Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-11
Matters OF Interest.

Republican campaign song: Tat
t%oo,le. tattootlc. t~sttootedly toot.
Music by tho band!
The Republican protest against
Dlains's nomination gathers force
end intensity ~ the days roll on.
Bsschsr, the New York Mdepend.
emf and the Baptist Weekly have all
deserted the party Of great moral
ideas.
Most OF the religious journals op.
posed Blaine. All of the indepen.
dent papers oppose him; and nearly
oil Of the German papers.
There 10 q sect OF Christians in
kusaia who believe that eli OF Chris.
tianity consists in going about and
doing good. They are denounced
by The Church % herstics and schis-
matics.
II 10 amusing 10 see the pigmies of
journalism pitching into George w.
Curtis, the New York Times, the
Springfield Republican and the scores
Of other journals and journalists who
Dol. Blaine.
The water used for drinking pur.
poses In the C0ur d'Alene mines is
vile. II 10 20 pronounced by two
msn and four women who drink it.
The other four thousand people do
no, know anything about it.
Tho Northern Pacific Railroad
Company. at the last meeting OF its
Board Of Directors. changed It's east.
srn terminus from Duluth to Ash
land. on Lake Superior, where there
10 said 10 bs . 6ne bay and good "a
cilities for commerce.
Preparations E being made to
Sink . hole for petroleum near
Whatcom. w. T. Oil floating on
the surface Of springs and streams
10 that region has been observed for
come time. and il is now proposed to
80 where it comes from.
Al . recent sale OF Jersey COWS in
New York City. one hundred ami
mails were disposed OF, at prices
ranging from t425. e476 and $500
up 10 81 ,25O. 81. 900 and 81, 900. The
hundred cows realized go, 600, OF
IN average OF 500 Q COW.
This season 5000 acres OF sod have
been broken in the magnificent agri.
cultural belt surrounding Hsrring-
ton, w. T., and a. much more will
DO put under cultivation during the
six months TO come. Surely Lin
coin In the banner county Of the
great inland empire.
THg CASCADE Division. Gen. A.
Anderson, Chief Engineer of the
Northern Pacific Railroad, arrived
In Tacoma from the East last Sun.
day, aud 10 stopping ct the Tacoma.
The business which calls him here
Of the present time relates to the
construction OF the section of twenty
i've miles Of the Cascade division
east from south Prairie, and to the
matter Of reservation by the railroad
company Of ground along the water
front Ia connection with the pro.
posed haTbor improvements. The
line east Of South Prairie has been
surveyed and grade stakes set, and
Q number Of railroad builders have
been invited TO examine it with the
view Of making . contract for the
construction. One contractor has
already been OF the ground, and
others arc expected. Tacoma Me,cs.
Speaking Of the narrow-gauge, tho
Ellensburg Locaiiser says: "Solne
talk Of building . narrow-gauge
railroad from Seattle to Walla Walla
has been INDUCED in by the Seattle
papers. II 10 idle and useless to
talk Of what csunot 10 done with
the resident capital Of the Territory
that could be commanded for such o
purpose. II matters not what pass
may bs selected, money sufficient 10
give Il oven respectable commence
mspt could not be obtained in the
Territory. OF course . narrow
gauge would serve The present needs
VI the country. but its realization
could not 10 hoped for under exist.
ias ,eissu0steoeos.