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, 1889-07-18
\ recent arrival here remarked I

\ recent arrival here remarked tc
a gentleman caller the other after
noon that Port Townsend people
were the queerest lot she had ever
met why" said the lady, Il have
not been here "A fortnight, yet 1 know
the business, private or otherwise. of
every one in the place" We do not
know what part of the states the lady
is from, but We agree with her that
there is queer lot of people here.
There are to-day in and out of So
ciety, more. in the form of gossips
aud scandal mongers, ulceratsd sores
On the face of humanity in this city
tha in any place we have yet Wis
tied. Why such people should be
permitted to exist and defame the
characters of their neighbors with
out the least particle of foundation
for their lies is beyond the coucep-
ton of any one. Such people should
be ostracised from society, but as
long rs they have listeners they will
continue to exist. And they seem
so bound together that it Is impos-
sible to ascertain who inaugurates
the scandal The person who comes
to you with q report concerning
yourself and will not give their au-
thority Is not your friend. To those
who are injured we can suggest
remedy 10 the words of Captain Cut
tie, Seek 'em out and when found
Use IA horse whip"
, 1889-07-18
CHINESE DETAINED.
Twelve Chinese coolies Being Trans.
ported as Tourists.

WASHINGTON, July l5.-Actiug Secre
tary Bachelor ig in tclegr8ptic CORE
spoDdence with q. P. Huntington, Pres.
ident of the Pacific railroad, to-day in
regard to the twelve Chinese coolies who
recently arrived at New Orleans from
Chicago via San Francisco. The Col
lector held their landing was prohibited
by the Chinese exclusion act, while the
railroad contend they are entitled to the
privilege OF transit through the United
States territory as tourists. Acting Sec
retary Bachelor informed Huntington
that the Colleotor.R sation Is in accord
ance with the previous decision of the
department, but be would comply with
the request of the transportation compa:
ny 10 postpone further action until the
question can be presented in diplomat
ic way through the Chinese legation at
Washington. In the meantime the de-
partment instructed him TO detain the
Chinese, but not to them to land.
, 1889-07-18
Death Of n Third Mate.

Friday morning, says the Asfofsn'
Third Mate Hunter. OF the steamer ore
gon, was found helpless in his statero'9
at San Francisco. He had been Ill io'
some time past. 1t vas deemed sdfi'a-
BILE to have removed to st. Mary's hos,
pital for medical treatment and care
On the way 10 the hospital Hunters e'
pired. Deceased is we'll known TO SEE
faring men on the coast. About h'e
years ago lie wGs injured by Jam 10 'n'
hold of the Oregon, which broke two o'
three ribs and effected bis lungs IL
probable that this accident bastehed n1
death. Deceased leaves wife ana n''
children in Liverpool, England. n'
was a out so yerrs Of age, and na''''
of the Shetland islands.
, 1889-07-18
Alaska Salmon Catch.

The following information is furnish
ed by the Jobnsvn-Loeke Mercantile
Company to the salmon catch in Alaska
"Advices from the different can Deries
lying along the southern side OF the west
ern peninsula, taking in Kodiak Island
and adjacent shores and Cooks Inlet,
the portion OF Alaskan waters where
fully 65 per cent of the fish canned in
that district is put up show conclusively
that the pack is considerably behind last
years at corresponding date. The to-
tel number OF cases. according TO these
advices, up TO Jnne 18th, aggregating
20, 900. Up TO June 22I OF last year, the
KAHN cannery alone had packed 90 ,235
cases. This year 20 canHeres have thus
far packed only 5000 eases more than
single cannery at almost a correspond
ing date last year.
"Strikes and riots are reported on Ko-
diak Island. The Alnaiiuu Island Fish.
lug and Packing company's trap in the
karIuk river was totally destroyed by
eighty fishermen, and a rew-rd Of $500
has beep offered for the apprehension OF
the principals.
'The Kodiak caunery is not running
and had not been running for some lit
tie time prior to the sailing of the last
vessel. Their men had quit on a strike,
and that company, which up to the cor
respoding time last year packed some
l2.0C0 cases has thus Tar this season only
put up 701 cnses."
The following is the reported pack up
to June ID, of the following cannsries:
, 1889-07-18
Ehievins Chinese

a raid was made Tuesday upon China.
town aud large quantity OF stolen arti-
cles found. Clothing and other articles
that the Chinese had stolen the night of
the fire were recovered. a crowd of just
ly infuriated people coon coDgIeeated
and the Chinese we're given one hour
in which to leave the town. The angry
mutteriDgs OF the crowd boded no good
for the Celestials, and it vas oply owing
to the better Judgment of some OF the
cooler ones that an outbreak was avert
ed Some 800 people were in the crowd.
The general impression seems to prevail
that the Chinese must go and at once
Eilensburgh Register
, 1889-07-18

