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, 1886-04-15

A z -N-eE FE l- EE VIII pr 'NFfEE- 10
-KNpsE Ills FE--Gytr-.y.
WAsmNGrov. March st is re
ported that William \ J. Sparks.
Commissioner Of the general land
Office. has been invited - tender his
rn-igTatiau 20 the secretary e the
interior. This action Wa '@a result
# 2 controversy that occurred be-.
tween Secretary Lamar AMI Ar
SvarE=. and the order issued by til.
former rcrciudiu- the order issued
hy the commissioner of the Bird Of
April. 1SS5.
When Mr. Sharks came into Office
he proceeded upon the assumption
that the entire land department wa-
rotten to the core. Learning of IN
IividuaI ca-n- = fraud. he believed
that not only tLo land grant railroads
and large corporations. but 2 majority
Of the settlers upon the public do
main. were acQuiriu~ title 10 public
lands by fraudulent means. He
regarded employees in his Office. old
agents Of the department and the
clerical force with suspicion and
aversion. as agents Of CORRUPT com
binations. \ few months after his
installation in Office he issued many
now orders. rrvoking old ones and
upsetting the business OF the Office
generally.
His unique performance culrinated
in the famous order Of April Sd
refusing to 1--ua patents on all claims
of settlers in Colorado. Dakota. Idaho.
Utah. New Mexico, Montana. Wash
ington territory. Wyoming and Ne
vala, the greater part OF Kansas and
Nebraska. and the northern part of
Minnesota Every claim in this vast
suspected area Of country was to be
examined by special agents before
patents therefor should be issued by
the government.
\ universal howl went up from
settlers in the northwest. rs by this
outrageous order men who had hon
estly complied with the requirements
of the law, perfected their claims and
We're entitled to patents. were De
barred from obtaining them because
a dishonest man had evaded or VIC
late the land laws. Eastern men
who had loaned money on claims
earned and entitled to a patent We're
alarmed less their security should
prove worthless. Delegates from
every territory and state affected,
members of congress and senators,
labored with Commissioner Sparks
to convince him Of his error. but he
was obstinate, and boasted that his
order would be sustained.
Yesterday the commissioner re
ceived to knockdown blow in the
shape of peremptory order from
the secretary of the interior, revoking
the order OF April 3rd and directing
that patents should be issued. The
subject was discussed at a cabinet
meeting, and the president advised
Mr.. Lamar to rescind Mr.. Sparks
order.
, 1886-04-15

It is anthoritatively stated that
Gen. John A Logan will attend the
National Encampment at San Fran
cisco this summer.
Boston Traveller: A Democratic
house is condemning the president
for failing to complete ignore the
civil service, but it don't dare repeal
the law
Bradstreets' estimates that at the
present time there are in this coun-
try 81, 900 working people idle on ac-
count of strikes. A year ago there
only $4,000 strikers.
The heaviest insurer in the United
States is Hamilton Disston, of Phil
adelphia. He has $4,000 on his
lIfe- John B. Stetson has $3.50. .OOO
Pierre Lorillard, John TVanamaker,
Cyrus W. Field and JOHNNY. FaryeIl
have S25OOO0
1t seems that the report of a COM
promise between the transcontinental
companies to restore rates was pre-
mature. The Union Pacific rate
Tuesday from Denver to San Fran
CISCO ives quoted at $50 for frst-class
limited tickets, with 50 rebate.
The labor situation in the East re-
mains practically unchanged. The
knights are firm. They have issued
an address. Mr. Gould talks bluff
lie processes TO have discovered that
the labor organizations are much
weaker than he had been led to sup-
pose. he declares that so great had
been his apprehensions of the strength
OF the Knights, that he had carried
the past year on the pay rolls many
many men he did not need. Traffic
over his roads Is merely nominal. and
subJuct to frequent interruption, from
the inadequacy of the force empioyed
to operate them.
The pressure to hear Gladstone's
great speech before the house of com
mons on Thursday has not been
equaled since Sheridan about one
hundred years ago made his cele-
orated Grafton on the Begums,' in
the famous impeachment trial of
" arren Hastings, before the house
OF lords. Sheridan spoke five hours
and half, and Fox, Burke and Pitt
united in the opinion that his speech
surpassed sail the eloquenee Of an
cIent and modern times, and possess
ed everything that genius and art
could furnish to agitate or control the
human mind" Fifty gGineas were
paid for Z single ticket to hear Sher-
ldan- Nothing since has so nearly
approached the extraordinary popu-
lar pressure to listen 10 great par
hHmehtary orator as the struggle for
seats to hear Gladstone on Thursday
last; Many members sat up all the
night before to make sure of good
seats Our dispatches describe a
scene of popular enthusiasm, and an
audience Of illustrions quality and
SIZE that had not been seen before III
this century.
, 1886-04-15
Sherines sale.

