, 1888-03-15

delegate in tie natIuIal democratic con
vention- 1t Is said that there are tw,
candidates for the honor, MessrS. J. \
Kuhn of Port Tuwnseni and J. T
Ronald of Seattle. Probably this is why
Il Seattle paper is 50 savage IN its attack,
upon Judge Kuhn. Pin your cais back
aud LAY for en-" Joseph. Don't allow
Port Townsend 20 be distanced if you
can help It.
4 canvass will be begun today fer
advertisements for the immigration pam
phIet icing compiled and printed at The
| ARGUS h rooms. Att edit Ii "f 0uUO
copies wi le printed. and u will .r,akv
/ n Ok OF forty ur lit'y paEr@. '.rvn.ed
c!.i' tiy II descriptive :uatier ref'ari' ~
! to Jetfe-sou co;,iaty and ii'.. rf..T;ii,.r.
| portion of Puget Sound. t. ;.uc..urugV
ment euurgh s offered in the NY OF
! ADVERTISING orders for Copies, &c, tie
bool: will contain a few Illustrations.
1t will be issued in about three weeks
time, or less. Oar citizens who have an
ambition TO builI up town should
show their faith by :heIr works.
The ommission of the little word
mot in an editorial yesterday changed
the whale meaning Of sentence. We
intended - affirm that there were no!
many IL Port Townsend who wnuld fail
t" stand by their University SUI scrip
tions upon the liberal offer in contem-
plation by the trustees. Two dollars for
one is dead sure thing" for big ad-
vantage to property owners when uch
an enterprise ID involved, aud it would
be surprising If there were any who
would deliberately stand in their own
light in the matter. If there are, they
ought each to be GonSpicuously labelled
''mossb ck." With the opening and the
opportunity, there is but one thing for
enterprising citizens to d..
Mrs. Molloy, the evangelist, is on her
way out from the land Of the bald
knobbers TO Port Townsend, is visiting
friends in Kansas. and may stop at Ba-
ker City, Or, for 4 couple of weeks to
continue revival services there, provided
she can do so without losing transporta-
on her through ticket, otherwise she
may he expected to arrive here in few
days. She writes to friend in this city
that she has her church letter, and ex-
poets soon to hold her membership in
the Methodist church III Port Townsend,
and her permanent residence among our
people. Her vindication, after all her
prosecutions, is complete.
Our PUBIC BUILDINs Col. Henry
Landes, President of the Board OF Trade,
yesterday received letter from Hon.
Bailey Gatsert; President Of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce, enclosing q let
ter from Senator DoIph of Oregon, Civ
ing substantial encouragement in refer
suce to securing liberal appropriation
Tor carrying on the public building at
this point. Seattle has acted "white'
with Us in this matter, and is showing
10 many ways that she has genuine
friendship for Port Townsend, and is
entitled to our frienpship in return.
Her course is IN strong contrast with
the hoggishness OF a certain town stu
ated on the shore of bottomless bay a
little farther up the Sound, Senator
Dolph is doing noble service for the
whole northwest. His term will be
marked by tireless and effective labor,
while every patriot in the nation prays
that his bill for coast defenses may be
come law. We are interested first and
most directly in the public building at
this point, and are disposed to specially
applaud those who aid materially in ad-
vancipg it.
Al Phillips has gone to Portland
Capt. ]. Il. Stetson went to Tacoma
yesterday.
DIR. G. W. Hunt is erecting an elegant
barn on his property in the valley.
Mrs. Capt. C. F. King of HadIock is in
town, quite ill-at the residence OF Mrs.
Trapiere.
Louey Rostein, who has just returned
from the east. is in town. looking for a
business location.
Frank Myers paid this Office friendly
call yesterday. He is looking remarka-
bly, we'll preserved, and has great hopes
for the future.
Bark Columbia arrived from Frisco.
Steamship Mexico. which arrived yes
terday from Frisco, brought $50 tons of
freight for Alaska, and so tons for Port
Townsend.
The Ancon takes large lot of lumber
north. from our local sawmill.
The steamer Wildwood went to Fiji
day Harbor Saturday evening 10 bring
machinery from the oil works there.
SAN FRANcIsoo, March 12.-Sailed d
Steamer Cosmopolis, Gray's Harbor;
bark Canada, Tacoma; bark EIsiror,
Astoria; steamer Willamette Valley,
Yaquina Bay.
SAN Francisco, March PA dis
this morning from London to the mer-
chants exchange, says that the ship Sere-
na which stranded Saturday is fast
breaking up. The captain and his wife
and children and 13 of the crew landed
safely. The life boat while headed for
shore capsized and three men were
drowned.
PICKINGS.
Immigrants are pouring in rapidly
over the Canadian Pacific as well as the
Northern Pacific. .H-
q. 8. Marshal Atkins of Alaska will