davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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bay, harbOr. nook OF inlet They are
a. plentiful and ara as easily procur-
cured as they are on the eastern
coast. Salt can be procured from
Liverpool at moderate rates 4 great
deal is brought out as ballast in YES
sells coming for wheat cargoes, and
arrangements can undoubtedly be
made to have salt LAID down at very
reasonable figures.
4 very important question upon
which depends in q great measure
the market value OF the fish Is, where
IS the best place TO cure them? My
experience and observation of 80
years on this coast has demonstrated
to mo that fish cured as soon as pos
sible after being caught are every
way superior 10 those which have
laid in kench for several months in Z
vessels hold. The fault found with
the Goldfish OF the north Pacific, which
are caught in the Okohtsh Sea and
along the Alaskan coast and then
to San Francisco to be cured and
| dried. Is that they are too hard and
/ horny. This | consider Is owing 10
the fish remaining so long in kench.
The curry and other geiatIons matter
seems to permeate the whole sub
stance Of The fish. SO that when dried
they are like horn or glue. [ have
seen Goldfish on the Queen Charlotte
! Island, B. G., and [ have cured them
myself at Neah Bay, Cape Flattery,
| ". L, and all that l have seen thus
cured were as tender and paiatable
as eastern fish, To take the north
Pacific to San Francisco to be cured
Is about on par as to take Grand
Bank fish to Virginia or Carolina, a
thing no fisherman would think of
doing.
/ think the best plan for colony
Of fishing folks to adopt is to form a
a settls ment at some place on Puget
Sound contiguous to a market and
the ocean where they can cure their
| fish IN the temperate climate of the
Sound better than in the hot aired
climate of California. Port Angeles
on Fuca Straits is a most excellent
locality, where every facility would
be given to any person desirous of
forming a settlement and start in the
fishing business as it should be
started. Scow Bay on Port Town
send harbor, is another good locality.
In fact, there are so many eligible
places on Puget Sound that parties
desirous can have their choice.
Should any of your friends have in
contemplation the startisg of fish
ing colony on Puget Sound, l would
strongly urge that they send one or
two of their number to come out first
and select and secure suitable local.
| ties.
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tons are made in Il spirit OF candor
to these who would 10 well to heed
them. They may not be paIatable 10
some. but they are facts. and the sit
uation calls for just such talk. You
may find fault with your losal paper
because it does not agree with you
on some minor matter. but when it
comes to the material welfare Of the
town you cannot afford to be an OBJ
structionist. The case Of necessity
cited IS but one of many. \ loud
protest should be forwarded to our
Delegate against the passage of the
bill now pending which proposes by
removing the duty on coal and Ium
Der to cripple the leading industries
of Puget Sound. Many other things
might be cited Eternal vigilance.
eternal activity, eternal push and
energy are the price of municipal
growth and prosperity everywhere.
VIII we pay the price, or VIII wo suf-
fer golden opportunities to be wasted
in idleness and personal pickering
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from democratic newspapers and ros-
trums that there was q large deficit
in the Treasury. but an actual count
exploded this fable.
But in the great field of personal
and official integrity of Office holders
wherein 1t was loudly claimed that
a striking contrast for the better
would be Immediately visible under
democratic rule. how has it been
Look at the long list cf unfortunate
appointments" Look at the terrible
scandal so involving two cabinet
officers that even leading democratic
newspapers protest loudly. Look at
the Dawnes. the Swincfurd5 and many
others against whom long charges OF
corruption and dishonesty have been
preferred. One appointee fugitive
from Justice; one minister to a foreign
court sent home snubbed. When did
we ever have Puget Sound collector
answer charges OF misconduct? Look
at the charges against Senator coal
oil Payne, OF the great state of Ohio,
Contemplate the sweet political puri-
ty q Of John r. Mclean, the party
striker in Ohio, Figure I'D the ten
thousand dollar deficit in the San
Francisco mint since the republican
''rascals" were kicked out. Oh yes,
all these evidence point directly to
democratic reform" One dose OF
such reform" and official purity
for four years Will make the people
anxious to pRt republican ''rascals'
in power again. The President, who
came into office pleading civil service
reform, has violated his pledges Oh
that score so grossly that he has
been obliged to take an uptenablC
position with regard to official pa
pers, in order to avoid exposure. Tie
declared that a public office is pub
lie trust, ye. he is now placed in the
unenviable position Of maintaining
secrecy as to the reasons fo' his ap-
pointments, as against the [. S
Senate which is constituted by Law
| his coordinate adviser in making
such appointments.
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a Great sehems of Development,