In the District Court of the Third Judicial Dis
trici of Washington Territory, holding terms
at Port Tasnsena for the counties Of Jeffer-
sOn. Island. Claiiam and San Juan.
ID. NJ Osborne and Company. corporation duly
Organized under ilia laws o! the Ssa c of New
York, plaiI.iI, YE. Joseph X. Lanning, defen-
daEt.
Noiice is hereby given that by virtue Of an ex-
ecUt:on. i-sTed oUi of the District Court, hold
ing ,.i.ss . It oyvns2nd, as aforesaid, in the
cause eIlti.l.d ID. NJ. osborne and company, q
corporation duly organized under the laws OF
the state of New York, against Joseph Lan-
ming. aud 70 Iso directed and delivered, have
levied upon ali the right title and interest of
the said defendant. Joseph Il. Lanning, in sld
20 ths following described property, to-wit: Lot
one % of section ISL Township thirty-seven go
Range two t2) west, in the County OF San Jaun i,
Washington Territory. containing 27-.5 acres
Public notice is hereby given, that on Friday.
18th day of May, A. ID. 1856, at the hour OF II
O'Clock, IN the morning of said day at the front
door OF the Court House, in the County OF an
Juan, Territory OF Washington, l will in obe-
ulence TO said execution, sell the above GeScTib-
ell property or 20 much thereof as may be neces-
sary TO satisfy the Judgment in said action being
SiSl.7s and SeSsO costs, with interest thereon,
and accrued and accruing costs, to the highest
and beat bidder for cash Datsd at Friday
Harbor, W. T., April 7, A. D.. 1885.
JOHN KELLY,
Sheriff Of Jefferson County, W. 4.
Bradshaw & Sachs, attorneys for plaintiff
, 1886-04-15
The Surveyor Generalship.

The Olympia Standard SINNERS
down its opinion of Delegate Voor
hees from a democratic standpoint as
follows:
1t seems that the action of the
President in the selection of Sur
veyor General for this Territory is
not, after all, liable to as severe criti-
cism as was at first supposed. The
dispatches inform us that Delegate
voorhees, denounces the appointment
of Mr. Breckenridge, which would
seem TO indicate that after. the long
delay in recommending anybody, he
very suddenly acquired a remarkably
decided preference for MIR. Wolfe,
who he advocated up to the time the
President decided upon giving the
place to the Kentucky applicant.
The responsibility of a departure
from the ''home rule" plank of the
National Platform appears to rest
solely upon our Delegates shoulders.
1t is now known that he was exceed
ingly bitter in his opposition to MIR.
Henry; going so far as to assure a
citizen of this Territory, in personal
interview, at Washington, while the
question was up for decision. that he
would not recommend AIr. Henry If
he knew that every voter in the Ter
rltory favored him above all others.
He was just as decided in his prefer
ence for the unknown man and as de-
termined to obtain fer him the ap
pointment. This attitude of the
Delegate placed the President in a
peculiarly embarrassing position.
He had before him the claims of Mr..
Henry, supported by what seemed to
be ample recommendation OF the peo-
pie, and the candidacy of Mr.. Wolfe,
sustained by VOORHEES,, who is sup
posed, in some degree at least, to re-
present the popular will. What
other course was left for the Presi-
dent than to select his appointee from
the remainder OF the long list OF eli
gible candidates for position? We
are glad that circumstances thus
serve to exonerate the President,
from what was at first regarded as a
willful disregard of the expressed
wishes of the people made in re-
sponse to what was regarded as the
fixed policy oil the party which had
placed him in power.
The causes which influenced Mr..
Voorhees, in defeating the recommen
dations of the people, will be made
the subject of future consideration
and comment. Suffice it to say, for
the present, that we speak sby the
card" in making the assertion attrib-
uted to him in the above paragraph.
No further evidence is needed to show
his unfitness for service in a repre-
sentative capacity. That his n0mi
nation by the Walla Walla Conveu-
ton was a mistake, is a fact that has
been gradually coming to view over
since, and it is now SO clearly defined
that many who have been his most
earnest supporters acknowledge the
error of Judgment.
, 1886-04-15

IN addition 70 DaIrr's admission I'm
y" savs. however that tlnv '.aro L.
5ng flooded with dispatches NJ fNi=
flm' on a'l sides: somo7 =rrofnsfi7r
VIGOROUSLY against Ha ras=a~a Of the
hill: others earnestly ur"ing'its par-
=aGr. IN any event. However. #
would be impossible Ft0 pnt fhn bin
through the sNUata atone. u wnrTI
have 70 hn considered IN Comartt-a
9ud owing 10 The groat pro-- of huaf
nass on the calendar, Il would hr M
t"rly impossible 10 get the matter M
II very o7"lv date.
, 1886-04-15

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, 1886-04-15

SOCIAL FVTs-T N PORT DISCOVERY Ov.T
THE TFIrE-E"BEsE WEDDING.

