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, 1888-11-01

Who in Port Townsend is bene.
fitted by high tariff.
The above very pertinent inquiry
Is copied from an illumination of
the late democratic street parade.
The ARGUS desires to answer this
question and asks careful study of
its answer.
First. All persons who are en-
ployed in the customs service of the
United States who are resident in or
intereste1 in Port Townsend. The
customs service is II aintained directS
ly out of the proceeds of the tariff,
No tariff, no customs service is the
inevitable law. The higher the tar
iff, the more the government expends
in its collection
Second. All persons interested in
the development of our w.
ests. Wa --"n 'n'ei-
....u no tariff on iron the
| Port Townsend furnace would stand
idle and rot to the ground. The
charcoal burners, the quarrymen.
everybody employed there must
move elsewhere.
Third. All who are interested
either in the manufacture or ship
ment of lumbor on Puget Sound.
This great industry is directly fos-
tered and maintained by high tar
iff. Chinese labor in British Co.
lumbia would ruin our lumber in
dustries in single year but for the
tariff.
Fourth. All who are interested
in the lime industry, either in its
manufacture or shipment. This is
one of the finest industries of the
lower Sound and many merchants
of this city sell goods by the boat.
load to these lime ports and grow
rich by its shipments.
Fifth. All who are in any wise
concerned i'll trade or traffic with
these people. the boot maker, who
makes their boots, the tailor, who
-, '-es their clothing. the baker, who
=. heir bread, the grocer, who
NJ q supplies. the man who
- around, the PHYSICIAN
, 1888-11-01
Minister West.

The Victoria Colonist entities Vests
letter "a Stupid Blunder." It furnishes
an able article as follows:
MIR. Blaine lost his election four years
ago on account OF an unhappy phrase in
stu pid speech OF an enthusiastic sup
porter for whose utterances re was in no
sense responsible, and it is more than
likely that this letter of the British Am
bassador will do Mr.. Cleveland's election
prospects as much harm as the Rum and
Romanism speech CT fanatical clergy
man did those Of Mr.. Blaine. II, as
threatened. Baron Vests extraordinary
indiscretion is followed by consequences
most unpleasant TO him personally, he
need not expect much sympathy from
those who believe that the prosperity Of
the people OF the United States would be
greatly advanced by the election OF Mr..
Cleveland.
, 1888-11-01
That Challenge.

The following telegram from the
challenging party in the proposed
Weir>Andrews debate was received:
SEATTLE. Oct. 25, 1888.
ALLEN WEIR: Conflict of dates un-
Intentional. Wednesday, 31st, will
suit us as we'll. Answer.
S. ELL1coTT.
In answer to this two kilograms
were sent by Mr.. Weir, as follows:
PoRr TOWNSEND, Oct. 25, 1888.
To S. ELLICoTT, Seattle: Impossi-
BILE without cancelling appointments,
which must decline to do except to
meet Voorhees,. VIII meet Andrews
here Monday evening, Nov. 5th, if
agreeable Answer.
ALLEN WEIR.
PORT TowNs END, Oct. 25, 1888.
To S. ELLIcoTT, Seattle: Why
cannot Voorhees, meet me here even
ing before election? He has no pub.
lished appointment that date.
ALLEN WEIR.
To these Mr.. Ellicott replied:
SEATTLE, Oct. 26, 1888.
ALLEN WEIR: Voorhees, speaks at
Spokane Falls Nov. 9Th.
S. ELLICoTT.
This telegram contains but Seuen
words. 1t came, collect, clearly
proving that the democratic central
committee is out of funds. 1t does
not at all accept the date proposed
by MIR. Weir. 1t simply hedges and
leaves the matter indefinite. 1t
seemed to be the policy of this chal-
lenger to break into Mr.. Aliens pro-
gramme, but if that can not be done
they have no use for a debate. This
is the only rational conclusion. The
evening Of the 5th would be a most
excellent time for a discussion. II
would inter fere with nobody's en-,
gagements. If these great demo,
cratic moguls want to "wind up
Weir little jig in short order"
why don't they show up?
As to the cost of the telegram, the
ARGUS bears that cheerfully, fol-
funds are awfully scarce in the DEM
ocratic camp. We ask the Call to
hustle up the faithful for more dem.
ocratic campaign funds so that the
concern will not bankrupt.
, 1888-11-01
irresponsible Journalism

