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, 1889-05-23

The mysterious Disappearance OF
the log book of the Harriet Lane from
tho archives of the navy department.
will not help Admiral Porter to de-
fcnd himself against the ch rges Of
tie Massachusetts statesman. But
Ter is the kind OF a man to make the
most of such ali extraordinary CIR
cumstance, aud before he gets
lirough with tie admiral tho public
viii be tolerabiy certain that the pro-
duction of the log book would Lot
help Porter's case. Apart from the
personal quarrel between Porter and
Butler. it is not in the highest degree
surprising that SO important record
of events as is the log of the Harriet
Lane could be spirited away from its
custCaians in Washington, ard
does ii not auggest that some steps
should be taken immediately to pre-
servo from plunderers sach imports
ant records rs the government still
has in its possession
, 1889-05-23
Breeding Rats In London.

In London, where rafting is much
more in vogue than it is here, some
of the fancy" tried to breed rats.
They succeeded to a certain extent,
and produced a great number. But
they were no good. Being in fact
domestic animals, they were not much
afraid of the terriers, and the dogs,
as a consequence, killed them in q
tardy, hslf-hearted way that would
have insured their defeat against time
or rivals IN a pit. A big rat is not
always che best. He is apt to be
slow, and to die without struggle
The large sewer rat is generally over
fed. and can neither run nor fight.
A medium sized animal, thin and
hungry, is probably the best. When
he is conered he will often spring g:
the terrier, grip him under the lower
jaw, out of Preach of his teeth, and
hold on for dear life. If the dog
knows his business he will waste no
time in trying to scrape him off with
his paws. He will go straight on with
his work killing the other rats in the
pit, until the one that is clinging to
his chin gets tired and drops off,
when he will not be likely to have
another chance.
, 1889-05-23
4 GOOD LAW.

The legislature of Minnesota has
passed a bill making drunkenness 3
crime, and it is a good law. Many
men get drunk in order to screw
their courage to tho point of commit
ting worse crimes, and many unin~
tentionally commit worse crimes
while drunk than they would il So
ber. Yet the law does not excuse
anyone for committing outrages
while drunk, on the old law princi-
pie that mo one may take advantage
of his own wrong" One who can
not drink without becoming besotted
should never touch liquor, and if he
cannot see the thing in that light he
should be made TO feel the penalties
of his weakness in way that would
teach him a better lesson than mere
physical suffering can do. A law
making drunkenness crime will dc
more in a year if it is executed, than
all the prohibition Legislation that
was ever thought of or ever could be
thought of, would do in forty years
The Minnesota bill only waits the
governors signature to become {
law. The penalties prescribed are
severe enough to take away the ele,
ment of Indifference, and are, for the
first offense, a fine of not less thar
SO nor more than $40, or imprison
ment for not less than ten nor more
than forty days; second offense, S3(
or $40 fine, to thirty or sixty days
Imprisonment; third offense sixty tC
ninety days imprisonment.-Tacomi
| GLOUc.
, 1889-05-23
TITLE IN DISPUTE.
The owneFsnip of n Valuable Tract
ia Question.

