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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-10-20

The owner is requested to prove property,
pay charges and take the aforesaid animal
away. GEORGE w. PORTER.
Oct 20-0t ECkhart Mines Nd
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-10-20
ESTRAY-

State Of uorgla,,d, AHega"y county, 10 nit;
T HEREBY CERTIFY, That on this 10Th
l. day of October, in the year lSSS before
the subscriber, Justice of the Peace of the
State of Maryland, in and for Allegany coun-
ty, personally appeared George w. Porter and
made oath that he has taken up as -
an ESTRAY trespassng upon his Nh,
enclosures One Red HEIFlIR, Ga~I-
marked with an underbit on the right ear.
CLAYTON PURNELL, J. P.
, 1888-10-04
& Depleted Treasury,

1t is now pretty certain that Mr.
Cleveland will leave the helm of gov
ernment on the 4th day of March,
1889 with a depleted treasury and an
increasing national debt Taking
the government with a surplus on
hand, of about S50O,OOO,OO0 and
groaning four years over its immense
growth, he tells us in his letter of ac
ceptance that there are now about
S130,000,000, while secretary Fair
says there is now but $13,000,000
The reduction of the public debt has
been about S20,000,0O0 in the past
year and the query is, where has the
surplus gone? Mr.. Cleveland tells
US he is a Democrat and it is proven
by history that no Democrat ever yet
left the Presidential chair with q
surplus in the treasury So Mr.. G.
must not and apparently will not
break the record of his party. In the
midst of the most unexampled pros-
perity of all time; with a finely Or
ganized financial system and full
treasury, with most niggardly pols
icy of postal service and the entire
cessation of internal improvements,
the Democrats have succeeded in de.
pleting the surplus. And yet this
poses as a Reform Administration
, 1888-10-04
Does Voorhees, Agree With Cleveland?

w. ". Union: Cleveland has at
last accepted the resignation sent
him some months ago by John Y
Ostrander of the position of Regis
ter of the Land Office at Seattle and
appointed an unknown quantity
from Georgia, by the name of John
z. Blair TO fill the vacancy. This is
another illustration of how Cleve-
land keeps the pledges of his party,
and illustrates the extent of the ''in-
fuence" of Voorhees, with the ad-
ministration. Within a mouth Cleve-
land has sent two politicians from
1.-The States" to Washington Terri-
tory, one to be q judge over the peo-
pie and the other to dispose of the
public lands, and Voorhees, keeps on
telling the people Il am in harmony
with Cleveland" II he is, and that
harmony" consists in acquiescing in
the sending of men from abroad to
hold the Territorial Offices it is time
to elect delegate who is not in har-
mony with the administration and
thus tell Cleveland that there are
Democrats residing in Washington
Territory, men who come here OF
their own FREQ will, without commis-
sions in their pockets, who are as
able to FL any of the offices as are
any of the men he has sent out from
sst he Statns"
, 1888-10-04
e Building Boom

There Is nc one thing 50 much
needed, IN our city, now, as tene-
mcnts, The population IS greater
than the city's ability to mouse.
Many are going away daily. because
there IS no possibility of getting
shelter.
We have a large number of capi-
tuli5t5 who are able 10 build tene-
merts. The fact that nearly a mill
ion of dollars have been brought in
from outside and invested here, go
ins 'ars"Iy into the hands Of old
settlers, is conclusive proof tnat no
lack If funds can exist with which to
build. There is no Investment pos
si5le which pays such good return
as carefully constructed tenement
houses. Let US see. An investment
of $500 Will easily place on lot an
Improvement that will rent for So
per month, or $3.50 per year, Ia
eight years this amouuts 20 Sl,4A'.
Now the interest will nave been bat
$50, which added to the principal
will Just equa! the rental, 50 that
principal and interest vii! be- return
el within s years and leave the en-
tire Improvement clear IL we are to
build city here, We must have
houses. Vacant lots viii not make u
city. They may increase in value
and they Will, but they will not in
crease as fast as improved property
We think the Hastings,es the Plum
mers, the Pettygroves, old, noble
pioneers as they are, and grand
workers as they have been IN the
past, could afford to lead off in this
matter. Advertise for a hundred
carpenters, and they will come, and
bring their families and fill the hons
es as fast as they are built. We
shall need at least thousand more
residences next year to accommodate
those who come to reside in our city.
Improved property always sells bet
ter than unimproved- The value of
each surrounding lot is increased by
the erection OF dwellings,. The nee
essi,y of this improvement can not
be questioned. The boom IS coming
The people Will be here. They
must be housed. Shall we be ready
, 1888-10-04
Hon. ]. E. Tucker.

