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PickfngS.

Switzerland has taken purgative
for expulsion of the Mormon mission
aries. Her drastic example is worthy
of imitation.
New York mugwump leaders are
holding private conferences to devise
means of opposition to Mr.. Blaine's
political ambitions.
Herr Most was arrested in disre-
putable house, where he was pulled
from under bed. These anarchists,
who defy the laws OF man, usually
begin by defying the laws of God.
The Pan-Electric investigation
makes it evident that the best place
for Attorney-General Garland IS in
the wilds of Arkansas. He may be a
good poker player, but as telephone
speculator and an Attorney General
he is not a success.
John L. Sullivan visited the Chi
cago police station and asked for a
look at the four Anarchists imprison-
ed there After he had sized them
all he said to the policeman: rs them
the fellers that's been KILN every
body and scarin' de rest? I'd like a
contract to lick de hull party" Now
We know why Anarchy doesn't anarch
in Boston.
Cato" says Mrs. Harriet Beecher
Stowe, to negro man, whitewashing
on her Florida plantation, now that
you are free and can voto hope you
will use your influence with the color
ed people and get me the ballot"
.Lor. Mis- Beecher," says Cato, roll
ling up his eyes. while an incrrdulous
grin broadened his hind hearted,
honest face, "duz you reely belece
that wimmen is got sense enough to
know how ter vote?"
Yesterday United States Marshal
L. J. Hamilton passed through Taco
ma EIth .he two Chinese girls, who
were mentioned in the L-dger several
days ago as having been arrested by
Customs Inspector " G.. Ronald. on
his way TO Victoria Since the trial
OF the celestials IL Seattle they have
been incarcerated in the government
penitentiary on McNiePs island, and
, 1886-05-27
Local Option.

Mn. EpIToR:- Over my own SISna-
ture | would like h express my views
uupn the great question TOW aSIIat-
INC Washington Territory.
j local option to succeed? lis
consistent friends Will vote for 1t.
Please. Mr.. Editor, to print that
word consistent in italics.
The friends OF temperance may
have different views in regard 10 the
best means to be used III sUppTesslnS
the vice. intemperance.
This opportunity Is grand one IN
which they may well let minor dIf-
fcreuces sink out Of sight and rally
with one accord. to the adoption OF
local option. There viii he large
vote thrown If they viii do so. Many
Of those who are engaged in the sale
IT intoxicating liquors If consistent
with one Of their own pet ideas or
arguments. Will vJtc for Il. Don't
they say that if it is adopted there
will be moro sold and drank than
there IS now?" II it will increase
their business principles they may
be expected to vote for It.
Succeed under all these favoring
circumstances We shall see.
GEo. Z. STURGIs.
The Argus gives space for the
foregoing, in accordance with our
offer to any who desire to discuss
this question from either side or from
any standpoint. The remark that
consistent friends OF prohibition
viii vote for it presumably under any
circumstances may subject the writer
of the arti lo to difference Of opinion
with some who are certainly well
meaning people at least. For in
stance: at Pory Discovery, is is argued
by many that to enact prohibition
there would stop the sale Of intoxi-
eating liquor in that precinct under a
license. but would result in liquor
being sold there Illegally by some
one who would set up "deadfall'
and evade the law; that under such
state Of affairs men would buy
whisky by the bottle or gallon and
take it to their cabins and drink tc
excess beyond what they would in
dulge in if they could take drink OF
two and quit as at present; that the
hotel could not be profitably carried
on without the profits from the liquor
business, and, under prohibition,
would have to be closed, working 9
public inconvenience, etc. In other
words that the result would be in
furious instead of beneficial. We
are merely outlining these points tc
indicate the position of residents OF
Port Discovery, who say they would
vote for prohibition if they honestly
thought it would actually prohibit
without de,rimeRt to public interests
They believe that liquors would still
be sold there, under infinitely worse
circumstances, while no license tax
would be derived; and, with these
points in view, they propose to vote
for license. If anyone can convince
them differently, their votes can be
captured for prohibition.
, 1886-05-27
Blaine or the Fisheries.