Suit is now pending in the distriea
court between @. l. Meigs, Of the Asiss
Lumber and Shipbuilding esnpany saS
Fred II. Peterson and 4. ChsnpouI, q
this city, involving the title 10 10 aeyes
of valuable lard in West Seattle.
A reporter called a. the Office Of Peter
con Pennyiather this af!srnooa snk
interviewed Mr.. Peterson relative to the
facts in the case.
Tha. gentleman said: "AE. Cian,
poux and myself own the 12o ssrss. ssA
". =. Ssyward has brought salt to 70.
cover if. stating that years age. Che aats
not being known he made AZ agreement
with Mr.. Meigs to buy the lana. TAs
agreement had no date, wss never sisasd
by witnesses, was never recorded: b.
sides Mr. Champoux and myself never
had any knowledge OF such a<EssRsat
We bought the land from Bssianix j.
Gardner about two months ago. He Rss
the land from the government, 60 tie
complete abstract which l ksys wiz
show"
The abstract wEs shown the ssFsEtsx,
and On the first page WAS The patent b
the land given by the United States b
BENJAMIN J. Gardner. On The sssss&
page was transfer of the land ts tfirs
party, W. p. Sayward, no transfer ffsH
Gardner to Meigs being shown. fAse
follows on tho successive pager Of Ne
abstract iudgme nts 10 the number Of siz.
teen or twenty, which have bssH rsa.
dered against the land 10 secure fas
debtors of Meigs. ". P. Ssyware d
acting for Mr.. Meigs, and the present
| suit is really being prosecuted by NsiEs.
There are some intorlipeatieHs In tie
deed OF Meigs TO Sayward, shieh viii
| probably cui quite figure in the casa.
Particularly described the land N the
southeast u of tho southwest 4 ana tss
I west u of the southeast 4 OF sssiisA q,
| township "a, north rnnRc s eass. II lie
on the plateau as West Seattle ahesi
I two miles from the point. Ths vaits 4
/! this land is placed at the reasonable is.
ure of fen dollars per acre, bus as that
section develops it is destined 70 Ia
crease very rapidly, tor its losatiss 10
very advantageous. On the map ~
Gently published the piece in litigation
| lies to the southwest of the West Seattle
peninsula and is marked W. r, SayvArd.
w. Lair Hill represents NJ. Ssywkfe In
| the case. while Mr.. Peterson appear
| for himself.-Seattle Times.
, 1889-05-23
Fiendish Wit.

Robert e. Ingersoll was walking
out Euclid avenue, in Cleveland, the
day Garfield was buried, with Mark
Hanna Of Cleveland, a serious, solemn
soul, and they We're talking about the
funeral, the spot where Garfield was
buried, and so forth. Finally they
stopped on a corner, weary with walk
ing and talking, and Ingersoll, thrust
ing his hands into his trousers pock-
cts, said slowly,
by the way, banns, where's Hayes
buried?"
Why" said Hanna, in all serious
ness, Hayes isn't buried anywhere
"Well," said Ingersoll, don't you
think you're keeping him too long?
Philadelphia Record.
, 1889-05-23

How often is heard the expression,
Had but known this year ago l
could be well off to-day" The same
opportunities are presented in Port
Townsend that were hero one year
ago, and our citizens must have con-
fidence in the future of the place.
Nothing can be accomplished by
standing around talking about what
might have been. Port Townsend
is destined to be a city of some im-
portance, it cannot help but be.
Upon every hand can be seen evil
denees of prosperity. The large num-
ber of fine buildings in course of con-
struction proves to our mind the
bright prospects of the city The
gentlemen who have the building OF
our railroad can aid wonderfully in
advancing the growth of this place.
Once the railroad is completed, there
will be such an influx of people to
Port Townsend that our citizens will
imagine that they have been asleep
for the past ten years. The railroad
must be pushed rapidly to compile
ton, upon it hangs all our hopes.
, 1889-05-23
Nearly Thirty-Seven Million of Them
Appear Every Year.

