, 1888-12-06

Seattle is growing even beyond
the realization of her own citizens
She is using seven million feet of
lumber in local building operations
every month. Her real estate trans
actions during the past year aggre-
gate over fifteen million dollars. She
undoubtedly has at the present time
over 10000 inhabitants. At her
present rate of growth she will over
take Portland IN size within very
few years,
Those people who thought Blaine
would be president have found out
that gentleman living at Indian
apolis will have more influence with
the new administra ion than anybody
else. General Harrison bids fair to
be one of the coolest, most level
headed executive officers the nation
has ever had That's just what the
ARGUS believed when it advocated
his nomination previous to the Chi
cago convention.
Ne took occasion to remark few
days ago that it had not yet been de
termined that Seattle was to be Mis-
tress of the Pacitic,n And now the
Seattle correspondent of the OregO-
man ventures the following: IF
the Northern Pacific secures control
of the Lake Shore road, and a road is
constructed in its stead from Belling
ham bay, the chances are in favor of
the great city of the Sound being
further north than either Tacoma or
Seattle"
Although the Republican con-
gressiOnal majority in Indiana was
was 1881, that party elected ouly
three of the 13 congressman. An
Infamous Democratic gerrymander
has practically disfranchise1 a large
part of the citizens of the Ho0sier
state. 1t required 1886 votes for
the Democrats to get a congressman;
but sc, ,1SS for the Republicans. One
DemocI at is rated worth about three
and half Republicans. That is
cheek and demagogism.
For place of residence both win
ter and summer there is no spot on
the continent equal to Port Town
send. The lowest temperature dur
ing December of last year was 80
above; the highest 51.8. During
July of this year the highest was n.
The rain fall during the winter
months is such as to interfere with
out door work but a few days. There
is no season here that can properly
be called 1.-The rainy season." And
only few times during any winter
does the thermometer register as low
as 15 or 20 degrees above zero.
California newspapers with a view
to a cabinet position are trying to de
termine what Republican did the
most to give the State to Harrison.
The Alta, in confession that must
have done the soul OF its editor a
world of good, has said: "The bas is
of the award might thereby be SHIFT
ed entirely outside the Republican
party, and that place in the cabinet
might be wrapped in napkin and
presented to some able-lunged Dem
oerat." How true it is that many of
the able-lunged fellows often do
their cause more harm than good!
A Dakota man has bought the up
per water-power and mill at Tum-
water, near Olympia, paying there
for $1,000. There is no reason why
a large manufacturing town should
not be built up at Tumwater. The
infusion of some Dakota life into the
sleepy town of Olympia will result
in great good to the place. But
there must be more encouragement
to new comers before much can be
expected for the town. It is a fire.
quent remark on the part of Olympia
citizens that there is in that town an
element that wants no changes.
They enjoy life as it is there; they
are at the top and in control to a
great extent and want to remain SO.
Gen. Hovay, the newly elected Re-
publican Governor of Indiana. is a
very popular man in that State. But
Gen. Harrison manifested greater
strength as candidate, receiving 148
more votes than Hovey received. In
Wisconsin Harrison's vote was 2247
more than the highest vote for any
of the State officers, and plurality
of 5000 more than Blaine's in 1884.
In Illinois Harrison's plurality was
5000 more than Fifer's, the Republi-
can candidate for Governor. Blaine
Is 1.-THE son Of Pennsylvania" vet
Harrison's plurality in that State was
only 240 less than Blaine's in 1884.
In the South HarrisOn's yota wae tba
largest ever received by any Repub-
ican candidate.