Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-03-31
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position Ill Portland to the granting
OF all the privileges incident to the
location of the Grand Depot in that
city, and an intimation is made that
lie arrangement NAV change the
location to PUGET Sound. if conces-
IONS are not satisfactory. There is
more i'll this threat than is palatable
IL those who are able to grasp the
full situation and realize possible
Contingencies. The far seeing class
realize the fact that Mr.. Wizards
chief ondeavor in coming to the
Sound is to bridge over the obstruc-
tons on the Columbia and Villa
nettc rivers. 1t is the only recourse
Of Portland, if these troubles do not
yield to the efforts made for their
removal, or as it is feared become
more formidable by the lapse of
time. Puget Sound is the forlorn
hope of Portland, but if she does not
pursue wise course, may become
her most dangerous rival. 1t re-
quires only change of the plans of
those who control her destiny to
transfer all her prestige and power
to accessible tide-water. If this is
done, it is not improbable that the
nearest point will be selected, and
Olympia will then be no important
factor in determining the final result
Our town may yet be fated to wear
the robes of the queen city of the
coast. If this should happen, let
our own course towards Seattle,
while her star Was in the ascendant,
suggest a magnanimi4y in accord
with our past history. We have re-
joiced with her in her prosperity.
Let her not envy us, if lightning
strikes at the head of our inland sea.
OSCAR Wilde, the esthetic show
man, has arrived in San Francisco.
His first appearance was well re-
ceived and the telegraph informs US
shat he spoke without notes and with
but little gesture for about an hour
and a quarter. His delivery was
monotonous but language good and
| enunciation clear and distinct. His
subject was " The English Renais-
sance," and the substance of his
lecture was plea for cultivation Of
the esthetic sentiment. To accom-
plish this he held that labor should
be dignitied and handler ftism be en-
couraged to put its best thought and
most conscientious endeavor into its
work. The designer and workmen
should be brought into intimate re-
lations; that general love and appre-
citation of the beautiful should be
fostered by the prevalence of true
esthetic work; that art should be
local in character, exhibiting the
idiosyncracy of each community and
avoiding mere imitation; that art
had still higher mission, to instill
into the mind love for the beautiful
and good in thought and act as we'll
as in mere outward form, and might
in future tend to draw nations TO-
gether in closer brotherhood through
a common love for the harmonies
of art and nature.
Nor THE MAN THEY EXPECTED TO SEA-
good joke is told of two fast youths of
Seattle, who recently visited Olympia
After looking around the Town they visit
ed the Territorial Library, and proceeded
To examine some books. when a rather
plain individual appeared on the scene
and volunteered to assist them in the Sc.
lection Of "A book that might prove the
most interesting. II presume you are
the t.ibrarian?' asked one who was of an
inqu>tive turn of mind. "Oh, no."
Oh, yes. I'm mistaken. | see. You're
the man that takes care of the building |
suppose?' "Well, no, not exactly. am
the Governor of the Territory" he fast
youths looked tor a hole to crawl into
but not finding one they were forced to
stand their ground and apologize-h.te
9rncer.
Why they should have apologized
is the query which is suggested by
the first thought after reading the
above paragraph. The Library and
the Capitol were made gubernatorial
perquisites by the last Legislature
and the Governor Tor his daughter
is Librarian, and he is actually L" thu
man who takes care of the building,
! to save the payment of Office rent.
KA-TA-TA. the Alaskan Indian late
ly tried and convicted in Portland
of the murder of two white men, b.
the name of Mallory and Candy, il
French harbor, about $50 miles nortl
of Sitka, last June, was executed il
that city, Tuesday. The sentence
was to have been executed to-day
l but by the prisoners special reques
tho time was shortened three day
, to allow members of his tribe VIII,
n were present as witnesses in tn
f trial to carry home his last word
f from the gallows.
Il IT is nothing unusual for letter
S on the Portland and Olympia rout
! to be three or four days in transi
5 and there seems to be genera
u negligence the whole length of tn
u main route through this Territory
u If agent Simpson is not equal to tn
e task of reforming abuses. he shout