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, 1889-04-11
OUR STATE CONVENTION.

In our opinion it will be unwise
for the Republican party, in this ter
ritory, to insist upon making the
election of delegates to the State
convention partisan matter.
The state is to be organized for
the benefit of all and not for the sole
sggrandisement of one party. An
other question which should be con-
sidered is the wisdom of the Repub-
hcan party becoming responsible
for the formation of the State Con-
stitutlon, which they will be, if the
election is made partisan and the
majority OF the delegates are Repub-
ican.
There should be division of re-
sponsibility, SO that in the future,
the Democratic party cannot accuse
the Republicans for whatever imper-
feetions there may be in the consti-
tuition. If those delegates selected
by the Republican p ~. are men of
ths proper calibre and ability, there
is no doabt, even with an s4uai di-
vision of the convention, but that the
interests of the party will be protect
ed. Strength without ability, is not
what is desired in the formation of
constitution. For our part, we
would prefer to see tho Republican
party in the minority, represented by
able men, than in the majority, and
represented by nonentities.
The formation of q state eonsti.a-
tion is a serious undertaking and
only men ofrecognized ability should
be PEI mitted to assist in its framing.
Pot house politicians and loud
mouthed demagogues should be rel
egated to the rear.
Instead OF considering whether
the Republicans will predominant in
the state convention, it would be bet
ter to consider what questions should
enter into the make up Of the consti-
tuition. It would be well, also, to see
that no man whose mind is filed with
ism shall be delegate. Men who are
known to be women suffragists and
prohibitioDists should be kept out.
The party who handles such ideas
need not expect to succeed in the
new state of Washington.
, 1889-04-11
oar Papers Good Ad riee is Appreciated

The ARGUS has repeatedly called the
attention Of the public to the want OF
comfortable cottages for rent in this
growing town.
Mr.. ]. Z. Meyer, one OF our enterpris-
ing citizens, has recently made start in
this direction by erecting close to the
Port Discovery road, three detached cot
tages in one row, branching of Juan de
Fuca avenue, the grand 100-foot thor
oughfare. They are situated on what by
| many OF our readers. is known as Jack
Overend's late property, which Mr..
Meyer acquired some ten months ago.
These buildings, which are nearly fin
lshed, attracted our attention, being
prettily located, and on entering them
We found them models of what well built
cottages ought to be-
In conversation with Mr.. J. Z. Meyer,
the owner, he told representative OF the
ARGUS rs follows:
/ Il have built small tenement houses
because | agree with you that they are
needed here. However, l do not expect
to shut up my tenements in four cheap
looking, clumsily and prisonlike arranged
rooms, but l wish to give their inhabit-
ants all the comforts that respectable
families look forward to- From a little
porch and hall in the front OF each dwell
ing you enter four well arranged rooms,
including a large, light kitchen. Besides
these four rooms each of my cottages has
its pantry, large clothes closet, etc. In
; front and back of the buildings ! shall
fence in a good-sized yard for each OF
them. l want my tenants 10 feel at home
) as though they owned the houses they
live in, and l will only rent to respect
able people who are desirable neighbors.
1t is poor policy to give renters as
; little as possible for their moaey.
1t is quite possible that one or more
of these cottages may be taken by
hard lahoring families who, of course,
need as much comfort as anybody in a
) civilized country feels entitled to. On
that land there is well water, which
tastes better, and is more wholesome
than anywhere else in or around Port
Townsend, and have written +" ~
fornia for the -
, 1889-04-11
We trust that the members of I'll

We trust that the members of the
Chamber of Commerce will consider
that they have something else to dc
besides becoming members. There
is much 20 be done in order to make
the organization what it should be =
a success. 1t is not right to permit
two or three members to do all the
work, but there should be an equal
distribution of the duties, and each
member should sec to it that he per
forms his. Whenever a meeting is
called there should be more than q
corporal's guard in attendance. II
the incorporators care at all for the
city's future, they must at least give
sope attention to the meetings of the
Chamber of Commerce.
, 1889-04-11
Would it not be well for

