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, 1888-08-23
Scnool Lands.

a few days since, Delegate Voor-
hees secured lie passage of an act
legalizing the law passed in 1869 by
the territorial Legislature authoriz-
ing the leasing of school lands.S By
the provisions of the organic act
every law duly enacted by the legis-
lature of Washington Territory is
valid unless Disapproved by congress.
The territorial law of 1869, author
izing the leasing of school lands. was
not interfered with until 1885. From
1869 until 1885 the county commits
sioners of the various counties were
in the habit of leasing school lands,
but in the latter year congress ex-
pressed its disapproval of the law
which has since then been inoppera-
tive. The bill Just passed in effect
repeals the act of disapproval. and,
if signed by the President, will re>
establish the validity of the leasing
law. The conditions under which
school lands may be leased are emu
mearted in the law of 1869 as fol-
lows:
l. The term shall not exceed Six
years.
2. The rental shall not be less than
$40 per quarter section or fraction
thereof.
3. The rent shall be paid in ad-
vance, presumably for the entire term
of the lease.
4. No timber shall be cut or de
stroysd on the leased land.
S. All fences and other improve
ments put upon the land become part
of the realty and cannot be removed.
, 1888-08-23
The ELS :LEAD.


Postmaster Mcnamara Of this city,
who las had large experience in
minerals and mining properties, as
saying. &e.- was recantly approached
with samples os iron ore 10y a gen
tleman living on Lopez island. I'm
mediateIy upon looking at the spec
imens cur Nasty proceeded to in.
vosHgato. The result was the dis
covory and locating Of mining
claim, and arrangements for devel-
opiug the same The ledge Is clear
y defined, is eighty feet wide, six
hundred feet long, and within three
hundred fcct Of nayigahle water,
being about hundred and fifty feet
above the sea level where operations
have been begun. ! few hundred
pounds of the ore have been sent 10
San Francisco, TO the owner of the
irondaio furnace, and they have al
ready purchased Two hundred tons
to be delivered at Irondale for smelt-
ing. This ore is simply marvellous
in It's richuess-somc OF the last
taken out being almost ready for The
forge Mr McNamara says he has
assayed it, that its per cent. OF pure
iron Is very high, and that it con-
tains no sulphur at all \ strong
company Is being formed, in which
our townsmen, Messr5. Chos. Eisen-
be;s and j. \. Kuhn, are prominent,
and the mine will be developed with
out delay. 4 force OF workmen are
already employed at the mine. and
transportation Of the ore in quantI-
ties VIII begin soon. Should it be
found sufficiently profitable, abun-
dant capital will be forthcoming fer
the erection or reduction works on
the shores Of Port Townsend Bay.
Specimens of this ore can be seen
at the real estate and mining ex-
change office of E, ". Harrison & Co,
in the post Office building Mr.. Me-
Naiuara has sent abroad for a com-
| piete assayer's outfit, and he Will SET
it up in one of the buildings in the
rear OF the postofiice, where be will
make an assay free of charge of any
ores that may be brought to him.
This. besides exhibiting splendid pub
lie spirit, viii furnish welcome facili-
ties for developing any local finds"
of Importance.
Hurrah for Ensembles lead, and its
enterprising owners!
, 1888-08-23
The speech of Hon. C. S. Voorhees,,

The speech of Hon. G. S. Voorhees,,
on the admission of Washington to
the Union is q fair and good presen-
tation of this common wealth to
statehood 1t is as we'll an arraign-
ment of the Democratic party for its
onesided action in times past. Dur
ing the delivery of the speech, Mr.
Sy kes of Nebraska compelled the adj
mission from the Delegate that the
Republican side Of the house had fa-
vored admission but that the Demo
Gratis had Impeded su1h admission.
The Hon. Charles, was compelled
to deliver his speech on the occasion
of the discussion of the appropriation
bull. IT was queer time but he had
to deliver his speech before he could
be nominated again and as he had
for three years steadily failed to do
anything he took this as about his
only chance to redeem himself for
his third term candidacy. The speech
however, on the whole Is good. It is
an array of facts that wonld immedi-
ately secure recognition of statehood
was not the steady policy of the
Democratic party to ignore us and
prevent such & recognition. Voor-
hees has been compelled by the pol
icy OF his party TO be qniet at any
time when his voice would have done
any good. He must be replaced by
man whose party favors the admis-
sion of this territory. That man is
probably TO be John B. Allen of
Walia Walla.
, 1888-08-23
Skagit Coal Company.

