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TERRITORIAL ISSUES,

Did you not promise the people
four years ago that if they would
elect you to congress you would be
non-partisan on the statehood ques-
ton? Did you not repeat this prom
ise two years ago7 As a matter of
fact, have you not stood squareiy
with the democratic majority of the
lower house of congress in keeping
Washington Territory out of the
Union for political reasons? If you
had really been non.partisan, as you
said you would be, why did you not
try to get the House committee on
territories to report on the Dolph bill
to admit us to statehood-that bill
having passed the Senate, and hav-
ing been sent TO the committee in the
House2 Or, failing to get that com
mittee to report on the bill. why did
you not introduce resolution calling
for such report? Why did you not
force an issue OF the statehood bill in
the House? Declining to favor the
Dolph statehood bill, why did you
not take this course with the admis-
sion bill you lad introduced yourself,
and which was never heard from
after it was referred to the committee?
Was not your speech on admission
delivered in the House July %, 1SS8),
purely a matter of buneombe? II it
was really intended to accomplish
anything beyond the manufacture of
little electioneering capital, why
was it delivered when there was no
statehood bill pending for considera-
ton? The Congressional Record
shows that it was delivered while the
sundry civil appropriation bill was
under consideration. The intelligent
voters of Washington Territory are
watching you, Mr.. Voorhees,. They
have had about enough of your sham
H1clcASSo- dAo dHiSoS SS0 adfS
satisfactory explanation they will
surely defeat you at the polls as a
public servant whose promises are
not to be relied upon. II, as you
claim, it is necessary 10 re-elect you
in order to have delegate in politi-
cal accord with the majority Of the
lower house of congress, how do you
know that the next congress, or the
next administration will be demo
craticf
As to the question Of forfeiture: i!
You had supported the Dolph bill, as
every consideration of duty to your
constituents demanded, would It moi
have passed three years ago-ths
other members of congress deferrine
to your wishes because the bill most
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concerned and affected your cUEsiI!u
ents? L the Dolph bill, restoring &c
the public domain nearly three and
a-ba.t million acres OF land iu W"-h-
ington Territory, had passed, won d
net this vast area have bee restored
to tie public domain beyond a:-y
possible question = dispute? As 4
result OF tie failure of til Dbl h
bill. Las lot the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company built its line west
ward from Ellensburg to Puget
Sound within the past three years,
having that road accepted y ia"
democratic administration, and the
company receiving title TO Its lands
contiguous thereto! If you should
now succeed iu getting an act passed
forfeiting thuse valuable coal, miner
al, timber and agricultural lands
which the democratic administration
has turned over to the corporation
you profess to fight, could the lands
be restored to the public domain
without due process of law before the
courtss Would mere legislation ac-
complish the result? As matter of
fact, could you have served the inter-
ests of the railroad company any
more SIT 'sfactorily to them if you
had been in their employ? If you
had helped to restore to the public
domain the lands referred to in the
Dolph bill, could you not have gone
ahead with other and more sweeping
forfeiture measures. without detri-
ment by reason of the Dolph bill?
The people want to know the plain
facts about these things, Mr.. Voor-
hees; and they have a right to expect
you to be candid with them. No
amount of saving the air and bawl-
ing yourself hoarse with denunciation
of the republican party is going to
successfully cover up the real ques-
tion. The people have got you down
fine, Charley; just get right to plain
business and facts. The ARGUS
awaits your explanation of these
matters, and will give you the bene>
fit of publishing your reply-if you
do reply.
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Refining Sugar.

There is a big building in Brook
lyn. formerly used as 4 -four mill
in which sugar is now being refined
by an electric process. 1t is rumor.
ed that the concern is owned by ar
English firm and that the new pro
cess turns out refined sugar in three
hours. Nobody not employed in the
building is allowed to enter, and the
method of refining is being kept s
profound secret. The process i:
now. it is said, in an experiment Ia
state, but final success is anticipated
The members of the sugar trust are
endeavoring to fathom the mystery
of the process with no success as yet
, 1888-11-01

o. S. Attorney White has at last
come 10 the front with e1travagant
bluster and claims for Voorhees,. It
is democratic trick to clam every
thing beforehand--and it is a lament
ably weak state of affairs in the DEM
ocratic camp that makes Mr.. Whites
bluster and bembast necessary just at
at this time. A forlorn hope is bet
ter than none at sll-sometimes.
, 1888-11-01

a local papers announcement OF
the auspieious and eventful auspici-
business of the appearance of its little
tin god in Port Townsend to-day is
incomplete. With an almost crimi-
nal disregard of an impending panic
among the people, it fails to assure
the public that every precaution has
been taken to ballast the western side
of Quimper peninsula-so that the
east side won't sink out OF sight when
Voorhees, steps ashore here.
, 1888-11-01
a Collecting Dodge.