Hon. j. g. Blaine was interviewed
on Friday at Bar Harbor, Maine,
concerning the controversy on the
Canadian border over our laws and
treaties with Great Britain on the
fisheries question. He said:
The fisheries question resolves it.
self into matter of fact whether the
fisherman of the United States are to
have the privilege of fishing off any
portion of the coast and. adjacent is
lands. The Government of the
United States should demand a re-
turn to the terms of the treaty of
17S3, when the peace and separation
between the mother country and the
successfully rebellious colonies were
arranged and legitimized. This
treaty gave the United States the
same rights and privileges as regards
the fisheries as the residents of the
colonies enjoyed prior to the reyolu-
tlonary war. These rights enabled
the citizens of the {. S. to fish where
ever they chose on the coast of the
provinces of New Brunswick, Nova
5 ;otia and New Foundland. The act
of war between the nations abrogat-
ed all treaties, and the British Gov
ernment made such claim after the
war 1872, when the pernicious treaty
OF 1918 was formulated The treaty
of 1888 has never been legitmate!y set
aside. The troaty of 1893 was not
between two mutually acknowledged
nations, but between two portions Of
one country. The treaty gave birth
to the nation. The rights as given
Oh tho occasion Of its creation are not
to be abrogated by subsequent treaties
unless the national existence is wiped
out entirely. Great Britain T. ;sed |
the point because she discovered IN
creased value in her fisheries. The /
question should be settled once for
all. American fishermen should not
be compelled to submit to any furth- |
er arbitrary interference or be left in .
a position to suffer as they have suf- T.
fered for tho last fifty years. | think /
would yield the point If il /
were pressed with all the moral force :
Of the United States"
Blaine expressed himself with his !
, 1886-05-27
Snohomish will appropriately ohser'

Snohomish will appropriately obser'e
Decoration Day.
Notice is given today in due form hy
the county auditor. of local option eiec-
tiors IN Port Discovery and Port TowL-
send precincts.
Richard Osborne, lawyer at Sea tie,
turns out to be poet. Nobody SUE
pected him until quite recently when lie
began to show unmistakeable signs.
The Seattls Times goes for" the &C
operative colony scheme headed by tie
notorious George FenabIe Smith; say s
it is swiHdlins game to get money, &c.
The reported shooting OF Miss Jack
son near Sequim sounds like very i'm
probable story. 1t is more likely that
the young lady sho. herself accidentally.
The commissioners OF King county
have made an appeal to the government
to reimburse that county for the expenses
in their late local Disturbances in Seat
tie. The amount claimed is upwards OF
$1,000.
President Cleveland told the venera-
BILE DR. Pierce. bro.her-in-law OF the late
Vico President Hendricks, that he will
be married on Juno 10th. The wedding
is to take plees IN Buffalo and will be
private.
The Snohomish EYe Is the latest pape
to circulate the foolish story that "tbe
Port Townsend ARGUS nominaies J. II.
Mitchell, jr, for congress" It all orr
ginated with the stupid biunder made
10y the P-I Why don't the latter pa
per correct its errcr?
, 1886-05-27

DR.. DIo LEwIs.-The death of this
noted medical author and health re-
former took place at his
home in Yonkers. \. Y. the other
day. Though one OF the most en-
lightened sanitariaus and educated
physicians Of the century. his medical
knowledge did not suffice to carry
him to an extreme Id age, and he
teil a victim 10 crysipelas at the age
OF 90. He MIS- a Eraduate at the
Harvard me,lical school in Boston,
but dcviated widely, both In his prac-
tee aud advice, from the cast-iron
tenets of the profession. He urged
the Importance OF gymnastics as
necessary part Of a good education.
and proposed to replace the use of
drugs by diet and exercise. He has
been for many years quoted as auth
orIty upon the simple matter of hy-
giene that portuin to he art of keep
nag Well, while MS advice to invalids
concerning ths simple and natural
methods OF getting weii'' has profit
ed thousands. I;c goes 10 his grave.
iolvlHg, the Euu .r.sic record of a
man who devoted his tnlents and
education to the benefit u suffering
humanity.
, 1886-05-27
UNITED STATES DrsrRrcr LAND OFFICE.