Asticles of Incorporation were filed
to-day by the Skagit Coal and Iron
Company, with a capital stock of
SI,0O0,005 The incorporators and
first trustees are ar follows: w. A.
Jones, d. Drysdale, E. Garfield. ".
Il. Forrest, E. $. Secular, S. Bax-
ter, j, II. McGraw, G. NJ. Sheafe,
and T. IL. Richards The duration
OF the Incorporation is placed at fifty
years. The capital stock is divided
into 10000 shares Of 500 each, g.
900 Of which shares become preferred
stock earning s per cent. interest.
Mr.. ". A. Jones. of Portland, who
is one OF the incorporator5 named, is
President of the Portland Reduc-
tion Works, and it is very likely he
will be elected President of the new
company. He is greatly interested
in the Skagit coal mines belonging
to the company and is now here in
the interest of that property. He
says that the mines will be devel
-oped soon. This is matter of
business with us and we have little
to say about it. We dent propose
to develop those mines with wind"
That is the Majors sentiment and it
is shared by all the other members
of the company. Trade Journrl.
, 1888-08-23
The Tariff on Paper

Congressman Whiting made 4
speech in the House on the tariff as
it concerns paper. He deprecated
anyichange in the rates, notwithstand-
ing paper is made here, he said, of as
good quality and quite as cheaply as
abroad. He concluded as follows;
This ought to be satisfactory
condition to the consumer of paper,
aud to the laborer who makes it, and
[ repeat that 1 am at loss to under
stand why in the absence of any COM
plant on the part of the consumer,
laborer or manufactures, there should
be any proposition to change the
tariff rate 1t will be said in reply;
II these things ara SO, why do you
want tariff on paper at all? My
answer is that We want tariff to
prevent the European manufacturer
from sending his surplus production
here-tkus breaking down our mar
ket. closing our mills and throwing
our labor out OF employment. We
welc, le home comPe'itioD, but we
do ID. want to compete with the
whole world, and especially With that
labor which does not receive ope-half
the compensation of American labor.
, 1888-08-23
Bngland Arming.

The long-contIauad peace policy of
England has reduced her 10 very
weak power, Her coast defenses are in
pitiable condition. n5t of course so
badly off as the United States, which
makes no preteutions to be defended
but truly deplorabIo never the less.
The British government has become
alarmed and hencs there is great ac-
tivity now, at all the arSensls and
navy yards,
At Wcolwich fourteen thousand
men are now at work turning ont shot
and shell and muster guns OF every
description. This means that all
British defenses will be put in first
class shape and England will be
ready for war at any moment. We
do not now see any immediate pros
pect for war, but Of course the time
of peace is tue time to prepare for
war.
II the American government would
awake to the Importance Of good for
titications and would spend a few
millions from an overhe wing treasury
therefor. our country would be bst-
ter off.
, 1888-08-23
Call for a Deep Harbor Convention

A circular has reached our table,
issued by the Governor Of Colorado,
in which he desired great conven-
ton to meet in the city Of Denver on
the 2Sth of this present month to de-
wise ways and means to secure deep
harbor on the coast of Texas.
To the whole central west OF our
nation this is very important object
To us of the northwest il has but lit
tie concern. as with q harbor SO grand
and noLle at our very feet we have
only to secure trans-continental COM
mHnication to bring us all the com
mercial privileges we need.
Texas has a great many bays and
inlets and yet thera is none which is
sufficiently deep to admit shipping
safely. This is great drawback to
the whole of that state as well as to
Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Ar
kansas and Missouri.
The cost of such harbor If con
structed would be something enor-
nous. 1t will probably be done
however and if done we'll, we may ex-
pect a partial revolution in the trade
of our nation, and the upbuiiding of
n great city on the western side of the
Gulf of Mexico.
, 1888-08-23
Wool.