SOCIAL FVTsT N PORT DISCOVERY Ov.T
THE PFI~E-a"BEsCE WEDDING.
On Saturday evening, tie Ieth
iust..tlara was notable social event
ny Port Discovery over the wedding
# Nr. Harry T. Price and Mis-
Bertha Robinson. of that place.
Among thn CHESTS from Port Town
-anl w7r-: Mr.. and Mr.. Revmcurh.
-hr HI'--n- Weymouth. Nr=. irnaw
Mr. a0l Mr.. Pink. Mrs Williams
C. ". 0'Hrieu. Esq. of the CoH and
others. OF course everybody in Port
Discovery Turned ont, as tho Young
neoplo had hosts Of friends there.
The ceremony was performed in the
Duh'ic hall. which was tastcfully and
u~ofr-o}y decorated for the occasion
with fla~-, flowers. etc. and the i'm
weusc crowd in attendance complete
" filled the place Rev Geo. +.
Stur@iS. the resident Baptist minis
ter, pronounced the brief but fitting
ceremony that united for life the
Two hearts that heat rs one.
Two souls with but a single thought"
The bride was handsomely arrayod
in light colorca silk dress Of cle
gant pattern. trimmed with the con
vcntional orange blossoms. Mis-
Robinson is Il daughter Of Nr. Cha
IT. Robinson, Of that place. NFr
George Robinson, brother of the bride
was ''best man. and Miss NcGineag
han was brides maid After the
solemn and impressive ceremony
there was 4 general presentation Of
presents bOtA numerous and cOstlvl
and Jolly social time generally.
winding up with a ball. Refresh
ments consisting of cake, wine. lem
onade. etc. were freely served, and
all went indeed as
merry as a marriage bell"
Till The wee sma" hours Of Sunday
morn reminded all that even so JOY
OUs an occasion as that must close.
Among the many costly, beautiful
and substantial presents, we may
mention:
Silver butter dish........M Mrs. Downs
pickle Mrs. Pugh
Elegant French c!ocl; By the young men
Large cooking range .....
Silver cake dish...... Miss Jennie Mills
butter 1.-The Misses Walker
Porcelain China tea set Mrs.W. Delanty
Carving set. t...... Mrs. Capt. Race
Set of silver knives .... Nr z. Mutty
Silver butter knive and spoon. Mrs.
Nugent
Maiolica card receiver. Mrs. r. Delanty
Majolica fruit stand Mrs. Capt. Williams
Plush picture frame. Mrs. Weymouth
q" ... Mrs. Agnew
Silver stand ard card receiver. Nellie
Weymouth
Fruit dish. ........... Alice Weymouth
....-............M Mrs. Watson
Towels aud linen. Mrs. Thdrstiug
Com present. nt..............M Mrs. Allen
Dress pattern. Mr.. J. p. Moore
Towels and wash STAND set. Mr.. VeaZie
Table iInen Capt. Smith
Lamp and glassware. -. Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrews.
Mrs. Swanberg, of Port Blpkcly, gave
u lot of table linen.
Besides the above mentioned articles
there were numerous other gifts, one in
particular from the Mill Company, con
sisting of groceries; also many small
articles Of which we did not get Il report,
The yonng couple are moving to the
sroom'5 farm on this side Of the bay on
the Port Discovery road, where they VIII
have comfortable home, aud where
their friends wish them many happy
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, 1886-04-15

A labor saving Yankee of Chaplin,
Conn, has rugged crank attachment
TO wheel OF his wagon connecting it
with q churn that he places in the
wagon; and when the cream is ready
he dumps it into the churn, itches
up his horse and takes Il ride, return
ing home in due time with 4 nice
mess of butter that has indeed come
very easily.
Tho New York World calls atten-
etion TO the fact that though more than
eight months have passed since Gen.
Grants death, and though his body
rests in the city of New York, an
h0Eor for which her citizens contend
ed. the fund for monument over his
tomb IS but @i20,000 sum not half
as large as a New York millionaire
would pay for yacht.
, 1886-04-15
Frcm Kansas.