The grocers of New Brunswick, n.
have hit upon novel method of bring.
ing their debtors to terms. At secret
meeting, 1t was resolved that the associ-
alton OF grocers employ person to dun
the debtors In this manner. 4 wagon is
to be purchased, one side OF which is
painted in glaring letters, New Bruns-
wick Grocer's Association Collecting
Bureau" The driver is instructed TO
draw up before the door of debtor,
and after waiting a reasonable time for
passers by to notice the object OF the
visit, to ask for the amount of money
outstanding. This plan to be repeated
until the debtor for shame's sake pays
the bill A similar plan was some time
ago declared Illegal in a New York
case.
, 1888-11-01

The so-called democratic paper.
Published by renegade republicans.
is kindly republishing some excellent
campai gn editorials taken from the
ARGUS OF two years ago; they are
true of the situation, and of Mr..
Voorhees-as they were two years
ago. 1t is very kind of the so-called
democratic paper to thus circulate
republican campaign literature.
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That Acce ptance."

torial central committee has made ::
pretense of accepting my cIaliense
to Mr.. VOORHEES,; bI.. y claiming,
first, that Mr.. W. rtees cannot spare
the time; second, desirin.s to sabs:i>
tu.e LII w K .tLdrews instead ;
third, by naming Port Townsend i+
the place, and Tues lay, October 30th,
at I 80 p. H., as the time. There Is Il
real neat % little trek in this action
of the accommodating sentlrinnn
from the other side
In the first place, the proposed
meeting is purp0sely timed SO a TO
exactly conflict with Hon. JnO. B.
Aliens advertised meeting IN Po,t
Townsend something which shows
ahat for ways hat are dark and
tricks that are vain," the democratic
committeeman is peculiar" enough
TO double discount any "heathen
Chinee" who ever wore a queue.
Secondly. Mr. Andrews is not run
ming for any Office. My challenge
was to Mr. Voorhees, alone, and for
reasons plainly stated 1 am not
asking him TO change any of his ap~
pointnents. 1 agree to accommodate
myself to his convenience. If it
would be such an easy thing for him
to wipe me out of existence, all he
would need to do would be to desig-I
nate some one of his appointments a
week ahead, and notify me with a
statement of the proposition to be
discussed.
Mr.. Voorhees, is the gentleman who
was going to attack me in my dis
trict, and to do Mr. Donsvan's talk
ing. He had plenty of time for that,
but it is claimed in his behalf that he
has no time for discussion with me-
The excuse is too thin and fimsy
Mr.. Voorhees, must face the music or
admit that he is a trickster. / must
decline to cancel any of my engage
ments to meet Mr.. Andrews, or any
one else save Mr.. Voorhees, himself.
l am, however, perfectly willing to
meet Mr.. Andrews, or anyone else
whom the democrats may name, for
joint discussion at any one of my
meetings appointed ahead-where it
will not conflict with Mr.. Aliens ap-
pointment- / have several such ap-
pointments, and will cheerfully fur
nish the democratic central comuiit.
tee with specific information if they
really desire it.
Mr.. Andrews happened along in
Mason county, with an appointment
for Clifton, where had previously
arranged for a meeting. His ap-
poiptment was fixed for time with
in two hours of my engagement. 1
suggested that we hold one meeting,
divide time, and discuss the issues
jointly. We did so. learn this
morning for the first time-through
q Seattle paper hired for campaign
servics by the democrats-that I vas
"mopped up" on that occasion 1t is
claimed by a so-called democratic
paper in Port Townsend that / have
misreprssented Mr. Voorhees, If
anyone VIII kindly point out wherein,
or how, I will cheerfuliy apologize
for and rectify the same But, as a
matter of fact, such claim is the
merest bosh. 1t constitutes part Of
the mud-slinging INDUCED in by
these boys against me all through
the campaign
Trickery and sophism will not go
down. Fair play is what the public
will insist upon, and fair play is all
that / ask. ALLEN WEIR.
, 1888-11-01

In Adam Smiths Wealth OF Ma
tons" there is passage which reads
thus:
Those who live in another country
contribute nothing by their eonsump-
ton toward the support of the gov
eminent of that country in which is
situated the source of their revenue.
Book Y, chapter 2.
And yet the free traders contend
that the people who manufacture
goods in other countries, and who OF
course do not help to support our
government, should be allowed TO
place their products on our markets
on more favorable terms than the
home producer who does help sup
port the government
, 1888-11-01
Information asked + Hon. c. ).
Voorhees,.
NATIONAL l. UE=.

