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, 1889-04-25
Report of Commistes On HssIsk.

To the honorable mayor and council
of Port Tovssend: Your COMMITTEES
would respectfully EsDort that the lois Is
the rear OF The Charles hotel are nuis-
snes and dangerous to the health Ut The
city. The owners have tias Gnd again
been Notified to all them mp, asd failing
10 do 80 We would recommend that thcs
be Oiled by the city AID ths expense
charged against the property. Ths los
adjoining McInnss' carpenter shop On
Madison street are also snisasos. asd
should be filled by the city, il the ovssss
rsfuss to do it, at the owners sxpsass.
We have examined the back yards 90
the vest side OF Wsssr street sad fsa
sotas of them in Q filthy condition; in
particular that of tho Pslses Chop
House, where the offal and slops ara ai-
lowed 10 accumulate till they become oS.
| fossivs and dangerous 20 hssl!h. Tie
ward in the rear OF Eisenbeis' stnss cad
bakery vhsro the dirt and rubbish Ass
accumulated; and there is " G Which u
| filthy in the extreme. We would 'eesD.
mend that the city marshal be instTasssz
| to visit theso yards and notify the ossd.
| pants that they must be kept clean. and
in default OF their doing this, tske ths
| necessary steps to compel them to De IL
| China wash houses.-We lesrn thss
in these they empty the dirty @vaseT
| without any chance for it to run on sns
| it becomes very offensive. We vsulS
recommend that thu owners OF the prop
erty where the wash houses are Do NO
tilted TO make good and sufficient drain
age, or failing in this the said wash
hsuses be declared a nuisance, ana fhs
proprietors of the same be ordered -
move to some locality where good dfais-
age can be obtained.
On the hill We find waste water tren
the houses running into this streets, ana
there has been brought 70 our notice.
houses of Robt. C. Hill, Chas. Eisea-
beis, and F, A. Bartlett, and perhaps
there are others which we hsve not ns-
ticed, in the absence Of sewerage. Thz
could be ebYiated by digging coss-Po0s
of sufficient depth to go through tAs
strata OF cemsnt, and reach the sand an
Idernesth, and We would ask your hosos'
able body to adopt some plan by which
this nuisance can be sbated.
SsweYage.-We would recommend th&
the city advertise for bids for Faan g
Sewerage for the city, or that the mayer
and council appoint competent, sa-
sineer to make plans and estimates for .
system Of sewerage to report as seoa o
practicable, but before Te can Perfcce
any plan Of sewerage we inust have
water TO flush the sewers. We have al
ready two water companies to whom
have been granted franchises. OHe Of
these companies is in operation and -
far ~ it goes has been Of great bensnt 70
the city, but the supply is insufficient saa
the quantity Of the water not good, and
If this company will not increase the
lsuppiy and give no better water, and IL
1.-THE other company does not soon eszn.
menee operations, We NJ uid rn"smH'snd
that the city as q corporation take .osns
steps to supply that great necessity, "a
ample supply of good water.
II Gxo. w. DAvfs,l Board
A. WErwoxTH,f OF
D. NJ. LIrrLErIEbD, Health.
]. M. HARRISON,
Health 0dicsr,
j Port Townsend, April Il, 1897. :,
, 1889-04-25

The growth of liberalism ia Scot
land in recent years Is remarkable.
The Edinburgh Presbytery of the
Free church has just virtually &C
quilted the Rev. Alexander Moring-
side, who was charged with having
said the bible was full of inaccur-
acies. Mr.. Martin admitted that his
phraseology might have been some
what too strong, but did not re-
recede from his main position. New
ertheless the presbytery dismissed
the case with a gentle warning to
the radical clergyman to be less ve~
hemeut ia his structures in the fu-
ture. Surprising as it may appear,
Scotland is apparently destined to
play leading part in the great lib
eral religious movement that is to-
day exciting the hopes and fears of
so many Christians. And Scottish
liberalism is at once SO profoundly
reverent and SO intellectual as to
arouse the interest and attention of
both believers and unbelievers.
, 1889-04-25
VGIE CoNNE\TIoN.
Tho, should Not GoTou.