HALsTEAD, Hans, March 81, 1886.
EDITOR ARGUs:-We have had
very cold, bad winter and spring
Consequently about three-fourths of
the wheat iss winter killed in the
western part of this state. where the
bulk of the cattle are, which depend
on getting living from the range,
three fourths have died of starvation.
This would foot up an almost in
Vulnerable loss to stockmen; however,
it will demonstrate the fact that cat
tie must be provided for in winter.
Farmers viii plant large areas in
castor beans-they are worth SI.25
per bushel; corn shelled, q cts. oats.
20 cts; hogs 81 cts. per tb gross:
milch cows, $25 to $50; horses and
mules low. We sympathize with the
people OF Washington territory to
rid themselves of the Chinese. We
have none here, although the Russian
Bear is here in all his glory. He is
almost as much to be dispised as the
Cinnamon; not one in thousand
become citizens of the United States.
l think the panhandle of Washington
will have quite an emigration from
this state. think the ARGUS is a
noble and newsy paper, and is far
ahead, in ability and true worth and
all that makes a paper readable, of
its competitors on the Sound
W. IL WyATr.
, 1886-04-15

Germany Is having numeous cases
OF triehinosis Of home manufacture
since it has shut ont the American
hog. What Bismarck needs most is
4 free importation OF fair play until
everybody has learned the necessity
OF cooking meat before eating it.
, 1886-04-15

1t a. r. 50 mora than E>e days
-'tev beng notified that usa ron5ci
iUt IF repair.
, 1886-04-15

Soldiers at Fort Townsend adopted
suitable resolutions of sorrow over the
accidental death of the late Walter
Kspber.
, 1886-04-15

The spirit Of protection is bagin-
ming TO porvada the South, as Wit
The following from the Augusta, ga
Chronicle, democratic: If Mr.. Nor
rison viii only pnt his ear TO the
ground, he viii hear 4 mighty rum
bling through the land" whose IN
mi5takahle meaning is that the South
If not the entire country. is more II
need Of free schools than It is of free
trade. We call not only Mr. Morri-
sons attention. but the attention Of
representatives in general 10 the fact
that the South is not now clamorinc
for free trade Her infant industrics
like her educational interests. are II
quest Of protection.
, 1886-04-15

Our Hat and Cap department coz
tains all the latest styles for Spring
and Sumner. You cannot fail to suis
yourself if in need of a Hat
, 1886-04-15

WAsHISGTo2, April I2-Tae hou~a
committee on territories today. 10y vote
If 8 to >, agreed to report favorably e.
bill 10 pravIde for the organization @.
Indian territory, and tLe public land
strip into the territory Of OkIuhona.
The bill provides that n.tlius in il shall
be so constructed a. 90 disturb cXi-t-u-
property or treaty rights IF the Indians
The bill also provides that the puT!ie
land strip shall be- opened to settlement
under the provisions Of the homestead
laws only, and that as soou IS the Creek
and Seminole tribes and Cherokee tribe
shall give their assent. the unoccupi-l
lands ceded 10y these Indians 10 the
United States, shall he opened g.
settlement under FIVE years settlement
laws
, 1886-04-15

Tn. NTax-oan w-r ren=f,r iii ir-s
-..--,,1 -. .I,o r-,,---. 1,,.o~or, or .,-
''"-s ii"N'''9 ,.,'' "" N'cI"'afE ''
hn interior "a directed 10 place the
names Of al surviving officers. sold
rar-. and sailsrs Who enlisted anT
-Hrvo3 in tho var with Mexico for ar~
.ar'ol arrinr tl7 years 1916. 1915
1871 ar3 To39. nd were houorah'v
, 1886-04-15

Look at our stock Of til
Cassmere and Flame. Over
sportsmen and others.
, 1886-04-15

The Washington Post figures out
an increased democratic majority in
the next House OF Congress. In the
midst of such dissensions and dis
couragements as are racking the ad-
ministration party these days, it is
necessary for somebody to do a large
amount of whistling, or the courage
of the rank and file would suhside.
1t may be, however, that an extensive
flock of these early counted chickens
will fail to materialize-fail to hatch,
as it were All the city elections in
the East lately have been carried by
the republicans. In Cincinnati, John
r. McLean's great democratic strong
hold, there was republican majority
of eight thousand the other day. On
the whole it is perhaps not best f for
either side to crow too soon.
, 1886-04-15

