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The San Francisco call., 1896-05-11

It is, for unim portant as is its population
vet are there few cities, if any, on the Pa
cific Coast so worldwide known and sc
important in position. 1t is the natural
geographical center for the Pacific lines ol
commerce from China, Japan, Alaska
California, Hawaii, Australia, Bering Sea,
British Columbia, the Georgian Straits,
the Columbia River and Puget Sound.
Being the first and last American port OF
call for all this vast area of marine traffic.
it is unquestionably the greatest news
center of the Pacific Coast, without dis
tinction of population.
Here resides the consuls of foreign ma
tions. England, Chile, Norway, Sweden,
Hawaii, Japan-all are represented.
The British Vice -Consul's residence at
Port Townsend is a unique brick and stone
structure, resem bling the London Tower
in miniature. Here reside fifty of Uncle
Sans customs officials, including the Col
lector of the Puget Sound district, Port
Townsend being the main port of entry
for the entire district-Seattle, Tacoma
and all other. shipping points being sub,
ordinate to this. Here the main United
States Marine Hospital, with the head
quarters for the dis trict, with its full corps
of surgeons and officers. is located. An
elegant new hospital building has Just
been completed by the Government and
beautiful grounds laid out. Here is estab-
ished the headquarters OF the Govern
ment quarantine service for Puget Sound,
with the main offices and residences of
the surgeons IN charge.
In Port Townsend are the head Offices OF
the Puget Sound Board OF Health. The
main United States bonded warehouse is
located here. The United States revenue
cutters, with their retinue of steam
launches comprising the Puget Sound
service, have their headquarters and main
offices at Port Townsend, and all of the
officers and their families reside here.
The United States photographic Office
for Puget Sound is located at Port Town
send. The Puget Sound Tugboat Associa-
ton, comprising all the great sawmills of
Puget Sound, have their head offices at
Port Townsend, and this is the home port
of all the tugs of these waters ana the resi-
dence of officers, crews and their families.
The Bering Sea feet of United States
war vessels rendezvous in Port Towns end
Bay twice every year, this city being the
official headquarters. The comings and
goings of officers and soldiers from Fort
Townsend, close to the city, lend further
color to the street and to society, Flags
of all nations fly from mastheads in the
bay and officers and crews of the merchant
marine of all tongues and climes mix and
mingle in the daily iostlings of the street.
Such are the elements that go to make
up the social and commercial fabric of the
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Without Railroads or Land
Boomers It's Thrift Is
Remarkable.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAPITAL.
Splendid Openings for Enterprising
Men and Good Homes for In.
dustrious Settlers.

PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, May 1o.-
Up on Puget Sound, in the State of Wash
ington, is located what is probably the
most cosmopolitan town of its size in the
world. Its population is. less than 5000,
and yet any day upon its streets you may
pass the subjects of a score of nations, wit
ness the banners of twice five countries
floating from the housetops, or in passing
doff your hat as many times as there are
signs in the zodiac if you are inclined to
be reverential to regimentals. But high
above all other ensigns and high over the
town. from the top of bluff and from the
top of high stone tower on the top of that,
waves the stars and stripes. From that
high command the flag of all flags floats to
the breeze increasingly.
Bound for Puget Sound your vessel en-
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n "a Neu9as1
resident Port Townsend Board of Trade.
MADEIRA COUNTY CHASE,
Outlaws Laverone and Roberts
Seen in the Quartz Noun.
tain Country.
A Girl Braves One of the Fugitives,
Who Was Attempting to
Steal a Horse.

