Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-01-26
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was 26 degrees below zero.
The President has approved the
agricultural appropriation bill.
John Kelly denies the report that
lie is soon to retire from politics.
Stewards store in New York is be-
ing retitted for an Office building.
The House does not agree with
the Senate in regard to fast mail
facilities.
The cold was intense on the 10Th
in Nebraska, Kansas. Utah and Col
oradO.
Secretary Teller thinks the Indian
commission a useless inst tuition.
He Is correct.
The Western Union has estab-
lished 25c rates from New York to
the New England States.
The fool that is hanging around
Mrs. Langtry as an advertisement,
s .em to have got himself into trouble
at st. Louis, and it is stated he will
probably have duel.
The evidence against Schellcr is
accommodating. and it is probable
strong case will be made against him.
If he did set the fire to the Newhall
house, hanging Is not an adequate
punishment for him.
At Chicago committee of relief
sent q second installment of 1000
marks to Berlin for the flood suffer
ers, making total of GU, 900 marks
to date, and they will send 10000
more early this week.
Reports from agricultural regions
in Nebraska are TO the effect that the
corn bins are loaded and farmersare
mortgaSing the lands to carry the
crop to 30 cents per bushel, paying
two to four per cent. per month in
terest at the banks.
Claus Sp,eckels says he is in
Washington working in opposition
to the repeal of the reciprocity treaty,
and if the United States does not
want the island trade, for her to
stand from out of the way and some.
body else will step in.
At banquet given by the Nation
al Board of Trade last weeks, ono of
the principle objects of the enter
tainment was to bring members of
Congress into personal contract with
Representatives of commercial or
CARNATIONS of the country. In this
respect the banquet was entirely sue
cessful.
A convention of all the cattle,
sheep and horse men of Texas has
been called to meet at Colorado City,
Feb. l. to discuss the livestock bust.
ness and State land question, to de-
termine what course the stockmen
shall pursue to secure legislation
favorable to their interests and to
organize a committee to look after
their affairs at the capital during the
session of the Legislature.
1t is alleged the Interior Depart
ment's decision in the case of Phelps
vs.. the Northern Pacific has been
misconstrued. That it was there
in held that the lands Withdrawn by
the railroads under their grants
are open to settlemen at any time
before the filing of map Of their
definite location. The portion that
seems to have caused the mis-.
conception is said to have been a
mere reiteration of the we'll known
decision that such withdrawal could
not include private locations made
before the preliminary withdrawal.
The bill of Anderson, of Kansas,
agreed upon by the House Agricul-
tural Commission to-day. empowers
the President, with the consent of
the Senate. to appoint nine commits
sioners at SO per day, whose duty it
shall be to thoroughly investigate the
movement Of agricultural products
from the points where they are pro-
duced, to their final market; actual
cost Of the movement to the common
carrier; the charge to the shipper by
the carrier, and all matters which
practically affect difference between
the price received by the producer of
Il given article, and the price paid
herefor by the consumer
! TREE PLANTING ALONG THE RAILROAD.
Hon. Philip Ritz, says the WaHa
Waila Statesman, has just returned
from the Northern Pacific Railroad -,
where he has been some time super.
intending the planting of trees along
the line of railway. He has con-
tract to set out trees along the road
where it passes through the prairie
country. He is now planting be-
tween Wallula and a point twenty
miles east of Sprasue. He will no
doubt do the same in Montana. AIR.
Ritz has set out two kinds of maple,
soft and hard, locust, black walnut,
box elder, cherry, peach and apple.
These last fruit trees he has Just set
out as an experiment. If these
grow, thrive and bear fruit, it will be
evidence of the richness of the soil
and the adap'abillty of climate for
orchard growing, which will no doubt
be taken advantage of by the settlers
i'll the Upper Country. Mr.. Ritz:ells
us that tue trees planted last year
have grown rapid, and are as thrifty
as they could well be. He is wholly
satisfied that the experiment will be
Il great success.
TIE best quality of Chinese tea
goes to Russia, where it brings $2U
per pound. Enslan pays SIS per
pound for the second quality. What
do you think Ace tea is made of :
The mystery of the festive bologna
sausage is clear as day beside this
one,