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NOT SO BAD AS PAINTED.
Tacoma Reviies San Juan County BE
cause Its People Like Seattle.

FRIDAY HARBoR, April 5.-TSpecial. l.
The citizens OF this county are very in
dignant. and justly so, over an alleged
write up" of our islands in the Tacoma
Ledger of the 18th ult., and request your
correspondent to answer the same in the
columns of your valuable paper and cor
rect few of the misrepresentation it
contains. The papers circulation would
not of itself cut much of figure, but the
sample copies" sent broadcast may mis-
lead many into the belief that "San Juan
county is in the grasp of spectators, who
are holding all the good and available land
at exorbitant prices and the land is not
being improved" A more exaggerated or
false statement could hardly be imagined.
The land has all been taken up by actual,
bonaiide settlers, who are clearing the
land, making improvements, and are as
enterprising and thrifty class of citizens
as are to be found in the Pacific Northwest.
The statement that prices range from $50
to 500 an acre for forest land and costs an
average of 500 an acre to clear" and ''the
actual amount of land cleared is very
trihing," can only be accounted for by the
fact that the writer did not get far enough
from one of our bars to know the differ
ence between forests and vast fruit
orchards. on the latter of which San Juan
county especially prides herself. "The dull
times have left many with very little
money to spare" We can overlook as it ex-
planned to his managing editor the reason
Tor not working up business instead of
squandering his time here in dissipation.
IF market can be found and freights
do not eat up the profits" is easily ac-
counted for by the following: "The peo-
pie have grown so used to going to Seattle
for everything, even to having tooth
pulled. that many of them appear to for
get that there is any other place. If we
except Roche Harbor, which gets most of
its supplies from Tacoma, the other resi-
dents go to Seattle" Sour grapes-if Ia
coma was not ignored and received the
patronage of our citizens We would un-
doubtedly be enjoying q substantial
growth. Wheat, barley and oats ara
produced and do well, but as yet none are
grown other than what is required for
home consumption" The foregoing is a
lie made out of whole cloth. DURING the
past year over Z,UO tons OF wheat and oats
and over 5000 tons of hay were shipped
from this port alone, besides TWENTY-FIVE
tons OF strawberries and blackberries. to
say nothing of the unknown Quantities Of
excellent fruit shipped from the several
islands.
san Juan county is very backward in the
matter OF county roads, there really being
no roads worthy of the name within the
boundaries. There is a floating debt of
about $1,000" There is not one nennv
floating debt, and our roads will corupare
iavoraoly with any county in the state
and far superior to many.
THE only industry is that of the Taco.
ma and Roche Harbor Lime Comnanv
at Roche Harbor." This Is the veriest of
rot, and if it were not q Tacoma institu.
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ton it would not have been considered
worthy of mention. We do not claim to be
manufacturing center. but have besides
the one referred to above several other
lime works with capacity of from 10000
to $1,000 barrels of lime per month; two
good brick yards sawmills, grist mills,
shingie mill and several other institutions
that go toward making our islands self
supporting.
Gas yet, there are no towns in the
county, and, if We except this village,
really no villages" We do not know
what constitutes town or village in his
narrow and prejudiced mind. but if Fri
day Harbor is not one or the other, there
are very few places in the state entitled to
be classed as such. His criticism on our
public institutions, especially our public
schools, of which he knew absolutely
nothing, is beyond all comprehension.
There are thirteen schools in the county,
each presided over by competent teacher,
and if the children do not receive a good
common school education it is not because
the opportunity is wanting, but because
they do not avail themselves of it.
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NEWS OF NORTHWEST
Oregon to Have No Exhibit at
the Worlds Fair.
GAMBLER LEIGHTON SET FREE.
Strike Of Vancouver Postofice Clerks
CoIfax Mourning for Murdered
Deputy Sheriff Spencer.