Judge Tucker, of Friday Harbor
San Juan county, republican candi-
date for Joint Representative for
San Juan and Whatcom counties. is
lawyer of fine abilities, having prac-
uced fifteen years in his state, indi-
ana. He was unfortunate enough to
lose all his family by sickness and
death, and came west about six years
ago. Settling on San Juan island,
he purchased two farms and began
raising sheep. He docs not practice
law, but often as lists his neiehbors
out of difficulties, refusing ali com
pensatlon for his services. Two wears
ago he accepted the Office of probate
Judge, which he has filled with abiIi-
ty and credit. He was in the Union
army during the rebellion, and ranks
among the veterans. He is a gradu-
ate OF the law school of Cincinnati. is
a temperate, moral man, and not an
office seeker. His neighbors esteem
him highly, and will poll a large vote
for him on election day. His trium-
phant election is assured, and 1t is
certain that ht. will represent his dis
trict faithfully and well.
, 1888-10-04
Cur Tax Election.

Our city fathers have been urged
again and again TO press forward in
the matter of city improvements.
They were elected on the issue of
progress. The people are in real
earnest as to the improvements of
streets, and everything else that
shall change US from an ogergrown
village to city. 1t has never been
supposed for Il moment that this
could be accomplished without mons
ey. \ special election has now been
ordered, and Will be held on the 17th
day of October, tat will give our
people ! chance to speak out as to
whether the city shall be improved
and that will enable the city govern
ment to do much needed work.
The objects to bo voted for are:
1st-k tao-mill water tax, to enable
the council the letter to provide
rgainst fire.
2nd-A two-mill, City Hall and
Jail tax. This is to provide funds to
pay for property already purchased
and now in use on Water ST.
3rd-A two>mill light tax. 1t is
proposed to extend the electric lights
over the whole city at such distances
that the city may not be in Egyp
tian darkness.
4tl--A four~mill street tax. 1t is
proposed to levy this tax to aid in
grading Washington st. on the in
cline.
The ARGUS hopes that every vote
on each proposition will be in the
affirmative.
The Water tax is of course local
and pertains only to the water dis
trict, but it is very important that the
city have every protection possible
against that dread destroyer, fire.
This AMI moro will come back in a
cheapened rate OF insurance.
The City Hall and Jail property is
to be paid for It was bought at a
time when property was very cheap,
and is so located that it must increase
in value very rapidly. By and by
the wisdom of the purchase will be
more clearly seen. 1t ought to be
paid for now. A city entirely out of
debt, is wonderfully attractive to in
vestors.
The Washington ST. grade tax is
deviation from the ordinary princi>
pies of street grading, but it is mani
festly right that this much needed
improvement should be assessed
against the city and not against the
adjacent property. The property on
Washington st will deteriorate in
value rather than be increased by the
lowering of the grade; while every
other part of the city will be bcne-
fitted thereby. The ease or difficulty
of drawing up the hill is matter
that concerns every property holder.
BY all means let US vote this tax and
have this grade improved.
This of all other times is not the
time to crush out the spirit of IN
provements. Vote these taxes, and
property will advance rapidly in con
sequence thereof Refuse any of
them, and the city suffers from such
q refusal.
Let Us push out for grand results,
and back up the City Conncil in ev
cry forward movement. Let us
build city by real energetic pro-
gress.
, 1888-10-04