Ss-g1aj07.l
at last there is definite prospect
that the central region OF Washing
ton territory known as the Big Bend
country viii be opened up to settle
ment and commerce. The Oregon
Railway and Navigation company,
which has long had the scheme in
contemplation, has determined to
put Loats on the Upper Columbia
between Wallula and Kettle Falls. if
the thing can be done, and within a
few weeks Manager Prescott will go
over the whole course TO verify by
personal inspection the reports made
by commissioners who have exam
ined carefully every mile of the route.
1t cannot be possible that he will
fined the situation other than it has
been represented by Capt. Alfred
Pingstone and others, who have de
clared that by the aid OF four short
| portages il is entirely practica able to
navigate the river at all Seasons q
distance of ABS miles above Wallula
or nearly to the British Columbia
line. From Wallula to Priest rapids
there is 103 miles of unobstructed
water. An easy portage of seven
miles leads to another clear stretch
OF fifty miles to Rock island, where
there must be portage of eight
miles. A portage of seven miles at
the mouth of the Okanagan and pos
sibly still another of one mile at Hell
Gate and then the river Is clear TO
Il 81 lp fol
twenty three miles of railroad is nee
essary to make connection with the
rails at WaIlnla. The cost of navi-
CATION under these conditions will
be considerable, but still it will be
less than between Portland and
Lewiston in early days, when for
tunes were made both by tacse who
operated the boats and those who
patronized them.
The region tributary to ihe propos-
ed transportation line is about equal
in extent to the whole of Western
and Southern Oregon. The settle
ments are few and far between and
the great bulk of the country is IN
occupied and available for settlement
under the land laws. Part of it has
scarcely more than been explored.
1t is described as similar IN It's gen
eral characteristics to Walla Walla
and Clearwater country, with the diff
ference that it Is fairly supplied with
timber above the Spokane river. It
is capable of sustaining an enormous
population
The value of this region has long
been known, but until quite recently
the large and richer sections of it
have been held in reserve for Indians
who are now provided for elsewhere.
Both the o. Il. & n. and the Northern
Pacific companies have had an eye
upon it, the idea OF the latter being
to pierce it by branch line of rail-
road west from Cheney or Spokane
Falls.
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OTR PORTLAND LETTER.
PoRTLANp. March s. 1856.

PORTLASD, March ., 1886.
DEAR ARGUs:-Since my last letter oUr
population has been increasing rapidly
by the influx OF Chinese. who have been
driven iu from Oregon City, Albina and
Mount Tabor by the ku-kiux followers
of the riot breeders. How long these
ouiTages will be tolerated remains to be
seen. The Gath is the last day of grace
the sandlotters have kindly extended to
the Chinese in Portland to get up aud
dust, but L think the only dusting they
will 10 is the goods in their numerous
stores, fer they are we'll aware that the
law abiding citizens of Portland will not
tolerate any violence.
/ admire the stand the ARGUS has
taken on the Chinese question, and en-
dorse it, as ell men OF common sense and
justice ought to.
Business in Portland is as fiourishing
as can be expected. Living expenses
never have been lower. Flour sells at
S4 per barrel; potatoes, 15c per bushel
eggs, 15c a.dozen, and other staples in
proportion.
Ws have had pleasant call from Capt.
Waterbury, who is here on business.
Mr.. GeTson Kahn has decided to make
his home here in the future. He aud his
bride have gone to housekeeping on
Yamhill street, and Mr.. Kahn has al
ready established himself in business.
The Thomson Opera Co. are still hold
ing forth at the Casino, and are doing a
good business under new management.
Please give TO the new health officer,
DR.. Minkler, the heartiest congratula-
tions OF '.QUI VIvE."
, 1886-03-11
TEIEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES.
Denth er Senator Miller