MADEIRA, CAL, May 10-The chase
after Laverone and Roberts, the highway
men who escaped from the MADEIRA Jail, is
by no means abandoned. The officers and
citizens who are in pursuit are determined
that no efforts shall be spared to recapture
the daring robbers; on the other hand,
those who know the men predict that the
escapes will not be retaken without fight.
1t is believed that the fugItives are in the
vicinity of Quartz Mountain. Yesterday
the officers had deployed their men in a
Gordon. surrounding the region where the
two were supposed to be in hiding, but it
SCENE the escaped robbers were too vigi-
liant to be penned in and starved into a
surrender.
Deputy Sheriff Jones of Fresno, who is
in charge of the bloodhounds, returned
about noon to-day with the dogs, as it was
believed that they had rendered all the
service which would be necessary from
them. He had scarcely reached town,
however, before messenger arrived with
a summons for him to return at once.
That the men have been seen several
times is believed by the officers. Two days
ago Lily Larsen, a twelve-year-old girl, re-
ported having seen man answering the
description of Roberts. He was in her
fathers pasture, trying to catch horse,
was probably blaving desperado warned
him away. He Immediately left and she
afterward heard him talking to some one
in the brush.
P. l.. Grace, one of the posse, left the
camp this morning to return to MADEIRA
Just before he started an Indian came in,
who reported q trail which indicated that
Laverone and Roberts had been above
Dapello's place, between O'Neaps and Fine
Gold.
The trail was made by two men, one
making large track and one a small one,
Just as Laverone and Roberts make. Later
in the day an. Indian woman reported to
Sheriff Westfall that she had seen two
men who answered to the description of
the robbers. These men, upon seeing the
woman, jumped into the bushes and dis
appeared. Their tracks were the same, a
big one ard little one, at the point where
the woman said they disappeared in the
brush. The chase has been taken up
again, and this is the cause of the hasty
summons for the return of the dogs.
Jailer Wells has recovered sufficiently
from the injuries received in the fight in
the Jail to join in the pursuit, and a num-
Der of citizens have gone to the scene of
the hunt.
1t is believed that Roberts is an ex-con-
vlct and that there is reward of $500
offered for him for murder committed in
the southern part OF the State.
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also yield good-paying crop, though the
j frost was felt there to some extent.
Somewhat conflicting reports come from
the 1900 acres owned by the Fleming Or
cnard and the Mineral King Fruit Com
| pany, but safe and conservative estj-
mate OF all the loss by frost still leaves
good fair crop of choice delicious fruit for
the coming market.
! There is multitude Of smaller orchards
| scattered all about Visalia and, indeed,
throughout the entire county, but none of
the reports so far received are at all dis
heartening. 1t may be that here and
there small orchard has suffered great
deal, but so far as is known at present
there is no fruit-grower in the county but
what will reap fair profit for his seasons
crop.
At Lindsey, Exeter and Lemon Cove
there are over 1000 acres of fine oranges
and lemons which escaped the ravages of
the frost entirely. Not a single citrus tree
was hurt.
AT Exeter, and in the region east of
Visalia, the deciduous trees suffered very
little or not at ALL much less at any rate
than in any other section. One reason
given for this is that in most of these or
chards the trees are older and have
abundant foliage. The foliage kept the
fruit warm and protected it splendidly
from the frost.
The large orchard of assorted trees
owned by II. Thomas is reported in very
fair condition, and Mr.. Thomas says he
has no cause to complain or feel disheart-
ened at the seasons outlook.
The same state of affairs is true with re-
gard to John Harter's prune orchard. 1t
is in excellent shape, all things considered,
and will yield a fair revenue in return for
the labor and capital invested upon it.
George F. Beales, superintendent of the
Cain Fruit and Nursery Company, expects
to harvest good crop of fruit on his
ranch this summer. He will have a big
crop of prunus simoni and Clyman plums.
He has thinned the trees once, and will
have to thin them again. The trees are
loaded. He will have good crop of
Tragedy prunes also, notwithstanding the
recent frosts. Taking it all in all, Mr..
Beales feels greatly encouraged.
George Perkins prune orchard is in good
condition. There are evidences that
frost was somewhere in the neighborhood,
but Mr.. Perkins, together with most all
the other fruit men in this region, is
co nfident that the increased price of fruit
this year will at the very least repay them
for all losses by the frost.
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little city at the entrance to Puget Sound
and mark it among all the cities of the
world distinguished for its cosmopolitan
ism.
But the delightful location, beautiful
scenery, handsome public buildings shown
in accom- panying cuts and high tone of
the cosmopolitan society that reigns here
are not the only features that distinguish
Port Townsend.
A great commercial future lies before it.
The centering here of so many ships and
Consuls and important institutions are but
the marks of that hope. Port Townsend
is the natural center and distributing
point for this whole northern country and
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NEWS OF MARE ISLAND.
Three Hundred Additional Men
Soon to Be Employed on
the Baltimore.