Frs. Men vino seek the position
to crafty ambition.
Second: Men who desire TO ad-
vance their political interests, IL
respective Of the wants and benefits
of the state. Who seel. it simply TO
secure future popularity.
Third: Men whose minds are so
clouded il some particular crankism
that their brain las became one
sided. lIea Who are fanatics upon
any subject should not be elected to
the.conycutiou. 1Ien Of broad views,
intelligent IIcas: men WHO are pro
gres7ive and2TIo can see beyond the
benefits to accrue TO self.
Fourth. The tools Of corporations,
collar -wyma-s and jumping jacks,
whose strings are manipulated by
rings or cliques.
Fifth: Those men who have nc
opinions Of their own, but whose
judgement is IS variable as the
wind Men who are socially good
fellows and whose popularity is
founded upon that fact but whose
brainal Development is as small as
the apes and whose use in the con
yention would be similar to a knot
log.
This subject could be continued t.
a mucn greater length, but we hav,
We are confident cited enough char
acteristics to give the people some
thing to cogitate about.
, 1889-04-25
Notice to Mariners.

Notice ia hereby given that on April
IL, 1889. . And class vhistiing buoy.
painted red and lettered "Umssills
Reef in white, was established of Una
tilla Reef Flattery Rocks, sea coast OF
Washington Territory. The buoy is
noored in IN fathoms OF water. From
the buoy Cape Flattery light house bears
north q west, distant Is miles. Ums'
tills Reef northeast by east Il east, dis
tant 7-S miles. Osett Island south
side east, south.
Pilots and masters Of vessels are re-
quested to notify me il this buoy should
drift from its position, or not work salts
factorily.
By order Of the light house board.
u. SEBhEE,
Inspector 18th l.. H. District.
, 1889-04-25
THE POLITICAL WILMER.

The political wilmer, like the poor,
we have with US always. When the
Democrats came into power four
years ago it was amazing how sud-
denly the Republican tuck oozed out
of large number of gentlemen who
had held Office during the reign of
the Republican party. They were
ready to say anything or to dc any
amount of dirty and sneaking work
to prove to their Democratic superi-
ors that they had never been very
good Republicans, that they had
long prayed for change, and that
they were delighted that it had come.
OF course the manly Democrats de-
spised them.
In several cases where changes
were made and some of these gentle
men had the toe of tie Democratic
boot applied to their anatomy, they
went up and down the land filling
the air with miserable whine, claim
ing that they were entitled to the
protection of the civil seryI;e laws;
in short, that they should have been
permitted to hold on to important
places under an administration which
they did all in their power to de-
feat
The Argus had no respect for that
class of Republican winners. They
attempted to hold Offices under fal %
pretenses. They were either untrue
to the party under which they had
served for years, or they intended to
cheat the party under which they
wanted to hold on,
There are evidences that the same
game Is about to be attempted by a
lot of Democratic office-holders. and
II will not be long until the whine of
the Democratic political buccaneer
will be splitting the air. The sooner
it Is heard the better.
This does not apply 10 men who
have a right to expect to remain un-
der the civil service law.
The political winners of both par
ties are a disgrace to American man
hood.
, 1889-04-25

Tne following is the apportionment Of
delegates for Jefferson county IS decided
upon by the county central committee /:
Port Townsend 8; Port Discovery 8; Port
Ludlow 2; ChiHscum l; Irondsle 1 /;
Hadlock L; Central Leland l Quiicene
and Bransn l, making twenty one dele
gates in all. May lst has been designat-
ed as the day upon which the Rupubli-
cans Of this county are to select the dele
gates to the county convention, which
is to held on the 9TH. The hour for the
so-called primary is from ! TO O'Clock
N. The vacancy in the committee, oe'
casioned by the resignation Of Mr.. Brad.
shaw, was not filled
, 1889-04-25
A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