It has been computed that between
36,OOO,UOO, and 37,OOO,OOO babies are
korn In the world each year. The
rate of production is therefore about
70 minute, or rather more than one
for every beat of the clock. With the
minute calculation every reader
is familiar, but it is not every one
who stops to calculate what this
means when it comes to years sup
ply 1t will probably, therefore,
startle a good many to find out on
the authority of a writer in The Hos
pital, that could the infants of year
be ranged in line in cradles seven
deep they would go around the globe.
We have the ingenious conclusion
also that supposlng that the little
ones TO grow up and the sexes to be
equally divided, we should have an
army hundred times as large as The
forces of the British Empire, with a
wife in addition to every soldier. The
same writer looks at the matter In a
still more picturesque light. lie i'm
agincs the babies being carried past
given point in their mothers charge
one y one and the procession being
kept up continuously night and day
until the last conner in the twelve
months has pissed by A sufficiently
liberal rate of speed is allowed, but
even with these babies III arms going
past 20 minute, the reviewing off
Ger would only have seen sixth part
OF the infantiIe host file onward hy
tho time he had been a year ut Lis
post In ctLcr words, the jabe tat
had to be carried when the work be
gan would be able TO teddle onward
itself when a mere fraction of its com
rades had reached the suluhng post;
and when the years supply of babies
was tapering to Il close, there would
be rear guard not of infants, but o!
romping boys md girls They would
have passed, in fact, out OF the ma
terual arms into the hands of the
school teacher Every moment OF
nearly seven years would be required
to complete the parade of httlh ones
that in the course of twelvemonth |
begin to play their part in the first |
age of man.-Leeds' Mercury.
, 1889-05-23
A Quick Answer.

Lieutenant Commander w. H. EN-
ory is in the city, not little proud
over his detail for his duty at the
American Legation in London. En-
ory is the man of whom the late Ad-
mirai Worden said: He is not SO
much of a dude as he looks to be. ''
He was the Admiraps chief of staff
on the European station, and WAS
one of the three flagship officers
each of whom captured one of the
rich nieces of the then Minister to
Italy, Mr. Marsh. Emory was the
first to be married, Lieutenant Aaron
Ward was the next, and the third
was Lieutenant Johnnie Brodhead
of the Marine Corps. The latter
naturally spoke to Emory as the
new head of the family, and Emory
quizzically said: What are you go
ing to keep a wife on?" To which
Broadhead promptly replied: "The
same that you are keeping her sister
on--her money" Nothing more was
said. The third heiress became Mrs.
Broadhead and she and her sister,
Mrs, Emory, occupied the two finest
houses in Washington for long
time.-New York Graphic.
, 1889-05-23
Eject of Woman's Suffrage.

"Be careful and do not collide with
the child"
Il see him and I will take care
Poor thing! But how ragged and
dirty and tired he is! He is evidently
q lost child"
"Let me ask that man about him.
"What did the man say7 Is the
child lost?"
"Oh, no. His mother has so muct
to do with woman's suffrage that she
has to let him run loose and go hun
cry. He says we ought to see the
other five if we think this one looks
lonesome"
, 1889-05-23

Tho s;asvnrrt ;.at IL" n.vy de
r.r.I... ~ f. ... ..........- -.-IInE
t., -'.-l ~sa.-r- J-..a-a, Boston.
. .-5 y r2-.~u ,a two
) a.- .ra:-. around tie wurll has
been cotrea.3. bl- much might he
SAID in favor II sUe4 Z. scheme.
Il VII. he .z .H-,rt-. = ~.a what
the squadron would consist Of, that
j.. - 10 Tie 81, and character oi the
vessels and their armament. The
Chicago l. "a protected cruiser OF
4500ton5 di-placement;o Of 594S horse
power, and carrying in hcr main bat
trry four S-iuch rife guns, eiShts6
inch and tSD 5-inch, The Boston
also q protected cruiser. Is Of 31SS
tons. 3TS0 horse power, aud has {
battery Of two S-inch rifle and Sly
G-incE. The Atlanta, a protecteo
cruiser, is Of 3IS9 tons, 1886 horse
power, and has IL her main battery
two S-i4ch rifles and SIX Ginch. The
Yorktown is a gunboat o. l70C tons
30OO horse power, and carries six 6
inch rifles. All these vessels carr!
rapidfring guns Of caliber in add
ton to their main battery.
! Such a squadron will be no meal
representative Of nation which i
just beginning the work Of creating
a navy of tie modern kind. HaC
we been trying as long as the mari
time European nations 10 bald
navy, Ur had we sunk rs much none
as any one OF them has in makini
experiments we might think our fly
ing squadron amounted to but Iii
tie; but since We have only just mad
a beginning, We certainly should hav
nothing t1 be ashamed Of in the fou
vessels mentioned They would 4
least demonstrate that the Unite
States intends to have a navy, an
that the nations Of Europe Will hay
to look to their laureis.
The purpose Of sending such
squadron around the world is ol
vious. 1t is purely for the moral q
feet which it would produce upo
nations which can appreciate moth
ing which they cannot see. There
) not the least necessity for trying
convince England CT Italy or Franc
or Germany by ocular demonstrs
ton that we can build a navy if W
want to- They know the resource
OF the United States perfectly we.
now, and know that Il navy wi
spring into existence as soon as W
=. demand it; but there are such mon
archs as the Sultans Of Morocco an
Zanzibar, and such people rs the Ia
tives OF some of the Pacific island:
who believe nothing that they car
not see with their own eyes, and I
whom the greatness of This countr
means nothing until they SEQ tb
American flag floating over & squad
ron OF modern ships Of war. 1t
for them that the flying squadro
would be meant, and the effect woul
not fail of being salutary.
, 1889-05-23

