Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-07-24

Tho fnil'w,ug appropriations have
been made fur ihi. Territory ior
establishing hgh, sui fuR signal
pn Destruction leland $50 .ouo. con
tinuiug III coast survey ~ ,iin. sal
aries II Inhiic officers siG lon, log.
,slati,e ssrtn-os fll nsO contingent
sGn0
Thursday morning. oT last week.
about = o'oluck ,hs two story resi-.
dence oi kut e. Ward, In Mercst's
addition. seattle. took lire FROM q
defective nuo anl became = total
loss \ portion ~ the furniture
vas sa,ed, bat ~ more 90 less
damaged condition
Neat month al opposition line Of
steamships will hegin service bo.
tween forllanl aud ssn Francisco,
On the -. the new steamer ll,imtny
'pa will leave fur the north carrying
passengers tl9 and IN the aisefage
ior o. The freight rate will be oot
rospondingly less than the present
rates Of the old company
The isio,,ap saws that tho July
salmon run. which stared IA pretty
heavy the ftsl week ~ the month.
has fallen of. and u looks nov a.
though the ptuphesies Of a shor,
pack would come true. There are
not lacking those Who assert that the
aggregate will bo AlO. 900 eases be-
low that Of Las. ysar The outside
estimate la 40 ,UnO eases, aud II 10
said tha, this ls putting II ;i0.0,0
eases D. high I, would seem aa
though Joseph Hume would win his
let
Nj j u Montgomery. oi Port
land lately brought suit against the
Oregon Halfway aud Navigation 90.
fof the sum of tlO, ,CHIo. alleging
that bo bal sustained damages to
that smoun, 10y hia horse taking
tight at escaping steam from one Of
the oompany'a locomotives Tho
jury. very properly. refused 10 award
hlm one cent Montgomery 10
wealthy ani made bis money from
tat railroad contracts. aud n seems
unreasonable fet him 10 expect that
The iron horse should bottle up its
siiahi, supply hecauss h,- equine
companion did not possess as much
hofse sense as it, master
I, costs 81 nip 10 collect customs
a, rort Townsend There IL col.
leclor nj ~ .oOo. n special deputy at
o.. 100, a deputy q, ti 500. three dep.
u,ies a, VI 500 each. ten inspector.
atsi 100 each. three boatmsn at tG00.
fi 900 fof rent. q captain at VI, 600.
fire, lieutenant al si 500. an assist.
an, engineer g, 81 500. a boatswain
nj so6n. n carpenter At $500. . cook
~ s'l0o. iwo stewards NJ 1900, a mar.
ief At s,ms at tiso. two qusrtermas.
let at t32O each, two eossweins at
tlst each. ten seansn at t3GO each.
two l'oys al ta0t each, three firsmen
at sat0 each, three coal psssers o.,
$500 each. s1 .GiB for faiions. Oh. 100
Tor coal There Ia no mention ~ o
lanitor.
=" standard IL the name Of q new
and eleRan, ,healer Jus, completed
at Vancouver TWAS opened TO the
public for the hrs, time on Tuesday
evening of last week, on which occs.
sion the " 1icket.of Leave Man" was
presented by the Thalian Dramatic
Association. a local organization.
The auditorium Is capable Of seating
GOO persons. The building is owned
by as association formsd by Mr.. N.
II bloomfield. who was presented
with beautiful gold headed cane ON
tho opening nigh, ss token oi sp.
probation Of his en,erprise. Ia this
connection. u may 10 well 10 sug-
gesl that the same activity might 80.
care for Olympia ersditsbls thsa,sr
building. Who will lead
Tho Portland Welcome objects 10
the " country press favoring the Ner.
IN comparing The point oi excellence
between u and the Orryon,an. With
all due Difference 30 the superior
judgment OF our " metropolitan con
temporary. We maintain they are we'll
taken. 1, may be true thu. the Ore
gs"'an pays for many columns Of
Z" telegraph news" every month but
,hss much of u 10 tho yer
isst slush. though which the reader
mus. necessarily wade 10 70, ., the
eorrsn, happenings Of the day. no.
OF common sense will dispute The
Ne'es gives daily, in plain clear print.
a carefully eoilaied resume u
events. aford,ng nj a glance tall the
time tho business men cen afford 10
besiowl more accurate knowledge
oi the transaction of the busy world
than that which can be derived In
liLs time from lie pondsroas rivals
solid columns II lean minlon. The
neieome editor may hnd ,,mv 10 read
aai diges' !, all. bu, the majority
Of people will agree with the opin.
ION that life In too shaSt fas such an.