Would it not be vel for our citi-
Eens here to bave some exercises
commenorating tbs centennial of tAe
birthday OF Washington. This is an
event that should he celebrated
throughout the length and breadth
OF this land, April 80 has been de-
elared holiday by President Harri-
son, and the day might be protitably
employed By our citizens listening to
an address upon the Incidents taking
place at the time of Washington's in
suguration. No dOnbt there is in
our midst some speaker who could
interest our community for al hour
or two upon this subject.
The Philadelphia Record says:
sEverybody cannot go TO the GEN.
tennial celebration of Washington's
inauguration in New York next
month; therefore it might be well
for each city and town throughout
the country to get up little celebra-
tion of its own for the benefit of the
stay-at-homes.'' As we have sug.
gested this occasion ought not to
pass wholly unnotieed. Those who
sre not familiar with the formation
OF the constitution of the United
States have no idea how difficult it
was to organize the states into fed
eral republic nor how m ueh depended
upon the confidence the people had
in Geo. Washington, the president of
the convention which framed the
constitution and the first president
of the states united under it. If it
had nof been understood that Wash
ington was TO be the president the
constitution would not have been
1t would be interesting to
aii native and foreign born citizens
to have this centennial commemor-
ated.>
, 1889-04-11
Tie Governors Eepnrt.

Oar attention has been called to
,ii'. report OF the governor of Wash
9 g. .sh territory. to thu secretary of
the luler or, for 1888. In his letter
prefacing thi, report. Governor Sem
pie say: ! was obliged to take the
fnli time allowed in your letter of
July Il, 1888, Tor the reason that in
formation came in so late that most
OF the statistical articles had to be
prepared within few days of closing
the report. 4 lew heads, including
the important one, Commerce"
have had to be dismissed with mere
mention. because of the non arrival
OF material for them, and others ap-
pear incomplete for the same reason.
As the principal practical use to
which the reports of territorial gov
ernors are put is for the information
of the people at large, I have in
cluded herein several articles that,
strictly speaking, should have no
place in an official document. These
matters are expected to increase
popular interest in the pamphlet,
and are justified By precedent in the
case OF this territory, at least"
His e1cellency, thinking that such
| dry subjects as commerce, banking,
prison dicipline, insane asylums,
pauperisms, etc, would not interest
the general readers, has given a
breezy article on hop picking, and
his conversation with very pretty
little girl who says that there is q
deal of fun picking hops during the
day and jumping hops, at dances
during the night, with lot more OF
such breezy, cheerful conversation
There is a dissertation for sportsmen
about black and cinnamon bears
cougars, elk shooting, mountain
goats, jack rsbits, canvas-back duck:
and decoys, trolling for salmon
still hunting for 16 pound clans an6
a graphic description of the Olym
pic mountains, all of which is peas
ant reading The governor would
have added little more zest to hi:
report if he had related the story Of
his predecessor, Governor Pickering
who used to administer the iron cIat
oath during evening time with 1
dipper of Hudson Bay rum, and whc
was put to sleep in the attic of Tib
bals' Hotel, while his friend, Gov
ernor Chase, slept in the feather bee
prepared for his excellency of Olym
pia.
These cheerful anecdotes of the
governor will interest the average
reader, but we fully agree with hi.
excellency THAT, strictly speaking
they should have no place in an of
fetal document"
Tie articles on other matters o
public interest on which the cover
nor treats, are very we'll as far a.
they go, but they prove the truth O
| his statement that the desired infor
nation came to him so late that these
few heads had to be dismissed witt
a mere mention. Oar next lsgisla
ture should pass a law making i
obligatory for county auditors tC
furnish the territorial secretary will
all information of public nature, a
an early date, so that our future gov
ernors can make up state document
without making it sort of an Ara
bian Nights" entertainment.
, 1889-04-11

Color Blind.

speaking of new co!oFs, remarked the
st Admiral, II have seen the rev
le, dandy gray russet; and sky blue
,coiate, but see by the Oregonian
there is a new microscopieal coloI
ed .uiind maG's buff and any can
ate for captains or pilots position
any of the Puget Sound steamers
can't see this new tint is said to be-
blind.r
Mt there n remedy for this defect:
-, yes, there's an eye salve made oil
Dne ouncc radicum OfficiBalIs. one ounce
tartrum smeilum, and two ounces bears
grease, we'll mixed and rRbbed together
10 q marble mortar. Just rub little of
this on tue eyelids when going tn bed
aud in a week it will enre color b'ind,
mes and greatly stimulate the sight.
Old Blinkey, who couldn't see beyond
the end of his unse, tried some of this
salTe and after nsiGg 1t one day lie ecu Id
see clear into the middle OF N. xt week
It's no new remedy, it has long been
used by the physics medico fch0oi of
eclectic doctors. the Tkompsonian prac-
of the red pepper and lohelia
herb system, and will cure color blind
ness sure.
, 1889-04-11