PORTLAND, April Especial. 1-Oregon
will not be represented officially and as a
state at the Columbian exposition to be
held at Chicago, and unless private enter
prise takes the matter in hand there will
be no movement made in the matter at all,
with the exception of the state board of
horticulture, and even they are not abso-
lutely confident of success in this line.
Such was the decision of the Worlds fair
commission at its last and final meeting
held today. A resolution was passed to
this effect, and will be sent to every COM
mercial body in the state.
TACOMA, April Especial. Tacoma
women who will assist Mrs. Houghton,
superintendent OF the women's depart
ment. and Mrs. Slaughter, superintendent
of the art department, of the Washington
Worlds fair exhibits, have elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, Mrs. E. NJ.
Hunt; vice president, Mrs. G. Parsons !;
secretary, Miss Whipple; treasurer, Mrs.
Meath; directors, Mrs. William Simpson,
Mrs. H. H. Holt, Mrs. G. J. Kershaw, Mrs.
C. H. Marble, Mrs. George Moulton and
Mrs. Frank Allyn.
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The Anthracite Coal Combine.

TRENTON, N. j., April Sit was stated
tonight that Attorney General Stockman
will commence proceedings to annul the
charters of the New Jersey Central and
Port Reading railroads for violating the
law of 1885, which permits railroads to
consolidate only after filing notice in the
office of the secretary of state and obtain
ing permission from the legislature.
PHILADELPHIA, April Son the an
nouncement today that the governor of
New Jersey had refused to sign the bill
legalizing the anthracite coal combine,
President Mcleod, of the Reading, was
asked: "Will the refusal of the governor
to sign the bill have any effect on the COM
binationP" "None whatever" he replied.
1--WE are perfecting our organization, and
we will not be affected by the action of
Governor Albeit"
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DELAY In THE HOUSE.
The Republicans Filibuster on
the Free Wool Bill
FREE SILVER MEN DISCOURAGED
Senator Allen Tells Palmer Something
About Indians-The Anti Chinese
Bill in the Senate.

WASHINGTON CRY, April 5.-The Repub-
licans of the House for the first time this
season resorted to flibustering, and the
enormous Democratic majority OF two
thirds found it impossible to overcome
the skillful tactics of Representative Bur.
rows and force the wool bill to vote. 1t
had been rumored for some time that the
Democrats would attempt to pass the
Springer bill before the close of the
legislative day. in order that it might
have political effect in aiding the
Democrats to carry Rhode Island.
Whatever intention there may have
been some days ago of rushing this bill
through the House. there is no doubt that
the plan was finally abandoned before the
departure of Chairman Springer yesterday
for Virginia Beach. 1t has been generally
understood by the members that it had
been agreed by the committee on ways
and means. Democrats and Republicans
alike, that Immediately after the House
went into committee Of the whole vote
should be taken without debate on it.
Burrows amendment was pending to
strike out "wools" from the first section,
the effect of this amendment being to
strike out the sense of the bill, but when
McMillin closed debate on the first section
a motion was made to the effect that the
debate be limited to one hour. The Re
publicans moved that two hours be ac-
corded. Pending the decision of the
question, Speaker Crisp spoke sharp
ly to Burrows in manner
which that gentleman resented and
impelled the Republicans to resort to fill
clustering methods to accomplish their
ends. Under the rules the Democrats
were powerless, and the House finally adj
journed.
There is no intention on the part of the
committee TO resort to cloture, and the
fight will continue tomorrow with both
sides arrayed as they were when the flag
of truce was raised this evening.
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Colfax Mourns the Death of Spencer.

CoLFAx. April Especial. This city is
in mourning today over the death of
Deputy Sheriff Spencer, killed by horse
thieves. The remains arrived this MORN
ing fro m Davenport on the express from
Spokane. Two hundred and fifty bereaved
friends met the corpse. The funeral takes
place tomorrow at 1 O'Clock under the
auspices of the Odd Fellows, of which Mr..
Spencer was a past grand. After the ex-
ercises the remains will be accompanied to
the cemetery by all the secret orders, the
Grand Army, county officers and every
business man in town. Stores will be
closed, and a delegation of Odd Fellows
will come down on the morning train from
Pullman, Garfield and Pennington to par
ticipate in the funeral ceremonies.
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Sealing Question In British Columbia.

