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Connecticut western news., 1889-11-13
A HSettler'' for Mrs. K.

The other day we overheard table conversation substantially like this:
 "What, dear, you haven't heard about it?'
 "No, dearie, not word."
 "Why, you see, Mrs. X Ca very prominent lady) tried to get Mrs. Z's (another prominent lady) cook away from her, and actually went to Mrs. Z's house when Mrs. z was away and offered the cook moremoney."
 "My, my! What did Mrs. z do about it?"
 ''Well, the next time they met at a state dinner Mrs. z didn't notice her. Some one who sat between them said:
 "'Mrs. z, you know Mrs. X, do you not?"
 "sN-n-no,' said Mrs. z, q believe not. She sometimes calls on my cook, I understand, but believe we do not exchange those courtesies. Waiter, another of the breadsticks, please.'"
Connecticut western news., 1889-11-13

On the morning of Nov. 23. prior to the great foot ball game between Yale and Har- yard at Springfield, there will be a shooting contest between teams representing both colleges. Great rivalry exists between the colleges even in this branch of sport, and there will undoubtedly be lots of interest centered on the result of the match.
 ''Uncle Dick' Mccormick, president of the Western association, is now sole proprietor of the Omaha club. In letter to Secretary Morton he says that he has bought up all the clubs stock and has arranged lease of down town grounds. He says, furthermore, that the sale of Clark, Nagle or Nichols will not be sanctioned by him, as in his own
Connecticut western news., 1889-11-13
LORD STANLEY IN HOT WATER.
He Spoke Harsh1y to Orangemen, an,
 Now They Want Him Removed.


 Now They Want Him Removed.
 Lord Stanley appears to have raised hor- nets nest about his head. When he toh the Canadian Orangemen that they were agita- tors and distnrbers of the peace, he lost sight of the fact that he was not in aristocratic England, where q titled Englishman can say what he p!eases, and his remarks will not be resented. When Lord stanley's name was mentioned at the Orange demonstration at Ottawa last week, five thousand voices joined in greeting it with groans and bisses.
 The Orangemen have taken the matter in hand and a roundly-signed petition is to be presented to Queen Victoria demanding his recall. Lord Elgin, former governor general of Canada, was rotton-egged in public because he attempted to override public opinion and treated the voice of the Canadian people with contempt. Although history may not repeat itself, it is true that the greatest indignation has been aroused against Lord Stanley throughout the country, as evidenced by the lukewarm manner in which he has been received on every occasion on which he has appeared in public since he made the fatal speech.
Connecticut western news., 1889-11-13
TRAIN BREAKS ON AN INCLINE.
The Parted Section Strikes Gravel Cars
 One Killed, Many Wounded.

The Parted Section Strikes Gravel Cars
 One Killed, Many Wounded.
 A terrible wreck occurred on the moun- tain near Altoona, caused by coal train parting and coming down the mountain nnd running into the rear of gravel train. It was running at the rate of a mile min- ute when it struck. William Stevens of Gallitzin, fagman of the gravel train, was instantly killed. The fireman of the freight engine, Harry McKelyey, of the same place, is probably fatally injured. He jumped while the train was running at the high rate of speed. There were forty men on the gravel train, most of whom were slightly injured.
 Daniel Shank of Gallitzin, foreman of the gravel train, is hurt inwardly. Only one brakeman being on the front end of the parted section, the train became unmanage- able and all hands jumped while the train was running at full speed. A relief train was sent out from Altoona promptly, and the injured were brought in. Several cars are wrecked and the track is badly torn up, causing . great delay to traffic. Flagman Stevens leaves . widow and one child. He was terribly mangled. Engine 1140 of the freight train was almost totally demolished.
Connecticut western news., 1889-11-13
INDIANS NEEDS.
The Commissioners Rcport-Do Away
 wi ha

The Commissioners Rcport-Do Away
 with the Reservation.
 T. J. Morgan, commissioner of Indian affairs, says in his annual report that he has entered upon his new work with the follow ing we'll defined convictions: That the Indian reservation system must be done away with; that the Indians must be ab- sorbed into our national life and made Amer ican citizens, that each Indian must be treated us a man, given mans rights and privileges, and then be held to the performance of a mans obligations; that the Indians must be forced to accept civilization that the rising generation of Indians must be educated and prepared for the new order of things; that tribal relations must be broken up; that integrity, justice, patience and good sense must be exercised in the administration of Indian affairs; and that only honest men and women should be employed in carrying out the goyernment's designs toward the Indians: MT, Morgan says 147 Indian schools with 6,a56 pupils are now maintained at a cost of Ss60,0Sa. He devotcs considerable space to the allotment of lands in severalty, and urges protection against whites who try to get the Indians land away from him.
Connecticut western news., 1889-11-13
CREDIT MOBILIER LITIGATION.
Payment Made for the Last Eighteen Years
 Taxes.

