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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-16


erned. He also called attention to
the fact that the legislature passed an
act granting the suffrage to women
which was reafiirmed and re-enacted
BY q subsequent legislative assembly
and he also quoted the platform of the
Republican and Democratic parties
which committed them unreservedly to
woman suffrage. He also read from
the decision of the Supreme Court Of
the United States which maintained
that the organic act of Utah conferred
the power on the legislature to grant
female suffrage. His speech was both
eloquent and exhaustive, and he
showed that it was just, wise and ex.
pedient to strike the word male from
the article and thus put women on q
level and equality with men and Sc
cure to her the right of suffrage, as be.
ing the right protective of all rights
Give woman the right to vote and il
opens the avenues to her of self sup
port and independence. The more we
exercise the mind the more intelligent
we become, and participation in the
government is ont" of the greatest
means of exercising the mind. Hi.
speech occupied one hour and fifteen
minutes, and was replete with argu
ment, in very forcible language. Nc
one attelE pied to reply to his argu
ment for two -casons: First, because
it was unansw.rahle, and second, il
did not accord with the programme
agreed upon by those ola'nsed to equa
suffrage, and upon vote bling taken
Mr.. Eldridge's motion was defeated.
Section 2 was then taken up
which comedies that "the Legislature
may provide that there shall be no de-
NAL of the elective franchise at any
school election on account OF sex"
Mr.. Dunbar moved to strike out from
the section the words "at any school
election" 90 that it would read 1.-THE
legislature may provide that there shall
be no denial of the elective franchise
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-16
THURSDAY, Aug. IL, 9 A. :

III hsDAl fAti Az, ~ A.
The Convention met, the Presiden
in the chair.
No Chaplain present.
Mr.. Prosser presented a petition from
Mrs. Mccoy, a tax-paying woman, ask
ing to be exempted from taxation a.
long as she is deprived OF the elective
franchise.
Mr.. Joy, from 90 voters from Pierce
county, for woman suffrage.
Mr.. Jones, several petitions for Law
directing the sale of school lands.
The article on Harbors" was put
upon its passage, and it was adopted
40 ayes, q noes.
| Z. G.. Sullivan moved to reconsider
the vote by which the article on Elec-
tons and Elective Rights did not pass,
and the motion carried, so ayes, Is
noes, and on motion of Mr.. Crowley,
the vote ordering the article to third
reading was reconsidered.
Mr.. Crowley offered substitute to
section 9, beinga separate article, grant
ing suffrage alike to male and female,
by which substitute the said article is
to be submitted to the male voters at
the election for the ratification of the
Constitution, which was adopted.
Mr.. Eldridge endeavored to further
amend, giving the power to the legis-
lature to submit the question of equal
suffrage to the qualified voters hereaf-
ter, in the event of its defeat at the
election for the adoption of the Consti-
tuition, but it was defeated, % ayes, 43
noes.
The rules were then suspended, and
the article was placed upon it's final
passage, and it was adopted, IL ayes, 5
noes.
The Convention then resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole, Mr..
Dyer in the chair, to further consider
the article on State, School and Grant
ed Lands, and Mr.. Turner's substitute
for section was again taken up.
Mr.. Stiles moved to amend by strik-
ing out the latter part of the substi-
tute, after the word lakes"
Mr.. Turner read an act of the Terri
torial legislature by which the tide
lands on Elliott Bay was granted to
the Seattle and Walla Walla Transpor-
tation Company, and while he held
that the grant was not valid, yet he
believed it should be fixed in this Con-
stitution.
Mr.. Stiles followed in lengthy and
able speech in defense of the riparian
rights of those whose lands abut upon
the tide lands.
Mr.. T. NJ. Reed, at considerable
length and in great detail, instructed
the Convention as to what meander-
ing line is, but they will probably have
to take additional lessons before they
fully understand it.
Mr.. Dunbar clearly showed that the
property in question was never held
by the United States, but the lands
were held in trusts for the States, and
the government had no right to survey
below ordinary high water mark.
DIR. Blalock insisted that if the sub
stitute of Mr.. Turner be adopted, it
would cOnfiscate valuable farms ON the
Columbia river which are Overfowed.
The discussion was freely INDUCED
in by Messrs. Convey, Turner and
others.
Mr.. Stiles amendment was lost.
Without taking vote on Mr.. Tur-
ner's substitute, the Convention took
recess till 2P.N.
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TERRITORIAL HAPPENINGS.