MATES
Olympia. w, T.. May Il, 1856.
Notice is hereby given that Henry Dan
ming has filed notice OF intestion 10 make
final proof before he Judge, or in his abssnc-
the Clerk of the Probate Court at his office IN
New Dungeness, W. T., on Friday, the 9th qay
of July, \. ID. 1856. Homestead Application
No. $3.50. for the i.Ots 2, and y OF NE i OF
Sec. 4. Tp. 2S north. range IL west.
lie names as nitnesse-: Arthur Sinclair, heT-
ril Whittier, Ely Peterson and VIM. ID. Water
house. all OF Forks. w. Il.
l6:ew JOHN +. CONVEY, Register.
, 1886-05-27

Oar friend Weir, of the ARGUS. in
expressing his sympathy for Judge
Greene, in his infiction, unIntention-
ally does an injustice to Judge Hoyt.
Judge Hoyt has fifteen terms of court,
and ID much more extended district
than Judge Greene. We believe
Judge Greene to be one of the most
industrious, devoted Judges in the
Judiciary of the country, and any
thing which interferes with the dis
charge of his duties is to be deplored.
Justice can be done him without do
ing an injustice to Judge Hoyt.-
Olympia Partisan
There was no intention of doing
Judge Hoyt injustice. and we are
aware that he has a large district
and has fifteen terms of court to hold
every year; but we are reliably in
formed by mambers of the bar that
he has less than one, quarter as much
work to do as that performed by
Judge Greene. Either another dis
trict and another judge are needed,
or the districts should re arranged.
, 1886-05-27
BORN.

this city. May 25, 1885,.
to the wife of E. Fl. Thurlow, a SOM;
weight, 1OI5 lbs. Mother and child
doing well.
, 1886-05-27

Amt. road orders paid TO districts.... sS "a
Amt. road labor certificates, being Au-
dior's certificates 10 Taxpayers of
amount of property road tax, laid out
III lLb o.
Amt of special road fund set OF in
districts and laid out on roads (see
act of special road fnndl. A.-..-..-- 1882 30 |
Amt paid from county fund for view
ing and surveying roads ...-..... 1To 30
Paid for removing distractions fronI
roads, aud other eZpsnses........... Sii 9s
Total expended for roads. ..... snH 81
, 1886-05-27

There has been collected by the supervisors OF
reads on poll road tax receipts for labor
roads and in money. and the same expended in
labor on roa!s rs follows:
, 1886-05-27

1t is understood that the L. S.
revenue cutter Wolcott is about to be
ordered to Astoria for four months,
and that Puget Sound waters will be
left without revenue vessel for that
length of time. Every effort should
be made to impress the Secretary of
the Treasury with the fact that the
need of a revenue vessel to be con.
stantly on duty in Puget Sound
waters is most urgent, beyond any
possible necessity in the Columbia
river. From seizures being made
frequently or smuggled goods, from
arrests of contraband Chinese, and
from general information, it is ap-
parent that smugglers are as active
now as they ever have been. Should
our revenue cutter be ordered away,
no protection Whatever would be
available, and we would be at the
mercy of those who make a business
of illicit traffic They would improve
their opportunity fer general har-
vest in their line Every board Of
trade on Puget Sound should protest
against the removal of the Wolcott,
even temporarily
, 1886-05-27
IEFFEESoS COUNTY PUSD-NLT l, 1885.

For For ii,Slss tg city city Of f Poif ON @ 1880 60
Received for licenses outside city of
Port Townsend ........ ll2 80
Rent from China houses s..--.-..-- IS 10
Received from sale of China houses % 80
By money found on the person OF +. {.
Wasenger. dee. suicide. ...--........ . II
Received from sale of articles in charge
of Treasurer OF dec. person. q Is
Total. I,s7a ast
, 1886-05-27

Total tsii5 Is ss4i5 /;
May /, lSS6-Bal. in Treasury. rs II
SPECIAL ROAD FUND ASSESSMENT. 1885.
Amount collected .SI432 Al
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-06
THE AMERICAN OPERA COMPANY.
4 Reorganization Under New Name-Theo-
dore Thomas Made Vice President.

CHICAGO, Dec. ga special to the Herald
from st. Louis says: '"rhe American Opera
Company will cease to exist after to. morrow
and will hereafter be known as the National
Opera Company, Mr. Theodors Thomas, presi-
dent of the former becoming vice president of
she latter. This information was obtained by
your correspondent from a reliable and trust
worthy source. this morning. Just what brought
about this result, or what it is expected will
30 accomplished by change OF name
!s not known, but the significance of
che fact that Mr. Thomas occupies
= less responsible position in the new organize
jon cannot be overlooked. 1t is an undoubted
fact that Mr. Thomas has been possessed, to
certain extent. with the idea that his grand or
chestra and scenic and spectacular effects were
the main things to be considered In producing
grand opera. and that the singing was matter
of secondary consideration. The trouble with
Fursch- Madi and his treatment of other leading
artists bears out this view, and it is altogether
probable that therein lies the secret of the
change. Al! the members OF the company left
gor Chicago today"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-06
THE ROCK ISLAND ROBBERY.
Al Arrest Which May Possibly Result in
Clearing Up Bloody Mystery.