In the August number of the North
American ReUie1U is an article on
wool by L. III. Ammidown which is
especially appropriate at this time.
The article is & complete review of
the wool question and contains sta-
tistics of inestimable value Wool
stands sixth in value on the list of
American agricultural products, and
is Surpassed osly by corn, hay, wheat
cotton and oats. The number Of
sheep is estimated at 50,000,000, and
total valuation of the sheep industry
is stated to amount TO over S125, 600
600 annually The article is so well
written that the following copions
extract is made: at is fact which
at once arrests attention - when
known-that the United States is the
only civilized country in which there
has, in recent years, been large in
crease in the production of wool.
None of the European countries
show a flourishing condition of sheep
husbandry. All of them show a de-
cline in their wool production since
1870, and are large importers of the
wool required for their manufactures.
France produces less than 100000, :
600 pounds, and imports over 200,-
100000. The United States, on the
other hand, has increased it, wool
product from 60,000,00G pounds in
1860 to over 3OO,O0O,OOO in 1884, and
supplies so per cent. of the wool re-
quired for it's manufactures. The
Australian clip during the same time,
under the greatest advantages of
soil and climate-with cheap land
and cheap labyr-has advanced from
50,0G0,000 to 10000 pounds. The
production of all Europe is not nov
materially greater thau it was in
1850, although it increared steadily
down to 1870. Since then under the
competition of Australian and South
American wools, the European WOO
product has declined 25 per cent.
and stands nearly where it did forty
years ago. During this same period
the worlds production OF wool has
more than doubled. 1t has increased
three times as fast as population,
and prices have declined in a similar
ratio-
, 1888-08-23
:" One Good Turn Deserves Another

The Seattle Times of August 18th
utters d wall of WOO under the above
heading, that leads us to think that
the green'eyed monster of jealousy
has attacked that city or at least that
sheet.
It claims that Seattle always aided
Port Townsend. This we do not
deny although some of the specifca-
ticns Of the Times are totally inapt.
The Times also claims that Port
Townsend has always harmed Seattle
at every turn. This is not true
either. The instances cited by the
Times IS that in the fight of Seattle,
against the Northern Pacific, Port
Townsend was against Seattle. Now
in point of fact that was u fight in
which we could take no part. It
WAS a matter wholly of interest TO
the east side OF the Sound. 1t did
not matter hands turn tc US how it
went and no opportunity was gran
ted us to join in the struggle. We
defy the Times to show one act of
our Eoard of Trade, ono action of our
City Council, or one utterance of our
newspapers, that was derogatory to
Seattle or favorable to Tacoma
in the fight. The next count is that
we made great effort to locate the
District Judge here. Well, when and
how? That he was invited to locate
here is true That was q matter OF
courtesy and We plead guilty to a
very great desire for the location
OF the Judge Of the District Court
here. But certainly not to the ex-
clusion OF Seattle, for We know that
, 1888-08-23

she needs him much more than We.
In fact we think and have thought
for some time, that Seattle and King
County should Ia one judicial dis
trict aud Port Townsend should be
the center Of another.
As to our reaching out after trad7
we simply say: Yes sir, We want
trade, We ere going for it, too, with
all our might We ara not going to
DO anything to irjure Seattle, but in
the great. growing Nor; Invest we are
going in for our share OF trade. We
expect to be free CT ' OF commerce,
and intend to grow and flourish and
expand, and So nearly as possible
keep pace with our big sister up the
Sound. Net one straw do we intend
to lay il her way.
As 20 the effort on our part 10 pre-
vent her from getting SUPPORT of
entry, We are not aware that she has
made any sUcL effort. There was q
rumor that such an effort was being
made, last winter, but it was strenu-
ou7ly denied by the Seattle newspa-
pers. The position Of the ARGUS
then, was that it was too early for
such movement, that it would do
harm to the whole district by impe-
ding the building of the custom
house which is needed sorely by
the whole district, not by Port Town
send only.
On tha whole, We think the article
in the Times was very i'll timed. We
are growing "nd prospering, but
Seattle will make nothing by getting
jealous OF us. We ara not on the
war path at all.
, 1888-08-23
The Bloomer Decision.