The Call, of this city, quoting
from the Whatcom Democrat, makes
furious assault on the ARGUS, for
quoting from the ReUeiLe an article
on the action of Chas. Donovan in
regard to the court term at What
com. Mr.. Donovan is clerk OF the
District Court for Whatcom County.
The Rereille says that having receiv-
ed the word from Judge Boyle, Mr..
Donovan failed to notify jurors that
there would be no term of court and
that said jurors came into Whatcom
and spent the day, the same costing
the county $50, needIessly. This was
published in Whatcom and circulate
ed broadcast throughout the county
interested. The Democrat, Donovan's
paper, made no whine until it saw
the clipping published in the ARGUS.
1t then jumps up and down, howls
and says the ARGUS is awfully irres>
ponsible for publishing such state
ment from the ReUeille. It does not
deny but that the ReveiHe published
the report, but howls like whipped
puppy that we published it. Its lit
tie echo, the Can, also Chas. Dono.
vans paper (for all intents and pur-
poses), published the twaddle with
great gusto, thinking thereby to score
the ARGUS. 1t did rot occur to the
Call that it was doing exactly the
same thing that it was grinding at the
ARGUS for doing, viz:-quoting with |
out investigating, it has the word of |
Chas. Donovan, we have the word of |
Thos. Nichlin. Is not our authority |
as good as theirs?
The denial is very ingenious. In
the first place Donovan denies re-
ceiving any word from Judge Boyle
that there would be no court session.
He further claims that he did notify
every juror that there would be no
court. Now, if he had no word from
the judge, what right had he to
tify the jurors? Ao
~ Ur the court has no right
Of himself to prevent a court session
without eonvening it. $50 the last
state of the man is worse than the
first"
Now the ARGUS maintains that it |
is not censurable for quoting from |
responsible journal like the Reueille.
1t is not necessary to telegraph over
the country to find out VIII ether our
contemporaries are telling the truth
unless they have established a repu-
tatlon for untruthfulness. OF course
the ARGUS does not quote from every
paper as truth. If it did, it would,
THIS morning, brand the Call as a
Aongol1an~loving paper, desiring to
introduce Mongoli an seSmen into
'ur coasting trade, and would quote
rom the Seuman's Coast Journal to
'roVe 1t. The issue is between Dom
van and Nichlin, between the Re
etL!e and the Democrat. The Arg, IS
MI let the matter be settled over in
fhateom county.
, 1888-11-01
hIr. voorhees, Record.