CHICAGO, Dec J-Henry Schwartz, formerly
Of Philadelphia, now in tho county Jail here,
charged with bigamy. is strongly suspected of
being the man guilty of tho daring robbery of
the Rock IsaHd express train, last March, wher
Kellogg Nichols, the express messenger lost his
life, and $4,000 stolen from the express
car. Schwartz for two years has been a brake
the Rock Island road Friday night. as
he came into the depot with his train An officer
took him by the arm ard marched him to the
Harrison-street station. Yesterday he was ar
Eaigoed for having married wife ir, Phiadel-
;'hin seven years ago, and with having married
Chicago woman two years ago. At his own So
;icitation, his case continued in 81 600 bail
until Dec II. At first he maintained logged
silence, bat now volubly alleges that the
Rock Island company does not care whether he
has one wife or one hundred. if he or some one
else can be sent to prison for the robbery of the
express car. He confesses that he has spent
much more money than he has earned or could
have received from home, but he is not ready to
tell where tho money came from AS brake
man, Schwartz was one of the crew on the i'll
fated train to which messenger Nichols's car was
attached No sGspicion directed toward
him at the time When, in compiiancs with tel
egraphic Instructions Schwartz was returning
70 Chlcago TO attend the inquest the conductor
Of the train fonnd in the toiletroom of the car
an which Schwartz was seated black hand bag
which some had tried to force down
the closet pine. It was empty, but
sticking in fold of the cloth was a
piece of what looked like a part of check
Schwartz was noticeaby confused by the discov-
cry. various minor circumstances pointed to
him the owner of the bag. Subsequent in
vestigation showed that the torn bit of paper
fitted into mutilated check that was among the
scattered contents of the rfed express car.
From that time Schwartz was Swallowed day and
night He was spending with lavish hand. The
money stolen from the express car was mostly
in bills of large denominations, and about So 900
in $50 bills that Schwartz had spent here and in
the East were obtained by the detectives From
committed by railroad man Now the railway
and express officials hope that the mystery of
the eold-blooded murder and daring robbery is
soon to be cleared away.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-06
CULLoM AND REAGAN.
A Sharp Passage in Which the Illinois Man
Carries or the Honors.

A Sharp Passage in Which the Illinois Man
Carries or the Honors.
Washington Special.
There was lively scene at the meeting Of the
conference committee the interstate COM
merce bill to-day, which for time made it look
as if the struggle over the two bills under con-
sideraton would end in high old row. But the
storm blew over and cleared the atmosphere so
that the committee made fair progress after
ward toward an agreement The members Of
the committee are trying to keep quiet and are
pledged to secrecy about the affair, which makes
it all the more interesting. The venerable
Mr.. Reagan, who has been laborng in season and
out of season during the fifteen years he has
been in Congress to secure the passage of his
bill to regulate the railroads cannot be made to
see that there is any other method than by the
measures he proposes and, while the Senate
committee are willing to concede many things
to him, they will not take his bill as it stands
This morning he made the speech that
is familiar to all who have heen watch
ing this legislation, for he has deiv-
cred it every session in the House for
dozen years and every week in the
committeer room. He had reached that point
where he declares that every man who will not
accept his bill is q friend and defender Of the
grasping mon0polies. and was going to say
that the Senate bill was sham and intended TO
humbug the people, when Senator Cullom inter-
rupted him. The Senator said he did not pro-
pose to listen to any more such talk The gentle
man from Texas had made that same speech the
day before, and had uttered similar reflections
upon himself, the author of the BILL and tho
Senate, which passed it unanimously He was
willing to hear it once but did not propose to sit
there and have Reagan reiterate every
day that the Senate bill was intended to deceive
and humbug the people The Senate committee
had spent three years in studying the question.
and believed they understood quito as much
about it as the gentleman from Texas, aud were
quite as honest in their efforts to secure proper
legislation as he. 1t was an insult that he re-
sented when the gentleman from Texas declared
that he and his colleagues were the tools Of mo-
nopolists. He gave notice that the remark could
not be repeated in his presence.
Mr.. Cullom was very angry, and MIR. Reagan
very much surprised He had made the same
assertions often that they flowed from his
lips naturally, and he did dot realize what they
meant AS soon as he had recovered from his
surprise, he said he did not intend to reflect UPON
the honesty of the Senator from Illinois or any
of his colleagues. 'Then withdraw yourswords,''
replied Cullom. ''and don't repeat them here
again." Mr.. Reagan did so, and the committee
went on with its work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-06
THE PACIFIC COASTS BUBBLE.
Distressing Results of the Recent Boom,
and the Failures Resulting Thetefrom.