The Walla Walla Savings Bank is
having its printing done at home which
is commendable.
C. S. Bunch, travelling agent of the
Minneapolis Journal, is believed to have
lost his life in the Spokane fire.
Seattle now has an ordinance that
requires the taking out of permit to
erect or repair any building within the
! city limits.
Since the destructive confagration
the Spokane Falls City Council has ex-
tended the fire limits and stopped the
erection of frame buildings therein.
J. L. Jones, a logger, fell from log
yesterday near Seattle and broke his
spine. He was taken to the Providence
hospital, where his early death was pre-
dicted.
The municipality of Seattle favors
owning, maintaining and operating its
system of water works. Its Council has
already taken this matter under con-
sideration. A citizens committee has
been appointed to ascertain what the
Spring Hill company will take for its
plant and water privileges.
The census returns for the year
1889 show the population of Walia
Walla county to be 11,307; Skamania,
610; Whitman, 1921; Spokane, 25,-
200; Mason, 1880. This is an increase
over the census of 1877 of Walla Walla,
2,37S; Whitman, 2,37S; Spokane, 49,
8S5; Mason, 1876, while Skamania
shows q decrease of ITO.
An ~ hank vaults at Spokane Falls
|a6o b1llevud to be ~ md the people
"a ~ &Qpuraged al1hcagh Ne cal
- a. nier IT, 49, b>Ill
q A1iGScin city. Is = o. - -
structive IRE ~ evw occussod
in the world, acc6s1ngtp1Go $780,
ton. The burnt districtio ~ o1al1u
as that OF the Seattle fire, ~ ~
burned buildings were more valuab4e,
and the loss is supposed to be greater.
The city will be promptly rebuilt and
be a greater and better commercial
center than ever before.
As many ask what are the boundaries
of the Big Bend country, the following
is printed for the benefit of general in
quirers.. The Big Bend country begins
at Cheney and continues wet to the
Columbia river, about a hundred miles.
Cheney might with propriety be called
the gateway of the Big Bend" To
ascertain the exact location of the Big
Bend country, place rule ON the map
of Washington Territory so that one end
will touch Priests rapids on the Column
bia river, and the other at the junction
of the Columbia and Snake river. The
country directly west of your rule, and
between it and the Columbia river, en-
braces the Big Bend proper.
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--- @~$-NA'OO%N 'AssAO&Ss
The Convention assembled, and Mr..
Crowley moved that the rules be sus-
pended, and the article on elections
and elective rights, which failed of
adoption this morning, be referred to
the Committee from which it origi-
mated, with instructions to prepare an
other article on the same subject,
Carried.
The Convention then resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole with Mr..
McReavy in the chair, for the further
consideration of the article on "Har-
bors, Tide Lands and Navigabls
Streams"
Mr.. Weir offered the following SUBJ
stitute for Section l, VIZ:
"The legislature shall provide by
law for uniformly establishing harbor
lines along the harbor frontage OF
every city now incorporated, or here
after to be incorporated, within the
State ON the shore OF navigable tide
water, and when such harbor lines are
so established, no privilege or franchise
shall ever be granted to any individual
or corporation for any structure what
ever to extend beyond their limit to
ward or into such navigable water
Every municipal corporation so sit.
uated shall have the right to extend
its streets and highways across any in
tervening shore or tide lands to such
limit, AID shall have full power to
control, for the purposes of wharves
warehouses, and kindred improve,
ments, the entire length OF its harbol
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Proclamation.

