, 1889-06-06
From vxeaneseax.s DsiIx.

From VednesGaYss Uaiix.
The Washington pi9neers are in ses.
SION at Olympia.
The steamship Mexico arrived from
Seattle last evening.
No quorum at councils last night.
Next regular meeting Friday.
Through the courtesy Of Capt. H.H,
Lloyd We are in receipt of Ia.e Alaska
papers.
Work was begun yesterday ou the A.
II. Tucker block. cor. Of Taylor and
Adams street.
Cort's Standard theatre band has been
engaged by the committee for the Fourth
of July celebration.
There will be a meeting OF the Jstssr-
SOD county Republican club ea sstur-
day evening at Pythian hall.
L. J. Lockwood WAS yesterday scquis-
ed of the charge of beating D. ". Davits
over the head withia billiard cue.
Charlie, an Indian, Was arrested by
Officer James Furlong for stealing hat
at the store OF Max Gerson last night.
People in King county are sonplsiE-
ing considerable of being afflicted With
largo number Of vags, tramps and beg
gars.
The ice factory is now producing en-
an average twelve tens of ice daily. -Four
tons are shipped to Seattle every morn
ing.
Ship Flying Venus, - days from Mel
bourne is at Quincy street dock unload
ing ballast. She will load lumber at
Ludlow for Melbourne.
The committees on sports fer the
Fourth of July celebration were appoint-
ed at meeting held at the offices Of CAL
toun and Coleman Monday night.
1t will not be many days until ths
handsome buildings Of Capt. Tibbsls. F.
tW. Pettygrove and the state bank ot
Washington will be finished. 4 large
force OF men are working daily
The wh.tcon Rersille ssesAs 10 be ca
ijoyiug prolonged boom. II sosssins
an eight-colunh page fall Of timber lana
advertisements. Its politics il OF the
same robust Republican type ss aH<sf
its former management.
All members of the ehambsr Of con.
mercc who have not yet paid their somi.
Iannual dues, are requested to call rpoR
Mr.. A. C. Phillips at the First National
Bank and do SO. We trust that the
members will heed this notice.
! BoKS.-June 8, to the wife Of II. Il.
Thornton, bouncing boy baby uoish-
ling thirteen pounds. DR.. Harriso. il
attendance. While thirteen is said to
be unlucky, We can hardly carry the 81.
perstitious idea TO the weight OF
new baby; it is phenomenal.
| Mr.. E. H. Stanley, tbs dentist sdyer'
tised to be here, came yesterday on -
IT. j. Potter. DIR. Stanley halls from u
Paul, Mimi, and intends TO locate in Be-
iattle after July where he will practice
Ibis speciality crown and bridge work.
Between to-day and July 10th he will
give the. residents Of this city
the benefit Of his skill. His rooms are
st the Cosmopolitan hotel.
Mr.. Fnsgre, representing the North.
west History Co., is in tosn, trying b
adjust a contract entered into aboat
wear ago sskween tho company and che
Port Townsend Business ExehsnRs .
local organization then existing. where
by our city and surroundings we're 10 be
written up and illustrated il the fesih-
coming history of Oregon and Washing.
ton. One Ashley Bancroft sondassed
the negotiations. aud the work vas 10
have been done sometime in Eovsassf
last. Mr. Bancroft failed 10 the hnan-
Ecial part Of his undertaking, and the
work was uldertaken by . party OF
Portland capitalists. Hon. Elvood
Evans OF Taeoma was elected historian,
and is at work completing the manu-
.crips- From tho literary standing OF
Judge Evans. it is safe to say that his
part OF the worksill be ably performed.
EThe Illustrations have been made, and
the character OF that part Of the vork
seems 10 beiof high order. The fall
page illustration of Port Townsend
makes a very ereditsble showing. The
history il TO be issued some time daring
the paesent year.