My DER SIR: Recognizing your
self a the principal >. okesmau u
the Territory for the democratic par
ty, l desire To ask you for All ex~
planation and defense Of tie course
OF the government. in !oanin5 the
richest corr Iorations IN the Lation,
! viz: the National banks, S60,o00,0U0,
without any interest. My reason for
asking inform alton is that 80 far as
l have seen, no democratic newspa-
p"f r he Territory has attempted
.. =. Jase; and We eau but regard
L Ia .er as a favoritism to rich
corporations thCt ought to be rebuk-
ed at the polls. The facts are these:
By Mr.. Clsvelaud's direction, Mr.
Fairchild, Secretary of the Treas
ury, has loaned money to the vari-
ous National banks of the country TO
the amount Of sirty IN lliOns OF dol
lars. This loan is without any in
terest At the low rate of 4 per
cent per annuH, this would amount
to S2,400,000. This is a real dona
ton to these banks, of that amount
of money. MIR. FaiIchild in his re-
ply to Mr. Blaiae, confesses that by
purchasing U. s. bonds at their mar
ket value, he could have saved 10
the government l 65-100 per cent.
per annum. Now this would amount
to the sum of S99O,O0O This the
government, by its deliberate action,
refused to save that it might accom-
modate these great money kings to
value so great that the entire iu-
dicial, administrative and legisla-
tive expenses of this territory-ln-
Guiding an efficient mail and GUS
toms service, could easily be paid
from it-viz. S2.400.000.
Now this is the actual doing of
President Cleveland Is it right?
Should it be endorsed by the people
at the polls?
But again, the government is pay.
ing these same banks interest on o.
S. bonds which they hold. That is,
they are creditors of the government,
and receive from it annually interest
to the amount of S5OOO,OOO. Instead
of discharging its obligations to
these banks the government loans
them, without interest, enough to
discharge such obligations, but con-
tinues to pay these great corpora
tons tie 5000 900 annually. Is
that sound business sense? Should
such a government be entrusted
with the handling of the peoples
money? Can you honestly ask the
voters of Port Townsend and Wash
ington Territory to throw their votes
for such a management We de-
sire you to answer this question
fairly in your speech to night. If
there be any rational defense Of such
a proceeding, please give it to the
Port Townsend public.
, 1888-11-01

MIR. Voorhees, assisted to get an ad.
ditional appropriation for the Port
Townsend public building. He was
going to be contsnted with a small
amount, however, until Senator
Mitchell of Oregon moved to put
$4,000 for US amcng the items of
the Sunday civil bill. Our Delegate
is entitled to some of the credit-but
not all of it, by any means.
, 1888-11-01

Voorhees, has time enough in his
public speeches to villify and abuse
the country editors; but he hasn't
time enough to meet one of them in
honorable debate. He wants to send
his hired man-like Cleveland did
once upon q time,
, 1888-11-01

The Seattle Press, which the dem
ocrats have hired for the campaign
this year, is worried with the gripes
over the 'irrspressible Weir." We
will prescribe for it liberal dose Of
bromides to quiet its nerves The
democratic central committee is cruel
in its neglect to take care of its hire
limo
, 1888-11-01
- Steamer EVANGEL
j. ". TAETE. Mss.eE

Will leave Seattle Monday 4 m. fur ---r
fahmoo via Port Town and re .z.:.--.,--
--ASD
on Thursday, A. IN, fo- Port Angeles via Port
Townsend and Dun.el4~s- Returning same
day p- M Leave Port To-gH-s both day. at
s a. m Connects both WAYS n Dut Eeaes- with
steam launch Had ock, making quick tTiln-por-
tauiop FOR passengers witheuI extra charse.
, 1888-11-01
Srr. DISPATCH,
-
~. MORGAN, Master.