All persons without visible means OF
support are hereby notified to leave
this city at once, and the Chief OF PO-
lice is instructed to carry this into ef-
feet and arrest all suspicious charac-
tiers, and persons who fail to give sat.
isfactory account OF themselves.
JOHN F. CONVEY,
Mayor.
Olympia, w. T., Aug. 10, 1889.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-16

A horse attached to a street scraper
at Port Townsend took fright at the
"nOiseless" exhaust of the motor few
days ago and jumping over a bluff broke
one OF his legs, necessitating it being
shot.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-16

Mr.. Moore asked unanimous consent
to offer the following resolution:
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this Convention that those members
of it who have possession OF any or any
claim whatever on any of the lands OF
the State or Territory of Washington,
fairness and justice to the interests of
the people demand that those mem
bers shall disclose their interests to
this Convention and refrain from vot-
ing on all questions affecting such
property directly or indirectly" which
being objected to by Mr.. Power and
Mr.. Cosgrove, it consequently went
over under the rules.
Mr.. J. Il. Moore announced the out
rage of having a powerful lobby here
with an "open sack" i'll order to Sc
cure ami grasp these valuable lands,
which they expect to be able to do by
virtue of having it under city control,
and insisted that at least six members
Of certain City Council were person
ally interested in these lands.
Mr.. Grifiitts made an eloquent
speech i'll support of the exclusive con-
troll of these lands by the State. and
that the State alone should lease them
for wharves and docks.
A point of order was raised that the
discussion be confined to the subject
OF harbors, and not in connection with
tide lands. The chair decided they
must consider together. An appeal
was taken from the chair, and the
chair was not sustained.
Mr.. Dyer said he was not directly or
indirectly interested in any tide lands
In this Territory, but was opposed to
Durie's amendment.
A vote being taken on Mr.. Durie's
amendment, it was lost, to 20.
Mr.. 1. Nj. Reed moved to amend by
striking out " the line of ordinary high
tide" and substituting government
meander line" which was lost, Is to
40.
Mr.. Stiles moved to amend by insert
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MoNnAy Auy - O.. n

MONDAY, Aug. II, "a. NJ.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
all present.
In the matter of the bill of Anderson
d Co. for printing bonds amounting to
1928, it is ordered by the Board that a
warrant be drawn in favor of the Wash
ington Loan & Trust Company for that
amount, less cost of transmission Of
bonds and incidental expenses, which
amount to $500, leaving balance due
of $69.40.
In the matter of F. A. Degeler, Sher-
iii OF Lewis county, for keeping pris-
oner, ordered that the matter be laid
over, and the Clerk is directed to re-
quest Mr.. Degeler to furnish itemized
bill OF the charge, and to certify the
same.
The bill of Joseph w. Robinson, for
drawing two bills for the legislature,
amounting to $50, ordered paid.
The following miscellaneous bills
were ordered paid.
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SATURDAY, Aug. 10, ga. NJ.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
all present.
George NJ. Savage appeared before
the Board as attorney for Peter Peter
WOW, Gan Indian), and make claim for
payment for horse injured by break
ing through bridge on a county road.
After hearing the arguments of coun-
sci and citations of law, it was ordered
by the Board that the matter be laid
over for further consideration.
Board adjourned to o'clock P. NJ.
Poard reassembled, all present.
The Board proceeded to count money
in the Treasurer's hands, and finding
the amount to correspond with bal
ances as stated in report, said report is
approved and ordered filed.
The Board then proceeded to make
the levy for the taxes for 1889, as fol-
lows:
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The following bills were approved
and ordered paid:

In re Ter. Vs. Wong Gong ct al
C. J. Peterson. Constable fees ............s 40
H. McClelland, witness fees ............ 4 20
Chas. Hawk. witness fees. ............... 70
The official bond of Thos. II. Cav
anaugh was approved and ordered
filed.
The petition of W. O. Thompson
and Others concerning the Black Lake
road was presented, and referred to
Supervisor of road district d.
The petition of A. H. Aver and
Others, for the placing of a telephone
in the Court House, was refused.
In the matter of the petition of H.
B. Busack and others, for the removal
of obstruction placed on the South
street, as shown on the plat of
Wards Homestead" it is ordered
that the Supervisor of road district U
be directed to remove said obstruc-
tons.
In the matter OF the report of L. P.
Yemen, County School Superintendent,
relating to territory attached to Will
low Lawn school district, it is ordered
that the action of the Superintendent
be not sustained, it appearing to the
satisfaction of the Board that notice,
as required by law, had not been given.
The resignation of G. w. Manvill
as Supervisor of road district o was
accepted and ordered filed, and on mo-
IN g. X. Wcllman was appointed in
- toon1ksDs
= 1872 ~ B. Montgomery, re-
nsapcel the as
Z - of GER
= ~ ] nne1
Gel certain WAY 1 ~
to jurors and witnesses =
of court, who should be pane ~
county.
A communication from II. Sinshei-
mer, requesting that the description of
property on the assessment rolls might
be corrected, was presented and read
and request granted.
The petition of w. B. Hanna and
wife for the vacation of the plat of
Central Olympia" was presented and
read and petition granted.
The application of F. ID. Young for
the lease of school land was presented,
and Auditor directed to issue lease for
said lands.
On motion, Board adjourned to 8
O'Clock Monday morning.
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THuRsToN COUNTY.
Proceedings Of the County Commits
sioners, August Term.