VALLEJO, CAL, May 10.-The water
front abreast of the navy-yard is well lined
with ships-of-war. Guns of all sizes are
bristling from ports and turrets. Two
gunboats-the Concord and PetreI-are
new in these waters. They will soon be
placed out of commission to permit of ex-
tensive repairs. Their crews will either
be discharged or distributed to other
ships.
As soon as money becomes available 300
additional workmen will be employed at
the yard to work on the Baltimore,
Ranger, Mohican, Concord, Bennington
and Petrol. This will make business
lively for months to come. Already the
merchants of Vallejo note better times
with the advent of the ships.
The flagship Philadelphia is in drydock
donning fresh coating of paint on hull
and sides. The flagship. with the monitor
,Monadnock, will leave for San Francisco
during the coming week.
Naval Constructor Baxter and Ciy,l En-
gineer Mason arrived last night from Port
Orch ard. The men who went from here
to the northern dockyard to assist in dock
ing the Monterey returned this morning.
They are united in their expressions that
Mare Island is by far the best adapted for
a naval station. 1t will be many years be-
fore the Port Orchard station amounts 10
great deal as repair-yard.
The Telegraph gives the name of Rear
Admiral Kirkland as the next command
ant of the navy-yard and that the present
commandant, Captain Howison, will be
given command of the battle-ship Oregon.
While regrets are expressed at the depar-
ture from the yard of Captain Howison,
congratulations are extended upon his
promotion to such fine ship as the
Oregon.
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FRESNO COUNTS ARMExIAHs.
Large Sums Sent to the Sufferers of Their
NdtiUe Land.

FRESNO, CAL, May 1o.-Rev. A. J.
Melchonian, Md, of this city has re-
turned from lecturing tour of the State.
DR.. Melchonian is an Armenian, and he
has visited every town of Importance in
the State, making appeals in behalf of
sufferers in his native land. He delivered
lectures on Armenia and took up collec-
tions for the oppressed. He raised $500 on
the tour.
Armenia never had better friend than
the Fresno colony of people from that
country. They have raised considerable
sums of money which was sent to Armenia
and have lost no opportunity to make
appeals in the interests of their country.
In the Fourth OF July parade last wear
they had float with a young Armenian
lady representing the oppression of her
country. About 100 Armenians followed
in line
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-11
PORT TOWNSEND U. S. cusToM.HousE AND posrorrIcE

For now turn to the south, and there
looking through cleft in the high banks
at the extreme head of the bay you will
Dehold, as ~ q frame, the picture of fam
GUS Mount Rainier, hundred miles away.
and yet plainly visible, as from its base on
the earth it rises to the magnificent alti-
tude OF Il, ,444 feet. great pillar of the
blue dome, unfolding the heavens.
But now what of the little city nesting
on the north bank of the bay In the
midst OF this grand amphitheater, and in
which every window at every rhumb OF
the compass frames picture?
we had said that the cosmopolitanism
OF Port Townsend was striking, and indeed
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slopes, playful in blending shades and
shadows, broken by bold crags and dark
ravines, and now rising, running, climb
ing, lifting up into the heavens, and there
disputing possession with the clouds,
breaking and rolling off into a sea Of toss
ing, tumbling, turbulent tops. hoary with
the SHOWS of many winters. Such is the
Olympic range of mountains, Port Town
sends special pride, which, seen from this
beautiful harbor, appear to be SO near that
you fancy you might go ashore and run
over to her foothills and back for break
fast appetizer.
But not yet is the cyclorama completed.
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FOR GREATER SELMA.