The ARGUS was iberal!y distIibu-
ted on yesterday, containing some
questions for the Hon. &. 5. Noor
hees 70 answer. As to the first part
Of the article he had nothing 10 say
The government and the banks did
not disturb his dreams. His own
record was of much more interest to
Linn, so he put in much time in try
IuS to justify his failure to redeem
his pledges to the people. As to the
admission Of the Territory, he spant
much tine and tried TO excuse his
failure on this question Oh the
ground of the ignorance Of Con-
gress and the obstruction of Repub-H
lican members
As to the first ground. it is hardly
credible and We do not for a moment
believe that the Congressman of our
patton are. or have been, Ignorant as
to our Territory, If so, it is not
creditable to Mr.. Voorhees, that 1t
took him two years to enlighten
them.
As to the second excuse, it is false
entirely Mr.. Voorhees, admitted in
his speech on admission, made in the
house, when the civil appropriation
bill was pending, that every member
of the house committee who was a
republican favored an early report
on the Dolph bill of admission. That
speech containing that admission is
broadcast in the land, and the asser-
tion on the part of Mr.. V. concerning
republican obstruction is false. The
republicans have been very anxious
to admit this territory, feeling sure
that they would thereby gain three
electoral votes.
As to his record on the railroad
forfeiture bill, he acted the cuttlefsh
He simply raised cloud and hid un'
der it. He did not meet the ques-
tions of the ARGUS of yesterday.
He knows, and evary intelligent
man knows, that if he had favored
the Dolph bill three millions and a
half of acres of land in this territory
would have been restored to the pub.
lie domain that now is held by a
corporation with grip that will nev-
er be broken. There is not one
chance in five hundred that the
Northern Pacific railroad will be de-
prived of one acre of its land grant.
Mr. Voorhees, can not obscure the
fact that by his influence the Dolph
bill could have wrought this forfeit
ure. He alone is responsible for this
great corporation, and now ne has
the gall and egotism to come before
an intelligent audience at Port Town
send and say that "He is for the free
hold for the people. Homes, homes,
homes, that is my great ISSUE" Three
and half millions of acres of land
is taken from the people and govern
ment through his influence, and yet
Mr. Voorhees, is for ''homes." Shame
on such a demagogue. 1t is an in
suit to the intelligence of his audi
ence.
, 1888-11-01
VERY LARGE YIELD
Over $50 Bushels of oats to the Acre.

The LaConner Mail is responsible
for the following:
ave chronicle this week two of
the most extraordinary yields of oats
ever known. The first one reported
was tract of land comprising 12a
acres on the Conner pre-emptlon, of
which VIM Wilkie has charge. The
yield on this piece was 1861 bushels
per acre. The ground was formerly
meadow, but has been under cultiya-
ton for several seasons. 1t was
partly plowed in the fall and partly
in the spring, and the grain was as
abundant and of as good quality on
one portion as on the other. This
would seem to indicate that 1t makes
little difference whether land is fall
plowed or plowed in the spring.
The other remarkable yield was on
the Sullivan place. A tract of 20
ceres yielded eleven hundred sacks
AS that which has been weighed has
weighed over one hundred pounds
per sack it is safe to say that the av-
erage will be one hundred pounds.
This would make 152 30 bushels to
the acre.
, 1888-11-01
salvation Army Appeal.

The officers OF the Salvation Army,
says the Nanaimo Free Press. while
working thsir own way for the salvation
of the masses are not without practi.
cal and mundane turn OF mind. 4 few
evenings ago the captain let her large
congregation know that they were in
need Of a wash tub and wash board.
The next night the appeal was practically
answered, for large wash tub was
passed through an open window, and de-
livered to the lassies. Constable O'Con-
nell objected to the givef's charitable ac-
ton being under "wssh tub" slipped
out at1d took the confused young gentle
men into the half. ana introduced them
to the Iassies and the audience. The
lassies cheerfully accepted the practical
present. The next morning boy whose
christian name is "John" took wash
board around and the bill was complete.
, 1888-11-01
The Trusts.

Coal-oil Whitney and Pan-eIec-
trio Garland in the cabinet.
Papa Thurman as attorney for the
Pan-electrics.
Coal-oil Payne an ardent demo
crat.
Sugar-trust Havemyer, a demo-
erat. Wheat-trust Hutchinson, a
democrat.
Jay Gould, the greatest contribu-
tor to the campaign purse of the
democratic party
MIR. Cleveland with his $4,000 for
reelection.
Mr.. Fairchild with his $2,5OO,OOO
donation to the rich national banks.
o yes, the trusts-the trusts, MIR.
Voorhees,, but they are democratic
institutions, are they no,s Mr..
Voorhees,, will you answer truthful
ly?
, 1888-11-01

