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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

STORE BUnD1NG.-We learn from the
Argus that Capt. E. S. Fowler is erect
ing a commodious fre-proof store at
Port Townsend. Its dimensions are
eighty by thirty feet, twenty-five feet in
height. The first story will be thirteen
feet in the clear, and the second eleven
feet. The front of the building is to
be of fne-cut ASHER, and the sides and
back to be rubble wallis. The walls for
the foundation of the building are two
feet three inches thick and five feet
six inches in height; the walls for the
first story two feet in thickness, and the
second one foot eight inches. 1t will
be finished for occupancy by the first of
September.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09
TAXING RAILROAD PROPERTY.

The following legal opinion was pre-
pared for the information of the Coun-
ty Commissioners:
The questions upon which you desire
my opinion are these:
LIST. Is the railroad of the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, within Thurs
ton county, subject to taxation under
the Territorial law?
I'd. Wha. is the proper mode of as
sessment?
An answer to the first question is
found in the charter of the Company,
as understand it.
The act Of Congress incorporating
the " Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany," authorizes and empowers the
corporation "to lay out, locate, construct,
furnish. maintain, and enjoy a continu-
Gus railroad and telegraph line, Nth the
aPpurtenances," from Lake Superior to
Puget Sound.
Section 2 of said act provides:
And be Il further enacted, That the
right of way through the public lands
be, and the same is hereby granted to
said Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany," its successors and assigns, for
the construction of railroad and tele-
graph as proposed; and the right,
power, and authority is hereby given to
said corporation to take from the pub
lie lands adjacent to the line of said
road material of earth, stone, timber,
and 30 forth, for the construction there
of, said way is granted to said railroad
to the extent of two hundred feet in
width on each side of said railroad
where it may pass through the public
domain, including all necessary ground
for station buildings, workshops, depots,
machine shops, switches, side-tracks,
turntables, and water stations; and the
right of way shall be exempt from tax
alton within the Territories of the United
States.
How the courts may construe the
above-quoted language of the charter OF
this company, when the question comes
before them, I am, of course, unable to
say.
So far as I have examined, the words
sand the right Of acdy shall be erempt
from taration, ,cithin the Territories o,
the United States" are not found in any
other charter granted by Congress to a
railroad company.
My own opinion is that Congress in
tended to grant, and did grant to said
Company, way to the extent of two
hundred feet in width on each side Of
the railroad, with the appurtenances
and that said way, including all station.
buildings, workshops, switches, turn
tables, water-stations and other struc-
lures and Improvements within the de-
signated limits in the Territories, is ex-
empt from taxation.
This being my opinion upon the first
question, an answer to the second is
unnecessary. B. F. DENN1soN.
April 20, 1874.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

COMMISSIONERS CouRr.-The Commits
sioners of Thurston County at their re.
cent session appointed a committee,
consisting of Messrs. J. p. Judson,
VIM. McLane and J. s. Dobbins, to
act in conjunction with a committee Of
the Board of the Town Trustees, to in
vestigate the subject of unjust discrimi-
nation against citizens of the county by
the Northern Pacific Railroad Co.
The proceedings are quite interesting,
and will appear in full in our next is
sue.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

A PRoD1aY.-Dora McCord, of Seat
tie, young lady of twelve summers,
addressed large audience in Tacoma
Hall, Thursday evening, on "Wom-
ans Rights from a Girls Standpoint. "
We were delighted with the ease and
grace with which she delivered her ad-
dress, and the nairete with which many
excellent points of her lecture were
thrust home to the opposers of the suf-
frage movement. At times her re-
marks elected fervent applause, and
we believe that all were surprised, as
we'll as gratifed, by the excellent dis
course from one so young, She will
lecture to night, at the same hall, on
Temperance" and next week pro.
coed to Portland, where she will
make her bow to a metropolitan au.
dience under the tutelage of Mrs. Dun.
iway.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

ApPREc1AT1vE.-The Echo in putting a
lady friend he has been visiting says:
"She has the faculty of making visitors
feel at home, feel like their own dea,
mothers use to make them feel" We
don't know how it is with our cotempo-
rary, but friend at our elbow suggests
that his mother had a WY Of feeling
him with a birch rod or single that
was not altogether pleasant. Probably,
however, the Echo cherishes such rem
iniscences, under the impression that
they were merely "love-taps."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