There are many important ques-
tions that need the attention and
consideration OF our citizens. The
building Of new and commodious
hotel is of paramount Importance
and question that should be taken
hold of with a vim. Later on there
will be many visitors, and the city
will be cramped to accommodate
them. Now is the time to act.
, 1889-05-23

There il to be an important meet
ing Of the Chamber of Commerce on
Tuesday evening and every member
should endeavor to attend. The
business of the organization should
not be left to a few to transact.
The Chamber of Commerce can aid
the city largely in its growth and
prosperity, therefore, more interest
should be displayed than has char,
acterized the members in the past.
, 1889-05-23

From indications received up to
the hour OF going to press the Repub
licans have elected a majority of the
delegates to the constitutional con-
vention. We are not surprised at
this, however, as the meh nominated
by the Republicans were able men,
men competent to frame a constitu-
tion such as this territory needs.
, 1889-05-23
sheriR's Notice sf s@.t /

In the District Court OF the Third Ju.
dicial District of Washington Territory,
holding terms at Port Townsend, In Jes
ferson County, for the counties OF Island,
Jefferson, CIallam and San Juan.
Thornton and Byrnes, plaintiffs, vs. B.
J. Zent, defendant.
Under and by virtue of An exeeutioa.
issued out of the above named court, in
the above entitled action, dated She Oh
day of May, 1889, and to me directed and
delivered, / have duly levied upon the
following described resi- property. 10
wit;
The south east quarter, tSE1l,) Of sec
ton twenty-one, (21,) township thirty.
three, t33,) north of range one, a. east,
containing one hundred and sixty, u60,l
acres, all IN Island County, WashihgtoA
Territory, as the property Of the said D.
J. Zcnt, the above named defendant.
Netice is therefore hereby given that,
on Saturday, the 22nd day OF June, 1855,
1t the hour of 10 o'clock 3. m, Of said
day, in front of the court house door, In
the town OF Coupeville, Island County
Washington Territory, I will sell all the
right, title and interest OF the said d. ].
Zent in and to the above described real
property, together with the growing
crops thereon, or 60 much thereof IS
shall be necessary to satisfy said execu.
ton, costs and increased costs, at public
auction to the highest bidder or biddefs,
for cash, gold coin OF the United States.
J. O. PowAk,
Sheriff OF Island County, Wash. Ter.
Dated May 2lst, 1889.
Morris B. Sachs, Attorney fe7 PlAintihA
, 1889-05-23
NEW YORK'S FRENCH CAFE.
A Restaurant PstrOnized by Artists,
Actors and Literary Men.