.-- -:a.far Il tie Chinese Excln
It. j.. by r.a President marks "a
.ea e., III gar ..-.-l..:iau. This bill
u. ,.lv psaa.s !s- the ia. ling Of Chi
u,z.i4 :.a Jaitei States under any
fr.t.z, Whatever. Those here, viii
uealsowsaloremaia uanI they choose
10 20 / ai4,. bc. tLcy cannot return.
aud L,aco this ~, undesirable class
O.; rpr-ous VIII re wanting III our
body polite very soon.
Tie President SAYS ,h.t the causes
HaIrh .,d to- !li- uiI ar. the unde-
-.rabu u.,u-e of IT,. Chinese resi-
dent as.. t..n Uni#;a;U.uess Il tAe
Ca.n,-- aay,luaurH;- liz -ays tLat
the tclu- 81. iAr ,rya,y jl-j jet !:
by @ lima N,r, suggested - the Chi
neae aiiniatvr aud 'Le Lome govern
ment, and tLrn whe" agreed to by
the Um,ei States the treaty WIS re-
iected by the Chine St. This justihes,
III his mind, the extreme measure OF
eNc!u-iUn.
Ih-s measure VIII give almost uni
vor=I Satisfaction o. the Pacific
Coast. ! very strong effort viii be
made to uYa.!e is provisions and
bring i these cheap iabogers. This
VIII 10; 10 wondered - when It Is
known tLaI Tie poorest I4borers
, 1888-10-04
THURSDAY, OCTOBER /. Isss.
To-Day

The grand conaummation OF to-
days achievement marks an era in
the history of Port Townsend. The
local railroad company has inaugu-
rated z policy of energetic action
which must win The road is an as
sured fact and the future Of our city
is guaranteed.
The ARGUS feels somewhat iubiIant
at this result We have urged action
with all our might, even when the Of
ficers of the road have been some
what cross at us for our persistence
Our Jeremiahic contemporary has
been bowling for moderation, and
arguing that nothing could be done
until the whole right of way was Sc
cured. We were sure that immedi-
ate action was absolutely necessary
for both the company and the city.
The company now have a lever which
will give them the right of way
wherever they may desire to run their
road, and the city makes no retro
gression of values. The uncertainty
is all over, and now everyone can
confidently affirm that from this time
onward values of real estate will adj
vance with fourfold rapidity Only
prosperity is ahead Tell all the old
mossbaeks to get down off their
roosts on the fences and stop their
croaking. What a blessed thing it
would be if some more of them would
emigrate.
The ARGUS desires to weave a gar
land of praise and crown our railroad
officials with their deserved honor.
, 1888-10-04
Breaking Ground.

As before announced breaking
ground for tie building of our pro-
posed railroad took place yesterday.
The steamer Wildwood towing a
barge left town with large company
who were joined at the Hill by q
goodly sized company of citizens who
had arrived in carriages,
Ground was broken by Judge
Brigg sand j. G. Ginger, esq, assist
ed by Mrs. Hastings and Mrs. Plum
mer. These are cur oldest pioneers.
Speeches were made by Hoa. c. NJ.
Bradshaw, Rev. D t. Carnahan,
Gen. D. W. Smith and Judge j. G.
Swan.
Judge Kuhn, President of the r.
r. Co, joined in the genera! jubilee,
and made speech in reply. all was
harmonious and auspicious, and the
day will be long remembered as a
great day for Port Townsend.
Judge Swans remarks were par
ticularly significant He had been
employed by the Northern Pacific
r. r. Go. it 1863 TO report on har-
Dor for terminal purposes. He dis.
played a copy of an old official map
plblished by that company, executed
by e. Giddings in 1865, showing
their proposed linz of road extend-
ing to Seattle on the east and Port
Townsend on the west; also, copy
of their printed blanks Tor contracts
for conveying land on condition of
definite location of line of railroad
from Columbia river to Port Town
send Bay. Judge Swan also read OK
tracts from his official letters urging
the claims of Port Townsend Bay for
terminal facilities. As early as Feb.
q, 1869 he wrote to Thos. III. Can
field, Genl. Agt, N. p. r. r. Co, Bur
ington, Vt, as follows:
"The Port Townsend harbor, by the
u. 5. Coast survey, will give you view
of that portion of the peninsula between
Point Hudson and the western elbow of
the bay to which l propose to call your
attention. The distance is little more
than three miles. There are two bluffs
and two Intervening low spaces occupied
by marshes and lagoons. BY extending
line of wh8rves and docks ont to sly
fathOms depth of water. and using the
material OF the blnffs 20 fill up aud bring
to a proper grade, terminus could be
found having three miles of water front,
and depth OF one mile which could be
increased inland to any required ex-
tent
Under date of October 10. 1869, he
wrote:
~ feel a sort of an underlined certain
ty that the Port Townsend peninsula will
be the site of the great metropolis. l
know from good authority that both the
Union and Central Pacific are looking
to 1t ss the objective point for the ter
minus OF their proposed branches to Pu-
get Sound, and l have faith to believe
that wheE you shall have discussed aud
fully understand all the questions rela-
tive to the harbors of Puget Sound YOU
will decide, as lave doae that this
peniBsnla, with the harbors of Port
Townsend and Port Discovery combines
more OF the desired elements required
fer great metropolis han any other
Cape Fiattery and Olym- |
pia."
Judge Swans prophetic words
twenty years ago are meeting yerif-
cation in the action ofths Port
Townsend Southern to-day.
, 1888-10-04
The Cow.
Small Girl in Hartford Tsmes:

