, 1888-11-29

: Mrs. Harding. recently from Alaska
gave very interesting account of be-
mission work among the indians-at th'
Presbyterian church last evening MRS
Harding was sent TO Alaska about two
years ago by Mrs. Col. Slepard, OF New
York, of the Vanderbilt family, to es
tablish hospital among the Indians
She first engaged in sume mission work
with Rev. MIR. White at juneau. Later
the hospital work was commenced at
Siika, where much good has since been
done for the ameiIUration OF the condl
ton of the suffering natives. incidents
both pathetic and amusing were related
and the interest OF the people present
considerably awakened in the Christian
| work now being carried on IN Alaska. A
| box of the many articles much needed
there will be sent from this place soon.
! Although many difficulties have already
| been surmOunted, the work Is as yet on
! ly in its Inception.
! In a letter to the secretary OF the L'b-
| coin club at Tacoma Hon. John b. Al
leu writes AS follows: Il was pleased to
receive yonr pleasant letter of cOngratu-
| l1tiuns. | felt that a most excellent good
| feeling pervaded the republican party as
[ came in contact With it through tie
canvass. The campaign was Iu most
| respects exceedingly pleasant to me. as
| WdS at every zee met 10y persons DIS
playing the kLdet feeling To me ,ndI-
v!duaIly, ard the most dev ted interest
| for party succesS. ! closed my work
| feeling | had had succession OF pleas
ant assOciltious | trust We have all
worked together to the common end Of
estab ishing republican aScendency II
our territory. | have been more than
grafified with our success In the terri
tory, ard still find myself. even when
alone, hurrahiug for HafIiIoni 1t is a
pleasant anticipation that both the ad-
ministratiou and the cougfe-s Of which
[ shall be a Tiiem Der shall he rel nhllcan."
Tue present Q. r &.N. schedule is not
at all satisfactory except perhaps to
Seattle. Says the Tacoma NerS: There
would seer' to be ample e2cnse for COM
plant against the Oregon Railway aud
Navigation company. By tier change
of time which went into effect yesterday,
Seattle is faycred at the expense If Ia
coma, Port T0wn8end and other Sound
points. Commencing with yesterday,
there is 90 direct cofnmttiestIOn be
tween Tacoma and Port Townsend. Pas
seugers and freight, we are Informed, are
changed at Seattle III the night. Goods
shipped from Tacoma to Port Townsend
are reshipped at Seattle and charged
extra for rehanding. Said Port Town
send business maHi "I can bay my gro
ceries from your Wholesale houses much
cheaper than at Seattle, but this advan-
tage is more than Offset by the delay
and the additional charges fer unload
ing and loading at Seattle. When 20
h,,o h,V, Il to iNlt VI
tue there Is in an Indignation meeting"
The NelCS believes that here is case
demanding the Immediate attention OF
the Chamber OF Commerce and business
men aud property owners generally. A
demand should be made on the Oregon
Railway and Navigation company for
fair and equitable treatment. and il
this demand is denied there is enough
capital aud influence here to organize
line of fast steamers and corrall the
Sound trade.
There was a beautiful aud lively scene
out on the bay this morning. The
whole barbor was dotted with steamers
and sailing vessels, some lying quietly
water. At one time there were Is sail
ing vessels anchored, and another,
making 16 in all. was coming in uLder
full sail The steamers were as follows:
Olympian, Edith; Tacoma, 9oliaD; Tyee,
Blakely. Mogul. BIZ, Libby, Wildwood,
Susie aud Dispatch. Among the sailing
vessels we note the following.
The British bark Melp omene after
unloading her cargo of steel rails,
fire brick and fire clay at Tacoma,
will reload with wheat
The British ship Great Victoria
completed her cargo of wheat for the
United Kingdom yesterday at Taco
ma. She has on board 52.037 sacks
of wheat-one of the largest cargoes
of grain ever shipped from Puget
Sound.
American ship Elwell arrived yes.
terday with 1900 tons of wheat from
San Diego and goes to Tacoma to
cargo of an additional 800
tons of wheat.
Am. ship Edward O'Brien, from
San Pedro. to load wheat at Tacoma.
Nor. bark Melan esia, from San Di-
ego, seeking.
Nor. bark Guldregen, from San
Diego, to load lumber at Biakely.
Chill. bark Margsrita, from San
Francisco, to load lumber at Tacoma
for Valparaiso.
Bktn. Emilia from Honolulu.
Haw. bark Jas. A. King, lumber
laden from Port Gamble, going to
sea in tow of tug Tyee, bound for
Honolulu.
Bktn. Cowlitz, with lumber from
Port Gamble, for San Francisco, go
ing to sea in tow of tug Tyee.
Bark James Cheston. from Port
Gamble, with lumber for San Fran
cisco, W as tow ed to sea by tug Goliah.
Bktn. Mary Winkelman from
Honolulu.
Blk. Northwest from San Francisco
to load lumber at Port Discovery.
Schnr. Hueneme, lumber laden
from Utsglady for San Pedro.
Schnr. Reporter from Siberia.
Steamer Dispatch from Departure
Bay with coal for j. S. Latimer &
Co.
Schnr. Oscar and Hattie with ice
from Glacier Bay, Alaska.
Schnr Henrietta from Lopez Is
land loaded with potatoes and sheep.
Schnr. Edwaad Webster taking in
a supply of salt at w. & K. ware
house.
Hon. j B. Allan was rendered an en-
thusiastic reception at the G. A. r. ball
on Saturday evening, from a number of
| old soldiers of the Rebellion. About
$50 old veterans were present and a
| pleasant evening was spent in speaking,
music, singing and conversation. Short
addresses were made by Mr.. Allen, Col. d..
Gilbert and others. The reception was
not given by the G. A. r. organization. n.
though many members were present, but
rather by old soldiers who do not belong