Now, that the apportionment for
delegates to the constitutional con-
yention has been made, it is import
ant that the question, who will re-
present us IN that convention, should
be considered. No man who has
an axe to grind should be permitted
to have any voice in the selection of
delegates; schemes and plans for the
advancement of the interest of any
party leaders, should not be weighed
for one moment, and the party which
permits cliques and clans to manage
the selection of delegates, will find
that the people will seriously and
seVerly condemn them.
The constitutional convention doubt
less will be the most important con-
vention ever held in Washington ter
ritory, therefore, it is necessary that
due caution aud discretion be shown
in the men to be selected. The ablest,
the best and the most Intelligent
should be chosen as delegates The
question of competency and of abili-
ty are the two main questions that
should enter into the selection of
delegates TO the convention.
Men who are sent to the conven-
tion must be made to understand,
that they are not there for the pur-
pose of carrying out any of their pet
schemes, but to build a constitu-
ton which must be for the benefit of
the entire state They should also be
made to understand that they are not
sent there to advance their own par
ticular ideas.
Men who are tainted with isms
should not be permitted to have a
voice in making the constitution
they should not be allowed to draw up
constitution that Will be a burden
instead of blessing to the commun-
ity. Of course the people will have
the opportunity OF sanctioning or of
'condemning their action, but time
will be saved if the work is perform
ed properly at the start The people
are all anxious to have the territory
join the sisterhood of states and de-
sire that there be no unnecessary de-
lay in attaining that end Should
the constitution come before the peo-
pie faulty in its formation, they will
necessarily have to reject 1t, and
thus time will lie lost and expense be
added,
Let these delegates form such a
constitution that it will stand the
test Of time. If the constitution is
such as it ought to be, it will not
only be an honor to the state, but
a credit to the men who COM
posed the constitutional convention.
When you build. build well, and the
political shocks of time will find the
constitution Is firm as the adaman-
tine rock. Let your constitution be
a credlt-to the great name which the
state viii bear.
, 1889-04-25

The ladies have taken hold of poll
tics in France in a characteristic and
substantial fashion. One party
headed by Nine. Carnot, recently
held a fair at which 10000 francs
were raised to assist the opponents
of Boulanger, whereupon the Bou-
langerists admirers of the fair sex
immediatly held bazaar and raised
$4,000 francs to defend the doughty
general. These things seem very
funny to Americans, and doubtless
furnish amusement to a large body
of Frenchmen, but there is danger
that what now seems a ludicrous
comedy may be turned into a bloody
tragedy. Boulanger may be all that
his enemies say he is, but they are
pursu.ng a wrong course in resorting
to a prosecution which his friends
will be sure to regard as a persecu-
cution. 1t is unfortunate for the
French people that the national tenn
will not permit their states
men TO see that it is safer to let gas
blow itself off than to attempt to con-
inc it in an inadequate vessel. If
were allowed full liberty |
o yapor as he pleased, he probably |
sould poison the surrounding air
lightly but any serious attsmpl TO
orb kifs np viii result in sa expio-
-
, 1889-04-25

The best policy for the United
States in relation to the Samoan Is
land will be that most likely to IRE
serve the interests of the Anglo
Saxon race in the Pacific without
herself annexing or allowing her
agencies to do SO. 1t is very appar-
ent and generally admitted that the
center of power among the Anglo
Saxon race IS shifting to America, as
the center of population has already
done. The Uuited States does not
require standing army and conse-
quently the whole resources OF the
people SO cireumstanced could be de-
voted solely to the maintenance of a
navy which would make the Anglo
Saxon race absolute masters OF the
world, and this seems to be the di-
rect policy of President Harrison
and his administration.
, 1889-04-25
THEY wNr zAsxHAx.


Deputy Sheriff W. ,. Jones, L. L. GAs
and s. p. Manard dame up. trofA Esrs
Townsend Monday night with three
prisoners-Fr.nk Williams. Joha Morto,1
aHd Thomas ConnoFs convicted at ths
their gay TO Walla Walia, where thss
are expected TO remain two years BY dss
reetion OF the court. They were to hsys
started for their dsstilstioa yesterday,
but one Of the deRqsies got on the wroas
train, the party got generally aepaFatea
and we're compelled to retBrA to Tacoma,
and place their prisoners in the care os
Sheriff Price. They win take a fresh
start this morning.
The above is clipped fram the Tacoms
Ledger, and we must, right here, warn
the editor Of that paper hat such head.
ing is apt to injure the deputy sherins Ia
the eyes of the respective congregations
to which the gentlemea belong. Nor
can we imagine which Of the deputies
took the wrong train, if, indeed, anything
OF the kind was dons lar as AessSIsa
Gale and Manard are ebneernsd; ts
have been informed that they did not 80
to bed Sunday night for fear Of missing
the boat Monday mafAiHg, and - V
Jones, We have a distinct Feeallection as
seeing him rushing along Quincy ssress
wharf last Monday, three quarters OF al
hour before the boat left. He had heard
a fog horn and thought Ii was the Olymp-
ians whistle, and that the boat was
ready TO start. No, no! Mr.. Ledger, We
cannot believe that any OF the dopsties
went astray, nor can We imagine it pos
sible that the three individuals Who
were so closely be..ssdi in links of friend
ship and iron. w5uld leave the presenos
Of their guardians. Some one has been
playing trick on you, and yon shou'a
have investigated 1t before you puoi'shea
the above.
, 1889-04-25
PORT TOWNSEND.

