Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-14


hold an institute at Vancouver in
May next.
"ScRANToN JACK" one of the
birds who escaped from the county
Jail, was apprehended at Winlock
to-day.
Iva late election at Oakland, Cal
iforfia, mayor, two councilmen
and one school director were elected
blythe Workingmen.
SEASONED lumber, is very scarce
and held at high prices, a bad thing
now, for those engaged in the en-
terprise of building and repairing.
THE Senate has confirmed the fol-
lowing Indian agents for Washington
Territory: Oliver Wood, of Ohio,
Quinault Reservation; John o.
Keane, of this Territory, Tulalip
Reservation.
In a lecture Sunday night, Rev. j.
r. Thompson echoed the sentiments
OF eastern conservatives, and argued
that, the Chinese once Christianized
and civilized, the great evil would
vanish. But will he tell us when
these things are going to be accom-
plished?
The public feeling which was
aroused by the Presidents veto, is
settling down into calm but un-
flinching determination, on the part
of the people, that the domestic and
business interests of the Pacific
coast must and shall be protected
at all hazards.
A PETITION signed by ten of the
leading clergymen OF San Francisco
was forwarded to President Hayes,
during the last hours of his indecis-
ion, urging him to make the Chinese
restriction bill a law, but their breth-
rem, the New York clergyman. held
the balance of power.
The Black and Duwamish rivers
are still rising and in some places,
the water is a foot over the railroad
track. But no particular damage is
apprehended, for the reason that
the current is not swift enough to
impinge with any force against the
trestle- work of the road.
The production of petroleum in
California is steadily increasing. A
new we'll which turns out one hum
dred barrels day has just been put
in operation in Ventura county.
Geologically considered, Washing
ton Territory is as likely to contain
petroleum beneath the surface in
many districts as California.
sSINcE the announcement that q to-
bacco factory is to be established in
Puyallup, we hear of q large number
of small farmers purposing to embark
in the business of raising the So
porific weed. For a number of pro-
itless years, it has been all hops and
mortgaged farms, and now, we sup
pose it will be all tobacco until
sheriff sales complete the farce.
WrrH all its motley array of i'm
morality and crime, the city of
Portland maintains its reputation
for weekday religious services. The
religious element in that city is striv-
ing at fearful odds to assert its
strength and integrity. Sectarian-
ism is swallowed up in well-timed
determination and zeal to check the
fearful tide of wickedness that threat
enes the safety of the community.
The exquisite feeling of dismay
which must have pervaded the breast
of the young man who claimed to be
an old.time acquaintance of Prof.
Plummer, few days ago, may be
imagined but not described. We
give colloquy just as it occurred,
leaving our readers to imagine the
youth standing with mouth extended
like capital o and his eyes elongat-
ed into veritable interrogation points:
Young Man" Good morning, Mr.. Plum
mer believed met you in Norwich (Con-
necticuO several years ago."
Mr.. Pl,tmme,-"I do not doubt it. have
met with great many people who knew
me in places where have never BEEN"
And the Professor passed on with
that impurtably placid countenance
unbroken by a ripple of the merri-
mant which dor, lflooo ,,roya1al b;e