SAN Francisco, Dec. 5-The failure of
Frankel & Co., the Virginia City stock brokers,
for nearly $1,000, 900, has caused widespread
ruin. 1t is said that the absconding brokers took
away sacks of gold in 500 pieces, intrusted to
them by their patrons, and have a quarter OF a
million to comfort them in exile. The feeling of
distrust caused by such failures is so great that
Charles w. Fox, an old broker, withdrew from
the San Francisco board, stating that
he did not dare to DO bust
ness any longer. The excitement has brought
the surface once more long list of veritable
wildcat stocks on which the dust of years had
settled, and which were supposed to have dis
appeared forever. Anticipated stockholders are
applying for seats in the board and ancient min
ing superintendents are being cent out to work
abandoned ore veins The rush of business con-
tnues to such an extent that brokers cannot be
got to sell shares except for regular customers,
and the overworked clerks and book keepers can
be seen looking over their accounts all through
the night
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-06
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

and. without waiting to hear from the bonds,
gave the ex- Civil service Commissioner title to
the property. Mr.. Thorcan promptly mort
gagged the property for $4,000 cash. He got the
money and house, and now, it is said it is occu-
pied and run as clearinghouse by relatives Of
the Judge. When the bonds came back re-
ported worthless, Mr.. Richards was thought to.
be helpless. He had trusted Thoman on the
strength of letters from Senator Voorhees, and
the late Vice-president Hendricks which letters
Thoman saw fit to retain possession Of But
Alfred Richards is as shrewd as he is generous.
and to-day's Capital says that next weeks de-
velopments will convince Thoman that ne was
triiing with the wrong man. Richards is self
made man, runs one of the largest brick yards
in the District and about twenty OF the
most available houses in the city.
Late tonight Judge Thoman was seen, and no
pronounced the publication of the above to be-
malicious and untrue in some particulars. He
said that when he found the Indiana bonds were
fraudulent or questionable, he made good &c.,
400 of them, and intended to do what is honor
able in the whole transaction He threatens to
take satisfaction out of the editor of the Capitol
if he doesn't apologize.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-06
ABBEY'S BOGUS AGENT.
Confirmation of the Reported Mexican Swim
dle-The Perpetrator Not Yet Captured.

NEW York, Dec. 4.--Telegrams received in
this city to-day from Ed Orrin, theater manager
in the City of Mexico. confirm tho report of the
swind,e perpetrated there by man representing
himself to be the advance agent for Henry e.
Abbey, manager for Madame Patti Orrin
places the amount of the swindle at $50, 900. 1t
is believed that the swindler went from New
York to Mexico. as the fact is recalled that q
short time ago man, processing to represent
Mr. Ahbav, made inquiries of George Orrin,
who is a brother of Ed Orrin, and who is man.
aging tho Aztec fair, now exhibiting here, and of
G. d. Hess, the operatic manager, in regard to
the City of Mexico as show town, the size of
the National Theater. the methods of the ticket
spectators. etc. Mr.. Scheofie, partner of Mr.
Abbey, said to-day that the alleged Mayer was
doubtless fraud, as his firm had no represen
atve in Mexico. Marcus Mayer, he said, was
making his way toward Mexico in advance of
the company, and was to be in Cincinnati to-
day.
CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 4-The pretended agent
of Nine Patti has not yet beer apprehended
He took special locomotive on Thursday night
up the Central railroad, catching the regular
train, which had left nearly two hours earlier,
his excuse being that he wanted to meet Mr.
Abbey, who was on his way down from Ell Paso
1t is understood that the man got off tho train
above San Juan del Rio, since when no trace of
federates who will hide him till he can GET away
in safety. The description given by the police
says the man has the appearance of Hebrew,
and 1t is known that while he was at the hotel
ne pretended that he could only talk imperfect
English, and spoke French fuently.