AUDITORS OFFICE OF THURsToN Co.,
OLYMrIA, ". T, Aug. s, 1889, 9A.M
Board met pursuant TO adjournment
all present.
The Board proceeded with the ex-
animation of assessment rolls.
On motion, Board adjourned to | 80
p. NJ.
BORN
Board reassembled, all present.
The Board continued the examina-
ton of assessment rolls.
The following additional costs in
cases in Justices court, J. G. Sparks,
j. P, were ordered paid:
d. W. Patterson. witness fees .......s 81 20
j. NJ. Grimm. witness fees ........... 2 20
J. ii. Chapman, witness fees ........ 2 30
VIM. Hilderbrandt, witness fees ....... 9 20
II. McClelland, witness fees .............. . 20
Chas. Hawks, witness fees ................. . 90
a. n
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-02
QUAY AND CAMERON.
The Pennsylvania Senators Voted With the
Democrats In the Florida JudgeshIp.

The Pennsylvania Senators Voted With the
Democrats In the Florida JudgeshIp.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The accounts
of yesterdays executive session of the Sen
ate agree that there was a most exciting
time over the Florida Judgeship 1t is
said that it was pulled up out of its turn
by the clerk, and discussion was precipi-
tated that shut out Assistant Secretary
Thompson and Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Stevenson. II their names had been
reached it is believed they would have
been confirmed. On the Florida matters
Senators Quay and Cameron are reported
to have voted with the Democrats to dis
charge tho Judiciary Committee from fur
ther consideration of the case, and when
the doors were re-opened Senators Edmunds
and Qusy were seen to be in earnest con-
veTsatiOn.
This morning they had a long confer
ence. Senator RIddleberger has annOunc-
ed his intention of asking another session
to-day to act on the nomination of Com
missioner Webb, of the District of COlum-
bia, and has been in his seat since noon
waiting q suitable opportunity.
The action of the Pennsylvania Senators
is reported to have aroused the wrath OF
the majority of the Republicans, and they
we're induced to sustain the caucus pro-
gramme, it is said, by the suggestion that
il the Florida Judge was confirmed by
their votes, certain nominations in their
State in the customs service might be
treated the same way.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-02
THE K. OF L. MINERS.

One National Assembly That Has Gained
5000 Members Since the Columbus Con-
vention.
PITTaBURG, March John Costello of
the General Executive Board of the K. of
i , arrived in the city this morning from
Philadelphia. He will remain here con-
pie OF days and then leave for Illinois. He
is the one Pittsburger who was selected by
General Master Powderly as a member of
his cabinet. His former official positions
in the Coal Miners Associations are said
to have influenced Mr.. Powderly to have
him as one Of his advisers to help keep the
miners within the order
Mr.. Costello's trip West is in the interest
OF the mining craft A strong effort is be-
ing made to keep the rival National Pro-
gressiys Union of Miners from breaking mp
the Miners National Assembly No. 1876,
X. of L. Mr.. Costello's trip to Illinois is
to deliver speeches to the miners in that
State and organizs them into n. A. No.
1876
In speaking of bis going on Western
trip, h said: 81 will speak before the
miners al through Northern Illinois. We
are holding our own, and, in fact, are
growing in strength, and our National As
sembly Is on good, firm basis. Secretary
WatchOfn tells me that N. A. No. 135 has
gained 5000 members since the Columbus
convention"
In speaking of the condition of the
Knights of Labor since the last General
Assembly, when the new Executive Board,
or Cabinet" was chosen, he said: "The
Order Is in good state of preservation
and everything is moving along smoothly.
The last session Of the Executive Board
lasted fourteen days, and there was 10
wraDgling among the members. We are
working together in harmony and for the
best interests of the Order. The next
meeting OF the Board will not be until
May 1.
'The cooperative order of the K. of l..
is proving q success. We are investigating
those industries that are being conducted
on the cooperative plan, and are well sat
isfied with the results and are recommend
ing all that we find worthy Of the support
of the working classes.
'The recent conference in Philadelphia
of the leaders OF the different labor orgsni-
cations shows a tendency for all to work
together in harmony. The feeling of the
people for something in the nature of a fed
Grafton ia so strong that the leaders Of the
different organizations will be forced to
come to some mutual understanding by
which all will work together in harmony.
While nothing dennite was decided upon
at the recent conference, it will ultimately
result in much good"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-02
CONDITION OF BUSINESS.
X. G. Dun y Co.'s Weekly Review Of
Trade-some Improvement.