~ MORGAN, Master.
-t.s Mondays and Thurs
= ! a. NsGh BAY. New
UGngeuess, I'.fI - aid way ports. re-
turning o. WeIurs,..s- a--d Fridays Towing
and charters at ~ .-Jnabe rates. We have
large scow for freightins purposes fitted with
good tsrpaslin for keeping goods dry. Apply
on board, or 10 L. 5. Hastings or C. Z. B4rtlstt
& Co.
, 1888-11-01
Growth of the Coal Output ofth, World

In twenty years the growth of the
annual coal output of the world b as
increased from 1S5,000,000 to 4O6,-
125,3l2 tons in 1887. Its details are
as follows:
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degree for killing G. p Tidd. tel
graph operator, last January during
a quarrel over orders for train OF
which Talmage was conductor. Ho
( was sentenced ID twenty-five ears
In the peHi;enJi-ry
ARRIVAL OF TIE ARABIC FROM Ho<G
3 KONG.
( San Franci.ca. Oct. IS. -Stzam.r
/ Arabic arrived from Iiyug Kong q
O'Clock this afternoon. Sns cam,
by way of Honolulu. where the RIOS:
of her Chinese passeLgers were
dropped off. The Arabic was the
/ last vessel which left Hong Aong be
fore the exclusion act w.u: iuto e.
feet
4 SENSATIONAL ACCUSATION I'll \ DOOMED
MAN.
San Francisco, Oct. 26.-Dr. J. II.
Bowers who Is under sentence of
death for poisoning his wife, made
a sensational accusation in an in
terview to- day. He charges Mrs
Benhayou with the murder of her
son Henry, whose mysterious death
a year ago created such an ezcIte-
ment throughout the coast.
GOOD NEWS
Pierre, Oak. Oct. 26.-About 200
Sioux Indians, under white ghost
from the lower Brule agency, passed
up the Red river yesterday To REIN
force the Standing Rock Indians in
rumored coming fight with Grow
Indians. 1t is expected that Charg-
er will join them at the Cheyenne
agency.
The Crows are out in force. and
were expected to strike the blow
while the Sioux chiefs were at Wash
lngton. but they were too late, as
the latter have returned.
, 1888-11-01
oEIPoRT TOWNS EwD..w-cT-
Authorized Capital SSoO,OOO
General Banking Business Transacted.
Deposits ReceiUeG SUBJECT to sight draft or Chec6


LOANED On APPROVED sEfUArLs;
Collections promptly rtted of collection
Sight 1graph exchange payable all the principal cities hs
me
Anglo Californian Bank ited
Hanover National Bank:
National FRANGsco- AngoCai-
The National Bank;
Coum HALIFAA, Now ScoTI The Bank 6rit
Chartered Bank OF India Australia and
China
Red Line OF
for SAX to and rom all parts of Europe
We a
liable storage al moderate charges
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Morgan & Mann. Owners.
DISPATCH,
ONLY FORTY CENTS.

viii be used as 4 tender and supply boat on
above route, and for towing, iobbiHg. etc. Il
scoWs for freighIing
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Colfax, W. T., Oct. 26.-David
Gates, barkeeper, shot and killed
his wife and then himself this morn
ing. Gates left letter, stating his
great love for his wife and that her
failure to return it had driven him
to desperation.
, 1888-11-01

San Francisco, Oct. GA sensa-
ton was created at the health office
this afternoon when a report reach
ed there that six cases of small poz
had been discovered in the city. and
county hospital.
, 1888-11-01

New York, Oct. 26.-The Wash
ington correspondent of the Herald
telegraphs this morning that it is
understood that Lord Sackyille
West, British ambassador, Will be
recalled on account of his letter on
American politics.
, 1888-11-01
YwENTY-oNR YEARS IN THE PEN.

Kansas City, Oct. 26.-James
Talmage, son of the late general
manager of the Wabash railway,
was found guilty at Keynes, Mo,
last night of murder in the second
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A BRIDGE BUILDER KILLED.

Spokane Falls, Oct. 24-George
Anderson, an employee of the Seattle,
Lake Shore & Eastern road, work.
ing upon the construction of one of
the company's bridges, was acci-
dentally knocked off by a piece of
timber. He fell to the ground. 2
distance of 60 feet, and died in few
minutes. He was married and
leaves a wife and two children.
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WARMERS SAFE CURE