Organization of an auxiliary Hundred
Thousand CIub.
SELMA, CAL, May 10.-A mass meeting
was held here last night to organize an
auxiliary Hundred Thousand Club. to act
in unison with the Fresno club. A large
delegation was present from Fresno. The
speeches were cheered to the echo. A
pledge was prepared and the rolls opened
by the signatures of twenty-five leading
citizens and the appointment of the fol.
lowing committee to take charge of the
rolls and secure not less than 100 charter
mem bers: w. L. Chappell, G. w. TerriIl
and Y. S. Willis.
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| the enormous quantities of fruit and
vegetables which now go to waste.
| A starch factory to make starch from
potatoes and supply the growing China
and japan trade.
| A drydock. Port Townsend being the
| first and last American port of call for all
vessels, drydock would have all the
| business it could do.
| A box factory to supply the fruit and
| fish trade of Alaska, Fraser River, etc., as
| well as California.
Shingle-mills. to utilize the immense
quantities of cedar close to the city.
A tub and pail factory, to utilize the
alder, cedar and other woods adapted for
that purpose. -,
| Iron furnaces and rolling mills, to utl-
| lize the enormous quantities OF bog-lron,
| red hematite and other iron ores In the
| immediate vicinity. -,
Capital, to start up the large sawmllls
and take advantage of the present strong
demand and rise in price of lumber.
Creameries. Several good creamerles
could find excellent locations here.
Capital, to develop the Nanalmo coal
measures, which experts say extend on
this side over a vast area and crop in many
places close to Port Townsend.
A tinware factory, to import tin from
the Orient and manufacture general line
of tinware and cans for the trade.
Woolen mills, to utilize the wool grown
in this vicinity and the island country.
Wholesale mercantile houses, to go into
the general business of the Alaska, island,
Hawaiian, China and Japan trade, etc.
A terra-cotta works, to utilize the fine
clays in this vicinity.
Glass works, TO utilize the silicious sands
adapted for she manufacture of glass.
Apiaries. 1t has been demonstrated that
bees can be cultivated very proftably in
this country.
Settlers to take up the splendid farm
and timber lands which may still be had
from the Government.
Men OF enterprise and industry. Such
will find here splendid openings for large
and small capital in many industries
besides the more conspicuous ones
enumerated above.
Visitors to Puget Sound are cordially
invited to visit Port Townsend, where q
hearty reception will be extended them.
X "a Neusalu
President Port Townsend Board of Trade. |
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santiago Canyon accident.

SANTA ANA, CAL, May 1O.-Harry
Rice of this city was accidentally shot to-
day while hunting birds in Santiago
Canyon for sick neighbor woman. His
shotgun was accidentally discharged
while the young man was riding in a cart.
the charge tearing an arm almost from
his body. The accident occurred near
Nine. Modjeska's mounta home.
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Bear lily in thy hand,
Gates OF brass cannot withstand
One touch of that magic wand.

But now turn yoIr eyes from this pic
ture to the west, and 10 in what varied
form beholden is beauty unto nature,
within human ken from this lovely har.
Dor, this choice spot of earth, Great
mountains, huge, massive, mighty, roll
huge battlements of Gods eternal hosts.
The advancing sun has now touched them
with the painters brush and laid in colors
divine scene of matchless beauty-mar-
velous, speaking, sublime. Velvet fir-clad
IN eternal green are her foothills and her
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what by this time you have learned for
yourself, that no matter what wind may
blow Port Townsend Bay is sure haven
the peerless harbor of the Pacific Coast.
well meriting the high rating given it in
United States official charts and in the
marine charts of the world.
But if last night when the storm was
raging you felt the comforting sense of
security in this sure haven what must be
your emotions this morning when coming
up on deck to stretch your linn BIS? A scene
of matchless beauty and loveliness greets
you under the clear sky of a peaceful,
perfect day.
gown bedecked was lovely bride more
lovely than the vision that now spreads
round you on every hand. Much-traveled
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher, on a recent
visit to Port Townsend, pronounced with
out qualification this scene to be the rarest
for beauty in all the wide and beautiful
world upon which her eyes had ever rested.
Standing upon the deck of your vessel
on this beautiful morning, whence, walked
by the sound of Aurora's advancing cha
riot wheels, the ear first leads the eve.
there, in the first blush from behind the
lifting curtain of night, bursts upon your
startled vision wide unfolding horizon,
broken, jagged, lacerated by the sharp,
penetrating peaks of the Cascade Range of
mountains, mantled in everlasting SHOWS
and now backed by burning sea of fire
and gold.
Bending the eve northward along the
line OF this mountain range the vision is
suddenly rransfixed and the Imagination
led captive by the grand spectacle of
Mount Baker, towering and mighty, SUBJ
lime and poetical in all else save name.
There she stands, as much il the heavens
as upon earth, snow-clad from summit to
base; fitting monument of the loveliness
purity and power of woman; bride in
flowing veil and white garments trailing
far upon the ground, and through an aisle
of lilies marching to the grand harmonies
Of nature up to the hymeneal altar:
womanhood coming in her power and
bearing in her hand scepter plucked
from natures trophies of homage at her
feet.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23
SCHOOL FUND MORTGAGE SALE.