The opinion of the Supreme Court,
as reported for the Press, is based
upon construction of the original
organic act. That provided: That
every white male inhabitart above
the age of twenty one years, who
shall have been a resident of said
Territory at the time of the passage
of this act, and shall possess tho quail
ificaiions hereinafter prescribed, shall
be entitled to vote at the first election,
and shall bo eligible to any Office in
said Territory"
The qualifications prescribed were,
THAT the voters should be citizens of
the United States, above the age of
twehty-ore years" etc.
The supreme Court limit this by
importing the word male" into the
clause, making the qualifications read
male citi2ens OF the United States"
This is q violation of the rule that
generic words shall be construed lib>
orally in favor or human rights. The
Court overlooked the fact that Sec
ton 8 of the organic act is no longer
in force. Since the revision of the
Statutes OF the United States, the HRe-
vised Statutes" alone have been in
force.
Section Il in regard to the election
of delegate to Congress, which re-
CURED the delegate to be- citizen,
has been repealed, and is supplanted
by section 1862, revision Of tho Stat
utes oflthe United States, which leaves
out the limitation of citizenship and
all masculine pronOuns.
The provisions in regard to the ap-
pointment of otfieers.are also changed.
The organic act contained no provi-
sion for the election of general mill
itia officers The Revised Statutes
provided for their election by the
people.
The Supreme Court of this Terri
tory has not followed the Supreme
Court Of the the United States in
constituting statutes. That Court
held, "0ur duty is to read the stat
ute according to the natural and OBJ
yious import of the language, with
out resorting to subtle and forced
obstruction, for the purpose of either
Uniting or extending its operation"
-Pott. VS.. Arthur, 104, U. S. 735.
Nv hen the language is plain, one
has no right to insert words and
phrases, 80 as to incorporate in the
statute new and distinct provision"
States vs.. Temple, i05, 4.
S. 90.
In regard to the revision the same
Court held: No reference, therefore,
can be had to coutrol the construction
of any section of the Revised Statutes
where its meaning is plain, although
In the original statutes it may have
had larger or more limited appiiea-
}ion than that given to it in the revi-
sion."-Deffsnback vs. Hawke, ll5,
U. S. 402.
Section 1860, r. s. q. s., uses the
words citizen of the United States"
in the broad sense of the fourteenth
aad that section alone
the Legislative of 1878.
They were not governed by section
1859, Il. S. U. s., nor by section 5 of
the act of l953.-Press.
, 1888-08-23
David Healy's Address.

On the evening Of Blaine's arrival
in new York he was given n recep-
ton by ths wOrkingmen Of that city.
and David Healy read an address on
their behalf which *ill go 10 show
that workiugmen are not ignorant OF
or Indifferent to the great issue of
the present campaign.
There is one idea especially in 91r.
Healy's address which will bear con-
sideratiOG. He said: 1--WE find
those who are seeking to overthrow
our protective system repeating to
the working people the charge that
protection does not protect, and they
point to cur great industrial centers
where many gre found in poverty
and ont OF employment" MIR Healy
did not think it necessary to expand
the idea nor to furnish the answer to
the assertion, but it can be done very
easily, as any thinking person will
readily see.
In the first place it cannot be de-
MED that very many poor people,
and people out of employment, are
people who would not work il they
had a chance On such people as
these sympathy is wasted No econ
Omic system, hover skillfully devils
ed, can make men work who do not
want TO work. or can relieve them
from the poverty caused by their
own idlenesS and habits OF dissipa-
ton. This class aock to the great
cities as naturally as bees to honey
Su,. Tho nh ,f I,,-iF,r IKr
wits, or Of being aided TO live in idle
ness by organized and private chari-
ties. ara SO much greater in the city
than elsewhere that the great CEN
ters Of population attract them with
resistless force.
An incident recently narrated to
the writer shows how this class of
men live during the summer, at least
in this State, and how improvident
and indifferent TO work they are.
| The superintendent of an dgricultu~
raj industry not far from this city
gave instructions to the foreman to
employ every man who should ap-
ply for work. The consequence was
that all through the spring and sum-
| mer there was Il stream of men be-
ing set to work, and a corresponds
ing stream leaving the place, there
! being just ABOUT as many men paid
| off each day as were taken on. Most
| of these men would work only long
enough to earn few dollars, then
apply for their wages and take leave,
not because they had any fault to
hnd with either work or wages, but
because they did not want to work
at all
Every last man of this class gets
back 10 the big cities in the winter,
and thon the free trader makes
up bis statistics and declares that
protection does not protect because
there are many men out of employ
ment in tho great industrial centers.
, 1888-08-23
An Educated Indian.

North Yakama hepu6Iic: Jacob
Helm, a full blooded Yakama Indian
has returned to the reservation from
college in New Jersey. In conver-
sation with Hon. L. j. V. Clark he
said that two years ago, he threw off
his blankets and determined to study
for the ministry. While east MIR.
Helm receivad marked attention from
Rev. DIR. Talmage and other leading
men. He will probably return to his
collegiate studIes after vacation MIR.
Helm doubtlss caused many pang
of jealousy among the dudss of the
reservation as we'll as caused the
heart of many a dusky maiden to
beat faster as he returned to his Eco
pie wearing q fine suit of clothes and
q silk hat with cane accompani-
ment.
, 1888-08-23
Resolutions of Respect