The up Sound cities are continual
ly Dragging Of their population and
improvements. Seattle claims a
population of 28,0OO and Tacoma
25,000 While considering the claims
of our sister cities, it will not be out
of place to state some facts concern
ing both the population and improve
merits of Port Townsend.
The population of this city has in
creased during the past year about
two thousand, making our residents
number about six thousand. This
number is believed to be ereliably cor
rect. The number of buildings erect
ed for the same time is two hundred
and fifty. The brick frontage OF
buildings erected and to be erected
Will amount to eleven hundred and
fifty feet.
This is very remarkable showing
indeed, and one which no other city
in the territory can equal, not except
ing the far famed city of Seattle. Oi
the many large buildings to be erect
ed in the near future none will bt
less than three stories in height
while the majority of them will not b.
less than four stories. We know O
no other city upon the Sound, tina
presents as bright a future as doe
| Port Townsend. Our railroad is al
assured fact, and with the advent o
the iron horse our city will groS
rapidly. Here is the site for larg
city and all that is lacking now is tn
railroad facilities to make it such
and these we will have before lona
The high prices at which propert
is held in both Seattle and Tacomf
no longer make those cities objectiv
points for the investment of capita
therefore, the tide is tending her.
where the property is held at some
thing like its actual value. jus
here a word of caution will be aprc
pos. Our citizens must not imagin
because values are SO high in the tw
mentioned cities, that capital mu:
necessarily seek investment her
and bearing this idea in mind a
tempt to run the price OF propert
up. Such a step will have tent
ency to COMPEL purchasers to Civ
US the go-by, as they are now doin
to Seattle and Tacoma. Keep th
prices within reason and you will il
duce purchasers to come here; b
exhorbitant in your demands an
you will retard our city's progress
The making of Port Townsend is i
the hands of her citizens: they ca
make or mar (which shall it BET
, 1889-04-25

We are pleased to see that our citi
zens are taking hold Of the Fourth oi
July celebration in earnest. There il
no doubt but material benefit will be
derived from the celebration. The
citizens need to be cautioned not to
procrastinate too much in the mat
ter, but to do all in your power to
hurry the matter along. A meeting
to do this, and meeting to do that,
is simply delay that can be avoided
All that is necessary to be done is to
appoint a committee and entrust to
them the presentation Of IDEAS for
the proper celebration OF the day. A
mars meeting is not necessary 20 dis
enss every little matter that comes
, 1889-04-25

The Post-Inteliigencer of Seattle
in its Sunday issue announced the
annual election os the officers of that
paper. MIR. Hunt, though owning
all the stock in the company, de-
clined to act as president, and Mr..
Alfred II )lman was elected to serve
in his stead. To the untIring ef-
forts of MIR. Holman the people are
indebted for the best newspaper in
the territory if not in the entire
northwest and we know of no better
recognition Of his labors than thus
elevating him 10 the highest position
on the paper. Mr.. Holman continues
as editor, and the paper will continue
to grow and prosper under his able
management. We tender our heart
lest congratulations.
, 1889-04-25
A POOR SHOWING.

