Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-11-10
LATE EASTERN NEWS.
Careo~s Skinned 1ro,n Puget soaud


Brazil, Japan, and Australia, aud
are bound when loaded for the Ha-
waiian islands and China. During
the same month fifteen ships sailed
from this district for foreign ports
carrying cargoes of lumber, these
fifteen cargoes assregatng in value
SLIGHT. They consisted wholly of
rough, and dressed lumber, shingles,
laths, pickets and spars. Reducing
all to rough lumber, the equivalent
Of these carsoes may be given at
about 9,5OO.OOO feet. Seldom or
never before were the shipments to
foreign ports ~ great. Four of
these car.oes went from Port Blake
~ mill, five from Utsalady. three
FROM Tacoma, one from Port Dis.
covery, two from Port Gamble.
One cargo was destined for New
Zealand. too for Australia, one for
Mexico. three for China, five for tue
Hawaiian islands and three for
Chill.
Iu the lumber trade of Burrsrd
inlet. B. c., during the month, five
vessels entered and five cleared, the
lat OF taking about $500 600 feet Of
lumber valued at about $33 900.
The coal exports for this port az
gresate IL ,966 tons in October, all
going to California. From the Ben
ton mine 1,7Ol tons were shipped;
from the Seattle, 1O,265.
Long follow Heaersd In Engi..d.
LONDON, Nov. 2.-The earl of
Granville presided at the first meet.
ing Of the Longfellow memorial
committee, which was held yester-
day. He offered resolution that
the committee take measures to erect
bust in Westminster abbey in CON-
memoration OF tho poet. He said
Lonsfellow united genuine patriot
ism with cosmopolitan fes,ling. In
addition to being agreat master Of
language and q great traveller, bis
mind was impregnated with the leg
ends Of old Europe and those of Amer.
lea. He ca, ried out the principle that
poetry ought to have its roots 10 its
native soil. His verse; were imbued
With a sound and healthy morality.
Granville said he felt what he was
proposing was an exceptional thing
and one that could not by an pos
sibly be made habit in this coun.
try.
Although it was exceptional he
should not deem it necessary to take
the opinion of the cabinet upon it.
He would, however, assist the com.
mittee to his utmost in honoring
the poet of America whose words
the people Of England valued az
much as those of Tennyson and
other eminent poets of this coun-
try.
Mr.. Bo,laz moved an executive
committee be appointed; adopted.
Several other resolutions looking to
early and speedy compilation of the
bust and to placing it in the Abbey
were adopted. Tue last resolution
adopted summoned o meeting of
the committee at the Lyceum thea,er
to be held at as early de- ate as pos.
sible.
New YoRK. Nov. 6.-Twenty.two
ostriches, ten males and twelve
females, were taken to Central park
yesterday by DIR. Prathe. who will
keep them there Until he has select
ed q suitable place for an ostrich
farm in America. DR.. Prathe said
he would start tarm in New York
State. but he expected in few years
that there would be many farmers
in the south, and that ON account of
the high prices Of rent here he
would be unable to compete with
them.
6lmonton's Funeral.
San FRANclsco, Nov. 5.-The fun.
eral Of the late j. w. S,monton took
place this afternoon ut z O'Clock at
the First Unitarian church. Rev.
HorxtiO Stebbins delivered the fun.
eral discourse. Oriental Lodge A.
F. and A. NJ. acted as an escort of
honor, and conducted the remains
from the church to Lone Mountain
cemetery. The remains are inferred
here temporarily as the law does not
permit the removal of bodies under
two years. The intention is to
finally desposit the remains in q
vault at Greenwood cemetsry, New
York.
Surgeons have held an autopsy
on the body Of the late James W.
Simonton, and discovered tho cause
of his death to have been heart dis.
ease. Other organs were in q
healthy condition. The report of
the post mortem concludes 20 fol.
lows: The result of the post norton
revealed the fact that the causes of
death were beyond the control or
even the palliation Of medical skill.
National Bsiidiags Assessed.
From the figures of the official as.
seesment of the District Of Columbia
it appears the Capitol building il
assessed at 1909. 656; grounds,
81 .907 .595; White House. 1888 $50;
executive stables, 81, 600; Treasury
Department building and ground,
81 ,OOS, asa; State War and Navy De.
partment buildings, 1924. 092: Agri.
cultural department building. $685.
SIS: g.ounds $6S9, O86, Smithsonian
Institute, 1892. Isl; National Muse
um. $3.50. 600; grounds, $2,552. 1913;
national monument grounds, $18,.
l57 $50; Washington monument,
$500, 900.
BWtleF's Narrow Escape.
LAWRENCE, Mass. Nov. 5.-Gener-
al Butler was nearly drowned Fri.
day he was in . small boat at the
head Of the rapids below the city.
The current sucked the boat under
q steamer. Butler was rescued
though thoroughly wet with his hat