Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-29

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rectlv to those who depended upon
their camps for market for their
products The opinion, however, is
generally expressed that as soon as
the harvest Is over III California
building improvements will be ac-
lively resumed and that Tie lumber
ing business will brighten up all
over the country, all OF which ac-
colds with our observations during
past years. The lumber trade
has always been subject to huctua.
tons, undoubtedly arising from the
reasons above given, and not from
corners brought about by dealers.
The YAKIMA INDIANS. Father Will
bur, who WAS lately in Tacoma, said
to reporter of one of the papers of
that place that the Indians on the
Yakima reservation, east of the
mountains, by patient and persever-
ing instruction, have been taught TO
be self-supporting; that about 400
houses, costing several hundred dol
lars each, are occupied by members
of the tribe who can and do work at
trades and tilling the soil as success
fully as any of the pale faces; that
it is fact that some of them can
make set of harness or saddle as
neatly and perfectly as any of tie
workers i'll that line of manufacture !;
that the degree of civilization to
which they have been brought has
been accomplished by the residence
OF the instructors with them, who
have by their actions shown the In
dams that they were sincerely in
terested in them. This would seem
to indicate that they either have n
different class of Indians or differ
ent class of agents east of the noun.
tains from those on this side, per-
haps little of both.
Nor CANNIBALs. - The question
whether or not the survivors CT the
Greedy expedition ate their dead
companions is still asitated by the
press. Commander Schley is re-
ported as having said to . reporter,
the other day, that he is positively
of the opinion that the flesh was re-
moved from the dead bodies simply
for the purpose of catching sbrimps,
and that his strongest reason for be-
leiving there was no cannibalism is
the condition in which be found
the body of Private Snyder, which
was untouched and but short time
dead, and had been quite healthy.
As they were in starving condition
and had consumed the last of their
food, he thinks that if they had been
accustomed to eat human flesh they
certainly would have seized on Sny-
der. Whilst this conclusion seems
quite reasonable, the real facts OF
this sad business are not likely to
be known unless the testimony of all
the survivors should be taken, which
in view of the shooting Of Private
Henry, can scarcely he avoided.
WOMEN VOTERs.-The Post InteHi
gcncer says: After the experience
of the late election it will not do fol
any one here to say the women dc
not want to vote. Seven hundred
and forty-nine women registered
and it is safe assertion that sever
hundred voted. They displayed a.
much interest in the principles a
stake, in the candidates and in the
exercise of their new privilege OF
did the men, and if anything dis
played more interest. They were
earnest and active, intelligent and
conscientious, strong and determined
They evidently wanted to show the
world that they valued suffrage AID
wanted it, and that upon its exten.
sion to them they would avail them
selves of it. They behave discreetly
and were treated fairly and honor
able by the men, their going to the
polls being viewed just as are viewed
their going shopping, to entertain
ments or elsewhere-as matter Of
strict and uuquestioned propriety.
The Republican, managers OF thi.
city are having quite lively time
about these days fixing up the pri
maries and making states for the
county convention, in all OF which
the clubs have performed an active
part. Go i'll, gentlemen, and wranslt
over the spoils to your hearts con
tent. The people may not have
anything to do with the selection Of
delegates, but they will probably
have something to say when we sc
round 10 the election.
The Teachers Institute at kalama
recently held, was a complete failure
Only one teacher was present.