Lumbermen all over the we t are
begiOning TO borrow trouble ATOM:
whether there will he enough wat, I
to successfully drive the logs which
rave been banked during the winter
The snow has disappeared and the
frost is out of the ground, SO that
when the,rains come, as they surely
will, the ground Is likely to absorb a
generous sharJ ut tie water which
may fall. Tho snow never PLAYS a
very important part in fixing tue vol
ume of water IN thu straa lIs, - ry-
cry lumberman knows, but the ideal
conditions are usually secured when
the rains come before the frost is Nh 7
of the ground, so that the water
readily finds Its way into the streams
But If, as is claimed. high and low
water periods go and come in cyrIes
and the season of 1888 was the be
ginning of high water cycle. then
the lumbermen can confidently count
on a good driving stage before tba
middle of the summer. It's early
yet to borrow trouble on the score of
70 water.
, 1889-04-11
An IDAHO PAPER OPPOSED TO
STATEHOOD.

The Weiser Leader Is opposed to
statehood. It says: Different ter
ritcrial papers are still clamoring for
statehood, just as though the editors
of these palladiums of light thought
they would he elected to the United
States senate or to Tie Sovernorship.
It seems to Us that this statehood
scheme has been sprung at least ten
years too soon. High taxation and
every county heavily in debt under
territorial government, we would
like TO know where and how the ben
eits of statehood would come in. OF
course, it no doubt would create a
great many more places for the hnn,
CRY parasites known as officeseekers
thus piliug up taxation with no ben.
etiis for the masses of the people"
, 1889-04-11

Pursuant to call OF Deputy Gran / Re-
preventative Herbert F. Beecber. of the
Sovereign Sanctuary of the Royal Ma.
sonic Rte OF The .. >. A.. the following
members were duly Installed as officers
of the San JGan de Fuca ltose Ciox,
chapter No. 532, IN due and ancient
form in the Pythian hall of This city by
the above named grand Representatives:
III Knights 4 II WiGtrode, Most Wise;
q B Niblock. Senior Wari5n; G B Wood
Junier Warden; Oliver Wood, Treasur-
er: II l. Burket, Archer;s!; J A Plum.
Orator; D Il Hill, Prela;e: I NJ Harrison,
Conductor; f f Penn; Captain of the
Guards: il Fl Coe, Sentinel; " NJ Helm
ey, Guard o. tire Tower.
After the above services were over, the
members repaired to the Cafe Bartlett
whers sumptRous banquet was given
by Ill y ,ht Chas. B. Wood.
There is standing as a solitary sen'i-
mel at the entrance to the Pacific Coast
s S. oiIice pie, prepared by process
which - sure preventative t. the
ravages of tie tnredo. Mr.. TiEhals tells
rs tEatitis first coated with mastick and
then a sheet Of jute covering fastened
with copper nails The juto is also
coated with mastick Strips Of wood
are then unilzd 90 so rs to prevent the
iute from tearing ihrougL vessels
, 1889-04-11
They May Return.

Tue ARGUS had a visit on Sunday rom
the Hon. ". II. Upton and F. A Hug,
! Eins, two of the representative citizens
| OF tie only other city in the Territory,
Wa!!a Wai'a. Mr.. ipton is n memh r
of tie only Legislature that has I.-vcr
cost the territory duilnr. and Mr.. IIuy-
gins Is capitalist engaged in plariuy
farm mortgages throuRhout the TERRITORY
He fuund Port Townsend IN sucb -
prosperous condition tl1; be deci!,,I to
leave Immediately after lie had taken r
stroll through tho beautiful city. So
iaV"raoly were they impressed with Port
Iowpsend aud its bright fntnre, that
there IS little donbt bat that they will
return here aud live permanently.
While the ARGUS enjoys visits from its
old friends in the leading city of the
inland empire ii still has q warm spot in
lis heart for the editors old home, and
it dreads the possibility OF that city may
be depopulated should the visits con-
tinue. Ko one has ever visited here
without leaving with regrets. Eureka
Flat Upton aud Farm Mortgage Hug
gins, are 10 rxri ption TO he rule.
, 1889-04-11

Messrs. J. A. Plum & Co. and Cullom
4 Saunders have received the plats for
the Glennan town site and the public
now has an opportunity to place their
money in land which must increase very
much in valuo and bring q very large re-
turn on the original investment The
property is beautifully located on Long
Harbor and Port Townsend bay and as
Gloucester is in close proximity the lots
are sure to become very valuable. The
ARGUS offer: one suggestion which it be-
lIeves worthy of notice. Few people
wish to invest their money in anything
they do not see, and of the many stran-
gers who will invest in the Glennan
property none will care to DO so without
first making an examination and to afford
the purchasers an opportunity to do this
the syndicate should provide some means
OF reaching there. The means, too. are
at hand. In our advertising columns
is notice of steam launch for sale and
we understand it may be bought at low
figure, Here is chance for the syndi-
cate to show what young blood will do.
, 1889-04-11