@ Bob Ladd, who absquatulated
with the school funds of Mnltnomah
county, Oregon, a few weeks ago, was
arrested at Coos Bay, on the Doth ult. ,
but escaped from the officers and took
to the mountains. The officers are still
in pursuit, assisted by several citizens
stimulated by the proffered reward Of
$500 for his apprehension.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

u The Executive Committee of the
movement for holding q Territorial
convention to form q Temperance Al
lance in this place on the 18th inst,
requests us to state that arrangements
have been made with the Columbia
River and Puget Sound steamers to
carry passengers at half price, and
with the railroad at quarter fare. to and
from the convention. This iberality
should ensure full attendance.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

RAILROAD SUBscRpuoNs.-The follow.
ing subscriptions to have been made tc
the railroad labor fund the past week
W. W. Miller, two months labor; Lew
Shelton. G. B. Mann, ]. G., Sutherland,
Oliver Shead, VIM. Clark, J. j. West
brook, G. Rosenthal, VIM. Pix, Mrs.
Warbass, Mrs. Howard, Blumaeur &
Froman, N. B. Powers, J. Guyot, J. S.
Dobbins and Crosby & Lowe one month
each, TIeen & Damon, sixty dollars in
boots and shoes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

ToRNADo.-A fierce tornado visited
the Willamette valley last Monday, de-
stroying barns and fences, uprooting
trees, and doing great deal of damage
in various ways. During tAp storm
lightning played fantastic capefs in sew
eral of the telegraph Offices in the val
ley. At Gervais the instruments we're
destroyed and the Office set on fire, and
at Salem the operator was thrown from
his stool, while the fluid leaped from
wire to wire, and transformed his Office
into miniature representation of the
Internal regions. The line was pros
trated between the Calapooia noun
tains and Portland, in many places,
and several trees were..thrown across the
railroad track, but aside from this the
damage was light.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

THuRsToN COUNTY WoMEN's SUFFRAGE
ASSOCIATION. - The regular bi-weekly
meeting of this Association will be held
in Tacoma Hall, on Wednesday, the
18th inst, at 2 P. M. A full attendance
is requested, as additional nominations
and election of officers for the ensuing
term is in order.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

PRoaREss OF Our RA1LRoAD.-A little
over four miles are graded ready for ties.
The Cinnamon are discharged. The
white force is increased to forty men,
and is now just past Wellman's, half
way to Tenino. The next fair Thursday
the gaps in the line on Bush Prairie
will be closed by universal rally from
town and country.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

@ The Seattle 1ntelligencer says
that Mr.. Rutledge, one of the owners
of the Cedar River Iron Mine, has ar.
rived at that place and intends at once
to begin active operations.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

"a The Western Washington In
dustrial Association, at their meeting
held in this place, on the 22d ult.,
elected Messrs. Ferry, Barnes, Whit
worth, Bush and Manning as an Exec
utive Committee.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

% The people of Tenino, and farm
ers in the vicinity, have resolved to
commence work on the railroad at Te-
nino, next Thursday. Messrs. Stephen
Hodgdon, F. R. Brown and Joseph
Gibson were elected q committee of ar
rangements.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

ATHLETIC SPoRTs.-At the May-day
celebration near Port Townsend jolly
time was had, from all accounts. The
girls ran foot races on wagers, the boys
climbed creased pole, the men caught
agreased pig, and they INDUCED in many
other rational modes of recreation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09
AGAINST THEIR BETTER JUpaNENr.-

