Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-03-16

higher and safer quarters. No re-
markab!e change occurred in the
following two hours, but about 1 p.
N. the wind quickened, and light
ram and hail storm commenced to
fall. The clouds overhead grew onl-
lnously dark. Half All hour later the
wind increased doubly i'll strength,
and laln and hail were falling quite
heavily. The following two hours
tins state of atlulrs continued, the
breeze increasing to Il gale, and howl
ing overhead. Fear began to be-
come general anon. wharf owners
and propnetors OF property on the
water line. Great excitement pre-
vailed. At clock the ferry steam
els to the mouth
tEASEED THEIR TRIPS.
Tue last one occupying four times
the uouai tune and being made WIKI
great difficulty. From that hour
until 8 O'Clock the gale b.ew with
terrible fury, causing vessels i'll docks
to strain fastenlngs and almost tear
from them. he tide rose during
the blow higher than known since
the Baxlcy gale. At o'clock it was
nearly on a level with the whalves,
and at 6, whenthe highest sea washed
over, considerable fear was felt for
the safety of the steamer Npr F1utd-
iond, which was due between s and
8 o'clock, when the storm was at the
highest. At $40 the wind was blow
ing 81 miles an hour, and apparent
lv growing i'll velocity. About 8 it
Gained suddenly, and property own
ers and the people began to be more
confident. No more heavy weather
is expected tonight, but in the morn
ing, 1T is said by old fishermen and
observers of weather, with incoming
tide the winr will rise again and
blow with equal or greater violence.
ITO your Tents, o Israel
New YORK, March .l3.-The Board
of Directors appointed by the central
committee on labor legislation, organ
lied by authority of the last Congress
of the National Labor Union, SUBJ
ject to organized trade unions aud
assemblies O. labor of the United
States, have issued a manifesto,
headed with the stirring call, "To
your tents, o Israel" The mani
festo denounoes majority of the
Senate as lawyers retained by feder-
ated capitalists; demands an extra
session of Congress as remedy for
impending strikes, and advises all
wage workmen to join in these trade
unions or knights of Labor and pre-
sent an unbroken front. The mani
iesio denounces the abrupt suspen-
sion of the Senate investigation of
relation between capital and labor,
and says this action, coupled with
later proceedings inimical to the in
terests of wage workers, coDvinces
the Board of Directors of the insin-
cerity ana hollow hypocrisy of the
profession of Il ma onty OF Senators,
and that the complete subsection OF
our legislators to the moneyed power
was never more clearly demonstrated
than by the recent tariff legislation
of the 47th Congress, which threat
ems to result III an Immediate and
distressing
REDUCTION IN WAGES.
In many of the great manufacturing
establishments of the country. The
attempt will naturally lead to strikes
and consequent misery and want,
and possibly riot and disorder will
ensue, and the blame will be as usual
attached to the poor workmen, in
stead of the gay and festive liars,
hypocrites, jugslers, and public
plunderers, who basely abuse the
powers reposed i'll them by confd-
ing people. The Psalmist said that
all men of high degree are liars, and
if he lived III Washington to-day he
would repeat the assertion without
supplementary attachments. HUI
man agencies have undoubtedly de-
vised schemes by which few have
enslaved many, and human beings
must rectify the wrongs. We should
not continue to look ,nto the clouds,
ignorant of the means for deliverance
fiom our oppressors, but federated
drones must be countervailsd by
federated laEorers, demanding, as
with enc voice, immediate reform.
Whatever we do, however, should
be done peaceably if possibly, and in
accordance with law.
spragus for Governor.
PROVIDENCE, March 9-The Citizen's
Reform State Committee will nomin-
ate Ex-Governor Sprasue for Govern
or, on March 18th.
Business Frightening
New York, March 1.-THE Public,
commenting on this weeks exhibit
of exchange, says the returns appear
to indicate a pretty general revival of
activity III business, since the uncer-
tainty was, in part, removed by the
adjournment of Congress. Outside
of New York the aggregate is ~ per
cent. larger than for the correspond
ing week last year, and in fact, ex-
changes in March, thus far, have
been the largest OH record; outside
of New York, for that part of the
year. 1t is also something worth
noticing that the long and continued
decrease at Boston has become COM
paratively small. 1t seems not un.
reasonable to hope that the revival
of business may continue some time,
possibly until the new crops give Ell.
couragement to the outlook for a
more decided improvement ill the
fall; but there are two points of doubt.
Excessive operations, with monetary
strinSency, may make mischief, or
the tariff may lead to disturbance