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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-15

AMERICAN CLOTHING COMPANY
GIG cast Main street bet Nintu aud Tenth.
". BE%UHkIN 4 BROTHER
ClOfhleIs Hattrrs and Geutlcmens,
Furul,ueTS.
Knignts-of-LabOr Plies on exhibition IN
our lutOW. tc 6-WNF
, 1886-02-25
The Plan.

On Friday morning, October 18th,
Daniel Cronin, the organizer of law
lessness and the sowcr of the seeds
of sedition, said i'll substance to the
writer hereof al follows: 1t is our
presumably meaning him and his
followers intention to strike as soon
as possible for higher wages. The
Chinanan is submissive to his en-
ployPr and won't strike. We must
therefore get him out OF the way so
that when we do strike he will not be
here to supplant us and we can then
gain our point.
The miners at camps in this and
Pierce counties have made and are
making demands for higher wages,
which can not be paid by mine own
ers. 1t is not kRown that they were
referred to by Cronin in his state
ment. Cronin has given bad advice,
and got his lieutenants and followers
here into trouble He was at those
mining camps. He may have given
advice there and if he did it was bad.
Mine owners can not pay more to
their employers than present prices.
The coal market is oyer5tocked and
prices are very much depressed. If
the employees persist, all the mines
will close down. The miners unless
they have provided for a rainy day
will soon be without money. They
will then have to go to work again
and PERHAPS at lower wages mas
much as the temporary suspension of
the operation of mine means a
great loss to the owner which will
have to be made up.
The miners of King and Pierce
counties can certainly find better
advisers than Cronin. They should
heed the counsel of honest men, md
not of self-convicted rogue, as Gro
min is.-Seattle Chronicle
, 1886-02-25

OF Northern Idaho 10 Boise City. the
capital. Is tedious and expensive
affair. The distance across the noun
tains ranges from 200 to 4G0 miles,
while the distance necessary to be
Travelled ranges from 400 to 600 miles:
the route being a very circuitous one
through the Territory of Washington
and the State OF Oregon. For these
reasons there are practically no COM
mercial relations between these sec
tions of idaho: while, on the other
| hand. the northern section is so sit
uated with reference to Washington
Territory as to make their interests -
SOCIAL, political and commercial
identical.
In 1873 the Legislative Assembly
Of Washington Territory memorial.
lied Congress for the annexation of
Northern Idaho. dis contemplated in
the proposed legislation. In the win
ter Of 1SS4-5 the Legislative Assem-
bly, of Idaho passed a similar memor-
ial. and during the last campaign the
platform of both political parties in
both Territories declared in favor of
annexation: indicating an almost
unanimous sentiment on the part of
the people of both Territories favora-
bic to the enactment of the proposed
law
In response to the manifest neces-
sites of the case and in Difference to
the clearly expressed wishes of the
people Of both Washington and
Idaho Territories, your committee
recommend the passage of the bill =
, 1886-02-25
& Serious Question.

The expulsion of Chinese on the
Pacific coast will not be attended
with all the blessings expected of 1t,
by any means The AStOriGR says
it is q matter of great doubt wheth-
er. without Chinese help in the can
neries, any salmon will he sent out
from the Columbia river this year or
not. Should this industry be sus-
pended it viii reduce Oregon's eX-
ports TO the amount of about three
million dollars per annum. 1t now
looks as though one or two Puget
Sound coal mines would be COM
PEELED to suspend operations till
white labor can be had at figures that
will admit of profitable working of
the mines. Coming a little nearer
home, Afr. e. ". Dcvoe, brick manu-
facturer. says he would like to dis
charge all his Chinese help and fill
the places with white laborers; but
that such a course viii involve an
extra charge OF 81 per thousand for
bricks to cover the difference in
wages. The help he now has is
skilled, and can be relied on for
steady. patient toll. while white men
are too often Incorporate and unre--
liable. Still, he would greatly prefer
to have only white labor employed
and the money going into white PEG
pies hands. The extra cost of brick
is a matter for public consideration.
1t does not So much matter for the
retail trade, although in these times
every dollar counts, but as affecting
our building prospects it Is worthy OF
serious thought. One single order
contemplated for a gentleman who
desires to erect large building on
the burnt district" is for 100000
brick. Just figure up two dollars a
thousand on that amount, and on
other similar amounts, and see
whether the results may not reason
ably deter monied men from build
ing. What is true of this industry is
true of others. 1t is worth consider
ing whether, in the event of indus
tries being paralyzed by getting rid
of Chinese labor, the laboring masses
will not be worse off than before.
Right here it may be said the
white laborers have a chance now to
step in and fill all the openings
caused by the removal of coolie labor.
There can be no question about the
fact that many men are idle. If the
non-productive brawn and muscle at
present consuming merely can be
proparly utilized in producing, to
the exclusion of Chinese, much good
will be accomplished. But laborers
must be content with low wages, and
must discard largely the allarements
of vices that take their money and
health. 1t has been fire Iuently said
that if Cinnamon were gone white
men could not be had at reasonable
prices to fill their places. Now is
the time to disprove such talk. The
future of the laboring mon is il their
own hands. Ii the hop product of
Puyallup is reduced through driving
Chinese out it will be the fault of
those who have clamored for this
employment.
, 1886-02-25
Driven from Oregon City.