AGAINST THEIR BETTER JUDaxENr.-
The Express notes the fact that Col.
Wheat, an agent Of the railroad Land
Department, during a recent visit to
Steilacoom expressed sincere regret that
the company had not made that bay
their objective point, and located the
terminus somewhere in the vicinity Of
the present town of Steilacoom. The
The Colonel is not the only man who
has expressed the same regret, in fact
it is the universal sentiment of all who
have compared the relative advantages
of the two points for operations on the
gigantic scale at one time contemplated
by the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany. 1t is no less true that Gen.
Sprague and Gov. Goodwin selected
Olympia from all rival competitors,
after personal inspection and mature
deliberation, and located the terminus
on Budd's Inlet, as the most eligible
point for these extensive operations.
The preferences of all the representa-
tives OF tho company, qualified by per-
sonal experience to give sound opinion,
have, however, been set aside by specu-
lators in the land ring who never set
foot in the Territory, and who were in
no manner qualified to Judge of the
consequences of their acts. This is the
cause of all the difficulties the company
now labor under. They have endeav-
ored to reverse the laws of nature, and
the consequences have been precisely
those which invariably follow such
Quixotic efforts.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

@ The telegraph wire between this
place and Steilacoom has been taken
down and stretched to Tenino, putting
the Olympia Office on loop.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

he more effective before the Great
Throne, than the petition of those who
don male attire, with scarcely another
attribute to distinguish them from the
weaker sex?' Or is it not cowardice
which impels the ministry to remain
safely hid behind church-walls and send
forth women to bear the gibes, jcers
and insults of the rabble, as was done
in Portland few days ago? If it is
a good cause, and a proper one for
Christians to engage in, why do the
preachers here refuse to lead their ar
mics to conflict? Or may it not be
possible, that in reading the good book
they have stumbled upon such pas
sages as these:
as hypocrites are: for they love to pray stand
ing in the synagogues, and in the corners OF
the streets, that they may be seen OF men.
Verify l say unto you, they have their re-
ward.
but thou, when thou prayest. enter into
thy closet; and when thou has shut thy
door, pray to thy Father which is in secret !;
and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall
but when We pray. use not vain repeti-
tons, as the heather do; for they think that
they shall he heard for their much speaking.
BE not We therefore like them, for your
Father knOweth what things we have need
Of before we ask him."
- But il this command was made for
the preacher it was made no less
for the flock. 1t is his duty to counsel
them as to their acts, or else it must
be admitted that public clamor is of
more weight than the teachings of d.
vine wisdom.
But there is feature of the Olympia
crusade, inaugurated last Sunday, which
we regret as a citizen, far more than
the improperly of some of our best
people engaging in a war upon wind
mills. The people, with common con-
sent, respect those charged with the
administration of the laws as the safe
guard of their cherished rights; but
when cold-blooded murderer receives
light sentence of Imprisonment and a
drunken one is sent to the scaffold,
they are led to inquire why such things
can be; and when they see Judge at
tempting by indirect means to destroy a
business protected by law, they draw
conclusions that result in anything but
respect for judicial authority or veneer
Grafton for the laws.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

A Coop SUeaEsnoN.-A gentleman
living on Ed Inlet suggests that our
merchants construct floating wharf to
the channel at some suitable place near
Percival's wharf, for the convenience of
those who visit town in small boats.
He thinks that the residents on the west
side Of the bay will contribute literally
towards the enterprise, and if our bust
ness men will inaugurate the measure,
the expense will fall very lighton them.
We think the suggestion good one,
which will commend itself without fur
Their comment, to parties interested.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

The LAws.-The statutes of the last
session of the Legislation Assembly are
now being distributed by Secretary
Strive. They make q volume of 776
pages.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

"A call appears in the Oregonian
for meeting of the ladies Of Portland,
to devise other means of conducting
the anti-whisky campaign than those
now employed. The crusaders have
about come to the conclusion that they
can't pray tho saloons dry.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

Sc The engineers, on Thursday, To-
Gated and staked out for grading, a
section of the Olympia Tenino Railroad
of about q mile, extending from Te-
nino across the priarie to the timber.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

~ The Tribune says that Tacoma
man commenced to build his house
Tuesday, and finished and moved into
it the next day, which indicates the kind
of houses they erect in that delectable
bnrg.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

CELEBRAT1oN.-We understand that
the citizens of Mason county intend Gel
ebrating the coming 4th of July in the
regular old-fashioned style. EVERYBODY
throughout the county is interested
In the affair, and it is expected that
they will have good time.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