Among other things arriving here
through the fact of there being but a
remnant of Seattle left, and in the
remnant no place of amusement, are
a number of first class dramatic
companies, and we may look for a
continuance of it even after Seattle
is rebuilt, for, having tried it once,
The managers will return.
, 1889-07-18
4 Prospective Industry.

Mr.. w. F. Durham. OF Minneapolis
is in The city and comes with some 20
years experience in the manufacture o
artificial stone, drainage pipes ard every
thing in that line. Sir. Burpham has
| furnished several OF the large interior
cities with these articles, and laid miles
OF drain pipes in Minneapolis, st. Paul,
Omahn, Butte, Montana, Spokane and
other towns, and has works in most Of
them. Mr. BurRbsm makes fair prop
osition To our cit zeus, and one which if
met Gs it should be, by an encouraging
response, will insure to the towns ben
eft at large. and be the most important
Industry, employing large force OF men
ever started hele. We are curious to see
what encouragement the gentleman gets,
aud beg our business men not to let
this grand opportunity pass, by which
we can permanently locate works here
for this large aud growing industry.
Mr.. b was yesterday interviewed. and,
viii call on our leading men in relation
to this matter. 1t means the invest
ment OF la:ge capital here in perma
uent business employing many hands,
the town at large reaping the benefit.
, 1889-07-18
DOES JOURSALsTIIC FGULNESS

The n. J. Sun very properly joined
issue the other day with Mr.. Miller,
Of the Times, who, III an address on
journalism delivered to the Depart
ment College students. said:
1t is an easy matter in any large
city to give large circulation to a
newspaper You have merely to dis
miss sll scruples, all taste, all de-
cency; print all the scandals that an
active corps of d5tectives reporters
can uaearth; let your pages reek Of
crime and foulness and cheap sensa-
tions, and so long as the Society for
Prevention of Crime keeps its hands
of, the bounding circulation Of Your
newspaper will keep your affidavit
maker at the full stretch OF his pow
ers."
Mr.. Miller's address in its entirety
has not reached Us, aud it is fair tC
assume that in the context he de-
nounced as vigorously as possible
the cheap and nasty" means tc
business success which he indicates
thus. Nevertheless, it was grave
error, and surprising one for hin
o make such q statement to an au
dience of young men. 1t is ranl
pessimism, and pessimistic doctrine;
: are not good for college. students
r To debase a standard of action o.
t principle is the worst possible serv
: ice that can be rendered to one VIII.
/ stands on the threshold OF life.
: 1t is, however, & worthy subject o
inqairy among those Of us who hav'
: passed our youth and caa safel.
: gTapple with the whole truth wher
=, ever we may find it, whethor Nj
: Miller's statements baye not a foun
dation of truth. 1t were invidious
and is altogether unnecessary to cit
: examples of worldly prosperity be
ing founded on the vices of the jour
nalistic pander. There arc few news
papers that are entirely free from
= , the suspicion of occasional laxity 0
! morals. and it ID not to be denie,
that phenomenal success sometime
accompanies q shameful disregar'
i Of the best lines of thought. III
true moral OF it all Is that here is
! better success than mere money
making, and that success in the aC
quirement of wealth is often par
Of dire failure. To blink fact.
howeser, is not to disprove them
and even the worst pessimist ca
Il sometimes cite undeniable facts as
ground for his arguments.
, 1889-07-18

In conversation with property
owner yesterday regarding the sew
erage question he said, For the
rich it would be we'll enough to lay
the sewer pipes before the streets
were graded, but to the moderately
rich it would not bo so good" By
this we understand him to mean that
the people having an abundance of
means could we'll afford to have the
improvements done at once because
they could pay the taxes, but to
many who own land and are unfor-
tunately without comfortable bank
accounts the paying of large sums of
money In the way of taxes would
aripple them in a way that they
would have to lose their property to
pav it. This we have no doubt is
true enough, but is it right that the
few limited owners should be the
cause of the city going without a
system of sewerage for an indefh
mite period. 1t means that when the
Inhabitants increase we are to have,
instead of city noted as being q
very healthy one, a place known as
uncomfortably dangerous to health
BY putting in the sewer pipes now
the present property owners would
would be saved n double expense.
Our friend of the limited means may
sell his propsrty in the future SO that
the expense of sewerage may not be
borne by him. That may possibly
be the reason for his not wanting the
pipes placed in position at this lime.
This is a selfish world, and property
owners like to keep their eye on the
main chance.
, 1889-07-18