Mountain View Normal College vilf
open its second term Nov. 19 HALL
who have not been 10 attendance the
past term, and expect to attend any ps.s
OF next term, will write Profs. Brown 8
Hsiney when they will enter and stud.
les they desire to pursue. they can great
ly assist in the organization OF ssxt
terms work. The term now drawing tS
close, il considered as an experiment,
has been highly satisfactory one. and
one which assures the permence OF The
school The enrollmeat by classes fer
present term is as follows: Reading, 4;
writing, 10; drawing, 90 two arithmstis
classes, IL, two grammar classes, 1si
GEOGRAPHY. 4; bookkeeping. 4; algsbrs.
n physiology, 6; geometry. 4; rhetoric. q;
Latin grammer, 4; Caesor, o. Cioefe. :;
German. 6. French, z. A large increase
is expected next term. Remember. the
regular tuition of $40 per term admits 10
all classes. including German and
French classes now organized. oeiS0tls
, 1888-11-01

The New York Sun, the answering
democratic paper, bas declared for the
Senats Tariff bill rather than the House
bill. Here 10 what il says: "Lssving
partisan politics and party platforms
and the political economy OF the stump
out OF sight altogether, the Senate plan
is the safer, surer and more practical
remedy fer the evils which Presidsnt
Cleveland SO forcibly described in his
message of last December.
The peopls OF Victoria, B. O.,
have petitioued to the Canadian
government for q better mail SER
vice between that city and San
Francisco. There is no doubt but
the whole service on this northwest
coast needs some attention. The
rapid growth of the country de-
mands increased postal facilities,
and II is matter OF such great im>
portance that it cannot be delayed. -
EaIminer.
In Santa Rosa. Califorpia, an sdissr
made an attack, through his paper, upon
q butcher, aud was whipped in q street
fight. This editors son then took hand
in the affair and thfaShsd tbs butshsr.
The butcher has a son, and il is bslieyed
that be will mako is Wa-m for the sdi.
tors son. There arc several members OF
both families and lots OF fun 10 expected.
Exchange.
Notwithstanding the United States sen-
ate, over three weeks ago. requested
Pres,dent Cleveland to furnish that
body with the information in his posses
sion regarding the refusal Of China to
sign the treaty, the president permitted
congress to adjourn without complying
with the request. There 10 evidently
something wrepg.-Er.
The wisest thing all wsge-sarners
can do at the coming national and
state elections is to vote the Rsprb-
lican ticket. The best labor party in
this country is the one that fosters
and protects labor's means OF sure
and profitable employment. and that
party is the party OF the protective
tarif-ths Republican party.-Tels~
do Blade.
Cleveland, the Presidential Gus
Willisms-Vait, I set my big dog
surplus on you. DoggieI Doggis!!
Doggis!!! We're is dat tam doggisi-
Buffalo Netrs (ReD)
Andrew Carnegie denies that he
has organized an international steel
rail trust, and remarks: "Whenevsr
you find me organizing a trust, set
it down that I am suffering from
softsning OF the brain."-Minneapo-
lis Tribune (Rep)
Mr.. Sowden, it seems, has deter
mined to turn the other cheek and
go on the stump for the Democratic
ticket. An opponent of the Mills
bill supporting the party which up-
holds the Mills bill presents one OF
the curious contradictions of party
fealty.-Pittsburg Di:patch tRsp,)
, 1888-11-01
The Copper Advance.

On the first of October, 1881,
Am srican copper sold in New York
at 10.45 cents per pound. or 5000 for
a ton OF 1900 pounds, while on the
1st OF October, 1888, the price was
1850 cents per pound, or 1852 per
ton. On the same day in 1887,
American lead was selling in New
York at 447a cents, or $3.50 per ton,
while this year the price is SIT or
S1O36O.
, 1888-11-01
The Settlers Reverie.