Courier-Journal of Jan. %, 1884, with al
other in the same paper of Jan. 81. in which
he asserted that Cleveland had determined to
kick the Irish out of the Democratic party, and
fill their place with mugwumps and other re-
cruits. But now it IS discovered that this belly
crawling which led to the extraditon treaty, the
fishery treaty. the dinners to Joe Chamberlain.
the hauling down OF ''that damned green flag.
has not brought in enough to ill "Paddys
place." The result is that Pats forcible eviction
from the Democratic party has been graciousiy
5. 1855.
William Cobbett has written the history
of the rise and progress of the Dem
ocratic party. from 11s3 to 1920. In Vol
V, page 5S9 be says: 1.-THE motto of the Dem
ocratic clubs of France and America is Debeu-
da eft Carthage English manufacturers must
be annihilated.p Mr.. Cobbett produces Jeffer-
sons letter to Nj. Mazzei. dated Jan. ], 1877,
to prove this. and the letter does prove It. In
speaking OF the Anglo American freetrade fac
ton of that time jefferson says: at would
give you the fever to how men who were
Solomons in the council and Samsons in the
fight have gone over to that W England"
Yes. Mr.. Jefferson. and it would give you the
fever could you see now your Democratic party
would make Peters wifes mother sick of the
fever to see the Irish ia America. also. ''gone
over to that " England as Jefferson
puts it,
"Delenda est Carthage" is still the cry of
Democracy. But industrial America, not trad
ing England, is the Carthage which is trying
to annihilate. Notwithstanding the apostacy of
this Democratic party. and its recantation and
remuneration Of the principles which called it
into being, we are told that the Irish in America
will support Cleveland. who hates them, as
against Ben Harrison, who will be and must be
on the Republican ticket. or against any other
Republican. AS have already said, man is
capable OF placing his Creator on ''the stool Of
repentance" Some other time l will show some
things the Irish ought to see.
PATRICK C. CARROLL.
LOUISVILLE Ky Nav g.
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AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. May 10.--Tne Western
classification committee, which has been in ses-
sion since Tuesday morning. completed its lAbors
this afternoon and adjourned to meet in St
Paul in November Tae principal changes made
are as follows: Iron trunk trimmings in boxes,
kegs or barrels. will hereafter take sscond-cIass
rates; lard In cans, when shipped in boxes or
srates, feurth-class lcorice root. either in
stick or 10 powder, frst-class; licorice
IN mass third class; iron hinges IN boxes, sec
snd class wood mantels and mirrors boxed. I'VE
feet and under. first class; same when over i've
feet. double frat class; the same in carloads,
minimum weight ZOO pounds. third class: iron
brackets In boxes or barrels, second class; gran
Ite monuments or bases. hammered or rough
dressed. released. fourth class; the same in car
loads. class ID; straw bonnets, bats and caps In
ooxes FIRST class straw goods not otherwise
specified, double first class; pelts and peltries
pos dressed. first class; pumps, tubing wood.
soft lumber rates. furniture. all kinds. new, IN
carloads, minimum weight 10, 900 pounds, third
e1ass
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11

Capitalists of Paris, Tex, have organized .
company to build road from Paris 70 Little
Rock, Ark.
The Jannsy Car-couplsr Company are now
equipping 10000 cars Of the Pennsylvania, the
Erie and Naw York Central.
The Louisville & Nashville company announce
the completion of their Pusville extension run
ming from Corbin. KY, to Pineville.
Recently prepared statistics show that there
are in use on American roads 26, 4l5 locomotives,
10. 252 passenger cars, G, 9925 baggage cars ana
S45,9l4 freight cars.
The Philadelphia & Reading road is lighting
its passenger coaches with gas It is carried IN
a steel cylinder under the coach, and COM
pressed TO l.500 pounds to the square inch
The Oregon Pacific Railroad Company has
three surveying corps insthe field locating the
line eastward from Albany. This indicates an
early resumption of work the extensions OF
this road.
The traction increaser, which the Erie people
have been testing on the main line, proves
valuable invention. In one test the engine
hauled Ia per cent. above its regular load and
In another IA per cent additional. and made
running time
The Central-of Georgia system comprises.
with its new additions. 2 ga miles or railroad.
besides its ocean steamship lines. IL covers the
State or Georgia with a network OF roads, and
has two ocean termni, one at Savannah and an
other at Port Royal
Il Is stated, officially. that under the inter
state-commercs law 80 per cent. of the deadhead
travel ever the Union Pacific has been got rid
Of The Union Pacific, owing to its geographical
position was the worst sufferer from the free
pass abuse in the country.
Freight men say that il the new Iowa railroad
law is enforced competition will be entirely
wiped out. ana instead OF giving the shippers OF
that State lower rates il will force them to pay
higher ones. It will not do for long line to
rcf b. d. - Ia ~62 70 bn
tween two common points no matter how high
the rate may be by the short line. because il
would reduce the rate per mile over the entire
mileage of every road in the State.
The March statement of the Chicago. Burling-
ton & Northern road Is without q parallel. The
cost of operating the road was s34. 900 in excess
Of the earnings, and the total receipts for the
first quarter Of the year were sufficient to meet
operating expenses and leave to pay fixed chare
es and dividends tho handsome sum OF SS3 The
old Danville Olney & Ohio River, in proportion
to it's mileage. will make a much more favora-
BILE exhibit than the c. +, B. & N. road.