The long pending litigation against the Credit Mobilier of America was practically brought to conclusion recently by payment into the treasury of $40, 900 in the settlement of Pennsyvania's claim for taxes due for the past Is years. The Credit Mobilier Con- pany has heretofore returned its capital stock valuation for taxation purposes at the nom- inal sum of 50 cents share, claiming it had gone out of business many years ago, had no tangible assets, and was, in fact, a moribund corporation preparing for an early dissolu- tion. It admitted liability of about 5000 as the total amount due the commonwealth:
 The state officials did not accept this view, and suits were inoituted in the United States circuit court in Philadelphia, and subsequent- ly, under the direction of Attorney General Kirkpatrick, in the superior court of Massaehu- sets. The Union Pacific Railroad Company was made defendant, the commonwealth claiming that the latter corporation, as owner of all the shares of the Credit Mobilier of America, had in its possession valuable prop erty subject to taxation. An adjustment was
 finally reached upon basis of $2O per share, being the last market price of the stock.
Connecticut western news., 1889-11-13
DRIVEN FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
The Army of Rats Put to Flight With
 Great Slaughter.

Mc AT1Ay O1 1&aCS VO AsA
 Great Slaughter.
 The White House at Washington is now about clear of rats. Weeks ago no old barn was ever more infested with rats than the home of the Presi- dent of the United States. During the night the gnawing of the rats in their efforts to make new openings, and their races between the walls and under floors made sleep well nigh im- possible.
 "There is not 8 rat in the upper portion of the house Dow," said Frank Hosmer, who has been employed to clear the White House of the pests. "I suppose we have killed sixty of them, though that does not represent the number that were here when the work began. Most of the rats have been driven out of the house into the garden by the ferrets, and have bur- rowed in every direction to find hiding places."
 Yesterday afternoon Hosmer was watching ferret as it went down one hole after another that the rats had made. It occasionally chased out 8 rat that was soon despatched by the long-haired terrier that was keeping guard on the outside. The work has gone on so long now that the catches are few and chase of several hours does not reward the workers with more than one or two rats. The fer rets would themselves kill their prey, but they are prevented as far as possi- ble. When they have once sucked the rats blood they are of little use for three or four hours, as during that time they lie dormant wherever they happen to have had their feast, wheth- CT in a rat hole or in the open air.
 Their active chase has, however, the incentive of feast of rats blood to urge them on. They are not fed until their day's work is done They are trained, and have scent equal to that of any dog. They will maneuvre about the tunnellings of the rats with out moment of rest for five or six hours, but at the end of that time their work for the day is done and they go on strike. No coaxing or any art known to man can urge 8 ferret to continue on the warpath aftet rats or anything else when it has be- come tired.
 The last rat fight in the White House took place during the latter part of Gen. Grants Administration, when ferrets were used as at present. The pests gradually crept back, and were somewhat annoying during the Cleve- land regime.
Connecticut western news., 1889-11-13
Lord Randolph Churchill is still discussing

Lord KandOIph ChurchlI1 IS st1I1 ulscuss1hg the drink question in his speeches. In a re- cent address at Newton, Montgomeryshire, England, he said: ''I find that the condition of the people is most seriously and danger ously affected by two great evils. The one arises from the excessive consumption of al
 coholic liquors by the masses of the people of the country. Hear, hear.l The unrestrict- ed sale of intoxicating liquors among the masses of the people is shown in the enor- mously excessive number of establishments for the sale of drink which strikes the eye everywhere, no matter where you go, in any part of England or Wales. [Cheers.I The other evil arises from the disgraceful condi- tion of the dwellings which are inhabited by 8 large portion of our laboring population.
Connecticut western news., 1889-11-13
CENSUS BUREAU WORK.
Rep0rt of Superintendent Porter of Opera
 finna Since .IuuR

R1port of Superintendent Porter of Opera
 tiOnS Since June |.
 The report of R. P. Porter, superintendent of census, to the secretary of the census, about the operations of the census office since June 1, 1889, has been made public. The re- port explains in detail the vast amount of work thst has already been done preliminary to the active 4eld work that will begin next year. Several important reports of the 11th census win be ready for publication during the falt and winter of 1890. and Superintend- ent Porter makes . suggestion, which, If o3opeSd by congress, he thinks will secure the pubacti of the volumes speedily after they afe raaudy for the printer.
, 1889-01-24
Tine Olympic Mountains

