Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-02-12
President Cleveland q short time

President Cleveland q short time
ago sent letter TO the editor Of Pact
in which he declares that newspaper
lying was never 50 prevalent nor 10
damnable as a, the present time, or
words TO that effect. We will not
of course, attempts TO eontrovert
any assertion from that high source.
In fact we feel somewhat as il
the structure we're merited. We,
can say this, without fear OF being
arraigned for want Of party foalty. io'
in our admiration Of Mr.. Cleveland
in times past, We have written ar
ticles that were copied in sovera
influential western papers.
One night last week, at Tacoma. II
F. Smith, the night watcbman at The
Tacoma. met with n serious accident,
The door leading to tho elevator wa,
open, and Mr.. Smith thought the
elevator was in its proper place and
stepped inside, but tho elevator wa,
not there. 1t had gono up TO the
third floor, and Mr.. Smith foil head.
long through space down the elevator
shaft, a distance OF fourteen feet, "a
the basement. spraining his left
ankle very badly; and before he
was picked up the elevator had begun
its decent from the third floor. bu,
fortunately it was stopped by some
one in the main hall Of the hotel.
Mr.. Meeker has devised n mean,
of raising sheol which will he quite
as effective as was that OF tho tradi
tional apple OF discord thrown TO .
bevy of women inscribed with |" Fol
the fairest OF the fair" il he carrie,
out his plan Of exhibiting Washing
ton babies at the New Orleans show
He asks for pictures Of handsome
babies in each county. with th,
promise OF prize TO the handsomcs'
baby in each county and grand
prize to the handsomest In the Ter
ritory. Every woman's baby is. oI
course, to bo tho victor, and th,
photographer reaps rich harvest
but when the result is announced, II
is very doubtful whether a rcasona.
Ole percentage from the artists will
compensate for the ill.will Of the
mothers. Better stick 10 hops ant
beet sugar, Ezra.
The Cascade Tunnel work will b,
begun vigorously ut both ends by th'
1st Of April. Provisions and CAM
equipments are being sent in TO ,h,
mo untains by sleds. and laborors or,
vigorously constructing camp houses
for storage Of supplies and comfort
of the workmen. Two hundred OF
more men will be regularly employed
The usual way Of boring n tunnel !,
to sink shaft midway between The
portals Of the tunnel, and then com.
mence from this central point e
work both ways toward the openings
With the present tunnel the circum.
Stances are different. as il 10 bored
through very high point and the
distance in the center from the sur
face to the floor OF the tunnel il
something over 1000 feet. For thi'
reason work can only DO pushed from
the two portals inward.
A recent post-oflico order mako,
several important changes in mail
routes. Tacoma has besa cut of
the mail route 10 Port Townsend
and Victoria, OF which Seattle will
hereafter DO the southern terminus.
Instead Of the mail being carried by
boat, it will 60 by rail, over the line,
of the Northern Pacific and Pugs,
Sound Shore Companies. Seattle DO.
ing the connecting point Of the two
great mail routes to Victoria and
Portland. The order also cuts of
the star service from Seattle u
White River and Sumner. HersAf
ter tho offices there will be served
from the railroad direct. The mail
route clerks will go through with th'
trains from Portland, each Of The
three men making two trips q week.
The new order will 60 into sffecl
Feb. 25th.