About 1 O'Clock last Monday morn.
ing a mob of white ruffians went tc
the Chinese quarters OF Oregon City
burst open the doors of the dwellings
and pulled the Chinese out of then
hunks, cuffed them around, twisted
their cues, robbed them of what
money they had IN their pockets, and
notified them to leave forthwith,
Having no protection whatever, the
Chinese were forced to obey. The
purser Of the steamer Latona was
awakened and asked whether be
would take a cargo to Portland and
how soon he could get ready. He
answered that he was willing to take
cargo and that he could have steam
up in an hour Nothing was said
about the nature of the cargo" but
in less than an hour forty Cinnamon
came quietly to the wharf and stepped
on board the steamer Not one of
the Cinnamon spoke a word. but car
ried his baggage on his shoulder and
made himself as comfortable as pos
sible in the cold. The purser YVES
uen asked how much he would eharSe
per head to bring the g Ohinamen doHu
TO Portland. OH naming the amon4t,
the money. he said, was passed over
into his hands without a word Some
one on tie wharf then sang out,
Cast of your lines" This was done
and the Latona steamed away toward
Portland. The passages We're 10
doubt paid out OF the money stolen
from the Chinese. The steamer ar
rived here aboat / o'clcck.-OYe
, 1886-02-25
IT, e Northern Pa eife.

The pres ent length OF this com
pany's road is 2j91 miles. an increase
of 23S miles sincc the beginning of
last year Its gross income in 1885
was S1I.399, 500, in 1884. S12,6l3,3O5
"a decrease of 81, ,263,606. Its earn
ings per milo were S5167 in 1885,
against S442l in 1884: an increase
of Il per cent.
Small as were the receipts OF the
company in 1885. there is reason
TO believe they will be smaller in
1856. This is indicated by the re-
turns for the first months of the
current and each of the past two
years.-The gross receipts for Janu-
ary. 1881. were Gl4,1S3; January,
1885. S553. $50: January, 1886, $3.50,
749.
The funded debt outstanding Jan,
1, 1886. was as follows: General
frsts. SI3,02S,0O0; general seconds,
S1SS57.OC0; Missouri and Pen
dOreiile division frsts, S5,423,500
dividend certificates, $4,64O,621i
total, &72;9i9,321. From this amount
should be deducted S365,CO0 general
frsts bought for the sinking fund
leaving a total of S72,5S4. .321, OF
which the yearly interest charge is
St.355, ,059.
The company has in the treasury
81. $4,000 unsold firsts and S1,143,
900 seconds. The total cost of com
pleting the Cascade Division is esti-
mated at $5,9I2,0OO, or $1,256,0O0 il
excess of the unsold bonds On hand
The company is making HARD
effort to sell all its eastern lands
offering the entire 100000 acres fol
S10.0O0,000 1t is doing this with {
view to preventing forfeiture. Sey-
eral large sales have been recently
made, and it is said one is now OF
the point of consummation that vii
cover 2, 100000 acres.
, 1886-02-25
PickIng9.