On the western side of Washington
Territory. facing the restless ocean and
defyiug its angry waves with rock
bound coast, stands the Olympic range
of mountains. East OF them is that mag
nificent spread of inland waters com
prising Hoods Canal and Puget Sound,
that has been called the Mediterranean
of the Faciac. rEese mountains, during
nearly all the y>aT, pfGs5.t continuous
array of snOw-clad peaks for Ecndred
miles southward from the Straits OF
Juan de Fuca, which washes their north
err. end They stand on the peninsul la
all in line; .tkr officers up for inspection,
while the migntief SammIts OF RauleF
and Baker, in the Cascade fahgs, in ma
| iestic isolation, appear IN front, ike d.
| ficers of high rank reviewing the parade.
| The space between Hoods Canal and
the ocean is almost entirely occupied by
the Olympic range and its foothills.
! The mountains seem to rise from the
edge of the water, on both sides, III
steep ascent te line of perpetual snow,
as though nature had designed to shut
| up this spot for her safe retreat forever.
| Here she is entrenched behind frowning
walls of basalt; in 'front.' OF which il
Hoods Canal, deep, silent; dark ano
eternal, constituting the moat- powr
in its pnfathomable waters turks the
giant squid, and on its shores the emma
mon bear and the cougar wander in the
solitude of the primeval forest. 1t is
land of mystery. aEesinspiriDg in 1T
mighty constituents and wondersmaking
in its unknown expahse of canou ant
ridge.-FrOm Cor !Semple's InRHd
Report.
, 1889-01-24

In passlny down Water street along
| toward the sea wall front, dos't fajl
| to stop and examine O. j. Andrews
stock Of dress goods aud merchant tailor
material Mr.. Andrews has fully sus'
| tained the fine reputation with which lie
came to Port Townsend He Is deserv-
ing to the extreme penalty of tue law
and 1t VIII serve him just right to keep
ut bard labor indefinitely, making up
fashionable suits for fashionable peo-
pie.
George McNamara may be getting
tired of official life in connection With
Uncle Sans mails; the joys of n1bbtlhg
at the public crib may be cloying his es-
thetic taste: or. lie mas even be doubling
his adaptabili.y for that kind OF a lie.
but one thing Is certain. as a real estate
agent he j. how,ing succeSs-an lS-
karat success. a ward wide and warrant
ed not to rub off This !s considerable
of an admission, dear reader-~Out We
are in the admission mood to-day.
Business is gradually getting rack on
the bill. MessrS. Guibransen y Hansen,
who recently purchased part of the block
occupied by DIR. Minkier's residence,
have begun the erection Of bGIidIng
for business purpos 5, to be 3OL6D feet
III 5 2. and three stories high. 1t will
be quite an addition tn that part of
town. The bu.ding vii! have lis front
on houtun street, adjoining DR.. Mink !
lrr's. II will haze t~" etore TpoGls on
the main floor.
T. J. Notion, after looking around on /
the Sound thoroughly, has tiXei on this !
c!tv for business location. Mr. Not
ton recently soii mt large hardware !
IN Fort Way.e, Ind. in |
which business he had been engaged for |
- years The Fors WAYNE Daily Gdz- |
cite says: 'F'. Wc%ne loses :. Geuia! Grd |
courteous gentIemaf =oEia!ly. and Il !
business man of the highest mi .:rify |
and ability" The ARGUS welcomes Mr.. /
\ to 4 business position III our flourish |
ing city He engages il the same busI-
hess IN which he was engaged in iudi-
ana Two rooms III the new Hastings
James block having been rented fDr
nat pttrpGsc' one frna ing on Water ST.. |
the other on lyl:T-
, 1889-01-24
GBsN EOENCIt.
CUuncil met at ! 40 p. III.

