Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-12-10

so. The Secretary speaks of the sur
views of the public lands aS an interest
ing but painful exhibit. He says that
ayoilahl agricultural lands i'll the pub
lie land States and Territories have
been largely returned as surveyed, ana
SURVEYS paid for by the United States,
hlt i'm many instances reported surveys
are So defective and erroneous as to be
without merit and misleading, ana
that in other cases no actual survey
was made, but plats were manutac-
tur.,i upon the basis of fictitious held
notes He reports ont-half OF the
land in Washington Territory surveyed
In reviewing tn reports "i the Cover
norS of Territories. the Secretary says:
The general condition of the Terri
| tories shows marked. and in some III
>anccs, striking progress Ill popula-
ton, in taxable property, i'll settlement
of land. education, mechanics arts,
and many OF the elements winch
promises To make them great and pros
! urrous States in the future"
The Union Signal, a paper pub
liShcd in Chicago, in the course OF
resume of the Womcn's Temperance
Convention, held in Minneapolis, says
that " ON either side Of the stage were
cases filed with the wonderful exhibit
brought from Washington Territory.
1t consisted of minerals, fruits, vege-
tables and other products Of that west
crn wonderland, artistically arranged
by Mrs. $. T. McArther, of Spokane
Falls. Over the cases hung many
beautiful views of scenery"
If the Tacoma Ledger was as anx-
ious for the completion OF the Cas-
cade tunnel as it pretends to be, it
would have long sine put George
Francis Train at work in the big hole
i'm the mountain. Train, with his
vandcrbilious anderbilionisms." has
proven an awful good borer, and it
seems pity that so much force should
be wasted on a suffering people when
needed So badly to hurry the compile
ton of the great bore through the
rugged Cascadcs.-P1rtldHd Dcm0crdt
Lewis County Bee: Sharp and gem
rral comment is INDUCED in at the IA
ciitv with which Intoxicating liquors
can he procured on ilimsy prctexts at
Ccntralia. The people of that pre-
cinct by vote OF three to one declared
at the polls against liquors as beverage.
The saloon keeper. like a good citizen,
closed his room and ceased the husi-
ness entirely. Ii is understood that it
is easy t" obtain liquor in spite "f the
law and in manner less reputable
than the blind tiger system. The Bee
will he further informed how the land
lays.
The national W. &. q. L. conven-
ton. in session at Minneapolis, was
presided over by Miss Francis f. Will
lard. The PioHccr Press reports that
one vi tlr' cXpcdicntS adopted to pass
the time which was allotted for Il
speech WAS to call all the delegates
from Washington Territory to the
platform So that the convention could
have an opportunity of seeing women
who are entitled to vote and who have
actually served on juricS. Don't
they look Just as sweet and nice as
though they couldn't votc?' asked a
delegate, to which Mrs. President re-
piled every hit of it,"
The Washington school for Dcfcc-
tive Youth is now pretty well cstab-
lishcd At their last meeting the eX-
ecutivc committee took steps To per-
feet the deed for the land donated by
the citizens of Vancouver for school
purposes. There are now eighteen pu-
pills in attendance and the number
will be increased as soon as the apprO-
preparation admits. The amount
given by the Legislature was ri,licu-
lousy small, and it is only by the
greatest efforts the committee and di-
rectors make both ends meet. The
school is pleasantly situated about
two miles from Vancouver and can be
made Il beautiful spot, but double the
present appropriation is needed.
Walla Walla Journal: An operator
named Donahuc, stationed at The
Willows, was killed on the evening of
the Goth ult The train men were en-
gagged in dividing up a freight train,
and Dunaluc rushed out of his office
alongside the track rs Il portion of the
train was passing. He was run over
by eight cars, cutting off both his legs
and severely wounding him on the
head and lower part of the abdomen.
He was of such wonderful vitality that
he lived while the freight train carried
him to Arlington, and he gave full di-
rcc;ion as To his home and people, al
though suffering the most inte use
agony. Mr.. Donahuc worked the
wires at Prescott this fall, in the alb
; Scncc of :. {. Caldcrhcad and was ia
vorably known to the Prescott people.
His relatives are thought here to IT,
} side in Ohio.