There is cafe attached to well
known restaurant in New York city,
which is quite like bit out of Paris.
II is the only place of its kind in this
country, and everything about it is
strongly suggestive of Partisan life,
from the slow-moving walters up to
the manager and proprietor. One
cannot help noticing the difference
between the life OF the Partisan and
tho New Yorker, and in reading
Daudet. 80 ''RecollectioEs," which have
just made their appearance hero in
an English dress, one can readily de
tect the caRse. The cafe strikes the
key note Of tho French novelist's
"reminiscences; but in New York it
counts for little or nothing in the life
oil the literateur. The cafe was fitted
up here as and experiment, and while
artists and literary men patronize it
more or less they do not frequent it.
have met Edmund Clarence Sted-
mund resting in the place, hidden be
hind the folds of scme French paper,
and the two Edgars," Edgar Saltus
and Edgar Fawrett, discussing some
literary work over glass of wine.
Archibald Clavering Gunter is fire.
quent visitor of the place; and How
ellis, Hawthorne, Harry Fem, Rich
ard Mansfield and other writers, art
lists and actors occasionally go there
But on the whole the cafe in New
York is a failure. While there is
room probable for one, there is no
chance for the institution to become
popular enough for others to find
sufficient patronage to keep them
going. 1t seems pity, too, for New
Workers need some such place where
they can escape from the rush and
hustle of money-making and quie
their nerves. AID there is no repose
like the repose of the cafe. No one
not even the no!selcss walters, -eem
in hurry, and the men who play
dominoes off in corner play as
though that were their one occupa
ton in life. One can easily imagine
himself in Paris as he rests before a
table, with glass OF wine on it, the
latest French paper or novel in his
hands and hearing nothing but
French spoken around him.
The output of butter at the Walla
Walla creamery last week was $4,000
porp6C -
, 1889-05-23

Emerson says, there is n time in
every ones education when he ar
rives at the conclusion that envy is
ignorance; t at imitation is suicide;
that lie must take himself for better
or for worse, Us his portion; that.
though the wide universe is full of
good, no kernel of nourishment can
come TO him but through his toll be
slowed on that plat Of ground which
is given him to TILL
, 1889-05-23

The following pertinent leE:a Is
are copied from the Tacoma Nc'rs.
The psuedo editor OF the Press
should read them
The woman suifragists ali over
the country, with teRacity of rur-
pose with which only women are en-
dowed, are continuing the fight fer
citizenship with an ever increasing
vigor. The sam" amount of energy
introduced into the Kitchens Of the
nation would soon solve the much
deplored evil Of Incompetent female
help. Woman suffrage may be good
in theory, bat we'll cooked meals are
better iq practice There is nothing
more Visionary than woman suffrage
and nothing more practicable than
our daily bread.
, 1889-05-23
interest.
)rt time there will arrive

ty from Manchester, New
Hampshire, party of twenty-five
capitalists, who are visiting Wash
ington, for the purpose of becoming
acquainted with its resources and
advantages. The Chamber of Com
merce should make q point to devise
some means So that this party will
be properly shown our city. These
are matters that should not be over
looked. Much good can be accom-
plished by extending courtesles to
this party of capitalists.
, 1889-05-23
In the death of Allen u

In the death of Allen Thorndyke
Rice this country loses an able
writer. AS our minister to Russia,
lie would have made a mark such as
this country could be proud of. As
a statesman he has had no previous
training, it was as a man of letters
that he was best known. He was at
all times forcible and entertaining
writer. His articles were generally
nnnn nnNstions pertaining to matters
interest.
, 1889-05-23
NEWSPAPER ENTERPHIsE.

The newspaper men Of Port Town
send, The Dalles and Pendieton are
somewhat in advance of the respect
i've cities in which they publish their
papers. TIE East Oregonian at
Pendleton has struggled for nearly
a year to supply PcndIeton with a
daily paper and telegraphic reports.
Its support has been very indifferent
but the publishers are still hopeful.
The Port Townsend Argus secured
the Associated Press report for that
city, and after two months expert
ence and considerable loss mas
dropped the report and jumped The
mossbacks of the place for their lack
of appreciation and enterprise. The
Mountaineer is giviDs The Dalles a
sprightly daily and q good report.
but it is wayeTing in an unequal con
test. There is no lack of enterprise
ON the part of publishers, hut there
Is lack of appreciation on the part
the public. 1t takes money to pub
lish e. daily paper. and the newspa-
per men of the above named places
have undoubtedly discovered the
faci.-Ellensbur%h CaPi{ai.
, 1889-05-23