Miss Narcissa White is lecturing in
Oregon still. Her popularity is phe-
nomenal. Among the samples og com
women ale charmed with ber, aud the
public equally delighted" from one place,
while the next says: Never has lecturer
come to our place likely to do so much
good. Shecharms all alike, high license,
old fashioned license and prohibition
ists." Another gives the reason why:
"Her arguments are solid, her eloquence
inspiring, her pRthos irresistible, while
her personal attraetiyeness enharces
ALL"
, 1886-04-15

The alarming information comes
to hand that Jay Gould has lost
three pounds in flesh during the late
labor strikes. This certainly ought
to appeal to the strikers to desist.
The Colfax Commoner is so much
alarmed at the prospect of having a
railroad across the Cascade noun
tains, and so much afraid that such
benefit to the people viii leave its
patron saint stranded in his Quixotic
tilt with imaginary ''laund graunt"
evils, hat it has thus early IN the
season begun to rant and rave about
the ''railroad-republican" newspapers
Evidently case of eleven stubborn
jurymen.
, 1886-04-15
Election to he Avoided.

BIRMINGHAM, April 10 Reports are in
circulation here that If G!adstone's IFiai
bill Is rejected, Lord Salisbury will b.
called upon TO form ministry to coll
time until next year, and that ChamheF-
lain and Lord Harrington viii consent
TO this, provided Lord Salisbury agree
to Introduce no contentious schemes.
HE arrangement is said to be based
upon the Anxiety Of both parties to avoid
an election at The present time.
WAsHISGToS. April ~. COMMISSIONS
Sparks has recommended to Secretary
Lamar revocation OF the withdrawn og
indemnity lands in Missouri, made
fifteen years ago. for the benefit Cf the
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad company.
and the restoration of unappFoprIatei
lands 20 entry under the settlement laws.
Mrs. Logan Warmed.
WASHINGTON. April 10-Mrs. Logan.
one of the ladies interested in The
Garfield memorial hospital. for the bene-
nt OF which it is proposed to si~e calico
ball at the Chinese legation buildipg, Is
SAID to have received an anonymous
letter, IN which the writer warns her if
she goes under the roof of tie Chinese
minister it will be an indication that she
sympathizes with Chinese immigration,
and the iaboring men of the country
viii, as consequence, boycott Gen.
Logan IN his POI .al aspirations.
, 1886-04-15

Rooms 10 rent. Apply at once as this
Office.
, 1886-04-15

General Miles has taken command
in Arizona and has entered the field
in person with the avowed determi-
nation to pursue the hostile Apaches
till they are either killed OF captured
General Miles has way of doing
pretty much everything he sets about.
General Crook captured one band of
siwashes-that is, they gave them-
selves up for one night, and after the
news of the glorious victory" had
been telegraphed all over the world
the saVages, eel-ike, slipped out and
were gone again.
, 1886-04-15
CIR 4t'rrhlt Ar9a5.
STATEHOOD nILG. r1s~E,.,

THURSDAY. APRIL l.. 1856.
, 1886-04-15

Lock at our fine li-
Underwear, Ncckwear.
Suspenders, Gloves, J
, 1886-04-15

We will sell any of the above men,
- toned goods
, 1886-04-15

Our Grocery, Notion, Hardwsss,
Cookery, Tobacco and Liquor depart
ments are large and well assorted.
Everything will be sold at
, 1886-04-15

Our Boot and
contains the lG
makes. diroct f.
t rnia Manufacturers.
, 1886-04-15
As Low as any Firm On the Coast,

and respectfully solicit the patronsgs
of the public.
, 1886-04-15

The strong probability that the
house will refuse to pass the senate
bill for the admission of Washington
Territory and that the bill for the
annexation of northern Idaho can be
pushed through the senate gives an
increased interest 10 the latter meas
ure Therefore it may be of interest
to our readers to know something
of the status Of that proposition The
bill pro Viding for annexation has al
ready passed the house, through the
efforts OF Congressman Springer and
Delegates Voorhees, and Hailey. 1t
WAS sent to the senate and referred to
the committee on territories, where it
still remains There is no probabili-
ty that ii will be reported upon by the
committee until Dolph's bill for ad-
mission is acted upon, which is e1
pected this week This bill for ad-
mission also provides for annexation,
and if there was any reasonable hope
for its passage by the house, the bill
already passed by that body would
have no further interest. Dolph
writes, in relation to the house bill
now III the hands OF the committee
that "the matter cannot be hurrisd,'
and that ''as soon as the admission
bill is out of the way, L will do all in
my power to SECURE an early report
and favorable action upon the an
nexation BILL Senator Mitchell
writes that lie viii cheerfully support
the annexation bill and thinks it will
be best to pass it through the senate