, 1888-07-19
Washington Territory Thursday

! one tn SIX pairs of blankets which Will
reasonable cars would last 20 years
! Take the six pair aud the tax would be
$3.50 for that time or less than two
cents a year, and in order 10 save this
two cents the DemscFatic party wsuld
strike doliar week from tue pay roll
of the American workman.--Tribune-
Oar friend, the Ledger, has qaiie a
spasm over the p. &. :. s. Co.'S Alaska
boats, calls them odd tubs" etc. II c
trouble is that these ships, DO uot touch
ut Tacoma, az least not all CT them, h
have their heaiqa irtars at Por. Town
send. Too iIi.d. too had, ut Port Town
send ia the shipping ca,tsr OF the Sound
and our sympathy won't change the !act.
The Cen;ralia Ne'rs has 81 story of
interest. Mr. E IL Butierworth
brought Iu hollow cedar log 70 the
Sawmill of tint place, the cavity Of
which was filed with mud. Eo was
surprised to see a large eel fop ont on
tHo hooI dt hiS iSStI ihiiu"Cu ~ pLSutS
more. Upon looking Gowu the slip, it
seemed to be alive in all sides. 1t is es-
timated that there was barrel IF fish in
the log when it started up The slip.
It is reported that the German Govern
ment will exercise its authority on tbe
side of King Mile in his struggle for his
son and heir, now held at Weisbaden by
Queen Natalie. It is said the Gerpan
police will be placed at the disposal OF the
king to carry back his crown prince.
Queen Natalie, il is expected, will take
vigorous measures to retain possession OF
her boy.
Levi p. Morton was one of the three
men who sent ship loap of provisions
to the starving evicied people of Ireland.
Every warm Irish heart swelIs with
gratitude at remembrance OF this noble
act of charity. 1. is in striking contrast
with Cleveland's contributing nothing
ont OF his $4,000 annually and giving
only S55 10 the Charleston earthquake
sufferers.-Des Moines Register.
So Far as beard from the English jour
nails with significant unauimity de-
nounce tho Chicago platform, and pre-
dict and pray for Cleye!ands election.
The Dublin Freemdn'S Journal takes
the other side OF the questson which
would seem TO indicate that the Irish
vote will not De cast solidly for The dem
ocratic ticket. The Dublin journal has
m extensive circulation aud wide in
fiuence among the Irish in America:
Tho Oregonian is publishin. list
several hundred,) of names
o. men still living i'll The webfoot state
who voted for General W. Fl. Harrison
years ago. Many who had
tha. privilege are outside of Oregon
among whom is Judge Albert Briggs of
Port Townsend. The Judge will not be
permitted to vote for Benjamin Harrison
his year--because the democratic party
has thus Tar succeeded in keeping Wash |
ington Territory out of the Union.
The Buffalo Ne,cs, which supported |
Cleveland in 1884, has lately announced
eiitorially that it will oppose his eau
iidacy this year, aud sives its reasons in |
'ull. In substance the reasons gwen are
in Office, a disposition spoil |
ID by success, the adoption of danger
,ur system of tariff reform aud the like. |
As the Meas says: "He has developed |
what the boys call 'tbe big head since
hen, mud makes the same mistake Louis
XIV. is said to bave made when he sat
'or picture o. the Creator.