The Dutch are having a lively
time in Summarize, and it is still an
open question whether they will be
able 10 retain the important station
at Acheen. The Malays are a diff
cut people to manage because of
their pride and suspicion, and the
Dutch in many cases in the past
have had serious trouble with them.
Even the English, who have had
wonderful success with the Straits
and Settlements, are constantly sub
jected TO alarms over Malay upris-
ings, but, Iy a jul
firmnes5 and conGi ..-. .Ha
to get all
risings.
, 1889-05-23

The Republicans did not exert
themselves in the election here, as
they should have done. The men
nominated were men of ability and
men that should have received the
united support of the party. If men
intend TO affiliate with party, they
should abide by its decision and not
attempt to defeat its wishes, by not
supporting its nominees. Be one
thing or the other-a Democrat or a
Republican--but do not straddle the
fence.
, 1889-05-23

Scott built better than he knew
when he framed the exclusion act
which the Democrats tIicd to choke
Off iii the Senate. The constitution
aiity of the measure has been af-
tirmed by the supreme court, and as
the Chinese are debarred from com
ing into the country the question is
naturally taken out of politics. No
one will regret the fact except the
Chinese and the Democrats.
, 1889-05-23
PERSONALS.

The Misses Hammond are again visit
ing in Victoria.
A. ". Bash and wife returned home
yesterday.
w. J. Milroy, of North Yakima, and
Miss Young, of Victoria, are guests
II. L. Burkett
, 1889-05-23

Services in the new Catholic church
at Chebalis, for the first time Sun
day.
The census OF Ellensburg now be-
ing taken. is expected to show pop
ulation of 1000.
a move is on foot by Seattle par
ties to make the asc mt of Mt. Rainier,
on next Fourth of July and set off
If red fire. Iu case the weather
ear, the spectacle would no d, ubt
3lainly visible from Shelton as
as at any point where view of
Ter can be obtained.
, 1889-05-23

The Republican party Is in the
numerical majority in the conven-
tor, and they are also largely in the
majority in brains and ability
Olympia Partisan.
, 1889-05-23

Church and L;psett's schooner
Granger returned Sunday from the
sealing grounds off Cape FIattery.
During the season the Granger's
catch amounted to $50. The schoon
er left Monday with load Of hay
for Poat Townsend.
Some talk is indulged in here in
regard the practicabil;ty of cutting a
channel through the sand spit which
skirts the outer edge of the harbor.
Some six gentlmen of this city have
promised $1,000 toward the under
taking if pronounced feasible by a
practical engineer If this is done it
will be a great help to Dungeness:
for as it Is impossible for a vessel
drawing over five feet Of water to
enter at low tide.
The British military papers, in
speaking Of Capt Henry G. Kane, OF
the Calliope, says that he is already
marked for promotion. They say at
the Admiralty his escape from the
hurricane, which proved destructive
to every wac vessel on the Apia sta
lioh' is ieSdrdeu as triumph OF
scientific seamanship. Not only, they
say, did he understand the fnll mean
ing of t. barometrical warnings, but
he was prepared for the worst, and
be knew what to do when the hurri-
cane came. Recognizing the treach-
erous character of equatorial mete-
orology, he kept lookout for distur-
Dances Of the kind. and maintained q
Good head of steam in the boilers.
Then when the warning came, he was
able to..make for the only "i-"" ~ sa'n-
ty, the open SEA, without
Capt. Kane is in his 46t ..
was appointed to the
Tanrar,y 1907
, 1889-05-23

Tho many nue DuIIuirss s being
erected Indicates that our city is &C
ng ahead, and that its Onw ard pre-
gre IS cannot be stopped,