, 1886-07-08
From Yesterdays Daily


| Another store building is bein.
erected. alongside cf Waterman & KGt2
brick stere.
Andy Weymouth had piece cf stse
edged in bis eye this morning, and j
suffering from the effec: oft.
Tie IL. E Church building viii be re
opened on Sunday next, Rev. t. J
Messey preaching the sermons morning
and evening.
| Ali signs point to Wm. Payne as th.
peoples choice for mayor. He will b'
elected III non partizan contest wherein
the masscs vii! assert their rights.
Boss" Smith will be nominated ant
elected for one of tle new councilmen
without a doubt. j. 7. Norris, Thos
hickman, c. ". Flint, Dave SPoor anj
Henry E. Morgan are among the names
mentioned as available candidates. Good
men will be III demand.
If there is any irregularity in youl
credentials as voter, you would do well
TO remedy the defect this week; otherwise
YOU will be necessarily DISTINGUISHED
TnpDoard of registration has no power
to disregard the plain requirements OF
the law, and must treat all alike.
Mayor II. C. Bill informs us that be
now positively declines to run for
reelection, tecause he does not wish to
drag his business into politics. An
attack is being made upon the bank 70?
political effect, and Mr.. Hill feels that
he cannot afford to allow the business of
that institution to suffer on his personal
account. He will support the peoples
candidate, though, and will not be n
party to personal jobbery.
The board of registration which sets
at the court house on Friday and Saturday
next, to hear and determine on right to
vote of those summoned, will also on
those days register the names of all
qualified voters who, for good reasons
s, OWN, have not heretofore been regis
tered. Let ii be distinctly understood
that no person achOSe name is not regis
tered prior to . p. IT., on Saturday
nert, can rote at the city election.
]. Meredith Davies, Grand Councillor
of the United Friends of the Pacific,
has commissioned Il. p. Stockand, of
Port Townsend, as deputy at large FOR
Washington territory, to institute new
councils, install their officers, etc. Par
ties wishing to become members OF the
order would do well to communicate
with him. He goes to Puyallup to in
stitute new council, and will call at
other points. Clubs can be formed with
five or moro members, holding their
membership directly under the grand
council; or, full fledged council with
representation in the grand council can
be instituted anywhere with twenty or
more members. The assessments are on
the graded plan, and are specially reas-
enable for young men.
OUR BANK.-The FIRST National Bank
of Port Townsend has been assaiied for
political effect, and an attempt has been
made 20 spread the impression that a
ring exists for the purpose OF controlling
city business in the bank, speculating N
city scrip and city funds, etc. We un-
derstand that neither Mayor Hill nor
Councilman Landes will seek re elee ton
this year; and as they are about to retire
from office we desire to do them the
justice of fair showing before the peo-
pie. The gentleman who hasjust now
seif-imposed contract to run the city
government rolls his optics heay onward
in pious Indignation over what he terms
the manipulatiors by the Bank of city
funds under cover. We believe he
knows the implied charge has no foun
dation whatever; and that is what makes
it seem specially despicable. As mat.
ter of fact, the books of the city tteasu Ter
are open for inspection ut any and all
times; regular and complete financial
statements are published in July and
January OF each year; the orders are
paid in their regular rotation; and every
thing is done in a business like manner.
Most of the orders are purchased by the
bank, but they would be purchased there
il anyone else were treasurer. Any
dealer in city warrants can get them by
paying more than the bank pays, and "a
matter OF fact holders have been re-
peatediy requested to take it elsewhere
as the bank had plenty of use for its
money. The bank receives extensive
private deposits; it takes care of funds
for secret societies, and most likely
would be the repository of city funds
were any enc else treasurer. The fact is
that all the hue and cry about the bank
has nothing back CT it, except that some
body would perhaps like to get the sal
ary or percentage that city treasurer
LIandes gets.