Seattle and Tacoma papers are
working miniature war on the
schooi-book trusts. We are not an
advocate of trusts of any descrip-
.;on Int if some arrangement could
.'' @l-.,.e whereby certain text books
would be used in every school the
change would be welcomed by every
father who finds, either from one
cause Ct another. lie must change hi:
Icn!ilreu's school,
, 1889-07-18
The Closing of an Important Outlet

The blockade of port is not moro IN
furious to its commerce than is even ths
temporary obstruction of the bowels Z
the health of the system Consnpatl0f
necessarily arrests the secTetions OF BILE
impedes and disorders digestion, and
poisons the circulation. The safest sDd
most effective. as it is also the most gen
ial, laxative and au!i-bilious medicine ID
existence is Hostetter's Stomach Biitefs,
and 1t is more than probable thst lis
sovereign efficacy as a preventative and
remedy for intermittent and Temittens
fever is largely due to its Teformatofy
notion upon the liver. an organ preln-
dIcia'ly involved in ali malarial con-
plants. 2 Tsons with tendency also
to rheumatic, neuralgia aud kidney
trouble cannot do better than TO nDtaso-
nize it with EIostetter's Stomach bittefs'
which invariably checks it at The cu'sei-
The weak. moreover, are invested Wish
strength 10y this fine invigorsnt.
, 1889-07-18

When the Quincy street grade is
finished, and until Washin gton
street is brought up to level it will
be rough walking to the lower part
of the city via Washington street.
The contractors, it is hoped, will put
their force to work so as to even up
things, and remove what until then
will be a street obstruction.
, 1889-07-18

The old eountryman at Portland,
who was cheated aut Of $4,000 by the
common devices by the bunco men de
serves small sympathy This moss
grown swIndle has been exposed sc
often in the newspapers, that any
one who can read ought to be ia.
mlliar with its features. But there
is a large class that never gains any
experience without paying heavy
fees for it, and the burco victims be
long to that class.
, 1889-07-18

The Partisan rage for establishing
colonies III savage countries will
probably receive a stimulus if the
custom becomes general for an ex-
plorer to bring to that city the
dusky damsels that are given him as
wives on his travels. De Brazza's
lieutenant in the Congo country ha:
Just returned to civilization with Z
comely west African woman, who
will no doubt be added to the at
fractions at the exposition.
, 1889-07-18

The rails have arrived and Mr..
Dooley is working to finish the road
as soon as possible Yesterday
morning he was at the top of the
grade and his voice could be heard
at the sawniIl. Il few weeks longer
and we will be riding in one Of hif
palace cars and bury the threadbare
question SIS life worth living"
, 1889-07-18
HE SENT TT EAST.

For Year was troubled with pnins IN r.y
back aad side, and headaches, the result Of liver
a'id kidney trouble. 1 was attracted TO JOYS
Vegetable sarsararilla, by the startling testinon-
l's IN the papers and although prcjudiccd against
such things generally, they seemed practical
vas Induced to try it, knowing that Us it was
raro.y vegetable, it would at any rate do no
harm. II was pleasant TO take and acted as a
gcaiic laxative. After the second bottle my pains
aaa aches disappeared and felt like n new man
IT did 20 much for me that sent several bottles
10 ny family in New Jersey, who also took il
with the most satisfactory results
SRcxosezGN
, 1889-07-18