Small Girl /" HartforI Tsages:
A COW is an animal with four legs
en- the under side The tail is longer
than the legs, but it is not used to
stand on. Tie COW kills flies with
her tail. The COW has big ears that
wriggles Oh hinges; so does her tail
The COW Is bigger than the calf, but
not SO big as the elephant. She is
made SO small that she can go into
the barn when nobody is looking.
Some cows are black and some hooI.
4 dog was hooked once She tossed
the dog that worried the cat that
killed tho rat Black COWS give
white milk; so do other cows. MiIk>
men sell milk to buy their little girls
dresses, which they put water in and
chalk. Cows chew cuds and each
finds its own chew. That is all there
Is about cows.
, 1888-10-04
Notions Par Excellence.

Mr.. w. A. Bourland, our popular no
ton dealer, is busily engaged in placing
large and varied assortment OF notions,
toys and goods too numerous and tum-
ultuously recent to describe in de;aiI, in
the Seavey brick building. The stand is
one Of the most elegant in town, neatly
fitted up with shelving, roomy-and in
fact affordiDg the proprietor n chance to
show what be can do with proper elbow
room. Read bis dvertisement soon to
appear in the ARGUS, and then il your
boy or your grandmother, or your
bor's sweetheart, wants anything to
call around-aud il 8ir. Bourland don't
furnish exactly what is wanted, or some
thing bat,e., call on US fos damages
, 1888-10-04
a Correction.

L
qencer published an article seriously
rejecting upon Co. Supt. Ryan in
ertain relations with the Chimacum
school. The Post will not publish
Prof. Ryan's reply, and he wishes to
answer the charges in the ARGUS,
which privilege We freely accord him.
He presents a strong ease of SIAN
der.
LELAND, w. T., Oct 2, 1888.
EDITOR ARGUS:
My attention has been directed to
an article published in the Post In
teltigenceF, dated at Port Townsend
on the 9th August. written by the
Port Townsend reporter for that pa
per, which is base fabrication of
the most unmitigated ISLANDERS, and
must have emanated from a vile
source of calGmny, envy and malevu
lence. Every charge of wrong do>
ing therein is as false as its conceiver
is Satanic.
lst. The reporter says that i'sf one
of the delegates to the Democratic
county convention tells the trath,
Superintendent of Schools Ryan Is
politician of the first order" That
charge needs no refutation as I am
too we'll known in this county for the
people to give it any credence. t2)
"A compromise was effected on a
suggestion from Ryan" 1t is false,
for L neter made suggestion in the
premises either written or oral, di .
rectly or Indirectly, nor did 1 know
who was applicant until two weeks
after the engagement by the Board,
when l received q report of the pro-
ceedings from one of its members;
and l have not the slightest doubt
but the Board will IN due time pub
licly deny that charge. 81 That
"the applicant was thoroughly auali-
fed" 1t is false as determined by
the records, and unanimously decid-
ed by the County Board Of Exami-
nation, and when complaining, the
applicant Was told by me that if he
felt injustice had been done him, he
could appeal from the decision of the
County Board to the Territorial Su-
perintcndent of Public Instruction,
and that ] would gladly assist him,
but which he did not do perhaps for
reasons as we'll known to himself as
to the Board. who, whom he re emon-
strated about a 3rd grade, took pains
to show him wherein be was in error
IN his examination papers. ~ That
"the applicant had received a first
grade certificate Bt Seattle" 1t is
false, for at that time the applicant
could not show.a first grade certifi
cate from Seattle or any other place.
(5) That Ryan, who was ez officio
chairman of the Board. refused to is
sue him any but third grade certif
icate." 1t is true, l did SO refuse,
for any other grade would have been
a fraud and perjury, for the soisnn
oatbs OF the Examiners are On file IN
my office, and the applicant fell be-
low the required standard in Arith>
metic and Grammar for any other
grade, and such was the unanimous
decision of the Board without the
slightest dissent. (6) THE CHM
acum school board tumble1 to Prof.
Ryan's little scheme" 1t is false,
for lie had no "scbeme" little or large,
and in this said Board will verify my
refdtatiui. shall gladly make af
tidavit te these statements in refuta-
ton of these charges. And now l
demand of the p correspondent the
name of his Democratic delegate ly-
ing informant, and if it is withheld
l shall hold him and the paper he
responsible for scurrilous
libels published.
r. f. RyIN
, 1888-10-04
Wizards Power.