WASHINGTON, d. C.,March S-Senator
John T. Miller of California. died at his
residence on Connecticut avenue in this
city at 20 this afternoon, after a pro-
longed illness. While his condition has
been regarded as precarious for many
weeks past, bis death today was sudden
and unexpected. At no time since his
arrival in this city to attend the session
of congress has he been regarded entirely
out Of danger, but he showed such Won
derful recuperative powers and rallied
so often from attacks which were regard
ed at times as necessarily fatal that his
friends have been encouraged and have
even looked for his ultimate recovery.
His death was the result OF n compli-
cation of disorders, arriving primarily
from a severe wound III the eye received
during tie war The bullet remained in
hi, head for about twelve years before it
could be extricated. and the wound sap
ped his strength and rendered him an
easy victim to the disease Loss of sleep
debilitate5 his system and asthmatic
symptoms kept him iu constant pain.
Bright's disease subsequently began its
insidiOus work, ard then dropsical dis
orders we're developed, but through all
his illness the senator showed such nerve
and will power that his physicians were
encouraged to hope he might possibly
recover. Several operations were per-
formed and seemed to give much relief.
When the storm passed over the city
last night, the senator complained of
feeling much worse and complained of
His physicians were quickly
AM their attention seemed
to have built him up again. This morn
ing DIR. Poope made ca areful examiua-
ton of the patient and reported his con-
diuon as more favorable than it had been
for some days past. Miss Miller remind
ed her father that she had made an en-
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Reform" Results.

The United States has now had
the benefit of one year Of democratic
rule, after quarter of century un
der republican domination The
change was finally made on a roform
cry, after constant reiteration that
the party in power had become
grossly corrupt, that the public treas
ury was being plundered by thieving
officials, that there should be a
speedy return to ''Jeffersonian sim.
plicity" and that change would be
beneficial IN every respect. So many
charges had been made against re-
publicanism that it was expected a
complete revolution and change of
policy would be instituted with the
advent of democratic reform"
What is the result? President
Cleveland has been obliged to con-
tinue republican policy in everything,
and, save in the mere name of the
party IN power, there has been no
material change. Why? Because
democratic craftsmanship has not
been able TO devise an Improvement.
All the great laws enacted under re-
republican rule, and which the dem
ocratic party fought bitterly stand
today unquestioned, simply because
they express the wisdom of tie peo-
pie. and for the same reason they
will continue 10 stand Some few al
tempts have been made toward econ
omy, and what has resulted? In the
Postal Department mail facilities
have been crippled in the wes. and
over ocean lines, but the money thus
saved has been unjustly taken out of
public disbursements 1t was howled
, 1886-03-11
sprnti, of ex-senator Chans

NV YoaK, March "a telegram was
received ii this city this morning an
nouncing the death at Purdy's station.
Westehester county, Of ex-Unitad States
Senator Jerome B. Chaffee, father-in-lsw
OF Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. Mr. Chaffee
died Of acute meningitis.
! jerome J.. Chafree was born in Mag.
/ ara county. =. Y, April II, 1875; reeeiy-
/ ed an academic education: was elected
! to the Legislature OF Colorado in 1861,
! 1862 and 1868, and served as speaker of
the house; was elected by tie State Leg.
islaiure of the proposed State OF CoIofas
do in 1861 rs one of the United States
! Senators; was elected delegate from Col
orado TO the Forty-second Congress aud
was reelected to the Forty third Cor
! gross; was elected to the United States
Senate Tor the admission OF Colorado
as stateJ as Republican and took his
seat December 4, 1876. Since the ex-
piration Of his term on March 3. 1879, he
has devoted his time TO banking and
mining enterprises. Although taking an
/. active interest in politics until his death
h diI not appear as candidate for any
office after leaving the senate.I
ADEIaN, Mich March 9.-The remains
OF ex-senator CLaffee will be brought
here for burial in Oakwood, by the side
of bis wife.
zEilicrs Probable Successor.
WAsaIxGTO,5, March S.-Among the
CaiifGrnians here. tie persons spoken Of
: as likely to receive the appointment from
the Governor of California to succeed
Mr.. Miller in the Senate are ex-Chief
Justice Of California, Wallace, George
!. Hearst. Democratic caucus nominee at
the last election; General ROsecrans, and
} Mr.. Delmas. attorney for the State in
the railroad tax cases now before the
United States Supreme Court.
, 1886-03-11