At last the contract for cutting the
Cascades Tunnel has been let. and q
definite time, May, 1888, fixed for its
completion. The contract was
awarded to Nelson Bennett, who has
already done much construction work
on the Northern Pacific, and who is
required to give bonds in the sum of
100000. There seems no doubt now
that within the specified time the
Cascades Branch will be in running
order, and both Tacoma and Seattle
will be terminal points of an over
land route. Tho great benefits both
Eastern and Western Washington
will enjoy from being thus closely
linked together are plainly apparent,
and that the completion of this road
will have highly stimulating effect
upon the whole Territory-possibly a
State by that time-is undenlable.
It is a matter of congratulation for
the whole Eorthwest.-IFest Shore.
A-DASGERoUs CoSDITIoN-The edi-
tor of the WaIla Walla Union, who
was at Portland last week, describes
the situation there as critical in the
extreme, and as worse than indicated
in the papers of that city. He says
the city ''is recovering from the
fright given it by the antiC hinese
Congress, and the assemblage of
sand lot orators it brought together.
For several days the city slumbered
on volcano, whose crust would have
been broken by an extra glass Of gin
flowing down the throat of boycot-
ter. In fact. it is yet in a volcanic
condition. Extra police. hundreds of
deputy sheriffs, sworn militia, armed
newspaper offices. residences. stores.
etc, with talk Of what has been done
for defense, for riot quelling, and
what will occur if the crust breaks,
indicate that the cover of the volcano
is not yet beyond the breaking point.
, 1886-02-25

Every building occupied Ly tie Chi
nese Is an armed pest defended by
those who know how to use firearms,
follows who, knowing their rights.
dare maintain them with powder and
bal. An attack by mob upon any
building in Portland occupied by
Chinese would cause the yellow in
mates to issue forth as yellow jackets
from disturbed nest. with much the
same effect. Ny authorities for these
assertions are the CHIEF officers Of the
law
BEFORE THE CoIMITTEE.-A dispatch
from Washington, dated Feb. Nth,
conveys the information following
Delegate Ve0rhees. Of Washington
Territory, will appear before the
House Committee cn Public Land tC
make an argument in favor Of the
forfeiture of the land grant of the
Northern Pacific Railroad. Mr.
Voorhees, holds that the railroad com
pany is not entitled to q single acre
of land west Of the Missouri river
for its charter provided that the roaC
should be completed by July 4tE
1877, whereas not q mile Of road Wa:
built beyond the Missouri L: tha
time. The only argument" sale
Mr.. Voorhees,. (which can be made il
favor of the railroad company is. tina
Congress having once made til,
grant cannot withdraw it, even though
the direct letter of the contract be-
tween the Government and the rail
road was not complied with" H
holds, however, that it is not neces.
sary that Congress should decide up
on this question, but that any United
States court has the right to declar,
forfeited that portion of the gran
which was unearned at the expira-
ton of the time set for the compile
tion of the road.
, 1886-02-25

School FOR DETECTIVE YoUTH.-The
first meeting of trustees for the school
for the deal. blind aud feeble minded
youth of the territory was held at Van
couver last week, the place at Which the
school was located by the late legisIa-
tGre- ". ID. Mcfarland was elected
director. The appropriation was $500
for the two years, and it is said this
amount viii not be sufficient il the citi-
zens of Vancouver do not furnish the
necessary ground and buildings free Of
cost, which they have so far shown 10
inclination TO do. There are seven deaf
children il the private school kept lay
Mr.. Mcfarland. while the whole number
of defective children in the territory is
estimated at fifty.
, 1886-02-25
United States District Land Office,
OLYMPIA. Washington Territory.

with the provisions of the Act of Congress APP
proved june 3 1878 entitled An Act for the
sale of Timber Lands in the States or CalifoI.
torv" Daniel McDOugal. of Clalam County,
Washington Territory. has this day hied N
this Office his application to purchase the hi
of = G or. and n " qr of or of sec. No -, ana
W or ,,f W or of sec. No. 81. in township No: 81
nortf, range No. IL, west of the Willafretts Aer-
iIian.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely the
said described Land, or any portion thereoJi
are hereby required TO file their claims III tIis
Office within sixty (G0l days from date hereof.
tIiyen Under my hand, at my Office, IN Olyni-
MIA, w T. this l$lh day of February. 1855.
- JOHN F. CONVEY,
l-In,y RceisteT of the Land Otite.
, 1886-02-25
Annexation of North Idaho.
WAsH1NGroN. d c.. Feb. /

WASHINGTON, u T., Feb. Ii.
The Committee on Territories, by
Hon. Wm. M. Springer, have pre-
pared the following report in support
of the bill to annex portion of Idaho
to Washington Territory.
ut appears that that portion of
Idaho, the annexation OF which to
Washington is contemplated, cast a
vote of 27SS on Nov. 4, 1884, indicat-
ing. at ratio of population to vote
of At. a population of 13.103. These
people are almost wholly isolated
from the southern portion of the
Territory by the Salmon river range
OF mountains, which are exceedingly
rugged and PERCEPTIONS in their char
tcter. The construction of q wagon
road across these mountains from
north to south has Thus far been re
Sarded us wholly imrracticable, so
that at this time the sole direct means
of communication between the two
sections consists of primitive In
dian trail. During six months of
the year this trail affords facilities
alone to those who are expert in the
use Of snowshoes; under the most
favorable conditions pack animals
alone furnish any direct meaBs Of
Because of the natural barriers In
dicated a journey from any portion
, 1886-02-25