VICTORIA, B. c., April 5.-Collector
Milne has received dispatch stating that
further instructions regarding the sealing
question had left yesterday. When the
commissioners have examined into one
case it will not take long TO decide upon
the compensation for sealers and crews.
The British Berlng sea claims commits
sioners are expected here about the 18th
inst. One may be here at any time.
The schooner Agnes Macdonald. 1O7
tons, arrived this morning, 1876 DAVIS from
Halifax, to join the sealing fleet, for which
service she is especially well appointed.
She is the first of the Burgess model to
come around the Horn,
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strife in Vancouver, B. G., Po.ton,c

VANCOUVER, B. c., April Especial l.
All the clerks in the postoffice have gone
out on strike. The trouble has been ex-
pected for some time. The postoffice here
is 'farmed" by the postmaster, who, by
keeping down salaries, makes "a, 400 year,
which is equaled by the salary of only
three postmasters in Canada. The lady
clerks have been getting SIS a month, and
one male clerk, married, gets S35 a month.
The clerks asked $40 for ladies' and $50 to
$40 for men. which would leave the post.
master about $500 a year. Victoria's
postmaster, being on the civil service list,
gets only 1000 year. Postmaster Miller
refused positively when the scale was first
presented. Lady clerks are expected to
dress at least neatly, and how they can do
1t on SIS month and pay their board is a
mystery. The mail from the East today
was eight hours late, and the sight of the
big sacks and the thought of the China
mails to get ready tomorrow brought the
postmaster to time and he agreed to COM
promise.
The Empress of India sails tomorrow
with fifty saloon passengers, seventy-six
Chinese, 8, 500 bales of cotton and $50 tons
of flour.
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THE SILVER QUESTION.
Out OF the Way in the House-Mine
Owners Active in the Senate.

ASthNC IN tH0 ccuotSs
WAsHISeTos Cry, April 5.-Representa-
tive Pierce, of Tennessee, one of the warm
est ADVOCATES of the silver bill, leaves
Washington City tonight for his home, to
be absent ten days. In his absence the
silver men will not put into execution
their threat to filibuster against every
thing but that measure
As stated by Senator Teller in the course
of his colloquy with Senator Sherman, the
silver senators are determined to express
their views upon the subject of the silver
in open Senate. and there appears no way
to stop them. The resolution offered to-
day by Mr.. Morgan as an amendment to
the set of resolutions which were yester-
day placed on calendar, while not intro
duced by Mr.. Morgan with the intention
of causing further debate, according to his
own statement, may still serve for at least
one day as the basis for any speech that
the silver men desire to make In
the Senate. 1t would simply be
necessary to call up this or any other reso-
luton introduced today and proceed to
discuss it. Mr. Wolcott, through Senator
Teller, has given notice of his intention to
speak on the silver question tomorrow.
Heretofore in the history of the Senate,
such notice has always been regarded as
equivalent in effect to an actual order for
the Senate, and that body has such respect
for the precedent that it would be with
great reluctance that any senator would
interpose an objection if Mr.. Wolcott at
tempted to speak. The indications are
that the Senate will allow the silver sena-
tors to express their views in the form OF
speeches, but will Immediately negative
notice to call up any proposition in the
calendar that would lead to a debate on
the silver question on its merits.
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Rulings by the Attorney General.

OLYMPIA, April Especial In ans
wering the questions recently submitted
TO him by public officers. Attorney
General Jones holds that assessors need
not furnish assessment lists of reat estate
TO owners of such property: that parties
who are not citizens cannot catch fish in
the waters of the state even as emploves
of citizens. and that reservoirs. wafer.
pipes, etc. owned by individuals or cor
poratIons other than municipal are not
exempt from taxation, even when used
Tor supplying water for extinguishment of
fires
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PHILADELPHIA, April 5.-Provost Pep
per, of the University of Pennsylvania,
has asked for the designations of Professor
Robert Ellis Thomson, professor of history
and political economy, and six members of
the faculty. All except two refused to re-
sign. 1t is said that the most serious
aspect of the whole affair is the strong op-
position by the Wharton school against
the members of the faculty whose heads
it is wished chopped off. The opposition
to Professor Thomson will be the most
pronounced, as he teaches the protection
list theory in political economy to all stu
dents. When these students go before the
Wharton school, free trade doctrines are
expounded to them.
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More Spanish Anarchists Arrested.

