of the stockholders OF the
Puget Sound Telegraph Company will be held at
the office OF the company in Port Towsse ".
T.. on the I2th day IF July, \. D.. 1sS6. Ut 10
O'Clock, a. m. for the purpose of elcctinga Board
OF Directors fo; the ensuing year, and for the
transaction Cf such other business as may come
before thsm. THOMAS I. MINOR,
Attest: President.
G. MORRIS HALLER, Secretary.
, 1886-07-01

1t is learned upon good authority
that Delegate Voorhees, not only in
tends to run again for Congress, but
that he wants only two planks in his
platform-absolute forfeiture and
repeal of the gross earnings law.
This is a master stroke of policy at
tainable only by consultative poll
teal shyer 1t would afford our
immaculate"Chawles" an opportunity
to be all things to all men, He could
use all side issues to the best ad.
vantage. posing in any locality to
suit the temperament of the people
But there is one thing calculated tc
interfere seriously with oul
"ChaWles'" plans this year. He vii
have an opponent who will hold hin
to his text" and expose his intended
inconsistencies without gloves. That.
the breaker ahead for our "Chawles'
this year.
, 1886-07-01

The Fitz John Porter bill passed
the Senate by q vote of 80 to II.
Gen Logan said that this case was
not trial of Porter He had been
tried and condemned. This was a
trial of Abraham Lincoln, of James
a. Garfield and of many brave and
distinguished officers of the army.
Logan asserted that Porter was the
cause of the first Bull Run defeat. by
persuading Patterson to retreat from
Winchester with 10000 men. '.As
God Is my Judge" said he, Il would
rather stand over the dust of Lin
coin and swear by ali tho gods to his
act being'an honest and Just one"
Logan had pride in the army and
in Its glory, and before he would drag
INTO the dust the name of Lincoln for
the sake of this criminal, he would
let his tongue and arm become pal
sled.
, 1886-07-01

The Argus protests most emphatic
ally against allowing the mails to be
carried between Port Townsend and
Sehome in such 4 steamer as the
Phantom. She is not the safe and
suitable" steamer contemplated in the
terms ofthe contract, by long ways,
and should be refused the mails.
She is by far too small to do the
business of the route and is not safe
to navigate the same in all kinds of
weather. If Capt. Britain took the
contract at q figure too low to per
nit him to use suitable steamer
With profit, it is his own fault. A
protest should be made that the pos
tai authorities cannot afford to dis
regard.
, 1886-07-01

Now it IS said that our Minister to
Siam viii follow in the footsteps of
our Persian Plenipotentiary, and re-
sign. Fact is, we democrats have
been at home SO long we get home
sick. 1t is nothing in the world but
attachment 20 our own country.
\ through ir:;n iagyes Montreal
Over the Canadian Pacific on Monday
pezj tt 3 p. IN. The $500 miles viii
he traversed il I3G hours, the train
reaching Vancouver on tho following
Sunday morning.
, 1886-07-01
She st'rrkln Ar9ns.
Editorial Notes.

The Ghehalis Nugget, whose editor
WAS recently appointed postmaster
in that burg through Delegate
Voorhees,, influence, Is very entLusi-
astic in favor Of Voorhees, for dele
gate next time, and Is very indignant
10 think that every body else won't
support the ''sprout" also.
WITHDRAwN.-Au signs point with
unfailing certainty to the election OF
the republican candidate for Dele
gate next fall, and there Is OF
course no lack Of candidates. Gov
Squire and DR.. Minor have been the
favorites from the start; and, as the
nomination was conceded to the
the Sound, it looked as though one
or the other Of these two would be
the choice. The Doctor has narrow,
ed the contest, however. by declining
peremptorily the further use of his
name. He says he cannot afford the
business sacrifice necessary, and ia,
vars Squire.
, 1886-07-01
Territorial Democratic Convention.

S. T. SAuM, Secretary.
, 1886-07-01

PORT TOWNSEND july j. 1886.

Is ARRIVING FOREIGN