An entire family in Palouse eli!
has been wiped out OF existence by
a religious fanatic who believed that
the Almighty directed him to do SO
After religious revival when persons
arc wrought up to their highest sen,
sibilities, such affairs as this happen
In this case, however, the murderer
does not seem to have been subjected
to such onslaughts as Moody makes
on sin and sinners, nor do we learn
from the account that there had
been even a local revival. Yet the
murder was committed, We are in
formed, by a religious fanatic y
We heard Moody say once that EThe
idea of man or woman going crazy
because they had too much religion
is stuff and nonsense, the trouble
with them is they have not enough y
That remark of Moody's is about as
pnre nonsense as anything he ever
uttered. Such revivals as Mr..
Moody conducts are gotten up for
the purpose of working on the feel
ings of his hearers. Moody knows
his audience at a glance, and, like
a actor, he knows just when to have
them cry or laugh, VIXEN he has them
wrought up to the highest pitch he
calls for hymn and that is the fin =
ishing touch, and something has to
break. 1t is the evangelist's won
derful magnetism, and he can lead
his hearers, in many cases, to right
eousness or the devil as he wills.
There is no doubt that when this
murderer aud suicide "got religion"
there was 10y and feasting at bis fire.
side. But instead of giving it to
him in easy doses they kept hammer
ing it into him until the man be-
lieved that Heaven was the ONLY
suitable place fQr him to reside and
that there was mansion waiting
for him Now where has it brought
him tos In religion, as in every
thing else, the ministers of tho Cos
pei should advocate temperance, for
by this murder in t'aiouse we must
be convinced that the mans religious
happiness sent thCss several souls to
their accounts. There is q happy
medium in religion which we believe
to be more beneficial than that sort
tc be obtained at revival meetings.
Your chances are better for retains
ing what yOu get in an ordinary
church service than anything which
my be had at these hallelujah az
fairs that seldom get down to the
heart. They are apt to make a big
splu:ter in the beginning and 10 a |
few weeks the one who got religion"
S back on the same old barrel in the
corner grocery. But where this sort
'f religion does stick it sticks hard |
md the possessor eats and sleeps
Tlih 1t and doles it ont to every one
hey meet until the neighEors who
ire not religiously inclined fail to
ierive any pleasure or benefit from
nm conversation. To such religious
ranks the world is full of sin and
inners, whether they attend church
r theateIs it is ali the same. They
nagine there is but one clean per
on and that one exists only in them
elves. The sesult of their desire to
o up aIoft is so great that they wipe
ut a who,e family to get there.
erily. violent delights have violent
lds."
, 1889-07-18

In another column will be found
an item referring to the location of a
tile factory here Mr.. Burnham, we
selieye, is man of excellent repu-
tation, and if ne receives sufficient
encouragement will establish him
self here IN business which will
bring several hundred residents.
Mr.. Burnham does not ask a great
deal in the way of bonus; in.
deed so little that it will look like
short sightedness Oh the part of eul
citizens to let him 90.
, 1889-07-18

William Walter Phelps will make
creditab.e successor to Geo. ii.
Pendleton as minister to Germany.
President Cleveland could not have
done better than ho did in sending
Mr.. Pendleton to Berlin, nor could
President Harrison have done better
than to name Mr.. Phelps to succeed
l,ir,
, 1889-07-18

F. w. Perrot. the boat builder, h''
almost completed the boat he IS buiia,as n4
for Mr. Charles Moore, OF foft
covery. 1t is a beauty in its way ''''
will be curiosity on these waters 4.
Arrangements are being made 10
a first-class club come here on sumo y
and play the TownseEds ga1'e oi
Thos. MaIoney, Secretary Oi 'as - =.
Sound Cooperative Colony as
geles, is in the city.
Subscribe Tor the AEsrs-
, 1889-07-18

MARRIED AT the NJ. E. chu cb, of
Port Townsend, on July Is. 1889. Rev.
H. Vernon Rice to Miss JAMIE NJ. Bill,
OF this city, Revs. John N. Decuison aud
ID. i, Carnaban, officiating.
No cards: Rev. and Mrs. Rec took
the Olympian for Portland, and from
there will 60 to Long Beach for the sea-
, 1889-07-18

An exchange says that King kala-
kua is trying to borrow $4,000 to
see his old fricnd-the elephant.
We have always been under the i'm
preston that he went into the lair
of the tiger oftener than anywhere
, 1889-07-18

The Port Townsend Southern -
slow, but like the morrow, Is bound
to come. The citizens are Interested,
and the work will be rapidly.pushcd.
, 1889-07-18

Among the many telegrams of
sympathy sent Ellensburg at the
time of the fire we fail to find one
from this city. An oversight which
is hardly excnsable.
, 1889-07-18

a family in New York advertises
for rooms "where the landIady will
not bring in the neighbors TO look
at the room whom it is upset" That
same AL would fit right here in
Townsend.
, 1889-07-18
NEW YORK LETTER,
Inc Hreat Prize FiEht---The Deadly
Wfres---AnnexattoR.