An official announcement of the
vote Of the Northern Pacific Co. re-
Gently cast at the annual election, by
which Pres. Harris was bebeaded
and Pres. Oakes elevated, proves
that Henry Willard held in his hand
majority of $4,000 shares of stock.
HIS viii ives law and whom he wisLe
ed he elevated. Hal he chosen to be
president he would have been. This
is his real power to-day in financial
circles.
, 1888-10-04
DR.. Robert Travene is quinn was in
town yesterday attending the democrat
ie district convention.
r. E. RYAN.

DEMocRATIo NoMINATioEs.- dem
oeraIic district delegates met in their
city yesterday aud nominated Chas.
Donovan of Whatcom for joint counci.-
man, and Wm. Payne OF Port Townse nd
for joint representative No nomna
ton was made for prosecuting att, fney.
Mesrs. L. b. Hastings & Go. will have
an advertisement son in our 'iums,
directing attention to their large stock
of hardware. They propose to carry q
full line OF evesything properly kept in
4 hardware store, SO that there ned be
no moro sendin. to Seattle for such
goods,
, 1888-10-04

Mud singing is an evidence of a
weak cause. Every four years the
democratic national campaign fur
nishes a spectacle of the vilost oi
vile slander Eight years ago the
Morey forgery was perpetrated
against General Garfield, gaining
many votes on the Pacific coast for
the democratic ticket. Four yeara
ago the defacing of a stombstone
above the grave of a little child OF
MIR. and Mrs. Blaine, long since dead,
and the circulating of tho meanest OF
all vile ISLANDERS against the republi-
can presidential candidate and his
noble wife, furnished proof that there
is nothing too low or contemplate
for some political ''workers" to do.
This year, just as the democratic
party is dismayed over the certain
prospects of republican success in
New York state, letter is brought
forth, purpefting to have been writ;
ten by the late Roscoe Conkling in
1856 (although it is most probably a
forgery in which the dead statesman
is made to charge all sorts of dishon.
esty and trickery upon Mr. Blaine.
The object of the letter is clearry
evident, however, in the concluding
paragraph of the telegraphed report
of it which reads thus: "The leading
democrats here Ithaca, N. Y. say
this letter will increase the demo-
cratic vote here several thousand
votes" Isn't that fine piece of
ghoulish work! Invading the tomb
of our hohored dead! Perpetrating
vile forgery in the name of dead
man to revive of possible the long
smouldering embers of the Elaine-
Conkling feud! Doing this in the
vain hope of Weakening the republi-
can forces of New York, and taking
votes if possible from Harrison and
Morton. The democratic situation
must be getting desperate indeedi
Blaine is of course too much of
gentleman to engage in a eontrover.
sy with the corpse of his old antqgo-
mist, or with The miserable sneaking
hyenas who crouch behind that
corpse to perpetrate their gouhlish
work. If no wore, he is not running
for president this year, as some may
imagine. Gen. Harrison will be ine
deed fortunate if he escapes the ly.
ing tongues of political mud singers
until election day The alleged
Conkling letter was telegraphed to
the San Francisco E,caminer as
special matter, and is paraded by
that Journal as evidence Of its su-
perior political acumen. And this is
politics!
, 1888-10-04

Manager Holeomb says there is
nothing in the report that the o. r
IL n. Co. have purchased or are to
purchase the Seattle Il. s. & Z. road.
We had no idea that such was to be
the case. Port Townsend is the OBJ
jective point of the entire Union Pa
cific system.