MADRID, April 5-Three more anarchists
have been arrested. The total number of
the prisoners is now thirteen. The excite
ment caused by the attempt yesterday to
blow up the building in which the cortes
meets does not abate. On the contrary, as
farther particulars of the attempted out
rage is learned, the public becomes more
indignant, and many threats are INDUCED
in. 1t is thought here that the anarchists
have been allowed too much latitude in
spreading the tenets of their faith and be-
lief and that henceforth the government
should hold them as wild beasts to be de-
stroyed on sight
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money order from $50 to 500. Such a chang |,
would produce uniformity in respect TO ths'
maximum amount between the domestic AMI
the international money -order, and wopid, BE-
sides, tend to reduce the expenses of the inter.
national money-order system, inasmuch for
sums from $50 to 500 single order would be re
quired in lieu OF two, as at present Since the
postmasters and clerks who issue the orders
and the exchange officers who certify them, are
compensated for their labor, not upon the basis
of the amounts of the orders, but upon that Of
the number of transactions at a fixed rate pe,
transaction, the lessening of expense in tia
item of clerk-hire in postoffices would be by no
means inconsiderabe. There is a steady in.
crease in this branch of the governments bust
ness-Ez- Postmaster General james, IN The April
CSnturu.
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Evils of Grain Speculation.

ST.. PAUL, April 5-The legislative wheat
investigating committee is busy prepar-
ing its report for the year. A number of
conclusions are reached as result of its
work. The report, among other things,
says:
The producing interests of the state are at
this time and have been for some time past the
victim OF grain manipulators through the
country. Chicago spectators have often de-
pressed the market, which involves great loss to
farmers. The committee will hereafter suggest
an appropriate resolution to the legislature to
meet this Inenacing evil.
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Votes Against the Anti-Chinese Bill.

WAsHINGToN Cry, April DIN the vote
on the anti-Chinese bill in the House the
nays we're Alexander. Andrew, Beeman,
Belknap, Beethoven, Bergen, Broslus,
Bushnell, Cheatham, Coburn, Coolidge,
Craig of Pennsylvania, Culbertson, Curtis,
English, Epes, Flick, Grady, Greenleaf,
Harter, Heard, HemphiIl, Henderson of
Illinois, Herbert, Hit, Hooker of Missis-
sippi, Hopkins of Illinois, Johnson of
Indiana, Johnson of North Dakota, Law
son of Georgia. Little, Lodge. Miller, Per-
kins, Post, Powers, Randall, Robinson of
Pennsylvania, Stevens, Stockdale, Storey,
Stout, J. ID. Taylor-43.
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Poison in the Ola Mans Tea

MopEsro. Cal, April 5.-Charles Albert
and Julia o'Mera. who were arrested on
charge OF attempting to poison Dennis
o'Mera, the girls father, were admitted 10
bail today in the sum Of $3.50 each.
o'Mera says his daughter wanted TO marry
Albert and wanted 70 get nd OF her father
because he opposed the match. The pair
conceived the idea of poisoning him.
O'Mera says he twice found the water biz
ter and did not swallow il. NextmornIng
his tea was bitter. but he drank half OF il.
He then had commissions for eight hours.
Albert worked for oMera.
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TO swINDLE THE GUESTS.
Manager of the Hotel Richelieu
League With Card Sharks.

Manager OF the Hotel Richelfeu In
League With Card Sharks.
CHICAGO, April 5.-H. V. Bemis, propri-
etor of the Hotel Richelieu, has discharged
Manager Carlson, Of the famous hosiery,
on account of the latter's suspicious con-
nection with a gang of card sharks. The
story is told that Mr.. Carlson introduced
some of his guests to four sharpers who
passed as rich Chicago merchants and who
tieeced their victims by means of marked
cards, false tables, etc.. out of $500, 100
Mr.. Bemis admits that Carlson was mixed
up in card scrape, but he says the amount
of money involved was comparatively
small.
Two wealthy Cuban tobacco raisers and
rich Mexicans are said to have been the
losers. The names of three United States
senators from the far West, wealthy
Montana stock-raiser and number of rich
Englishmen are also said to be on the list
of victims
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Utah at the Worlds Fair.

