Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-12-12
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New York is importing cabbages
from Sweden.
The erection of a new theater is
proposed i'll Boston.
Diphtheria is reported TO be
making terrible ravages in st.
Louis.
New Workers are projecting an
ice palace, after the style of Mon
treal.
Woman suffrage has been incor-
porated in the pending Canadian
franchise bill.
1t is understood that Democratic
congressman will favor large APP
preparations for the navy.
The Vermont house defeated the
local option liquor license bill by
vote of 1913 nays to y yeas.
Memphis, Tenn, is said to be full
of gambling houses, now that the
authorities have repealed the gam
bling act.
It will cost over 6].000 to put
the white house in proper trim for
the reception of the bachelor pres
ident next March.
Fresh encounters have occurred
in Tonquin between the Chinese
and French. The Chinese were
defeated and forced to retreat.
A pearl weighing ninety-three
carets (the largest known and
valued at $1,000, which was pur-
chased of an Indian diver for $50,
was shipped from Guaymas on the
Sth inst.
Relief for destitute striking min
ers in the Hooking valley, Ohio, is
now coming from quarters wholly
unlocked for. The COW boys of
Texas have sent $50 to the cen
trail relief committee.
The boot and shoe factories as
ISOLATION of Philadelphia has de-
cided to close factories, the men
refusing to arrange for arbitration
of the differences. About 5000
men will thus be in forced idleness.
The abstract of the annual report
of the first assistant postmaster gen.
eral shows the total number of post
offices, up to June 30, 1884, to be
so, OFT, of which Al 1894 have post
masters appointed by the postmaster
general, the remainder by the pres
ident.
Cleveland will resign his place as
governor of New York, next month,
and Lieutenant Governor David B.
Hill will assume the executive duties,
January l, and continue as acting
governor to the end of Cleveland's
term, December 81, 1885. Hill is
an Elmira man and was mayor of
the city when elected to his present
position. Cleveland, it is stated ,
has never been in Washington.
The California sugar refinery an
nounces a reduction of one cent a
pound to go into effect December
Sth. This makes the price the
lowest ever quoted on this coast.
The new rates for patent cube a"
are Il cents. This is 6 cents a
pound lower than the selling price
of eighteen months ago.
The California fish commission
ers are engaged in the examination
of the upper Sacramento with a
view to finding a place suitable for
Il salmon hatchery. 1t is proposed
to elaborate plan for such an es-
Enlistment on a large scale, and
to ask the legislature at the coming
session to provide the necessary
funds. The salmon interest there
is in serious peril, the runs" hav-
ing steadily declined for several
years past. 1t is thought that the
legislature will readily furnish a
sufficient fund.
A few days ago the house of a
farmer named Blanchard, who lives
on the Trumbull tract north of
Vancouver, was entered through a
window while the family was away.
and about $500 in greenbacks were
stolen. The loss was discovered
on the return of the family. and
the aid of the police invoked. Mon
day morning a Chinaman, who had
been displaying 500 greenbacks,
without furnishing reasonable ex-
PLANTATION for their possession, was
arrested and locked up on the
charge of having committed the
robbery. Whether a clear case of
proof can be made against him is
not known.