President Cleveland has interrupt
ed discussion in the senate on the
question of appointments and remov-
ais by Especial message in which his
position is f2ly explained, claiming
that the papers which the senate
thinks ii Is entitled to are not official
papers. and that therefore their pro-
duction cannot rightfully be demand
ed. The message is a long and labor
ed article, and, could we produce it,
would fill nearly page of the ARGUS.
1t seems to be peculiarly of the
President that whenever he has an
idea to make public he deluges it in
an ocean of words, so that the earnest
seeker after the gist of the communi-
cation must dive for it and search
around till it is found. In this par
tieular case the idea promulgated
and which Grant would have put in
two or three dozen words-ls that the
papers filed in the different depart
ments of the government, relating to
suspensions of officials during their
terms of Office, and appointments of
their successors, are the private pre-
psrty of the executive. that he could
recall or destroy them il he saw fit;
that the senate had no right to CUES
tion the exercise of executive discrc-
tion, or interfere with the appointing
power, etc. 1t does not appear that
the senate has sought to interfere
with the executive prerogatise, but
as a coordinate branch of the ap-
pointing power it has insisted on
having access to the samo informa.
tion relative to removals and new ap-
pointments that the president has, in
order that it may act intelligently.
Mr. Cleyeland's tirmness is admired
by everyone, but yet he is of the Bis
marck styleaof statesmen His rul-
ing instinct would naturally lead him
to despotism and contradiction of
power wholly at variance with the
democratic idea. Oar constitution
places well nigh unlimited power n
the hands of the president at lest,
aud to nullify what few barriers It
in.arposes is un-Ameriean, to say
nothing of it from partisan stand
point The idea of trainers OF the
constitution when they required ap-
pointments to be made with the con
sent of the senate" was TO divide theI
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engaged in any such dem 1nstration
must understand Its utter fool hardi-
ness. Our property c%nerS are in
earnest and will stand no ;rifing.
They cannot affor3 . have even an
attempt made 10 violate the law.
Lastly, the city officers viii do good
service if they deal promptly and
sternly with every vagabond and
scurvy loafer TO be found liable under
the law against vagrancy.
, 1886-03-11
FIRST CLASS BRIcK for sale by
GEO. SFARRErT,
S,ett-S Emulsion OF Pure

Cod Liver Oil, with Hypophosphites,
IN TUBERCULAR DISEASES OF THE LUNGS.
DR.. John Babington, CorruDna, Mich,
says: Il have prescribed Scott's Emul-
sion. with satisfactory results in Tubercu-
lar diseases Of the lungs, and Mesentery
glands; also in Neuralgia due to de.ec.
tive nerve nutrition.
, 1886-03-11

No other medicine is so reliable as
Ayers Cherry Pectordl for colds, coughs,
aud all arrangements of the respiratory
organs toward consumption. In all
ordinary cases It is certain cure, and 1t
affords sure relief for the asthmatic and
consumptive. even in advanced stages Of
diseasa.
, 1886-03-11
MARRIED..

DAVIS -BOX-At Seattle, W. T., at the
residence of Hon. r. 8. Greene, March
Z. 1856. by Rev. j. n. Dcnison, Capt.
Chas. S. Davis, of Port Townsend, to
Miss Lille Box, of Seattle.
THE happy pair arrived in Port Town
send today (Stb) where they will reside.l
, 1886-03-11

Olympia W. T., March 5th. 1856.
Nari6e is Hereby given that Tamlin Eiweii nae
filed notice of intention to make final proof before
the Clerk of the strict Court at his office, in
Port Townsend, W. T., on Friday. the 5oth DAY
of April, A n, 1886. on reenption D. 5: No.
Il. east.
lie names as Witnesses: ii. T. Jackson. OF
Snohouiish City, ". T.: Lowell Moffat and
Fred FotruI OF Su.ia,..ish Hsrbor W. t., and Al
McKin1on Of Suotonish City, w. L.
5-g,v J,liss r GowEY, Register.
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The extraordinary popularity of Ayers
Cherry Pectoral is the natural result OF
its use by intelligent people for over
forty years. II has indisputably proven
itself the very best known specific for all
colds. coughs. and pulmonary complaints.
, 1886-03-11

VIEWING SPEcIALTY-McMurry, the
resident photographer, is prepared to do
al! kinds OF outdoor vork-landscape,
architectural, stores, residences, ETC., etc.
Gallery in Argus building. Z
, 1886-03-11
Teacher Wanted.