-s.rng good.
,ne Port Discovery road is
greatly improved. Nobody
the walk or ride out there, !
in summer time, finding, as
spot is reached, a home wi
from the ugly dust which is fl
all over the town during IL
In fact, I, as well as a good ma
hold a very good opinion regs
locality, and am thinking of pu
stylish two-storied residence,
stable in close proximity to
cottages are.
The latter are built by Messr
Bros, and, under my contract
gentlemen, will be quite finisi
about the 18th of this month.
tages have the usual dimension
feet: the rooms are high and all
see, Mr.. Meyer concluded, s
that l concur with you IN the
vice which you are giving to the
of the ARGUS"
One or two OF Mr.. Meyers
We understand, being definitely
families desiruus of finding a hea
pretty home, had better apply
soon.
, 1889-04-11

-...v gentleman Is secre-
tary. Mr.. Dyer is in communication
yith gentlemen in San Francisco and
he expects coon to have thoroughly com
pe.ent gas engineers here to sxamlne
and report as to the location OF the works
aud select for the company the latest,
oess and most approved machinery fer
making gas. Several locations for the
,lant have been under consideration
md it is probable that it will bs piace-i
round the bluff. II is the desire NJ IL e
entIeneu forming the company to pince
where it will be least Objectionable to
10 citizens. We do not think there is
nyope who will not bail with delight
,e advent of tie gas company, for then
ae can feel assured that the light will
1t disappear when one is in q very in'
resting part Of A story. Let the vork
oceed at once. better lighting fneilitie;
one of the most needed necessities oi
people.
, 1889-04-11
A New Ayenue

n 7 Fortmap, city surveyor, has
mada g nralim,rary suryg for street
through the length OF JuBe .. U. swan s
IN acra tract known as tir Saiu's Rest,
70 connect with a siniis street through
.ba Fisenbeis addition the whole to
form one continuous genue from the
comfy road at Swan fGTk through the
HI;nn estate to the bech at the turning
oftbe p IT s railroad The road through
the Saints Rest has dong been con-ii-
Grad az one of the met delightful driv, s
in the vicinity, ard sse p- posed avenue
which will be yrabd and flushed Ill
the best style, will be tavoFiia resof'
TO show strangers the beautiful scenery
about town, as Seil as a fashionable
drive for those who "wai:t to take "a spin
around the block" The work wi! bt
commenced at once.
, 1889-04-11
Post Office IncTcasi

During the quarter epd,ne q March u.
Ias. there wers S4I none orders and
533 postal notes issued at lspost ONCE
here. The receipts for saleot stamps
and for hoy rents gas sl64Q For the
ves- ending March 81. 1889. pc receipts
for sale OF stamps and box rs;'s amount
IN s56o1 "a A. the salary 81 the post
master isgoverped by the receipts of he
office the business of the lasquarter VII
increase the emoluments 3 this oihc'
about 500 per annum.
, 1889-04-11
BOULANGER'S REGIRA.