The Seattle CdH, noti lg our state.
ment that Chinese here were becom-
ing alarmed and were preparing to
leave, and that they had been in
formed by citizens that it would not
be safe for them to remain, wants Us
to explain now what the difference is
between the going OF the Chinese
and telling them to go. Ii further
says there is intimidation in both
methods and adds: I'VE are IL
elined to think the people of Port
Townsend are Il lawless. bloodthirsty
SET" For the benefit OF the weak
minded Cal, and because it does not
seem to have intellect enough 10
comprehend very simple and plain
matter, we will say that citizens here
have informed the Chinese that for
their Own safety it would be bett, 7
for them to go should they choose,
for fear that some of the toughs who
are being run out of Seattle, and
VIII om the Seattle Gail encouraged in
its small way to forcibly expel Chi
nese, might come to this place and
try TO re enact tho scenes of the 9TH
inst. in ours sister getty. There was
no telling the Chinese that they mus!l
, 1886-02-25
The Michigan Club.

DETROIT, Feb. 22.-The Michigan
Club, a Republican organization
having its membership throughout
this State, held its first anniversary
here tonight in the shape of bar quet
Senator Palmer, the presiding officer
sat in the center of raised table at
one end of the hall. On his right
were Senators Evarts, Conger,
Manderson and ex-Representative
Horr and other Michigan men, On
his left sat Senator Logan, Gov.
Algar and Gov. Foraker.
At 8 o'clock Senator Palmer called
the audience to order. In his in
troductory remarks he explained the
object of the club, saying that Wash
ingtop, if alive, would probably be
present He said it was composed of
those who believe that the republican
party still has work to dc. terming it
properly the party of God and of
morality.
Wm. NJ. Evarts responded to the
toast, Washington, the Nationalist
tho Federal Union the consum-
nation of his work" When the
storm of applause subsided, MIR.
Evart5 returned thanks for his re
ception and for being included in the
number of those invited to partici-
pate in the exercises of the anniver-
sary. Mr.. Evarts considered the
Chicago convention of 1860 as sup
plement and fulfllment of the
Declaration of independence. Then
we were out of power. We are out of
power now. The democratic party was
in power then, and is now. We
know what we did then. What
about know? Arc not the same
incentives at work among the people?
He could not foretell storm, but
but he believed that the duty now is
the same as in 1860. The same mo-
tives should work upon the party,
and the same responsibilities should
be assumed. All else must be laid
aside, and with unseifish devotion,
republicans should regain power for
the same reasons that led 10 it then.
The democratic party had no prlnci-
pies worthy of the name at that time,
and now they have nothing to pro
pose for the welfare, happiness and
good name of the country. He
said, THE republican party must
avow its holding to the principle of
protection of American industries.
Education must be universal, and
suffrage must be everywhere an
absolute and uRchallenged suffrage.
If the next campaign victory does
not be with us, it will be our weak
ness, but not democratic strength"
, 1886-02-25

The breach Of promise suit Of
Louise Perkins against L. J. Bald
win, the California millionaire, for
$50l.OOO damages. terminated by 4
verdict in favor Of plaintiff for SO,
600. Baldwin affected TO treas the
girl as his mistress, He had simi-
larly used 4 Washington Territory
girl, a relative of his, q few years ago,
and his victim attempted his life,
after which she was cared Tor at an
insane asylum. Ii has become fash
ionable for rich roues to triie with
the affections OF innocent girls with
impunity. set at defiance tho laws oi
morality agd of the state, and reVel
in filth anu degradation while they
push themselves in high-toned shod-
dy circles. 1t is refreshing to find
them caught N the ineshes OF the law
occasionally. and punished even
though the reparation thus forced lie
small compared with the offense. In
this case the rich libertine will hard
" miss the money lie has to pay, and
it Will probably have no, effect Other
than to make him more careful next
time. but it will serve to show othel
unprincipled men that they must
observe at least a semblance of up
right life or suffer the consequences
, 1886-02-25