NEW YORK, July 8, 1Ss9.-Tbe two
biggest men in this country to-day, it is
almost unnecessary to say, are Mr.. John
L. Sullivan and Mr.. Jake KiIrais.
winch Cf the two is the biggest will be
settled before the day ia over in the good
old way that used 30 be in style before
swords, fire arms and other such weapons
were lnvented. The interest taken by
the New York public in this fstic con.
test could scarcely be greater even il it
were to take place in Madison SQUARE
Garden, instea OF in Louisiana. One
enterprising paper. has gone SO far as to
| take postal card vote sD the probable
! winner With the result that Mr.. Sullivan
Is far in the lead. No event in the pugi-
listic world has been SO important since
the famous fight between Heenan and
Sayres, and whatever the outcome it will,
10 all probability, be rank ed by sporting
men as one OF the decisive battles of the
| world.
| DEATH IN THE WIRES.
| The many deaths and narrow ESCAPES
OF death from contact with electric light
wires which are continually occurring 20
to show the wisdom of Mayor Grants
policy in removing tue dangerous poles
and wires from the streets. The az has
been at work very Industriousiy so far
but the poles are not all down yet.
When they are gone and the wires are
buried out of sight the people will
breathe easier. As it is We can hardly
pick up paper without reading about
some accident caused by the deadly
wires. The latest unfortunate is . dry
goods clerk by the name.of Liuuell. who
had his hands burned almost to a crisp
by touching an exposed wire and who
was only saved fEom death by the prompt
aeticu OF an italian in cutting the wire
with.a hatchet. The doctors say that
he will carry the marks Of the burn all
his life.
ANNEXATION
The question:of Canadian annexation
Is at present being agitated with much
, vIgor by our people and grows in impor-
tance every day. The fact that snnexa-
ton was favored by the convention of
Canadian residents. which was held in
this city last week, shows i. to be nearer
accomplishment than most people imag-
Inc. If Canadians Who have lived for a
fair period among us and have had the
opportunity to become acquainted with
American laws and customs can see the
benefits OF annexation 1t is evident that
a long step has bean taken in that di-
rection. let US hope SO, and let all
Americans rejoice to look forward 10 the
day when there will be but one govern
ment on this continent and that govern
ment shall be the United States OF
America. EDWIN ARLINGTON.
, 1889-07-18

Another of our citizens going home
late Monday night was chased by a
highwayman on the hill. The gen
tleman unfortunately left his re-
volver at his place of business, 9TH
erwise the services Of Coroner
Wyckoff might have been necessary.
, 1889-07-18

1t is rumored on the street that syn
dIcate Of gentlemen from Michigan pro-
pose starting saw mill on Port Towns
end bay. L. this is done it will probably
give employment 10 fifty men.
, 1889-07-18

~ cfCfeZ ell
Master caulkcr. loot Of Clay street san Francisco
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-03-23

the door after violent fit of cough.
ing, in which he threw up a carpet
tack he had swallowed the day before,
and stated that he had long cherished
the idea of writing history of the
colored race in America He had
already mapped out his work, and
could promise book of 5000 pages
and 5000 illustrations, He wanted
the approval and backing ofthe Lime
Kiln Club. He thought the club should
give him an order for at least 200
books, and it would greatly encourage
him if they were paid for in advance,
The price would be $40 per volume,
and at the rate he was working the
history would beready inside of seven
years.
The proposition was cried down
from all parts of the hall, and Broth
er Gardner arose and said:
"Brudder Jenkins, hev a few
words of fatherly advice to offer. 1
hev had my eye on you fur some
months past, an l war calkerlatin' to
hev talk wild you when de sign
cum right De culled race In America
hain't hollerin' to be writ up in book
of 600 pages. We know all about
what has happened without readin' it.
We hain't gwine crazy fur no 500
illustrashuns, an we hain't tradin'
off no $40 bills fur his histories. Oars
a family named Jenkins up on Cal
houn street who is in want of shoes,
clothes an fodder. Dat family belongs
TO you. You hev bin loafn' around
fur de last three months, gwine in
debt an beatin' your way. Now, sab
you jist drap dis hist'ry bizness. Drap
it tonight. Drap it dis minute. When
you git up in de mawnin' you look
fur job, an you keep lookin' till We
find one. If you doan' do it you
will hear sunthin' fall at our next
meetin'. De Guild race in America
is all right You jist let it alone
an attend tie yo'self and family. We
will now go home"