PUBLISHERS AssoC1AnoN.-Anin inform
al meeting of the newspaper publishers
of this place was held last week, at
which the preliminaries were arranged
for the organization Of Publishers
Association. A new scale of rates for
advertising will be adopted soon as
practicable and rules. established to
secure unity of interest and action in
all matters affecting the interests OF the
craft. In these times of Oranges and
Trade Unions, we have been surprised
that our brethren of the press have
been content to do business in the
ship-shod manner of the past. We
trust a reform is at hand, and that
every publisher in the Territory will
give the movement his hearty support.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

MORE LAURELs.-It will be seen by
reference to the dispatches that Judge
McEadden has secured appropriations
for the survey of the Columbia, Skasit,
Snohomish and Chehalis rivers. Inc
people are beginning to realize that
we have live man at Washington.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

~ Two months of persistent effort
with the proper spirit and response on
the part of our people, will give US:
/. A road bed, graded and tied complete.
2. 10000 acres OF land.
s. 400 town lots.
4. $4,000 in cash subscriptions.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

81 The widow of s. D. Smith, late
Postmaster at Walla Walla, has been
appointed to succeed him in that Office.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

Louis AaAss1z, TEACHER" This,
says q circular issued by the Commits
sion of Education and others at Wash
ington, was the heading of the simple
will left by the greal scientist, Agassiz;
this was his chosen title, and it is we'll
known throughout this country, and in
other lands, how much he has done to
raise the dignity of the profession, and
to improve its methods. His friends,
the friends of education, propose to
raise memorial to him, by placing
upon a strong and enduring basis the
work to which he devoted his life, the
Museum Of Comparative Zoology, which
is at once collection Of natural objects,
rivaling the most celebrated collections
of the Old World, and school open
to all the teachers of the land. 1t is
proposed that the teachers and pupils of
of the whole country take part in this
memorial, and that on the birthday of
Agassiz, the 2sth day of May, 1874,
they shall each contribute something,
however small, to the Teachers and
Pupils Memorial Fund, in honor of
Louis Agassiz; the fund to be kept
separate, and the income to be applied
to the expenses of the Museum. It is
thought that the friends of education in
our Territory can do something towards
increasing this fund. Remittances
should be sent to the Treasurer of the
same, Jas. M. Barnard, Room 4, No.
-, Exchange Street, Boston.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

"a Capt. D.. B. Finch and family
with party of friends, are visiting the
lower part of the Sound.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

S Rev. John Pattison, former
resident of this city, will preach in the
Presbyterian Church on Sunday morn
ing.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

FIELD-DAY ON BUSH PRAR1E.-The
next rally will occur on the first fair
Thursday. Turn out, town and coun-
try, and close up thegap in the line.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

Sc The County Commissioners have
granted the right of way over the pub
lie highways to the Olympia-Tenino
Railroad.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

~ The gold dust of the Cassiar
mines is worth SIG so per ounce.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

WHAT AN OLD FRIEND SAYs or Our
PgoPLE.-In commenting on the zeal OF
our people in railroad building, the
Register. edited by Mr.. U: e. Hicks,
Esq, says: 1.-The gods help those who
help themselves. We are proud of our
old friends of Thurston. There are no
Micawbers there; neither are they dead
nor sleeping. When swindling land
companies fail to turn something up to
their advantage, they do not fall back
upon their launches and howl them
selves into despair and war among one
another; but the go to work like brave
men and women, and turn that some
thing up themselves. Already their
energy and spirit has attracted the at
tention of active business men all over
the land. There is no question as to
their growth and prosperity, because
among them there is no such word as
fail. We delight to see such pluck,
and We sincerely hope they may receive
every providential favor"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09
#ashiugtuu Standard.
Oar Agents.

L. P. FISHER, Newspaper Advertising
Agent, Rooms9 % and n Merchants Exchange
California Street. San Francisco.
=. NJ. PETTINGILL 4 CO., 81 Park Row.
New York.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

@ A Lodge of Odd Fellows was
recently instituted at Nanaimo, B. @.
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q The weather is variable.
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u 1873.