Cabell Breckenridge. a son of General
John Q. Breckenridge and brother Of
John W. Breckenridge of California, and
Clifton j. Breckenridge. member of Con
sress for Arkansas, is the applicant for
the position of Surveyor General of
Washington Territory, with heavy back
ing from different parts OF the country.
He Is from Kentucky, but has been
residing in Texas for several years. Col.
S. NJ. Fiourney, of Louisville, KY, also
wants 10 be Register of Deeds for Wash
ipstou Territory
, 1886-02-25

A WOMAN DID IT.-In the Chicago
Tribune of recent date is a purperted
especial" from Victoria, dated on the
11th inst, which read as follows
Collector Beecher and the opium
seizures have been an interesting
theme along this coast the last few
weeks until attention was diverted to
tho riot in Seattle; but it is not gen
orally known that a woman was at
the bottom OF the seizures. Today a
citizen of this place said that if
Capt Carroll of the Idaho kept his
wits about him he would have OBJ
served that &c had among his pas
sengers a comely woman about 40,
who was so very deeply interested in
various points of interest along the
steamers route that she always oc-
cupied desirable position for OBJ
serYation whenever the vessel stopped
froxa Tacoma to Sitka. When she
had seen enough travel she went to
San francisco. Shortly after she
arrived at San Francisco the seizures
took place"
, 1886-02-25

Don't forget tue exclusive cash sale
a! slaughter prices ut
FITZPAFRICK's.
, 1886-02-25

lpStOD territory.
THE CUT IN RATES The effects Of the
dissolution of the Transcontinental as
sociation were first felt in Seattle yester-
day, when a general reduction in rates
TO eastern points over the Northern Pa
cIfic was announced. The reduced rates
generally range from 30 TO so per cent
less than former rates. Seattle to ST.
Paul, emIgraDt rate, il reduced from
$3.50 to $3.50; first class, from $50 TO
ST.. Seattle to Chicago, smiGrant, from
500 to Si6; first class. from Sl0l to So.
Emigrant rates to Missouri river points
are reduced from G56 to 81.
HONE GUARDS GIVE BoSDs.-Imme-
tia.eIy after the shooting Oh Commerce.
street February Sth, person named
DHierry sHore ont warrant aga inst
Z. NJ. Carr, Frank Hanford, Thomas
Burke sEd J.. A. Banks, members of the
Homo Guards, charging them With mar-
der. The warrant has never been served,
as martial law was proclaimed lmms-
diately after tho shooting. However,
afessrs. Carr, Hanford and Burke asked
OF Gen. Gibbon and received permission
to stand q preliminary examination.
They accordingly presented themselves
at Lii
evidence against them, waived eyamiDa-
ton and asked to be released on bail
In view of the fact that the defendants
were ont as a posse comitdtus and SUM
moned to be there by the Sheriff and
officers OF the law, and Of the further
fact that all other persons not SO acting
were unIawfulIy in ibe street, bail was
accepted for their appearance before the
Grand ,Inry uuucr the provisions Of
Section 77S Of the Code, in the sum OF
$1,000 each. Bail was instantly furnished,
as follows: Judge Burke, = iih DR.. H.
b. Bagley and Dexter Horton as
sureties; L. NJ. Carr, with George Kin
near and G. o. Haller as surcties; Frank
Hanford, with w. A Harrington and
Captain Z. L. Marshall as sureties. Mr..
Banks left for the East few days ago,
but will return Immediately in case an
indictment should be found against him.
-P-I.
, 1886-02-25

e., here was 30 effort to frighten CT
drive they away. but they were told
in Il friendly manner and for thrir
own good what was best If our
peurile neiGhboT can see no differ
ence between this and the Seattle OF
Tacoma method We pity it for being
80 hopclc=sly thick headed.
, 1886-02-25

Referring 20 the pan electric tele-
phone scandal, Attorney General
Garland is reported to have stated
for publication that he intended tax
ing such steps as would satisfy every
reasonable person. 1t is understood
that he intends to dispose of his
shares of stock and be a real good
little boy-till he gets caught next
time.
, 1886-02-25

Recent adviccs affirm that Chinese
are foeking to San Francisco from
ali parts Of the coast at the rate Of
1000 week. At this rate the whole
country will soon be purged of them,
and the Chinese SIX companies viii
have to deport them to their native
land
, 1886-02-25
Chr at'eekln arsus.
Editorial Notes.

Lord Salisbury, late premier, does
not like Gladstone, somehow or other.
and the grand old man" Will have
to worry along in some way without
his late rivals support 1t VIII be q
hard tug, of course. but such tasks
have been performed before.