WHEREAS, Citchi Manito, the
Mighty, the Great Master of life nd
Of the Universe, has been pleased to
send the swift Panguk, the Spirit of
Death, who has taken from our hunt
ing ground our well beloved brother,
John c. Appleton. one of the Past Sa
chems of the Chemakum Tribe of the
Improved Order of Red Men; and
WHEREAS, We recognize the worth
of our brother, and the great loss our
order has sustained by his death; (;
therefore be it
Resolved, By Ghemakum Tribe,
No, l, Improved Order of Red Msn
of Washington Territory, that in the
death of Past Sachem John Q Apple
ton, the order has lost worthy
brother, society respected member,
and Port Townsend an honored citi-
Zen.
Resolued. That we sympathize
deeply with the family of our brother
in this, the dark hour of their sfhic =
ton, and in accordance with the will
of the Great Spirit, the Master of
Life, would mingle our tears with
SOIIoWk
sorrows.
Resolred. That it is becoming in
US as Red Men, to invoke the Great
Spirit to impress upon each Red
Mans heart to bear patiently the lot
assigned Us on earth, so that when
We are called from the hunting
grounds of our fathers. we may meet
the shaft of death with unwavering
courage, and feel assured that the
Graet Mater will sostain US through
the dark valley of the shadow of
death.
Resolced. That our Wigwam be
draped in mourning for thirty days,
and that the brothers OF the tribe
wear the usual badge of mourning
for the same period Of time.
Resolved That these resolutions be
spread upon the Records of the Tribe
and that copy be sent to the family
Of our deceased brother: and that
they be published in the Council
Brand and Wampum Belt and in the
ARGUS and CaH IF Port Townsend.
LII GALE. Committee.
, 1888-08-23
Quarantine Station.

The government has appropriated
money for n quarantine station to be
''located at Port Townsend" A COM
mission has been appointed, consist-
ing of Capt. Il. Glover of the Wolcott,
DR.. A. H. Glennsn of the Marine
Hospital, and Collector Q. A. Brooks,
to select suitable site. Pursuant 20
a desire for the best information as
fo proper location, an ARGUS reporter
has been making inquiries.
DIR. Wiliison, health officer for
Puget Sonnd, was among the first
interviewed. That officer gave as his
unqualified opinion that Protection
island is above all others the place
intended by Nature for the quarantine
station. 1t is segregated from the
main land, yet is near enough to the
track OF incoming vessels to be easily
accessible. A short cable would cons
meet it with the telegraph line at
Fleming's spit, and thus put ii in
communication with the authorities
under whose Supervision it would be-
The selection is to be one for all time,
and should be carefully made.
1t Is now mooted that location
sixty or seventy miles down the
straits, on the mainland, may be con-
sidered by the commission. We rise
to remark that such Q selection would
not be lat Port Townsend" and
would therefore be in direct contra
diction of the intention of congress.
Protection island is better fitted in
every way than any mainland ioca-
ton could possibly be, and should be
secured for that purpose. 1t has
accessible anchorage ground for any
weather, ,has water supply, an abun-
dance of good soil for raising every
thing needed at the station, and is Us
near to Port Townsend as such a |
station ought to he We hope there |
will be no serious division of senti-
ment over the matter All the leading
who should be consulted |
agree on Protection island.
, 1888-08-23

The advocates OF the policy of pro>
lection to American manufacturers
claim that the consumer obtains the
product at reasonable price through
competition among our own people.
and the facts have narrated furnish
the most conclusive proof that the
paper industry is marvellous in
stance OF the good result and practi
cal effect of snch policy, aud of the
correctness of the position taken by
those who favor protection. When it
is now proposed to reduce tho duty
on paper we confront you with a
condition, not a theory-the condi-
ton being high wages, low cost to
the consumer constant improvement
in quality, and no general demand
for any change in the tariff.
, 1888-08-23
Ladd Takes a Hand.

". S. Ladd of Portland has se-
cured controll of the only pass from
Sheridan to Tillamook county, and
has recently purchased nearly 5000
acres of land along the proposed line
of the narrow gauge railroad to run
from Sheridan to Tillamook. 1t is
also rumorsd that he is negotiating
for land along the proposed line of
the Astoria and Coast railroad.
While the property is decided to him
it is generally believed that he is
buying the land and secured the pass
for Dundee Reeds narrow gauge
road, so as to shut Cass and the
Chicago syndicate out and prevent
them from building from Albany to
Tillamook.-PiOneer.