, 1889-02-14

the great statesman of the nation,
say Franklin or Lincoln.-Nerthtrest
Magazine.
Senator Daniels has introduced
an amendment to the naval appro-
priation bill, measure authorizing
the president to appoint 9 board OF
naval officers to select and report up
on the best five obtainable sites in
the United States for the fabrication
of guns and armor plate and other
meterial of iron or steel fer the use
of the navy. One of those sitos 10
be located in the middle or eastern
states, one in Virginia, one on the
gulf coast, one on the great lakss,
and one on the Pacific coast.
In number of the States the legs
islatures have elected comparatively
young men as senators. Colorado
selected E. 0. Holcott, q young man
of about thirty>eight years OF age.
but a man already of great ability.
A man that will not only add credis
to his state, but to the body of which
he will soon become member. II
is said that man has to serve two
terms in the senate before he is ever
heard from, but Mr.. Wolcott's
friends want to wager that he will
be heard from before six months
elapse.
The non-passage of the street rail-
road ordinances last night was rather
a surprise and disappointment to
many of our citizens. That such an
innovation would be great conyen-
ience to people on the bluff, there Is
not the shadow of a doubt; and there
is quite as much cause to believe that
the line would have been of untold,
financial benefit to those whose unim-
proved property is along the proposr
ed route. To those people, perhaps,
the disappointment is more ksenly
felt. Mayor Learned says that in
looking over the map he found, that
he was going to run into the suburbs
and would be outside the city Limits
and consequently out Of the juris-
dic.ion of the city officials OF course
the interested parties do not intend
giving up the matter as lost. though
we do not know just what move Mr..
Dooley will make in the matter. Hs
has gone to great expense, and We
trust that through the terms OF ths
ordinance being modified arrange,
ments may be made to run the road
or at least enable him TO provide
against loss.
The proposed new daily at Helena,
with Russell B. Harrison, son of the
President~elect, as manager and su-
thorized spokesman, seems to be
making good progress toward Teali-
zation. An effort has been made TO
get the republican campaign papsr,
the Record, out of the way and swsl-
low it, but the managers of that CON.
cern, knowing the anxiety Of the new
combination to secure it. are holding
the property at an enormously high
figure. The Harrison crowd are dis.
inclined to accede to She terms and
are making active preparations to
put in new plant and sttsmpt the
freezing out of their presumptivs
rival. An improved power p-sss OF
modern pattern has been purchased,
and all the necessary appliances srs
being negotiated for.
Mr.. Harrison has press franshiss.
1t is understood that he will import
an editor from the east, probably d.
rect from Indianapolis. The re-
publicans give evidence Of being
highly elated over the certainty OF
baving q paper at Helena that will
be so closely identified with the new
administration.
In another column will be found
an article on the customs service OF
Port Townsend. II the article has
faul t, it is that it does not express
in terms sufficiently strong the true
condition of affairs there. Port
Townsend is day the Earae.t point
of entry in the United States, and
second only to New York City in the
matter of tonnage; and yet the busi-
ness Of the government is carried on
in a building better calculated to
serve any other purpose. The busi-
ness of this Office has entirely OUT
grown the quarters, and under the
circumstances there is no reason why
the oIEccGess should be there longer
than it will take 10 erect the building
for which a sum has been appropri-
ated. Our citizens should at once
memorialize conuress, and ths
work may be beeun without dslsyso
that one of the fret acts in the con.
gressional life of Hon. John b. Allen
Will be to present i to that body and
by them referred to the proper CON-
mittee. Let some Of our citizens
whose time is not an, rely sngrossed
in the transfer of .wa ter fronts and
town lots" start the hal rolling, and
the ARGUS will keen aU DIi Dn 7hing il until
1t stops in the right corner. Ne
member that.w have III. 2 approprIa-
ton so that that cannot be used -
an excuse.