Whereas, Christian c. Dinger, (unmar-
ried), by his certain School Fund Mortgage
deed, dated the 18th day of June, A. D.
1889, which said mortgage deed was duly
recorded in the Office of the Recorder OF
Deeds for Iron county, Missouri, in book SO,
at page 81 of said book, conveyed to Iron
county, Missouri, for the use and benefit OF
the Capital School Fund of said county
(therein more particularly described and Sc,
forth) the following described real estate,
lying and being in said Iron county, State OF
Missouri, described as follows, to wit:
The northwest quarter of the northeast
quarter of section thirty three (33), in town.
ship thirty-four (34), range four % east.
Which conveyance was made to secure the
payment of two hundred dollars, belonging
to the Capital School Fund of said county,
as follows, to wit:
To the Public School Fund of Township
thirty, range three east, 5000.
For which said amount the said Christian
c. Dinger, (unmarried), as principal, with
vanoni and George Schultz, as securities,
executed his bond for the sum of 5000, of
even date with said mortgage, bearing inter-
est at the rate of per cent per annum from
date, bearing date the 18th day of June,
1889, and payable on the 18th day June,
1890, which said bond has become due and
remains unpaid;
And, whereas, among other things it is
provided in said deed of mortgage that if de-
fault should be made in the payment of the
principal or interest, or any part thereof, at
the time when the same should severally be-
come due and payable according to the tenor
and effect of said bond, that the then acting
Sheriff of Iron county, Mo-, should have
power without suit on said deed of mortgage
to proceed and sell said property conveyed
and mortgaged in said deed;
And, whereas, default has been made in
the payment of said bond in said deed of
mortgage described, by both principal and
sureties;
Now, therefore, in accordance with the
provisions of said deed of mortgage, and in
obedience to an order of the Honorable
County Court of Iron county, Missouri,
made at its March term, 1896, l, William T.
O'Neal, Sheriff of said county of Iron, State
of Missouri, will, on
Thursday, April 3Oth, 1896,
at the east front door of the courthouse in
the city of Ironton, county aforesaid, be-
tween the hours of 8 o'clock A. NJ. and 5
o'clock P. NJ. of that day, and during the
session of the circuit court of said county,
sell at public vendue, to the highest bidder.
for cash in hand, the above described real
estate, to satisfy said bond and mortgage
and the cost hereon.
WILLIAM T. O'NEAL,
apr2n40 Sheriff Iron comfy, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23
Sherif's Sale.

By virtue and authority of a SPECIAL eX-
ecurion, issued from the office OF the
clerk of the circuit cour. of Iron county.
sheriff. directed, in favor of the State OF
Missouri, Mt the relation and TO the use OF
Walter II. Fisher. collector of the reve-
nue. for Iron county, Missouri, plaintiff.
anu against
David Fleming.
and all unknown interested parties, de-
PENDANTS, bearing date February IL. 1896.
ara returnable to the April term, 1896.
thereof. L nave levied upon and seized
:he following described real estate and
pr0pe rty, living and being in Iron county.
Missouri, as tho property of said defend
ants. described as follows. to wit:
The southeast quarter OF section twen-
ty. and the northeast quarter of section
twenty mine, in township thirty-four,
range one cast.
and will, on
Tuesday, the 2sM day Of April, 1896,
at the east front door of the courthouse
i'm tie City of Ironton, Iron county. Mis-
soIri. between the hours of O'Clock in
the forenoon aud 5 o clock in the after
noon of that day. and during the session
of the circuit court, sell, at public ven-
due, all the right. title, claim, estate
and property of the sand defendants, of.
in and 10 the above described real estate
and property, for cash in hand. to the
highest bidder to satisfy SAID execution
nn,l costs. WILLIAM L. O'NEAL,
Sheriff Iron county, Mo.