The following is copied from the
Washington Standard. and shows
that our criticism was not uncalled |
for:
The April number of the Vest
Shore has been received, and We re-
gret to say that the anticipations Of
our people of its value as a means of
giving correct idea of the beauty of
location of our city and the public
and private improvements that indi-
cate the progress it has made, have
not been realized. Excepting the
picture of the Hotel Olympia" there
is not an illustration that will bear
the test of the most liberal criticism.
The view of this city, taken from the
Woodruff addition, would not be
recognized by our Oldest citizens had
not the title indicated what it was
intended to represent. 1t shows, by
actual count, thirty-ive buildings,
arranged with about the same pre-
cision and regard for typographical
accuracy as the toy cities made OF
building blocks by the youngest pu-
pills in a kindergarten school. Mt.
Rainier appears many miles ''off her
base" and the steamer which appears
in the foreground, seems TO have
been riddled by bombs from Paul
Boyton's ironclad. Odd Fellows
Temple, lin which "the boys" have
taken considerable pride, as being Of
} fine proportions and excellent de-
sign, appears as an exceedingly plain
box of a building, without the FIRE
walls and their ornamentations, and
: a cornice looks like a wide plank
projection supported by props. The
weather vane is extended fully twenty
, feet in the air, and only one of the
, front entrances shows an alcoye OF
the ornamental transoms which con-
tribute 80 much to the appearance oi
the building. The Turner block is
all out Of proportion, showing al
least q ixtyfoot frontage, while The
perspective is SO hastily and shah,
, billy done. that only eight of the
: twelve side windows are shown, the
? remainder being dead wall. Th.
Chambers and Williams buildings
3 are passably we'll represented, Wood
3 ruff's blocks look squatty, and tht
3 artist has attached the name of &
Portland hospital-"St Vincent"-tc
3 tolerably accurate picture of oul
] own st. Peters.
. The view of Tumwater Falls i:
l woefully deficient in perspective
/ Instead of appearing as Succession
of cascades covering nearly a quar-
ter of a mile, it seems to be em
I brgced in distance scarcely greater
| than its height, say of 90 or 1O0feet
y And this is not all. The workman
8 ship of the photographer seems tt
q have been slighted in every detail
and instead of the creditable exhibi
our people bargained for. and which
the Vest Shore is capable of render
ing, service that would have been
matter OF pride to the community
we have a mskeshift that defeats tht
object sought, of making it medium
for advertising our resources abroad
, 1889-04-25

The News did not do Major CalkS
ms justice last evening in ahe state
ment that he had declared his inten-
ton of becoming g citizen OF the ter
ritory the momen: the hotel runners
grasped his grip as be alighted from
the train The truth of the matter
is that he made up mis- mind TO that
effect away back IN Indiana the
moment the president had rendered
him the appointment as associate
justice of the supreme court Of this
great embryo state.-Tacoma NelCs.
, 1889-04-25

The latest details of the great fam
inc in North China show that the
foreign missionaries are doing the
the only relief work, and that they
are only feeding $4,000 out OF sev-
eral millions suffering the miseries
of slow starvation. When mothers
publicly sell their children in the
street rather than hear them cry for
food, human misery can no further
go, yet this spectacle is recorded by
the missionaries who have besn dis
tributing supplies.
, 1889-04-25

The County CentTal Committee it
is understood will meet tomorrow,
and that there will lie presented for
their consideration some very import
ant matters. In determining these
matters, they should not deliberate
with the interest Of any ono man
in view, but should considered the
questions as to the benefit that the
party will derive. The committee
was selected to work for the interests
of the party and unless they per-
form that duty they ere reeresnts to
their trust.
, 1889-04-25

We are informed that the politiei-
ans of this county have already made
up the slate of those who will repre-,
sent this district in the constitutional
convention. If such is the case, it is
to be deplored. States, however,
have been known to be smashed, and
the one now formed may meet
a similar fate. The politicians must
not in this matter go too far. The
people must have voice in selecting
the delegates and the trimmers will
findthat they will not submit to any
cut and dried schemes.
, 1889-04-25

According TO circular issued
lately by the Northern Pacific, Port
Townsend stands fifth in point Of
population to the rest of the cities in
the territory. There relative posi-
tions are rs follows: Seattle 2l,0O0;
Tacoma, 18, 600; Spokane Falls, 15,-
600; Wslls Walln $500 and Port
Townsend 1900. Our population
exceeds the figure given, by at least
two thousand.