K. q. Dun y Co.'s Weekly Review OF
Trade-some Improvement.
NEW YORK, March 1.-R. G. Dan q
Co. g weekly review of trade; Traders
who have been waiting through belated
season for the expected winter trade find
that it does not come and spring hes ar
rived. Hence there are on hand large
stocks Of unsold winter goods, which &C
count for the tardiness of collections in
many quarters and for the general sense OF
disappointment.
At fully half the interior points which
report this week there is noted fairly
good trade OF some improvement Pitts
hurg observes an advance Of % cents IN
some kinds of pig iron, and better IN
ouirv for manufactured in many forms.
Greater strength is also observed at Oleve-
land. Philadelphia notes most cautions
dealing in dry goods, frmer market Tor
leather and a slow market with tardy col
lections for drugs and chemicals. Ine
money markets are everywhere amply sup
piled for legitimate business.
The manufacturers are buying more Tree
" of leather. and for hemlOck prices are
half = cent lower The anthracite coal
tra5e is stagnent. The output thus far
tbis wear has been 4, 302, Sl9 tons, against
4. 1853, ,6S2 last year.
II is thought at Philadelphia that the
iron market il irmer. The market for car
iron ia very unsatisfactory and scanty, and
no Improvement in rails is seen.
Now York No. , foundry continues
to be offered at very low
Ssnres and a pressure to sell wire rods is
noticed. but sales of $1,000 tons Of rails
rnate that market frmer and it is stated
tbet the allotment will be readj
Gnr;l / Wheat is &c lower at 97sc; corn
unchanged at 44c; oats &c stronger at 3Olci
nork Is steady; lard a shade lower; hogs
pnartsr higher. Lower prices are noted
or bntter and cheese, but old &c stronger
AZ OLE Coffee &c higher at ls5c. Figures
indicate that the excess Of imports over eX-
rorts for February may be 1000, 600 more,
ase,ainst over 10, 900, 600 last year Foreign
/ osscba1ge remains steady. During the past
SrSoJ, ne stock market has virtually done
notbino and prices are, on the whole, un-
1-rI me- business failures number 2S2, as
oo-,nored with go last week aud 2S9 the
- 1ast nrevious. For the corresponding
80 ot last year the figures we're 244'
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WHIPPED BY A TEACHER.

Two Lads of state School Punished I'm
I'll the Blood Runs Down Their Backs.
CoLDwATER, MICH, March Frank
Harter and Philip Smith, two little boys
aged twelve, confined in the State Public
School here, ran away, and, being cap
tured. we're whipped by Prof. Sears, and
exhibit frightful wounds on their backs
and arms in corroboration OF their story
that he whipped them until the blood ran
down their backs and they were overcome
by the punishment. ,
To-day two ladies visited the school, and
noticing the arms of the lads, made inquir-
ies which led to the disclosure. The boys
at first, out of fear, refused to tell how
they had been hurt, but other boys max
ing the statement, the truth came out.
The matter excites great indignation
here. and will be laid before the Legisla-
ture. Prof. Sears admits furnishing the
lads