For the ARGUS.
October brought the drizzlipg rain,
=, The settler near the fire
Began to muse and muse again,
Bout patents hanging higher.
He thought of Sparks's little game,
How settlers all are thieves,
And how they toll and toll in vain
To keep the fatter beeves.
How Job, poor Job, that patient man
Otis sad that he is dead.)
Might linger near the slothful clan
The democrats have led.
OF statehood slow, but sure, they say;
Of course it won't be long
Before it Is election day;
Twill liven up the song.
Once more he unused of long ago.
Bout Wheeler, Hood, and Bragg,
When 10, beholds! he heard it so,
"Give back that dirty rag"
While musing thus he heard strain
From out the cabins shade,
Of fevered lips on beds of pain,
OF rumbling cannonade.
And, turning from the distant past,
de saw sorry sight
A city standing 1T half-mast,
Two-tens the 'uler's mite.
The settler sighed. and Lit his pipe,
To take a pleasant puff,
When 10! it came to him in type,
'One term is quite enough
Then, nodding in his %ooden-chair,
Beneath the bark-fire's CLEAN,
He closed his eyes in wild despair,
For everything looked mean.
And, dreamed dream frightful dream
About parsons scrub,
Which looked so gaunt, SO lank and lean
As poor as Growers sub.
And 10! he heard the eagle scream,
Beneath the lions paw,
And 10! these words they seemed to teen
From out the lions jaw:
"Go bring me Mills with tariff bills,
Go ope the Golfers wide,
love to gloat DER he that tills;
1t is Briton's pride"
This language strong, did not last long;
November blew her blast,
And some went out of sound of gong,
For all the votes were cast.
Our Charles stood at the outer door,
A wrinkle ON his face,
While Allen stood upon the floor,
And stood in Charles's place.
And Grover left the mansion white,
To dwell on Erie's shore,
While Harrison with laurels bright
Was overhauling lore.
| And so the settlers reverie sped,
AS thoughts sometimes do speed,
And lol the settler sought his bed,
And took no further heed.
l. w. T.
, 1888-11-01

who heals their diseases and in fact,
all who live iu Port Townsend. Take
off our high tariff and no fishing
industry will grow on these shores.
II there is one man, woman or
child in Port Townsend who Is not
benefited by a high protective tariff
we would be very glad indeed to
know who it Is.
, 1888-11-01
Annexation.

The proposition to annex Canada
to the United States is one which is
not SO very much relished by our
contemporaries across the line.
Mr.. Sherman's proposition of an
nexation includes the proposition TO
assume, on the part of the United
States, the entire national debt of
Canada, which is three hundred mill
ions of dollars. 1t includes the pur-
chase on the part of the United
States, of Government buildings and
works; and the payment of all debts
of government contraction. 1t also
guarantees to the states to be formed
north of the present boundary line
all the rights and privileges of Amer
lean citizens and full and equal ben
efts of governmental protection and
commerce.
To an American mind the advan&
tages would seem to be vastly more
than the disadvantages. 1t may be
be that the average Canadian can see
some reason why the present exist
ing dependence on Great Britain is
preferable to independence, and yet
we have watched the press of British
Columbia closely and have found no
reason that seemed to us to be CO.
gent or satisfactory. We think that
no other Colonial government has
ever been so free as is Canada to day,
and had George III treated his colo
MES as Queen Victoria treats hers,
the Revolutionary war would not
have been fought when it was. Still
we believe self-government is vastly
preferable to dependence. If Great
Britain should engage ia great and
long continued war with any frst-
class maratine power, Canada would
suffer greatly.
Annexation would put the whole of
North America under Republican
government, and nearly all under
one flag. 1t would remove trouble
some customs restrictions where
there is no need of such restrictions
SO far as the two countries them>
selves are concerned.
It would promote enterprise along
the border.
1t would help very much in the So
luton of the Chinese problem.
1t would put the whole of this
great inland sea under our flag, and
make it much more easily defensible
than it now is.
1t would open the great lakes to |
a commercial freedom that would be- |
get immense wealth.
1t would aid much in the detection |
and punishment of crime in both |
countries.
1t certainly would be very favora-I
BILE to British Columbia mines and
mills.
We believe the Canadians are q |
hberty-loving, Intelligent people, and |
we, as Americans, cannot possihi1 |
understand how they prefer depen, |
denee to Great Britain to annexa-
ton to the great Republic.
, 1888-11-01
Our Wheat Lands.

