Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-07
As USUAL, the falls at Tumwater

As USUAL, the falls at Tumwater
presaged the rain.
ONCE more, we are led to ask, Who
sells whisky to Indians?
If you want low price dress goods
in Snow Flakes, Basket Cloth and
other lines, see Ouimette's new stock.
RuMoRs come that a plentiful de-
posite of black sand, containing pla-
tinum, has been discovered near this
place.
A LARGE amount of rain has fallen
within the last forty-eight hours,
deluging the streets and raising the
small streams to overAowing.
The late frosts acted somewhat as
a detriment to Fall pastures, but
the present rains have caused, almost
like magic, a new growth of green
grass to appear upon our neighbor-
ing hills.
Mr. Hildebrand lost the third
child, 10y dlphtheria, Wednesday
morning, an infant about fourteen
months Old. This makes three VIC
tins in the same family, in little
over week.
The farmers of the upper Chehalis
complain that they have no way to
get their wheat to market. Such a
state of things as this should not be
suffered to remain. Who can devise
a practical method of relief.
ONE more week must clear up the
work now before our Legislature.
Lobbyists are not quite so numer-
GUS as they were at the beginning OF
the session, having either been made
happy in obtaining what their hearts
desired, or returned to their homes
in deep anguish and disgust.
SOMEBODY has discovered tribe
in ono of the Indies where tho wo-
men enjoy tho exclusive right ol
choosing their husbands. There
will douptless be % large erigration
of women, thither, from other coun-
tries. Tho discoverer will stand q
good chance OF getting some desir.
able offers from his lady admirers.
One of the oldest miners on the Pa.
eific coast, David Disher, a Canadian
Frenchman, died, the other day, al
the Central Hotel, Port Townsend,
aged II. Mr.. Disher was well
known throughout large scope oi
country on this coast. particularly
in British Columbia. The old
"Forty-niners" constitute distinct
and honored element, in this coun.
try, from California to Cariboo, and
like the old pioneers, they are fast
passing away.
The Mechanics Fair just closed
in Portland, exceeded by large
margin. the highest expectations ol
its projectors. So muni6cent were
the cash receipts that the managers
are determined that the next one
shall be one Of the largest exhibi.
tions ever held on this coast. Invi.
tions will be extended to other cities
to enter the lists and compete TO,
prizes and honorable mention. Pub
lie exhibitions constitute the principal
saving grace of national industry.
ARTICLES have been fled for the
incorporation Of the Gee Kong Tong
Society, of Portland. The svowed
object Of this society is the relief Of
sick. poor and unfortunate Chinese
residents in Oregon. The institution
is to be governed by board Of trus-
tees elected annually by votes Of mem-
bers. The names of the incorpors-
tors are Wong Chin. Walk Leo. All
Nun, Chum Chark, Leng Loi and
All Stone. This does not look much
like executing the sentence, I" The
Chinese must CO."
| We observe a very laudable dis
position on the part Of our Legislators
to cut down The expenses Of the
Territory to the lowest possible fig
ule. This ID certainly very COM
mendable and will meet with the
hearty approval Of the people. Dur
ing the present depression in bust.
ness affairs, any movement contem.
plating reduction OF the public ex-
penses, will be received with favor
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