WASHINGTON Cry, April SIN order
that Utah may not go .unrepresented at
the Worlds fair, Washington of Tonnes
see, chairman of the House committee on
territories, reported favorably bill intro
duced by Delegate Game providing for the
appointment of commission to see that
Utah is properly represented. The bill
appropriates $50 600 for expenses.
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Trt.ieIeigbton.s wr.,ch,a .,,.

SAN FEtNcIsco. April o" Trixie -
Leighton, the woman whose recent lRvs-
terious death caused such sensation in
Spokane, was formerly Miss Sherman. Of
Los Gatos, Cal. She married Gustaye
Friedrich. cashier in the London and san
Francisco hank. aud for a time they lived
happily. Domestic troubles ana divorce
followed. and then the woman plunged
into life OF dissipation. On March - she
was found dead IN bed with a bullet hole
IN her head and 4 revolver by her side.
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A Drunkard Foupd D.1

VANCOUVER, B. {, April 5.-ESpecial1-
W. J. Cowling. sailor on the Canadian
Faciac railroad steamer Empress of India.
was found dead under the bridge of the
canadian Pacific railroad depot this
morning The body was discovered at
ESQ this morning, and was not cold. He
came here from Seattle three weeks ago
and Joined the Empress week ago. He
lett the Albion hotel drunk at a. m. An
inquest viii he held tomorrow.
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Claus spreckeIs VIII Stay in California

SAN FRANcIsCo, April 5.-Claus Spreck-
els returned this afternoon from Phila-
delphia. He was asked:
Is it a fact that your Philadelphia refinery
has been absorbed by the sugar trust?
Well, il is Il fact and it is not fact II you I'M
derstand that / have come to California to
stay, however, and it is quite probable that my
interests in Philadelphia will go to the syndi-
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FATALLY RIaated by Dynamite.

PORTLAND, April Especial. Joseph
Ferry. a prominent citizen Of Myrtle
Point, Coos county, was fatally injured
yesterday by the explosion of dynamite
cartridge, supposed to have been placed in
stove by one of his children.
Mr.. Ferry started fire in the stove.
when an explosion occurred, shattering
his legs and infiicting wounds all over his
body. Fragments of the stove struck his
daughter, but her injuries are not con-
sidered fatal.
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Consular Marshal at Kanawaga.

WASHINGTON Cry, April Especial. =
Senator Allen called at the White House
this morning and urged the president to
take up at an early date the appointment
of consular marshal at Kanawaga, Japan.
He is urging the selection of Charles Bar
low, of Tacoma. The president informed
Mr.. Allen that he would take the matter
up for consideration at his first oppor-
tunity, but gave no idea as to his decision
in tho casa
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MONTREAL, Quebec April 5-The ST.
Lawrence continues to rise. and there are
grave fears of a food. Lake ice still con.
tinues To come down, and its arrival is
looked forward to with much anxiety.
The water is now within a few inches OF
the level of Commissioner street and is
slowly rising. Merchants are clearins
goods from their cellars.
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rules, etc. They will be in session about
month. Allen Weir, Austin Miers,
Clarence Warner and Secretary Mumford
were present. James Hamilton Lewis
addressed large audience by invitation
of the Democratic club last night. He
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Municipal Economy in Port Townsend.

PoRT TOWNSEND. April Especial. l.
Two bondsmen of City Treasurer Walter
Bowen applied to the city council this
evening to be released from that officers
bonds. The council not only granted the
petition but reduced his salary from SIPS
to $75 per month. Bowen was ordered to
furnish new bonds at once or else his
office would be declared vacant Bowen's
actions while in office have been such as
to warrant his bondsmen in asking to be
released from further responsibility.
Bowen is the local leader of the jefferson
county Republicans, and is q member of
the state central committee.
The salaries of the city officers were re-
duced this evening by the council as fol-
lows: Chief of police, from SIPS to slOO;
surveyor, from $50 to 500; clerk. from
800 to $50; attorney, from 500 to SIS; po-
lice officers, from $75 to $40.