1t must not Ice supposed that be
cause BouianGer has taken himself
to Brussels without the forlnality of
a crreInonious lease-takinG he has
a'5andonpi all interest in France or
given up his plans with regard to his
own future AMI that of the repnblIc-
1t seems that he yielded to tie solici-
tations of bis friends and supporters
and left Paris to avoid arrest and to |
escape conviction by d tribunal be-
fore which he could have had no
chance Of clearing himself from the
charges which would have been made |
against him.
Boulauger is, without doubt, a |
good deal of charlatan and seusa-
tionalist. ready to take advantage Of
every breath of popular favor and to
magnify his own Importance, but it
does not necessarily follow that ne is
traitor or that he has any design
of subverting the liberties of France.
But the question of interest just
now is not regarding Boulanger's
motives and intentions, nor whether
his retreat on Brussels was inspired
by prudence or by cowardiee, but as
to the effect of the measures which
the French government is preparing
to take against him. 1t Is matter
of great doubt whether the ministry
will not do exactly what they want
to avoid doing, that is, give Bou>
langer animportance, and standing
with the people of France which he
could not gam by his own exertions
added to the trumpetings of his ad,
mirers and partisans.
| Premier Tirard has succeeded in
getting the Chamber of Deputies to
authorize the prosecution of Bou-
lanSer He said: I'VE desire to
prosecute the man who is seeking to
overthrow the republic. 1t is our
duty to defend the institutions OF our
country against the intrigues of fac
tions, and to take every means to pro-
tect France from the horrors of a
civil war" All this is very true, bat
the premier's eloquence is based on
the assumption that BoulaDger med
itates q coup d'etat, matter concern
ing which there is no shred of evi-
dence, nor, indeed, anything like n
strong basis of probability. The
charges are that Boulanger has con-
spired against the republic and at
tempted 20 overthrow the established
government, but the facts are that
up to the present time he has only
advocated a constitutional amend
meut to do away with the parIia-
meDtary system, has annOuncedi his
ambition to become president of the
republic, and has charged the minis
try with incompetence, none of which
things constitute reasonable designs
against tho country
One would suppose that the French
would have learned by this time that
exile, whether forced or voluntary,
is not an effectual remedy against
personal ambition. With the exam
pie of Louis Napoleon before them
the ministry ought to know that
man who cherishes designs against
the government is more easily taken
care of on French soil than anywhere
else, and that the very fact of expatri-
alton creates q feeling of sympathy
which becomes in time impossible to
overcome.
The truth is that Boulangerism is
a feeble flame, which. if let alone,
would soon go out, but which, if
famed by the breath of what the
French people may consider perse-
cutioll, may become raging fire; to
sweep France from the North sea TO
the Mediterranean.
, 1889-04-11
Is Ih5' Yolapuk?
March

March 81 1859
Dear Sir thou hit that would rife too
you too sea II you would enform NEE of
how times is in that country in the INN
per woods and what wages doc they PAY
have 4 noshen too 20 out 1hair aInHt
the first OF July and | would like to,
know If they doc much lumberin, tboir
am wood man my sell and Won wouII
obllge NEE very much in sendjpa mca
the Particulars about that Cuntry ond
what wages doc they Pay in the woods
yours ruly Adras,
III" land III the neighborhood of the
Crows nest Is b-ing slashed and If NOW
oeeinS to look as though that part OF
the t. viii soon have boom. 1t is
eantIful location and one which sbouId
RAJ IDLY build up.
, 1889-04-11
Exports from the Sound.

The total valuation of the exports from
Puget Sound for the month of March
amounted to Sls6,O32; OF this amount,
American vessels exported cargoes to the
values of SS2, ,52l,
The wheat export last month amounted
to DAG bushels, valued at $50 600; was
sent to Europe
The -four shipments Amounted to
2,G3S barrels valued at $I0,752 and was
principally consigned to China and Japan
via Vancouver, b. C.
, 1889-04-11
From 0uilayute.

james Tower OF Quilayute came up tc
the city yesterday. lie reports that the
2O-mile trail from Pysht to Harris Cros,
by's rancho is very hard to get over.
Six townships have been laii out and
Il number OF squatters claim to have set.
tied. All OF the timber claims have been
taken up but th~re are still some Good
agricultural claims on ursurvcyed lands
, 1889-04-11
ce Court
Ihinaman Killed.

; steamer Edna arrived in
discovery yesterday morning
Phon Learned boarded the
in looking ab ,ut found large
posing 1t t. contain opium he
he box opened for examination.
ned WAS horrilied to find the re-
a Chinaman with the head cut
1t was learned that the man
king in the lath mill and when
near the circular saw he tripped
striking the side OF his head on
The remains VIII bc shipped
francisco on the steamer and from
China.
, 1889-04-11

The gentiemeI VINO are organizing
the Chamber of Comm cree are proD
ceeding in proper manner, and
everything goes to indicate that we
will have an organization which will
do much to materially advance tie
interests of Port Townsend.
The incorporators are men who
are thoroughly identified with the
welfare and veal of t!is place, and
men who mean to do all in their
power to make this organization
auccess.
The citizens of Port Townsend
should ste to it tn 1t they lend every
aid within their power In ttat Cham
brr OF Commerce, for Uhe rrniIeman
, 1889-04-11
The New Gas Company.

For months past the citizens Of Port
Townsend baFn heeG forced to depend
upon the electric light COMPANY for
light. The demand Of the people icr
lights has been S, great that the con-
paDy has OF laie refused tn take any
pew ones; indeed, th: 5 rain on the pres
ept plant has been such that but little
satisfaction has Deen obtained by those
using the light aud it frequently hap
pens that the consumers have to resort
to lamps for use at night. In cUhve :
satiou with Mr. Chas. A. Dyer last nioht
we were encouFnrn'