CUImcil met at 40 p. III.
Present. Burkrtt. I'ittl. field. Starrett
| Downs; Weymouth and Pavnc.
Petition OF II. f.. Morgan for leave to
build sidewalks in front OF his two houses
| on Maple avenue, and also around lots
| five and seven, block 81. Granted.
Petition of +. w. Drvoe for leave to
build sidewalks i'll front OF his property
on Lincoln and Madison SITS. Granted.
Petition OF {. +. Clapp. CIias FiSer-
tCis, James DaigarCino and ThoS. Phil
lips to place block seven within the fire
! limits and prohibiting the building ui
wooden structures thereon. Granted
Ordinance to be drawn placing the north
hall OF block seven within the fire limits
and no wooden structure To he built
within forty feet of the buildings thereon
fronting on Water street.
Petition nj q. G. Addms AID fithrrs II
open up Adams street between Lincoln
and First streets Granted.
The petition OF J. W Barklcy and W.
T.. Turner for liquor license for six
months, was rejected. The Council has
no power to grant Il license for less than
one wear.
Report OF street committee ON grant
ing franchise Tor street railway To T J g.,
l'O'lt ana associates, DCinS favorable.
Rejected.
Minority report of Geo T.. Starrctt OF
street committee, on granting franchise
for street railways To J. y. Laubach and
associates. Accepted and placed on file
Report OF committee ON fire and wafer,
in reference to purchasing additional
hose and hose cart, accepted and placed
on file to await answers 10 correspond
rnct' ri chief 81 fire department before
action thereon.
An ordinance granting to y. d. Hill,
Frank w. James, \. W. Bash, r. c.
Hill, ii. +. Morgan and Henry Landcs
and their associates TO lay water pipes
within the city Of Port Townsend and
defining the rights, duties and obliga-
tienSsof said grantees. Adopted.
Bill of Electric Light Company rccdm-
mitted to finance committee for adjust
ment.
Claims of commission on surveys order
cred paid, viz: +. W. James, $40; IL.
T.. Morgan, go; r. T.. Andrews, $40 ;
Joseph King, aNcman, SlG,25. Total,
S22l.25
Ordered that the city surveyor bc and
is instructed to cause all new sidewalks,
to be constructed, To conform TO the new
survey made 10y the commission on sur-
vcys of the city.
, 1889-01-24
The Fire

The fire Yesterday afternoon resulted
III the destruction Of III" three buildings
located between the brick store building
of Waterman X Katz and the banking
house building Of c. F. ClaPp. By the
efforts Of the fire company the flames
were prevented from burning 20 rapidly
in the front OF the buildings IL to spread
10 those on the opposite side OF the street :;
hut the most earnest effort on the part OF
the company because Of its limited ta'
cilitics, was rnavailing in qu1cnching the
flames. The L. = steamer WolCott com
-idrrrd the project of running up III the
rear OF the burning buildings, and Ivy
the Use itS engines AMI ti'e apparatus
dc'uging The bindings with 4 flood OF
salt water hut on account OF the size OF
the vessel this was found imPraCtIcablc.
The crew. however, came ashore and
lent valuable assistance.
When the OlympiTu arrived, Capt.
Grant, ui the tug Pioneer procured from
that vessel q hose, and stcamIng up IN
close proximity |" the burning buildings,
So drrnChcd thnIn that the flames We're
speedily Subdued. Had it been possible
To have done this sooner in connection
with the good work on the part Of the
fire COMPANY. th" buildings Ciiuld likely
have bCrr saved without any very great
.';:....;s.c 10 more oi them. But the fire
before diScoverci had gotten under too
much headway to bc made to yield TO
the equipments of ..r'" Company.
NotIiHc Hu, the charred walls are left,
;,I.u the buildings will bcpuIIed down To
make way for new ones and We under
stand that the owners, the Waterman X
katz firm, viii put up brick buildings
whom tbry fIG ITIi1I
, 1889-01-24
iir New sn6HirG.

The new proprietor of this Institution
has reiiited 'he room at great expense,
AMI Will reopen it tomorrow as the neat
est, pJbbiest and most attractive res
iaursr. III the city. 1t is to be fully
worthy =, = place in nny city on the
Coast. Let it haze such a generous pat
ronase as will demonstrate public taste
and desire for first class accommodations.
Mr.. p +. Emerson, the new proprietor ,
| comes here f.om Salem, Or, where lie
successfully cond uctedIa restaurant bus
mess for eighteen years Some idea OF
the esteem in which he Is held by his
former townsmen may be gained from
the following. taken from the Statesman
| of recent date: "Mr. Emerson takes with
bin the best wishes of the many friends
among whom be has lived so long, and
with whom his genial qualities will be
ever pleasantly remembered. He has
earned an enviabie reputation as res
tauratenr. which will insur9 hin. we'll
| filled dining room wherever he casts his
| lot In him Port Townsend has receiv-
ed live, honorable business man, free
| hea:tCi and kind, and in his family its
society has sCCc-sd il valuable addition
, 1889-01-24
sscisatiug EEUb Banquet.