It is estimated that Washington n
territory has 100000 acres of land
peculiarly adapted to raising wheat
and which will produce from 20 to
40 bushels per acre every season.
Oregon has also millions of such
acres, and in a few years many more
thousands OF these millions of acres
than are now producing in both state
and territory will be under cultiva-
ton.
, 1888-11-01
Sensible BoI0n.

An Ottawa dispatch says: Solon Smith.
ex-member of the Dominion Parliament,
in q speech last night came out squarely
for annexation as Canada's only saliva
ton. "As regards the terms." ne said,
"the American people should take us
just as We are and allow Us to retain our
local codes. courts and school systems" /"
Another dispatch says: Sol. White, ex-
NJ. P. P for North Essex, the prominent
Conservative who recently declared for
is here and is not ashamed
to deelare hic intention to stand by bis
colOrs.-Times.
, 1888-11-01
AN UNDEvRBOPED COUNTRY
The Great QuiiIayute Valley. Room
Fer an Empire Vet Unb0Fn-Whas
q Resident RaYa.

The Great Quiilayute Valley. Room
Fer an Empire Vet Unb0rn-What
Resident says.
The Pacific Coast littoral OF Washing
ton territory, west of the Olympic range
OF mountains, is a land OF promise. /
aboauds in various elements Of wealtl
which the general public and the world
at large have but little knowledge oil
conception. It might aptly be termed
Greater Palestine" It is a land o
rich soil and running noun! n!ain streams
It is land Uf prairies of grand forest
and OF beautiful, rich river bottom val
leys.
Tie Quillayute country properly con-
STATS OF d valloy forty miles long and
twenty miles wide. lying along the coast
between Cape Fiattery on the north and
Gray's harbor country on the south
The Quiniult country lies between.
This interesting region contains many
prafies, large; beautiful and OF very rich
soilI most Of which have BEEN taken up
by settlers and are under cultivation.
There are great bodies of alluvial river
bottom land, how]ver, OF which but
little. il any, has yet been taken up.
But little OF the LAID has been surveyed,
aud great part OF it has never even
been explored.
Besides the main Quillsyute several
other beautiful streams of fine water,
rising id the snoNy goiges OF the 0iym-
pics, how through the district and dis.
charge iuto the Pacific ocean. Owing to
the nresent isvIu,Iuu VI IuIs sev.i.,S, ~.
principal industrial interest now, is
tockraising. though the soil and climate
sre adopted to yield prolific crops OF all
the varied products OF Western Wash
ington.
The timber supply there is immense,
and unexcslled both as to yield per acre
end quality.
Game of various sorts is 80 sbundan t
as to make this very Nimrod's para
disc. Especially plentiful are pheasants,
grouse, deer. elk, bear, wild fowl, etc.
The streams and lakes abound with fish,
notably the noble salmon. CoGhusnt
or collateral rivers to the Quillayute are
the Soliduck, Kslowa, Dickietadstedah ah
and others.
The district some fifteen or twenty
years ago had corporate organization
under the name Of the county OF Quill
layute," but the act creating the county
was afterwards annnlled by the legisla-
ture, and it as formerly constitutes
portions Of Clallam aud Jefferson coun-
ties. The beautiful valley of Quillayuts
is little empire OF itself It is a moun-
tain-backed, ocean-bounded valhalla, q
sort of Happy Valley of Rasselas. The
present transportation facilities are
meagre and inadequate. consisting, only
OF occasional or periodical trading
schooneFs. plying between the mouth OF
the rivers and ports on the Sound.
Dou btless, though, the time 10 near at
hand when this rich district will be
brought into relation and direct CON-
with the tides and centers
OF the worlds civilization by railroad
connection either westward to Port
or southwark along the coast
TO Gray's Harbor.