Teachers wishing 10 send in applications to
teach school District No. s for the coming term,
viii please send in their terms before March %.
ISSG SeIIool 10 commence first Monday in May.
ERNEST SYSOLD, Oerk.
atv Irondalc, W. 7.
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BORN

SHULJ.-rn this city, March 8, 1886. 10
the wife of d. B. Shull, a son.
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Militia Organization.

We have before US a copy of the
report of Adjutaut General Ross
O'Brien, Of the Territorial MALTA.
1t is an elaborate and valuable docu-
ment, and reminds one that the bill
to provide for the proper organiza-
ton and maintenance of Territorial
militia should have passed the recent
Legislature. The official roster is as
follows:
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responsibility and power. II the
presidents position Is correct and
logical. then that proyiso Is null and
supertiuous. The real fact i that
President Cleveland has removed
certain officials during their terms
simply because their places We're
wanted for democrats, and now To
surrender the papers in these cases
to republican senate would expose
his unfaithfuluess to civil service re-
form pledges. H Is lawyer enough
to attempt to cover his tracks by
stratagem, Ia doing this, however,
be lays himself open to a,athinS
criticism and dis action 10y sGch csai-
ncnt lawyers as Edmunds. Harrison.
Sherman. Logan. Hoar. Evarts and
many others III the senatorial repub-
lican majority. and it Is pretty Ger
tain that this subject Will get such an
airing as it has never had before,
. OF course very many democrats who
imagine that whatever cirpresident
does must be applau led, affect to be
in high gIee; but the great journals
OF the country-those that are su-
gerior to the behests of any political
discuss the subject without
reference to its party bearing, and
some of the most eminent on the de
mocratic side freely assert that the
presidents position is Illogical and
cannot be consistently maintained ex-
cept by an arbitrary, suilen assump-
ton of power which was never con
templated to he placed in the hands
of any man.
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tlOu VI pONtL "-ilS-- '''' 49, - -
templated to he placed in the hands
Of any man.
One Of our local boss" Cinnamon
is quoted as authority for the state
ment that very soon about three
hundred Chinese will depart from
here to go east, taking advantage Of
low passenger rates over the rail
roads to locate somewhere away
from Pacific coast ''agitators." Ii
this be true, it presents a speedy
solution of the problem at hand.
On the other hand, some Chinese
hotel cooks that were recently dis
charged to give place TO white labor
have been re hired because the white
labor was not competent. No one
pretends to claim that under the
present state of affairs it is possible
to dispense with coolie labor, yet
many seem to feel thai an attempt
is being made to compel them tC
discharge their Cinnamon. One
thing has been made pretty plain
and that is that the departure of the
Chinese is but Il small matter com
pared with the other objects which
professional agitators have IN view
tending toward communism. They
boast loudly about being heard from
on election day, about having wa
ges regulated by bureaus, &c, and
about attending towhite ChinameI
after the yellowones are gone, &c-'
All this bespeaks tendency danger
rons to free American institutions.
The Can, of this city, is anxious
very anxious, about the course of the
ARGUS this week. Its herculean ef-
forts to baste this paper and yet keel
on the right side of the Chinese
question itself are admirable exhibi
tions OF gymnastics. All that can BE-
said is that a difference of judgmen
exists as to the proPriety of public
agreement as to withdrawing pat
ronage from Cinnamon We did no
know that so much jealousy existed
about who should lead in this matter
The ARaUs has no pride in it and vii
follow as quickly as lead in any goot
work. The Cal, with its wonderful
hind sight lit has dandy hind sight
can produce profound suggestions
We 60 not claim infallibility o
Judgment, and are willing to Civ
everybody the benefit Of candid con
sideration The CaH is quite ingen
iou5 to wait for everybody else t.
have their say, and then do its bes
to get Oh the popular side. All i
says about public safety, however, i
well worthy of consideration, and i
in perfect harmony with what w
have urged all the time. Neither i
nor the anxious citizens TO whom /
refers need lose any sleep about thi
| journal. We have never varied al
iota. and never Will, from the un
swerving rule OF maintaining th'
honor, the peace and the dignity O
Port Townsend. If we should err a
any time as to methods, probably w
would not have to look far for rea
natural human company.