Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-11-04
News BrevitieS.

Snow fell in London on the LIST.
Disturbances continue in all parts
of Ireland.
Hunting geese by torchlight is O
Lewiston pastihe.
Willard and party left San Fran.
cisco for the East on the 31st ult.
Confederate bonds brought SIC
per thousand on the LIST in New
York.
The Workingmen's party died q
natural death in San Francisco or
the 31st ult.
One million pounds of milk have
been used by the cheese factory on
White river, and next year the pur-
pose is to havo more milk and bet
ter cows.
District Attorney Cornhill received
telegram from Judge Porter Of
New York stating he will assist the
government counsel in the prosecu.
ton of Guiteau.
Harvey H. Dyer, 4 boy of 16 years
of age, of Vancouver, has been sen.
fenced to two years each on charges
of arson and burglary, and has still
the charge of larceny to answer for.
After argument by Scoville, Judge
Cox postponed Guiteau's trial until
November IA. Scoville stated in his
opinion the court had jurisdiction,
and intimated he would not raise
any question on that point.
Much dissatisfaction is felt in Chi.
caso at the appointment of Ex-Gov
Beveridge as Assistant Treasurer OF
the United States at Chicago, on the
ground that it is slap at Bob In.
gersoll, and that he is worn out
political hack.
At Vancouver. Saturday, Thomas
Sperry, who shot and wounded Rev
L. A. Banks, editor of the Pacific
Cenzor, about three months ago, was
convicted of assault with a danger.
Gus weapon and sentenced to two
years confinement In the Penitenti
ary.
Scoville, the attorney for Guiteau
appeals to the public through the
press, to furnish him with evidence
of his clients INSANITY. We would
suggest that he produce some Of
Guiteau's speeches, made during the
late Presidential campaign. NJ
further evidence of insanity would
be required by any reasonable jury.
The owners of the eel LIBERATED
Medical Lake in Spokan county
have procured evaporators and are
engaged in manufacturing powders.
The water contains one-fifth of l pei
cent. of solid matter. The powders
may be dissolved in rain water
which will then contain all the medi
cal properties of the water taken
directly from the lake.
In the U. S. District Court now in
session at Vancouver, Nelson Whit.
ney and Thomas johnson of Kick.
ital county, plead guilty to the
charge of cutting timber on Govern,
ment land, and were each fined $500
and costs. J. w. Presby and S. H.
Miller of the Same county, plead
guilty to the same charge and were
each find 500 and costs.
The most important legislation
adoped by the Sovereign Grand
Lodge at its recent session in Gin.
cinnati, is, in our opinion, says the
Ne,c Age, that after July l, 1882, the
subordinate lodge shall work in Sd
degree. Henceforth initiates must
take their degrees before they will
be permitted to witness the work.
ings of the Lodge. This may be
rather hard on some who have worn
the apron or the blue collars TO,
years but such brothers cannot as a
rule he very Jealous members of oul
organizations.
Republicans intimate that it would
have been perilous to President
Arthur to have retained Democrat
IN the position of Vice President.
we would ask those very cautions
and Democratic-suspscting inai.
ylduals if the Vice President was a
Democrat when President Garfield
was assassinated? We would also
ask them if any Democrat, in the
remotest degree, had any connec.
ton with the assassination If not.
then why insinuate that Democrats
are liable to fall before temptation
sooner than Republicans?