Port TOwDsend has debating club
that has been source of interest ID
intellectual profit to its members. Last
Saturday evening President J. Il. Ma
son occupied the chair. and, besides
Secretary Smith, there were quite num-
ber of members in attendance. The
meeting was held in Mr.. T. \. HaIler's
law Office. in the ncW tontiGs Haller
building. The debate, on the question
of annexing Canada to The United
States, was participated in by Messrs.
Rhode, Flowers and Haller on the af-
tiTmatlve, and Mason, Weir and Smith
on the negative. Arrangements were
made for banquet to be served t1 men,
berS only, at Mr.. Haller's office. next
Saturday evening. 4 long list of toasts
was assigned to members for :esfnu3es ~
among them: "Wby We rejoice" l. f.
Pontius; "The Ladies'" l.. r.. Flowers;
Washington Territory" A. Weir; "a
poem, Mr.. Smith; and various other ex-
efciseS. A very enjoyable occasion is an
tIcipate !. The members are indugtrI-
Our, and devoted to mutual improve
ment.
, 1889-01-24

! The steamer Susie, which was sunl
/ near the Pacific mill about three week
ago by the exp'osion of her boiler, ha
| beSn raised and found badly damaged
Her whole deck, except a small portion
torwatd. Was completely blown away
and the port side, opposite the boiler
was also demolished Captain Higgins
Is of the opinion that the damages car
be repaired in short time.-Tacoma
NeIts
a telegram received yesterday from
Mr.. Ellis in charge of the Holsters sent
by the L. S. Fish Commission, states
that he will leave Portland for Tacoma
this morning. fudge Swan goes To Ia
coma on the Olympiaii to rreet Mr.
Ellis and bring the Holsters here where
arrangements have been made to have
them properly planted. The probablII-
ties are that they will be placed 10 Sow
bay. and just ou side of Point Wilson.
Ben Miller has secured lease of the
Bradshaw corner lot at the foot of the
Washington street grade, and will erect
thereon fire brick building This
land, 36xs2 feet Iu size, was purchased
by Mr.. bradshaw from the Fowler es-
tate, about ten years ago, for SlG1 It
Is now worth something like slO.G00.
1t Is eligIb!y located for q basement. q
main story fronting on TnyInt street,
and Il second story frotitirs on Wash
IngtOn street.
The Railroad Record, published AT
Philadelphia, says: Old boreas not ex-
tending his frigjd breath to the Pagct
Sound region sufficient to cnngeal ice
for domestic and commercial supply,
cOmpels its manufacture 10y artificial
means. Seattle has bad such factory
for a St or so, aud now Fort Townsend
is creating one with capacity of eight
tons per day and to cost 81, COO, while
Tacoma has secured its supply from the
ice bound regions Of Idaho and Montana
by rail These facts are evidence OF tue
mild eqaabIe climate with which Puget
Iuud and Washington are favored
, 1889-01-24
Vur SnJEr-Hes.

T.. Presbyterian church building q
found altogether too small to accommo-
date the public, most If the time. That
denomination Is contemplating erecting
much larger aud finer building
The NJ. T. building, though consider
ably larger than tha: of The Presbyte
ian, : fornd all too small. The mem
bership Of the church s0"i"ty Is IHcreas-
ing rapidly and ten thousliid dollar
brick binding is seriously contemplated.
The Episcopal church is prGsprous
aud inur;shing Two large buildings
have been erected on its property with.
| in tie past Few months-one for the rec
| tors residence, and the other for a
school which is already in stI"cesstui OPP
Grafton.
The Catholic church has fine prop
erty. right in the heart of town, and has
numerous membership
1t is altogether likely that Cnngre-
gational church will be organized dur
ing the next three months, as there Is
almost enough material low
| Reiigiously speaking. the city is doing
remarkably we'll Besides the church
organizations. there is a Young Men S
/ Christian Association, Seamen's Beth
| ei, d Wumen'5 Christian Temperance
UuiCn. aud Temperance coge" honsn-
all in successful operation.
, 1889-01-24
Capt. f. Biondi has purchased from

Capt. f. Biondi has purchased from
...rs Bulangcr lot , in block y. 4.
Plummcr's addition TO Port Townsend
upon which ne proposes to build hand
some residence to be occupied by Il
friend, who, with his family are soon to
move from the east and locate here.
This property joins the residence occu-
pied by Mr.. DevOe near the bluff.
After February first the mail service on
the route from Port Discovery to Quill
Gene, will be changed to twice Il week
40. sHys Il Washington dispatch This
will prove quite a desirable change To
the people on that route! Now. ii
Quilcittc can get 4 mail service by water
TO Port TNwrsond, they will be well fix
ed.
Mr.. Ward, who is doing such good
work III Seattle, SAYS he could accom-
plish great deal more for Port Town
send if he only had good supply OF
printed matter descriptive Of the port Of
entry. \ movement was started a few
days ago to have special edition "f the
ARGUS published. If sufficient money is
raised. it will be speedily forthcoming.